“Pirates” is simply one of those movies that will not be off the current younger generation’s top films list. For me (and many others, I suspect), it was gateway into now-legendary actor Johnny Depp’s career. The guy’s performance in this movie, while not a magnum opus, no doubt reveals …

Happy Feet, Emperor Penguins find their way through life and themselves. It’s about the one penguin that just doesn’t belong, like many of us can relate to. This one penguin, Mumble and his friend, Gloria are destined to be together, but Gloria just can’t see that Mumble being different …

I am always wary in spending money watching local films. However, my sister dragged me to watch this movie called “Love You to the Stars and Back” (I know such an awfully long title that doesn’t match the movie at all - Philippine local films have plenty of that) yesterday …

This movie seems very familiar to me. Hmm…Let me think here. There was a similar Godzilla movie to this one. It had a big robot built to combat Godzilla. OH WAIT! I REMEMBER! This movie is VERY similar to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. I will say that out of …

This movie, A Mighty Heart is played out by Angie, or known as Angelina Jolie. I have always respected her in the sense that she’s not afraid to play out roles that are scary or pretty threatening.
Like in A Mighty Heart, she plays the wife to a reporter, acted …

King’s Speech is exactly the kind of movie I enjoy most. Very touching, perfectly acted, and a beautiful rendering of a historical event or personality. This is a film that has garnered much recognition this Awards Season and that is rightly so, because it is certainly my favorite of …

Although I’d heard beforehand that the movie wasn’t very good, I was still determined to watch Hot Pursuit . At the time I’d wanted something fairly lightweight that I could enjoy without thinking too much. It turns out that while it was the type of movie I was looking for, …

After the extraordinary success of “Rocky” sports movies almost invariably follow the stereotypical formula, with slight variations, determined by the taste of the author. In “Rush” opportunities for freely creative imagination are relatively limited as it recreates real events related to real people .
The 70s. The phones have …

I’m only a moderate fan of James Bond movies, so perhaps you should take my review with a grain of salt. Still, I like most adventure movies, and love movies in general, so I decided to check out the newest James Bond.
Man, was I confused! I mean, I like …

I found this movie a lot of fun. It seems to me a mixture of genres: a little bit fantasy with the magic, a little bit action with all the running around and a little bit horror with the bad guy killing people. The movie is well made and …

I never watched this movie in the cinema, even after watching the trailer because not only do I think that the story or the idea of the protagonist reverting to his teenager self has been done over and over again and that I have seen too much of Zac …

Happy Feet is a story about Mumble, a penguin who is set apart from everyone else because he can’t sing. The whole penguin colony in the Antarctic have known singing for the longest time. If fact, they sing in courtship in order to find a mate. Unfortunately, Mumble was …

“O” turns war into basketball. From the start of the movie, the theme is very similar to Othello. Odin is announced as the most valuable player of the high school basketball team. Odin announces Michael (Cassio in Othello) as the co-most valuable player. Hugo (Iago in Othello) gets jealous …

At long last, an uncut, unedited version of 1954’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters has finally appeared on home video in an English subtitled version. When originally released, the film was hack edited and included the silly Rayond Burr footage in order to make the film more acceptable …

Synopsis: A high school custodian (Sean William Scott) takes over as coach of the high school tennis team and uses his experience and motivational skills to turn them into a winner.
What I liked about this movie: I started watching this movie figuring it would rely on the same tired …

Every one wants more money; especially when the economy is the way it is. That’s why I think the movie Mad Money turned out to be a much better film than I expected it to be; it was very easy to relate to.
The film is about three women (and …

Cadence, directed by Martin Sheen is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Assocaition of America. The original release date was January 18, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama and stars Charlie Sheen as PFC Franklin Fairchild Bean, Martin Sheen as MSgt. Otis …

We went to see the new animated “Christmas Carol” movie yesterday. Like all new Disney animations, it is done in 3D; we got the 3D glasses as we bought the tickets, and paid $3 more per ticket because of it. It was well worth it though: I felt like …

Move Over, Darling is absolutely one of my top two or three favorite Doris Day films. This one co-stars James Garner as her husband. Day plays Ellen Wagstaff Arden, and Garner is Nicholas Arden. He believes that Ellen is dead, when in reality, she’s stranded on …

I had an opportunity to watch the movie The Family Man last night. I have seen it before but it was the first time in a long while and I couldn’t remember much about the movie.
I now know why that was. It really isn’t a very memorable film.
Basically, the …

The Quick and the Dead stars Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, and Gary Sinise.
A must see western principally due to the nonstop action and great music. Over the years the quality that makes a western standout has always been memorable music and …

Iron Man was an excellent movie, the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark was one of the best casting decisions in a movie. Downey Jr. plays the role of Tony perfectly. Iron Man follows the life of Tony Stark a billionaire playboy who buy what he wants …

When I saw the actress Rutina Wesley in the popular cable television series “True Blood”, I could not place my finger on where I had seen her before since she looked so familiar to me, and it was only later that I found out that it was she who …

Waiting to Exhale, directed by Forest Whitaker is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and some strong sexuality. The original release date was December 22, 1995 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Whitney Houston as Savannah …

The movie Dead Poet Society was one of my favorite movie at all time. It’s also known to be other people’s favorite movie too. I think this one is a classic for me. I love it very much and don’t mind watching it over and over again. It’s starting …

I recently rented Terminator Salvation in the hopes of a pretty engaging action movie with cool special effects and a little bit of good acting thrown in for good measure. I’ve enjoyed previous Terminator flicks and I figured this one couldn’t be too bad given the cast and …

The original version of When A Stranger Calls is one that stuck in my head for a number of years. I always thought it was a really great movie and it wasn’t until later that I learned it was made for television. However when I saw it recently, I …

I really enjoyed the film Ginger Snap and I though this movie would be similar but it was not. Basically the makers of the first movie did not expect it to be a cult favorite. It was not made with a lot of money but did very …

Thank You for Smoking (2006) is a comedy directed by Jason Retiman and is rated R for language and some sexual content.
Thank You for Smoking takes place in Washington D.C. where Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the public spokesperson for big tobacoo. Naylor is a blonde, pretty boy …

Sylvester Stallone is back as John Rambo in the fourth installment of the Rambo series. This time around Rambo is taking care of business in the Burmese jungles. Some missionaries visit Rambo, who lives in Thailand, and hire him for transportation to Burma to deliver medical supplies …

Bad Dreams is one of my favorite, unabashedly guilty pleasures from the late eighties. Starring Jennifer Rubin, Dean Cameron and the chick who does the voice for Bart Simpson this movie is eighties schlock horror at its best. I remember seeing this movie late one night on …

When will the saga end? That is the questing that keeps lingering on the lips and in the minds of the viewing public, me being one of them. For far too long the Jason serial killings in the Friday the 13th franchise been drawn out, done and redone to …

Charlie Chaplin plays an honest man who immigrates to America. As soon as he reaches the new country he runs in to trouble immedietly.
I think this is one of Chaplin’s most underrated short films. The story has a nearly perfect balance between hysterical physical humour and social criticism, and …

I was really interested in seeing this film at first. It looked like there was a good deal of intrigue. And I liked the idea of Rory Culkin being in the film. This young man has quite a presence on camera, being at once introspective …

I really enjoyed the first 2 Mummy movies, but this one was by far a huge dissappointment. I can’t believe I paid $9 to waste my time. It was poorly connected, the plot just kind of crashed together, and wierd things happened out of nowhere that had no historical …

A combination between comedy and horror in which the police find themselves helpless against a strange monster that hides in the closet and kills people for no reason. A professor and a biology teacher takes on the mission of destroying the monster.
This film is a so-called Troma movie, which …

Springtime in the Rockies from 1937 is a movie I have heard about for a very long time, but believe it or not, even with its marvelous song, I have never seen it, until now.
The song that is sung at the beginning is awesome. I love the harmony …

I finally got a chance to relax about 9 last night, after putting both kids to bed and feeding the cat. Since my wife (who somehow manages to get out of helping me at night) was already in bed, I figured I would try to find a movie or …

Imagine what it would be like to wake up every day with your memory blank. You can’t remember what you did yesterday (or the day before, or the day before that). You can’t remember people you’ve met, either. Even your next door neighbors would have to introduce themselves to …

Joe Frazier was a tough fighter: He is responsible for taking out Muhammad Ali.
Frazier at first liked Ali—”even placed him on a pedestal of sorts. Later he loathed Ali—”wishing to devastate him. Suffice it to say, Ali has a preserved reputation where Frazier’s reputation …

I am reviewing the animated film, Pebble & the Penguin. This animated film came out in the nineties. It revolves around a ritual known as the Full Moon Mating Ceremony. This requires male birds to present pebbles to females, much like humans. The film focuses around a shy …

This movie is set in the year 1891 in London, and it features Emily Blunt as the estranged fiance of Benicio Del Toro’s brother; Emily asks for help from Benicio as his brother and her fiance is missing, and together also with the help of the gentlemen, who is …

When it comes to classic horror movies, I can’t imagine making a list of the best without including A Nightmare On Elm Street. Wes Craven gave audiences a whole new kind of killer when he unleashed the charred murderer into the dreams of teens in the mid eighties. …

Two unemployed actors get tired of hanging around and doing nothing in London, so they decide to go on a journey to the countryside for a while. They soon come to understand that this maybe wasn’t really such a good idea as they find it incredibly difficult to settle …

“One Hour Photo” is the movie that caused people to view Robin Williams from an entirely different perspective. I (like dozens of others) am used to seeing Robin in his typical comedic roles. I have seen him perform in touching dramas, and love stories. So to …

My family enjoys watching movies, we own a lot of DVD’s and we like Tom Cruise as an actor. We put in the movie Jerry Maguire (1996)the other evening to watch it.
Tom Cruise plays a busy sports agent in the film, who is about to be …

Our Mutual Friend, 1998, is a pleasure to watch. The story is based on a novel by Charles Dickens. John Harmon (Steven Mackintosh), a wealthy young gentleman, is about to return to England from a long stay overseas and receive his inheritance left to him by his father. There …

I was not a fan of the Saw movies at first. But by the time the third one was due to be released, I had a newfound respect. This is because I like the way the director and writers have pulled together all three stories into one …