Movies Reviews
The Four: Final Battle (2013 Chinese-Hong Kong Wuxia Movie)
Chinese-Hong Kong Wuxia film directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun. It is the last of The Four trilogy.
I’ve finally finished my marathon of The Four trilogy and I feel—¦ nothing much. To be honest, I don’t really enjoy the trilogy as much as I expected.
There are a number of …
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? movie
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? from 1978 is a movie that I really didn’t expect to tolerate, let alone enjoy. I say only because when it started, I could tell that it was British and the opening bit wasn’t my style. I groaned in …
The Heaven Above Berlin movie
In the late 1980s, Wim Wenders went back to Germany after working in Hollywood for a number of years and made The Heaven Above Berlin that has been acclaimed as a masterpiece by certain people. It tells the story of an angel, played by the great Bruno Ganz, who …
Knight and Day Movie (2010)
The movie “Knight and Day” was a wonderful romp through the world of spies. The life of a spy is ever-intriguing, thrilling and sexy, to say the least. The film stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, who look absolutely fabulous, as always.
Cruise is playing …
Joe’s Apartment movie
A young fellow named Joe moves to New York, but the apartment he’s offered isn’t really of the quality he would have liked. It’s loaded with cockroaches. Instead of cleaning them out Joe decides to make them his new friends. He teaches them to sing and dance and everything …
Meet the Parents, movie
Ben Stiller brings this familiar romp to life along with a strong supporting caste including Robert De Niro. I Thought this film captured some of the better elements that occur when meeting a fiancée’s in-laws for the first time, and it brought something different to a genre where I …
Alpha Dog (R, 2006) movie
Justin Timberlake is of course, the draw for this film. But he’s not really the one who makes the most impact. I liked that he was in it. And for some reason, I felt that it wasn’t too far a stretch from how he really acts …
Wedding Date movie
Wedding Date is one of my favorite romantic movie. I was able to buy a copy of it when I was at a local DVD store and the cover got my eyes so I decided to buy it. I like the movie so much because it a good film …
50 First Dates
I think this is one of the sweetest romantic comedies out there. I love Adam Sandler in this movie and have thought it was a classic movie since it came out. I tend to watch it every time I find it on the TV. I have it either on …
The Giver (science fiction movie)
I actually saw the trailer for the movie “The Giver” by accident, but somehow I forgot about it, because a few other things that were released around the same period of time seemed to overshadow it. However, by the time that it got on Blu-ray, I remembered enough about it …
Iron Man
Directed by actor-director Jon Favreau and brought to us by Marvel Studios, Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges. Iron Man is truly one amazing superhero movie. Based on the 1960’s animated series and comic book adaptation, Iron Man is the story of …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 15
RomeoXJuliet Episode 15 has Romeo mourning Pertruchio’s death and continuing to labor in the mines. Meanwhile Juliet is thinking about Romeo and remembers the great tree they saw together when she suddenly feels sick and faints. Meanwhile the mine collapses and Romeo is in danger.
This episode was …
Hancock
After watching the movie “Hancock”, you will understand immediately while Will Smith expressed interest in interpreting this role. “Hancock” is a superhero movie without the superhero clichés. This together with the talent of actors, Charlize Theron and Jason Batman and great action moments, make this movie one of this …
Autopsy: Postmortem with Dr. Michael Baden (UR, 2008)
I must really be a morbid individual because I find documentaries about serial killers, crime scenes, and autopsies incredibly fascinating. Upon renting this one on Netflix, I was immediately intrigued. The mention of high profile cases was of extreme interest to me. And I liked …
Reign of Fire
Around the same time the first Lord of the Rings film, “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was released in theatres, the movie “Reign of Fire” was also released. I can remember that as soon as I saw “Reign of Fire” being advertised to be released …
Movie Watchmen
If you are looking for a regular super hero movie about people with special powers who are trying to save the world I think this film will disappoint you. Although it is about saving the world and about people with special powers it is certainly not a regular superhero …
The Call (movie)
When I first saw the trailer for the movie “The Call” it was a little before it was released, and I didn’t really pay much mind to it. Part of the reason was because a lot of the actress Halle Berry’s recent movies seem to have bombed and I …
La Vita E Bella (directed by Roberto Benigni)
I watched this movie about three or four times and I wouldn’t mind watching it again. It is one of those movies that you can never forget. I would describe it as a very delicate film, approaching very serious problems in a playful manner, but for this very reason …
Save the Last Dance for me movie
The 2004 Korean Drama “Save the Last Dance for me”, starring Yoo Jin and Ji Sung, is one of my favorite dramas. This was the one which made me start my hallyu craze.
The plot of the drama is not the typical amnesia story. Kang Hyun Woo(Ji Sung) has already …
Road to Singapore movie
The funny to me as I begin to write this review is that was just a few days ago that I was thinking how long it had been since I’d seen any of the Road pictures. Lo and behold, TCM decides to air five of the seven Road …
Diary of the Dead, 2007 (DVD)
Wow.
There really aren’t words to describe this movie. I had heard not-so-good reviews about this film but knew I had to see it for myself. I wish I had heeded their call.
Diary of the Dead was crap. Plain and simple. I was so …
Fled (1996)
Fled, directed by Kevin Kooks is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and language, and for some nudity. The original release date was July 19, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Crime/Thriller/Romance/Comedy and stars Laurence Fishburne as …
The Princess Bride Movie
I have watched the movie The Princess Bride countless times now. And, I have to say, even after seeing it more times than just about any other movie (including Star Wars), this film is still as good as it was the first time I saw it.
The thing I like …
Meet Joe Black (1998 movie)
Two strangers (Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani) make acquaintance in a local coffee shop, and instant chemistry is formed. Both being a little shy in nature, they lefft the coffee shop knowing just a little information about the other. As fate would have it, as they are walking away, …
Halloween II (2009) movie
Rob Zombie’s journey from musician to filmmaker has certainly been interesting. The goth-rocker’s journey from ‘Dragula’ to ‘Devil’s Reject’ has been an odd mix of trashy screams and atmospheric horror, Rob Zombie’s films have always been something else. And ’something else’ is probably the best way to …
Little Shop of Horrors movie
It was kind of hot outside yesterday and, since my wife is 9 months pregnant and can’t handle the heat too well right now, we ended up spending a good chunk of our afternoon indoors by the air conditioner watching movies.
One of the movies we ended up re-watching for …
27 Dresses movie
The best way to describe “27 Dresses” is a similarity to Jennifer Lopez movie “The Wedding Planner” only much, much better. Interesting to know is that the actress, Judy Greer had supporting roles in both movies. Although it is a romantic comedy, “27 Dresses” is an entertaining movie addressed …
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 …
Dallas Buyers Club (movie)
It’s that time of year again when awards ceremonies such as the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes honour spectacular achievement in films released over the past year. As someone who considers myself as an artistic person and a film buff who desires to go into the business someday, …
The Chronicles of Narnia- Lion, Witch, Wardrobe (PG, 2005)
I avoided the Chronicles of Narnia for a long time because I thought it was one of those really trippy kid flicks that would end up being either really boring or so far-fetched that I’d just grow disinterested. It turns out that this movie really is far fetched. …
28 Weeks Later, science fiction horror film
I didn’t get to see this movie in the theaters when it was released. With the DVD I spent my hard earn money and popped this bad boy into my Playstation 3. When it was all said and done I was pretty glad I didn’t see this in the …
Planet 51 (2009)
Planet 51 is an animated movie that attempts to turn the tables on the “alien invasion” genre. In this movie, the human is the alien. Astronaut Chuck Baker lands on a remote planet and is shocked to find it full of green aliens. Dwayne Johnson voices this character, and …
NeverWhere Movie
Beneath the streets of London there is an ancient fantasy medieval world with knights, kings and wizards. A businessman one day gets invisible for some reason and his life doesn’t seem to exist anymore.
Then he goes down to the underworld of London to seek answers.
A very stupid and pointless …
The Butler (2013 Film)
The Butler is one of those movies that I like to call a quiet movie that’s meant for winding down. You don’t turn on this kind of movie, ready for action or something intensely graphic to happen. It’s a movie that tells you a deep rooted story. My review …
The Blob movie
Mostly famous because an unknown Steve McQeeen plays the leading part. A some sort of monster movie, with a red blob taking over a whole city as it grows. I thought this was a comedy at first, because the dialogue was so corny. Poor Stevie struggles with silly lines …
Legally Blonde
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 …
Pathfinder (2007)
Pathfinder, directed by Marcus Nispel is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong brutal violence throughout. The original rlease date for this movie was April 13, 2007 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Drama/History/Thriller/War and stars Karl Urban as ghost, …
Lucky Number Slevin
This is one of the fewest movies that the ending really makes the movie. It had Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu, Ben Kingsley, and some other good actors. This movie kept me entertained and interested in the whole entire movie. You do have to pay a …
Movie Chaos
“Chaos” can be best described as a gripping thriller where one has no hint how the story is going to end. Full of interesting twists and action, this movie is worth watching not only once but even twice.
I believe that the best assets of the movie “Chaos” are the …
Requiem (NR, 2006)
If you have seen The Exorcism of Emily Rose, then you are probably familiar with the story of Annelise Michel, a young German woman who died of exhaustion (and malnutrition) after having several exorcisms. The controversy surrounding her involved her medical diagnosis of epilepsy. She …
The Ugly Truth
I was really excited to see the Ugly Truth with Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler when I heard it was coming out. I had seen an interview with Katherine about it and she said it was raunchier than she had ever done so I assumed it would be …
Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Taika-hen (2014 Japanese Film)
Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Inferno is the second installment of the Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Adaptation trilogy from the Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It stars Takeru Sato, Takei Emi, Yosuke Eguchi and Munetaka Aoki among others. Directed by Keishi Otomo, it was shown in Japan, August 2014 and in …
Movie Step Up
I admit that I only watched this movie because the second one will soon be on the big screen. I only watched it in case that “Step Up 2 The Streets” makes some kind of reference to the first original movie.
I must admit that I was …
The World is Not Enough movie
The World is Not Enough is a film that in my opinion should never have been made. It’s another 007 film starring Pierce Brosnan for the third time, and it was very successful at the box office. The whole concept of James Bond has been held alive all these …
Green Zone
Green Zone movie is based on the American invasion of Iraq and the truth behind it. I reckon its one of the best Non-Friction movie made this year and the truth behind the Iraq war has really been well told by the movie. Really liked the Matt Damon’s acting …
Rock On movie
When the promos were being aired on the television for the film Rock On, I thought that it would be all about a rock band with some loud and vulgar music. Strangely, my friends were bent at watching the movie in the theater. I yielded to their demand and …
Picture Perfect
I’m not sure what it is about Jennifer Aniston movies, but, whenever I see them, I just can’t stay focused on them.
Her movie Picture Perfect, which I saw for the first time on Sunday, is a perfect example of this. It’s a feel-good love story but I honestly think …
Miami Blues (1990)
Alec Baldwin stars as a crazed serial psychopath in this movie surrounded by lots of high risk robbery scenes. Through the entire movie, Alec’s character goes around mugging people and stealing their personal belongings without regret. He happens to mug a police officer and steal his fire arm, badge …
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002) is a science-fiction film from director Steven Spielberg and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content.
In the year 2054, murder in Washington D.C. has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the preminitions of three psychics, …
Predators, Movie (2010)
After ‘Scream 4′ and ‘Apollo 18′ my cinematic palate needed cleansing. Fortunately, ‘Predators’ delivered just what I was hoping for. It’s especially impressive as sequels and follow ups to the original classic haven’t fared very well.
Unlike a lot of franchise relaunches, this doesn’t reboot or retcon anything. …
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