Movies Reviews
Cinderella Story DVD
Cinderella story is yet another amazing movie featuring Hilary Duff (Sam). Sam is a girl affected by the 1989 earthquake. Her dad died that day. She was forced to live with her evil stepmother just like every other cinderella story. Sam falls in love with the most popular guy …
Bad Neighbours (movie)
My co-workers and I decided that we should probably go see a movie for the two for one special a local theatre was having. Two of us wanted to see the new Spiderman movie and the other two wanted to go and see one of those random chick flicks …
Public Enemies movie
My wife and I ended up finally watching the Johnny Depp film Public Enemies last night. It was an OK movie but I will confess, I expected it to be somewhat better than it was.
Depp does an excellent job as John Dillinger, public enemy number 1 who is hunted …
Remember the titans
Usually I don’t like movies about football or any sport for that matter. I really liked this movie though. It has Denzel Washington in it. I think he did an amazing job in this movie, like he usually does. The movie was good because it had a very good …
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988, stars Michael Caine and Steve Martin as two con artists who begin as competitors, continue as partners, and end up getting scammed themselves. Michael Caine’s character, Lawrence, is preying on rich women who have got money to burn. He poses as a prince from some …
Invincible Iron Man Movie
A couple of years ago Marvel announced that it was going to be producing animated film versions of many of its comic books, which would be released straight to DVD. The Invincible Iron Man is one of these animated films.
In terms of the plot, anyone familiar with the …
Movie: Escanaba in Da Moonlight
I ended up watching a movie last night that my brother once recommended to me; Escanaba in Da Moonlight. He thought it was the funniest movie ever made. I hate to say it, but I just don’t see what he liked about it.
OK, he’s a deer hunter and maybe …
Elf Will Ferrell
This is a definite must have anytime you need a quick pick me up. Will Ferrell was so hilarious in this movie. I could not stop laughing so hard the entire time. His entire outfit was enough to get you started. I loved his naive point of view of …
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa explores the theme of friendship and kinship through using animations, specifically: cartoons. It talks about 4 good friends (all are animals in the Zoo at New York City), namely - Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. The movie …
Samurai X anime
This is my favorite anime. Samurai X tells about story of one samurai named Kenshin, known as Battousai Himura. Battousai is name which people had given to him because he is a murderer. It’s said that he lived at the end of Tokugawa regime. He worked for the Japan …
Roger & me
This was Michael Moore’s first political documentary, here focusing on his hometown Flint and the way politicians took it out of business on several different levels. Although I more than often agree with what Michael Moore says, I think he uses a cheap and manipulative way of convincing his …
Michael (1996)
Michael, this movie stars John Travolta as an angel. What kind of angel you may be asking? And the answer is…the kind with actaul wings. The character portrayed the angel as a less than holy image, one that brings the heavenly host closer to home and puts it in …
Enemy At The Gates
No introduction to actors Ed Harris and Jude Law are ever required. Enemy At The Gates, in my opinion, is often an overlooked masterpiece. Based on real life events during World War II, the movie centers around the battle for Stalingrad between the Germans and Russians. Master sniper …
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Yes, Jack Sparrow is back. Johnny Depp has proved once again that he’s one of the best actors in the world. Why? Because he managed to achieve a good role in, maybe, one of the weakest plots and one of the worst directions in the history of the movie …
Movie Glory Road
It is that time of year again when college basketball seems to be the buzz around town. You start to watch the games on TV and strat picking your choices for the Amrch Madness that is coming up. It is also the time that you see movies …
Mission Impossible Trilogy
The actor, Tom Cruise managed to do a lot of things with his trilogy movie “Mission Impossible”. To put everything in a nutshell he managed to create a unique image to “Mission Impossible” with the special effects involved and, at the same time, destroy the strong concept of team …
Midnight in Paris (movie)
I had never heard of the movie “Midnight in Paris” until I saw where someone mentioned it in a blog a few weeks ago. The person mentioned that it was a brilliant independent film that all independent film lovers should see, and proceeded to give a description of the …
Tangled 3D Movie
I’m a big fan of Disney animated movies, even the ones that are about the so-called Disney Princesses. So when I saw the trailed for Tangled, Disney’s 50th animated film, then you can just imagine how excited I was. After watching the movie in 3D recently, all I can …
Cujo
If you are not afraid of dogs by now you will be after watching the movie Cujo. Stephen King is the master of horror and he really does make you fear dogs and never look at them in the same way ever again. The movie is about a a killer …
Walt Disney’s Dumbo (1941 Movie)
Last night I watched Dumbo with my wife and 3 year old girl on the TV and I can’t tell you which one of the three enjoyed the movie the most. It’s a charming movie with the right doses of humor that just appeals to the whole family.
Dumbo is …
Sherlock Holmes (2010) Movie
When I watch the trailer the end of last year, I could’t wait for this movie to be released on the cinema on the neighborhood and I just got the chance to watch the movie yesterday. Eventually, this movie worth the wait.
I like the actors, and actually one of …
Crimson Tide (1995)
Crimson Tide, directed by Tony Scott is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong language. The original released ate for this movie was May 12, 1995 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller and stars Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander …
The Rape of Richard Beck, movie
For those who are interested in finding out more on the topic of Male on Male Rape, the 1985 television movie “The Rape of Richard Beck” (also known in some places as Deadly Justice) might be valuable in your research. It is perhaps the only movie I’ve ever seen …
Batman Begins
Batman Begins flu into theaters July 2005. The story is about a man named Bruce Wayne or Batman (Christian Bale). Alfred (Michael Caine) is Bruce’s life long butler and friend. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holms) is a life long friend of Bruce’s. Henri Ducard (Liem Neelson) trained Bruce in machel …
Aliens, Guns & a Monkey
Aliens, Guns & a Monkey is a pretty fun episode of Tripping the Rift. For this episode the crew of the Jupiter 42 set ground on a planet that is completely in love with guns. This of course sets off a lot of talk about the morality …
Whiteout (2009) movie
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, and Alex O’Loughlin.
Directed by: Dominic Sena.
Oh goodness, what did they make now? Based on the 1998 comic book (of the same name) from Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, “Whiteout” is an arctic-set murder thriller starring Kate Beckinsale as a heroine. Beckinsale …
Fatal Attraction (1987)
I am old enough to remember Fatal Attraction when it was first released in cinemas and it caused a big fuss at the time. It was a massive box office hit and when I saw in at a cinema in London I remember people were shouting at the …
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005 movie)
Just by the title’s name you can already summize what the movie is about, so I need not get into the dirty details of this movie, and believe me, it is dirty. This is one of the movies that give men a bad name, but other than that, it …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I had been warned ahead of time that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a very sad movie, and since I didn’t want to be a sniveling embarrassment at the theater, I waited until it came out on DVD before I watched it. That was a good decision, …
Sicko documentary
Sicko is a documentary movie made by Michael Moore. Sicko covers the healthcare crisis in America and problems with insurance, people being uninsured, doctor and hospital costs and how Americans are being treated by the healthcare system. Sicko focuses more upon insurance than anything. Michael Moore also travels to …
American History X (drama movie)
The 1998 movie American History X is on my list of some of my favourite dramas to date, because of what it was about and the way that the story was presented. I know I’m not alone in this respect since it was given a high rating on sites like …
Machete (2010 film)
I want to preface this review by saying that this is one of my favorite movies because it embraces what it is. It is an action movie that focuses primarily on the action. This is the type of movie that you watch solely for entertainment value. It is not …
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, movie
I enjoy horror movies. I often read them and watch them with the lights turned low, wanting to feel that wonderful scared feeling as the adrenaline gets going. I had seen the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre a year or so ago, and I wanted to …
The Copper Beaches
I am reviewing The Copper Beaches, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, produced in 1983 by Granada television. In this episode, Holmes is employed by a red headed governess, who has landed a position with a couple with one small boy. She …
I am Legend movie
I am legend is a Hollywood movie released in the year 2007. It starred the famous actor Will Smith, who is known for his blockbuster movies like Men in Black, Independence day, I Robot and many more to name a few. The movie I am Legend has a …
Corpse Bride movie
Tim Burton, who directed the cult hit The Nightmare Before Christmas also directed Corpse Bride in 2005. He used a similar style in both movies. Each movie uses puppet animation, and both movies are musicals. The two pictures are very similar in tone and style, with a dark …
The Perfect Witness (R, 2007) movie
This was a horror movie in the sense that the main character (besides Wes Bentley) is a complete maniac who does the sociopath thing really well. The premise of the story is fairly simple: a young man happens to catch a serial killer making a kill. …
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a Walt Disney production. It is about a girl named Pollyanna who becomes an orphan. Pollyanna goes to live with her rich aunt Polly Harrington. Polly Harrington trys to run everything in the town. Pollyanna likes to play a game called the glad game. It is a …
Shame (movie)
Ever since I’ve discovered his movies, the actor Michael Fassebender has become not one of my favourite, but one of the actors who I’ve found to be most interesting. I believe that this especially stemmed from when I saw him in X-Men Origns as a young Magneto. I was …
Pan’s Labyrinth
When I saw Pan’s Labyrinth, I was expecting a story about a little girl retreating into her elaborate fantasy world. I would have been happy with just that, but Pan’s Labyrinth was so much more.
In the beginning of the movie we are introduced to Ofelia and her mother, who …
Shawn of the Dead
Before watching this movie, I asked some of my friends about “Shawn of the Dead” since I didn’t want to waste my money watching foolishness in the theatres. At that time I got mixed reactions. There were people to said that the movie was hilarious and there were others …
Lake Dead Movie
I plan on buying the entire run of horror movies from the Horror Fest 2008 series, but when they recently went on sale, I needed to pick out a few to buy. One of those that I picked was Lake Dead. Prior to watching the movie, I went online …
Plan 9 From Outer Space
This movie is considered one of the worst of all time. Maybe THE worst of all time. It’s directed by the worst director of all time, Ed Wood. So many people hated this movie when it came out in the 1950s. All I have to say is this: I …
Puncture (movie)
“Puncture” was a movie that I just didn’t care to see after I had read a lot of bad reviews on it. Even the trailer did little to stimulate my interest in it, even though later I came to realise that it had a very interesting plot. How I …
Charlotte’s Web
The movie “Charlotte’s Web” is one of the cutest movies I can ever remember watching. After seeing it I think that it is something that not just children, but the entire family will enjoy. I loved nearly everything about it. I have never gotten a chance to read the …
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
This movie could be looked at in one of two ways: a take on David and Goliath, or the traditional bully theme. Either way, it is a pleasant comedy with several delightful characters and oddities. It involves a hostile takeover attempt by Goliath Globo Gym owner White Goodman (Ben …
Film Coraline
I have just watched the film Coraline and I must say it was quite charming. If you have seen the trailer, this movie may seem as if it is intended for just a younger audience, but that is not the case. While it does a good job at …
Click (movie)
Devilishly funny and a new classic is the movie click. It has Adam Sandler in it and he is an awesome comedian. Click is about how this guy wants one remote to control his life and make it easier on him so he goes to a bed, bath, and …
Juno
I am reviewing the 2007 movie, Juno. Anyone who has seen this knows what a fantastic movie it is. So it’s about a sixteen-year-old girl named Juno who gets pregnant by her best friend, Paul Bleaker. Juno decides to give her baby up for adoption, and comes …
The Astronaut’s Wife movie
This is a 1999 Sci fi film starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron about an astronaut who leaves on a mission and comes back different. The other astronaut dies of a stroke after returning home, and his wife commits suicide, the surviving astronaut’s wife notices changes in his behavior, …
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