Movies Reviews
The Shining (1980) movie
I find The Shining to be a completely stunning film, partly down to the transfixing performance of Jack Nicholson and partly down to the direction of Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Stephen King’s book of the same name but Kubrick has given the story an ambiguity that …
X-Men (2000 Film)
The 2000 film “X-Men” starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen is a supernatural film almost about a war that is being waged, as well as prejudice’s that people have over the unexplained and different. This is a topic that many people can relate to, and even …
Superman Doomsday
Let me start off by saying…”One of the best Superman Movies animated or not ever made”. I have always been of the opinion that Superman’s portrayed character is so lame, why is he called “Superman” in the first place. He always seems to get the tar beat out of …
Film Titanic
One of the best movies I have ever seen is the movie Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie is a great depiction of the maritime catastrophe that occured on April 15, 1912. I felt that the movie took me back to that event.
I thought …
Iron Man Movie
Action movies aren’t always the types of movies I like to watch. But if my boyfriend can get me to sit down and watch them, then I will. Iron Man is in all those comics that he reads, so I wasn’t really interested in the movies because I really …
Evan Almighty movie
This movie, a sequel in premise only to the earlier Bruce Almighty, is a fun PG rated film to enjoy with the whole family. Morgan Freeman once again plays God, with of course the ability to appear and reappear at will to whomever he desires. Steve Carell reprises his …
Friday the 13th Part 3
Friday the 13th part 3 is a movie that makes me laugh, though not in a good way. Part of it is the bad special effects, while a larger part is simply how dated the movie is after all these years. It makes me wonder how they ever based …
Slap Shot
The best ice hockey movie ever made: Slapshot. Made in 1977, this was not considered a Hollywood blockbuster, but rather a “B” rated movie. The only famous actor in it was Paul Newman.
Back then, professional hockey in North America was ferocious with teams full of goons and fighting. But …
Animation Runner Kuromi Movie
An anime film about people creating anime (!). A woman named Mikiko starts working for an anime studio, but the situation there isn’t quite what she had expected. The boss is not kind, and she gets a lot more work than she would have wanted. Still, she is keen …
Power to the Peephole
No episode better showcases the out of date parodies of Tripping the Rift than this episode: “Power to the Peephole” which bases its entire B plot (or is it the C plot) around the whole Monica Lewinsky debacle. Not just a joke or two, but it is actually …
Tenchi in Tokyo
“Tenchi in Tokyo” was a follow up anime series to a previous show known as “Tenchi Muyo” When I first saw this one advertising to start being aired on the programme “Toonami” which was broadcast on the cable television channel Cartoon Network; I somehow didn’t think it would be …
The Pursuit of Happyness, Gabriele Muccino Movie
Setting with in city of New York 1981. That time, Chris Gardner, is a medical equipment sales, trying to overcome life increasingly difficult. Medical tool that it was selling less so behavior, even from day to day, as if Chris can not run again role as breadwinners for their …
The Spirit movie
I remember ive seen the commercial for “The Spirit” on television but never got to see it in the theaters. So I decided to pick it up on Bluray this week. This movie is about the city hero Spirit who is protecting it from an evil guy called Octopus. …
Oklahoma musical
Oklahoma is a sprawling musical that has the most beautiful scenery. The opening with Curly riding along through the fields and singing Oh What a Beautiful Morning is a smiler. They don’t make movies like this anymore, and that’s a tragedy.
Gordon MacRae is brilliant as Curly, the …
The movie Alvin and the Chipmunks
I love Alvin and the Chipmunks. I loved the cartoons and I loved the Christmas tapes that I have. I had been wishing that Alvin and the Chipmunks could make a comeback and then all of a sudden BAM! There before me on the television was the trailer for …
Blockbuster.com
Last Month, (September 2007) Discover credit card offered rewards to cardholders which included a trial one month membership to the Blockbuster.com service and I was pleased with my experience once I had tried the service out. Blockbuster makes renting movies very easy, I found it simple to log on …
Dracula:Dead And Loving It Movie
In this vampire comedy Mel Brooks tells his version of the story of Count Dracula. If you are familiar with the story, you will recognize some names: Mina, her fiancé Jonathan, Dr. Seward, crazy Renfield, and of course Abraham Van Helsing who is played by Mel Brooks himself. I …
The Ugly Truth movie
The Ugly Truth is another one of those date movies. It stars Katherine Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy fame as the heroine Abby, a control freak working in one of those high-pressure, high-profile movie networks. The casting gets better, wow, the lead actor is Gerard Butler who ably …
Jackie Brown
Quentin Tarantino takes a different route than usual with his third cinematic outing. His trademark humour and dialogue is still there, but things are a lot more casual and linear than his previous efforts.
The film follows Jackie Brown; a down on her luck, middle aged flight stewardess who, …
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is one of my most favorite musicals. I love the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber (I think he’s a genius). I especially love ‘The Music of the Night’. That’s why when I heard that it was going to be made into a movie, I …
A Storm in Summer,2000 movie
This movie is a real gem. Peter Falk plays Abel Shaddick, an angry old man who seems to hate everyone and everything. However, Falk manages to make his character interesting rather than totally unlikable: we want to know the reason of his anger, and as we suspect that the …
Tekken (2010) Film
Is the 2010 Tekken movie a proper tribute to the game it was based on? Or will it follow the footsteps of the vast majority of movies based on video games and simply—¦ well, suck?
I gotta say, from the time I saw the trailer, I never expected this …
RomeoXJuliet Episode 5
RomeoXJuliet Episode 5 begins with Romeo and Juliet together in a small house where they’ve gone to get out of the rain. Juliet, who had gone out in her “Odin” disguise is discovered when Romeo walks in on her when she’s out of her clothes and down to …
The Forbidden Kingdom, martial arts film
The director of the first two Stuart Little movies and the writer of The Babe are ready to bring you on a journey through ancient China. Instead of keeping things on a cliché level these two men, Rob Minkoff and John Fusco, are spicing things up just a little …
10 Cloverfield Lane, movie
Given the name of the film and the crew behind it, one wouldn’t be wrong to think that this was somehow related to the found footage giant monster movie, “Cloverfield”.
You can tell that it isn’t a direct sequel, but I did figure it was some kind of spin-off. …
Stargate SG-1 Continuum
The latest effort from the Stargate SG-1 camp is a direct to DVD movie called Stargate Continuum. Along with the regulars from the final season of the SG-1 television series, Richard Dean Anderson returned.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, though oddly enough, I prefer SG-1’s first direct to DVD …
Nightbreed (1990)
Nightbreed, directed by Clive Barker is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date of the movie was February 16, 1990 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Fantasy/Horror and stars Craig Sheffer as Aaron Boone aka Cabal, Anne Bobby …
Bob the Butler movie
I ended up finally watching the movie Bob the Butler this past weekend. It was on my Netflix player but I never took the time to watch it because I am not a huge Tom Green fan and thought it would end up being kind of dumb.
It turned out …
Dreamscape
I hadn’t seen Dreamscape in a while so, when given the opportunity to watch it last night, I made every effort. And, I have to say, the movie is as good as I remember it.
The great thing about Dreamscape is, even today, it’s a plot that hasn’t been re-done …
The City of God movie
The City of God is a Brazillian made movie based on a true story about two brothers who grow up in a violent neighborhood in Rio De Janeiro and take very different paths in life. One becomes a photographer, and the other becomes involves with drug dealing. …
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Romeo Must Die, directed by Andrzej Barthowiak is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, some language and brief nudity. The original date was March 22, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Jet Li as Han …
Requiem For a Dream
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 …
The Queen by Stephen Frears
I was very lucky today to see a matinee of “The Queen” staring Helen Mirren. Although I knew the movie was about Queen Elizabeth II, I had no idea it was about the period following Princess Diana’s death.
I found the movie was not only engaging but engrossing. It was …
Tango and cash
This flick is a nice blend of action and comedy. The comedy however is not in performance, but the characters do have a good sense of humor. The story’s abt two cops Tango and Cash, that were wrongly accused in a case, and are convicted and send to …
The Coffin
I think The Ring is more scarier than The Coffin. I can’t help to comment how disappointed I was at watching this movie and I guess I was so much hoping for it to be a real scary flick. But it turned out to be an emotional movie …
Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead (movie)
I got hooked on the Masters of Horror series of films when I ordered “Jenifer” from Netflix. I was intrigued by the amount of gore and the uncensored approach to many adult topics. This film, however, directed by Tobe Hooper left so much to be …
The Last Kiss (2006)
I always love the movie about temptation and choice and that’s the reason why I directly decided to watch this movie after watching its trailer.
This movie is about Michael, a lucky guy with a perfect life : Good Friends, Great Career, and beautiful girlfriend, just exactly what he dreamed …
The film ‘Waterloo’
One of my all-time favourite films is —˜Waterloo’ starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer, plus Virginia McKenna, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles. This is a film covering a huge stage. Napoleon is seen being sent into exile on St Helena and his imperial ambitions are seemingly laid in the …
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
This story is a remake three times over and this remake just did not make the grade, for the life of me, no matter how many times I start watching and try to watch this movie, I just get extremely bored and I have to switch away to something …
The Woods: the movie
The Woods is a scary horror movie set in an all girls boarding school. The main character is a troubled teenager who was put in the school by her parents, who do not know how to handle her after she has set fires and done other things. …
Black Water DVD
I rented this DVD to watch over a weekend. This film really ruined my weekend. A really boring film, with hardly any scenes. It should have been labeled as drama or documentary rather than horror/thriller.
The movie is about these 3 people Adam, Grace an Lee decide to fish in …
Surf’s Up (2007)
Surf’s Up, directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 8, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the Genre of Animation/Comedy/Family/Sport and stars the voices of Shia LeBeouf as Cody Maverick, …
Whats Your Number (2011 Romance Comedy Movie)
I initially ignored the movie “What’s Your Number” because I heard a few bad reviews about it, and I realised that it didn’t get a very good rating. This was even though I’ve always thought that the comedy actress Anna Faris was very funny.
I decided to watch it recently …
Tooth Fairy movie 2010
For its ideals and values, I give this film a B+ but as an entertainment source it has to be a C. Although it had some good moments, overall it didn’t impress me. The storyline was bland, typical, and cutesy. I’m sure kids love it for the …
Movie: “The Holiday” (2006)
Two women are frustrated with their lives; they’re ready to get away from it all and enjoy a holiday in someone else’s shoes.
Amanda (Cameron Diaz), who directs movie trailers in glamorous Los Angeles, is stressed with her job and has just been dumped by her cheating boyfriend. Iris (Kate …
School For Scoundrels
I had the opportunity to watch the movie School For Scoundrels. Now on paper I thought this would be a funny movie. It stars Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa, Bad News Bears) and Jonm Heder (Napolean Dynamite) as the lead charecters with Horatio Sanz (Saturday Night Live), …
Raise Your Voice
Raise your voice is another movie of hillary duff. It is about a small town girl who got this amazing voice, a voice of a big-time singer. Her name in this film is terri. To follow her dreams she needs to go to los angeles for the summer …
My Neighbors the Yamadas
A film about the life of an ordinary family in Tokyo, anime style.
The film was directed by Isao Takahata, well known around the world for his Grave of the Fireflies. The difference between Takahata and Miyazaki for example is very big. Takahata’s films are based in the real world, …
Movie: The Hangover
Synopsis: Four men travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. The next morning, three of them wake up in their trashed hotel room and discover the groom is missing. They need to re-construct what happened the night before and find him before his wedding in a little over …
Movie Orphan
I really feel like wanting to smack right out of this kid, Esther. The movie is not in a horror genre but more to gory. Orphan the movie, is unexpected and you will be surprised at the revelation. I’m not going to tell you what it is …
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