Movies Reviews
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 …
The Postman (1997)
The Postman, directed by Kevin Costner is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 25, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Drama/Science Fiction and stars Kevin Costner as The Postman, Will Patton as General Bethlehem …
Weather Man: movie
Weather Man, starring Nicholas Cage, was released in number of years ago and was not highly successful in the box office. Perhaps this was because it was such a “different” kind of movie. It wasn’t quite a comedy, though it had some funny parts, and it wasn’t …
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“The Moonstone” by Wilkie Collins is a delightful and well-written 19th century mystery novel. When she turns 18, Lady Rachel Verinder received a very special and precious gift: a large yellow diamond called Moonstone. Her uncle, now deceased, had stolen it from a temple in India where he was …
Hard Ball (2001)
Hardball is a wonderful film about a gambling man, Conor O’Neill, who throws away all of his money on basketball betting. To make some money to pay of the debts, he must coach a little league baseball team in the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago. This movie hits …
Cone Heads
There are quite a few movies out there that got their start as Saturday Night Live skits. One of those, Coneheads, is actually not that bad of a movie.
The movie focuses on the Conehead family, a family of aliens who are trying to pretend to be a normal suburban …
Charade movie
From 1963, Charade is one of the best thrillers ever made, and to think it revolves around a simple stamp. The film is romantic, dramatic, and leaves you gasping more than once as the action unfolds. The mystery stays fresh and revitalizes itself several times throughout. …
Movie Sister Act
I doubt if there is someone who didn’t watch this hilarious comedy with the actress, Whoopi Goldberg at her best. If there is someone who didn’t watch it, run to the nearest DVD bookshop and by a copy right now!
“Sister Act” is about a singer Deloris Van Cartier (Goldberg) …
The Last Samurai movie
Tom Cruise is an american military officer who is captures by the japanese and changes his view on everything about life. It is using the same story as the old classic miniseries Shogun once did and attempts to be a serious artistic Kurosawa-style feature. However, The Last Samurai is …
Human Remains
Before Merchant and Gervais brought the mockumentary back to our screens with The Office, there was Human Remains. Although its legacy remains in the minds of those who fell in love with back in 2000, it certainly hasn’t earned the success it deserves. The show follows a simple premise: …
Movie Juno (2007)
Juno (2007) is a comedy by director Jason Reitman that’s rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language.
Juno is the story of a witty 16 year old named Juno McGuff (Ellen Page) who accidentaly becomes pregnant after a one-time meeting with her best friend Pauly Bleeker (Michael …
Om Shanthi Om (Starring Shah Rukh Khan)
Om Shanthi Om is the latest movie starring Shahrukh Khan (Released on November 2007) It is directed by Farakh Khan. Shahrukh Khan plays the lead role of Om Prakash and Om Kapoor. Deepika Padukone plays the role of Shanthi and Sandy. Arjun Rampal plays the role of the villian …
Star Wars
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away We are taken to a galaxy ruled by an evil emperor, and his twisted, evil right hand man Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice by James Earl Jones). Upon capturing a rebel ship, which Princess Leia (Carrie …
Knock Knock Movie
If you’re thinking of a way to waste an hour and a half of your life, give the movie Knock Knock a try. This movie is a complete waste of time and I don’t know how I ever sat through the whole movie. If you’ve read any of my …
Cadillac Records
This movie was actually pretty good. Most of the main characters managed to capture the essence of the lives they were supposed to play, but some did not. Mos Def played Chuck Berry and did an outstanding job portraying one of the pioneers of what we now know as …
Next of Kin
Next of Kin was the movie Patrick Swayze did after Road House. He played a hillbilly cop, living in Chicago, where the movie was filmed. Helen Hunt was cast as his wife, and his two brothers were played by Liam Neeson and Bill Paxton. The crux …
Pan’s Labyrinth
I recently caught this Spanish movie Pan’s Labyrinth. A “fairy tale” set in the backdrop of WW2, in the mountains of Spain where the Facist regime was trying to stamp out the rebellion and the Allies were waging war against the Nazis in Europe.
The fairy tale line is about …
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 30
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 30 begins with a man speaking to Roy Mustang, berating him for becoming a State Alchemist. Roy tells him that he should have become a State Alchemist because of his brilliant research, the man explains to him that he doesn’t need to and that …
Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Animated Movie
Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a movie from 1937 and is about a princess named Snow White who works as a Scullery maid because of her jealous stepmother the Queen. One day she meets the Prince and they fall in love. The …
Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall is an action film for the action hater. Wait! Action lovers, don’t turn away yet. It’s James Bond —“ of course this film has action. I’m saying it’s got more than just action. It’s got action and then some. That’s why I, the action hater, really enjoyed it. …
The hills have eyes Movie
This movie is about a bunch of mutants, to be brief. So its about a bunch of family members on vacation when the automobile (kind of those truck/trailer things) breaks down and certain people go for help and they are eventually attacked by these mutants. I mean I dont …
Root of All Evil Documentary
The Root of All Evil documentary was a two part series put on by the BBC over in Britain, based upon the book of the same name by Richard Dawkins, famous evolutionist who is best known for his book, “The Selfish Gene.” He is also one of the …
The Night Listener
I’m not really sure why but whenever Robin Williams is in a drama, I just can’t take him seriously. The Night Listener was the perfect example of this.
I made a serious effort to watch this movie last night and, though I tried, I just couldn�t get into it. It …
Shrek the Third
In my opinion, Shrek the Third is the best movie of the Shrek movies. I liked Shrek 1 and Shrek 2 even more than 1 because of the addition of Puss in Boots. Shrek 3 I like even more than Shrek 2; that isn’t saying a whole …
A Beginners Guide to Endings movie
I am reviewing the 2010 movie, A Beginners Guide to Endings, starring well known actors Scott Caan and Paulo Costanza. The movie is a comedy/drama and shows how people react in tight spots. Everything starts with an old man commiting suicide. He is ashamed of what he has done …
Black Sheep movie
I am reviewing the movie, Black Sheep, starring Chris Farley and David Spade. When Mike’s (Farley) brother is running for governor, there is nothing Mike would rather do than help him out. Unfortunately for Mike, he is a little accident prone. Everything he does seems to mess things up …
Blue Valentine Movie
One of this year’s Oscar contenders, Blue Valentine tells the story of Cindy and Dean, a couple on
the verge of a divorce after a short but beautiful courtship. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams act
their hearts out in this tearjerker and really bring to life these characters along with their …
Death Race
Death Race is a 2008 movie starring Jason Statham as a man wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. In reality, he was set up by a crazy warden of a private prison because he is a great driver, and she needs someone to compete in her Death Race. …
Batman
Having witnessed his parents’ death, millionaire Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) dedicates his life to fighting crime. In order to do this, like any good super hero, he needs a disguise and finds one in the form of a Bat. Now known throughout Gotham city as Batman, Wayne fights crime …
Transporter 2
What little characterization from the first movie is tossed aside as Frank…whatever his last name was is now in Miami acting as chauffeur for a politician and his family. It’s clearly a temp job, but he does get along well enough with the kid, testing the boy’s intellect …
Ed Wood movie
Tim Burton’s lovely portrait of the bizarre director Ed Wood comes to life with an amazing Johnny Depp in the leading role and Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi. I don’t know if everything in this film is the truth, but it sure is very convincing and enjoyable, much thanks …
Camp Rock
I was waiting for New Year’s Eve and to pass time I had a movie marathon all by myself. The last movie I watched was Camp Rock because I had no other choice. It’s an original Disney Channel movie starring Demi Lovato as a teenager who went to her …
Constantine (2005)
This movie is quite disappointing. It really leads human thinking to nowhere. It’s simple as this, if you’re not for heaven, you go to hell. There are only two destinations. But this movie gives an exception to one man. There is no such thing …
Friday the 13th Uncut (1980), slasher film
Friday the 13th was not the first slasher movie, but it does get credit for a few things. The biggest seller point to Friday the 13th is the fact we never saw anything like this, at the time. To this day Friday the 13th has been able to stand …
Movie Rudy
Rudy is, in my opinion, tied for first with Remember the Titans as the greatest football movie of all time. Rudy is a movie that tugs on every emotion you have. The film draws us in and it has to do with the amazing film making. …
Stargate: Atlantis 501 “Search and Rescue”
Stargate Atlantis season 5 premiere was one of the things I was really waiting for. With all the spoilers out there, I couldn’t imagine how they will make it work. And oh boy, was it worth it.
The episode is an immediate continuation of the season 4 finale. The building …
Movie The Terminal
The Terminal with Tom Hanks.
This is without a doubt one of Tom Hanks best movies. Though the storyline is unique and interesting, its success rests solely on this fine actor’s shoulders.
The story is simple. It is neither dramatic nor does …
Lucy Gallant
I adore Lucy Gallant. It’s a film about the Texas oil boom. Jane Wyatt plays the title role of Lucy Gallant, a woman running away from her old love and who ends up stranded right in the middle of oil country. She quickly meets the tall …
The Long Good Friday movie
A thriller set in the gangster neighbourhoods of London. Bob Hoskins plays the boss of a team of criminals who starts cleaning up among the ones who aren’t trustworthy in his opinion, but while doing this he understand that there are more gangsters above his head he shouldn’t play …
Eden Lake - (starring Kelly Reilly)
Just one word to sum up Eden Lake that I’ve watched: gross. I don’t think that Eden Lake is a true story and if there are, who would in their right mind breed kids like those fanatic murderers and torturers in this movie story. I get disgusted by …
The North Avenue Irregulars movie
This 1979 Disney movie, The North Avenue Irregulars, is a real hoot. I didn’t see it initially, but came to it years later when I saw it on cable. I was hooked. Now I watch this movie whenever I can find it on TV, which isn’t …
Avatar movie
From the director of Titanic, I did not expect anything lesser than a truly spectacular and touching movie. And even with this high expectation Avatar did not let me down. Avatar is a movie which kept me fully engaged in the theater for every seconds of the movie. In …
Dead Ringers movie
This film was directed by David Cronenberg, an american underground director who mostly combines a lot of violence and supernatural themes with intelligent and artistic vision. Dead Ringers is considered as his first and greatest leap into a more “serious” style, and it tells the story of two twin …
The Three Stooges Movie 2012
I am what you might call a true blue stooge fan, I can remember back in the day when I used to run home from school just so I could catch the latest episode of The Three Stooges. Sometimes me and my friends would watch it together, …
Anna And The King,1999 movie
The movie is based on a true story that took place in the 19th century. Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster), an English widow, is invited by the King of Siam to educate his numerous children. Her views differ in many ways from the traditional Siamese ways, and she holds on …
Vacancy, Nimród Antal Movie
While heading the design credit for ‘Vacancy’, director Nimród Antal debut in the United States, it will remind Thriller classic Alfred Hitchkock in 1960, ‘Psycho’. Moreover, with music accompanied by a score likewise, the plus location with the ‘incident’ by remote motel run by men psychopathic, it would certainly …
The Orphanage
I watched a film on DVD recently called The Orphanage. I was attracted to this film for two reasons, one being that it is all in Spanish and I love foreign films, but the other, more important reason, was that it is made by Guillermo Del Toro, the same …
Pan’s Labyrinth
The other night I watched a very unique movie called Pan’s Labyrinth, or El Laberinto del fauno. I really enjoyed this movie. Pan’s Labyrinth was out in 2006. The movie is set in the time of the Spanish civil war. Pan’s Labyrinth primarily follows the …
Terminator Salvation movie
I am a great fan of the Terminator series, and I had been waiting for this film to release from a long time. Last night I went to theater to watch this movie.
Overall it is an enjoyable movie. The story is weak but there are other redeeming factors in …
The Other Woman (movie)
I’m generally not a fan of what most people describe as “chick flicks”, but once in a very long while a movie might come along that I think I might enjoy. When I first saw the trailer for it some months ago, The Other Woman ended up being one …
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