Movies Reviews
Spectre (2015 James Bond Film)
A lot of people I knew were very excited to see the movie Spectre as soon as it was released. While my excitement didn’t necessarily reach their level, I was certainly curious to see what it would be about since my interest in James Bond movies had been rekindled over …
Robin Hood movie
If a movie were intended to totally turn someone off of the old time legend of Robin Hood, Maid Marion, and the Merry Men, this 2010 version of Robin Hood would do it. The opening was depressing and vulgar, and it was anything from the bright and usually …
Lone Star Movie
A character-driven story about a Texas county sheriff who is confronted with his father’s life when finding some items in the middle of the desert. What has earlier been told about his father proves not to be the way things actually occurred, and the further the film progresses, the …
Memoirs of a Geisha
Rob Marshall turned a New York Times’ Bestseller into a Hollywood box office hit. I have to admit though, it’s not a film I would want to watch over and over again. It’s brilliant. Emotional. Deep. That said, it’s kind of depressing despite the ending. The entire film has …
The Princess Diaries
“The Princess Diaries” was Anne Hathway passport to success and also opened her way to other interesting and challenging roles such as “The Devil’s Wears Prada” and “Brokeback Mountain”. What I find interesting about this actress in the fact that even though she didn’t work on a huge list of …
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)ia an action film from director Sam Raimi and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for stylized violence.
Spider-Man 2, the next installment in the series, takes place since Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new problems as he struggles with “the gift and …
Movie Yahaan
Director -Shoojit Sircar’s
lead male role -Jimmy SherGil as platoon officer Aman in Indian Army
Lead female role -Minissha as Adaa resident of Kashmir
Language -Hindi
The word yahaan means in Hindi Here and is refferd to Kashmir valley because its said about the place that “if on earth there is heaven …
Movie Becoming Jane
Again, someone got me to watch this period film about Jane Austen. The movie stars one of my favorite actors, James McAvoy - whom I think is quite yummy. The movie also features Anne Hathway as Jane Austen. The film follows her life as a …
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I did not expect to like it so much when I had first rented it out. First of all, I was not sure whether the muppets would handle the timeless classic with enough reverence; secondly it is a …
Big Momma House 1 & 2
The films, Big Momma House 1 and 2 are a huge tribute to the bravery of the actor, Martin Lawrence. I believe that Martin Lawrence is one of the best comedians of our time along with Rowan Atkinson.
In “Big Momma House” we see Lawrence interpret the role of FBI …
Serious Moonlight Movie (2009)
Serious Moonlight is a movie that aspired to be so much more than it actually ended up being. It had an amazing cast on board: Justin Long, Kirstin Bell, Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, and they have done a really good job. But the plot, starting the concept level …
Ghost Dad movie
This is known as one of the worst films that Bill Cosby was in .This is ironic sense it was directed by Sidney Poitier who is known to be a great producer.Why did the movie get the bad rap that it did.
The main thing thats wrong with this movie …
Movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
My wife and I recently watched The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (I will refer to the movie as “Caspian”). I enjoyed the movie, but it was not as entertaining or complex as The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.
In Caspian, the four future kings and queens …
Little Miss Sunshine
Typically I wait until after the Oscars have passed to start diving into the nominated (and winning) films. Little Miss Sunshine is a movie packed with an inviting cast and some pretty hilarious dialogue. Following a family on their quest to enter their daughter in the …
Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward is a nice movie in the genre of drama. The movie stars Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey. Haley Joel Osment, the kid who impressed everyone with his powerful performance in The Sixth Sense plays the pivotal role in this movie and he doesn’t …
Raising Helen
Raising Helen is both a comedy and tragedy. Helen is the youngest of the three sister’s and was raised from age 7 to an adult by her older sister Jenny. It is about three sister’s in which one dies and leaves her three children to the youngest sister that …
Almost Famous
This is like a music show cum movie. This story is about a young man, who is really into Rock and Roll. This movie features Kate Hudson, and she really is a good actress in this movie.
It is about a young man so into rock and roll, …
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a feel good movie that never fails to bring on smiles and feelings of delight. It’s the theatrical movie that set Patrick Swayze’s stardom on fire and gave us the line, “No one puts Baby in a corner”.
Frankly, I’ve never liked that line and I …
The Great Raid, John Dahl Movie
Philippines 1945. Time is in the region Carbantuan, jailed nearly 500 soldiers U.S. who were arrested by Japan troops and be treated as prisoners of war (POW). Among the captivity Mayor Gibson is starting to catch the disease malaria. Meanwhile, Margaret Utinsky, Gibson’s wife is trying to free her …
Ghost of the Abyss
What type of movie/documentary is this! It was more like watching a selfish rich man and his friends having fun playing around a classic old ship. I loved the Titanic and studied it from 5th grade on. For this film to come in and mock all the scientist like …
Raising Arizona: movie
Raising Arizona, starring Nicholas Cage, is a movie directed by the Coen brothers, who also directed such classics as O Brother Where Art Thou, Burn After Reading, and Fargo. Raising Arizona was one of their first movies. I’m a big fan of the Coen brothers, and Raising …
Resident Evil 2: Apocaylpse
Racoon City is about to be destroyed by the zombie horde released from the Hive by Umbrella. Run for your lives!! Seriously, this movie didn’t give me high hopes on being a movie with interest in it, but I was moderately surprised. There were so many questions that were …
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 …
Sean Penn’s Indian Runner. A Movie
I watched this movie over at my parents house a few months ago and quite honestly I was not overly impressed. The movie was both written and directed by Sean Penn and released in 1991 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The title on this movie is very misleading …
A Real Young Girl (NR, 2001) movie
I was interested in watching all of Catherine Breillat’s films when I saw the movies “Fat Girl” and “Sex is Comedy.” But in watching 2001’s “A Real Young Girl”, I was just left confused. I enjoyed that Breillat supplied viewers with an extremely intimate take on female …
Avenger Episode 3 (Anime)
Avenger Episode 3 begins with bounty hunters coming after Layla on orders from Lord Volk. Nei and Speedy are caught in the middle and have to escape being captured.
I didn’t really like this episode a lot at all. The problem with Avenger is that it tries to …
Empire of the Ants (1977) movie
Starring: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop, Robert Pine, Edward Power, Brooke Palance, Tom Fadden, Ilse Earl, and Jack Kosslyn.
Directed by: Bert I. Gordon.
Marilyn Fryser (Joan Collins) is showing a bunch of real estate seekers around an neat little island when all …
Bleak House (2005)
Bleak House is one of those movies I can watch over and over again. I am speaking of the newer, 2005 version, although the older one, that of 1985, is also well done (it had been one of my favorite movies until the new one came out). This movie, …
Zombeavers, horror movie
With a movie title like this, you have a pretty good idea of what sort of movie you’re in for. This isn’t going to be a good movie in the traditional sense, although that doesn’t necessarily mean that it won’t be an entertaining one.
Odd as it may sound, it …
Once (2007 Musical Film)
I have seen plenty of musical films that take the generic route but not this one, the music is the real heart of this movie. The characters and the plot revolves around the idea of making good songs that will move the audiences without asking them.
I was moved watching this …
Zoo (UR, 2007) documentary
There was a man who once had sex with a horse and died from a ruptured colon. I found this story hard to believe until I realized that there was a documentary on the event. It’s obviously not told by the man, but by another …
Whisper A Horror Movie
M Moderate supernatural themes and violence.
Starring Josh Holloway
I will no tell a lie the main reason I decided to watch Whisper was because I am a big fan of Josh Holloway. (Sawyer from the TV series Lost). Fans of Mr Holloway will not be disappointed by this supernatural thriller.
Josh plays …
I Am Legend (R, 2007) movie
I have finally gotten around to seeing “I Am Legend”. I wish that I hadn’t seen the movie… Or better yet, I wish that I had read the novel, or seen 1971’s “Omega Man” first. At any rate, I am not really a huge Will …
Tower Heist (2011 movie)
This a 2011 movie but I watched it with my friends just recently this year. It went for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. Originally I wanted to watch MI4, but after watching Tower Heist I know that I made the right decision to watch it.
Although it wasn’t …
Back to the Future
I was a teen when I’d first seen Back to the Future, and I was stunned, just like many other viewers, I’m sure. Time travel was not a new movie theme even back then, but I don’t think anyone had done it this way before: sending the character not …
Fool’s Gold (2008) movie
In the early parts of this movie, I found it hard to stay tuned as the dialog was dull and boring and there was not much to hold on to that would keep me interested in watching this movie, but I waited patiently with hopes that it would pick …
The Last Legion (2007)
Staged in the era of the old Roman Empire, this movie tries to tell the story of a young boy who is destined to rule with the aid of an all powerful sword simple known as Excalibur. The telling of the tale of this magical sword has been told …
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is somewhat of a cross between Cinderella and Shrek. We have a modernized fantasy world with ogres, elves, giants, taxi carriages and man-powered wooden escalators. And we have a teenage girl Ella who lives with a step mother and (of course) her two evil daughters. However, there …
Columbo: A Trace of Murder movie
There were only three more movies for Columbo after 1997’s A Trace of Murder in which Peter Falk’s wife, Shera Danese, again received first billing of the guest stars. She’s Cathleen Calvert, the wife of a rich man and the dependent of a strong pre-nuptial agreement. To …
Troops movie
A parody of both Star Wars and Cops. On the desert planet of Tatooine, a team of stormtroopers is having a tough time keeping up law and order. It doesn’t sound like a great idea and it certainly doesn’t look like it either. Parodies tend to exaggerate too much …
The Wolverine (movie)
When the movie “The Wolverine” was released last year, I found that I was nowhere near interested in seeing it unlike the other movies in the “X-men” series. Until now, I still have a difficulty placing my finger on why exactly this was since I generally look forward to …
Spirited Away animation
“Spirited Away” presents remarkable detail in the way of animation. The creator of the animation is Hiyao Miyazaki. The storyline itself is highly imaginative. Suffice it to say: much goes into proper animation of a movie. During the process sometimes there is a tendency …
Analyze This (1998), movie
American comedies have become part of a cliche after the 90s, the main plot being based simply on a failed relationship or some other unsatisfying cheesy drama. What I can claim to be a good comedy with cleverly conceived humour is ‘Analyze This’, the 1998 movie starring Billy Crystal, …
Movie: Ponyo
Because I have kids, just about everyone who has seen the movie Ponyo has told me it is a film we should watch with the family. So, when it became available on Netflix Instant Watch, I did make an effort to add it to my list and, this past …
Ella Enchanted (movie)
Ella Enchanted is a ferry tale type of movie with some similarities to Cinderella. It reminds us that there is good and bad everywhere. That we have to find our inner power to solve some of the most difficult problems that we will face in our lives. That each …
1408 (Film)
1408 is a film which is based on a short story by Stephen King. The film focuses on a character named Mike Enslin, played by John Cusack, who is a writer who focuses on occult subjects such as the 10 most haunted hotels in America or similar themes like …
A Prophet (movie)
One of the most interesting movies that I watched maybe about two months ago was a French movie called “A Prophet”. Like many of the movies I watched vey recently, I read about it in a popular movie blog before I decided to try it out, because it got …
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