Movies Reviews
Carolina Moon (2007 Film)
The 2007 film “Carolina Moon” is based on a novel by Nora Roberts. While I have not read the novel, I found the movie to be heart warming and very interesting, with a bit of the supernatural thrown in there as well. It was also a wonderful mystery type …
New Moon (movie)
I am a Twilight saga fan, so I saw New Moon on the Saturday after it came out. I’d of course read the book and had seen all the previews, so I kind of knew what to expect. I’ve got to say that I actually liked it …
7 Mummies
Hey, I like monster movies as much as the next person. And, it’s rare to find a good mummy movie. So, when I had a chance to watch the film 7 Mummies, I figured I would give it a try.
Wow, was I disappointed.
The problem with this movie, which is …
Grumpier Old Men
I am reviewing the movie, Grumpier Old men starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This movie is about what the title suggests: a couple of grumpy old men. Only this year, they’re grumpier. These men are both friends and rivals, and their rivalry will have you laughing …
1408
What’s up with horror or thriller movies with numbers…? But the idea works for me. In 1408, I was scared out of my mind, truly. I watched it on DVD pretty recently and luckily my relatives were around.
The 3 of us, that is. We …
Dead Snow Movie
Dead Snow follows the unexpected adventures of six European teens in the high altitudes of the Norwegian mountains. It is Easter break and the college students are ready to unwind and ski along the beautiful snow. It all goes well until an elderly man goes to …
Movie: The Adventures of Robin Hood
I had heard of the movie The Adventures of Robin Hood but I had only seen bits and pieces of it until yesterday afternoon. It was raining out and I had nothing better to do (since my entire day had been planned as an outdoor yard work day) so …
Movie The Return of Jafaar
The Return of Jafar is the second movie in a trilogy about this young man named Aladdin. After releasing t he Genie from his lamp and defeating Jafar, Aladdin tries to settle down and start his life with Jasmine. To cramp a cramp in his dreams and …
Clerks 2 Movie
I have been a huge Kevin Smith fan for quite some time, so I was very excited when the movie Clerks 2 was released and headed out to the theater to be one of the first to see it. Overall, I really enjoyed the film. If you have never …
Underworld: Evolution, Len Wiseman Movie
England, 1202 AD. At that time, Viktor and Mark are two noblemen Vampire hunt William’s parent Lycan hiding in a village. In fact, all the villagers have changed the complexion become Lycan, so there is no other way for Viktor and Marcus to spend them all, including William. But, …
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet, directed by George Miller and Warren Coleman is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some mild peril and rude humor. The original release date was November 17, 2006 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family/Musical and stars the …
The Devil Wears Prada
The film “The Devil Wears Prada,” based on the book of the same title by Lauren Weisberger, is about Andy Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway), a struggling journalist in New York who ends up working as the assistant of Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep), the editor of a …
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The movie is set six years after the X-Files are closed. Dana Scully is now a doctor at a Catholic hospital, Our Lady of Sorrows while Fox Mulder is some sort of bum after being hunted down by the FBI. They both do not want anything to do with …
Coco Avant Chanel: A Film by Anne Fontaine (2009)
I waited a long time to grab a copy of this film. At last, I was able to watch it. I don’t think this movie falls into the fashion film category. Coco Avant Chanel is a biographical account of Grabrielle alias Coco Chanel’s life. It’s …
Black Knight (2001)
Black Knight, directed by Gil Junger is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, sexual/crude humor and battle violence. The original release date was November 21, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars Martin Lawrence as Jamal …
We Are Marshall DVD
Sometimes, the unexpected happens when you’re watching a movie. This is the second time I can remember when I thought I was going to watch a sports movie and ended up watching a flick about the human spirit. The first time was when I saw “Brian’s Song” with …
Movie: “Harold and Maude”
This classic love story from 1971 is the May-December romance with a twist: the man is young, the woman old.
Harold is a spoiled rich boy who has an obsession with death. His favorite hobbies? Faking his own suicide to terrify his stuffy mother; and attending the funerals of strangers. …
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The 2004 removie of “The Manchurian Candidate” stands out among remakes of movies in that in many ways it is better than the original movie. There are differences between the two, some good, some bad. The removie seems to run longer than the original, and it does, but only …
Erin Brockovich Movie
Erin Brockovich is a movie which mainly depicts the secret of women power and how to utilize that to win over the struggle against the general issues of single motherhood in our male dominated society. Julia Roberts as “Erin Brockovich” was simply superb and mind blowing.
Erin Brockovich, a …
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is one of the series of J.K. Rowling’s 7 series of Harry Potter Saga. Each and every one of them is the world’s best movie ever. I love The Philosopher’s Stone and all of her other movie. You can’t deny that it’s great …
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A&E
I believe the best movie version of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice is by A&E. I’ve read the book, and the A&E version holds very close to Austin’s work. I hate when movie directors and film writers believe they have to make the classic their own, by making …
Just Friends movie
I am reviewing the 2006 movie, Just Friends, starring Amy Smart and Ryan Reynolds.
In this film, Ryan Reynolds plays Chris Brandert, a dorky overweight teenager turned superstar. In high school, he was enormously overweight and in love with his best friend Jamie, who only saw them as friends, …
Desperado (1995 movie)
Antonio Banderas plays El Mariachi…a badass gunman who carries his weapons in a guitar case. Steve Buscemi goes into the various towns to tell the people there that a lone terror is one its way, he tries to frighten them into revealing whatever information that El Mariachi might need …
Death’s Shadow movie
I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death’s Shadow, starring Daniel Casey and John Nettles as Detective Sergeant Troy and Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. This movie was created in 1999 and was produced by Brian-True May and Betty Willingale. This movie was adapted for television from the book series …
Scent of a Woman
This is one of Hollywood’s classic movies which tackles a very difficult argument about living life to the full and suicides. What I really like about this movie is Al Pacino excellent performance of the role Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade. It is no doubt that he won the Oscar …
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
OK, when I was forced to watch Tyler Perry’s movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman, I wasn’t happy about it. I don’t mind romantic comedies but I figured this was going to be your typical chick flick; with non-stop man bashing.
Fortunately, I was wrong and this turned out …
Legend of the Red Dragon-Jet Li
I am an extreme fan of martial arts movies. When I saw this one had Jet Li as a main character, I just had to add it to my collection. He is one of the greatest martial artists in present day. The stunts and the imagery in this movie …
Contraband Movie (2012)
Last night I went with my friends to see the Contraband movie. The preview and the reviews were promising, plus the stellar cast was a reassuring factor. Though, on the other hand, despite being a great actor, Mark Whalberg’s recent choices in projects is a bit of a …
Anger Management (movie)
Anger Management is a movie with Adam Sander and Jack Nicholson as Dave and Dr. Rydell, respectively. You might wonder how these two actors play off each other, and I felt they did very well in Anger Management. I like Adam Sandler but really adore Jack Nicholson. Adam Sandler …
Movie Just Friends
I must admit I don’t like watching Ryan Reynolds movies. For some reason, he is obsessed with the words ‘fuck’ and ’sex’, however he managed to convince me in this comedy movie with the name “Just Friends”. I like this movie because Reynolds finally managed to involve himself in …
Clash of the Titans Movie (2010)
I just saw Clash of the Titans. I just recently seen it and I was not able to see it in the theaters because my friends kept telling me that this was not worthy to see in the movies. So when the DVD came out, I saw it …
Movie Monsters Inc
Pixar’s 2001 release, Monsters Inc., is probably my least favorite Pixar movie ever released. For some reason, I cannot forget that Billy Crystal and John Goodman are the voice actors in this movie. Its difficult to explain, but Tom Hanks becomes Woody, and Owen Wilson becomes Lightning …
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is a movie about the making of the worst movie ever made.
This movie is set in southeast Asia where Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), a former big budget American movie star, is filming his latest movie, a film based on a book written by a POW survivor of …
Mr. Brooks
And to think, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to see this movie! WOW! o.k., this is an absolute must see movie! It blew me away! Mr. Brooks is staring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. Not only is the acting phenomenal, but the storyline is …
The Labyrinth with David Bowie
This is truly one of the greatest and most memorable movies of all time. It has David Bowie and the muppets ! Well, puppets anyway. If that sounds like a turn off to you look it up on YouTube; you seriously have no idea how wonderful this movie is …
The Hulk 2008
When I first saw the movie “Hulk” being advertised before it came out in theatres, I thought that it was actually a sequel to the previous movie which came out a couple years before in the year 2003. However, after seeing it advertise a few more times I realized …
Living With The Enemy Movie
I’ve watched this movie on HBO and it helped pass the time at first, but when the movie was in the middle part the plot becomes obvious and sort of predictable that the ending will be a good one. The actors and actresses aren’t even famous but at least …
Couples Retreat movie
In couples Retreat, we follow several sets of couples as they go to a couples therapy retreat on a tropical island. They find that the island is split with two sides/retreats, one for couples (with therapy), and one for singles (with wild parties). The men soon find …
9 to 5 by Dolly Pardon
9 to 5 is the first song that I personally remember hearing Dolly Pardon perform on TV. I saw the movie a few years latter when it came out and just about died laughing. It has a way of demonstrating the male stereo type of so many bosses. It …
Mothman Prophecies movie
I am reviewing the movie, The Mothman Prophecies, which was released in 2002. Its stars Richard Gere as John Klein, a man who is trying to overcome the sudden, horrific death of his beloved wife, played by Debra Messing. Richard Gere\’s character is a journalist for the Washington …
Better Off Dead
I was looking high and low for the DVD movie for, Better Off Dead acted by John Cusack.
That’s because I heard rave reviews coming from my friend and even my neurotic boyfriend loves it too. And at last I found it. The movie is fantastic and …
Movie: Lake Consequence
Since my wife and I decided to do some early morning Black Friday shopping first thing this morning, we left the kids at my parents’ house last night. Since we finally had the house to ourselves for a change,we decided to watch a movie that was a little more …
Eyes without a face movie
A saw the Criterion Collection dvd of this visually breathtaking film a while ago. It was directed by Georges Franju, a french filmmaker working indepently from the new wave directors in the sixties. Eyes without a face is a horror-filled story about a plastic surgeon who kidnaps young girls, …
Drillbit Taylor
I received this in the mail today from netflix, I got a free month of netflix so I decided to try it out.
I wanted to watch it so that I can send it back in the morning. At first the movie was boring and not funny at all. …
Howl’s Moving Castle (anime film)
When I first heard that ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ was to be released on film, I was thrilled. I was a little chagrined, though, to learn that it would be a Japanese anime production.
I was so happy, in the first instance, because I love the book on which the film …
The Day after Tomorrow Movie
The focus is weather phenomenons and the havoc it brings when things are not as they should be. A terrible thing indeed as naturally, all life is in grave danger. What would you do if you encountered such a fate? I’ll tell you…you will cower and die like everyone …
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
It is a known fact that sometimes a sequel falls short of the original movie and the fans are left disappointed. This is not the case with this movie.
The movie opened up with lots of action in the first 10 minutes and it was at first confusing why there …
Funny Games movie
A highly provocative film by the german controversial filmmaker Michael Haneke. This director keeps shocking the audience with his unpredictable narratives, which aren’t necessarily showing much of violence, but in a way Haneke challenges the viewers and shows no compassion for his characters. In Funny Games we see two …
Hard candy, movie
Hard Candy is a psychological thriller written by David Slade and Directed by Brian Nelson and stars Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page.
The film begins with a 14 year old girl talking to a man who she met over the internet, they agree to meet and Jeff Kohlver (Patrick …
BoogeyMan movie
BoogeyMan is an OK movie. I think the reason so many people watched it and liked it was because we all used to believe in the BoogeyMan at one time in our life. This is what made me think this movie was going to be scary. The preview also made …
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