Movies Reviews
Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy
Since I watched their film, Jack and the Beanstalk, I have been wanting to once again watch Abbott and Costello movies. So, I started watching one I haven’t seen before (except for the ending), Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.
The movie was OK but not as funny as some …
Field of Dreams (movie)
We like watching movies, it is a great past time for us. I watched a movie the other day called Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. Kevin plays a college educated man turned farmer. He lives is Iowa with his wife and little girl, then one day …
DNAngel Episode 4 (Anime)
DNAngel Episode 4 has Satoshi luring Daisuke into a freezer so that he can confront Dark. He transforms into Krad and they begin to fight.
This episode was very interesting and it reveals about the secrets Satoshi’s been hiding from Daisuke. It also introduces us to Krad, the …
Antz (1998)
Antz, directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild language and menacing action. The original release date was October 2, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family and stars the voices of …
Sliding Doors comedy
This would be just another romantic comedy were it not for its original storyline. It tells the story of a young girls, who’s just had a terrible day. She’s been fired and when she’s running to get onto the subway, a weird thing happens. The reality sort of split into …
Judge Dredd (1995)
I like futuristic films and this one Directed by Danny Canon is really a good one. It starred Sylvester Stallone as Judge Joseph Dredd and the beautiful Dianne Lane as Judge Hershey. This describes a kind of life as a result of earth getting almost totally intoxicated …
Movie Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008) is an action film by Jon Favreau that’s rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Iron Man is based on the famous comic book about a man named Tony Stark, who is both a billionare playboy, and a genius …
Night Shift movie
I absolutely loved Henry Winkler when he portrayed the Fonze on Happy Days. As a movie star, I think he’s OK in a supporting role. When it comes to carrying a movie, like he did in Night Shift, he’s just not that good.
The idea behind Night Shift was a …
A Town without Pity-movie
“A Town without Pity” (1961) is a black and white movie filmed in Austria dealing with American occupying forces in Germany. The movie, based on the novel by Manfred Gregor, features one of the most haunting, raucous recurring songs ever, “A Town without Pity” sung by Gene Pitney. The …
Blood Diamond movie
I’m not a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio eventhough he is one of Hollywood’s hottest and most sought-after actors. Not until I saw Blood Diamond. This movie made me his no. 1 fan. I saw Titanic and Romeo and Juliet which didn’t really showcase his acting prowess. But I …
Patch Adams movie
I am a nurse and I love to watch movies that are inspirational and very much related to my chosen field of career. I really love this movie Patch Adams because I love the way he treated the children suffering from Cancer. I enjoyed watching every bit of this …
Wimbledon (2004)
This movie is about tennis in all its glory. Nothing more, nothing less. They try to toss in a love story in it but that was dashed asunder on the rocks below as this movie failed to even grasp and hold you until the very end of the movie. …
Midnight in Paris (movie)
I had never heard of the movie “Midnight in Paris” until I saw where someone mentioned it in a blog a few weeks ago. The person mentioned that it was a brilliant independent film that all independent film lovers should see, and proceeded to give a description of the …
Resevoir Dogs movie
Reservoir Dogs is a gory, violent, shocking film about a group of men who make plans and then carry out a robbery. There is an all star cast with Tim Roth, Chris Penn and Harvey Keitel. What the robbers don’t count on is that an undercover cop is part …
The Appearing, 2014 movie
Out of curiousity I decided to watch The Appearing directed by Daric Gates expecting to get scared by something other than possession and demons. But, this poorly crafted horror film intertwined with crime disheartened me to a great extent. Having watched The Appearing along with too many other horror …
Death of a Hollow Man movie
I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Death of a Hollow Man, starring Daniel Casey and John Nettles. This movie was made in 1998, was produced by Brian True-May and Betty Willingale, and is based off of the Tom Barnaby novels by Caroline Graham.
In Death of a Hollow Man, …
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ made me cry buckets of tears. I’m a devout Catholic but only after seeing this movie did I truly come to realize God’s love for us (He gave his only son to save us from our sins). Directed by Mel Gibson, this controversial and …
Lucky Number Sleven
The Kansas City Shuffle. I would love to go up to a random man, waiting in a bus station, only to talk about the Kansas City Shuffle, as Bruce Willis did at the beginning of this wonderful movie. I enjoy every single movie that I’ve seen with Bruce Willis, …
Calendar Girl movie
I have always loved the genre of musical films. They tend to be more entertaining in my opinion, offering drama in the form of song and dance in addition to the spoken and visual story that we are presented with. What I like about an early musical …
Couples Retreat (2009) movie
Couples Retreat is a new comedy that was recently released. I saw it in theaters and saw it again recently on Dvd so I though I would write up a review on it.
It is the story of four couples who all have there own issues. Two are thinking …
Netflix Service
I honestly do not know how we functioned before Netflix came along. What now seems to be a fact of life in many American homes, used to once be a luxury that people got if they were well off and far too lazy to make their way to the …
Veggietales: Silly Thing Called Love
I picked up a Veggietales DVD for my daughter that I thought would keep her occupied for about 45 minutes. It turns out it was a pretty decent, full-length disk that kept her occupied for more than an hour.
Silly Thing Called Love is a great Veggietales disk that uses …
Happy Feet Movie
I had heard this so much about this small penguin and having in my brain the popular saying “where there are a lot of cherries hold a small basket”, I was little circumspect with the particular animation movie. Also, I believed that after “Searching for Nemo” hardly another animation …
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Tristan is the Cornish Knight of a region of England whose village has come under attack by the Irish, he leaches a counter attack and manages to kill the leader of the attacking force, but he too is seriously wounded in the fracas, and he presumably dies when it …
Shrek The Third, Chris Miller, Raman Hui Movie
It is the obligation of a son to replace the task father in law as King when King Harold hospital. Not like, Shrek I feel it is not suitable to become King of Far Far And Away. Understandably, although already a member of the kingdom, many prefer to take …
V for Vendetta movie
I absolutely love V for Vendetta!
V for Vendetta is a politically charged action film starring Natalie Portman, John Heard, Stephen Fry, and Stephen Root. Hugo Weaving stars as V, the victim of a grand politically supported medical experiment gone wrong, who becomes a masked vigilante.
Set in England, in …
The Land Before Time: The Great Day of the Flyers
My daughter has never watched any of the Land Before Time movies before. So, when she picked out one of the newer movies in the series “The Great Day of the Flyers,” I was skeptical about her watching even a few minutes of it.
However, I found she actually enjoyed …
The Lone Ranger Movie
“The Lone Ranger” is more than just a western. It delicately combines the ironic take on the genre and the homage to the similar European and American classics. To me “The Lone Ranger” is something like “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but in the Wild West. Here, in contrast with …
Legend of Zorro movie
The sequel to the very popular adventure film from the late 90s. In this film, Zorro went and got himself a son who doesn’t know his identity but only that his father is Alejandro de la Vega. The rest of the plot is very similar to the first movie, …
“The Notebook” movie
This movie is one of my favorites. It is a story of a true love that is against all odds. This is a box office movie in 2004. It earns millions of dollars worldwide.
The story starts with two elderly people in a nursing home resident. …
Incident on a Dark Street movie
I wouldn’t be surprised if I’d seen this movie, Incident on a Dark Street, back when it aired in 1973, but I don’t remember it. Still, it was a TV pilot that had all the makings of a show I probably would watch. It didn’t sell, however, …
Japenese Anime - Code Geass
Code Geass is a great anime that has a similar story to Death Note. Code Geass is about a boy, Lelouch, who is actually the son of the emperor of Britannia. Though he hides his true identity from everyone, he vows to overthrow the Britannian empire. …
For What It’s Worth (2004) Dave Chappelle
I love Dave Chappelle. His sense of humor is insane. I love the easy way that he fires off hilarious tidbits and can easily bring an audience to its knees (and to its feet at the end of the show). The title “comedic genuis” fits him well. For those …
Spotlight (2015 Film)
There are films that everyone needs to see, not because of the thrills, not because of the visuals, not because of the actors/actresses, but because they’re simply important.
Spotlight is that kind of film. It tells the story of the dark secrets of this world that people needs to understand, because …
The Mangler
I like Ted Levine and Robert Englund and thought maybe they could have made a film based on a Stephen King short story halfway interesting. But, even though they do a decent job acting in the movie “The Mangler” there is just too much they can’t make up for.
Let’s …
There’s Something About Mary movie
This is a 1998 comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, and Matt Dillon. The movie is technically a romantic comedy but it’s not boring like many of this type, this movie is about Ted (played by Ben Stiller) who falls for Mary …
Gargoyles Season 2,Volume 1 DVD
I have been waiting for Disney DVD to bring us Gargoyles for a long time! As much as I enjoyed Season 1, I was really looking forward to Season 2 because, plot-wise, that is when the series really hit its stride.
If you don’t know anything about Gargoyles, it …
The Big Country
“The Big Country” is a 1958 movies starring Gregory Peck as a Sailor who goes west to be with Pat Terrell his fiancee, Terrell’s father and the Hennessey’s are in the middle of a range war over water rights.
Gregory Peck has a tendency to play characters of intense integrity.
Peck’s …
Up In The Air (Movie)
One of the most anticipated DVD releases, at least in my mind, was Up In The Air, the George Clooney movie which was nominated for several Academy Awards at the recent Oscar ceremonies. I like George Clooney movies, although I hesitate to say that I love all of his …
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The 2008 Blockbuster version of The Incredible Hulk is a surprisingly entertaining action flick from the world of Marvel Comics.
Written by Zac Penn, (The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: The Final Stand, etc.) Edward Norton starred as Bruce Banner, the gamma-infected scientist of the story, bringing believability to the …
Haunted Mansion (2003)
Honestly, I just find Nathaniel Parker cute that’s why I finished this movie and wishing I had been Marsha Thomason just to snatch that role. Yes, this is a funny movie but I was wondering why Walt Disney Pictures, or anyone else who has been part of making …
Secretariat movie
Secretariat stars Diane Lane and John Malkovich as well as several other actors and actresses. It is a Disney movie about the great racehorse Secretariat, and the people who stood behind him and trained him to win the Triple Crown and become one of the most famous racehorses ever …
A room with a view movie
An english costume drama set in the early 1900s about a young woman who’s having trouble chosing her partner. The film was directed by James Ivory, most well-known for his film The Remains of the day with Anthony Hopkins in a brilliant performance. As with that film, A room …
Kadhal Mannan
‘Kadhal Mannan’ was a debut film for the director Charan. Before that he was worked as an assistant director under K.Balachandar. The movie casts are Ajith, Manu, Vivek, M.S.Viswanathan, Girish Karnad, Kiran, etc. It was a superb romantic film and also with small action sequence. …
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? movie
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? from 1978 is a movie that I really didn’t expect to tolerate, let alone enjoy. I say only because when it started, I could tell that it was British and the opening bit wasn’t my style. I groaned in …
Mr. Woodcock
When I saw the previews for the movie Mr. Woodcock, I didn’t know what to expect. With Sean William Scott and Billy Bob Thornton, I figured it would be a lot of slapstick but not much substance. But, I have to admit, after watching it, I was impressed.
Scott plays …
Wreck it Ralph Movie
I had a chance to get this movie as a rental and enjoyed it very much. I originally got it for the kids, but it is one of those cartoon movies that ends up being a family favorite. So far we have watched it three times because the kids …
Movie: “Bride Wars”
Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star in this lackluster, predictable comedy in which best friends become enemies when they accidentally book their weddings on the same date. Determined to upstage each other, they pull all kinds of unpleasant tricks to try and ruin the other’s wedding.
I had several issues …
Point Break movie (1991)
(Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey)
Point Break was an action packed movie and a half. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, a director known for pushing the limits and never pulling any punches, Point Break starts at a gallop and never slows down. This was also one of the …
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