Movies Reviews
“Full Metal Jacket” (1987 film)
Obviously, a review of ANY Stanley Kubrick movie is going to have the usual raves (visually stunning, technically masterful!) and the usual criticisms (the acting can feel a little…robotic at times, and there’s generally a certain bleak, emotionally distant view of the human condition). Those definitely apply to Kubrick’s …
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World Ends, Gore Verbinski Movie
Continuing ending both movies, ultimately successful rescue Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones locker of the aid Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Tia Dalma, and Captain Barbossa, and of course all The Black Pearl crony. This very day after they realized gain assistance from the Singapore pirate, Sao Feng, a cagey …
Chronicle Movie
“Chronicle” is a very encouraging type of film; especially, during its beginning scenes. It is light and witty. The film is presented in a very one-sided angle—”so to speak. The audience witnesses: shots taken by the film’s character in way of his digital camera …
Columbo: Undercover movie
In Columbo: Undercover, Ed Begley Jr guest stars as Irving Krutch, insurance investigator. We get 5 minutes of him in this offbeat role. He wore me out and he bore me at the same time. I lost interest in his shenanigans in his overdone storytelling. …
The Killer movie
The Killer is John Woo’s Hong Kong action movie from the late 80s that has cult reputation in some circuits. It is a most intense film with an extreme quick pace. A cop and a villain chase each other in a game of death, and the action sequences are …
Little Miss Sunshine
I kept missing “Little Miss Sunshine” when it was in my local cinemas so I was pleased to see it had been rushed to DVD. The movie stars Alan Arkin, a favorite of mine since I first saw “Catch-22″ more than thirty years ago as well as Greg Kinnear …
Spongebob Squarepants Movie
The Spongebob Squarepants movie is a film based on the Spongebob Squarepants show .In the beginning of the film sponge bob opes that he will e promoted to manager of a new Krusty Krab restaurant that’s opening up.his dream is crushed when his coworker Squidward, is made manager instead …
The Helen Morgan Story movie
I absolutely adore The Helen Morgan Story. It’s an oldie, from 1957, but it is so tragically romantic that I was drawn to it from the first time I saw it. Helen Morgan was a singer and actress who made a name for herself on Broadway. …
The Final Destination 3D
I did not like this movie. This is the first 3D movie I have seen in years and I regret going to it. This movie is horrible compared to all the others. I had expected more.
The move started out ok. Just like all the others, there’s someone that ends …
Chalk
I am reviewing the movie, Chalk. This is a mockumentary about teachers. This movie follows around a history teacher, a PE teacher, and a group of others. It focuses on the challenges of the classroom, dealing with disipline and kids. Issues about classroom behavior, ethics, testing, …
The Prince of Egypt (1998 movie)
Saved from being executed by his mother and set adrift on the river, Moses is rescued by the Egyption queen and is unknowingly raised as a prince of Egypt. After trailing an escaping prisoner, he learns the truth that he is really a Hebrew and he later finds out …
Pollyanna Movie
Pollyanna is a classic, a Disney, feel-good movie with a message to think positively no matter how hopeless life may get. Make lemonade from the lemons is essentially what Pollyanna is about.
Hayley Mills stars as the adorable Pollyanna who is sent to live with her Aunt Polly after …
Fright Night (2011 Movie)
As much as I hate Hollywood’s love affair with vampires and remakes, I love this movie way better than the original. I didn’t actually see the original Fright Night until a month before the new one came out, and I was disappointed (probably because it was about 20 years …
Stalker movie
Tarkovsky’s great masterpiece about three men going on a journey through “the zone”, which is a restricted area where the deepest wish of every man becomes reality.
Tarkovsky’s imagery is completely breathtaking and holds no resemblance to anything else. He’s totally unique in his artistry and is perhaps the closest …
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is the hilarious chronicle of the making of a movie about Vietnam where the director is ‘inspired’ to take his cast deep into the Vietnam jungle so that they can capture the movie in real time and give it a ‘gritty’ feel to the entire drama. It has …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire movie is based on a book by J.K. Rowling. It is the fourth of the series of Harry Potter books. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are about fourteen in this movie and growing into young adults as life becomes more complicated. The movie …
Vice, Movie
Is Pseudoscience Fiction a genre? I’m not entirely sure what kind of film Vice was trying to be, but apparently it didn’t try very hard. This Westworld inspired thriller presents us with some fairly heavyweight themes and then fails to make any kind of attempt at tackling them.
A rather weak …
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
This weekend I finally made it to the cinema to see The Incredible Hulk! I got to admit, I did not hear about this movie till a few months ago when I was talking about another Marvel movie with my friend. I was quite surprised that this movie did …
Movie Message in a Bottle (1999)
Message in a Bottle, directed by Luis Mandoki is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for a scene of sexuality. The original release date was February 12, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Romance and stars Kevin Costner as Garret …
The Professional (1994)
The Professional, directed by Luc Besson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was November 18, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Jean Reno as Leon, Gary Oldman as Stansfield, Natalie Portman as …
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
After a phenomenal television series, I was extremely disappointed with “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” by Chris Carter. Five or six years after Special Agent Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully escaped from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the FBI acquired a case which needed the expertise …
The Wedding Crashers movie
I must have been the only person on the planet who had not yet seen The Wedding Crashers until last week. I just didn’t think that I would enjoy what I perceived to be, from the trailers and from what people told me, a silly, guy romp movie where …
The Hitcher
The movie is about a boyfriend and girlfriend who go on this road trip to the girl�s family or friends house and where they live is miles away and it would take a day or two to get there.
Everything was going really well until it started heavy rain in …
Crank (2006)
I saw this movie, and you have got to believe this I was in some kind of hallucination or translation while I was watching it. The movie really pulled me into it and I was almost like lost in it. It was as if you have entered some kind …
James And The Giant Peach
James And The Giant Peach is a great story about a Boy who goes on a great adventure and finds a Giant Peach. He also meets many cool friends on his adventure. I really think this is one of the best movies I have ever seen in my life. The …
Ranma 1/2
Ranma ½ is one of the old Japanese anime, which I like. Ranma ½ anime, which is based on the manga version. From version of manga and to anime version I love this story is. Ranma ½ recounts a story of the Kungfu master accidentally fell into a pond …
Halloween By: Rob Zombie
When Rob Zombie’s remake of the classic “Halloween” came out in August 2007, being a big fan of the original “Halloween” film by John Carpenter, I was really looking forward to seeing it. Thought it was an interesting spin on the story to show more of what Michael Myers …
10 Things I Hate About You
“10 Things I Hate About You” is a teen movie with a difference because it is based on Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew” with the movie’s story taking place in a modern high school. The people responsible for casting in this movie know how to spot talent …
Iron Man (2008)
Marvel Comics makes a modern day film with a great rendition of the comic itself! Robert Downey Jr. plays the Iron Man and does a uniquely interesting job at this role! A major weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) has come into contact with his own weapons and …
Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear, directed by Martin Scorsese is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, and for language. The original release date was November 13, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Horror/Thriller and stars Robert De Niro as Max …
Hannibal Rising
When I heard they were making a movie about how Hannibal Lecter became a cannibal, I was both excited but skeptical. The plot in Hannibal Rising sounded promising but I didn’t think it was a Hannibal movie without Anthony Hopkins playing the starring role.
Overall though, after watching the film, …
BBC miniseries
This is one of those splendid BBC adaptations that is almost as good as the original novel. The novel in this case is a work by Anthony Trollope, who is one of my favorite novelists, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed in this movie.
The story is about a wealthy young …
TMNT (2007)
TMNT, directed by Kevin Munroe is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for animated action violence, some scary cartoon images and mild language. The original release date was March 23, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy and stars the …
Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)
“Robin Hood” is not my favorite Disney animated feature. In fact, the main reason why I like it at all is the narrator, a rooster / minstrel with the voice of Roger Miller, who also composed the songs that he sings to move the story along.
The bunnies …
The Aviator (2004)
Martin Scorsese has directed one of the best films since Goodfellas. This movie is “The Aviator”, which depicts the life of Howard Hughes. This role is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who once played seemingly small roles in some movies to outperform himself in this movie.
Scorsese depicted Howard Hughes’ …
The Dead Zone (1983)
A chilling story from master horror novelist Stephen King, this movie tells the tale of a man who awakes from a five year coma to find that his life is no longer what is was. Johnny Smith was in a terrible car accident that left him in a coma, …
The Family Man (2000)
Nicholas Cage plays Jack Campbell, a Wall Street Investment banker who is wealthy and alone in his life, one morning as he opens his eyes; he finds that his world has been completely turned upside down when he notices that he has a wife and children. He is given …
Exit Wounds (2001)
This movie is the typical case of good cop, bad cop or in Seagal’s case, bad cop, worse cop. His reckless abandon for the way he apprehends the bad guys is surpass able only by the way he kills the,, he is a violent man and a terror on …
Tammy and the Millionaire
Interestingly, after the TV series failed with just one season, Tammy and the Millionaire was released in 1967 with pretty much the same cast as the TV series. Debbie Watson, Denver Pyle, and Frank McGrath are all back, as are the actors who portrayed the Brents and the …
Cassanova movie
I’ve always heard of people referring to womanizers as “Cassanovas” but I never knew where that reference originated. I always wondered if there was actually a man in history who was named Cassanova and used to be a smooth talking womanizer but I had never actually taken the time …
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Space Opera Movie (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a 2 hour 15 minute masterpiece. I watched the movie in IMAX 3D, a format I definitely recommend to anyone that has not watched the movie because the visuals are outstanding. I’m now excited to see how this new Star Wars trilogy will unfold.
The …
Fog,movie
If ever that I could have a chance to say this to everyone in the world, find a book, do not watch.
Funny it is, ’cause the movie “Fog” was really trying hard to be classically sophisticated sci-fi. Well, no it isn’t. Though, the graphics was seemed great and modern …
How To Train Your Dragon Movie (2010) Animated
I have always loved animated movies. I have heard of this movie How to Train Your Dragon and it actually was on IMAX theatres because it was 3D. I did not see it in 3D but it is alright because I am not really keen on watching it like …
Katt Williams: American Hustle: The Movie (R, 2007)
I have never seen a stand-up comedy movie as funny as this one. I was a little weirded out by the fact that it was a “movie”–and not just a consecutive stand-up routine that was filmed. This movie featured Katt Williams and other comedians. But what …
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later is a semi-sequel to the low budget English horror film 28 Days Later. While the first one followed a small group of survivors struggling against the infected people, this one picks up after the virus has already seemingly died off. A husband runs out on his …
The Jackal movie
The interesting thing about the movie “The Jackal” is that you end up liking both Richard Gere and Bruce Willis. Even though Willis interprets an evil character in this movie, you can’t help liking him for his great acting skills. I must also say that Gere has been equally …
Lost in Translation, movie (2003)
Can a goodbye be happy? Not just leaving each other for a “see you soon” time, but a natural parting. When everyone understands that they are saying goodbye to a part of their life, saying goodbye to a piece of themselves, letting go of their love.
One life, halfway through life, …
Taxi (2004 movie)
A bicycle delivery rider (Queen Latifah) moves on to bigger and better things as a NYC Taxicab Driver with a suped-up menace of a car. A ditsy cop tries to make a good impression and fails myserably. To two are paired up accidentally to solve a bank robbing crime …
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