Movies Reviews
Beneath (R, 2007) movie
Another horror movie abounds where a sister is tormented by the previous ills of her own actions. In this twisted thriller, a young girl feels responsible for her sister’s disfigurement (and subsequent death) and vows to find out some of the more intricate details surrounding her last days. …
Hoosiers movie
“Hoosiers” is a classic 1986 movie about a small town high school team in Indiana in the 1940s (or 1950s). Gene Hackman stars as Coach Normal Dale, who comes to town with a checkered past. This is a man seeking redemption.
Pros: This is such a great …
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 …
Our Miss Brooks movie
From 1956, Eve Arden takes the part that she played successfully for four years on television, high school English teacher Constance ‘Connie’ Brooks, and puts her on the big screen. What is confusing to some, though, is that instead of moving forward with the story, this movie actually …
Film After Hours
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 …
Bad News Bears movie
When I was growing up, the Bad News Bears movies were very popular. So, when the remake came out staring Billy Bob Thorton, I was skeptical.
However, after watching it for the first time, I have to admit it was actually entertaining and some parts of the film were actually …
The Naval Treaty
I am reviewing The Naval Treaty, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This was produced by Granada television in 1983. In the Naval Treaty, Holmes is hired by a man to find an extremely important document, a document which could …
Agonia movie
Russian filmmaker Elem Klimov, who is most famous for is incredibly well crafted anti-war statement “Come and See!”, has in Agonia chosen to depict some russian history. The film takes place in the 19th century and involves how the Emperor of Russia is being decieved by the greedy Rasputin. …
Shrek
I don’t know if it was Toy Story or Shrek that ushered in the age of the animated feature. I know Toy Story came first, but it seems to me that Toy Story showed filmmakers what was possible in the new age of computer animation. The people behind Shrek …
Wicker man movie
I was so excited to watch this movie when I got to finally rent it. I was excited because it looked like a good movie and that Nicolas Cage was in it. It was such a disappointment. At first it seemed like a good movie, after watching it for …
Happy Feet
While my original plan was to take my 6 year old to see an old standby flick, we changed our minds after viewing the clip for Happy Feet. Even so, I still thought of it as only a great “children’s movie”. Afterwards, I found myself pleasantly surprised …
When Harry Met Sally
Yes, I know, I know: for some reason, many folks have agreed that this movie is great. Wonderful. Almost a classic… Beats me why. I watched it a couple of days ago and found it very average.
Sally and Harry meet for the first time as college students, then life …
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 …
The Legend Of 1900
The Legend Of 1900 is a movie about this man who lives on a ship. Tim Roth, one of my favorite character actors, plays 1900, the person who the story was written about. The Legend Of 1900 is so beautiful that the movie just made me get all weepy …
Madhouse
Starring: Joshua Leonard (Clark Stevens), Jordan Ladd (Sara), Lance Henriksen (Dr Franks), Dendrie Taylor (Nurse Hendricks)
It is rather scary when you think that the shadows you see from the corner of your eyes are not real, but a figment of your imagination. Ben London (one of the …
The Butterfly Effect 2
When I finally got around to watching the Butterfly Effect, I found myself pleasantly surprised. It was actually a pretty decent movie. Not the best movie ever made, but one that was pretty good. I liked it well enough, in fact, to encourage to me to …
The Bank Job movie
Jason Statham, despite his balding issue, is arguably one the better action movie stars this century. In Bank Job, he plays the role of Terry……. and with a few of his friends , on the advice and cohersion of a long time female friend, proceed with plans to rob …
The Trojan War movie
When I first read the description for the Trojan War I thought it was going to be a dumb movie. In fact, the only reason I even decided to watch it is it was too early to go to bed and there was nothing else on.
After watching it, I …
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (movie)
“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” came out back when I was still in high school. I heard the name mentioned a couple of times, but I never actually took the time out to either search for what it was about or even watch the trailer. I remember one or two …
Movie: The Pumpkin Karver
Synopsis: One year after a Halloween prank led a young man to kill his sister’s girlfriend, they are attempting to start their lives over in a new town. Unfortunately for them, a man dressed as a pumpkin (the same costume her boyfriend was wearing) shows up at their Halloween …
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (fantasy drama movie)
Peter Jackson is one of my favourite directors. Also movies such as those in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit franchise are some of my favourites. Therefore it was definitely a given that I had to watch the last installment in the Hobbit movies, “The Hobbit: The Battle …
Movie: Grown Ups
Synopsis: Five men who were best friends in grade school reunite with their families for a fouth of July weekend after their elementary school basketball coach dies.
What I liked about this movie: I was expecting this film to have a lot of crude humor but the jokes were actually …
Alvin and The Chipmunks
Everyone who was born in the 80’s cant not know the chipmunks. These 3 cute fellows who made it big in our televisions. I loved them as a kid and watched every show. Now that they made a movie of it, entitled Alvin and the Chipmunks, i was sure …
Movie Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, directed by McG is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for action violence, sensuality and language/innuendo. The original release date was June 27, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Crime/Thriller and stars Cameron Diaz as Natalie …
Movie Moment Of Truth: Broken Pledges
Moment Of Truth: Broken Pledges is a Lifetime movie about a mother who loses her son to college hazing. Evidently, as the story goes, the young man was being inducted into a college fraternity and during the process, was forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol, which in the …
Mr. Wrong movie
On Friday evening my family and I were waiting for my mother to get to my grandmother’s house after she was finished at the hair dresser, so what I did to kill time was watch a little television. That was how I saw the movie “Mr. Wrong” on the …
Pathology movie
I was really eager to watch this movie because of its plot but after a few minutes or so in this movie, I kind of feel unsatisfied and disgruntled.
Pathology is a story about Dr. Ted Grey, played by Milo Ventimiglia, a Harvard Medical School graduate who joined a …
Smokey Mountain Christmas Movie
A Smokey Mountain Christmas is a movie from the 80s that stars Dolly Parton. It is just a cute, feel good Christmas movie. It kind of has a Snow White and the seven dwarves feel to it. Dolly stars as a popular country singer who wants to get away …
David Icke’s From Prison to Paradise
I have a thing for writers who are out there on the fringe a little bit. I don’t know what it is about them but there is something that intrigues me. With this in mind, I thought that I would enjoy watching David Icke’s “From Prison to …
Drew Peterson: Untouchable, movie
I have to admit, that I don’t like a lot of Lifetime dramas since I believe that a lot of them are just plain mediocre when it comes to the acting, the plot and the overall way in which the entire thing was put together. There are even some …
A Life Less Ordinary
“A Life Less Ordinary” represents the early stages of two great actors; Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor. This is a very funny romantic comedy were we can see the great talents of the then almost unknown actors. In this movie, they are both sporting a trendy spiky haircut. We …
The Little Mermaid
This is one of my most love animation movies. I saw this film when I was still a child and I enjoyed watching it so much. This movie made my imagination work and also left me a lot of lessons. Although 3D animation was not yet that advance at …
Repossessed movie
A parody on films like The Exorcist, this film tells the story of a 17 year old woman who is possessed by the devil. When she finally is free of the possession by exorcism, she is later possessed another time, and now they send it live on television!
I’m not …
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Leterrier is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content. The original release date was June 13, 2008 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre …
Mission to Mars film
Mission to Mars is a good film about a mission to Mars that goes awry. A rescue mission is planned, and that’s where the focus is for the majority of the movie.
Gary Sinise stars, along with Tim Robbins, Peter Outerbridge, Jerry O’Connell, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, and Kim …
Zoolander
Watch Zoolander and you will go crazy laughing like mad. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in this and this is such a funny movie if I’m not mistaken during the early 2000-2003, not sure which period.
However, do not take too serious note of the political issues …
Constantine
I recently watched the movie Constantine starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz, and it was very intense. Constantine(Keanu Reeves) are cursed with a gift of recognising half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage. After a failed attempt to end his life he is marked as …
Slither movie not worth watching
When I saw the previews for Slither on TV, I thought it was going to be a good horror movie. After all, you can’t go wrong with slimy slugs that take over people’s bodies and turn them into zombies.
Unfortunately, the makers of the movie missed big-time and turned what …
VooDoo (Horror Movie)
If you ask me about my opinion of this movie. It is —“ “I just wasted 1 hour plus of my life! *Censored*! *Censored*! *Censored*!”
In fact, I did thought of naming this review “VooDoo - a movie to waste 1 hour plus of you life away”. But I guess, …
Tropic Thunder
Ben Stiller’s new film Tropic Thunder has been getting a lot of heat from African Americans for Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of a man in what is essentially blackface and from disabilities advocates, unhappy with the way the film discusses the mentally disabled by using the word “retard”. Stiller …
Nishabd
The sheer brilliance of ‘Nishabd’ should render all Ramu’s detractors speechless. He once again proves himself to be the master of the craft. He did it with the spunky ‘Rangeela’; his gritty essays on the underworld; ‘Bhoot’; ‘Sarkar’ and now with ‘Nishabd’, RGV once again establishes why celluloid is …
Joe Dirt (2001)
A twisted tale of a strange man who is on a ridiculous mission. Joe is the topic of a talk radio show, how he got there is simply this, he was found by the producer after he was being bullied by hostile people and was then taken into the …
Alien 3
Perhaps the entry into the franchise that divides opinion more than most; Alien 3 legacy is as evolving as the planning stages that originally promised such an elaborate and original tale.
While dreams of a wooden planet, filled with a cast of devout monks and glorious imagery were never …
House of Wax
House of Wax is a horror movie starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt and Paris Hilton. The movie is a remake of an old movie with the same title. The movie has the same plot of any horror movie where a group of friends go to …
Man Without a Face
I am reviewing the movie, Man Without a Face, which came out in 1993. It stars Mel Gibson as Justin McLeod, an outsider who lives in isolation, who has nothing but the past and the company of his dog. Nick Stahl plays the part of a young, troubled boy …
Bingo movie
Bingo is a movie about a dog who runs away from the circus in search of a boy to play with and a good home. He saves a boy named Chuckie who has trouble fitting in with other boys and almost drowns. The problem is Chuckie’s parents …
My Girl (1991)
My Girl, directed by Howard Zieff is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was November 27, 1991 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Family/Romance and stars Dan Aykroyd as Harry Sultenfuss, Jamie Lee Curtis …
First Knight (1995)
This movie is another recreation of King Author and the knight of the round table story that has been told and retold over the years and given a modern twist at different stages in its lifespan. This version’s scenario has a futuristic look, feel and appeal unlike the previous …
The Good Mother (movie)
One of my guilty pleasures is watching some of the more modern Lifetime movies, especially if I think that they have fairly interesting plots and fairly tolerable acting. These can be a little hard to find especially in a sea of low budget movies that Lifetime seems to bring. …
Terminator Salvation DVD
I am not a big Terminator fan because I always consider that a pretty superficial trilogy of movies but this one really surprised me. Actually when I saw Christian Bale was playing John Connor I immediately knew this film is going to be better than any other Terminator before …
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