Archive for June, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW – 9

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW - 9

9-REVIEW

9 out of 10

CG-animated fantasy adventure film 9 is a visually stunning eye candy masterpiece.  Produced by Tim Burton and directed by newcomer Shane Acker, 9 tells the tale of a rag-tag group of burlap covered little robots struggling to survive in post-apocalyptic Earth.  Starring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly and John C. Reilly am (more…)

MOVIE REVIEW – DRAG ME TO HELL

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW - DRAG ME TO HELL

DRAG ME TO HELL REVIEW

9 out of 10

After a decade spent filming the Spider-Man trilogy, director Sam Raimi returns to his Evil Dead horror roots with Drag Me to Hell, a terrifying movie that is no doubt the scariest film I’ve seen in ages. Raimi has created a horror film with too many to count jump out of your seat moments along with multiple gross out moments that will make you w (more…)

MOVIE REVIEW – THE LAST KISS

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW - THE LAST KISS

 

The movie is categorized as comedy/drama/romance. The good thing is that it is more drama than comedy, so it isn’t just another second rate comedy that tries to be smart & witty but ends up being neither, like many recent movies. This movie also has some weak moments, especially the beginning, but after that it finds its rhythm and manages to deliver a relatively strong story till the end, with a few exceptions.

The Last Ki (more…)

Ratatouille Movie Review

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Ratatouille Movie Review

In the new movie Ratatouille, Remy has a problem. As with many who live in France, he has a passion for fine food, and a gift for making it. His keen sense of smell serves him very well as an enthusiastic gourmet, and in his ability to pick just the right combination of ingredients to create magical flavors. And great food is that to him – magic. It has a power that fills him with wonder and awe.

Only problem is, Remy is (more…)

MOVIE REVIEW – COUPLES RETREAT

Monday, June 15th, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW - COUPLES RETREAT

COUPLES RETREAT – REVIEW

7.5 out of 10

When watching a movie like Couples Retreat, it is important to realize you are not viewing high art.  This is not a film that will be remembered come awards season.  It is not a film that will be remembered as a classic thirty years from now.  Couples Retreat is an amiable, breezy relationship comedy that achieves quite a few big laughs an (more…)

MOVIE REVIEW- BRUNO

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW- BRUNO

BRUNO – REVIEW
8.5 out of 10
It would be easy to dismiss Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno as a vulgar, shocking, push the envelope, raunchy comedy that plays like Candid Camera on crack, but it is so much more than that.  Bruno much like Borat is truly a grand social experiment with Cohen serving as our deranged tour guide.  Bruno isn’t quite as funny as Borat, but there are still plenty of moments that will make you laugh until you cr (more…)