Movies Reviews
The Bucket List
It is hard to make a comedy where your main premise centers around two men who are dying of cancer. Still, they tried with The Bucket List.
Not only did they try, but they kind of succeeded. Both leads, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, play characters …
Beethoven the movie
I watched Beethoven the movie last night. This movie is pretty flawed but a decent time overall, if you are into dog comedies. It stars Charles Grodin and is produced by comedy legend Ivan Reitman. It came out in 1991.
I think overall it is most notable for a few …
Role Models (The Movie)
I had been waiting weeks for this movie to be available at my Redbox location, and was so excited to see it was! Role Models, starring Seann-William Scott (Stifler from American Pie) and Paul Rudd, is a story about two friends who get sentenced to community service and end …
Coraline cartoon movie
I have just finished watching “Coraline” and I thought about writing the review now with the memory of it fresh in my head.
It is a cute cartoon movie, a bit too spooky for young children but nevertheless very moralizing.
I have let my son watch it with me and he …
George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) Film
George A. Romero is known to zombie fans as the “Godfather of All Zombies,” according to Wikipedia. His rise to fame began in 1968 with “Night of the Living Dead,” a dystopian zombie film that garnered acclaim and criticism for its grotesque scenes and nearly nihilistic ending. Though I’ve …
Babel (2007 film)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is a director of real life, concentrating on characters and their usual, yet heartbreaking, devastating problems. He is an artist that paints with grief, melancholia and tragedy, wrapping it all in romance. Babel is his most exceptional human tale.
A Japanese father of a …
Madea’s Family Reunion movie
I love Tyler Perry movies and was really anxious to see “Madea’s Family Reunion”, yet another movie with his unforgettable Madea character dispensing out advice that is somewhere between being wacky and wise. Tyler Perry wrote, directed and starred in this film about members of Madea’s family planning both …
Ever After
If you like Cinderella stories, and stories where the main characters are for the most part good, even though there are slight misunderstandings … this movie is from you. Drew Barrymore is incredible in this Cinderella fairy tale. The settings and costumes seem real, the evil stepmother and stepsisters …
Pulse, Jim Sonzero Movie
After ‘The Ring’, ‘The Grudge’, and ‘Dark Water’, the ‘Pulse’ is a J-Horror to four in the remake of a Hollywood movie. And it seems’ fever ‘has not ended, because in 2007 out of the remake version of’ One Missed Call ‘(2004) or’ Chakushin Ari ‘work of Takashi Miike. …
Flicka
Flicka is a movie about a girl named Katie and a wild mustang she names Flicka. Her dad is portrayed by country music singer Tim McGraw. Katie dreams about taking over the family ranch. Her brother however wants to go to college and get as far away from ranch …
The Break-Up (2006)
First time I heard about the break-up that combines Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, I feel very much enthusiastic because I expect a really funny movie about love but unfortunately, I was totally disappointed.
This movie is about Brooke and Gary who break-up but both of them do not want …
Finding Neverland (2004)
“Finding Never Land” 2004 movie is the charming story of J.M. Barrie’s writing of “Peter Pan.” The movie is in English, was filmed in color, and lasts 106 minutes. When the movie begins Barrie (Johnny Depp) is a well-known playwright who has suffered a setback with his most recent …
My Blue Heaven
This past weekend was the first time I had a chance to sit down and watch the movie My Blue Heaven. It was an OK film but it wasn’t as good as I expected it to be and almost a waste of my time this past weekend.
I’m usually a …
Underworld: Awakening Movie (aka Underworld 4) (2012)
I watched the new Underworld: Awakening(Underworld 4) movie in 3D, and I must say that I was extremely impressed. I’ve watched the entire series and loved them all, except for the third one, which I found to be quite boring and unnecessary to the story line. I …
Shrek Forever After in 3D Movie
My brother gave me passes for the premiere of Shrek Forever After, the final chapter in the ogre-starring computer-animated movie franchise. We managed to see the 3D version.
One thing I can say about the movie is that it is definitely better than Shrek 3. There are more funny moments …
Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star movie
Shera Danese, also known as Mrs. Peter Falk, finally got first billing in this 1991 movie. She plays Trish Fairbanks in Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star. Also appearing is Dabney Coleman as Hugh Creighton, a murderous lawyer. He’s not happy about his …
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Title: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Genre: Independent/Comdedy
Director: Todd Solondz (1995)
Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries) stars as Dawn Wiener in her tweens, coping with the awkwardness of being a young girl turning into a young woman. An Ugly Duckling, Dawn is tormented at school by her peers who play mean …
The Ghost and the Darkness movie
My wife and I watched a movie yesterday that we are both huge fans of “The Ghost and the Darkness.”
When this movie first came out, I didn’t even know what it was. I figured it was a movie about a ghost. When I watched it the first time, however, …
American Gangster (2007)
I loved this film. At first sight I was put off because I assumed it was probably just another boring action film, the kind that leave me a bit cold, but actually this film is based on a very interesting true story and although it was long, I …
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
NYPD’s Lt. John McClane (Bruce Willis) is teamed up with Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) to try and take down the military minded madness simply known as Simon (Jeremy Irons). Simon enters the scene when news of bomb threats are announced, a decoy that he uses to throw focus …
The Ringer (2005)
Steve employs his good friend to work for him around his apartment after he is told to fire him by his boss, while mowing the lawn, the friend accidentally cuts off two of his fingers and is rushed to the hospital where he told that without proper medical coverage …
Movie: Deck the Halls
It’s Christmas time again and my wife and I are starting to watch some of our favorite Christmas movies for yet another time this year.
One of the movies happened to come on last night just before bed, Deck the Halls. And, I love this movie so much, I stayed …
The Shawshank Redemption
I must admit that I wasn’t expecting much out of the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”. At the time I wasn’t aware that this movie was nominated for 7 Oscars. I felt that after watching endless episodes of the TV series “Prison Break”, I doubted that there was any prison …
The Hunger Games movie
As an avid fan of the books, I was absolutely horrified when I found out The Hunger Games trilogy was going to be made into movies. I never really felt that anyone would be enough to take on the role of Katniss Everdeen, and I just knew they …
The departed movie
During the weekend, I went to watch “The departed” played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. About ten minutes into the movie, I realized that I have watched a Chinese version of this movie. The difference is “The departed” combines all three sequels of the Chinese version. …
Happy Together movie
Yet another film by the master Wong Kar-Wai, which tells the story of a homosexual couple and their stormy relationship. It ends the era of his more explosive visual style and brings him closer to what he does today. The narrative is slower, more thoughtful, but still Wong Kar-Wai’s …
Ghost Hunt Anime Series
Ghost Hunt is a Japanese Anime that is very different from other animes, it’s about paranormal activity. Cherami Leigh is the voice actress for high school student Mai Taniyama, who likes to tell ghost stories to her classmates. One day, a young man shows up at her …
Anthony Hemmingway’s Red Tails movie
My husband and I both love movies that are based partly on historical events so when we saw the advertisement for Red Tails on Red Box we decided that we would rent it as a fun movie for the two of us. We only paid $1.20 to rent the …
Tenth Avenue Angel movie
Tenth Avenue Angel is the film that introduced me to Margaret O’Brien when I was a kid. I remember it playing on television numerous times in my youth, and I always watched it. It was a movie that always pulled on my heartstrings. The movie was …
Paper Man Movie (2009)
I wouldn’t have heard of a movie like this normally, but I just finished watching the movie Buried with Ryan Reynolds where I was so impressed with the actor that I have decided to watch a few more of his movie. So I looked up in IMDB for some …
Vantage Point movie
For my twenieth birthday, three friends of mine dragged me to the movie theater to see the new 2008 film Vantage Point. I had not heard of the film, but I was not interested. I’d have preferred simply to hang out at a friend’s house and play cards. Begrudgingly, …
Sabrina
Harrison Ford is mostly known for his involvement in bringing to the big screen the “Indiana Jones” block busters; however I much prefer him in the movie “Sabrina” where Ford shows of his unique charm rather than his Indiana Jones skills. It comes to no surprise that this movie …
Battle Planet (movie)
When I saw the dvd at the house of a friend, I could not help thinking that the name “Battle Planet” sounded familiar. However, later on I learned that the movie was actually a Syfy original science fiction movie, and after reading a good, review on it, I was …
James & the Giant Peach
OK, I finally got a chance to watch the movie James & the Giant Peach. Wow, what a dull piece of garbage.
Personally, if I would have been the star of this film, it would have been called something like Steve & the Giant Can of Raid. I’m sorry, but …
G.I. Jane Movie
In what could probably be described as her “Showgirls” come back, Demi Moore stars as Jordan O’Neill, a naval sergeant who becomes the test subject of female allowance into the elite Navy Seals program.
This excellent action-drama is one of Moore’s best performances, in my opinion. As O’Neill, she struggles …
Get Him to the Greek (movie)
I was never a fan of the actor and comedian Russell Brand, and always wondered what other people saw in him, because I just never thought that he was as hilarious as some people would make him out to be. However, after watching him play a cunning drug addict …
The Social Network (2010 film)
Now that the Oscars is approaching, I suddenly felt the need to catch up on seeing some of the nominated titles I haven’t seen yet; I was merely checking out some of the academy’s picks, I’ve seen one or two previously, and “The Social Network” was next on my …
Movie The Aviator
The Aviator is an extremely long movie starring Leonardo Dicaprio. In the film he portrays Howard Hughes, and although I normally do not like super long movies, this one is kinda good. I will state a fact, Leonardo Dicarprio can not consider me a fan of his work. I don’t …
Silent Hill (R-2006)- movie
As usual, I got sucked into seeing this movie since I’m such a huge fan of horror. The trailers looked intriguing (as they always do). But upon reading about this movie, I realized that it is based off of a video game. This could have made …
Scary Movie 4
I thought that Scary Movie 4 would be another foolish kind of slapstick movie but when I watched, I was really so laughing like crazy with my bunch of friends.
It was so, so funny and the fact that the Director and writers had come out with such a …
Veggie Tales: The Pirates who don’t do anything
I’ve sat down to watch Veggie Tale movies with my daughter before. But, I’ve only done it to be nice; I’ve rarely enjoyed the experience. However, the movie The Pirates who don’t do Anything, is definitely an exception. I actually liked the movie as much as she did.
Unlike other …
Sucker Punch (movie)
Sucker Punch was an action fantasy movie about a girl who struggles to get out of a mental institution after she is wrongfully put there by her stepfather after her mother’s death. At times I wondered if she really was going crazy when she would use her fantasies to …
Secret of Nimh 2 -movie
The Secret of Nimh 2 is the sequal to the original Secret of Nimh.It is now focused on Mrs. Brisby’s son Timmy.The movie begins when Timmy begins to leave his family home to travel to the location of the rats of Nimh,Thorn Valley.He is sent to thorn valley to …
Point Break DVD - Pure Adrenaline Edition
Point Break was the movie Patrick Swayze did right after Ghost. He wanted something totally different from the leading man persona he’d been in that film, and boy did he get it. In Point Break, Swayze stars as Bodhi, a surfer guru, who comes in contact with …
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians-film
I recently watched a really poor christmas movie that was made around 1964.It is called santa claus conquers the martians.THe film looks like a mix of sci fi and family christmas films.The main plot has do with martians capturing santa claus from the north pole so they can jhave …
Devour with Jensen Ackles
„DeVour” is a horror movie starring Jensen Ackles, Shannyn Sossamon and Dominique Swain. It tells a story of Jake Cummings (Ackles), who gets involved with an online game called “Pathways”. He and his friends (one of them played by Swain) start getting phone calls from the game, weirdest challenges …
Underworld: Evolution, Len Wiseman Movie
England, 1202 AD. At that time, Viktor and Mark are two noblemen Vampire hunt William’s parent Lycan hiding in a village. In fact, all the villagers have changed the complexion become Lycan, so there is no other way for Viktor and Marcus to spend them all, including William. But, …
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Movie
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the friends of Hamlet that are encouraged to cheer him up by his parents who are worried about him, but instead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betray their friend in the most unexpected way.
This is a comedy that relies entirely on the fact that the audience know …
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