Movies Reviews
Rambo, First Blood
I watched Rambo First Blood on video the other day and once again found myself enjoying a movie I’ve watched at least a dozen times before.
One of Sylvester Stallone’s best films ever, the movie is very well written and really makes you think about our Vietnam veterans and what …
Eragon (2006)
Eragon, directed by Stefen Fangmeier is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images. The original release date was December 15, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Family/Fantasy and stars Ed Speelers …
Human Remains
Before Merchant and Gervais brought the mockumentary back to our screens with The Office, there was Human Remains. Although its legacy remains in the minds of those who fell in love with back in 2000, it certainly hasn’t earned the success it deserves. The show follows a simple premise: …
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Scientists are contracted to take a two rich thrill seekers to the island where history comes to life, but unawares to the scientists is that they have an ulterior motive for wanting to go to the island, it would seem that they are searching for their son and they …
Axl Rotten Shoot Interview
SHOOT INTERVIEW WITH AXL ROTTEN II
Oh man, this interview tape is outright hilarious! It is also incredibly informative and interesting. This is the sequel to the original Axl Rotten interview that took place during Rotten’s ECW days and the sequel tape brings us to a few years after ECW …
Life of Brian movie
The Monty Python crew makes fun of old religious values. Brian is born on the same day as Jesus and is stalked by the life of this man for the rest of his life. The film is more of a series a brilliant sketches than a film with a …
Cassanova movie
I’ve always heard of people referring to womanizers as “Cassanovas” but I never knew where that reference originated. I always wondered if there was actually a man in history who was named Cassanova and used to be a smooth talking womanizer but I had never actually taken the time …
Open Range
There are not that many western made these days and when you see one that is recent I normally like to see an actor that I appreciate.
I like Robert Duvall, and I like Kevin Costner and I adore Annette Beinning. A few years ago this western came …
“Mrs. Brown” (1997)
“Mrs. Brown” is a 1997 BBC Scotland production about Queen Victoria and John Brown, a trusted servant of the Queen’s late husband, Prince Albert. The 103-minute, English, color movie was filmed on location at Ardverikie estate in the Scottish Highlands, Duns Castle in Scotland, and Bedfordshire, England.
The …
Music and Lyrics (2007)
Music and Lyrics, written and directed by Marc Lawrence is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sexual content. The original release date was February 14, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Music/Romance and stars Hugh Grant as Alex …
Jeeva
I like to tribute this review to late Mr.Jeeva, a fantastic cinematographer and director in Indian cinema Industry. He recently died in Russia while he went for a shooting of his fourth directorial venture film ‘Tham Thoom’. He stayed in a hotel in Russia after completed his …
The Nut Job (Movie)
The Nut Job is an 2014 adventure, comedy and animation movie, co-written and directed by “Peter Lepeniotis” who has transformed his short animation movie released in 2005 “The Surly Squirrel” to a full animation feature film titled “The Nut Job”, he previously had worked as an animator in …
Movie The Last House on the Left
I went to see The Last House on the Left this week with one of my good friends. We were in the mood to see a scary movie, and this was pretty much the only one out. I hadn’t seen a preview for it (that I remembered) so I …
Something’s Gotta Give movie
Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton shine in Something’s Gotta Give. Something’s Gotta Give is a movie about a woman who is middle aged and she really doesn’t have much of a life besides her work. Her name is Erica and Diane Keaton plays her character. Harry, played by Jack …
The Immigrant movie
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 …
Movie The Werewolf’s Shadow (1970)
The Werewolf’s Shadow (1970) (aka Night of Walpurgis and Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman)
Three cheers to Anchor Bay for releasing the most complete version of this Paul Naschy werewolf classic! It is a huge step up over the rotten, heavily edited VHS version BLOOD MOON that was released twenty …
Alexander (2004)
Alexander, directed by Oliver Stone is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and some sexuality/nudity. The original release date was November 24, 2004 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Biography/Drama/Romance/War and stars Colin Farrell as Alexander, Angelina Jolie as …
A Dog’s Tale movie
Last night I saw this movie ‘A Dog’s Tale’ on television. It’s kind of family movie that tells about a kid become a dog because he’s wrong wish.
Tim the main actor in here is a loser boy who always underestimated by his big big friendss, he always being played …
The Snows of Kilimanjaro movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a rather well known motion picture from 1952 that starred Gregory Peck as Harry Street, Susan Hayward as Helen, and Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green. Also in the film is The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’s Leo G. Carroll as Uncle Bill. I actually …
La La Land - (Romantic Musical Film) 2016
Tears in your eyes, laughter spewing out of you and songs you find humming at odd hours? You must have watched La La Land. I’m not a person who often enjoys musicals and yet La La Land surprised me. I was enthralled, drawn into the story and of course couldn’t …
Maximum Risk (1996)
When Alain Moreau discovers the body of a slain man, he sees that they look exactly alike; it would seem that this dead man is his brother and his twin brother at that. Not knowing who this man was or what led up to his death, Alain now takes …
Two Weeks Notice
I am reviewing the movie, Two Weeks Notice. Sandra Bullock plays neurotic lawyer, environmentalist, and landmark-preservation activist Lucy Kelson. She is determined to delay all efforts to destroy the environment by building and reconstructing. At the height of this comes completely opposite George Wade, who is played by Hugh …
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
The second installation in the National Treasure saga, this one doesn’t just pickup from where the last one left off, it has a soul for itself. This one takes you so far back in history that you will be amazed at what you missed out on in school.
Nicholas Cage …
Doomsday (2008)
Doomsday (2008) is an action movie by director Neil Marshall and is rated R by the MPAA.
When a deadly virus known as the Reaper Virus begins spreading through the British Isles infecteing hundreds of thousands of people, the government decides to quarantine the area with huge walls and machine …
Wi-heom-han gyan-gye (Dangerous Liaisons) movie
By and large, in Asian cinema, you can attempt to make a dramatic romance by either appealing to a localized sense of humour than might make it seem more uplifting, or you can pursue an angle popularized by Wong Kar Wai and heighten the drama using boiling stifled passion …
Red Eye
Red Eye is a suspense thriller movie that is about a man, Jackson, who is on a path to kill a government official. Jackson wants Lisa to help him kill this person. That sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? The part about this movie that I did not get is …
Movie: Antibodies
The German film Antibodies is one of those films where going in you have no idea what you are going to get. When I saw the cover, which featured a naked man covered in blood in a stark white room I was thinking this was going to be …
Movie 50 First Dates
I decided to buy the movie “50 First Dates”, after watching the trailer and seemed to be interesting; however in the end I was very disappointed due to the fact that this movie must represent the worst interpretation from actors, Adam Sandlers and Drew Barrymore.
“50 First Dates” includes some …
The Wedding Date movie
A low budget movie turns out sophisticatedly neat. Starring Debra Messing (of Will and Grace) as Katherine, a New Yorker, looking for a for-hire-date that she could bring to London for her half sister’s wedding.
A light kind of story full of cinematographically neat shots at perfectly chosen places at …
Film Valkyrie
Being a big fan of Tom Cruise, I decided to visit multiplex to watch Valkyrie on the very first day of its visit. However, the film disappoints me by its approach and the way screenplay has been managed by the director.
The biggest disappointment for me was the acting of …
Movie Push
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 …
Funny Face movie
Another unforgettable movie from Audrey Hepburn Collection. This is my favorite among her films, its a classic indeed.
In this film Audrey portrays the role of a bookstore clerk named Jo Stackton. The Quality magazine, a fashion magazine held a photoshoot at the bookstore she worked for. She was discovered …
Netflix
I’ve taken the time to review Netflix before and still remain as big of a fan of the company as I was months ago.
But, I recently purchased a new computer and because of that, I was able to unlock the full potential of the Netflix site. If I was …
Fatal Attraction (1987)
I am old enough to remember Fatal Attraction when it was first released in cinemas and it caused a big fuss at the time. It was a massive box office hit and when I saw in at a cinema in London I remember people were shouting at the …
Movie Angels & Demons
ANGELS & DEMONS
(Advertised as sequel to “The DaVinci Code”)
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, adapted from the novel by Dan Brown
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, and Armin Mueller-Stahl
Running time: 125 minutes
Rated: PG-13 (sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material)
Have you seen …
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The movie Prince Caspian is the second book in the Narnia series and takes place some 1000 plus years after “The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.” In the movie, Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) escapes from his kingdom into the forest of Narnia when his greedy uncle, King Miraz …
Lake Dead Movie
I plan on buying the entire run of horror movies from the Horror Fest 2008 series, but when they recently went on sale, I needed to pick out a few to buy. One of those that I picked was Lake Dead. Prior to watching the movie, I went online …
The Fly movie
David Cronenberg’s remake of the classic 1950s movie with Vincent Price. Jeff Goldblum is the eccentric scientist who accidentally is transformed into a giant fly. Cronenberg uses a lot of horrific special effects here, and the difference between this and his great Dead Ringers is huge considering the tone …
The Life of Pi movie
I first heard the story of Pi from my teacher. He is a big fan of the book so when the movie came, he is promoting it to us. Out of curiosity, me and my friends watched it together. I never expected to like it for I am not …
Motion Picture “Trick or Treat”
The movie Trick or Treat is different than most horror movies I have seen. Usually there is one killer or perhaps a pair of killers going around killing people in a movie. This movie has several plots going at once and you are waiting to see how they …
For Those Who Think Young movie
Movies in the early to mid-sixties often dealt with one thing; well, maybe two — the beach and young love. That’s exactly what 1964’s For Those Who Think Young is about. It stars James Darren and Pamela Tiffin. Darren plays Gardner ‘Ding’ Pruitt III. He’s …
Movie Predator
There is this movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger long before he became the Governer of California, it was called the Predator.
This movie is thrilling and exciting. Arnold stars as asoldier of fortune who is assigned with his elite force to seek out a lost group of soldiers. He finds …
The Glass House,2001 movie
A mediocre, predictable thriller with quite a few plotholes and not the best acting. Ruby (Leelee Sobieski), a 16 year old girl, and her brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) are orphaned when their parents die in a car accident. A wealthy couple adopts them, supposedly according to the dead parents …
The 40 Year Old Virgin movie
The 40 Year Old Virgin was surprisingly good. I thought it might be just a dumb comedy, but it was a comedy with heart and some intelligence. Steve Carrell plays the titular character without become a caricature. Sure he does some nerdy things like collect huge …
Twilight
Before the movie Twilight came into theaters, I heard many preposterous comments about this movie. I even heard these brutal comments about the book, from whom most did not even read. Before I started my grasp on the Twilight Saga, I was confidental about not reading them, knowing what …
Movie : My Cousin Vinny
Synopsis: Joe Pesci plays a Brooklyn personal injury attorney who travels to Alabama to defend his cousin and his cousin’s friend from a bogus murder charge. He not only has to overcome a massive pile of evidence against the two defendants, he must also overcome the fact he doesn’t …
The Invention of Lying
I was expecting The Invention of Lying to be a romantic comedy, and only a decent one, because while I love Ricky Gervais, I do not enjoy the movies which Jennifer Garner does. I figured Gervais’ wonderful, sarcastic, dry, British humour would carry this movie. While Gervais was great, …
Naked Gun 33 1/3
Naked Gun 33 1/3
This show was made back in the 1990’s when these “stupid” comedies making fun of other shows were very popular. Yet today it still hold very funny. This is the third movie of the Naked Gun Series The Naked Gun series keep on making people laugh …
Batman The Movie
Batman The Movie is an old Batman film, but it is now available on DVD, with plenty of special features. It is rated Universal, suitable for everyone. The film stars Adam West as Batman, and Burt Ward as Batman’s sidekick, Robin. The four villains who plan to defeat Batman …
The Chumscrubber movie
The first time I saw the movie “The Chumscrubber” was one time on the summer holidays when I went to my cousin’s house. I only saw the end of it at that time, but I remember it was enough to make me want to see the rest of the …
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