Movies Reviews
Earth documentary
You always hear people discussing cinematography in various films and movies, but in the movie I finally saw last night, —˜Earth,’ the cinematography is magnificent and clearly on a different level than most documentaries I have seen. The movie is made up of several —˜stories’ of animals in their …
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman movie
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman was a very compelling story about a woman named Angelica Evans. She is a nightclub singer and she marries another singer, Ken Conway. As she is giving birth to their daughter, nicknamed Angel, Ken sings a romantic ballad instead of his …
Enchanted
I was finally able to watch Enchanted on cable on HBO a couple of weeks ago and I just absolutely love it. I was so used to seeing Disney movies create cartoons and yes, I like it. But this time, they were able to incorporate a magical story with …
Up (2009) movie
Up is the latest installment in the power packed Pixar animated movies and this one does not fail.
Up is the story of a man who fell in love and married his childhood sweetheart. They both loved adventures and dreamed of moving to this legendary place called Paradise Falls. We …
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, directed by Gore Verbinski is rated PG-13 bythe Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images. The original release date was May 25, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of …
Cowboy Bebop,The Movie (2001)
A bounty hunter and his crew try to bring down a terrorist who plans of unleashing a deadly virus on the unsuspecting public. Spike is the head-huter in charge and his crew consists of a former police detective (Jet) who is also a cyborg, next is a computer savvy …
Napoleon Dynamite (2008)
There is a good reason why this movie has turned into success- no doubt about it, it is one funny movie. A word of caution must be brought though- it is the classical example to the kind of movies that you are not supposed to watch by yourself. The …
24 Redemption
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer), Robert Carlyle (Carl Benton), Cherry Jones (President Elect Allison Taylor), Jon Voight (Jonas Hodges), Powers Boothe (President Noah Daniels)
It was a poignant story of heroes and traitors Carl Benton sacrificing his life so that 14 children could arrive safely in US, …
Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone
This is it. The starting of the legend. I had briefly heard the name of Harry Potter, ut paid no attention to it. That is, until I saw this movie. After that, I was hooked. On the movie, the characters, the world of Harry Potter.
I think this first movie …
Movie: Dracula Dead and Loving It
Synopsis: This Mel Brooks movie is a spoof of the Dracula horror franchise. Leslie Nielson stars as the count and an all star cast tries to stop him from claiming the life of the damsel in distress.
What I liked about this movie: I’m a huge fan of the book …
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Remember the all so catchy, “I like to move it, move it?” Made me cry and laugh most of the time and whenever I manage to watch re-runs of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on DVD.
This animated Madagascar has never failed to amaze me. First it was …
Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
After watching movies such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle, I was searching the internet for some good Japanese animated films to watch. The name of one movie in particular named “Grave of the Fireflies” kept surfacing with many extremely good ratings. However, I found myself ignoring it …
Let Me In-movie
Let Me In is a 2010 horror/drama film about vampires.The plot is generally about a young boy named Owen who his constantly being bullied in school.He eventually befriends a 12 year old girl named Abby who is a vampire and needs blood to live.She has a middle aged father …
Men In Black 2 (movie 2002)
The Men In Black are back with another mission to save the world from yet another alien who wants to destroy, again, why do aliens love to destroy…why??!! This time, Will Smith as Agent J has to find and restore the memory of his brain-washed former partner Tommy Lee …
The Christmas Dinosaur
Since we are past Thanksgiving and officially in the Holiday season, I allowed my daughter to finally watch some Christmas movies I loaded on the Netflix player. One of them was The Christmas Dinosaur.
The movie turned out to be somewhat farfetched and predictable but was still an enjoyable animated …
Reality Bites
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 …
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Director: Zooey Deschanel. Featuring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt.
This is not a sequel to the 2003 Hulk. This time the writers and the director take a brand new approach. They reboot the story of how he had got to be the …
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (movie)
I was expecting something a little bit more “comprehensive” and less “jumpy.” I got that Melvin Van Peebles wanted to make a film that would address some of the ills affecting the black community following civil rights. But his choice in using a sex performer named …
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers movie
A musical for all ages and a definite must have to any movie collector. I first saw this movie in childhood and to this day my family can still hear me using quotes from the film in addition to singing (offkey i might add) the ever popular tunes. Seven …
Tangerine (2015 Film)
The talk about “a film shot entirely with an iPhone 5S” stunned me last year. I know it is an indie (independent film) but still, the thought that almost everyone can make a glorious film without ever spending big is a big news for me. I have been very interested …
The Devil’s Foot
I am reviewing The Devil’s Foot, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. This episode finds Holmes in need of recooperation. He and Watson travel to a remote place with the intent on …
Teersari Kasam Movie
Teersari Kasam - Teesati Kasam (The Third Vow) is the debut film of Basu Bhatacharya. The film is a unsuccessful love story of a simple village man who is a bullock cart driver by profession, played by Raj Kapoor, and a nautnki women, played by Vaheeda Rehmaan. Kapoor has …
Final Destination 4
Before I watched the movie Final Destination 4, I expected that it would but the first three to shame. When I saw it as one of the coming attractions in the theatre when I went to see the movie District Nine, it appeared to be crammed with great visial …
Hancock
Hacock has Will Smith in it and he plays a superhero. When I first rented the movie, I wanted to see it but it wasn’t a movie that I was that excited about seeing. Now I am glad that I watched it. I liked Hancock because it wasn’t all …
Movie The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a marvelous piece of film making that is sure to make the viewer forget about gas prices or mortgage payments for at least 150 minutes. And with the film grossing over $150M in its first weekend, how bad is the economy anyway? …
The Contract (2006)
“The Contract,” a 2006 production of Contract Productions, is a thriller movie starring Morgan Freeman and John Cusack. It was shot in color and lasts for 96 minutes. Although purportedly in Washington State, much of the film was shot on location in Bulgaria. The movie has an R rating …
The Time Machine movie
It is an entertaining film based on the concept of time traveling. This concept has always thrilled me and I was curious to know about it. The first half of the movie is pretty enjoyable as well as knowledgeable. I am not a die hard fan of science …
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
A scientist in a fit of blind rage places a bet with his fellow scientists, who basically do not recognize him as a valued member of their society that he can travel around the world in 80 days and back to London where the race would begin. The bet …
David Copperfield, 1999
This 1999 BBC movie is an excellent adaptation of “David Copperfield,” a novel that Charles Dickens referred to as his “favorite child” amongst his other works.
Packed with unforgettable Dickensian characters, this film tells the story of David, a boy born shortly after his father’s death. His mother Clara (Emilia …
50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler pair up for this romantic comedy with a rather unusual premise. After a car accident, Lucy (Barrymore) has a rare memory problem: every day her memory goes blank, taking her back to the day of her accident. Lucy does not remember anything in between …
Amadeus Movie
I had missed the movie Amadeus when it first came out, so I’ve discovered it only recently, having rented a tape from our local library. It was surprisingly good. F. Murray Abraham is unforgettable as Salieri, the court composer struggling with jealousy and questioning God’s decision to give an …
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 …
Eat Pray Love: The Movie
For those of you going through a midlife crisis (like me), you can easily identify with Eat Pray Love. It stars Julia Roberts, who after going through some difficult times, travels to Italy to eat, to India to pray, and finally to Bali to fall in love. It is …
Calgary Rumor Has It… (2005)
Rumor Has It…, directed by Rob Reiner is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference. The original release date was December 25, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Romance …
Grease movie
I have seen Grease over ten times. It’s one of those movies. the ones you can watch over and over and it still feels fresh and new. The story lien is that a good girl from Australia Sandy falls for American bad boy Danny. It’s …
The Fox and the Hound 2 DVD
The Fox and the Hound 2 is one of my favorite movies. It’s a super story, with great music, and my favorite, Patrick Swayze, voicing one of the main characters. I fell in love with the animated film when I saw it, and I’m so glad that …
The Perfect Man, Mark Rosman Movie
Holly Hamilton may have been bored because the city must move from one city to another, only the turbulence of his mother, Jean Hamilton, who is always unlucky star in the love story. Yeah, since abandoned by his husband, Jean is trying to become a single parent for his …
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Movie)
Percy Jackson and the lightning thief is a movie derived from the book of the same name. I have been a fan of Rick Rodian’s Percy Jackson series ever since I knew of its exsistance and so when I heard the movie was out I was really excited to …
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk had another similar version released in 2003, directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross. The story was about the origins of the Hulk. It was quite a hit during that period of time in 2003.
After Marvel …
101 Dalmatians (movie)
101 Dalmatians, the original Disney movie, is so cute! This is a movie you and the younger kids will definitely want to see. The antics and perils of two Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita, as they first meet in a London park. When Pongo and Perdita meet, it also …
Angel Heart movie
A private detective named Harry is hired to find a man who is supposed to be in a hospital somewhere with amnesia. The strange thing is that everyone connected to the man, who would have some information to supply Harry with, all dies for mysterious reasons.
This is not a …
Lower City (R, 2005) movie
First and foremost I must say that you should enjoy foreign films (at least to a certain extent) before viewing this movie. Secondly, I should say that if you have seen “City of God” then you will probably enjoy this movie. And third, I must say that …
Movie Road House
Road House, directed by Rowdy Herrinton is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original releae date was May 19, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, Kelly Lynch as Dr. Elizabeth Clay, …
Death of a Ghost Hunter
One of the movies we ended up watching this past weekend was one called “Death of a Ghost Hunter.” My wife and I like the television series “Ghost Hunters” and I figured this movie would be close to that in terms of plot and would be halfway interesting.
I was …
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 …
The Secret movie
I came across a movie on Netflix called “The Secret” and it sounded like a really good thriller. The fact it starred David Duchovny also won me over because I’ve always felt he was an underrated actor.
However, while the movie turned out to be halfway decent, I also found …
Police Woman - The Complete First Season
This movie DVD, Police Woman - The Complete First Season is really lame. There is truly nothing at all that I could comment on which would give it even the tiniest bit of positiveness. It is inspired from the TV series which have up to 23 episodes …
High School Musical movie
This is one of the best newer movies to come out of Disney in the recent future.
Set around a basketball player and the class brain trying out for the school’s musical and landing the lead roles, the movie has a fun plot to follow and some great music.
I’ve seen …
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