Movies Reviews
Trading Places (1983) movie
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristin Holby, Paul Gleason, Alfred Drake, Kelly Curtis, and James Belushi.
Directed by: John Landis.
Two brothers who own a successful commodities brokerage firm take pleasure by conjuring up experimental bets every now and then. Their latest …
Invasion of the Body Snatchers movie
The original film from the 1950s is about a man who returns to his home town after many years and discovers the people there have been possessed by aliens, or is it just him going insane and imagining everything?
Well, the film begins with this man coming to a hospital, …
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich (2000)
This is another highly acclaimed movie in beginning of the decade based on a true to life story of the woman by the same name. It starred Julia Roberts who played the role of a mother of 3 kids, all are below 10 years old. But …
Alvin & the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman
While my daughter loved the movie Alvin & the Chipmunks meet Frankenstein, I don’t think she was a huge fan of the film Alvin & the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman..
Of course, part of the problem could have been the fact the rented DVD was a bit scratched up and …
50 first dates movie
50 first dates is a romantic comedy movie released on 2004 led by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The story begins with the Henry, marine-life veterinarians who met and have fallen in love at first sight with Lucy, a woman who suffers from a short term memory disease called …
CNN Tribute America Remebers
The CNN Tribute America Remembers is a DVD that a friend of mine gave me shortly after 911 happened. My friend figured I would appreciate it because I was in the National Guard at the time. When 911 happened I had just gotten back from a three week trip …
Hairspray (2007)
Hairspray, directed by Adam Shankman is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking. The original release date was July 20, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Musical/Romance and stars John Travolta as …
Arlington Road movie
Arlington Road is a 1999 suspense film directed by Mark Pellington and starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, and Joan Cusack. The film is about a College History Professor who lost his wife, an FBI agent killed on duty, he has been struggling with this, and struggling to raise his …
Flightplan
I watched Flightplan yesterday shown on the local TV channel and it is so good to see such a good actress Jodie Foster, acting once more.
I know that this was a movie that was shown years back but somehow or rather, it is just so good to be …
A League of their own
Years ago we my son and I were at the beach in Ocean City and we became bored. We decided to get out of the hot sun and go see a movie. We saw a film called a League of Their Own, starring Tom Hanks, one of …
Super Size Me
Super Size Me is a documentary film by Morgan Spurlock. Morgan Spurlock takes it u[on himself to eat nothing but McDonalds food for 30 days and he films himself for the entire duration of his eating drama. He gets pretty scientific with it all by involving healthcare professionals who …
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Before last year I had ever heard of this film. In fact, when I first saw the title of it on the televsion guide I had mistaken it for a romance movie which I think might have been set in the mid nineteenth century. However, when I watched the …
The Mist Movie
The Mist is a very interesting movie to say the least. It kept me on my toes and is very intense. At times the acting could be a little cheesy but heck, sometimes you just want to be entertained and it definitely does that.
I just wish Stephen …
Ghost of Girlfriends Past Movie
When I saw this movie, I immediately expected it to be a good one since it features Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey; Michael Douglas has a cameo role in this and it just adds flavor to the movie. The story is about a young bachelor named Connor Mead (Matthew …
Porky’s movie
About a couple of teenagers in the 1950s USA who try to live their way as strippers on the club called Porky’s. The teenagers aren’t appreciated by the owner of this club and are thrown out. Together they plan the most clever revenge for the treachery.
I actually believe this …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actually, i don’t like Brad Pitt act that much accept when he play the mr & mrs smith, besides that the others are too usual for me. But this time is different, i love his new movie.
“I was born different.” That was the first word and the beginning of …
War (2007)
War, directed by Philip G. Atwell is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of strong bloody violence, sexuality/nudity and language. The original release date was August 24, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Thriller and stars Jet Li …
What Just Happened? - (starring Robert De Niro)
Whenever there are movies acted out by Robert De Niro, I would make it a point to really help push the review of the movie. Right, call me biased or what, but I’m just in love with the man. Not love in that real love sense, but in …
Toy Story 3
For those of you that grew up with the magic of Pixar, you most definitely know of the many adventures of toy legends, Woody the cowboy and Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger and all their companions. I speak of the first ever Pixar computer generated animation film, Toy Story.
Now …
Prince of Persia (2010)
I just saw this movie on its opening night, and it entertained me, but didn’t thrill me.
While I liked Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for most of its action and storyline, I wonder if something wasn’t missing here. There was a lot of good acting, and certainly …
My Best Friend’s Girl movie
My Best Friend’s Girl from 2008 is a disaster. The only reason I watched this thing was because I noticed a listing in the credits for Patrick Swayze that referred to this movie. He was given ’special thanks’ along with a few other performers. I knew …
Fantastic Four Movie
We recently rented and watched Fantastic Four. I hated Spider Man and then loved Spider Man 2 and 3, so I figured I would give comic book movies another chance. Fantastic Four was a decent movie. It had good flow, a nice and friendly end, and of course a …
Hoodlum (1997)
The movie Hoodlum was released in 1997. It has a strong cast consisting of Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia, Vanessa Williams, and Cicely Tyson. The story is set in Harlem in the 1930’s during the depression. As we all know the depression was a hard time for families …
Free Willy (1993)
Just as the title states, this young boy launches a campaign in order to free a whale being held in captivity. That is the whole story that the directors have managed to stretch of a two hour period. Throwing the troubles of the boy and his family drama into …
Hell Comes to Frogtown
So I just saw this little gem for the first time. For those not in the know, Hell Comes to Frogtown is a 1987 post-apocalyptic sci-fi flick starring none other than Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Piper plays the titular character, Sam Hell. He’s one of the last potent men …
The Conjuring, horror movie
On the whole, Horror is a genre that avoids the avant-garde, particularly the films that Hollywood produces. The Conjuring is little exception to this lack or experimentation.
The film explores issues and themes pertained to countless horror films before it; the main premise being that of a family moving …
Camp Rock by Jonas Brothers
Teenage ladies, brace yourself for if you are a big fan of Jonas Brothers, then watching Camp Rock by Jonas Brothers on DVD would be very worth it. If you have Disney channel, you might have come across this movie. It is something like a nice movie about …
Wayne’s World
I gotta say that Wayne’s World is a pretty good movie. It is one of my best memories of the past. I think the movie was really funny and very crazy. I think Wayne was a very funny character. The movie Wayne’s World really captured the essence of what the …
Baise Moi (movie)
“Baise Moi” is a French movie I watched with English subtitles after a friend recommended it to me. I’d rather not reveal what the title translates to in English here, since it would be extremely inappropriate, however, if the curiosity is too great one can simply go to Google …
Green Dragon movie
Green Dragon (2004) is an independent film based on a true story about Vietnamese refugees as they arrive at Camp Pendleton at the end of the Vietnam conflict. It’s a story that hasn’t been told before, and it’s very well done.
Timothy Linh Bui directed the movie which stars …
FUR
I think Nicole Kidman is the most sensual actress working today. This isn’t just because of her great looks, but because of the way she exudes her emotions. So when I had the opportunity to watch “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus” with Kidman playing the famed photographer, …
Night Of The Living Dead
This movie was written and directed by George A Romero and released in 1968, it did really well and is regarded as a classic, it was one of if not the first zombie movie, in the film the country is taken over by zombies that won’t die, the film …
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
This movie is a decent comedy, even against my initial expectations. So far every other “National Lampoon’s” movie has just been awful. This has completely changed my view of them for the future!
The overall basis of the movie is that a student named Van Wilder is attempting to stay …
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side
Several months ago, we watched the Family Guy movie Blue Harvest and thought it was one of the funniest Star Wars spoofs ever made. So, when we found out about the sequel, Something, Something, Something Dark Side, I couldn’t wait to watch it and moved it to the top …
Doomsday (2008)
Doomsday (2008) is an action movie by director Neil Marshall and is rated R by the MPAA.
When a deadly virus known as the Reaper Virus begins spreading through the British Isles infecteing hundreds of thousands of people, the government decides to quarantine the area with huge walls and machine …
The Break-Up (2006)
The Break-Up, directed by Peyton Reed is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content, some nudity and language. The original release date was June 2, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Romance and stars Vince Vaughn as Gary …
Shadowlands Movie
This sad and touching movie is based on the true story of C.S.Lewis and his wife, Joy. C.S.Lewis (Anthony Hopkins), a life long bachelor, meets Joy (Debra Winger) when he is about fifty. They meet through letters: Joy is one of C.S.Lewis’ many readers, and she wrote to him …
Live Flesh movie
Pedro Almodovar has been called the greatest spanish director since Luis Buñuel. In my opinion that title would go to Julio Medem, but I still think Almodovar is great and especially this enigmatic film about strange people. As always in the films of Almodovar, he is not afraid to …
The Deal (movie)
Of course, I am neither a fan of films of the romance comedy genre, nor the popular romance actress Meg Ryan, but one day when I was very bored and nothing else was being aired on cable television, I decided to watch the movie “The Deal”. I had never …
Past the Bleachers
Past the Bleachers is a poignant and wonderful 1995 TV movie that starred Richard Dean Anderson and Glynnis O’Connor as parents trying to move on with their lives after their son had died. It’s a trying time. The two are trying to have another baby, but Anderson’s …
Penelope (movie)
One of the first movies that I remember recognising the actor James McAvoy in was Penelope, which was released in 2006. He’s one of those actors whose movies I will always take a chance with , and that was one of the main reasons why I even decided to …
Jump! movie
From 2007, Jump! stars Patrick Swayze as a Jewish lawyer in Austria who defends a young man accused of murdering his father. This was Swayze’s last real theatrical appearance in a starring role. He did film a television movie this same year and then did a cameo …
Blockbuster Video
We have often rented movies at Blockbuster, but lately we have been checking out a smaller video store down the road.
When the smaller store down the road does not have the movie we are looking for, we head to Blockbuster. The reason we opt to go to the smaller …
Zero for Conduct
Jean Vigo was one of the most beloved filmmakers of the early sound years, but unfortunately his career was way too short with only two full feature films. Vigo suffered from poor health from a very young age and died from tuberculosis in 1934, only 29 years of age. …
District 9 (2009), Neill Blomkamp
I caught a few trailers for this, but otherwise managed to miss the hype - and so was not entirely sure what to expect.
I was very pleasantly surprised, because it was so utterly unexpected.
The first few minutes were quite surreal. In a documentary style, we are told that the …
Titanic movie 1997
Titanic movie is one of the best lovestory that I have ever seen. Titanic became a huge hit when it was shown is the huge screen. Especially in this movie famous actors stars. This movie stars Leonardo di caprio as Jack and Kate Winslet as Rose. Jack and Rose …
Project Almanac (science fiction movie)
As soon as I watched the trailer for the movie Project Almanac it was easy for me to determine that it wasn’t going to be very good. However since I’m generally unable to resist movies about time travel I decided to watch it. While it did live up to my …
Contagion Movie (2011)
After seeing the Contagion movie, the best word I have to describe is it disturbing. But for a moment movie this is not necessarily a bad thing. The most important thing for a movie is to make you feel and to make you care about what happens to the …
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