The other day I went and saw Momma Mia in the theatre with one of my friends. It was a fun time. There were several actors in the play with whom I was already familiar, but their roles were very unexpected.
On paper, the movie doesn’t seem very good …

The Cannonball Run is almost a remake of The Gumball Rally, an earlier and much better movie about people who participate in illegal road rallies across the country. These rallies have no rules — just get to the appointed destination first and win the prize.
This movie is a …

I admit that I don’t like watching Nicholas Cage movies. There is nothing wrong with his acting skills; however for me he represent an actor with a lot of contrast. I really enjoyed watching his movie “The Rock”; however I really hated to watch his movie “City of Angels”. …

This is the tragic story about three children getting brutally murderded in West Memphis about ten years ago. It’s a documentary style film that follows up the conviction of three teenagers suspected for the murders. The creators of the documentary gives their own view of what happened, and how …

The thief and the cobbler is a 1993 animated fantasy film set in an Arabian like land..Even though it was released in 1993,the film was in production for about 30 years because of the difficulty of the director to fund the movie.In the beginning of the film,the three golden …

The ‘Quiet Man’(directed by John Ford in 1951) is a sweet unadultarated love story between and Irish-American Boxer named Sean Thorton (played by John Wayne) and a hundred percent Irish woman (played by Maureen O’Hara).
Her temper is no lie and Sean has a hard time wooing her. By the …

Okay, I know that many of you out there just love Pretty Woman. Pretty Woman is a love story and it is sweet. I will agree with that. But it’s a lame plot because really, how many rich men have to buy a prostitute in order to have a …

I am reviewing The Naval Treaty, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This was produced by Granada television in 1983. In the Naval Treaty, Holmes is hired by a man to find an extremely important document, a document which could …

Oh boy, where to begin? Let me start by saying that yes, I am a bit of a movie snob, but I am perfectly capable of appreciating and enjoying a dumb comedy. I mean, I watched Grandma’s Boy four times. On purpose. And I laughed …

Possibly one of Clint Eastwood’s most acclaimed directorial efforts, naturally surpassed by “Million Dollar Baby”, “American Sniper” is both transfixing and emotionally powerful in exploring the turbulent life of the factual Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper): regarded as the United States’ most brutal and lethal sniper. Opening with an intense and …

This movie is so breath-taking…animation, story, characters, direction…it’s a spectacular piece of work. A family is movie to a suburban area (Mother, Father, Daughter) where on their journey they mistakenly take a wrong turn and end up in a fantasy world. This is where the daughter’s adventures begin as …

To be honest I am not that big of a action/adventure movie. Being a female I am all about comedy and chick flicks. However, I am a huge Elvis fan and since I had nothing else to do a friend of mine and I went and saw this movie. …

Next, directed by Lee Tamahori is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violent action, and some language. The original release date was April 27, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Fantasy/Romance/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Nicolas Cage …

Three cheers for The Children’s Television Workshop! They have released a boxed set of complete, unedited episodes selected from the 5 year run of this brilliant children’s television series. Even though 31 years have passed since the program has left the air, the program is still as interesting today …

I have seen various forms of the old Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. And, many of those movies and television specials have been in animated form with familiar characters.
So, I wasn’t expecting much when we were watching the movie Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas. It turns out it …

I don’t ever recall seeing an Audrey Hepburn movie in TCM —“ the channel for classic films. Since the movies shown in the channel are largely MGM titles, my theory tells me Audrey Hepburn had simply not played any motion picture produced by this grand movie empire. …

Love & Death on Long Island is a very funny DVD movie that I don’t recommend at all. And when I said funny, it is not that feel-good funny types. Instead, it is more like the worst off funny kind that made my stomach churned while watching. …

Last night I was invited to a relative’s house to watch a movie. It was “The Children- Vertigo Pictures, 2009.” When I saw the Ghost House logo I silently rolled my eyes and dreaded the inevitable two hours of watching teenagers get killed one by one in an …

The family is in bed early tonight. And, since I don’t have much else to do, I’m sitting on the couch watching the movie Elf.
I have seen this Will Ferrell Movie at least a dozen times now and, like most Christmas classics, it is a movie I just cannot …

Doris Day’s final theatrical film was one her late husband had obligated her to do, entitled With Six You Get Eggroll. It’s a movie that is reminiscent of Yours, Mine, and Ours that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. To me, this was a smaller scale version …

“Tenchi in Tokyo” was a follow up anime series to a previous show known as “Tenchi Muyo” When I first saw this one advertising to start being aired on the programme “Toonami” which was broadcast on the cable television channel Cartoon Network; I somehow didn’t think it would be …

Director: Joss Whedon.
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson.
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon.
Running Time: 143 minutes.
Year: 2012.
Country: United States.
Unlike quite a few people, I was actually largely impressed by The Incredible Hulk back in 2008. I thought that Edward Norton …

Two scientists, Paul and Diane, not very successful in the dating game, receive a “love potion” from a gipsy. Skeptical at first, they soon see that the potion does work: whoever takes the potion can make any person of the opposite sex immediately fall in love with them, although …

The Final was a film I rented from Netflix and I chose it because someone had recommended it to me. When I read the description I was not terribly impressed and I did not expect it to be anything original or unique. Films in the genre tend …

Bette Davis, as she became more mature possessed knowing character traits with a rustic edge incorporated. She was really never the innocent young girl type. I would say she fit more the role of a person who knew how to survive life. She was always the …

Movies dealing with war are usually not my cup of tea but after watching ‘American Sniper’ with friends, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. This was more than just a war movie, this was a movie that explored the intricacies of a man struggling to balance his personal …

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 …

Here is a movie that you would think would never be done in Hollywood, but it did get made. Not only did Brother’s Justice did actually get made, it also managed to score itself a full cast of A list actors such as: Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Seth Green, …

Exceptionally good movie that is all I want to say about this one. The debutant director, Neeraj Pandey did very good job by presenting such a thoughtful movie to the Indian film industry. Keeping in mind that this is his first movie, his efforts should be applauded. Everything was …

The Departed is one of my favourite films, it’s absolutely brilliant. Although I am not generally a fan of the genre, the all-star cast made this a must see for me and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
The plot was something I hadn’t seen executed so well in a long time. …

After me waiting for a while I finally went to the cinema to watch the second adaptation of the best-selling series by Rick Riordan, “Percy Jackson & the Olympians,” which sends the already familiar characters from the first movie along with some new ones on a journey to the …

Roja was a trend set movie in Tamil Cinema. This movie was released in 1993. The movie directed by Maniratnam and produced by Kavithalaya Pictures. This movie was set a new dimension to Tamil cinema in all categories Music, Camera, Script, etc. Maniratnam came up …

The movie is based on the novel of Sophie Kinsella ” Shopaholic”. This was released in 2009. The movie starts with Rebecca Bloomwood ( Isla Fisher ) who is drenched in debt because of her impulsive shopping binge. She heads out for an interview in a fashion magazine because …

George Miller’s post-apocalyptic film combines adventure and action with a message about the environment where a few years after the film is more relevant than ever.Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron,Nicholas Hoult,Zoë Kravitz,Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington -Whiteley etc.

The earth has become a vast desert struggle with few samples of civilization and …

Toy Story is a 1995 cgi film about toys coming to life and having adventures.The toys only come to life when no humans are around.Otherwise,they remain seemingly lifeless objects. The movie is about a boy named Andy and his collection of toys.One toy woody is the leader of the …

I have watched Carriers movie with my boyfriend. He is an avid fan of scary, horror, and suspense movies and I’m the scared one, but I still watch it with him. He was the one who suggested that we watch Carriers when it was shown last year. The story …

I came across a cute and girly series anime recently, called “Lucky Star.” The story follows the lives of several girls attending a Japanese high school, with a sense of humor. The main character is Konata Izumi,a.k.a Kona -chan; she’s lazy due to her love of anime and video …

From 2009, it’s Robert Downey Jr. starring in Sherlock Holmes and playing the well-known sleuth. Here are a few of my observations.
–The best thing about the movie is the music. It’s powerful and dramatic. It highlights all of the happenings very well. It makes you …

Meet the Parents was a great and very funny movie. I really liked this film and it made me laugh a lot. I think the best thing about the film is that Ben Stiller was in it. I never even knew who this guy was until I saw Meet the …

The Bourne trilogy is one of the best modern day action trilogy’s of all time! This starts with a long and tragic story of a highly trained intelligence agent named Jason Bourne who is played by Matt Damon! Damon is picked up in the ocean by a fishing …

Pixar, the creator of many animation movies like “Finding Nemo”, “Cars”, etc. This year, they switched their focus on a slightly more heart warming, futuristic and light animation movie: “Wall E”.
The detailed environment of the show is there, most of it are relatively normal. The special effects of the …

About a writer of detective stories who is put on a hospital to treat his skin disease. While there he’s hallucinating and happens to write the masterpiece of his life. The film shows both the life of the writer, but combines this with showing the story he is writing, …

I admit I watched this one after missing Channing Tatum. I don’t know if this is his second movie after Step Up however this was the movie that I see two of my favorite hunk Channing Tatum and Robert Hoffman. Ironically, after this movie, Robert Hoffman starred in second …

Yes, Jack Sparrow is back. Johnny Depp has proved once again that he’s one of the best actors in the world. Why? Because he managed to achieve a good role in, maybe, one of the weakest plots and one of the worst directions in the history of the movie …

Imagine a Lifetime Television Original with a bunch of four letter words and you get North Country.
North Country tells the (cliched) true tale of a woman who brought a class action sexual harrassement suit against the bad dialogue spewing management of a coal mine.
Movies like this have been a …

The second installation of the Spider-man epic gives us another taste of the web slingers adventures. This time he battles a scientist going by the name Dr. Octopus (Doc Oc) a scientist who accidentally gets fused with his own creation while undergoing an experient. Dr. Otto Octavius played by …

I haven’t seen the movie Necessary Roughness in years but finally had a chance to watch it again today. It isn’t as good as I remember it being, but it is still decent.
The movie, which is about a college team that loses all of its players due to NCAA …

Duma with Alexander Michaletos.
This movie was made for kids, but I watched it anyway because I usually enjoy animal movies. I suppose that the movie was a clone of the famous Lion adventure Born Free, but I still enjoyed it anyway.
The movie …

I remember watching the movie “The Matrix” years ago when I was still a child and being completely impressed by the effects and action and being completely blown out of the water by the storyline. However, the problem is that I never really understood it or understood what the Matrix …

When Mary Kate and Ashley were in there movie making days, I loved there movies! I always admired how they centered around traveling around the world for various reasons and just having a good time. I watched these a lot when I was younger, I recented really wanted to …