Movies Reviews
Longitude (2000)
This was a 2000 A&E television production, and is now available on DVD. The movie is an interweaving of two stories: the 18th century invention of the marine chronometer by John Harrison, and the 20th century restoration of the timepieces by Rupert Gould.
I’m going to give this movie sort …
Texas Chainsaw Massacrew Original
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the best horror movies of all time. I still remember the first time I saw the movie and it literally scared me to death. I’ve seen it many times since then and it still manages to completely disturb me. I think …
Space Cowboys
I haven’t seen the movie Space Cowboys since my wife and I saw it years ago on one of our first dates together (we can’t remember if it was the first or second movie we ever saw together). So, when it came on a couple nights ago, I figured …
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER DVD
We’ve been trying for a month to rent Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, but, it is always out. So, we finally bought one for our grandsons to watch, as they spent the night. It is truly adorable, with Whoopie Goldberg’s voice being the wicked witch, Stormella, and with the …
Disneys The Emperors New Groove film
Disneys The Emperors New Groove is a great film to watch and is a little more funky than the other Disney Classic Movies.
David Spade stars as the Emperor - a self important selfish character who annoys one person to many and gets his come upance when he sacks his …
Little Miss Sunshine
“Little Miss Sunshine” is an extraordinary comedy. It’s basic set-up as a road trip movie starring a middle-class family begs the comparison to National Lampoon’s “Vacation” or maybe even the recent “RV.” However, this film tackles far more serious issues and delivers it’s jokes with much more class and …
Righteous Kill
Righteous kill was directed by Jon Avnet and featured Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as the main characters. Other notables in the movie were 50 cent, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, and Brian Dennehy.
The central plot of the movie is that a cop is killing bad guys who …
27 Dresses (2008)
Here we go again, yet another dull, boring and dreary chick flick to torture the living daylights out of you and leave you wondering why the hell do developers keep putting such utter rubbish on the silver screen, but worst, why do people pay good money to go and …
Rush Hour 3
Very forgettable movie. Does not compare to Rush Hour 1 and 2. The jokes were old and used from Rush Hour one and Two. I thought the main characters Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were shadows of their former selves. Chris Tucker looked like he gained 80 pounds. Jackie Chan’s …
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
I have loved Gerard Butler since seeing him do comedy on The Ugly Truth, he can be such a natural jerk and it makes me wonder if he’s really like that in person, just curious because he’s so good at what he does! Anyway, this story sets on Gerard …
The Rocketeer, movie (1991)
A group of mobsters have stolen an object from Howard Hughes and are being chased by the cops. They make their way to Bigelow Air Field. One of the gangsters hides the object in a hangar before being arrested. Soon, Cliff Secord (Bill Campbell), a young …
Walt Disney Presents: Beyond Witch Mountain movie
Beyond Witch Mountain was actually an hour long pilot movie for a potential TV series. It was made for TV in 1982 and at the time was the third Witch Mountain production. Two more followed it as time passed.
What was interesting to me about this is that …
Lost Weekend movie
Billy Wilder was one of Hollywood’s most successful and original filmmakers during the golden era. He is most famous for masterpieces like Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity and Some like it hot, but The Lost Weekend is just an important film as those ones in my opinion. It’s the story …
Finding Neverland movie
This movie, starring Johnny Depp, is wonderful. It feature Johnny Depp as a playwright who befriends a family of boys. Their mother is unfortunately sick.
The main character writes a play, called Peter Pan, which is mostly based on the boys’ playtimes and made up stories he tells the boys …
Things We Lost in the Fire (R, 2007) movie
I was expecting a little bit of over-acting from Halle Berry, and perhaps even a bit too much gratuitous skin. There was indeed a lot of skin in this movie. But most of the skin shown was on the face–close-ups of the actors for long periods of …
A Little Princess Movie
The first time I saw this movie, I was just flipping through the channels and found this strange little movie on HBO. I sat and watched the whole movie, just on a whim. It turned out to be a cute little movie. A sad but uplifting story of a …
Crash (2004)
“Crash” (2004) is movie about a series of car crashes and the events that lead up to the crash. The movie last 115 and, frankly could be cut without serious harm. “Crash” is a Bull’s Eye Entertainment production in English and filmed in color on sets and locations throughout Los …
The Hours (2002)
Based on one of my favourite novels ever, Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf, this movie explores the inner world of three different women, living in three different times. They’re all connected to eachother somehow, the first being none other than the writer, Virginia Woolf (played by Nicole Kidman), who …
Land of the Dead (2005) Movie
Land of the Dead is the fourth zombie film directed by the master of zombies, George A. Romero. I am not overly familiar with Romero’s previous movies to be honest. My favourite all time zombie movie is Return of the Living Dead which has a lot of …
Underworld movie
I came to this movie with low expectations. I remembered reading unfavorable reviews of it when it was out in theaters. But I actually think it’s a good movie if you’re able to accept it for what it is - a fantasy movie about vampires and werewolves. …
The World’s End 2013 Movie
Every month there’s a movie release offering at least a couple of stories where human civilization is threatened by a dark force that is ultimately neutralized with more or less physical or intellectual effort.
In “The World’s End” it is the British actor Simon Pegg’s turn to save the planet. …
Movie Graveyard painfully predictable
Now that I have digital cable with plenty of movie channels to choose from, my nightly ritual is finding a good movie to watch before bed.
Graveyard is not one of those films.
The 2006 movie takes place at an abandoned summer camp (of course) and focuses on a group of …
Film Up
Could a thousand balloons filled with helium gas really uproot a house from the ground and send it hovering in the sky for many days? Is it really possible for an old man and a boy to travel inside a flying house in open air without feeling out of …
Movie: “Bride Wars”
Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star in this lackluster, predictable comedy in which best friends become enemies when they accidentally book their weddings on the same date. Determined to upstage each other, they pull all kinds of unpleasant tricks to try and ruin the other’s wedding.
I had several issues …
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 …
Good Luck Chuck
From the previews and the description on the box, I thought the movie Good Luck Chuck would be an excellent love story. What my wife and I sadly discovered was the movie wasn’t much better than a soft-core porn flick.
The idea of a guy who has a curse that …
Twilight (2008) movie
This much anticipated movie based on Stephenie Mayer’s novel “Twilight” was a huge disappointment to me since I have read the book. I fell in love with the book when I first read it and couldn’t wait for the movie to come out when the book was said to …
The Game Plan Movie
Dwayne Johnson is hot. There is no doubt about it. And it gets even better seeing him star opposite a little girl star Madison Pettis. This is about a famous foot ball player who doesn’t know that he has a daughter, and the girl shows up on his doorstep. …
The Secret (R, 2006) movie
You will probably recognize her as Juno’s hyper teenage BFF. But Olivia Thirlby proves otherwise in this 2006 thriller called “The Secret.” The DVD cover art may throw you off. You may think that this is some seedy Lolita movie in which the teen wraps …
Eagle Eye
I just finished watching the movie Eagle Eye few days ago. I got the DVD from a friend of mine who told me it’s quite a good movie. After watching the movie, I must say I am not very impressed with it.
The story started in the Middle East region …
Star Trek (2009)
With a venerable liking for most things I’ve seen almost all of the movies and some shows, I must say that JJ did a nice work with this film. The director JJ Abrams has done a brilliant job in resurrecting an ailing franchise to the glee of millions of …
Movie War of the Worlds (2005)
Even though War of the Worlds is a great movie and I enjoyed watching it very much, I was not happy with the fact that Tom Cruise played the leading role. I did not think the character of Ray Ferrier was portrayed as believable and may have been better …
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Ghost and the Darkness, directed by Stephen Hopkins is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for some violence and gore involving animal attacks. The original rlease date for this movie was October 11, 1996 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of …
“In Darkness” historical movie
“In Darkness” is an historical film. During the year 1942, the old-world city of Lvov which is situated in Eastern Poland is occupied by the Germans; their allies who are from the Ukraine as well as their minions. The city, per se, has not been totally devastated; …
Applause Videos in Vancouver, Canada
I just had to be a member of this mom and pop video store, even when I already moved to the city of Surrey. Like the clerk said when I signed up for membership, they really would like to concentrate the service on the community they are located …
Pulse (2006)
Pulse, directed by Jim Sonzero is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of sci-fi terror, disturbing images, language, sensuality and thematic material. The original release date was August 11, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller …
Movie : Dance of The Dead
Masters of Horror entry Dance of The Dead is actually one of my favorites. When you read some of the reviews on this it gets roughed up pretty bad but I actually felt it had some good characters, an interesting backstory and a horrific conclusion. I think …
Paris,Texas movie
Wim Wenders was a part of the german new wave in the early 70s along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Herzog for instance. The opinions of Wenders are very divided, and I personally think his later films are very overrated, but back in the 70s and 80s he …
French Cancan movie filmed 1954
Jean Renoir is without question considered one of the most significant directors of all time. He was engagingly good spirited; and consequently an entertaining personage. Lists of films deserving notice by the Director include: “Rules of the Game” and; “Grand Illusion”. Naturally, the preceding two …
An Erotic Werewolf in London Movie DVD
I didn’t like this movie since I believed it was more of a female exploitation movie, which I wasn’t interested in. This was because it contained a lot of female nudity scenes as well as lesbian scenes which made it more resemble soft core pornography than a horror movie. …
Zoom
When the movie Zoom came out, it had two strikes against it in my opinion. First, it was about a bunch of kids with super powers; something that has been done way too many times in my opinion. Secondly, it starred Tim Allen. I like his stand up comedy. …
The Phantom Carriage movie
The most famous and successful film by swedish silent master filmmaker Victor Seastrom depicts a novel by nobel prize winner Selma Lagerlof, about an alcoholic getting picked up by the ghost who drives The Phantom Carriage to the land of the dead. The alcoholic - played by Seastrom himself …
Instinct (1999)
Instinct, directed by Jon Turteltaub is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for some intense violent behavior. The original release date was June 4, 1999 for United States audience. Thismovie falls in the genre of Drama/Thriller and stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as Ethan Powell, Cuba Gooding …
Point Break (1991)
Point Break, directed by Kathryn Bigelow is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 12, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Crime/Drama/Sport/Thriller and stars Patrick Swayze as Bodhi, Keanu Reeves as FBI Agent Johnny Utah, Gary …
Idiocracy
Idiocracy is one of my favorite movies. It’s the story about an average ‘joe’ who gets chosen to participate in a military experiment. He was supposed to be cryogenically frozen for 1 year, but something goes wrong and he wakes up 500 years later. To his suprise society hasn’t …
Boogie Nights movie
Boogie Nights with Mark Wahlberg, Bert Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, and William H. Macy.
This insight into the porno movie industry was the type of movie that you can see many times. Beneath this simple story lies many complex subplots that are hidden at …
Movie V for Vendetta
This movie was a tough one. It is at times confusing, at times preachy, and at times extremely disturbing, but I am glad that I stuck it out and I would reccommend that you do the same.
This film is of the genre of apocolyptic futures: it portrays where …
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 10
The Simpsons family are going to watch a movie out in the open. the entire Springfield town seems to be there. First movie that is shown by Ned. However it turns out to be really lame, and another film sis shown. It is Patty and Selma’s vacation films. They …
Happy Accidents
The movie “Happy Accidents” should be a mix of old time romance and fantasy so that to attract both women and men to the cinema. The end result of this movie is that to achieve a lousy movie that doesn’t seem to go any where. What is incredible about …
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