Movies Reviews
Primeval
There was something missing with this film. I know that it followed lots of formulas about somet kind of big monster lurking in the exotic wilderness of a foreign land. As usual, there is the requisite bunch of diverse “scientists/explorers/writers” (pick one) with the ONE beautiful …
Silent Movie
I finally got a chance to watch one of the two Mel Brooks movies I haven’t seen before; Silent Movie (the other one I haven’t seen is High Anxiety). I saw it was available on my Netflix player and took advantage of the service.
This was a great movie.
The film, …
“The green mile” movie
Making a film based on the novel by Stephen King is not quite easy. Frank Darabont, however, makes this perfectly, creates a delicious, challenging cinema, full of unexpected vertigo action and psychological analysis. Combining drama with fantasy does not sound appetizing. “The Green Mile” is an exception to the …
The Invasion (PG-13, 2007)
I was all prepared to really hate this movie, or at the very least, dislike it intensely. This is because most of the films of this genre - especially those that are remakes of old classics—tend to be very poorly made. I knew this movie had …
Balls of Fury (2007)
Balls of Fury, directed by Robert Ben Garant is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude and sex-related humor, and for language. The original release date for this movie was August 29, 2007 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Romance/Sport …
All Night Long movie
The comedy All Night Long has a couple of big surprises in it — Gene Hackman and Barbra Streisand. Hackman really wasn’t known for comedy but yet this movie was written for him based on his cameo in Young Frankenstein. Streisand wasn’t initially attached to this project, …
Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco
Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco is about two dogs and one cat who, when vacationing with their family, are lost in San Francisco, California, on their own, to find their way back home. Chance, Shadow, and Sassy have to get through the mean unfamilliar streets of the …
Because I said So
Overall it’s a alright movie. It wasn’t that funny but it did have some funny parts in it. I did laugh a couple times but nothing was hilarious. It also dragged out somewhat. It was really long. It was kind of boring and I just wanted the movie to …
Hideaway movie
Based on a Dean Koontz novel, Hideaway weaves the supernatural tale of what happens to one ordinary man when he returns to life after many minutes spent on the other side. It also shows the horrific repercusions of such a trip.
Hatch (Jeff Goldblum) is a nice guy, with a …
Hachiko: A dog’s story
As I was searching what movie to download one day, the film “Hachiko: A dog’s story” caught my attention. I am always fond of watching movies in which animals are the main star of the film. This is about the loyalty of a dog named “Hachi” to his master, …
Precious (movie)
Precious which came out on November 6th, 2009, was a great inspirational movie that entails a teenager going through some hard obstacles. Her name was Clareece “Precious” Jones, which everyone just called her Precious. She stayed with her mom in Harlem who treated her bad and gave her a …
Were the Millers (movie)
When I first saw the trailer for “We’re the Millers” on television, I decided that it looked funny enough for me to see it as a light hearted comedy after it was released. I didn’t think that it would actually be hilarious though since it had actors such as …
The Pursuit of Happyness
I’m not really a big fan of Will Smith but I must admit he gives the performance of his career in this movie (even better than his portrayal of Ali). He was worthy of the Oscar nomination he received. I was in tears for most of the film. Directed …
Dallas Season One
Oh wow was the first season of Dallas and the miniseries that launched the program was awesome! In a lot of ways, this was the prototype for Prime Time soap operatic drama for two decades to come. Yes, I loved the show even as a little kid watching it …
Firewall, Richard Loncraine Movie
Jack Stanfield is a head of security for a reputable bank. However, it appeared that their expertise is seen by some parties who intend evil. Jack originally acquainted with someone named Bill Cox who intends to work together with banks in the field of security, but the introduction has …
The Secret movie
I came across a movie on Netflix called “The Secret” and it sounded like a really good thriller. The fact it starred David Duchovny also won me over because I’ve always felt he was an underrated actor.
However, while the movie turned out to be halfway decent, I also found …
Batman Begins
This is the first batman movie that had all the ideals of Batman character. It is fantastic movie. I liked it a lot. If you really want to know about batman go and watch this movie. It shows how a rich boy comes to street and then becomes batman …
Garden State: Movie
Garden State is one of my favourite films. I didn’t know quite what to make of the plot when I first read about it, but the beautifully written script and the well acted characters that you will just fall in love with make it a must see for independent …
The Matrix Reloaded movie
The Matrix Reloaded is the 2003 sequel to the highly successful 1999 film The Matrix. The move was hard to follow to say the least, I thought the first was was confusing, this was impossible, the movie seems pieced together, I remember seeing a ton of interesting stuff, I …
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
A movie directed by Steven Speilberg, story in part by George Lucas, Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Balnchett, Karren Allen and Shia LaBeouf.
The very long anticipated Indiana Jones sequel, very long anticipated actually- 18 years in the making is a wonderful adventure story. Just like always, it takes you …
The Thing from Another World movie
This film was directed by Howard Hawks back in the 1960s, but for some reason the famous director let an unknown filmmaker take all the credit. Perhaps it wasn’t good for is rumour to be affiliated with a story like this, I’m not sure.
Anyway, the plot centres around a …
Click movie
Click is a 2006 movie starring Adam Sandler about a man who buys a universal remote control with the special ability to fast forward and pause time, to get through the boring stuff and leave more time for himself, he soon discovers the remote control also has a memory …
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 1.2: Gnothi Seauton
Well, to my discovery, it seems that this TV show follows an alternate timeline after “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and has nothing to do with “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (even though “Terminator: Salvation” does). That’s good and bad in my opinion, but that’s a whole other story …
I Am Legend DVD
I am Legend is very much a one man show with lead actor Will Smith on great form in undeniably his best screen performance to date. Overhyped? almost definately, but despite this the end result is ultimately rewarding.
So what’s it all about ? Emma …
The Man In The Iron Mask
Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, this 1998 movie tells the story of two royal brothers, Loius and Phillip, separated at birth by their father’s wish. Louis was raised as a prince and is now the king of France; Phillip knows nothing about who he is; raised in …
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Toy Soldiers, directed by Daniel Petrie Jr is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was April 26, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama and stars Sean Astin as William Tepper aka Billy, Wil Wheaton as …
Transformers 2
Transformers 2 is full of action, adventure, and plenty of comedy.
After seeing the first of the two movies I was extemely impressed, and expected even better from the second. It was even better than expected.
The movie is about a young boy who has the knowledge needed for an evil …
A Walk in the Clouds
I am not a fan of romance films, but I would still recommend the movie “A Walk in the Clouds” to anyone who loves watching a good romance film. Nevertheless, I think that like most other romance films which I have seen, the plot of the movie is lacking …
10,000 BC
I purchase this movie together with some more as a time killing activity while my husband is on a two week vacation. I thought at first that it was just an ordinary and boring historical type of movies but as I watched the movie, I know it is more …
50 First Dates
Adam Sandler is thoroughly charming in the movie date, 50 First Dates. I caught this on DVD and in fact, I have done that lots of times. I always do not fail to laugh whenever I watch 50 First Dates, and the side-kick heroine in this laughable romantic …
Inside by Dimension Extreme movie
This is definitely a must see movie if you a fan of gruesome horror. This is probably one of the bloodiest and most disturbing movie that I have seen in a long time!
It has a great story behind it. A pregnant woman loses her husband in a …
The Matrix Reloaded movie
The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment in the Matrix trilogy. To be honest, I do not think I enjoyed it as much as the first one. It seems like some of the excitement died out, or maybe there was just so much fuzz about the start …
Cobra (1986)
Cobra, directed by George P. Cosmatos is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was May 23, 1986 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Sylvester Stallone as Lt. Marion Cobretti aka Cobra, Bridgitte Nielsen as …
Taken movie
Taken can easily be classified as another run-of-the-mill spy action movie—”because it is. There are only few changes in the plot that can make it a memorable one. The first is that Bryan Mills’ daughter is kidnapped not for ransom but for trade in the sex industry. The second …
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016 Film)
2016 has been a dull year for me in movies so far. I have been to cinema for most time once an anticipated movie gets shown, but there are certain movies that I have missed in favor of the other. For example, I watched The Jungle Book instead of 10 …
Hiding Out
Hiding Out is one of those 1980s movies that you know I will rant about. Hiding Out is no exception!!! So Andrew is a stock broker who makes some very bad deals and suddenly needs to run away and never be seen again, or he will be killed. So …
Washington Square movie
This is a remake of the 1949 classic titled “The Heiress,” starring Olivia de Havilland. While the original is hard to beat, the remake is actually not too bad. Of course, there are some rather questionable additions and a definite feminist touch, but what else can you expect from …
Dark Water
When I saw the movie “Dark Water” being advertised at the time it was being released in theatres I didn’t pay it a lot of attention since at the same period of time a number of other horror movies with a similar style were being released and I wasn’t …
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter is rated G my the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was November 22, 1995 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy and stars the voices of Tim Hanks as Woody, Tim …
Hang Em High
If you like Clint Eastwood’s western movies then you will like Hang Em High. It is one of his older westerns and is a very good movie to watch. We have several westerns in our library but this one is one of our favorites. It has alot of action, …
Movie Stop Loss
My son and I went to see the movie “Stop Loss” last evening and this is the first anti war movie that I have seen since the tragic events of 9/11. We saw this move at Arundel Mills Malls, in Hanover Maryland
This movie deals with a young soldier who …
The Bucket List (movie)
Two of my favorite actors in the same movie! The Bucket List stars Jack Nicholson as Edward and Morgan Freeman as Carter. Edward and Carter meet while in the hospital because both men are dying of cancer. Now the plot sounds pretty trite, but it is Jack Nicholson and …
Maximum Risk (1996)
When Alain Moreau discovers the body of a slain man, he sees that they look exactly alike; it would seem that this dead man is his brother and his twin brother at that. Not knowing who this man was or what led up to his death, Alain now takes …
The Amazing Spiderman (movie)
Even though I originally had no intention of watching the new Spiderman movie because I’m a huge fan of the previous ones, I eventually changed my mind and watched it recently. Up to a few minutes before I still had some fairly low expectations of it, for me to …
View from the Top (2003)
Director: Bruno Barreto. Featuring: Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen and Gwyneth Paltrow.
This is a cute little story enjoyable to watch and easy on the eyes. Yet if your time is really precious, save it for something else.
It tells the story of a young woman named Donns (Paltrow) from a …
Apocalypto
Apocalypto is truly one of the most unique films I’ve ever seen. Really very interesting. The dialogues are delivered in Yucatec (ancient language during the Mayan civilization) and the actors are all unknown which makes the movie as real as real can be. Arguably Mel Gibson’s best film, Apocalypto …
The Spy Who Loved Me movie
The third 007 film starring Roger Moore is one of my favorites. The background story is the usual: someone is threatening to take over the world and Bond has to stop him. What really is unusual about this film, and this amazed me more than anything when I first …
Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone the movie
I am a super huge fan of the Harry Potter series, I love all of Harry Potter’s book. Thus when Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone the movie was out, I quickly rushed to see it. The movie, like the book is about this boy named Harry Potter. Harry is …
Film Watchmen
I saw ‘Watchmen’ at a local IMAX theatre and the film really scores a 100% rating for presentation. It’s slick, glossy and packed with imaginative set pieces and special effects. The story on the other hand leaves a lot to be desired. I never read the graphic novel by …
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