Movies Reviews
Netflix
My fiance and I recently decided to sign up for Netflix. As you may know, it is a DVD rental service. You pick out which DVDs you want from the website (there is a massive list), and they send them to you. The number they send …
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
When I was a youngster, I was not much of a horror movie fan, so I did not see get around to seeing George Romero’s original Dawn of the Dead back in 1978. It has only been since I became an adult that I have grown to appreciate the …
In The Land Of Women
I watched In The Land Of Women the other day and was quite surprised to find Adam Brody starring together with one of my most favorite actress, Meg Ryan. If you remember watching The OC, you will know the handsome, tall and dark-haired Adam.
He is a guy …
Twilight Saga: New Moon
As you may have noticed, the next movie in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, was just released November 20, 2009. I went to the 9:30am showing at my local AMC Theater. I have read all the books for the series. Let me start the reivew by saying, …
Whiplash, movie (2014)
Whiplash is a movie whose title gives you goosebumps! A sparkling story of inspiration and energy about what we can do for our life’s purpose. A powerful and impressive film about musicians with great music.
Inspiration is essential in everyone’s life. Think back to those moments when you didn’t notice hunger …
Christmas Vacation 2 movie
In one of the odder sequels, we see Christmas Vacation 2, a made for TV movie that came out a couple of years ago. Although the original Vacation, part of the Vacation series had other movies follow it (such as the lamentable Vegas Vacation), this movie does not …
Sidekicks (movie)
Back when I was in karate and beginning to lose interest, my dad bought me the movie Sidekicks, with Chuck Norris. I really enjoyed the movie and it definitely renewed my interest in martial arts, and hence I stayed in the sport until I was about 14.
What was great …
The Proposal movie
I was looking forward to seeing The Proposal when it came out this week on DVD, mainly because I think Sandra Bullock is a comedic genius. She also produced this film, and in my opinion, she has a knack for making non-cheesy, seriously funny comedies that also work as …
The Red Squirrel movie
The second full feature film of spanish poetic filmmaker Julio Medem tells the story of a man and a woman meeting each by blind chance and ending up a couple as the woman lost her memory right before their meeting. They go on a camping trip together, and the …
Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear, directed by Gregory Hoblit is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene. The original release date was April 3, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Crime/Thriller and stars …
Anastasia movie
A woman played by Ingrid Bergman visits a town in New York and tells everyone she is Anastasia, the only survivor of the Romanov family in Russia that were executed during the revolution. Is she telling the truth or just having a delusion?
There is a lot of feeling in …
Movie Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Drillbit Taylor (2008) is a film by Steven Brill that’s a comedy and rated PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout , strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity.
Drillbit Taylor is the story of three nerds who on the first day of high school, find themselves the targets of …
My Fair Lady
1964’s My Fair Lady is definitely a movie classic. It’s a musical that continues to touch those who view it. It’s well made and excellently portrayed.
Rex Harrison stars as Professor Henry Higgens, with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle. One must wonder if the picture would have …
Pet Shop of Horrors Episode 3
Pet Shop of Horrors Episode 3 begins with the police finding the body of a down and out actor Robin Hendrix. Detective Leon finds clues that lead him back to Count D.’s pet shop where Count D. tells him that he sold Mr. Hendrix a rare lizard called …
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
I must admit that I am not an admirer of Uma Thurman’s movies. When I watched the trailer of “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” I thought that it was a cute fantasy movie with a romantic touch, however I ended up not enjoying this movie.
I must admit that I enjoyed watching …
Resident Evil movie
Resident Evil. As the name suggests we think we’re entering the world of survival horror…
Yes! That’s right. Because we’ve in mind the strong console Game “Resident Evil”. Really a success!
The question is: “Could a film reproduce the atmosphere of the king of horror videogames?”
According to Andersson, the Film Director, …
Bad News Bears (2005 movie)
Remake of a classic…this movie lives up to the reputation that The Bad News Bears have been known for. It does not disappoint the original stories that it’s being based on. But it’s time for a reality check…this movie was never a good one to start off with. It …
The Village.
A couple years ago, my wife and I thought we would be smart and, rather than spending money renting movies, we would just buy a new movie every couple of weeks so it would be in our DVD collection.
That was until we bought the movie The Village.
This is one …
Spawn Series
I don’t usually like cartoons. But a friend introduced me to the Spawn animated series. I saw the movie years ago, and didn’t like it. But at the time, I didn’t really have an appreciation for comic book culture. In any case, …
The Creeping Man
I am reviewing The Creeping Man, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1985/1986 by Granada television. This episode introduces Science Fiction into Sherlock Holmes. A woman hires Holmes after being terrified by some sort of monster who …
We Are Marshall (2006)
We Are Marshall, directed by McG is rated PG by the Motion Picture Assocation of America and stars Matthew McConaughey as Jack Lengyel.
Based on true life events, this movie portrays the events that followed a tragic plane crash that killed tho entire football team, coaches and players of Marshall …
Short Circuit 1986 Movie
For the longest time, I had completely forgotten about this movie. It used to be one of my favorite films of all time as a child, than I rediscovered it again as an adult for one reason. The Pixar movie, Wall-E. Wall-E really reminded me of Johnny 5 from …
Wrong Turn (2003)
We get a taste as to what to expect as the movie progresses, a male and a female are doing rock climbing, the man reaches the top first and while cheering the female onward is thrown off to his death by unseen killers, in that same instance, the killers …
The LEGO Movie (2014)
When my kids first heard about the LEGO Movie it was all they would talk about for weeks. I have to admit that even though I tried to act cool about it, I was pretty excited too. This movie had an all-star cast with everyone from Morgan Freeman to …
Raiders of the Lost Arc
I am reviewing the movie, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc. This is the very first movie in the Indiana Jones series. It is followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In this movie, Indiana …
Ghostbusters movie
One of my favorite movies was the first Ghostbusters movie. Even now, I think of it as a classic even though it has one of my least favorite comedians and actors in there, Bill Murray. I think one of the reasons why I appreciated it too was that, even …
Turner and Hooch
I love watching movies and one of my favorite actors is Tom Hanks. I can watch his old movies and one of my favorites is Turner and Hooch.
Detective Turner played by Tom Hanks, is getting ready for a transfer to a better job in a bigger town. He …
Scream Movie (1996)
As I was looking through the TV channels one boring Sunday afternoon, I came across “Scream”. This movie was one of the best movies that came out in 1996. I remember that a lot of my friends back in High School were really too hyped up about this movie …
Bubbling Over movie short
Bubbling Over with Ethel Waters from 1934 features Ethel Waters as Ethel Peabody. Also appearing is Hamtree Harrington as her husband, Samson. The whole beginning is on her feet with the broom and it’s highly entertaining. It actually surprised me quite a bit. Sometimes, simple …
Awake movie
Normally, when I watch a thriller, I find myself getting a bit bored at some point. After all, the thrills part of it will only last so long.
That wasn’t the case with the movie Awake. That’s because you have a good combination of thriller and mystery.
Hayden Christensen plays a …
The Four Feathers,2002 movie
The story is based on a novel by A.E.W. Mason. Harry Faversham (Heath Ledger) is a British soldier in 1884 is about to be sent to Sudan with his regiment. Having joined the army mostly do please his father, Harry does not feel like going and joining the bloody …
Juno (R, 2007) movie
Wow, I really really loved this movie. I knew that any movie starring Ellen Page would be a really good film. The first movie that I saw her in was Hard Candy, a really brutal film about a child molester who meets up with this …
The Maid - A Horror Movie
I have seen the DVD and CD of the movie The Maid when I was in the Philippines, but I did not pay attention to it. It didn’t make big on screen. Because I have never heard any news or promotional tour about the movie.
The …
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980 film)
My boyfriend and I have been watching all of the Star Wars movies from the very beginning. After really becoming addicted to A New Hope, I knew that I had to watch the next film on the list, “The Empire Strikes Back”. This movie really made me see further …
The Other Guys (2010)
To be frank, 2010 hasn’t been a great year for comedy. Most of the billed “comedy” movies have been stale and unfunny, and the ones that are occasionally funny are better characterized as dramas. While The Other Guys isn’t a cinematic masterpiece, it is the funniest movie of the …
Blitz (crime drama movie)
I’m truly at a loss as to why I keep torturing myself and watching movies with Jason Statham in it; since I almost always know what to expect. However, for some reason I decided to watch this one yet again, and once again I was disappointed. The ratings for it, …
Deja Vu (2006)
Denzel Washington stars as a special investigator. In the beginning of this movie, a terrible crime was committed by a psychotic so-called patriot…he blew up a ferry with lots of people on it (Men, women, children). After the explosion and the days following, Denzel and his team go through …
The Addiction
The Addiction is a movie about vampires. It seems as if lately, in the last twenty years or so, there is a great interest in portraying vampires on the big screen, but not necessarily in the way that the older films used to. Maybe it started with spoofing Dracula, …
Hide And Seek
Hide And Seek was shown on my local TV channel and if it’s acting by Robert De Niro, I always make it a point to watch. This movie also sees the little kid, Dakota Fanning (think she had acted with Tom Cruise as well), I give this story 10 …
The Incredible Hulk (2008 version)
“The Incredible Hulk” is a great movie but unfortunately it was released during the same period as another great blockbuster “Iron Man” and so member of the general public tend to do comparisims. Although “The Incredible Hulk” has got all the right ingredients for a …
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 …
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible II, directed by John Woo is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violent action and some sensuality. The original release date was May 24, 2000 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Thriller and stars Tom …
Movie Bandidas
I had hesitated to watch the movie “Bandidas” at first because it starred two actresses whose acting “talent” tends to be very overrated most of the time. Another reason why I hesitated to watch it too was because it first appeared to me as one of those movies starring …
Porky’s movie
About a couple of teenagers in the 1950s USA who try to live their way as strippers on the club called Porky’s. The teenagers aren’t appreciated by the owner of this club and are thrown out. Together they plan the most clever revenge for the treachery.
I actually believe this …
Cadillac Records movie
As soon as I heard that this movie was going to be released in theatres, I tried my best to avoid it since I knew it would start the singer/wannabe actress Beyonce Knowles; as I really dislike her and think she ruins every movie she appears in. Nevertheless, some …
Blockbuster Video
We have often rented movies at Blockbuster, but lately we have been checking out a smaller video store down the road.
When the smaller store down the road does not have the movie we are looking for, we head to Blockbuster. The reason we opt to go to the smaller …
The RM (movie)
The RM is one of my favorite movies. It is basically about a returned missionary for the LDS church and how all his expectations for his return go awry. His girlfriend gets engaged to somebody else, the job he was promised falls through, his car was sold, he gets …
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