Movies Reviews
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
I have wanted to see the documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing for several years now, but only got around to it last week. I was a fan of the group, but I became a real fan after they were literally blackballed by the right wingers in the …
Magic Mike film
A few of my friends had seen the movie “Magic Mike” and raved about how good it was. I didn’t really think it would be my kind of movie, so I didn’t watch it when it first came out. A few nights ago, however, I had nothing …
Evangelion:Death & Rebirth
A film based on the manga series called Evangelion. The story of this series is very, very complicated if you don’t know it well, and this film is definitely made for fans only, which is a shame I think because it has a lot of interesting qualities. The audience …
ALF: Season One Television Series on DVD
ALF: Season One has been released on DVD. It has the syndicated (edited to allow for more ads) episodes as well as bonuns features including an episode of ALF: The Animated Series and the original pilot episode.
While I would have perferred the original edits, just having the episodes …
Chocolat movie
I had the great pleasure recently to watch the DVD of Lasse Hallstrom’s (2000) movie “Chocolat.” The movie stars the both pretty and beautiful Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher, an unmarried mother and free spirit. Vianne arrives in a small French village just as Lent is starting and opens …
Bird on a Wire (1990)
After fifteen years on conviction on one end of the spectrum and fifteen years in witness protection for the other person involved, their worlds are about to collide and the run for dear life is about to ensue. Rick was the active person in sending a known FBI drug …
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Since my favourite director is Peter Jackson, I knew that rain or shine I had to go and see his latest movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”. Like Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, it is the first in a trilogy of movies that is to …
Fab Five Texas Cheerleading Scandal
My wife and I were flipping channels the other day trying to find something that wasn’t a re-run we’ve seen 100 times before. After a frustrating search, we decided to watch the made-for-tv movie Fab Five Texas Cheerleading Scandal, which is apparently based on a true story we never …
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 …
Lost in Translation, movie (2003)
Can a goodbye be happy? Not just leaving each other for a “see you soon” time, but a natural parting. When everyone understands that they are saying goodbye to a part of their life, saying goodbye to a piece of themselves, letting go of their love.
One life, halfway through life, …
Fun With Dick & Jane
I didn’t know what to think when I rented Fun With Dick & Jane. I usually like Jim Carrey movies but I wasn’t sure if this one would be very good or not. What I found was, while it was a funny movie, it was one I could relate …
Epic Movie
Epic movie is basically like date movie it makes fun of all the heroic movies/ just other movies like superman, narnia, harry potter, willy wonka, nach libre, Starwars, Pirates of the Carribean, Borat and others. 2 of the six writers of scary movie wrote the script.
Synopsis:
It centers 4 …
Parents movie
Parents is a very old scary movie. But by todays standards it’s looked upon as a comedy instead of a horror movie. It’s a very dark yet funny movie. I guess that is why it’s called a dark comedy. But when I watched this film as a kid, I thought …
Music and Lyrics
For people who grew up in the 80’s, much of the subtle humor in the recent movie, “Music and Lyrics” is not as subtle as it is obvious and in your face. From the incredibly cheesy music videos, to the fanatical gyrations of a has-been, this movie made me …
“Despicable Me” the Movie
When I arrived to the theaters and sat down, I was half expecting a really corny kid movie with “Despicable Me”. The trailers really did not interest me in any way, but since I was obligated to watch this movie for a personal project of mine, I decided to …
Dahmer
This film, based on the killings of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dhamer is a complicated film to judge. On one hand, it documents his crimes accurately enough, and for a big screen or small screen adaption of anything of the sort, the facts can be lost in the fiction, …
Bugsy Malone movie
A sort of family style gangster movie satire where all the gangsters are at most 15 years old (is it the true age of every gangster in the real world perhaps?) and the violence and sex have been substituted for other things. Bugsy Malone is the main character of …
Grand Finale: FIFA World Cup 2006 movie
Positives: Comprehensive, narrative, informative and captivating.
Negatives: Too short, concise but could do with a bit more detail, narrow topic focus.
As an avid football enthusiast, it came as no surprise at all that I would look forward to viewing this documentary-type motion picture of a past FIFA World Cup, 2006, …
Carrie
I think Carrie was a pretty scary and cool movie. I think it’s cool because I like physic energy and powers. I am really into that kind of stuff. And the fact that Carrie was a physic energy master was what really got me into this movie. I think that …
Panic Room movie (2002)
This is probably director David Fincher’s most commercial film to date. Originally set to star Nicole Kidman, who had to bail on the project due to an injury on Moulin Rouge (and has a small voice-only role over the telephone in Panic Room), Jodie Foster fills in the …
Daylight (1996)
A series of events, that have no real reason other than to lead up to what this movie is about, leave the tunnel that connects Manhattan to New Jersey in a weakened and near destroyed state. With people trapped inside the tunnel, and water is coming in tempting to …
The Fall (R, 2006)
I didn’t realize that Tarsem Singh was responsible for The Cell, as he is also the director on this wonderful film. The colors are so lush and spectacular that you are automatically drawn into the story. As for the story, this is a “period” film set …
X-Men
I am a big Marvel Comics fan so when there was stories about X-Men being made into a movie, I was thrilled. Unforunately, it took some years for the first movie to come out and I was not happy. I have almost all of the X-Men comics books and …
Twilight: Eclipse
Disclaimer: I am neither a fan, nor a hater of the Twilight franchise. While I didn’t read the books, I saw both previous movies, and on the whole found them to be a light, undemanding (if sometimes cracktastic) entertainment.
I went to see Twilight: Eclipse with no particular expectations, and …
Torn Apart
Torn Apart stars Tia Carrere and several nobodies.
I love Tia Carrere in action movies. I thought that this movie would only support my feelings, but I was wrong. Though she has not aged well, she does continue to be sexy wearing the black tank …
Netflix
There are thousands — hundreds of thousands — of movies in the world. You can’t possibly go to all of them, especially if, like me, you like art house and independent films.
This is why I, and you, need Netflix.
I had to be talked into Netflix by two or …
Star Trek 2009
I just watched the new Star Trek film last night and was blown away at how good it really was. I am a Star Trek fan, although not of the hardcore trekkie variety, and I was a bit scepticle at first about the franchise being rebooted with an all …
Titanic Movie (1997)
It was 1997. I was in college when my friends and family were hyped up about this movie Titanic. This stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack Dawson) and Kate Winslet (Rose). This was the film that rose Dicaprio and James Cameron to stardom.
This film was about a poor boy …
Deja Vu (movie)
When I read the description of Denzel Washington’s movie, Dejavu, I thought it sounded interesting. And, after watching it, I have to say it was even better than expected.
Washington plays an investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms who is brought in to investigate the explosion of …
Pathfinder
This movie doesn’t boost of big names to begin with. However, those who watched should found the money worthwhile.
The story centres around a norseman child left behind in the new world during a babaric campaign. Raised by the victims (North Indians), the boy grew up into a fine young …
Carnage comedy movie
“Carnage” is a 2011 comedy, arthouse type film that is actually based off of a play. I saw the trailer at my local independent films theater, and it definitely looked like something that interested me. After watching it last night, I must say, I was not disappointed! It may …
War of the Roses movie
“War of the Roses,” some fun for the tears, the other leads to despair, and still others disgusted by the switch. Anyway, the film is a masterwork of satire of people who are divorced who have to gain your are full of ideas to hinder their lives.
Starring Kathleen Turner …
Taare Zameen Par
Taare Zameen Par is perhaps the greatest bollywood movie that I have ever watched. It is a movie about a little boy, Ishaan, who is dyslexic, but his parents fail to realise this. As the story progresses you cannot help but laugh at all of the mischief …
Shallow Grave movie
Shallow Grave is a movie about roommates who take on a new boarder. They really don’t know much about this person, but welcome him into their home. Suddenly he turns up dead in his room and the roommates have to deal with the body but also a lot of …
Remember the Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic elements and some language. The original release date for this movie was September 29, 2000 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Sport and stars Denzel …
Film A Good Year
A Good Year is a real feel good film, just like the title suggests. Russell Crow plays the lead and I actually like him in this film. He does a great English accent and plays a hard hearted, workaholic, money hungry city trader to perfection. His character doesn’t seem …
Karate Kid 2010 Movie
Karate Kid 2010 is a very good martial arts movie. I like it but not as much as I loved the Original Karate Kid. I mean Jackie Chan is great but I will always love Mr. Miyagi. The movie is a little different than the Karate Kid. This time the …
The Benchwarmers
One of my favorite artist is Rob Schneider. Well aside from the fact that he is half Filipino, I consider him as one of the best comedian in Hollywood.
I’ve first watched the movie 3 months ago, I just rented a DVD but it was absolutely ludicrous, we (me and …
Movie Man of the Year
I wasn’t sure what to think when they cast Robin Williams as a presidential candidate in the movie Man of the Year. But, after watching the film last night, I do think it is better than I expected it to be; though I’m not sure its his best film.
Williams …
Good Luck Chuck (2007)
When Chuck was a teenager and at a party at one of his friends house, he went into the closet to play the ’seven minutes of heaven’ game with a girl that really likes him but he refuses to have an sexual contact with her and she ends up …
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Save the Last Dance, directed by Thomas Carter is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug references. The original release date was January 12, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Music/Romance and stars …
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Shooting straight of the gate, this movie had very big shoes to fill when everyone expected it to live up to the expectations of the first film. Sadly, this movie fell short of it mark with critics and the public.
Bringing back Jeff Goldblum to play Ian Malcolm was one …
Lars and the Real Girl Movie (2007)
After watching Lars and the Real Girl I am proven once more that you cannot judge a movie by its plot description. When I read that the movie is about a lonely man who develops a deep and romantic relationship with a doll he orders only, my reaction …
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense violent action and pervasive strong language. The original release date was April 7, 1995 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller and stars Martin Lawrence as …
Movie Fool’s Gold
“Fool’s Gold” is the second movie where we see the actor, Matthew McConaughey interpret the role of a treasure hunter. His other movie was in “Sahara”. I assumed that this movie was going to be something similar to his first movie, but I was mistaken. In this movie, McConaughey …
Ladybugs (1992)
Ladybugs, directed by Sidney J. Furie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was March 27, 1992 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Sport and stars Rodney Dangerfield as Chester Lee, Jackee Harry as …
Catch Me if You Can Movie (20020)
When the movie “Catch Me if You Can” came out in 2002, I was really excited to see it because it starred Leonardo DiCaprio. When I saw the preview of this film, I immediately thought that this was good.
This movie depicts the story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. …
Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a classic mafia film directed by Martin Scorsese, it was originally meant to be titled Wise Guy, the same title as the nonfiction book the film is based on written by Nicholas Pileggi. The film stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta. Liotta plays as …
The Last King of Scotland, Kevin Macdonald Movie
Uganda, around the year 70, when the General Idi Amin, recently conducted successful codetta overthrow the power of the president Obote. Meanwhile, a young doctor arrive named Nicholas Harrigan to the country. Feeling want to search for new experiences, not long after graduating from medical college, he chose to …
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