Movies Reviews
Case of the Jolly Hangman
I am reviewing The Case of the Jolly Hangman, 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, …
Movie: Batman Begins
“Batman Begins” is an epic 2005 film by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, and Gary Oldman. This is a spectacular movie that did much to erase the memory of the horrible Batman movies of the 1990s.
Pros: Nolan obviously loves the …
Idle Hands (1999)
Idle Hands, directed by Rodman Flender is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality. The original release date was April 30, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller …
“Passengers” movie
Colombian director Rodrigo Garcia is known for its versatility. He has directed such series as “Family Soprano” or “Six Feet Under.” He made the photos for “Four Rooms” and Quentin Tarantino’s biographical drama “GIA” with Angelina Jolie in the lead role. In his director’s filmography has several projects on the …
Lowes 20 & 287 Theatre
While we were in Arlington Texas, my son and I had to find a movie theater, there is just so much walking you can do and we just wanted to relax for the evening. We found a theater that was around twenty minutes from the Sheraton that we …
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
In the early parts of this movie, we see Martin Lawrence’s character RJ Stevens as a successful talk show host with a trophy lady by his side. He has made a name for himself by promoting the ‘Team of Me’ slogan. He gets an invite for a family reunion …
Glitter-film
I recently watched a rags-to-riches film starring the singer Mariah Carey.It is called glitter and is about a singer named Billie Frank who rises to success after being abadndoned by her mother and sent to an orphanage when she was a child.
The story starts with billie and her mother …
7 Pounds starring Will Smith
In today’s society of “I”, “me” and “myself”, 7 Pounds is a story of selflessness. The film stars Hollywood star Will Smith as he went on to give “himself” to 7 deserving individuals as penance for the seven lives he destroyed in a freak accident.
Aside from the Pursuit …
Lars and the Real Girl Movie (2007)
After watching Lars and the Real Girl I am proven once more that you cannot judge a movie by its plot description. When I read that the movie is about a lonely man who develops a deep and romantic relationship with a doll he orders only, my reaction …
Harry potter movie
Harry potter is such a big and famous story as well as a fabulous picture. Who does not like it? My kids and I am the big fan of this movie. We have seen the part one and also the part two of Harry potter. …
Big Nothing movie
“Big Nothing” is a comedy about how to stay on the wrong side of the law with the actors, David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg at their best. I must admit that this movie could have been better if there was good work on the script and the way it …
Saviour of the Soul movie
A mysterious man dressed in black stabs down some guards at a palace. A couple of hundred years later a very similar crime takes place. Someone is given the mission to find out what the connection between these two crimes are.
A minor Hong Kong action film that didn’t have …
Cyborg (1989)
Cyborg, directed by Albert Pyun is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was April 7, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Science Fiction and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker, Deborah Richter as Nady Simmons, …
Phone Booth (starring Colin Farrell)
Have you ever heard the saying one phone call is all it takes to make a difference? Well, I watched Phone Booth before and this pretty much sums up what I just said. Watching this movie before, after the show had ended, I thought that it is pretty …
The Incredibles
The Incredibles is everything that has come to be expected from a Pixar animated movie and is great fun for the entire family. A new take on the story of a superhero and his super family was a welcome breather. While other movie studios have been and continue to …
The Losers movie
Comic book movies have been getting progressively more and more common in theaters within the past five years. Not necessarily superhero movies either. Different graphic novel properties have been bought up by a movie companies and are being added crafted into big-screen, Hollywood films. Movies such as “300″ and …
Movie Just Like Heaven
I went to go see this movie, while it was still in theaters, with my husband. It was supposed to be a nice, date-like evening, so we chose the one that looked both funny and romantic. We weren’t disappointed. In fact, I think he like the …
Tammy and the Bachelor
What Gidget is to the beach, Tammy is to rural America. Tammy and the Bachelor was the beginning of the Tammy franchise. Naturally, it’s the best of all of them, with Debbie Reynolds appearing as the charmingly honest and unsophisticated Tammy Tyree. Tammy and her grandfather …
Superman II
The script for Superman II was written at the same time as the first movie. Even the filming was done nearly at the same time. The director of Superman, The Movie had completed seventy-five percent of the sequel, but tension between Richard Donner and the producers of both films …
Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
I’m always trying to find classic cartoons for my daughter to watch after school on our Netflix player. This recently led me to load a Bugs Bunny movie called Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie.
When I saw this movie, I figured it would be like the majority of Looney …
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Stir of Echoes, directed by David Koepp is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexuality and language. The original release date was September 10, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Mystery/Thriller and stars Kevin Bacon as Tom Witzky, …
Dirty Work movie
This is a 1998 film starring Norm Mcdonald where two friends start a business where people call them to take revenge out on people to raise money to save Sam’s father who needs an operation. They play practical jokes, or more serious antics that get people fired from their …
The Other Sister movie
“The Other Sister” is my favorite movie of all time. The acting in this movie couldn’t get much better. This movie features outstanding performances from Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, and Giovanni Ribisi. I absolutely adored the expression and naivety played by both Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi. …
The Grand Illusion Movie
A classic film by frenchman Jean Renoir. His most famous work alongside The Rules of the Game and The Human Beast. It is an anti-war kind of story set in the first world war. The former master director and actor Erich von Stroheim makes an unforgettable performance as a …
The Queen, Stephen Frears Movie
The film opened with a moment when Tony Blair recently selected to become Prime Minister of Britain. Together with his wife, Cherie, Blair visited Buckingham palace to meet with the Queen. Stories then move on the tragedy which daughter Diana. From here we can see the attitude English royalty, …
Death Note - Animated Series
Death Note is a Japanese animated series. Part One takes you into the life of a high school student by the name of Light Yagami who finds the book of the god of the dead called the Death Note and uses it to try to take over the world.
There …
Les Miserables movie
None of the better adaptions of Victor Hugo’s classic novel about a human being who chooses the way of crime because of his tough childhood. Bille August directed the film and as with all of his work outside Denmark, there is only english speaking actors along, this time Liam …
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. …
Movie : Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a really funny movie! My wife and I watched it the other night and were both pleasantly surprised. The movie features Jason Segal (who plays Marshall on “How I Met Your Mother) and Kristen Bell (who starred in the recently canceled “Veronica Mars”). …
Movie The Devils
The Devils is a film from long ago that involves the murder of a Catholic priest. This priest, Father Grandier, is supposedly one of the witches and he subsequently pout through all the horrible things that witches were at that point in time. This was a time of hysteria …
Stomp the Yard (starring Columbus Short)
Before you guys go into thinking that Stomp the Yard is not worth it, think again. Sure, this movie does has its bad moments, but one word or term that I’ve come to learn would be “stepping”. This is like a lingo known as dancing or step up …
Three Wishes DVD
Firmly locked in as one of my top ten Patrick Swayze movies, Three Wishes is a magical delight. It has a great cast with Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, and Seth Mumy. With the recent death of Swayze, I wanted to watch one of his movies …
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman - Review : I watched this a few days back on HBO. This is again a Cinderella kinda story with Julia Roberts playing a Hooker.
One day, she is hired for a night Richrd Gere, who is a business Tycoon. They meet for sex, and end up liking …
Film Family Plot
Alfred Hitchcock’s final film, Family Plot is a gentle little final film for one of cinema’s greatest filmmaker’s ever. It is thrilling but it is not one of his trips into the world of stark horror that he delved into with Psycho or the Birds.
And this suits him just …
Koyaanisqatsi movie
This is the first avant garde film from Godfrey Reggio that uses a completely unique narrative based on the rythm between images and music. Or actually, it isn’t completely unique, but I believe Koyaanisqatsi was the first full feature film to be created like this and certainly the most …
The island
Starring Ethan Hawke
Lincoln Six-echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Licoln hopes to be chosen to go the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But a small butterfly leads Lincoln …
The Aviator (2004)
I watched the movie “The Aviator” a couple years ago when I had either just graduated from high school or was still in high school. I can remember not wanting to watch it at first since I thought that it was probably going to be a little boring and …
Murder by Numbers (2002)
I rented this movie mostly because of Sandra Bullock, she is always good. She was good here as well, although the character she plays, a homicide detective Cassie Mayweather, is somewhat unlikable. Cassie’s personality appears to have been permanently damaged by a brutal attack in the past, one that …
Minions, 2015 Animation, Comedy Movie
Minions is a animated comedy movie.Basically, its the prequel of the Despicable series. It talks about the evolution of the minions before they meet Gru. It has become one of the biggest movies of this year, crossing 1 billion mark at the box office, thus becoming the the first Non-Disney …
Iron Man
Iron Man is based on a Marvel comic book character named Tony Stark who is being played by the very talented Robert Downey Jr. He is a weapons inventor of a multimillion dollar company. After being kidnapped by terriorists he escapes his kidnappers by using make shift body armor …
Ghost Rider
‘The Ghost Rider’ directed by Mark Steven Johnson is one movie which you should not miss. Nicholas Cage plays the lead role in the movie. The exceptionally good story of the movie is its main highlight. Nicholas Cage’s acting is highly commendable and I totally enjoyed the movie. This …
Hellboy 2 (R, 2008)
I typically do not like these types of films where the hero is grotesque, but has these sensitive powers. I was intrigued by the Hellboy concept, but never bothered to watch the first one. I have been told that it is probably a good thing as …
Why Did I get Married Movie
My wife has wanted to watch Why Did I get Married ever since it first came out. But, I have avoided doing that because I figured it would be just another man-bashing chick flick.
Well, she finally got an opportunity to watch it yesterday and, guess what, I was right. …
X Men cartoon series
The X men cartoon TV show is very good. I really love this show. This is probably one of the most exciting and action packed TV shows ever made. And I use to wake up early just to see it every Saturday morning.
I think the story lines and plots …
The Cabin in the Woods (2012 film)
Just hours ago I watched The Cabin in the Woods with my sister who entreated for my company. I obliged to go see the movie because of the things I had read in highbrow film periodicals that made me curious. I probably would have viewed a different …
Let Me In (movie)
“Let Me In” is another one of the movies that I watched recently. I remember seeing it advertising several times before my cable television went, but for some reason, I wasn’t very interested in seeing it. However, it was only after I read about it on someone’s blog where …
After the Sunset
I don’t hear much about this movie, so I assume it didn’t get much attention when it was released and not many people know about it. In fact, I can remember when I first saw it being aired on a cable television movie channel, I wondered how come I …
Interstellar - Movie (2014)
I had the privilege of seeing Interstellar in theatres yesterday. I had high expectations for the film, given that Christopher Nolan is the director. I was not disappointed, I was actually amazed. Interstellar had a great story and the visuals were a treat. I’m glad I had the chance to …
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