Movies Reviews
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is a sweet movie that is good for the whole family. It is about a young African American girl who lives in a poor part of the city. Her school is falling apart and not known for being a good school. Akeelah is her …
Tamara [DVD], horror movie
Oh great a horror movie from Lions Gate that has a hot leading lady, trendy music, and enough promised gore to make a seventeen year old boy jump for joy. This has got to be a classic Halloween movie that will stay in our collections forever. Oh wait never …
The Last King of Scotland (R, 2006) movie
Forrest Whitaker is a genius in this movie. I knew just from seeing the trailer that this film was going to be terrific. The previews didn’t lie. In fact, the film was better than I expected. The story of Idi Amin is interesting, …
Emperor of the North Pole movie
A film set during the economic depression in USA about homeless men travelling with trains without paying. The film is trying to depict the relations between these men and figure out what kind of people they are. Lee Marvin is probably one of the coolest actors to ever appear …
Get Shorty
WHen I saw the movie “Be Cool” come out in 2005, I had a hard time understanding it even though it was only bits and pieces at different times that I watched. Thus, when I heard that it was actually a sequel to the movie “Get Shorty” which I …
Carnival Story movie
The world in the 50’s and 60’s loved stories about carnivals and circuses, and that’s why we have this film, Carnival Story, from 1954. In fact, I understand a German version was made at the same time and that the stars of both movies are seen but uncredited …
Batman: The Dark Knight
I am not a big fan of Batman series as such, but I heard a lot of good reviews about this new flick, and some of my friends also recommended me this movie, so I finally decided to give it a watch on this weekend., I went to …
Balls of Fury
Starting from the ambiguous title, this flick sets up expectations for a superficial and possibly disgusting comedy with the kick-in-the-balls type of humor. The expectations are justified. Granted, “Balls of Fury” is a parody, but parody doesn’t have to be stupid or revolting, in my opinion.
Randy, the main character, …
Happy Feet Movie
My one year old daughter absolutely loves this movie. We have the DVD and I believe we have watched this movie atleast twenty times. She adores the dancing and singing and gets the happy feet herself as she dances non stop to the musicals. I myself love the humor …
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
I watched Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen the other day with my whole bunch of friends and it was a very good movie. I love everything about this movie, even though it’s a guy type of movie. The action sequences are not bad, there are lots of humor …
Cranford dvd
‘Cranford’ by Elizabeth Gaskell has been made into a five part series, now available to buy on dvd.
It has been adapted by the BBC who seem to be masters of making period dramas for television. The story is set in a Cranford; a market town in the north west …
Einstein’s God Model (Sci-fi thriller Movie)
Einstein’s God Model is a Science fiction thriller film written and directed by Philip T. Johnson.
I really don’t know what to make of this film. It’s confusingly interesting, if you know what I mean. It doesn’t matter actually because I don’t really get all the science mumbo jumbo physic theories …
Wild Orchid (1990)
A story about love and the breaking down of those strong emotional barriers that people have around them, this movie is about a young woman who gets involved with a reclusive millionaire in Brazil, there, she is introduced to many levels of psychological and sexual tests at the hands …
The Green Berets movie
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 …
Love Actually movie
I normally hate watching romance films, but since my friend fooled me that the actor Orlando Bloom was in the movie I ended up watching the movie to the end and feeling very annoyed and disappointed after as he obviously never appeared. The only thing which comforted me a …
The Shooter (2007)
They came to him with a story that an attempt is going to be made on the life of the United States President and only he has the expert knowledge to find out where the shooter will be and try to stop him before the attempted assassination is done. …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire movie is based on a book by J.K. Rowling. It is the fourth of the series of Harry Potter books. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are about fourteen in this movie and growing into young adults as life becomes more complicated. The movie …
Up In The Air Movie
I thought this movie was going to be really exciting since Anna Kendrick and George Clooney was here, the movie all about George Clooney being “alone” and “isolated” because of this job that requires him to fly all around the country, he then meets Vera Farmiga who’s just as …
Secret Window (2004)
Secret Window, directed by David Koepp is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence/terror, sexual content and language. The original release date for this movie was
March 12, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars Johnny Depp as …
Poison Ivy
I have watched the movie ‘Poison Ivy’. The director is Katt Shea. The actors are Drew Barrymore, Sara and Tom. Sara plays the role of Sylvie and Drew of Ivy. All the actors have performed well.
Sara is a high school student in California. It is here that she makes …
Open Water 2: Adrift (Thriller Movie)
When extreme worries arise, the darker side of human nature occasionally raises its ugly head. The quest for self-preservation may be suddenly thrust upon us at that time; the consequences leaving us with a bitter taste in our mouths.
Such is the case when a group of former high school …
Aeon Flux (2005)
Aeon Flux, directed by Karyn Kusama is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of violence and sexual content. The original release date was December 2, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Charlize Theron as …
A Haunting in Connecticut- (Documentary, 2008)
This movie some confuse with the “fictional” film of the same name. This, in fact was a documentary regarding the Snedeker family. Only the family in this story has been renamed Parker (supposedly to keep identities a secret?) In any case, the family moves to Connecticut …
Men In Black (movie 1997)
From afar, you see a light spiraling towards earth…from in the distance it would seem like nothing to worry about, but when it reaches land, that’s where the carnage begins. A bug has come to earth to capture a galaxy for it’s source of sub-atomic energy on it’s own …
The Sons of Mistletoe (2002 Film)
Recently, for the holiday season, I came across a movie that was being showed on ABC Family called “The Sons of Mistletoe”. The film came out in 2001. Being that the film was on ABC Family, I figured I could count on this film being one that was heartwarming …
Breach (2007)
Working with the armed services of the United States of America is no easy task and it becomes even harder when you are employed to the person responsible for leaking sensitive information to the enemy and even more hard to be the one who is supposed to bring his …
Seems Like Old Times movie
In 1980, Neil Simon’s play, Seems Like Old Times, was brought to the big screen with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn playing the lead roles of ex-married couple Nick and Glenda. Glenda has remarried, and her husband is moving up in governmental circles. The husband, Ira Parks, …
Movie “Going the Distance” (2010)
I am not a big fan of romantic comedies. I do watch a handful per year but they are not my favorite genre. I picked this one up from netflix mostly because I had sen every thing else in new releases. I was pleasantly surprised at …
Get Rich or Die Tryin (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin’, directed by Jim Sheridan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity. The original release date was November 9, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Crime/Drama/Music …
The Day After Tomorrow
This is one timely movie. Global warming is an issue that everybody should be familiar with and something that our world leaders should address. I saw the movie mainly because of Jake Gyllenhaal who I think is one talented and good-looking actor. But I was surprised that I actually …
DVD UFC II
Royce returns in UFC II to win his second tournament and, although some of the matches are quite good such as Royce vs Pat Smith, this event will be forever known for an overmatched Fred Ettish getting a horrible, one sided beating at the hands of Johnny Rhodes.
Actually, there …
Movie The Saint
I must admit that “The Saint” is one of those movies that I keep watching and watching. I truly enjoy it every time I see it. I think the most interesting aspect of this movie is the right mixture between action and romance together with great work from the …
Return From Witch Mountain
Sequels, especially Disney sequels, rarely make it, and this one is no exception. Even casting greats like Bette Davis and Christopher Lee was not enough to make this film anything but blaise. This was one story that should have remained untold, leaving Escape To Witch Mountain to stand on …
Home Alone movie
The original and still the best. This side-splitting comedy tells the tale of a kid who thought he had wished his family away. Enjoying his spoils he indulges his child-like appetite like only a kid can. Meanwhile, two buglars are rampaging through the neighborhood stealing all in their path …
Movie: “Stephen King’s It” (1990)
Having read the book multiple times, I was horribly disappointed with the two-part miniseries “It”, aired in 1990 on ABC. There was so much left out; I can’t believe Mr. King even allowed it to be produced.
The plot of the mini-series only loosely follows the plot of the original …
Sumuru movie
Sumuru isn’t an A-movie. It’s not really even a B-movie. I actually liken Sumuru to a Patrick Swayze movie called Skatetown USA. Both are so bad that they are oddly enticing and fun to watch. Sumuru’s main attraction is its star, Michael Shanks, who plays …
500 Days of Summer (2009 Movie)
Okay, 500 Days of Summer was not exactly my choice of a movie. The trailers didn’t look that appealing…but at least they were honest.
The movie was watch-able. I suppose it’s possible to believe that it’s a relationship from a guys point of view, but I really don’t see guys …
Child’s Play
This movie was released in 1988 and is a horror movie about a killer obsessed with the occult who gets shot in a toy store takes over the body of a doll named Chucky, he pretends to be a lifeless doll when people are around, and kills unsuspecting victims, …
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful movie
From 1977, this is a B-movie, if that, that takes beauty pageants and makes a joke out of them. The movie is called The Night They Took Miss Beautiful and stars some very recognizable names, such as Chuck Conners as Mike O’Toole, the head of the airport from …
Black Rain, 1989 movie
Black Rain, 1989, starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia. Douglas and his partner played by Garcia, arrest a Japanese gangster in New York and have to take him back to Japan by plane. They lose the prisoner and then descend into the Japanese underworld of crime and a …
Movie: Balls Out
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 …
Twilight- Movie
My thirteen year old daughter is in love with the Twilite Movie. She has even read the book she liked it so much, and she is not one to read a book if it wasn’t an assignment. I can’t say as I loved the movie, but it is a …
Forrest Gump
I was watching the movie Forrest Gump again for probably the third or fourth time. While not quite as good as I remember it when I originally saw it, I still think this has to be one of Tom Hanks better pictures.
The great thing about this movie is you …
A Dead Calling
A Dead Calling is the kind of movie that I would only watch as a last resort, or because it was cheap. In my case it was a little of both. My local video rental place was clearing out some of their older movies, and I managed to grab …
Spiderman 1-3
After much consideration I decided to review Spiderman as a trilogy instead of as individual movies. The Spiderman trilogy is different from most serial movies in that as time goes on the movies get better and better. I wasn’t a fan of the first Spiderman and because of that …
Red Cliff movie
The title of the movie does not give away much about the movie itself, although it will give you an idea that it is a place or location which will be significant in the movie.
Basically, this is a war movie set in ancient China wherein a very powerful Prime …
Crank 2 Movie
OK well Crank 2 is not like a super good movie. But I can say it had lots of energy and action in it. Crank 2 really brings the violence the sex, the craziness. This movie overall seems to be very crazy and just a wild ride with not much …
My Fellow Americans
About the only thing I don’t like about My Fellow Americans from 1996 is the language. There’s a bit too much profanity in it for my taste, and I honestly don’t think it’s necessary to further the characters or the plot. So, with that one negative remark, …
Thor: The Dark World (2013 movie)
I’ve just had a chance to watch Thor: The Dark World in 3D and I thought I would share some of the things I liked or disliked about this movie. I am a fan of all comic related movies and after seeing the first Thor movie, I had some …
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