Movies Reviews
Artemisia Movie
“Artemisia” is the 1997 Miramax biopic of Artemisia Gentileschi, a seventeenth century Italian woman painter when women were not and were not allowed to be artists. Artemisia is played by Italian actor Valentina Cervi who was unknown to me before watching the movie. She plays a young, intense woman …
Last Holiday 2006 movie
I’ve seen this movie a couple of times now; it’s decent. I don’t think it’s one of those movies that you think of and then you HAVE to see it, but it’s a pleasant movie to watch if it happens to be on.
Some of the acting is pretty good, …
The Yes Men documentary
‘The Yes Men’ is a documentary about a group of activists whose main area of interest is so-called culture jamming. Generally speaking, the purpose of their activities is to create a special kind of spectacle, which would undermine the very basic assumptions concerning our culture, politics, economy etc. and …
She’s The Man
My friend often talks abut how good this movie is but it took a little while before I saw the movie myself. At first, I thought that it was just one of those flirty high school movies because at the start of the film it was more of those …
Leavings Las Vegas movie
Leaving Las Vegas is a movie where an alcoholic man, who is in the end stage of his alcoholism, packs up and goes to live in a nasty hotel room in Las Vegas. The man, Ben, is played by Nicholas Cage. Nicholas Cage is my favorite male actor and …
Heartbreakers movie
Another movie my wife and I ended up watching last night was the film “Heartbreakers”. I liked this movie when it first came out but have to admit it loses some of its charm the second time you see it.
Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother/daughter pair …
Young Sherlock Holmes
I am reviewing the movie, Young Sherlock Holmes, a Paramount Pictures Presentation done in 1985 with executive producer Steven Spielberg, and written by Chris Columbus, who was recently involved in the first two Harry Potter movies. This movie explores the story of what would happen if Sherlock Holmes …
Inherit the Wind
At the heart of this film is a powerful controversy, one that still inspires heated debates today. On trial in this movie is not just a teacher’s right to teach certain subjects, but our right as American citizens to freedom of speech and freedom of choice.
Certain characters, mainly townsfolk, …
Step Up 3D Movie (2010)
This has got to be my new favorite dance movie of all times! My favorites movies before had been combined of Stomp the Yard and You Got Served, and the other movies that had tried to emulate them had failed, except for this one! This movie is a combination …
Bee Movie (2007)
From the halls of Dreamworks Entertainment comes this wonderful tale of a Bee on a mission. Jerry Seinfeld acts the voice of Barry B. Benson, a Bee just graduating from college and about to enter the Bee working world. Excited to discover what the working world has in store …
Gravity (science fiction movie)
Gravity is one of those movies that I kept hearing from people that I had to see. I couldn’t really understand why either since I thought that the trailer didn’t really appeal to me much, and I’m not too fond of many of the movies that the actress Sandra Bullock …
The Salvation (2014 Film)
As a Mads Mikkelsen fan, I was excited to watch the latest film he was starring in called The Salvation. He is a fantastic actor, that I have come to enjoy watching in the last few years. He has a way of captivating the viewer with his performances and his …
Final Destination 3 (2006)
The third and hopefully the last in the trilogy known as Final Destination. This time they go too far and make the movie too predictable. Whereas in the first movie, you can understand to some extent what happened after the boy had a premonition in the form of a …
Pet Sematary
This is one scary movie, and no wonder: it’s based on a Stephen King book. Don’t watch it unless you’re a fan of horror films. Also, don’t watch it if you are an animal lover.
A family moves into a house at a remote place in Maine, the husband, the …
Born Free
When I was little I used to hear my mother talk about a film she used to watch when she was little named Born Free. She made it sound so interesting I couldn’t help but be eager to see it, and some time after coincidentally I was able to …
Iron Man Movie
Iron Man is a comic book based supero movie is the story of Tony Staerk played by Robert Downey Jr., and how he becomes the superhero Iron Man. Tony is accompanied to Afghanistan where Tony tests out the Jericho missiles. On the way back he is captured …
2010 movie
The sequel to the classic masterpiece 2001 - A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick. Nine years later an american-soviet space ship is sent to Jupiter to try and figure out what really happened to the old space ship Discovery over there. This is not really a sequel to the …
The Heroin Busters, movie (1977)
Mike Hamilton of Interpol is looking to halt operations of an Italy-based international drug cartel. He teams up with an undercover cop named Fabio and they go against the enigmatic Gianni. Yet, its not going to be easy.
The film presents an exaggerated take on the seedy underbelly …
Flight of the Navigator movie
I haven’t seen Flight of the Navigator in a while but it still sticks in my mind as one of the better family-oriented science fiction films I’ve ever seen.
Disney does a wonderful job with the special effects in this movie, which centers around a child who gets hurt in …
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Lindsay Lohan plays a duo character similar to that of the remake of the Parent Trap but, with a more sinister twist. As the character Aubrey Flemming, she is the typical girl next door, straight A student at school, with popular friends. As Dakota Moss, she is a troubled …
Wolf Movie
I love werewolf movies. But, until last night, I had never seen the 1994 film, Wolf.
Well, I finally got a chance to see it and found it really wasn’t worth the wait.
Jack Nicholson is pretty decent as a business man who gets bit by a wolf and starts turning …
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World Ends, Gore Verbinski Movie
Continuing ending both movies, ultimately successful rescue Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones locker of the aid Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Tia Dalma, and Captain Barbossa, and of course all The Black Pearl crony. This very day after they realized gain assistance from the Singapore pirate, Sao Feng, a cagey …
Sunshine Cleaning (R, 2008)
Sunshine Cleaning is about a pair of sisters who are trying to make sense of their lives after the death of their mother. Rose, the older sister cleans houses to make ends meet. When she finally reaches one house that belonged to a classmate, she freaks out, …
Movie Exorcist
One of the spookiest movies that we have ever seen was the original Exorcist. In this movie it hit on everything that would scare you.
There is this young girl who travels with her mother to live in Washington D.C., the house that they move into in Georgetown …
“127 hours” movie
Nowadays, at a time when directors molest us with technical fireworks, and writers write such spins that are so twisted that in the head turns, the movie “127 hours” is a gem. History of simple, painful and true like a biblical parable. Danny Boyle once again showed class.
What does this …
Superbad-film
Superbad is a 2007 comedy film starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera.It is about the adventures of a couple of high school friends before they graduate high school.The main characters are a guy named Seth and a guy named Evan.They are going to a party with a bunch of …
Wishmaster (1997)
This movie is the classic case of being careful what you wish for. I have always been telling my friends and family that very same quote year after year, time after time and it has never proven me wrong to date. Whether you are talking about real life situations …
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side
Several months ago, we watched the Family Guy movie Blue Harvest and thought it was one of the funniest Star Wars spoofs ever made. So, when we found out about the sequel, Something, Something, Something Dark Side, I couldn’t wait to watch it and moved it to the top …
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
“Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” is the sequel of the great funny movie “Miss Congeniality”. Sandra Bullock returns to the big screen after an absence of 5 years from interpreting the role of Special Agent Gracie Hart. Although most reviews give a positive comment about this movie, I …
The Patriot Movie
The patriot is one of the best movies that I ever watch. This movie is based on the struggle of poor Americans against the mighty British Empire. The struggle was a success and hence it makes the movie a must see to learn the art of impeccable planning.
The first …
Born Yesterday (1950)
“Born Yesterday” is a 1950 Columbia Pictures black and white production provides 103 minutes of great fun. Locations shots were filmed throughout Washington D.C. “Born Yesterday” is, to quote the tagline, “a perfectly swell motion picture!” If you are one of those people who is hypersensitive to political correctness …
Jump! movie
From 2007, Jump! stars Patrick Swayze as a Jewish lawyer in Austria who defends a young man accused of murdering his father. This was Swayze’s last real theatrical appearance in a starring role. He did film a television movie this same year and then did a cameo …
Barbie as The Island Princess
Love this Barbie as The Island Princess very much. I might be old enough to be called someone’s girlfriend or wife or mother, but I still could not get enough dosage of Barbie.
Whenever there are new DVD movies or mini movies out there featuring Barbie, or just …
The Parent Trap (original)
The 1961 movie, The Parent Trap, is one of my very favorite motion pictures. I own the DVD and watch it frequently. It’s family, and it’s fun.
Hayley Mills played a set of twins who had been separated very early on when their parents divorced. The mother …
The Fall (R, 2006)
I didn’t realize that Tarsem Singh was responsible for The Cell, as he is also the director on this wonderful film. The colors are so lush and spectacular that you are automatically drawn into the story. As for the story, this is a “period” film set …
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 …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Rated R
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
I am a huge Johnny Depp fan, so when I heard about the movie “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” I was excited to see it; not only …
Something To Talk About (movie)
Something To Talk About is a movie about relationships. And if you love horses, you will love the equestrian action in this film! Julia Roberts is Grace, a bored and well to do housewife who works at her family’s horse ranch. She and her husband, Eddie (Dennis Quaid), have …
Horror Express movie
I was digging through our movie cabinet a couple days ago (trying to find my daughter’s missing Nintendo DS) when I came across the movie Horror Express.
To be perfectly honest with you, I don’t even remember picking up this movie. I think my wife bought it for me from …
The Blair Witch Project (movie)
The Blair Witch Project is a cool, underground film about a group of students who go into the New England forests to make a documentary film about the Blair Witch. Now, I have to confess that the first time I saw The Blair Witch Project, I believe that the …
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire with Rick Moranis, Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane, Michael Pare, and Amy Madigan.
This movie was subtitled, A Rock and Roll Fable. That and along with the acting of one of my favorites, Michael Pare, was the reason I watched this classic. …
Just Like Heaven
I have seen many good movies so far, and Just Like Heaven is definitely one of them For those of you who are not familiar with the story, it is about a young doctor,Elizabeth (played by Reese Witherspoon, who is in a coma after a serious car accident.While she …
Valiant, Gary Chapman Movie
Valiant, a dove this young want to become a postal carrier pigeon message for the military. Until a day ideals, is likely to be realized. Valiant now successfully recruited by the military. But he was acquainted with the candidates, such as carrier pigeon Bugsy, Gutsy, and Tailfeather. Valiant had …
Miss Congeniality 2
Miss Congeniality 2 is a must watch! It stars Sandra Bullock and you don’t really have to watch the first part to be able to watch Miss Congeniality 2. In fact, you wouldn’t feel ‘lost’ at all, trust me. However, I’ve watched both and here is my …
Magician movie
One of Ingmar Bergman’s less known films from the late 50s includes most of his regular acting squad with Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson and Erland Josephsson in the frontline in a story about a magician and his helpers travelling around the country to entertain rich people. When he …
Milk movie
“Milk” is based on the last eight years of the life of Harvey Milk (Sean Penn), the first-ever openly gay man to be elected into public office in the U.S., right from his move from New York City to San Francisco in 1970 at the age of 40 up …
Meet the Fockers
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed watching ‘Meet the Fockers’ when it came out on DVD. I personally feel it was much better than the prequel, ‘Meet the Parents.’ It was nice to see Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman play …
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