Movies Reviews
Taken movie
Now this is how you do an action movie. All the car chases that seemed hollow and perfunctory in the Transporter movies are done well.
The story’s simple enough, the trailer really gives you all the info you need to know. It’s a father racing against …
The Lost Boys movie
A horror film by Joel Schumacher about a company of young vampires on motorcycles who attack a young man and his brother. It has reached cult reputation by some people who grew up in the 1980s when it came it, but personally I just found it a very long …
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf movie
There are good movies, there are bad movies, and then there are movies that are so bad that they’re good. These are movies that manage to entertain because of the bad acting, sub par writing, and low budget.
Lately, there has been a push to try and intentionally …
New In Town (starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.)
I would say watch this movie, New In Town (starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.) if you want a dosage of humility, some form of morality watch. This movie is something that I truly praise and it has such compassion, feelings and heart. To make this kind …
The Central Park Five Documentary
In 1989, five teenagers of color and diversity including African-Americans and members of the Latin-American community were taken to jail and incarcerated due to a crime of malicious assault which happened to a twenty-eight year old Anglo Caucasian woman. The woman was taking a jog in Central Park …
Ever Theater
There are only two movie houses in this part of the country– a fact quite interesting knowing that this place is considered as university town.
Ever theater is situated right in the heart of the city, inside a smaller shopping location of …
IMDB.com
IMDB.com (stands for Internet Movie Database) is, in my opinion, one of the best movie-related sites. You can find information about virtually any movie on it, even those that are no longer available. You can search the database for a specific movie title or a specific actor. Each actor …
Summer of Sam movie
Usually, even if it is poorly made, a movie about a serial killer will have at least a couple of redeeming qualities to it.
When it comes to the movie Summer of Sam, this is definitely not the case.
The movie might have been good if they focused on the actual …
A Is for Acid,2002 movie
This movie is based on a true story of John George Haig, a 1940s serial killer also known as the Acid Bath Murderer. When Haig had discovered that a human body can be completely dissolved in acid, he figured that he’d come up with a foolproof way to get …
Fruits Basket Manga
Fruits Baskets is my all time favorite manga, by Natsuki Takaya, about a very optimistic, orphan high school girl named Tohru Honda who’s mother recently died. She lives in the woods while her grandfather is remodeling his house, and finds out she is living on the property of the …
Birth ( 2004) movie
In 2004, there was quite a controversy surrounding this film starring Nicole Kidman. The premise is simple: Nicole Kidman’s character “Anna” loses her husband. And ten years later, a little boy shows up on her doorstop claiming to be her deceased husband Sean. What …
“Jane Eyre” with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke
I have seen several movies based on this classic by Charlotte Bronte, and this 1983 version starring Zelah Clarke as Jane and Timothy Dalton as Mr. Rochester is, in my opinion, by far the best. The plot is very true to the book, and the two leading actors were …
See No Evil
See No Evil is one of my favorite bad horror movies. I’ve seen it several times on my own and recently introduced a friend to it, only to find out that he loved it as much as I did. The movie has one of those setups that you only …
Movie: Hamburger Hill
Synopsis: A group of American soldiers spend several days fighting communist soldiers in Vietnam.
What I liked about this movie: I have seen a lot of war movies that go out of their way to show the violence but have characters that have about as much emotion as a robot …
Notorious movie
From 1946, Notorious is a classic movie that has been respected and admired since it was made. It’s a movie of intrigue right from the start. It keeps you on your toes, uncertain of motivations and realities.
Filmed in black and white, Notorious stars Cary Grant as T.R. …
The Apartment,1960 movie
Baxter (Jack Lemmon), or Bud, is a mild, lonely guy working for a large insurance company in New York. Bud’s apartment is located close to the office, so his colleagues have formed the habit of “loaning” it from him for their “dates” with their mistresses. As the demand for …
Tim Burton’s 9 movie 2009
Here is one film I am just not sure how to take. It left me scratching my head. With it being from Tim Burton, I was not surprised to see a bizarre futuristic realm of robots made from scraps like rag dolls. I just don’t understand Burton’s obsession with buttons, …
The Longest Yard (2005)
The Longest Yard, direced by Peter Segal is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references. The original release date was May 27, 2005 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Crime/Drama/Sport and stars …
Disney’s Mulan movie
If you have watched this movie, you would agree with me that this is so much different than all other films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Mulan takes its art and story cues directly from Chinese mythology and successfully blends them with Disney elements. Mulan is a loveable, spirited …
No Country for Old Men movie
It took me a while to realize how much I really love this movie. The story is very dark. The burnt amber tones in the film provide a sick feeling throughout the production. The killer, played by Javier Bardem was one of the most …
Be Kind Rewind movie
The title and cover looked kind of cheesy to me, and so I guess that I was a little reluctant to watch it. I thought that it was going to have poor acting, bad visual effects, and a lame storyline. And it did, but it was absolutely hilarious.
Jack Black …
The Toll Collector (2003) Animation
‘The Toll Collector’ is an animation short, really short actually at only 5 minutes. But it is 5 minutes of haunting, poignant beauty and it has stayed on my mind since I watched it. This is a visually dark claymation, with the pallid, ill-looking white faces of …
The Longest Day
Arguably, the best war film ever to be made. I believe it was filmed in 1962. Big names like, John Wayne, Richard Burton and Sean Connery to name a few, starred in this black & white movie.
What intrigued me the most about this flick was that the Americans/British spoke …
If you believe
If you believe is a movie about a woman named Suzie who has forgotten who she was. It shows her as a seven year old having fun and being care free, outspoken and mischievous. Then it shows her as an editor who has no friends or life. She is …
Columbo Mystery Movie Collection 1989 DVD set
The Columbo Mystery Movie Collection 1989 DVD set is a three DVD set that includes just five Columbo episodes. It’s not much, but that’s all of the movies that aired in 1989.
I don’t like how the DVDs are set up, however. Universal isn’t known for providing quality …
Beauty and the Beast
Forever at the top in the world of animation, Disney broke even more ground with this lushly animated and wonderfully told new version of the classic french fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. So wonderous was this instant classic, that it was the first ever animated film to ever …
Hindi Movie : No Smoking
No Smoking was one of the most awaited films of the last year. Its tars John Abraham in the lean and Aisha Takia is female lead. Has been directed by Anurag Kashyap the story is about John Abraham who trying to quit cigarette. The whole film they revolves around …
Movie Catch me if you can
Everything seemed incredible.Yet,the movie is said to be a true life story.Leonardo De caprio was the perfect actor for the role displaying so much skills and versatility that I aws almost desiring to be just like him.
Beginning life just with the fake checks given to him by his father,his …
Mr. Woodcock, movie
Everyone remembers one teacher one teacher that seemed to have it out for them. Maybe it was a pesky history teacher, or the woman with the grey hair who stood guard in American lit, but for most of us, it was the most dreaded of all the primary school …
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 Dark Crystal Movie
I grew up with “The Dark Crystal”. It was one of my favorite movies then, and it’s one of my favorite movies now.
Jim Hensen brought something unique to the world, with his creativity, imagination, and abundance of talent. He left his mark, and thankfully didn’t …
Avatar
I am not a huge sci-fi fan and Avatar was not the movie I wanted to see. I was however out numbered by my thirteen year old daughter and husband. I can not even start to explain just how spectacular the experience of wathcing this movie was. I was …
The Believer Movie (2001)
I have been thinking about watching The Believer movie for many years now. I have been attracted to this movie by the shocking DVD cover and poster for the movie. But every single time I took it off the shelf in the video store I felt very strong doubt …
Shallow Hal
I think Directors should definitely make more movies with plots that go around in the movie of Shallow Hal. This is a movie about looking at someone’s personal and inner beauty rather than someone that looks good just on the outer layer or physical skin beauty.
Hal is …
Barney CD
This cd is from the Hit TV series. In this cd the new character BJ is introduced for the first time. He is yellow all over, has purple spots, a bright green tummy and red sneakers, Barney’s new dinosaur friend. Everyone of us have some …
Where the Wild Things Are
As a child, I was fascinated with the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, and years later, I enjoyed reading it to my own kids. I didn’t have an excuse to see the movie, and I had thought about asking one of my friends’ children to accompany me, …
The Illustrious Client
I am reviewing The Illustrious Client, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1985/1986 by Granada television. This episode finds Holmes at battle with one of the most brutal men in London. The King of England himself employs …
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is destined to be a cult classic, but does it deserve to be?
I recently purchased Repo! on Dvd, because it looked interesting. I did not, however, know that is was, quite literally, an opera. The whole movie, and every single line of dialouge, is told …
Bachelor Party (1984)
Tom Hanks is better known today for his sensitive, serious portrayals and his knack for comedy seems to have got lost with time. When ‘Bachelor Party’ came out in 1984 I am pretty sure that Hanks was unknown. I had certainly not heard of him when I …
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Alien: Resurrection, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong science fiction violence and gore, some grotesque images, and for language. The original release date was November 26, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Science …
DVD: Girl with a Pearl Earring
I recently watched the DVD of “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (2003). Directed by Peter Webber, who recently directed “Hannibal Rising”, the movie tells the story of a young woman, a girl really who served as the model for the famous Vermeer painting of the same name.
Scarlett Johansson …
Best In Show DVD
Take a documentary about a dog show, and add as much comedy as you can think of…then you will have Best In Show. Best in Show is a wonderful documentary style movie about an annual dog show and the people who enter it.
It is a hytarically funny movie, …
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Movie (2010)
I had always liked Nicolas Cage, in fact, he has always been my #1 favorite actor of all times and he still is right now, but when I saw the trailer for this movie I had let out a scoff and a giggle, I never thought he would go …
UNKNOWN
If you are looking to get entertained and get value for the money you spent “UNKNOWN” is the movie for you. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger and Frank Lagella in the pivotal roles, the movie just gives you what you deserve “Entertainment, …
Madea’s Family Reunion
Incorporating the talents of such legends as Dr. Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson along with the inspirational storyline, Tyler Perry has done it again. If you are not familiar with the extremely popular Tyler Perry plays and movies, you are missing out on what many believe to be classics …
Heat the Movie
It’s a Warner Bros production. The movie was first screened in 1995 but I still find it one of the best action/crime movies ever made. Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd.The movie focuses on the lives and obsession of Neil McCauley (Robert De …
The Kingdom Movie
Not knowing anything about the movie The Kingdom, I added it to my Netflix queue. I figured since it starred Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Chris Copper it would probably be a decent movie. Right from the very beginning of the movie it was very action involved. The movie …
Beowulf Movie
I went into Beowulf with some high expectations. Sure, Angelina Jolie was in it (someone I can’t stand), but the previews looked pretty good, the animation truly incredible and I have always been a fan of the Beowulf story. What could be better than seeing Beowulf beautifully …
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