Ah, Mr. Brooks…this is a movie I can wrap my mind around and just linger in for awhile. A very nice psychotic drama featuring the ever talented Kevin Costner as the mass murdering serial killer Earl Brooks. I finer film this year under the genre of crime has yet …

Quentin Tarantino shocked the world with this daring film from 1992, that seemed to appear out of nowhere back then. It is a story told in flashbacks about a gang of criminals doing a big job on diamond theft and fails. One of the members is an under cover …

RomeoXJuliet Episode 2 begins with Romeo asking Juliet for her name, she’s about to answer when Benvolio tells him his father is asking for him. Juliet runs toward the exit only to be stopped by guards. She cleverly escapes with the help of her protectors, Fransisco and …

Mortal Kombat (1995) is an action film from director Paul W.S. Anderson and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for non-stop martial arts action and some violence.
Mortal Kombat, an adaptation of the very popular video game series, revolves around a tournament that pits the forces of evil against good. …

The 2011 film “Grace Card” is a film geared to motivate people to set the way for a change and for a better place where everyone is equal. While there were many wonderful moments in the film (including the plot itself) there were also a few parts that seemed …

Brad Pitt and Anjolina Jolie no doubt make an attractive couple. With that said let’s get to the much anticipated movie that has just been released on DVD.
This movie was highly marketed. With two of the biggest hollywood stars, this movie was sure to be a hit.
The movie …

The Ruins was a complete waste of time, which was sad because I really wanted to see it. I kept seeing the movie advertised and telling my friends how good I thought it was. I’ve never read the book the film was based on, but now that I’ve seen …

I must say that I am confused when I watched Noel, the DVD movie. Luckily, I caught this on DVD instead of going to the movies for it. Starring Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Penelope Cruz, Paul Walker and some other casts, this movie is about miracles and that …

It is so difficult to say who is the ideal on screen partner for Hugh Grant. We have seen him act with such great female stars such as Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Renee Zellwegar, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Julianne Moore and Andie MacDowell. I believe he is ideal on screen partner …

I decided that I wanted to watch this film as soon as I saw the trailer. It seemed to me like it would have a realistic story line, and that the film would hold my attention. I would say the film definitely lived up to my positive expectations.

The film revolves …

We finally got around to watching the new GI Joe movie last night and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The previews looked interesting but the movie looked like it would have way too much going on at once and would be confusing.
It turned out to be a …

When R.J. a raccoon tries to steal food from a sleeping bears den named Vince, he knows that if Vince does wake up he knows he’s dead. While stealing all of Vinces’ food R.J. accidentally wakes up Vince before he can leave and loses all his food in the …

This is a movie about boxing, and if you have ever seen a movie about boxing then you don’t really need to even bother yourself with this movie. The plot is very simple, it is about a woman who has offered to manage an up and coming middleweight fighter, …

Sad, Heartwarming and Hopeful
Before the credits start Holly (Hillary Swank) and Gerry (Gerard Butler) are having an argument that almost anyone who has ever been in a relationship would recognize. She is passionate about the subject and he hasn’t a clue as to what they are fighting about. …

Marie Antoinette is a fairly new movie about the infamous, young queen of France. Marie was a native Austrian, brought to France to marry the prince. Both Marie and her future husband were little more than children when they married, as they were both young teenagers. Of course it …

I have a great time going to the movies with my husband and daughter. We have really been looking forward to WALL-E coming out in the theatres. The trailers for it looked great. We finally got to see it last Saturday. We were really excited. …

With the Parent Trap III movie bringing in good ratings for the Walt Disney company, another movie was done the same year called Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon. With Susan now married to Jeffrey Wyatt, the family travels together to Hawaii for the honeymoon. Strange, odd even, but …

While I am a fan of holiday films, I am sorry to say that the 2010 Hallmark channel film, “Battle of the Bulbs” was not one that I would wish to watch again. The film lacked a decent plot I believe, and didn’t really appeal to me and get …

Our Sunday afternoon was spent at the movies today. I like Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson This is a movie about a treasure hunt and it was quite good
Kate works as a stewart on a yacht owned by a multimillionaire, who agrees to stop in the Key …

Reality Bites is a nice romantic movie with the back drop of young students. The movie is said as a path breaking movie of this type. Ben Stiller directed this movie and is his first movie as a director. The movie has Ben Stiller, Winona Ryder, and Ethan Hawke …

To-date, I have watched Little Man Tate three times. It has such an amazing topic, the subject of raising and educating individuals who are little Mozarts, like the so-called Little Man Tate in the film, who I think has that eidetic memory. There is a very tasty …

This is one of the most powerful and gut wrenching movies I have ever seen. It is brutally honest in its depiction of drug addiction and the effect it has on different people. It shows how drugs are just the tip of the pyramid when it comes …

Ran, 1985, directed by Akira Kurosawa, is based on Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” It takes the story to Japan, transforming King Lear into Lord Hidetora Ichimonji, the head of a powerful clan. Hidetora is aging, and he wants to retire. However, instead of choosing one heir, he decides to divide …

This was one of those films that was completely missed by the mainstream. The subject of necrophilia is quite a tricky one. But somehow the director of this film found a way to introduce the topic with not just sensitivity (is that even possible?) but …

Made in the 1980’s, After Hours tells the story of one man’s nightmarish trip into the Soho area.
This is a film by Martin Scorsese that Roger Ebert deemed so intense that he considered leaving the theater and coming back later after he had pulled himself together. It seems that …

I saw Spiderman 3 at a matinee the weekend after it opened. There had already been a ton of reviews stating just how horrible it was and that Sam Raimi is just a huge dissapointment with this one.
NEVER listen to critics. Always make your own decision when …

Singin’ in the Rain is a really good musical from 1952 that continues to thrill audiences all these years later. People remember this movie and the awesome dance sequences staged by star Gene Kelly, who also director along with Stanley Donen. I always think about Patrick Swayze …

If you have read my review of An Extremely Goofy Movie then you already know that I liked this movie. I realize that its a bit sad but the characters are just so endearing that its impossible not to love them.
In this movie Max discovers the wonderful world …

Into the Blue
Sony Pictures
Stars: Jessica Alba and Paul Walker
They need to sink this movie. If you are a guy then the constant butt shots of Jessica Alba are plenteous. This movie had a stupid plot, gave in to the stereotypes about lawyers (greedy sharks), and pretty much had me …

As far as documentaries go, The Garden, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Film, has everything that I love in this genre of film. It is a film that depicts the battle for a 14 acre piece of land in south central Los Angeles following …

“The Ice Harvest” is a black comedy with the actor, John Cusack in top form. What I found interesting about this movie is that it is based during the Christmas season but there is not a lot of Christmas spirit, unless one is referring to alcohol.
The story of this …

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) is an action film from director Steven Spielberg and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sci-fi terror and violence.
Taking place four years after the disaster at the would-be amusement park, The Lost World takes place when another expedition is mounted by …

One of my favourite movies up to a couple years ago was “Waterworld.” I didn’t actually see it back in the mid nineteen nineties when it was released, but instead in the early 2000s a little after I had seen the first Lord of the Rings movie. By this …

The story about four American armies on duty in Iraq. Cutoff from the last period of their duty to brought medical equipment to one of village in Iraq was followed by many tragic cases. Mental conflict experienced after returns to US is not easy to be passed. It is …

Anyone who knows me knows what a huge fan of the Robin Hood legend I am. Those same people know what a huge Disney fan I am also. I should be in hog heaven then, when, along comes the marriage of both into one feature animated film.
All I can …

OK, either I’m starting to get really old or the movie Twilight wasn’t anything that lived up to all the hype and the obsession the fans are giving it. I watched it last night and thought it was the longest, most boring vampire film I’ve ever seen. And, believe …

Tyler Perry is an awesome film maker. I really enjoyed his most recent film entitled “Why Did I Get Married?” The movie focused on relationships and the problems that each couple was dealing with in their marriage.
In the movie, there were four couples and they were all friends. …

I couldn’t get enough of this movie when it came out back in 1996. I was drawn to the magic of the special effects, the brilliant acting skills of Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, Rachel True, and Fairuza Balk was what made the movie what it is today.
The story begins …

Elle Woods is your typical sorority girl who could easily distinguish what’s in the fashion industry and what’s not. But like every stereotype dumb blonde, she dreams to marry her high school sweetheart and she’ll do anything to get this whatever and wherever it takes. So when her boyfriend got …

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. …

I am reviewing the movie, Can’t Buy me Love, starring Patrick Dempsey. `Patrick Depsey plays Ronald Miller, a social outcast in high school. He mows lawns for money. He’s a loser. Then there’s the local popular girl…beautiful, intelligent, irresistable, and unavailable. She’s going out with a guy …

When I first saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom back in 1984, I was disappointed. It had none of the exciting elements that made Raiders so successful. The biggest missing elements are the supporting cast. Brody was clearly a mentor to Dr. Jones. And Marion, the love …

From 1964, Ride the Wild Surf is one overly melodramatic movie that tried to capitalize on the beach picture craze. About the only thing it has going for it is a great cast, at least as far as bikini and surf pictures of the 60’s go. Fabian, …

My husband and I decided to go to the movies. We ended up going to the movie theatre at the Laurel Mall. It has been a few years since I had been to this movie theatre. When we first arrived we …

Little Women is a very well directed drama movie. The movie stars Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Christian Bale, Trini Alvarado, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst and Susan Sarandon in the main roles. The main story revolves around four sisters after the American Civil War. The sisters are living with their …

The original version of When A Stranger Calls is one that stuck in my head for a number of years. I always thought it was a really great movie and it wasn’t until later that I learned it was made for television. However when I saw it recently, I …

This movie was so lame and the first Friday movie was definitely so much better. Basically the main character Craig moves with his cousin for one day in the suburbs. Again the whole movie takes place on Friday and this movie is horrible. I found that there were no …

Iwo Jima, during World War II took place, in the United States troops there dead or live, fight against Japanese troops. However, this movie is not addressing the war. Sketch opened with a conversation between James, son of John Bradley, a soldier who wave the flag at Iwo Jima, …

Love is a complicated matter…and this movie shows just how complicated it can get. Mixed signals…lack of communication…looking for love in all the wrong places…having to make terrible decisions…the list goes on and on. This movie would have done much better if it was just a drama. The comedy …

“The Wedding Singer” is definitely one of the movies mostly related to Adam Sandler. Personally I was very much looked forward to watch this movie after I saw the trailer, however in the end it failed to reach my expectations. I expected a funnier Adam Sandler like in the …