Movies Reviews
Devil (2010 Film)
I remember hearing about the film Devil from a friend who refused to take the elevator one day. I hadn’t heard of it and was amused that a single film could scare a person into not wanting to ride an elevator, but instead take the stairs. As a person who …
Twilight movie
Twilight is the first movie in a series based on the work of Stephenie Meyer.
The movie focuses on a teenager moving to Washington to live with her father who proceeds to fall in love with a mysterious vampire. This movie starred Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison. This movie is …
Jerry Maguire
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 …
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk had another similar version released in 2003, directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross. The story was about the origins of the Hulk. It was quite a hit during that period of time in 2003.
After Marvel …
Exit Wounds (2001)
This movie is the typical case of good cop, bad cop or in Seagal’s case, bad cop, worse cop. His reckless abandon for the way he apprehends the bad guys is surpass able only by the way he kills the,, he is a violent man and a terror on …
Untraceable (2008)
Untraceable (2008)is directed by the Gregory Hobilt. I thought this is going to be another boring DVD, with just a normal action flick story. But the storyline is real awesome. It is about this serial killer on the rise who projected his crimes and action deeds …
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution is absolutely wonderful. The plot takes so many unexpected twists and turns that it keeps the viewers head spinning. In fact, by the time you get to the end, it’s like — wow! Incredibly, at the end of this film, the producer …
The Truman Show (1998)
The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, Laura Linney as Meryl Burbank and Hannah Gill, Matascha McElhone as Laruen and Sylvia, and Ed Harris as Christof.
The creative mastermind Christof, is using poor …
Disney’s Hercules
Despite the fact that this animated feature was terribly inaccurate to the Greek myth of Hercules, I liked it. Actually, I think I may have liked it even more than my kids did.
James Woods is absolutely hilarious as Hades, and all of the characters are fun and interesting. …
Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns (movie)
This film is one in a series of horror movies directed by different individuals. I have realized that after a period of time, these films are more like “Tales from the Darkside” episodes, only with more gore, sex and violence. At any rate, this episode: Cigarette Burns …
Trial & Error
I am reviewing the movie, Trial & Error, starring Jeff Daniels and the Kramer guy from Seinfeld. There are two best friends. One of them is a highly respected, successful lawyer. He hasn’t lost a case. He is played by Jeff Daniels. He is engaged to be married …
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Another perennial favorite, like The Wizard of Oz, I eagerly looked forward to my yearly visit to my favorite chocolate factory. Returning each year were the five kids, each representing bad habits parents wish their kids wouldn’t develop: Augustus Gloop and his greediness and gluttony, Veruca Salt the selfish …
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a very fine psychological thriller/horror movie. The movie, which is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a wide hit across the world. The movie has Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette playing the pivotal roles and the best thing about the movie is …
Movie: Little Giants
Synopsis: After his daughter is cut by the local youth football team in town, a father decides to form his own football team using the misfit players his brother (the other team’s coach) didn’t want. This leads to a playoff game between the two teams.
What I liked about this …
Snitch (2013 Film)
Snitch is a movie about a man, who goes under cover to catch drug dealers, in order to free his son from prison. He lives a well rounded life, the boss of his own business and has a happy family. Everything is going alright, until he gets a call …
Movie City Slickers
City Slickers with Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, and Jack Palance.
This is a humorous way of addressing the concerns plaguing men as they reach their mid life crisis. Crystal is the perfect wise guy to lead his friends into a dude ranch adventure in which …
Disney’s The Lion King
I fondly recall the very first time I went to the movies; I was a little kid, impressionable, and had loved every second of “The Lion King” despite my having spilled my soda on myself in the first ten minutes of the movie. The story did not speak to …
A Goofy Movie-film
A Goofy Movie is a disney film released in1995.It is a movie about Goofy’s teenage son Max.The movie starts with Max , his friend PJ,and a guy named Bobby, planning to do a school stunt.Max plans to dress up as a popular rock star,powerline and do a music video …
And The Little Dog Laughed - Garrick Theatre
And I laughed too. A lot.
This a surprising, fun, funny, touching play. It is a bitingly satirical look at Hollywood stardom. That makes it sound somehow predictable and dull - but I assure you it is far better than the synopsis.
It stars Rupert Friend as Mitchell, a Hollywood actor …
Movie Next of Kin
Next of Kin, directed by John Irvin is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was October 20, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Patrick Swayze as Truman gates, Liam Neeson as Briar Gates, …
No Greater Love movie
The first part in Kobayashi’s gigantic trilogy on World War II. Tatsuya Nakadai does one of the cinematic history’s most impressive acting in all of the three films as Kaji, a man who goes through huge personality change. He begins as a promising young military officer in charge of …
50 First Dates
If placed in the hands of a second-rate screenwriter, certain concepts or premises could fall apart. This movie could easily have been one of those, but expert screenwriting and fine performances by Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler make this a charming, believable movie.
The story centers around Drew, who had …
“Color Me Blood Red” (1965 Film)
During the early to mid ’60s, renowned horror film writer/director Herschell Gordon Lewis created the “splatter” sub-genre of horror. The third installment to a set of three definitive splatter films, known as “The Blood Trilogy”, Color Me Blood Red kept the “blood” theme going strong. After viewing the film, …
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Quigley Down Under, directed by Simon Wincer is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was October 19, 1990 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Western and stars Tom Selleck as Matthew Quigley, Laura San Giacomo as Crazy …
Flushed Away Movie
We went to see the movie Flushed Away this past weekend. There were two adults and a 12 year old boy. I went in with the intention of seeing a comedy, not knowing it was more of an adventure movie. It was a nice family film with a few …
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was May 30, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars the voices of Albert Brooks as Marlin, Ellen …
Stealth (2005)
Stealth, directed by Rob Cohen is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo. The original release date was July 29, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Josh …
Blair Witch Project 2 (Movie)
Blair Witch Project 2 is a movie that I like because of Jeffery Donovan, but that’s about it. I had seen the movie a long time ago when it was still in the theater, and thought it was so-so. At least it’s better than the first movie. It picks …
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
This is going to be one of those movies that you will be quoting from for the rest of your life. I promise you. I remember back in the day when it first came out and I thought it was hilarious. I thought I was the only one who …
Memento Movie
“Memento” is one of the weirdest and most surprising films I ever saw. This mind bending thriller was released in 2000 and it was based on a short story written by Jonathan Nolan. It was directed by his brother Christopher Nolan. Together they wrote the script. This movie is …
Tim Burton’s 9 movie 2009
Here is one film I am just not sure how to take. It left me scratching my head. With it being from Tim Burton, I was not surprised to see a bizarre futuristic realm of robots made from scraps like rag dolls. I just don’t understand Burton’s obsession with buttons, …
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
This film by Quentin Tarantino is about a group of professional thieves who are hired by a crime big boss named Joe Cabot to rob a diamond store. The criminals do not know each other. To maintain anonymity, Joe gave them aliases: Mr. Brown, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, Mr. …
The Red Shoes movie
Back in the 1940s, two gentlemen named Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger created a series of colorful epic style films that shocked the whole world of cinema with their beauty and touch. Apparently, Mr Powell was the visual genius of the both while Pressburger handled most of the dialogue. …
Sherlock Holmes movie
From 2009, it’s Robert Downey Jr. starring in Sherlock Holmes and playing the well-known sleuth. Here are a few of my observations.
–The best thing about the movie is the music. It’s powerful and dramatic. It highlights all of the happenings very well. It makes you …
High School Musical
High School Musical debuted on the Disney Channel in January of 2006 and became a nationwide phenomenon, sparking musicals in high schools across the country, a musical tour, and great careers for the actors involved in this show. I am in my twenties and I absolutely LOVE this movie. …
Speed (Movie 1994)
With upcoming stars at the time was Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, they play against veteran actor this time a bad guy in Dennis Hopper. An eccentric bomber plans to be wealthy by cashing in on ransom funds, while a cop teams up with a female civilian and tries …
Cast Away movie
A Robinson Crusoe like film in which a man played by Tom Hanks is involved in a plane crash and is the only survivor of this. He ends up on a deserted island and faces the challenge to survive there for many years, as the authorities for some strange …
Baby Boom (1987)
A career driven woman whose life is very hectic soon loses all that she holds dear when she inherits a baby that was left from a deceased cousin of hers, the entrance of the little bundle of joy turned her world upside down as the lifestyle that she has …
Princess Bride (1987 movie)
A fairy tale movie in every sense. This story is told to a young Fred Savage by his grandfather, Pater Falk. In a fairy tale land with fairy tale characters, it brings to life a masterpiece that is loved to this very day. The story is about a fair …
Cocoon 2: The Return (1988)
Continuing from where the last movie left off, this is staged five years in the future when the aliens have returned to rescue the last of the remaining cocoons to take back home, on arrival, they are made aware that one of there kind has fallen into the hands …
Wall-E
I took my entire family to see the Pixar movie Wall-E in June, 2008. Wall-E is a spectacular motion picture that is probably the most “adult” of any movie Pixar has released thus far. I say “adult” not because of any inappropriate content - the little robots …
Sinister horror movie
“Sinister,” directed by Scott Derrickson (”The Exorcism of Emily Rose”), follows Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) as he moves his family into a new town. Oswalt has an ulterior motive in choosing this particular house, however. He’s a true crime writer who hasn’t had a …
Boogeyman Movie
Another pitiful attempt in trying to create a horror movie, why do they even bother, it’s clear to see that they don’t have a clue about scaring people. This film is plagued with alot of misdirection or better yet, no direction at all. If this man is supposed to …
Blazing Saddles
Let’s face it. So much of Blazing Saddles is so politically incorrect that you’d need several fingers and toes to count the instances. But I don’t think it is a matter of contention with this film. If you take a step back, I think you’ll find Mel Brooks’ intentions …
Grey Gardens (Movie) 2009
Grey Gardens is a 2009 (made for television I think) movie about the two stars of a 1970s documentary of the same name - ‘Big’ Edie and ‘Little’ Edie Bouvier Beale. This eccentric mother and daughter team was the aunt and cousin respectively of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the …
Behind Enemy Lines Movie
I have never seen Owen Wilson do quite a serious part such as a soldier/sniper and in this movie he did a very good job, he was a Lieutenant here Gene Hackman was also there as Owen’s admiral and commander. I say Owen did a great part here because …
Cocktail
“Cocktail” helped the actor Tom Cruise to become more famous in Hollywood; however I don’t believe that this is his best film from his initial stages. If I had to chose between “Cocktail”, “Top Gun” and “Risky Business”, I prefer to watch “Top Gun” and putting “Cocktail” the least movie …
Death of a Ghost Hunter
One of the movies we ended up watching this past weekend was one called “Death of a Ghost Hunter.” My wife and I like the television series “Ghost Hunters” and I figured this movie would be close to that in terms of plot and would be halfway interesting.
I was …
Murder by Decree
I am reviewing Murder by Decree, a Sherlock Holmes movie starring Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes, and James Mason as Dr. Watson. This movie was produced in 1978, and pits Sherlock Holmes against the infamous Jack the Ripper. This movie is considered to be the best Holmes …
K-9 (1989)
Similar to that of the movie Turner and Hooch, pairs the human element and the animal element into a movie to try to get a favorable response by the animal lover in most people. I have noticed that everything has its time in the spotlight and every genre is …
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