Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful, foreign film about a boy who changes the way that movies are seen in his little town. There is a theater where people go to watch movies but there are no sexual scenes, no nudity, no foul language and no kisses given. In fact, …

The Simpsons Movie is the best movie of the summer so far. It is full of hilarious scenes that will keep you laughing to the very end. As usual, Homer is an idiot, and Bart is a bad influence for children. Over all the antics in …

Back in the early 1990’s my sister and I had a resurgence of our love for the music group Abba. For years we had heard their music and loved it but this was such a resurgence that we were practically eating, drinking and sleeping the group. Part of our …

Mr. Bean goes on vacation after winning a raffle. That is the plot of the movie plain and simple and in a nutshell as anyone could have it. All this movie does is takes us on the road of adventure that Mr. Bean goes through from place to place. …

Remember the movie by Meg Ryan, I.Q.? Well, I truly love this movie I.Q. as it is very awesome and something wonderful to watch. Meg plays the wonderful and sweet Catherine Boyd and it happens so in this story that she is Albert Einstein’s niece and the not …

One of my all-time favourite films is —˜Waterloo’ starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer, plus Virginia McKenna, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles. This is a film covering a huge stage. Napoleon is seen being sent into exile on St Helena and his imperial ambitions are seemingly laid in the …

I just watched this last night even though I have seen it before, it still made me laugh. It lives up to the name of American pie and American pie 2. It’s funny throughout the whole movie. It also has the same type of humor of American Pie. Most …

The third and final chapter in Kobayashi’s epic films about japanese military officer Kaji. He and his fellow soldiers move into China and later Russia, at the same time as they suspects the war is over and their side has lost. They can not proceed into Russia and get …

Jet Li
UNLEASHED
(Danny The Dog)
This film shows that Jet Li can actually act, he has been in a few movies in the past which have just been all action, but `Unleashed` has a very heartfelt storyline with great actors supporting Jet Li such as Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins …

The Professional is an absolutely fantastic film. Normally, the crime genre isn’t really for me. But this story is beautifully told about an assassin and how his life changes when he reluctantly takes on the responsibility of a 12-year-old girl.
First of all, the acting is excellent. The assassin Leon …

Last night I just saw this movie, it’s a drama movie, a little bit touch for me. Loverboy told about the mother that have a trauma in her childhood and she don’t wanna her son have a same destiny like her.
The movie use the flashback plot. It begin when …

A blast from the very beginning! Happy Feet is a unique movie that kids can enjoy as much as parents. The lead characters are lovable from the get go, and have you rooting for them the whole way through. A small sidenote thrown into the movie about living in …

13 Ghosts is a movie about 13 Ghosts in a special house, trapped away until…yeah, that’s the clencher…until someone and something comes along to provoke a very special event. 13 Ghosts was really hard for me to watch because it moved so quickly and the ghostly visions were here …

I would have to say that Cabin Fever is one of my most favorite horror movies. You might think that it is crazy that I say that, but i have a reason for saying that.
the theme of the movie is a flesh eating disease that is responsible …

Staged in jolly old England, Sidney Poitier makes the transition from engineer to teacher. He has to make men amd women out of a disorderly group of English Eastenders. Both teacher and students develop an onscrene chemistry unlike any other of its time. It also brung fame to the …

I don’t know if it was Toy Story or Shrek that ushered in the age of the animated feature. I know Toy Story came first, but it seems to me that Toy Story showed filmmakers what was possible in the new age of computer animation. The people behind Shrek …

I didn’t have very high hopes in this movie so my expectations were very low. I didn’t think it would be possible to be any worse than I had imagined, BUT, I was wrong. First off, the movie is never scary to me. A man in …

No movies this year has really blew my mind yet. Unlike last year, heavyweights such as Mad Max: Fury Road and Inside Out were already released by this time and they were among the best films released last year. The blockbusters this year continues to underwhelm, and upon checking my …

I am reviewing the movie, Major League, which was released in 1989. Everyone has to know about this movie, so I’ll just briefly give a plot and actors involved in this movie. Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, and Corbin Bernen are just a few of the major actors …

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Homecoming is a horror story from the Masters of Horror Series on the Channel Showtime which I really enjoy. Whats cool about the series is every story is totally different with all new characters as well as the surroundings. This story happens to be Horror/Political Satire. The plot is …

What a silly movie. Obviously, it was inspired by “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” in some weird way. The movie begins with students talking about sightings of some monster on campus. The descriptions of the monster vary, and it is clear that some of the “witnesses” are simply making …

The trouble with Denzel Washington is that he is the same person in every one of his movies. Every once in a while, he has a breakthrough role that is different. Deja Vu is not that kind of role for him. Compare his role in Inside Man, Man …

Legally Blonde is a girly type of movie. This movie stars Reese Witherspoon as the determined law student who faces politicians and the law concerning animal cruelty. I thought that I would like this movie when I first saw the previews but once I rented it and watched it …

The Last Airbender is a movie I would not pay for to see again. However, that doesn’t mean it was necessarily a bad movie. The effects were dead on, the casting was great, and the accuracy to the cartoon wasn’t bad either.
However, it was not long enough, and …

1. Did I stay interested / awake throughout the entire movie ?
A. Eyes were fluttering at the 30 min mark but pushed through. Glad I did.
2. Would I buy it on DVD ?
A. Yes, it’s a unique movie in a way.
3. Would I take my partner to see it on …

I am reviewing The Mother Hubbard Case, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, stars as …

I’m not really a huge Arnold Schwartzenegger fan, but I do love his movie True Lies.
Arnold plays a spy who has to save the world while trying to keep the secret from his family. In the mean time, his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) is getting bored with their marriage …

Last night I was invited to a relative’s house to watch a movie. It was “The Children- Vertigo Pictures, 2009.” When I saw the Ghost House logo I silently rolled my eyes and dreaded the inevitable two hours of watching teenagers get killed one by one in an …

I saw the movie New Moon. The second installment in the Twilight series, when it first came out and at the time thought it was ok. I recently tried watching it again and realize that it was very disappointing.
I did like the beginning when Alice threw the party for …

Some movies I enjoy because they are well made. They either have superior production values, such as “The Pirates of the Caribbean” series, or the plots are exciting, or the actors are engaging. Then there are some movies that I elevate to a special class: those that have something …

This movie came out a while ago but I am reviewing it because I would like to view Spanish films from Spain to improve my understanding of the language.
First off, I have to say that at the beginning, this movie did help me with my Spanish, with a myriad …

Possibly one of the worst remakes of all time, this movie sank like a stone to the bottom of the river. Unlike the John Carpenter Masterpiece of 1978, this remake just fails. Where the original movie was a masterpiece, this updated cellophane garbage is a huge cinematic failure. …

I was absolutely enchanted by the opening of Disney’s 2009 production, The Princess and the Frog. The color, the animation, the music, and the transitions were terrific. We start by meeting Charlotte and Tiana and then we learn that the storyteller is Tiana’s mom. We watch …

The tale of The Nightmare before Christmas is a turn on the Grinch. The story is about Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman) the king of Halloweentown. Sally (Catherine O’Hara) thinks that Jack is a great dead person. Sally was created by an evil scientist (William Hickey). The mayor …

RomeoXJuliet is a Japanese Anime based on William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, it’s very loosely based on it and there are many major changes to the story’s plot and characters. Episode 1 starts out with Lord Leontes Montague slaughtering the Capulet family except for a …

I recently watched the movie Push, since I am a fan of Chris Evans, so I decided to give the movie a shot since the trailer was a bit impressive. Although a lot of critics said it wasn’t a good movie, I had to see it for myself to …

Perhaps the single most influential film ever made is this silent milestone by american pioneer filmmaker D.W. Griffith. It tells a very complex melodrama taking place during the american civil war. It’s difficult to watch a film like this through the same eyes as the people did when it …

Border Town - Review : Border town, directed by Gregry Nova , is a story about a journalist, played by Lopez, who is sent to Zeurich, where some strange things are reported to happen with women. MAny have died, and many were out traced, with no evidence. She …

I like futuristic films and this one Directed by Danny Canon is really a good one. It starred Sylvester Stallone as Judge Joseph Dredd and the beautiful Dianne Lane as Judge Hershey. This describes a kind of life as a result of earth getting almost totally intoxicated …

Millcreek Cinema is a movie theater in Mckinleyville, CA. They have about four screens and show new releases. The theater is is very well-maintained. The person selling tickets was also very friendly and had a sense of humor.
Picture and sound quality (THX Certified) were excellent, and …

John Wayne was one of the most patriotic personalities in America. He was devout in his devotion, and he was very vocal. Not everyone agreed with him or liked him, but The Duke put his money where his mouth was, including producing and directing this military picture in …

Diane Lane (Sarah) is given the urge from her sisters and friends to get back into the dating scene to find a replacement for her unfaithful ex-husband. Trying Ads in the paper and Ads on the internet, she meets a bounty of potential “Mr. Right” before she finally found …

The fact that only select cinemas screened this movie meant something and when I saw that it was a European movie, I knew it was going to be good! I kind of knew what to expect: lengthy dialogues, character-driven plots, and a very unique story.
The movie started with …

Way before the Spider-Man movies ever existed, director Sam Raimi made a film called The Evil Dead. This film, in no way, is a blockbuster hit. Evil Dead is a classic bad movie, which was meant to scare, yet at the same time, humor.
The movie stars a young man …

I finally had the opportunity to test out the DVD rental network called Netflix. I heard about it many times but I never got the opportunity to apply.Netflix has a huge database of movies to choose from.
I wish I had tried it sooner. This has got …

Dragon Wars is a movie that will be a hit with the pre teen, teen set and the parents who still love fantasy. It is rated PG 13 and definitely not for the younger viewers. The dragons get very nasty, as dragons will. It will be released …

I’ll be honest. The only reason I went to this movie is to hear one of the songs in the credits by my favourite artist. I went into this movie kind of just wanting it to be the end soon because I hated animated movies or anything like it. …

The sisterhood of the traveling pants 2 is a movie based on the last two books in the sisterhood but the movie does not follow the story line of the books. I absolutely hate when a movie based on a book goes all out of order. What confused me …

Atlantis The Lost Empire is one of my all time favorite animated films. I think the scenes in this movie are just breathe taking. I was very impressed with how cool Atlantis looked in the movie. Atlantis The Lost Empire really paints a great image of what Atlantis probably really …