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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

reviewed on June 8th, 2013 06:42PM

I'm probably in the minority, but I rather enjoyed the first Ghost Rider movie. I felt that while the character had his flaws in the transition to the big screen...they did enough to satisfy my expectations of what a Ghost Rider movie should be. ...

Air Force One

reviewed on June 8th, 2013 06:33PM

Get off my plane! Got around to watching this one on Blu Ray, such a great movie and probably one of the most underrated action flicks to come out of the 90's... For starters, the cast is an excellent ensemble of well know character actors f...

Killer Joe

reviewed on June 8th, 2013 06:24PM

I did a blind buy of this one based on the back of the box (and it was $3)....somehow that never ends up being a good decision. Cast was decent, Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch,Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church & Gina Gershon lead this one. Wh...

Hellraiser: Bloodline

reviewed on June 8th, 2013 06:14PM

Kevin Yagher has had a long and successful career as a makeup effects artist...he has only directed a single movie. I remember reading about this one long ago before it went into production. It had a lot of potential and just so many things we...

After Earth

reviewed on June 8th, 2013 06:00PM

Anyone going into this one expecting a Will Smith movie will be sadly disappointed. Sure, he's all over the marketing and the trailers, but without a doubt, this is a Jaden Smith movie from start to finish. With that in mind, after all was said an...

The Watch

reviewed on June 2nd, 2013 08:34AM

This movie is a classic case of the trailer making it look better than it actually was. Was it a good movie? Sure, it was entertaining and had some pretty good laugh out loud moments...but when the credits rolled there was a feeling of being s...

Texas Chainsaw 3D

reviewed on June 2nd, 2013 07:59AM

Finally got around to watching this one after snagging a copy on Blu Ray. Being a fan of the series, I was wondering how they were going to pull this one off. I had read that they had rights to certain characters and not to others in the series...

A Good Day to Die Hard

reviewed on June 2nd, 2013 07:40AM

Read a lot of mixed things going into this one.... For starters as a straight up action movie, AGDTDH works on some levels. It's got all of the elements that give it an almost 80's feel. Action sequences were very well done and they had some ex...

Snow White and the Huntsman

reviewed on May 26th, 2013 09:58AM

This movie starts out with a lot of potential, the introduction of the characters shows to setup for a pretty dark take on the Snow White story...and while it certainly showses some great flashes of potential it just didn't live up to the expectat...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

reviewed on May 26th, 2013 09:19AM

I picked up the box set on Blu Ray about a year ago and am finally starting to go through this series with my kids, I realized I haven't seen these movies in quite some time. It's an interesting look back to see how the actors have grown since...

The Possession

reviewed on May 26th, 2013 09:05AM

Wanted to see this one ever since I saw the hand come out of the mouth in the trailer. That's pretty much all I knew about this one going in... The plot on the box looked to be a standard possession type story which seems to have been done over...

Friends With Kids

reviewed on May 26th, 2013 08:44AM

Did a blind buy on this one because it was a few bucks and had a pretty decent looking cast attached to it. For starters, you have three of the main actors from Bridesmaids - Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wig & Chris O'Dowd...throw in Jon Hamm and you...

The Muppets

reviewed on May 26th, 2013 08:25AM

Finally got around to seeing this, was very apprehensive going in as I'm a big fan of the early Muppet movies and not a big fan of the later entries... I was not disappointed, they were finally able to capture the essence of the original charac...

The Raven

reviewed on May 20th, 2013 09:23AM

Having been a big fan of Poe in high school, I had been curious to see this one, James McTeigue has been a pretty solid director and being a fan of V for Vendetta I was curious to see how this one would turn out. I know critics didn't like this on...

The Boondock Saints

reviewed on May 19th, 2013 10:44AM

Boondock Saints is a decent movie, anyone who knows the backstory of this film knows it could have been a GREAT movie.... My first time seeing this, I was on an internship and during lunch break someone brought in a VHS they had taped off the M...

The Last Stand

reviewed on May 19th, 2013 09:29AM

I know this one didn't do so well at the box office, but was still pretty excited to see it... As far as the plot goes, it's very simple and straight forward with no real twists. This combined with the action and one liners gives it a very 80's...

Django Unchained

reviewed on May 19th, 2013 09:15AM

Finally got around to checking this one out... Tarantino is a great director when it comes to getting performances out of his actors and telling stories....but his biggest downfall is probably believing that everything he writes is gold and not...

Star Trek Into Darkness

reviewed on May 19th, 2013 08:59AM

Have been looking forward to seeing this one for quite some time and having avoided trailers and spoilers I was going into it pretty fresh to the material. The movie as a whole was pretty good, I think I enjoyed the first one more as it had a b...

the Waterboy

reviewed on May 15th, 2013 08:18AM

Checked this one out on Blu Ray, hadn't seen it in quite some time... For starters, this movie is just simply a guilty pleasure...anyone other than Adam Sandler trying to pull of this movie would fail miserably. The premise and story are pretty...

21 Jump Street

reviewed on May 15th, 2013 08:02AM

Watched this one for the first time the other night, have to say it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. Usually movies adapted from Television shows don't turn out so well, especially when they're comedies. With this one, they ...

Trouble With The Curve

reviewed on May 15th, 2013 07:45AM

Finally got around to checking this one out, wasn't sure what to expect. For starters, anyone going into this one expecting a straight out baseball movie will be disappointed. It's a lot more than that and actually had some surprising depth to...

V/H/S

reviewed on May 9th, 2013 11:51AM

Very ambitious movie for a low budget afair. I had heard mixed things about this one from different people and finally got my hands on a copy. For starters, the opening scene is weak and disjointed. It takes a good 5-10 minutes to understand wh...

Red Dawn (1984)

reviewed on May 9th, 2013 11:41AM

Snagged this one in the Blu Ray bargain bin, I remember enjoying it as a kid and haven't seen it in years. Time has not been good to this one, I mean I remembered it being cheesy, but now it's clearly in the "So bad it's good" catagory. Th...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

reviewed on May 9th, 2013 11:31AM

Finally got around to checking this one out on Blu Ray. I've been a mild fan of Tolkien over the years, more to do with the lore he created than his actual writings. I had mixed expectations going into this one mainly due to them deciding to s...

Bunraku

reviewed on May 5th, 2013 09:54AM

I had heard a few friends tell me about how cool this movie looked, I saw a copy on blu ray for the bargain bin price of $3 and decided to take a chance on it with a blind buy... The plot has been done many times before, the old story of a king...

Mission Impossible 3

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 08:33AM

Got around to checking this one out on Blu Ray, hadn't seen it in a very long time and I had completely forgotten that this one was done by J.J. Abrams. What the fuck is "The Rabbit's Foot"? Who knows, but everyone seems to want it and we spend...

Mission: Impossible 2

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 08:19AM

Is this the same Ethan Hunt? I mean, from the opening scene of Cruise freeclimbing a mountain...could you really see the Ethan Hunt in the first movie doing this?!...and in that manner it's a decent setup for the ride you're about to take. The ...

The Firm

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 08:02AM

Revisited this one this past week...holds up pretty well. I remember being 13 when I saw this one in theaters the first time, it was my introduction to John Grisham stories and IMHO it's probably one of the better Grisham movies to make the big sc...

50/50

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 07:50AM

Got around to watching this one on Blu Ray, had heard some good things about it and the cast looked decent. The plot which was inspired by true events is pretty straight forward. JGL and Rogen are best friends, JGL gets diagnosed with a rare f...

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 07:41AM

I know I'm in the minority, but i thought G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was a great adaptation of the comics/cartoons. Sure, it had it's flaws with the mangled character relationships and their biggest mistake was making a movie close to the cartoon...

Hotel Transylvania

reviewed on April 21st, 2013 02:17PM

I put off seeing this one for a while due to the Adam Sandler crew involved. Was expecting a movie full of toilet humor and hit or miss jokes. Kids finally wore me down and we sat down to give it a chance. Have to say, it's a lot better than I...

Mission: Impossible

reviewed on April 21st, 2013 02:07PM

I remember being a bit let down with this movie the first time I saw it. I think I was expecting something with a lot more action, must like the later entries in the series. The tone in the first one is clearly a lot different than the others....

Clear and Present Danger

reviewed on April 21st, 2013 01:57PM

I have always had a hard time trying to distinguish which of the Ford outings of Jack Ryan I like better. Ford was at the top of his game in this one and as we all know he's not the most versatile actor in the world, we do get standard Ford li...

The Sum Of All Fears

reviewed on April 21st, 2013 01:47PM

While this entry into the Jack Ryan series certainly has the most action, that doesn't necessarily make a good movie... For starters, Ben Affleck. I can appreciate what he does as an actor, but how do you follow up Harrison Ford with Ben Afflec...

House at the End of the Street

reviewed on April 11th, 2013 10:09AM

I remember wanting to see this one when it was in theaters, but it didn't stick around too long. I believe it had a solid opening and then fell off pretty quickly....which sets expectations. For starters, the cast in this one was great. Jennif...

Magic Mike

reviewed on April 11th, 2013 09:41AM

So my wife had been bugging me to see this one, I had head a few good things about it so I picked it up knowing I could flip it if it sucked. I was thinking worst case scenario it's like a male version of Showgirls.... If you want to see a movi...

Evil Dead

reviewed on April 11th, 2013 09:19AM

Clearly had mixed expectations going into this one. On one hand I'm a huge fan of the original and know what remakes can do to films like this and on the other hand there was so much buzz around this one that it was hard not to have them. When ...

The Three Stooges

reviewed on April 11th, 2013 09:10AM

Had been sort of wanting to see this one for a while. I grew up watching The Three Stooges on Sunday mornings on Fox when I was a kid so curious to see how the material would be handled... For starters, the plot is about as silly as expected wi...

Water for Elephants

reviewed on April 4th, 2013 07:28AM

The wife said she wanted to watch Water for Elephants. "Great, who's in it?" I was told that it was Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. I have mixed feelings about both of these actors. Well, for starters Robert Pattinson has yet to IMHO s...

No Retreat, No Surrender

reviewed on April 4th, 2013 07:18AM

^ That Description is from IMDB....and yes, it's accurate. This movie never gets old. I swear I've seen this movie at least 50 times. It was my go to movie when I was a kid and got watched multiple times weekly. The cast for starters is pre...

American Reunion

reviewed on March 31st, 2013 09:50AM

Finally got around to seeing this one. I had been holding off for a bit to temper expectations as I had heard a lot of people hyping this one up. It was nice to see a marjority of the cast reunited. It appeared as if none of them had really sp...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

reviewed on March 31st, 2013 09:41AM

This is a Steve Carell movie, no doubt about it. The trailers show off Steve Carell yet again recycling a character we've all seen before...but what they don't show is probably the best part of this movie as a whole. I was expecting one of those A...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

reviewed on March 31st, 2013 09:29AM

Was given a copy of this one on Blu Ray, was pretty excited to check it out as I hadn't seen it in years. Holds up rather well, the movie should be considered a classic. For starters, the casting of Hoskins and Lloyd was just genius, each does...

Stolen

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 11:31AM

Going into this one with no expectations, which is a good idea these days with Nicholas Cage movies. I actually rather enjoyed this one, it's by no means a great film. However, it does have enough good things going for it to make it an enterta...

The Beaver

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 10:10AM

What a great movie! Top notch directing, cast, story, everything...all derailed by Mel Gibson. This movie should have generated a lot more noise than it did. Gibson was fantastic, his performance of Walter Black and that of the Beaver was excel...

The Iron Lady

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 09:55AM

Being British I had followed Thatcher's career as I was growing up, I remember certain events from the media and told many jokes with her as the punchline (which were always popular on the schoolyard for some reason..usually involving a mini and a...

Showgirls

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 09:43AM

I hadn't seen this movie in years, probably since my teen years....I remembered it being a lot better than it was. Maybe that's because my priorities have changed over the years! The acting in this one is atrocious, Berkley overacts everything...

Swingers

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 09:29AM

I'm sure I'll get some flack for this, but I just don't get it... I mean, I understand the concept of the story and trying to setup a buddy comedy, but I found myself wondering along the way what the actual point of this movie was....and why ev...

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 09:23AM

I've had this Blu Ray sitting on the shelf for a couple of years now waiting to be watched. Finally gave it a watch... For staters there are many clever ways to kill people with a pick axe, this movie incorporates pretty much all of them. The s...

Red Lights

reviewed on March 20th, 2013 10:43AM

I was checking out the local used Blu Ray store and my eyes locked on this movie...not only was it $3, but it had De Niro, Weaver, Murphy and Olsen in it. If anything I thought I'd but it, watch it and sell it for a profit... Well, I watched it...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

reviewed on March 20th, 2013 10:33AM

Finally got around to giving this one another shot. Being a big fan of the original trilogy, I found myself wondering why they were even bothering to remake this one. Fincher (for me at least) is a very hit or miss director. Some of his movies I l...

Monster House

reviewed on March 20th, 2013 10:22AM

When this movie first came out, my kids made me watch it over and over and over again....to the point where I got so sick of it and couldn't appreciate it for what it was anymore. Years have passed and I decided to pick up a copy when I saw it ...

Army of Darkness

reviewed on March 20th, 2013 10:10AM

Army of Darkness is oftenly debated as being the best in the series of Evil Dead movies. Clearly the tone is somewhat different in this one and the budget appears to be a lot bigger. Personally, this is to me the most rewatchable entry in the ...

Darkness

reviewed on March 17th, 2013 06:53PM

When Darkness made it's way to DVD back in 2002, I believe I had a DVD copy as a blind buy from Columbia House. I watched it a few times and then sold it. Having not seen it in quite a long time, I jumped at the chance when I saw it was getting a ...

Looper

reviewed on March 17th, 2013 06:44PM

After hearing so many great things about this one, I finally got around to seeing it after doing a blind buy on Blu Ray. Certainly lived up to the hype. The sci-fi based story is refreshing in today's landscape of movies and had a somewhat ori...

Monsters

reviewed on March 15th, 2013 08:01AM

I had been waiting quite a while to see this one, I had seen the cover a number of times and was intrigued by it. Throw in Gareth Edwards being attached to the new Godzilla flick, I decided to give it a shot and see what he could do with Monsters....

Dark Skies

reviewed on March 15th, 2013 07:43AM

Had a lot of fun with this one... Dark Skies is a slow building sci-fi type horror flick that certainly feels like it borrowed a lot from M. Night Shyamalan. There's a lot of similar elements while watching it that reminded me of Signs. The sto...

Snitch

reviewed on March 15th, 2013 07:32AM

Didn't really know too much about this one going in, had seen one or two trailers for it and they packed enough action that it looked like it was going to be a fun watch...The movie posters also make this one look like The Rock is a badass (which ...

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

reviewed on March 15th, 2013 07:17AM

Hadn't seen this one in quite some time and after having watched the remake and Conan the Destroyer recently. This one puts them all to shame... For starters out of all the entries in the series, this one clearly has the strongest story and mos...

Wreck-It Ralph

reviewed on March 9th, 2013 07:47AM

Finally got around to checking this one out. Probably one of the better Disney flicks to come out in some time. Very cool to see the throwback characters used in this one and even when they couldn't get rights to some, they used stand ins that ...

The Man With the Iron Fists

reviewed on March 9th, 2013 07:37AM

I was pretty excited to see this one when a friend lent it to me. The Trailers made it look like it was going to be a fun throwback kung fu movie with some modern elements thrown in... So how was it? Well...it was a bit of a mess to be honest. ...

Assault on Precinct 13

reviewed on March 9th, 2013 07:27AM

Snagged this one on Blu Ray after having not seen it since it first came out. I remembered enjoying it... Still holds up pretty well, it's definitely not anywhere near as good as the Carpenter version it does have enough good things going for i...

Spies Like Us

reviewed on February 23rd, 2013 08:59AM

I never appreciated this movie as a kid, I just didn't get it. Maybe that's why I've avoided it all these years. I mean, I remember certain moments of it from my childhood and watching it on Saturday afternoons when it was the movie of the week. I...

Funny Farm

reviewed on February 23rd, 2013 08:37AM

Funny Farm is one of those great Chevy Chase movies that doesn't get as much love as it should. Clearly Chase is channeling a Clark Griswold type character in this one which may cause a few to write this one off as a lesser quality version. Is it...

The Prophecy

reviewed on February 22nd, 2013 07:18AM

First time watch of this one, wasn't really sure what to expect. In fact, the only thing I really knew going in was that Skid Row made a music video about this one back in the 90's! \m/ So how was it? Well the religious tones are certainly pret...

Dredd 3D

reviewed on February 22nd, 2013 07:02AM

Got my hands on a copy of Dredd on Blu Ray and finally checked it out. Having heard all the hype surrounding it I was certainly curious as it's box office was less than stellar... As a fan of the comic growing up, they certainly nailed the char...

Resident Evil: Retribution

reviewed on February 20th, 2013 07:35AM

Missed this one in theaters and finally got my hands on a blu ray copy. Certainly have mixed feelings about it after watching. I've been faithful to the series since they started releasing them and while I think they went downhill a bit after t...

The Three Musketeers

reviewed on February 17th, 2013 01:41PM

Finally got around to seeing this one, had a VERY hard time getting through it as I cringed almost the entire way through. For starters, I can appreciate what PWSA was going for...the style is clearly defined and carried well throughout the mov...

Gone in Sixty Seconds

reviewed on February 17th, 2013 01:28PM

Hadn't seen this one in a very long time, got around to watching the Blu Ray copy I had sitting on the shelf. Have to say, it really held up pretty well. For starters, the cast is just a mish mash of decent actors that all sort of bring a medio...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

reviewed on February 17th, 2013 01:15PM

Kids made me pick this one up on Blu Ray, I reluctantly watched it with them and this is the first time I've made it through this movie from start to finish. This movie was such a waste, having regained some of the familiar faces from the first...

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

reviewed on February 9th, 2013 11:50AM

Hadn't seen this one in a while, snagged it on Boxing Day on Blu Ray and finally got around to seeing it. For starters, this is by no means Carpenter's best work. I mean, watching it there are parts that just have Carpenter written all over th...

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

reviewed on February 7th, 2013 01:46PM

Saw this one in theaters when it first came out, noticed on a recent trip to the States that it was in a display for $5.99 so instantly snagged it as I remember it being half decent. How does it hold up? Well it may not be as good as I remember...

Capitalism: A Love Story

reviewed on February 7th, 2013 01:02PM

Interesting documentary on the emergence of Middle Class in today's society and how today's systems of economics have become dysfunctional. Mainly focusing on Political corruption and evil corporations being greedy and taking all the money with...

Safe House

reviewed on February 7th, 2013 12:44PM

Snagged this one cheap on Blu Ray and got around to watching it last week. Wasn't sure what to expecting, I remember the trailer being pretty decent and making me want to see it... Have to say, it was a bit of a let down. The plot was extremely...

Man on a Ledge

reviewed on February 5th, 2013 02:17PM

Another movie that clearly suffered from mis-marketing and should have done a lot better at the box office. I took a gamble on this one when I picked it up on Blu Ray. All the people I spoke to said the same thing, how can you carry a movie for...

Seeking Justice

reviewed on January 29th, 2013 12:29PM

Wasn't sure what to expect of this one going into it. Let's be honest, Nic Cage doesn't really have the greatest track record in film these days as it's clear he's taking most projects only for the paycheck. Saw it on Netflix and decided to give i...

Bad Ass

reviewed on January 29th, 2013 10:53AM

Finally got around to seeing this one, had been intrigued with the concept for a while. Danny Trejo appears to be perfect for the role within the concept of the story. While not a perfect movie by any means, Bad Ass did have enough good things ...

Lockout

reviewed on January 29th, 2013 10:30AM

I'd heard many mixed things about this one, so I finally decided to check it out on Netflix. This is clearly one of those movies that if you have very low expectations going in, you'll probably end up enjoying it a lot more. I mean if you read...

Clerks 2

reviewed on January 29th, 2013 10:17AM

Got this one on Blu Ray for Christmas, it certainly has to be one of my favorite Smith movies. I remember seeing this one in theaters, there was a senior citizen couple in front of us who obviously didn't know what they were in for...they made ...

The Great Buck Howard

reviewed on January 21st, 2013 04:37PM

Snagged this one as a blind buy for $5 at Boxing day sales. I was surprised that I hadn't heard of this one considering it came out in 2008 and with the cast attached to it. This movie was just great, Malkovich clearly had a ton of fun playing ...

Premium Rush

reviewed on January 20th, 2013 10:37AM

I had been curious to see this one ever since I saw the first trailer. Not a movie I thought was worth paying money to see in theaters, but interesting enough that it should be on the radar. Got a chance to see it and it's clearly a case of a ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

reviewed on January 20th, 2013 10:23AM

Snagged this one on Boxing Day for $5, finally got around to watching it. Was curious to see how it held up compared to my childhood memories... Hasn't changed a bit. However, I do feel that this movie is more child oriented than the first one....

Outlander

reviewed on January 18th, 2013 02:46PM

I had heard mixed things about this one over the years, so took a chance and did a blind buy on it. The plot is an interesting mix of viking era sci-fi. It certainly had a lot going for it in the originality department and while not everything...

Outland

reviewed on January 18th, 2013 02:32PM

I hadn't seen this one in years, so when I had the chance to snag it on Boxing Day for $6 on Blu Ray I jumped at the chance. Finally got around to watching it today... The plot apparently a remake of High Noon (a movie I have still to see) I re...

The Raid: Redemption

reviewed on January 18th, 2013 02:17PM

I had heard many good things about this one and I can honestly say that it's one of those movies you have to see in order to fully appreciate just how awesome it is. The action is just so over the top blending shoot out and martial arts element...

Flash Gordon

reviewed on January 15th, 2013 08:35PM

Clearly a "So Bad it's Good" type of movie, but with a larger budget.....what the hell did they spend the budget ($35 Million) on anyways?! Who cares, this movie is a childhood flick that still oozes awesomeness!!!! The Queen soundtrack is cert...

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

reviewed on January 15th, 2013 08:21PM

For some reason this movie has been getting a ton of airplay in the past few years. I've caught it on a number of occasions and when the opportunity came up to add it to the collection cheap I jumped on it. The story is an all around great fam...

Evil Dead 2

reviewed on January 9th, 2013 08:06AM

Got around to watching this one last week after having it sit on the unwatched shelf for some time and not having seen it in many years I was curious to see how it held up... The Evil Dead series has always given me a hard time trying to figure...

Jingle All the Way

reviewed on January 5th, 2013 10:34AM

Was looking for something for the kids to watch around Christmas and this one was on Netflix so figured we'd give it a watch...I didn't remember it being all that bad. Certainly a mixed bag with this one and that all falls in the casting depart...

Elf

reviewed on January 5th, 2013 10:23AM

Caught this one over the holiday season, hadn't seen it probably since when it came out. The plot is corny as hell, but for some reason it just seems to work. Blending modern storytelling with old christmas favorite moments provides enough mom...

Jack Reacher

reviewed on January 5th, 2013 10:11AM

Went into this one knowing very little about the plot, the characters...hell, I'd never even heard of the character before it was announced that it as being turned into a movie. Going in with mild to low expectations, I came out pleasantly sur...

The Muppets Take Manhattan

reviewed on December 24th, 2012 10:13AM

Hadn't seen this one since I was a kid so I jumped at the chance to scoop it up and see how it held up... Well for the most part it was still good, some incredibly dated moments throughout that just scream 80's. Tons of cameos throughout from p...

Postal

reviewed on December 24th, 2012 09:57AM

I'm not a big Uwe Boll fan (is anyone?), but this is one of the few movies he's put out that I find I can rewatch. In fact I remember having a hard time beliveing is was directed by Boll after my first time seeing it... The plot is incredibly s...

The Benchwarmers

reviewed on December 22nd, 2012 03:42PM

Caught this one on Netflix after not having seen it for quite some time... I rather enjoyed this one in a mindless fun sort of way, the blending of Spade, Heder and Schneider with Kilborn and Lovitz for support was a decent cast. There seemed t...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

reviewed on December 20th, 2012 08:33AM

Finally caught this one, being a casual fan of the first one I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I remember having a tough time with the first one, mainly just getting accustomed to Richie's version of Holmes. The whole running, street ...

Piranha 3DD

reviewed on December 20th, 2012 08:19AM

Wasn't sure what to expect with this one going in, I had certainly heard mixed reviews. The positive ones were open minded and the negative ones were mostly expecting the same ride they got with the first one... For starters, everything that ma...

Wrath of the Titans

reviewed on December 16th, 2012 07:53AM

I rather enjoyed the Clash of the Titans remake as it was a fresh take on a movie I grew up watching...so was looking forward to seeing this one and where they'd take the story. Well, clearly they decided to just take the good elements from th...

The Crow: City of Angels

reviewed on December 6th, 2012 07:49PM

This is another one of those flicks that falls into the "What could have been" category. With David Goyer doing the script and Tim Pope directing this movie had a lot of potential. I remember reading the script online back in my teens and thinking...

Executive Decision

reviewed on December 6th, 2012 01:02PM

Got around to checking this one on Blu Ray. I have to admit, it's certainly a movie I haven't seen as frequently over the years probably due to it's longer than normal running time for this type of flick. Plot was pretty good, going one step fu...

Soldier

reviewed on December 4th, 2012 10:16AM

I hadn't seen this one in ages, after snagging a cheap copy on Blu Ray I got around to watching it. Have to say, I had forgotten how much fun this one was. For starters, the cast is excellent. Kurt Russell while saying very little and displayin...

Get the Gringo

reviewed on December 4th, 2012 10:05AM

Got around to watching this on Blu Ray after snagging a cheap copy on Black Friday.... For starters, it's clearly a mixed bag. It's classic Mel Gibson rolled into a great script, great talent attached and a pretty decent concept for a story. Ho...

Grumpy Old Men

reviewed on December 4th, 2012 09:52AM

I remember seeing this movie when it first came out in theaters, it was my introduction to the comedy team of Lemon and Matthau. The cast in this one really becomes the driving force as the plot is simplistic and weak. Lemon and Matthau play of...

Young Frankenstein

reviewed on December 1st, 2012 02:19PM

Over the years I've heard so many people say how good this movie is. Finally got a chance to watch it after snagging a cheap copy on Blu Ray. For starters, this movie is classic comedy gold. Considering when it was made, this movie to this day...

Ghost Ship

reviewed on December 1st, 2012 02:10PM

Got around to seeing this one after snagging it a while back on Blu Ray. Hadn't seen it in years... Dark Castle has a string of decent little horror flicks in the 90's that were all impressive and memorable. This was the third one they realsed ...

Skyfall

reviewed on November 25th, 2012 03:04PM

For starters, in my opinion there's two types of Bond fans in the world. Those that grew up with the series and those that discovered it later in life and look back on it always comparing it to the latest outing. Was Skyfall good? Yes, was it ...

Here Comes the Boom

reviewed on November 25th, 2012 02:37PM

Have to admit, I was pretty skeptical going into this one. While I'm a Kevin James fan, I haven't been a fan of his last few outings. Is it a great movie? Not really, but flaws aside it's a pretty decent flick that provides a few hours of ente...

The Machinist

reviewed on November 24th, 2012 10:17AM

So I've heard many things about this one over the years, moreso about Bale's weight loss for the flick. I finally got to see it for the first time. Well the plot is a bit of a mess. Starting out with a decent introduction of Bale's character, ...

Strange Wilderness

reviewed on November 24th, 2012 10:06AM

Have to admit, first time I saw this one I thought it was pretty stupid and wrote it off. I've seen it on T.V. over the years and grown to actually love it. Finally had a chance to snag it on Blu Ray... For starters, the cast is great. It's a w...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

reviewed on November 24th, 2012 09:54AM

Shortly after revisiting the first Home Alone, I got around to watching this one. It holds up well and has a few things going for it, but just feels like an inferior movie when all is said and done. For starters, suspending disbelief and all in...

The Amazing Spider-Man

reviewed on November 16th, 2012 07:36PM

Got my hands on a free Zip rental and finally got my chance to see this movie (post-hype)... For starters I really do appreciate what they did with the plot and the development of the character. Hearing all the hype around this one when it came...

Jeepers Creepers

reviewed on November 16th, 2012 07:18PM

You have to give this one credit, when it came out it was a time of revival for slasher flicks and someone took the chance of trying to bring an original character to the big screen. In honesty, I remembered little about this one going in. I di...

Home Alone

reviewed on November 16th, 2012 07:05PM

Jumped at the chance to snag the first two movies on Blu Ray when they went on sale. Clearly a wise purchase... Plot is simple enough, family leaves kid alone by accident, kid makes do with what he has at his disposal, hilarity ensues...Cast wa...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

reviewed on November 9th, 2012 09:20PM

I had forgotten how fun this movie was... Clearly taking a more comedic tone than the first movie and introducing some great characters I have a hard time picking a favorite in the original series. I can appreciate the first three movies as the...

Child's Play

reviewed on November 9th, 2012 09:09PM

Hadn't seen this one in quite some time. The sequels sure, but not the original...snagged a copy on Blu Ray and finally got around to watching it. Clearly a classic, the movie was somewhat innovative. Sure toys coming to life had been done bef...

The Frighteners

reviewed on November 6th, 2012 11:13AM

I saw this one back when it came out in theaters and while I've always remembered it as being a good movie I hadn't had a chance to revisit it until recently. For starters, this one has Robert Zemeckis' fingerprints all over it, the blend of ho...

The Day after Tomorrow

reviewed on November 6th, 2012 10:52AM

Hadn't seen this one in years, snagged a copy on Blu Ray and finally got around to watching it. Clearly a movie that doesn't require much thinking, the plot is very simple. We've screwed up the Earth and now have to pay the price...great messag...

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

reviewed on November 3rd, 2012 08:18AM

After seeing the ending of Halloween 5 for the first time, you're left scratching your head wondering what the hell is going on...then you throw in this gem and wonder what the hell is going on. There are spoilers in this one if anyone cares. T...

Green Zone

reviewed on November 3rd, 2012 07:57AM

Finally got around to checking this one out and while it wasn't as good as I was expecting, it was enjoyable... For starters the plot isn't as in depth as one would expect, it's really just a vice for Damon to go from location to location and s...

Winter's Bone

reviewed on October 29th, 2012 02:18PM

Snagged this one a while back on Blu Ray as a blind purchas....Just finished watching it for the first time. To be honest, I probably wouldn't have searched this one out if it weren't for Lawrence's appearance in The Hunger Games...and to be c...

Primal Fear

reviewed on October 29th, 2012 01:29PM

First time I saw this movie was on it's first release in theaters. I still remember how much it stuck with me after seeing it... The plot contains what is surely one of the better courtroom dramas to come out of the 90's. I really didn't see th...

The Samaritan

reviewed on October 29th, 2012 11:09AM

I was curious to see this one, the plot description seemed interesting and can you go wrong with Sam Jackson?!....apparently the answer is yes. For starters, this movie was branded Fury when the credits rolled. It's an alterante title which cle...

Safe

reviewed on October 27th, 2012 10:46AM

Gotta be honest, I had a copy of this one sitting on the shelf for a while and put off watching it due to Statham's last few movies being a bit lack luster... Certainly a return to form for Statham here. This one had an excellent mix of action ...

Carnage

reviewed on October 26th, 2012 09:01PM

Borrowed a copy of this one, have to say it's a lot better than I was expecting. Polanski has created a very dry comedy that in a short 80 minutes delivers a dialogue packed entertaining ride... The plot starts out as two couples get togethe...

Halloween: Resurrection

reviewed on October 26th, 2012 06:36PM

Finished off the Laurie Strode arc today with Halloween: Resurrection. Have to say, this movie still really sucks...In one single movie they manage to not only wipe out the potential for any more sequals, but also demolish the decent closure they ...

The Tall Man

reviewed on October 26th, 2012 01:43PM

Friend asked me if I had seen "The Tall Man"...I instantly thought they had made another entry into The Phantasm series....Boy was I wrong. Borrowing a copy and after seeing it I have mixed feelings about it as it's really hard to nail down the ty...

The Dictator

reviewed on October 25th, 2012 10:07PM

Borrowed a copy of this one on DVD and got around to checking it out... Sort of have mixed feelings after watching it, I'm a fan of Baron Chohen and while this movie did have a few genuine bust out out loud laughs I couldn't help but be reminde...

Halloween H20

reviewed on October 25th, 2012 09:54PM

When this one came out, I saw it as a pure cash grab at the time. Celebraying the 20th anniversary of the original by releasing a new addition to the series reviving the Strode character...with a running time of 80 minutes it's hard not to get tha...

Halloween II

reviewed on October 25th, 2012 12:22PM

Rick Rosenthal brought us two entries in the Halloween series, Halloween II and Halloween: Resurrection. It's hard to believe that the same man directed both movies and I guess it's a testament to how important a script is... Picking up right w...

Halloween (1978)

reviewed on October 25th, 2012 12:04PM

Checked out Halloween on Blu Ray this morning...classic Carpenter! Of all the slasher movies that have come and gone, this one is commonly mislabeled as "The first slasher"...however incorrect that title is, this one remains one of the best in ...

Crazy on the Outside

reviewed on October 23rd, 2012 07:14PM

Saw this one on Netflix Canada, hadn't heard of it before. With a cast made up of Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, J.K. Simmons, Kelsey Grammar and Jeanne Tripplehorn this HAD To be a good movie right? Settling in for what I'm hoping to...

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

reviewed on October 23rd, 2012 07:06PM

Closed out the Nightmare box set today with this one on Blu Ray. I had forgotten how great this flick was, clearly I haven't seen it in about 10 years or so and it's probably one of the ones I've seen least in the series due to it not getting ...

Rock of Ages

reviewed on October 23rd, 2012 06:49PM

I finally got around to seeing this one on Blu Ray. Going in with an open mind knowing that it's a movie based on a stage show based on songs...being a connoisseur of 80's metal I was really looking forward to this one. It had a number of grea...

Uncle Buck

reviewed on October 21st, 2012 10:33AM

Hadn't seen this one in ages, decided to check it out on Netflix. It's hard not to think of this movie when someone mentiones John Candy's name. It's one of the solo roles he had where he just owned the movie. Every scene, every line...wether i...

Super 8

reviewed on October 21st, 2012 10:15AM

I saw this one when it first came out on DVD, I remember having mixed feelings about it afterwards and though maybe I was missing something. I mean, the movie had been hyped up so much by Abrams fanboys and similar that I thought that I really nee...

Labyrinth

reviewed on October 21st, 2012 10:01AM

This movie is a classic, no doubt about it. However, if this movie was made today I seriously doubt it would have had the same regard as it did in the 80's....I mean, would today's kid accept David Bowie in a mullet wearing spandex dancing with Mu...

The Sitter

reviewed on October 21st, 2012 09:48AM

I had heard a lot of negative middle of the road comments about this one. Saw it on Netflix yesterday and decided to check it out... For starters, I can clearly see the comparisons to Adventures in Babysitting...Adult gets roped into watching k...

Ghostbusters II

reviewed on October 20th, 2012 02:22PM

Caught this one Netflix yesterday. I'm a huge fan of the original and while I certainly haven't seen this one as many times as the first one it isn't that bad of a movie.... Does it have flaws? Yes, clearly. The dialogue feels thrown together a...

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

reviewed on October 20th, 2012 02:06PM

I remember seeing this one as a kid and having a hard time sleeping afterwards. The thought of being killed while at your most vulerable is something that's hard to forget. The concept and the characters in this one are classic and regardless of i...

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

reviewed on October 20th, 2012 11:15AM

By the time this one came out, Freddy had become almost a caricature of his former self. While going more for comedy than scary and essential the kills were purely setups for the one liner that Freddy would deliver afterwards... The plot is a b...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

reviewed on October 18th, 2012 09:12AM

I never really cared much for this entry in the series. It certainly has a few things going for it, but I just found it a bit too flawed as a whole to enjoy on a repeated basis... The whole concept of being able to enter dreams and the real wor...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

reviewed on October 18th, 2012 09:01AM

Considering all the problems this movie had during production, it actually turned out to be a lot better than it should have been. Despite having a script that was churned out during a writer's strike with way too many names attached to it, Re...

Sinister

reviewed on October 14th, 2012 06:52PM

Caught Sinister today at the theater, been following this one for a while and was pretty excited to finally get to see it. First off, I can see why people are giving this one comparisons to many classic horror movies. It certainly has a lot in...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

reviewed on October 14th, 2012 08:04AM

As far as kid's movies go this day, this series is at the top of my list. It has everything, excellent cast, amusing story, perfect running time and just very rewatchable. This is one of the few movies in recent memory where there's a cast of c...

Abduction

reviewed on October 12th, 2012 11:49AM

Picked up a copy of this one on Blu Ray cheap...actually surprised me. For starters, Taylor Lautner can't act....I mean, he can act in certain situations...he has two looks confused and a million dollar smile, but clearly these alone do not ma...

The Woman in Black

reviewed on October 10th, 2012 05:28PM

Caught this one last night, have to say I was impressed. When I first saw the trailers for this one I thought it was almost comical to have Daniel Radcliffe star in a horror flick without any other major talent attached. Whoever Daniel Radclif...

The Double

reviewed on October 10th, 2012 05:19PM

So this one was a bit of a disappointment, the directorial debut of Micahel Brandt (dude should stick to writing!!!). The description on the box made it sound like it was going to be a lot better than it was. The casting of Richard Gere and Topher...

We Bought a Zoo

reviewed on October 10th, 2012 05:10PM

Caught this one on the weekend with the kids, clearly a movie that I should have gotten around to seeing sooner. Such a great flick, excellent cast. Damon, Johansson, Hayden Church all excellent. In fact, can't think of a single person that di...

Friday

reviewed on October 10th, 2012 05:00PM

Hadn't seen this one in ages, finally got around to seeing it again. It holds up surprisingly well, the characters are developed enough that you quickly feel like you know them. The plot is very straight forward and simple, but it's clearly one...

Catwoman

reviewed on October 10th, 2012 04:49PM

Ok, so I snagged this one cheap on Blu Ray....real cheap! Hadn't seen it in a while and while I remember it being a bit of a mess, I couldn't remember why... Well for starters, they clearly butchered the character transitioning this version to ...

Bull Durham

reviewed on October 8th, 2012 10:02AM

This movie certainly has grown on me since the first time I saw it. I remember buying it on DVD a long time ago. After watching it I wrote it off and sold it. After having seen it on TV a few times since then I've come to appreciate it more and re...

Dances with Wolves

reviewed on October 8th, 2012 09:51AM

Caught this one for the first time last week, can certainly see what all the hype was about when this one came out and why it won all the awards it did. The story wasn't anything spectacular, showing the developing relationship between the whit...

Near Dark

reviewed on September 30th, 2012 10:38PM

Got around to checking this one out on Blu Ray this afternoon, I remember enjoying this one quiet a bit back in the day... So 25 years last this movie still holds up well, some of the dialogue is a tad hokey and the effects are cheesy it's clea...

Rollerball

reviewed on September 26th, 2012 02:11PM

I'm in the minority I'm sure, but I think this movie gets a bit of a bad rap. I mean, sure Chris Klein should not be leading a movie like this, he doesn't have the persona which is probably the biggest downfall. With some different casting thi...

Friday the 13th (1980)

reviewed on September 25th, 2012 02:09PM

Got around the seeing this one on Blu ray this morning...Betsy Palmer owns this movie! The cast is decent and does a good job, but clearly Palmer steals every scene she's in. While not the original slasher film, it certainly hold the title of ...

I Spit on Your Grave

reviewed on September 25th, 2012 01:56PM

Finally got around to seeing this one after snagging it in the Sates for $5, pretty disturbing. The acting, direction, pacing etc. were all great, I mean technically it's a good movie. I usually have a stomach for these type of movies, but this on...

Intruders

reviewed on September 24th, 2012 12:01PM

I picked this one up based on the cool cover (pictured in poster). Have to say, it was somewhat entertaning but overall a bit of a failure to deliver. The cast was decent, Clive Owen had no problem carrying this one by himself. The plot is a bi...

Oldboy (2005)

reviewed on September 23rd, 2012 08:51AM

I snagged the Vengeance Trilogy on Blu Ray a while back and finally got around to making my way through it. I rather enjoyed Sympathy for Mr Vengeance so I was excited to see where the second movie was going. Technically, creatively, visually ...

Brooklyn's Finest

reviewed on September 23rd, 2012 08:29AM

I had been wanting to see this one for quite some time. An interesting mixed cast and the fact that Fuqua has a pretty decent string of movies made it rather intriguing. So after watching it, I can clearly see what they were going for. It look...

Chronicle

reviewed on September 5th, 2012 07:56AM

I had heard some good things about this one so when I saw a cheap copy on Blu Ray I jumped at the chance and snagged it up... Very surprised at how well this one played out, it was a bit of a refreshing take on the "Found footage" genre and alt...

Kindergartern Cop

reviewed on August 22nd, 2012 09:42AM

Saw this on Netflix and decided to introduce the kids to it... So when this one came out Schwarzenegger was pretty much a lock at the box office and starting his foray into comedy. Not only does Arnie try and build on Twins with the comedy acti...

The Karate Kid Part II

reviewed on August 22nd, 2012 09:28AM

While not as good as the first one, you can certainly appreciate what they were trying to accomplish in Part II. The story shifts more to Miyagi for Part II and goes into his background and history with Yukie and Sato. It's a decent attempt to ...

The Karate Kid (1984)

reviewed on August 22nd, 2012 09:16AM

Hadn't seen this one in a while, my kids were big on the remake of The Karate Kid so I figured it was time to educate them on the origins. What makes this movie so good? It's clearly the chemisty between Macchio and Morita. They just work so w...

Goon

reviewed on August 19th, 2012 09:48AM

Finally picked up Goon on Blu Ray and watched it last night... Such a simple movie, but just so great in every way. Why? Well, Hockey...Fighting...Rush...packed with sports cliches..and Canadian references coming out the ass. Cast was excel...

The Expendables 2

reviewed on August 19th, 2012 09:25AM

I'm a huge fan of the first movie so I was dying to see this one. So how does it hold up compared to the original? For starters, the action is well over the top. after 10 minutes in you wonder how in the hell could this movie ever have been con...

Highlander 2: The Quickening

reviewed on August 17th, 2012 10:56AM

So after seeing Highlander many times in the past, I finally got the nerve to check out Highlander 2. I heard over the years that it was a pretty bad movie. Found a copy in the dirt cheap bargain bin on Blu Ray so decided to pick it up. I found...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

reviewed on August 17th, 2012 10:44AM

Caught this movie in theaters when it first came out. Snagged this one on Blu Ray a while back and finally got around to watching it. I love the show, I love the movie...everything clearly over the top in regards to language, obscenities etc.....

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

reviewed on August 12th, 2012 10:31AM

Hadn't seen this one in quite a while, snagged a cheap copy on Blu Ray... Watching it, it's a pretty close adaptation of the early Tomb Raider games. Jolie pulls off the Lara Croft role pretty well. It's almost as if they were going for a femal...

Haywire

reviewed on August 12th, 2012 10:22AM

Finally got around to seeing this one after borrowing a friends copy on Blu Ray... Gina Carano is an exceptional MMA fighter and that aspect of her talent is clearly on display here. The fight scenes were all pretty impressive and believable. U...

Impostor

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 04:11PM

I caught this one when it first came out and hadn't seen it since. I didn't really remember much about it so I snagged a copy in the $5 Blu Ray bin to jog my memory... This movie has Philip K. Dick's fingerprints all over it, I know it's based ...

500 Days of Summer

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 11:55AM

Did a blind buy of this one after some people on here had mentioned how good it was. Have to say, I certainly wasn't disappointed. Very quirky ADD romantic comedy. It's out of order timeling and mish mash of random creative styles just oozes wi...

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 10:44AM

Stuck at the in-laws, it's raining and trying to find the kids something to watch...check out on-demand and find this gem....hadn't seen it in years. For starters, it held the kids attention for the entire runtime. Sure there are some incredibl...

The Grey

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 10:33AM

Caught this one last night, I had heard some good things about this one and I think it suffered from being hyped a bit too much... Neeson was great, I have absolutely no complaints at all about his performance in this one. It's just too bad tha...

Total Recall

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 10:19AM

I'm a huge fan of the original Total Recall, so I was less than excited when they announced a sequel. Along the way both the combination of them shooting the car chases outside my work and the recent trailers got me a bit more excited to see i...

The Dark Knight Rises

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 10:06AM

Finally got around to seeing this one, had some time to digest it a bit and while it does have some flaws it was a nice wrap up to the trilogy. For starters, the villains. Bane was excellent, Hardy really took the character and ran with him. Th...

The Dark Knight

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 09:58AM

I remember when I first heard that they were putting The Joker and Two Face in the same movie together. I still had the bad taste in my mouth from Venom and Sandman from Spider-Man 3 so I clearly wasn't on board with the idea....Somehow they made ...

Batman Begins

reviewed on August 8th, 2012 09:46AM

I remember the first time I saw Batman Begins in the theater, I was amazed at not only how well it was directed, but also by the fact that it clearly was one of the best hero origin stories to grace the screen in quite some time. Looking back w...

Midnight Cowboy

reviewed on August 2nd, 2012 12:26PM

I had always heard a lot about Midnight Cowboy, but had never seen it. Saw a copy on Blu ray for $6 and decided to blind buy it... When you read the description, know it won a bunch of Oscars (writing, directing, best picture) and the 60's sett...

Coming to America

reviewed on July 31st, 2012 10:44AM

Another 80's comedy I grew up with, love this movie. So many memorable lines, characters, scenerios...certainly one of the best Eddie Murphy comedies to come out of the 80's. People seem to either love or hate this movie, regardless you can ce...

Patriot Games

reviewed on July 31st, 2012 10:30AM

Holy crap, is this movie really 20 years old?! That makes me feel old... I love Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, he's probably my favorite incanation of the character and while this movie isn't as strong as Clear and Present Danger it's still a dece...

The Jackal

reviewed on July 31st, 2012 10:20AM

The last time I saw The Jackal was probably around the time it first came out. Got around to checking out the Blu Ray a few days ago... For starters, there are two major distractions going into this one. The first is Bruce's hair. After being a...

The Crow

reviewed on July 29th, 2012 09:45AM

When I was a teenager, this movie was huge. I remember seeing it countless times. The visual style, the characters, the dialogue were all things that drew me in and kept me coming back for more. I revisited it today and while my tastes have cha...

Pearl Harbor

reviewed on July 29th, 2012 09:33AM

I've had the Pearl Harbor Blu Ray sitting on the shelf for almost a year now, I picked it up when Blockbuster was going under and having seen it 3-4 times when it came out, I pretty much had seen it more than anyone probably should. I was actually...

Cube 2: Hypercube

reviewed on July 27th, 2012 03:38AM

Cube 2 is a decent attempt to try and improve on the original and further develop the story. Unfortunately, it fails on a few levels. The elements that made the original so great are pretty much all gone in this one. The traps, the design of th...

Cube

reviewed on July 27th, 2012 02:13AM

I remember seeing this one for the first time as a teenager and not only loving it first time around, but also being surprised that Canada could actually churn out decent movies like this. The cast isn't the greatest and it does have it's flaw...

Willow

reviewed on July 27th, 2012 02:00AM

Most people probably won't remember that this one was directed by Ron Howard before his career really took off. I loved this movie as a kid and can still appreciate it today. Sure, there are a few things that don't hold up as well. Movies like...

Missing in Action II: The Beginning

reviewed on July 26th, 2012 02:53AM

What happens when you shoot two movies back to back and the sequel is better than the original?! You switch them and the make the sequel a prequel... That's what happened here, Missing in Action II which was originally shot as the first in the ...

Mimic

reviewed on July 26th, 2012 02:43AM

Watched this one today, hadn't seen it since probably around the time it first came out. I remembered enjoying it, just didn't recall the plot... I watched the "Director's cut" of the movie. Having not seen in it a long time I didn't really not...

The Big Lebowski

reviewed on July 26th, 2012 02:34AM

Got around to watching this on Blu Ray the other day, hadn't seen it in a while. I can still remember the first time I saw this one. I had never heard of it before and a professor in College lent me his VHS....since then I've been hooked. It's one...

Men in Black 3

reviewed on July 23rd, 2012 08:12AM

Caught this one in theaters with my daughter the other day, wasn't sure what to expect. I just had those resonating feelings in my stomach that I had after seeing the complete letdown POS that MIB2 was. So how does it compare? Well for starter...

Men In Black

reviewed on July 23rd, 2012 08:02AM

The pairing of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith on paper looks pretty awkward, but for some reason it just seems to work. This movie walks that fine line between action and comedy while injecting sci-fi. There's very few movies that have pulled ...

Spider-Man 3

reviewed on July 23rd, 2012 07:52AM

So rounded out the trilogy on Blu ray with Spider-Man 3, took me a bit longer to get around to watching it just due to my excitement not being as high for this one as the others. My kids enjoy this one more than any other in the series, which p...

Conan the Barbarian

reviewed on July 13th, 2012 03:42PM

Snagged this on Blu Ray about a week ago and finally got around to watching it last night. While the originals hold a special place from my youth, this was certainly a decent yet flawed attempt at rejuvenating the franchise... For starters....

Spider-Man 2

reviewed on July 13th, 2012 03:29PM

Watched this one last night, hadn't seen it in a very long time. So compared to the first one this one certainly made some improvements. I found that Doc Octopus was a stronger villain than Green Goblin, not due to traits, just a more developed...

Spider-Man

reviewed on July 12th, 2012 12:02PM

I remember seeing this one for the first time and being in awe of how the character had finally been done justice on the big screen. Over time and multiple viewings some of the defects have come more to the surface and while not a perfect movie, i...

Holy Man

reviewed on July 11th, 2012 01:16PM

This movie came out around the time Eddie Murphy's career started to take a downward turn. If there was ever a mis-marketed movie, Holy man is it. Marketed as a comedy and highlighting the movie's funnier moments in the trailer, it really is a mov...

Missing in Action

reviewed on July 11th, 2012 12:45PM

This movie starts out with a kick ass jungle scene, the screen fills with explosions and out emerges Chuck Norris....helping Americans get to the chopper. The man comes off as a one man army....then he wakes up. Made me wonder if Chuck Norris drea...

Air America

reviewed on July 11th, 2012 12:36PM

Saw this in the bargain bin on Blu Ray for $5, I had heard of it before just had never seen it. I figured Mel Gibson and Downey Jr should be a good combo right? Two strong personalities... The movie starts out well, but for some reason the pace...

The Long Kiss Goodnight

reviewed on July 7th, 2012 07:55PM

This movie is very underrated, I think it gets a bad wrap as people probably lump it in with the other Renny Harlin/Geena Davis flick Cutthroat Island. Either way, this one is pretty solid on action/adventure and holds up pretty well. For ...

Cold Mountain

reviewed on July 7th, 2012 06:39PM

Checked this one out the other night for the first time. Gotta say, bought this one as a blind buy some time ago. It had been sitting on the shelf for probably over a year. One of the ones I just kept putting off and putting off....probably due...

The Delta Force

reviewed on July 7th, 2012 06:31PM

If anyone these days wonders where the "Chuck Norris" humor quotes come from, all they have to do is throw in Delta Force, sit back and watch.... Hadn't seen this one since around the time it first came out so was excited to see how it held up....

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)

reviewed on July 3rd, 2012 08:17AM

So I got the pleasure of seeing this one for the first time with the wife yesterday...So far I've seen all of the movies in the series and while not an in any way a fan, they're tollerable and don't require much thinking or analzying...if you do t...

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

reviewed on July 3rd, 2012 08:02AM

Right off the bat, I'm going to flat out say this movie is getting 10/10... I've seen this one so many times and out of all the Wilder and Pryor movies, it's certainly my favorite and one that I'd probably rank higher than the more popular Stir...

Minority Report

reviewed on July 3rd, 2012 07:53AM

Got around to checking out Minority Report on Blu Ray. It surprisingly holds up pretty well. The plot is pretty solid, it's an interesting sci-fi concept that works in the hands of Spielberg. There were some glaring problems I thought throughou...

Lost in Space

reviewed on July 1st, 2012 08:18AM

I remember enjoying this one when it came out, I know it didn't do so well at the box office domestically. Time has passed since then, I saw it for $7 on Blu Ray so figured I'd roll the dice and see how it's held up... Well, time has not been g...

Ted

reviewed on July 1st, 2012 07:36AM

Got a chance to catch this one yesterday... Not sure what took Seth MacFarlane so long to make his big screen debut, but he delivered exactly what was expected... Gotta say, there was some clever marketing done with this one in the trailer. ...

Big

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 02:12PM

I remember enjoying moments of this movie as a kid, recently snagged a copy on Blu Ray and it was like watching it all over again for the first time as I barely remembered any of it... Plot is simple, kid wishes he could be big to amusement par...

The Dilemma

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 02:01PM

Snagged a used cop of this one on Blu Ray figuring...I like Vince Vaughn, I enjoy Kevin James sometimes and it's directed by Ron Howard...This sounds like a great combination!!!! It should have been, the script seemed strong enough to be a dece...

Black Dynamite

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 01:52PM

So when I threw this one for the first time I spent the first 15 minutes pretty much rolling my eyes thinking it was just an update of I'm gonna git you sucka...by the time the movie was over, I was converted and am clearly a fan of this movie now...

Whip It!

reviewed on June 18th, 2012 09:09PM

Couldn't sleep the other night, had this one sitting on the unwatched shelf for months and hadn't seen it in quite a while.... Gotta say, this has to be on of the strangest casts thrown together that I've seen in quite some time. Besides Page a...

[REC] 2

reviewed on June 18th, 2012 08:50PM

So this one picks up right where [Rec] left off...picking up with some new characters entering the building. It was able to successfully pick up where the first one left off and capture the same tone, but it falls flat in a few places that make it...

Battleship

reviewed on June 18th, 2012 08:42PM

One Question - Where the hell were the submarines?! After our originally planned movie fell through, the wife and I reluctantly decided to see Battleship. I had head very mixed things about this one... So, if this movie had come out with any...

Prometheus

reviewed on June 17th, 2012 07:02PM

Going to keep this pretty spoiler free... Finally got around the seeing this one this afternoon, have to say I was pretty impressed. This is probably the most satisfying entry into the series since Aliens, starts out slow and builds gradual...

[REC]

reviewed on June 13th, 2012 03:48PM

Got around to checking out this one on Blu Ray today, hadn't seen it in a while...but I've seen Quarantine quite a few times. So to compare, this movie clearly is a superior movie than it's remake in almost every way possible. In fact, the only...

Rounders

reviewed on June 12th, 2012 09:49PM

How had I not seen this movie before? Ordered a used copy on Blu Ray about a week ago and finally got to pick it up this morning...watched it as soon as I got home. I'm guessing it tanked at the box office. I had heard here and there that it wa...

Predator

reviewed on June 11th, 2012 08:20PM

What can I say? This movie is a classic and clearly one of Schwarzenegger's best expanded roles. Perfect cast, too many memorable scenes to list...some excellent dialogue, just an all around blast to watch. Blu Ray had some issues, but clearly...

The People vs. Larry Flynt

reviewed on June 11th, 2012 08:13PM

Got around to checking this one out Blu Ray this morning, hadn't seen it in quite a while. For starters, Woody Harrelson really nailed Flynt's mannerisms and quirks. An excellent portrayal of the man, regardless of what you think of Flynt this...

Dream House

reviewed on June 9th, 2012 02:43PM

So I avoided seeing this one for a while due to the fact that when it was in theaters I had seen the trailers and was told that they give away the whole movie. So today I get around to watching it having not remember anything about the trailers at...

Henry Poole is Here

reviewed on June 9th, 2012 12:33PM

Got around to watching this one. Gotta say as good as it was, it's probably not the type of movie I'd normally go out of my way to see. While the back of the box doesn't describe it as such, this movie is clearly a hallmark moment type religious t...

The Phantom

reviewed on June 3rd, 2012 03:20PM

Gotta say, this movie was a lot better than I was expecting...Did a blind purchase on Blu Ray last week and was actually surprised. The story was standard fare for a superhero flick and as people had mentioned to me on MFC there is a LOT of mat...

Assassins

reviewed on June 2nd, 2012 05:09PM

Richard Donner can do no wrong in my book, he's one of those directors that has a track record of releasing decent action flicks and movies that tell a story. After seeing this movie so many times, I had no idea it was written by the Wachowski...

Days of Thunder

reviewed on May 30th, 2012 06:34PM

This one came in "The Tom Cruise Collection" Blu Ray set...cracked it open and watched it earlier this week. It had been years since I had seen this one. It holds up pretty well, there are certainly some dated scenes in there as expected. ...

Chernobyl Diaries

reviewed on May 30th, 2012 06:19PM

Ok, when you have a certain timeframe to see a movie with your wife on tuesday cheap matinee before it's time to pickup the kids you take what you can...this week it was between Chernobyl Diaries and The Dictator. I let my wife pick and against m...

Good Morning, Vietnam

reviewed on May 27th, 2012 08:06PM

I did a blind buy of this one on Blu Ray a couple of months ago, finally got around to seeing it today for the first time. Can't believe I hadn't seen it sooner. This is classic Robin Williams at his best, clearly a movie that put him on the m...

The Box

reviewed on May 27th, 2012 07:55PM

I saw this one in theaters when it first came out and remember being a bit disappointed by the ending when I left. Had a couple of years to digest it. Found a cheap copy on Blu Ray and decided to see if it was really as bad as I remember it being....

The Pelican Brief

reviewed on May 26th, 2012 07:51PM

Watched this one today. I gotta say, I've seen this movie about 5 or 6 times now since it came out and every time it's like seeing it for the first time. I love pretty much all of the Grisham adaptations that have come out, but for me this is ...

The Specialist

reviewed on May 26th, 2012 07:42PM

Luis Llosa...Who?...The guy who directed personal favourites of mine Sniper & Anaconda also gave us this movie which came out of the Stallone machine of the 90's... So how is it? It's ok...There are so many things going for it, the story is pre...

G.I. Jane

reviewed on May 26th, 2012 07:34PM

Forgot how good this movie was before re-visiting it recently.... For starters Ridley Scott did a great job with this one, the direction is superb, it doesn't drag at all...evenly paced. Excellent blend of drama and action. Such a great movie t...

Barb Wire

reviewed on May 24th, 2012 11:08AM

So this movie for me clearly fits into the so bad it's good catagory...it's just oozing with bad dialogue, bizarre characters, overacting and the list goes on and on...but it also throws in a blend of over the top action and boobs....which usually...

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

reviewed on May 24th, 2012 10:01AM

Being a big fan of the first two in the series, I finally got around to seeing this one last night on Blu Ray. For starters, I have to say that this movie looked like it would have been a blast in theaters with the 3D. They actually pulled off...

Cobra

reviewed on May 24th, 2012 09:51AM

When I was 7 I went to a friends house, his parents had rented Cobra for themselves the night before. We waiting until his mom went for a nap and then we put this VHS in...I remember watching the opening grocery scene and just being shocked by the...

The Others

reviewed on May 21st, 2012 02:20PM

Gotta say, first time I saw this one it I thought it a great movie. Given some time has passed since then, watching it again I came to the conclusion that on second run through it certainly doesn't hold up that well once you know the twist. In fac...

Blade Runner

reviewed on May 21st, 2012 02:07PM

Hadn't seen this one in years, got my hands on The Final Cut on Blu Ray and got around to watching it...Gotta say, I used to watch it quite a bit, but hadn't seen it in a very long time. Considering this movie was made in 1982, it really was ah...

Zombieland

reviewed on May 21st, 2012 09:51AM

This movie is already on it's way to becoing a cult classic. A nice mix of horror and comedy, you have to basically ignore the story and just go with it. Accept the fact that the world is already overcome with Zombies, nobody really knows why ...

The Book of Eli

reviewed on May 13th, 2012 10:17AM

I watched this one a few months ago and thought it was a pretty decent movie. The twist caught me off guard and was a bit of and eye roller when digested. Last night was my first time watching it after seeing the ending. Gotta say, you watch i...

The Darkest Hour

reviewed on May 13th, 2012 10:04AM

This one was a bit of a let down for me, I had seen the trailers a while back and thought it looked pretty decent. Finally got my hands on a copy on Blu Ray... The plot is pretty straight forward, Alien invasion, survivors sneak around trying t...

Shark Night 3D

reviewed on May 13th, 2012 09:57AM

This one was a bit of a turd.... Went in with mid expectations that this would be a decent straight to video little horror flick. What instead we're treated to is a cliche filled shark movie that just fails on pretty much every level possible. ...

Austin Powers in Goldmember

reviewed on May 13th, 2012 09:47AM

Third time is certainly not a charm in this series. By the time Goldmember came out, everyone knew exactly what to expect from these movies and this one was a bit of a let down compared to the first two... The recycled jokes had run a bit too l...

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

reviewed on May 12th, 2012 12:26PM

The original Austin Powers was excellent, could they improve on it? Yes...and No. I'd honestly put this on par with the first one, they were able to recycle some of the funny moments from the first and build on them while introducing enough fr...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

reviewed on May 11th, 2012 01:56PM

Finally got around to cracking open the Blu Ray boxset of Austin Powers. Hard to believe it's been 15 years since this one came out... When this one came out, it was original and fresh. I remember enjoying it so much when I saw it in theaters, ...

License to Drive

reviewed on May 8th, 2012 08:19PM

This is a fun childhood movie for me, I remember watching it many times as a kid. Recently was able to snag it on Blu Ray fairly cheap... So how does it hold up? Not well at all!!!! The move has it's memorable yet incredibly dated moments and i...

The Avengers

reviewed on May 8th, 2012 08:09PM

So after all the hype and lead up to this movie, I finally got to see The Avengers today...I'm going to keep this as spoiler free as possible... The plot was probably the simplest one yet as far as comic book movies go. I guess when you have th...

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

reviewed on May 8th, 2012 10:06AM

Caught this for the first time on Blu Ray yesterday, have to say it's nice to see Tom Cruise return to doing something he's good at. The plot...well who cares, nobody cares about the plot of these movies. People go to see them for their over th...

Tower Heist

reviewed on May 3rd, 2012 08:07AM

I thought this movie was a bad idea when I first heard it announced. Eddie Murphy hadn't had a funny movie in a long time, Brett Ratner was coming off a couple of mediocre movies (X-Men 3, Rush Hour 3), Matthew Broderick...Really?! So many "annoyi...

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

reviewed on May 2nd, 2012 07:20AM

Everytime I watch the opening credits to these movies all I can hear is Austin Powers saying "Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr Burt Bacharach". So watching Arthur 2 a day after seeing the original really exploits it's flaws a lot more than if it were ...

Arthur (1981)

reviewed on May 1st, 2012 08:44AM

I miss Dudley Moore, the guy was pretty funny. I remember secretly listening to his Derek and Clive Live albums when I was a kid and hoping my parents wouldn't find out...I grew up on his movies. Having recently watched the re-make or Arthur I ...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

reviewed on April 30th, 2012 08:12AM

Watched this one for the first time yesterday, I had seen Get Him to the Greek and enjoyed it so I figured it was worth giving this one a shot. So it was a decent romantic comedy, wasn't really surprised to see Judd Apatow had his hand in this...

Fast Five

reviewed on April 30th, 2012 07:57AM

Revisited this one on Blu Ray after getting my hands on a cheap copy. Gotta say, this movie is one hell of a fun ride. It's extremely fast paced, but no so much that you lose sight of what's going on. Nice mix of over the top action, racing, d...

The Cabin in the Woods

reviewed on April 29th, 2012 06:05PM

It's true what they say about this one, the less you know going in the better off you are. So I'm going to keep this one pretty spoiler free. I will say that we missed the previews at the beginning of the movie as we were running late, so walki...

Straw Dogs

reviewed on April 29th, 2012 10:35AM

I had high hopes for this one and while it failed on some levels it still remained an entertaining "Hollywood" movie. For starters, this movie should in no way be compared to the original. The original was disturbing, violent and very cutting e...

Little Fockers

reviewed on April 29th, 2012 09:54AM

Ok, so wasn't expecting much from this one going in. I mean, how many times can you re-hash old jokes right? This one was basically a cookie cutter of the previous entries in the series. I think that Stiller and DeNiro do have some great on-sc...

Stake Land

reviewed on April 29th, 2012 09:43AM

Had the chance to pick this one up on Blu ray for a couple of bucks, well worth the money... For a movie that went straight to video it's got a lot of things going for it, it's well directed and beautifully shot. The atmosphere created througho...

The Ward

reviewed on April 28th, 2012 05:55PM

I'm a huge Carpenter fan and was waiting for the right time to purchase this one. Finally found a copy on Blu Ray and couldn't wait to watch it... Just to get this out of the way, this movie is by no means original. It's general theme has been ...

Apollo 13

reviewed on April 19th, 2012 11:53AM

Caught this one the other night. I saw it as a rental and watched bits and pieces of it over the years whenever it popped up on T.V. Finally own this movie after I got my hands on a Blu Ray copy. Being almost twenty years old, it really holds u...

Feast

reviewed on April 17th, 2012 12:47PM

Watched this one today on Blu Ray, only thing I can really say is...why did I wait 7 years to see this movie?! It's a low budget monster flick which pays homage to numerous horror flicks before it by "borrowing" elements that all tie together r...

The Hunger Games

reviewed on April 10th, 2012 05:07PM

Ok, went into this one with an open mind. I've never read the books before, but had heard mixed things about the movie. The movie is certainly slow getting going, there were some major faults right off the bat. The development of a relationshi...

The Rock

reviewed on April 10th, 2012 09:27AM

I hadn't seen this one in years, grabbed it on Blu Ray a while back and shelved it. Got around to watching it last night....surprisingly holds up pretty well, after all the flack that Michael Bay gets, you watch this one and realize that the man i...

Time Bandits

reviewed on April 1st, 2012 06:47PM

Wasn't sure what to expect with this one, I find Gilliam movies either hit or miss with me. This one was certainly a hit, the effects are clearly a bit dated. Once you get about 15 minutes in it's very clear that this movie helped establish Gillia...

Taxi Driver

reviewed on March 25th, 2012 09:41AM

Hadn't seen this one in ages, finally got around to checking out the Blu Ray this morning. This movie has it all, excellent direction, plot, script, acting. De Niro owns this movie, it's clearly the movie that defined De Niro's on screen perso...

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Fracture

reviewed on March 25th, 2012 08:10AM

This is a half decent little thriller, hadn't seen it in a while and caught it last night on Blu Ray. The plot while not completely original does have some nice twists and turns throughout that keeps you glued to the screen. The great part is, ...

Immortals

reviewed on March 24th, 2012 09:49AM

A friend lent this to me on Blu Ray, I was looking forward to watching it for a while as I missed it in theaters.... After seeing it, it's a bit of a mixed bag. It certainly has some things going for it, but also fails in some areas... For s...

Clerks

reviewed on March 24th, 2012 09:41AM

I'll always love Clerks, it's Kevin Smith's legacy really - How he signed up for all those credit cards to finance this low budget gem and pretty much jumpstarted his career... This movie is entirely dialogue driven, which most of us know is Sm...

Escape from L.A.

reviewed on March 19th, 2012 10:04AM

Part of the charm of Escape from New York was it's attempt to be a lot bigger than it was. With only a $6 Million budget it made some coin at the box office and ended up being another Carpenter classic... You can appreciate what Carpenter was t...

Good Will Hunting

reviewed on March 18th, 2012 10:01AM

Good Will Hunting is a great movie, not memorable....but great!!!! It's one of those movies I'll watch and then a few months down the line won't really remember details about it....I remember it being great, just not the content. Maybe I haven't s...

Heathers

reviewed on March 2nd, 2012 01:33PM

Pretty decent black comedy that is a pure satire on high school, VERY dated to the 80's.... Cast is pretty solid...Ryder does a good job of leading the pack. Christian Slater plays a character very similar to his role in Very Bad Things, but th...

The Tie That Binds

reviewed on March 2nd, 2012 08:59AM

I remember seeing this one in theaters as a young teen and thinking it was a great movie.....time passed....saw it in the $5 Blu Ray bin and thought it was worth revisiting. Nostalgia clearly got the best of me on this one, it's a pretty bad mo...

Species

reviewed on March 1st, 2012 11:36AM

Watched this one today on Blu Ray, hadn't seen it in quite a while. I think I had a sour taste in my mouth from the later entries in this franchise (Part 4 was just brutal!)...So figured it was worth giving it another shot. Forgot how good this...

Fright Night

reviewed on February 28th, 2012 11:04AM

Watched this last night, didn't know what to expect going in as I had heard mixed reviews... Starting out this movie does feel slightly inferior to the original. It had it's strenghts and weaknesses. For starters the character of Charlie was ve...

Unbreakable

reviewed on February 26th, 2012 08:46AM

Revisited this one yesterday, I think it's probably my favorite movie Shyamalan has directed. I find it a bit more re-watchable than most of the other stuff he's put out... Willis and Jackson are fabulous, I can still recall the first time seei...

Catch and Release

reviewed on February 26th, 2012 08:25AM

Watched this with the wife when it came out in theaters. Yesterday, we got around to re-watching it on Blu Ray. IMHO it's an average romantic comedy... The plot is nothing original and completely predictable, there are a few twists throughout t...

Big Trouble in Little China

reviewed on February 23rd, 2012 09:24AM

I can still remember seeing this one for the first time, I was 8 years old and my Dad rented it on VHS...I remember how in awe I was after watching it and immediately wanted to see it again as soon as possible... The characters, the story, effe...

Dinner for Schmucks

reviewed on February 20th, 2012 10:41AM

I've seen this one a few times now and it's sort of grown on me. First time out I had mixed feelings on it, but after seeing it a few more times I can appreciate it a bit more and it does have some pretty funny moments...it's not a must see movie ...

Cop Land

reviewed on February 18th, 2012 04:34PM

Watched this today, Probably the Stallone movie I've seen the least, but not to say it isn't good. It's a different role for Stallone, lighter on the action and more drama than anything else... This one was made around the time Stallone was ...

Ernest Goes to Jail

reviewed on February 17th, 2012 12:07PM

Saved the best for last, this one is clearly the movie where Ernest became a full on human Looney Tunes character... Probably the best cast assembled of people who you know, but don't know...including the guy who sent Rambo to Vietnam, the mute...

Ernest Goes to Camp

reviewed on February 16th, 2012 12:10PM

Pure nostalgic movie, I can still remember seeing it for the first time when I was 9 or 10... Probably my second favourite in the Ernest series behind Jail. Sharing it with my daughter for the first time, she gave me a few eye roles at certain ...

Signs

reviewed on February 16th, 2012 10:41AM

Re-visited this one yesterday... While it's not the best work Shyamalan has done, it's certainly IMHO better than anything he's churned out lately... So just dawned on me while watching just how good Phoenix and Gibson are at carrying movies...

Elektra

reviewed on February 15th, 2012 12:34PM

Picked this one up for $5 on Blu Ray at Christmas and finally got around to watching it - I actually enjoy this one - While it may not be Marvel's greatest theatrical achievement, I do place it in the middle of the pack...and they did a pretty goo...

Ernest Scared Stupid

reviewed on February 14th, 2012 01:24PM

Daughter was off school sick yesterday afternoon, so whipped this one out on Blu Ray...We had intended to watch this at Halloween, but I had a hard time finding a copy. Kinda sad watching this, just remembering how much I loved these movies as ...

The Thing

reviewed on February 14th, 2012 01:13PM

Got my hands on a copy of this one from a friend, had avoided paying money to see this after all the mixed reviews from people. Usually when you "remake" a movie, you try and improve it or put a modern spin on it. While there have certainly be...

Rain Man

reviewed on February 13th, 2012 12:32PM

K-Mart, Fishsticks, Wapner....so many great moments in this movie! One of the best touching road trip movies out there... Holds up really well being well for the most part over 20 years old. Only thing that REALLY dates it is Cruise's hairstyl...

V.I. Warshawski

reviewed on February 7th, 2012 09:19AM

I once heard this one refered to as "The last movie Kathleen Turner made before she started to look like a man..." Kathleen Turner was at the height of her career, she had a long string of big movies and then along came this little gem that see...

Consenting Adults

reviewed on February 6th, 2012 12:49PM

Snagged this one on Blu Ray as a blind purchase for $5...I think it was worth it. Watched it last night for the first time...Kevin Spacey, Kevin Kline....how can you go wrong?! First off, Kevin Spacey used to have a full head of hair (somewhat)...

Johnny English Reborn

reviewed on February 6th, 2012 12:37PM

I went into this one not expecting much and had actually been putting off watching this one for a while. I thought that the first one wasn't that great and one of the weakest Rowan Atkinson roles I had seen... It appears some time out of the li...

Trespass

reviewed on February 5th, 2012 10:15AM

Had a copy of this one sitting around for a while now, finally got the nerve to put it in last night after hearing so many negative things about it... As a movie, it was entertaining. The first 20 minutes or so were decent, but then it sort of ...

Angel Heart

reviewed on February 3rd, 2012 12:39PM

Watched this one for the first time....Finally got to see the movie responsible for Lisa Bonet being fired from Cosby. Pretty dark movie considering it was made in the late 80's, it's a shame. I get the feeling that this movie may have been som...

Moneyball

reviewed on February 1st, 2012 12:18PM

Got to this one a few nights ago, gotta say I was surprised. Going in, I had heard mixed things about it. I'm not really a fan of baseball, but do enjoy baseball movies. Brad Pitt was decent, but it was hard to tell if Billy Beane is like ...

Colombiana

reviewed on February 1st, 2012 12:11PM

Borrowed this from a friend and finally got around to watching this one, it was entertaining... Plot is somewhat recycled from different movies that you've probably seen before, not much originality in this one. The opening was well done to set...

A Knight's Tale

reviewed on January 24th, 2012 02:08PM

Just finished watching this one, hadn't seen it in a long time and had forgotten how good it is. This movie is to medieval times as Young Guns II is to Westerns. Not so much historically accurate, but does have a rocking soundtrack and geared t...

The Neverending Story

reviewed on January 23rd, 2012 11:45AM

I loved this movie as a kid, watched it with the kids today. While they didn't really tend to share my great love for this movie. They did enjoy it... Some of the movie holds up well, other parts seem to be very dated. Watching it on Blu Ray th...

Boogie Nights

reviewed on January 20th, 2012 11:06AM

Hadn't seen this one in ages and completely forgot how great the cast is...Wahlberg, Reilly, Reynolds, Moore, Cheadle, Graham, Hoffman, Macy, Guzman...hell even Downey Sr makes an appearance. The script is excellent, the acting is superb and j...

Hesher

reviewed on January 19th, 2012 09:37AM

Watched this last night, not for everyone but was entertaining and enjoyable. While called Hesher, the focus of the story is really on T.J. the young boy. You really can't help but feel sorry for him through out the entire flick. Not only did h...

Drive

reviewed on January 18th, 2012 09:18AM

Watched this last night....I don't get what all the hype is about? I mean I had heard so many people rave about this movie. I was excited to see it...I wanted to like it, I really did....I just can't. I can see where there were elements that p...

Top Gun

reviewed on January 17th, 2012 01:44PM

I remember this movie being so great when it came out. Watching it today it holds up in some regards, but does feel dated in certain parts. The soundtrack for one is just pure 80's cheese... As far as 80's fighter pilot movies go, this is right...

Final Destination 5

reviewed on January 16th, 2012 02:17PM

Finally got around to seeing this last night,by the time the 5th movie in a franchise comes along it's usually pretty stale. I actually found myself enjoying this one quite a bit, the kills were pretty well done while looking a bit hokey witho...

Jurassic Park III

reviewed on January 16th, 2012 02:09PM

A return to form for the Jurassic Park series. I enjoyed this one more than the second one. Sam Neill just adds so much to the series when he appears in them. Add in William H Macy and Tea Leoni and you have a pretty solid cast. Again, while n...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

reviewed on January 14th, 2012 05:00PM

Ok...This movie was a mistake. I've never read the books, but I'm sure it has to be better than this or at least the way this movie came about and ended up being portrayed on screen. Sure, the effects are just as good as the first one...but how...

Jurassic Park

reviewed on January 14th, 2012 04:50PM

Remember seeing this for the first time as a kid, the magic of the dinosaurs coming to life on the big screen looking so realistic. Now I get to relive it with my kids thanks to the recent Blu Ray release... Here we are almost 20 years later, t...

Horrible Bosses

reviewed on January 9th, 2012 04:39PM

Picked this one up cheap at the boxing day sales on Blu Ray, glad I didn't pay a lot of money for it. Pretty forgettable comedy with a few laugh out loud moments, but nothing that's too memorable or redeeming. Could and should have been a lot ...

Bronson

reviewed on January 9th, 2012 04:24PM

Had heard a lot of raving about Tom Hardy in Bronson, finally got my hands on a copy and checked it out. Tom Hardy was great and very engaging as the quirky Bronson. Pulling off the hard ass role while injecting comedy and drama throughout...I'...

Warrior

reviewed on January 8th, 2012 10:12AM

Was really looking forward to this one, it had been pretty hyped up with reviews and recommendations from friends so finally got my hands on a copy and checked it out... What can I say, I enjoyed it...it has it's flaws, but they are clearly era...

Altitude

reviewed on January 7th, 2012 05:58PM

Nice little Canadian Horror?! flick, not really sure what to classify it as...Sci-fi, Horror, Suspense?!... Ambitious movie that takes place pretty much inside a small airplane. Relies on dialogue and some pretty decent effects for a low budget...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked

reviewed on January 7th, 2012 05:51PM

Took the kids to see this today, gotta say I actually enjoyed it for what it was. Sure it was cheesy, but it's meant to be...The writers obviously lifted elements/scenes from different movies...Cast Away, Raiders of the Lost Ark even Weekend a...

Defendor

reviewed on January 6th, 2012 03:26PM

Before Kick-Ass and Super...there was Defendor! Watched this earlier this week, gotta say I enjoyed it...while probably not as good as Super of Kick-Ass it certainly channels the same sort of storyline and themes. Woody Harrelson was excell...

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

reviewed on January 6th, 2012 03:14PM

Just finished watching this one, out of all the series this is probably the best looking one on Blu Ray. Colors were stunning, blacks were crisp...just an all around great looking flick. Straight out rollercoaster movie from start to finish. Cl...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones

reviewed on January 6th, 2012 12:24PM

Finally got around to watching this one on Blu Ray, I don't think I had appreciated it as much in the past and it was actually a lot better than I had remembered it being. The ending battle scene with the Jedi's clearly more than makes up for ...

Soul Surfer

reviewed on January 3rd, 2012 11:03AM

Caught this over the holidays, wasn't quite what I was expecting... The plot was based on true events, while somewhat entertaining there were just too many flaws to make this a good movie... For starters, the CG effects they used to digitall...

Green Lantern

reviewed on December 30th, 2011 07:46AM

Ok, so I've never been a big fan of Green Lantern. I'm a Marvel guy - Always have been, always will...I had heard quite a few negative reviews of this movie so I really wasn't expecting much. I was quite surprised by Green Lantern, I watched t...

Bad Santa

reviewed on December 28th, 2011 08:32AM

When this movie first came out, I bought it on DVD - I watched it and sold it. Wasn't impressed at all... I saw it on TV last year and gave it another chance, realized how wrong I was the first time around....saw a cheap copy on Blu Ray earlier...

Christmas Vacation

reviewed on December 28th, 2011 08:18AM

I love the first Vacation movie, the second one lost most of the charm of the original and then came along Christmas Vacation - Not only recapturing the feel and humor of the first one, but expanding and becoming clearly the best in the series. ...

A Christmas Story

reviewed on December 28th, 2011 08:05AM

Had my annual viewing of A Christmas Story this year, never get tired of watching it. Probably my favourite Christmas movie out there. Entertaining for kids and adults, holds up well and carries itself without any profanity. Just so many great...

Red State

reviewed on December 28th, 2011 07:54AM

Watched this last night for the first time, I have mixed feelings coming out of it. For starters, I was impressed with what Kevin Smith delivered in this one, for a guy who's made his bread and butter on raunchy comedy this is quite a deviatio...

A Time To Kill

reviewed on December 15th, 2011 07:17AM

I think after The Client, this is probably my favourite Grisham adaptation... Such an excellent ensemble cast here with McConaughey, Bullock, Platt, Jackson, Sutherland....Sutherland, Dutton, Judd, Spacey...so many great names...all for a $40 M...

The Fighter

reviewed on December 5th, 2011 07:12PM

Caught this last night, first time watching since seeing it in the theater. Honestly, it deserved every Oscar it received earlier this year. Everyone in this movie is just excellent in their character portrayal, even to the point where it makes...

30 Minutes or Less

reviewed on December 5th, 2011 06:56PM

Caught this last night, ended up being an average comedy...The premise was interesting and looked funny, but the movie just had too many flaws for it to be great. For starts, Danny McBride....I guess by now you should realize that he only has o...

The Change-Up

reviewed on December 3rd, 2011 08:26AM

When someone talks of mismarketing a movie - Please refer to the Change-up. The trailers make this look like like another cookie cutter gross out comedy. With a modest $52 Million budget, it failed to even recoup that at the box office...It should...

Heartbreak Ridge

reviewed on December 2nd, 2011 09:01AM

Probably one of my favourite Eastwood movies, it's one of those "Whenever it pops up on T.V. I have to watch it" movies... Some incredibly funny yet extremely Non-P.C. lines in this one and I think having not seen it uncut in quite a while made...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

reviewed on November 28th, 2011 09:30AM

Again, most has already been said about this one...despite it's flaws (Jar Jar, almost cartoonish CGI, Introducing a badass like Darth Maul and have him go out like a bitch in the same movie etc..) It does have some positives going for it. I remem...

X-Men: First Class

reviewed on November 27th, 2011 11:37AM

I was optimistic when going into this movie. I initially thought that I wouldn't like it as much as the original trilogy...I was right, but also very wrong. I held off seeing this one for a while so I could really try and be unbiased, I had h...

Return of the Jedi

reviewed on November 27th, 2011 11:15AM

Not much I can say that hasn't been said before, probably my least favourite of the original trilogy, but still an excellent movie. Son enjoyed it, finding out Leia was Luke's sister didn't have the same impact as finding out Vader was his fat...

Faster

reviewed on November 26th, 2011 12:23PM

Gotta say, Dwayne Johnson has come a lonnnng way since The Scorpion King, In my opinion this is probably one of his best movies to date. While he does well at family comedies, it's nice to see him return to an action flick after a string of Disney...

Cliffhanger

reviewed on November 24th, 2011 10:13AM

One of Stallone's best Non-Franchise movies out there... Over the top action, stunning stunts, some pretty decent effects. Very solid casting, very enjoyable movie... Sure, most of the stuff in this movie is beyond logic and there are plot h...

Basic Instinct

reviewed on November 23rd, 2011 12:15PM

Did he just get stabbed in the eye?! - Watching this yesterday, I never noticed buddy taking an ice pick in the eye before...one of those "Has it always been there?!" moments... Great all around thriller, chemistry between Stone and Douglas was...

Carlito's Way

reviewed on November 23rd, 2011 11:59AM

First time seeing this one a few days ago... What a great movie, script, pacing, story all excellent...the ending was a perfect wrap up to the story. Can't believe I waited so long to see it...at almost 2.5 hours long it really doesn't feel lik...

Final Destination 3

reviewed on November 21st, 2011 12:44PM

So just finished watching the third installment in the series, I'd put this one on par with the second one. The kills in this one are not as good as they were in Final Destination 2, but they did try and inject some life into the series by try...

88 Minutes

reviewed on November 21st, 2011 11:26AM

If there's one thing that's plainly apparent at the end of this movie, it's simple that Al Pacino is one small dude. Interestingly mixed cast, but nobody seems to be putting the effort in, makes it almost feel like a made for TV movie while wa...

Final Destination 2

reviewed on November 21st, 2011 11:07AM

Watched this one last night, after seeing it back to back with the first one. It's very apparent that they traded story for kills. The kills in this one are a bit more extravagant than in the first one, but at the same time they sacrifice the stor...

Final Destination

reviewed on November 21st, 2011 10:58AM

Watched this a few days ago, really holds up well. There were things on this viewing I hadn't really noticed before... For starters, I had completely forgotten that Seann William Scott was even in this movie. His character is somewhat forgettab...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

reviewed on November 20th, 2011 09:02AM

Watched it the other night, gotta say it was a lot better than I was expecing. I certainly enjoyed this one more than Rise of the Falen. I think with Rise of the Fallen they allowed the robots to take center stage over the humans and it was cl...

Attack the Block

reviewed on November 14th, 2011 08:04AM

Watched this last night for the first time, wasn't sure what to expect - Had heard some pretty good things about it. I found the movie was a bit slow to get going, the first 10 minutes or so were probably the weakest of the whole movie. I under...

A History of Violence

reviewed on November 9th, 2011 09:19AM

Pretty solid Cronenberg outing with him stepping outside his niche of bioligy themed horror flicks... This is my fourth time seeing this movie and every time I notice things that I hadn't before, this time it was more in Viggo's subtle changes ...

Cursed

reviewed on November 6th, 2011 09:33AM

I had completely forgotten about this Wes Craven flick until I saw it in the bargain bin on Blu Ray for $6....decided to pick it up and see if it was any good, I had seen it before but couldn't remember it... The cover promotes Christina Ricci,...

Thor

reviewed on November 5th, 2011 09:20AM

Finally got around to seeing this one earlier this week. I had my aprehentions that this movie would come off as cheesy. I mean, when someone used to say Thor, I'd think of the version from the old Incredible Hulk TV Movies...Pretty bad. Kennet...

Nights in Rodanthe

reviewed on November 4th, 2011 01:51PM

This was the trade off for me watching Thor last night with the wife...I enjoyed it - nothing really original, but it was a nice story...The acting was decent, it wasn't too "chicky" for me to sit through and wrapped up at about 90 minutes... ...

Dead Calm

reviewed on November 3rd, 2011 10:53AM

Hadn't seen this movie in years, finally got around to watching it..... The story is a pretty straight forward cat and mouse type, some pretty suspensefull scenes and all capped off with one of the greatest killshots I've seen in a while... Kid...

Land of the Dead

reviewed on November 3rd, 2011 10:12AM

Romero finally got a chance to make a big budget (to him at least) Zombie movie and this was the result... Tons of creative elements put into this one to try and freshen up the traditional Zombie movie, some of them work...others sort of fall f...

The Simpsons Movie

reviewed on October 30th, 2011 11:04AM

News of the 3 eyed fish being found in a river near a nuclear power plant in Argentina yesterday made me remember I had this one sitting on the unwatched shelf...Got around to watching it this morning. Ok, so it's a 90 minute version of the TV ...

Flatliners

reviewed on October 28th, 2011 11:50AM

Hadn't seen this movie in years, in fact the only thing I could vividly remember was someone getting spat on...so that was reason enough to pick it up on Blu Ray when I saw it cheap. Figured if that image has stuck with me for so long it's probabl...

Trick or Treat

reviewed on October 24th, 2011 06:53PM

I love this movie, it's a Halloween tradition. I've watched it every year since I got my hands on a DVD copy in the late 90's... The kills are pretty sweet, from the walkman death to the crazy electrucutions during the school dance I never get ...

Ghostbusters

reviewed on October 23rd, 2011 07:50AM

Watched this on Blu Ray yesterday with the kids - No matter how many times I see this one I always seem to notice something new in it... Some interesting things came out of the viewing, for one my kids think that Ernie Hudson is a weak ghostbus...

The Postman

reviewed on October 22nd, 2011 08:00AM

Crittics claim this as one of the worst movies of 1997....I disagree. I think when this one came out people were tired of "Directed and Starring Kevin Costner" movies that were all epic stories, I remember watching it when it came out and rathe...

Cowboys & Aliens

reviewed on October 17th, 2011 05:51PM

I put off writing this one so I could digest the movie a bit - I had mixed feelings when walking out... First, I thought it should have been better. I think my expectations were a bit high with Jon Favreau at the helm...I mean, the Iron Man mov...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

reviewed on October 16th, 2011 07:25PM

Wow - After having avoide spoilers and not reading the books I got around the checking this one out this afternoon. This has probably become my favourite in the series now, after seeing Part 1 which was mostly drawn out dialogue and slower pac...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

reviewed on October 15th, 2011 09:07AM

I've been a casual fan of the series as the movies have come out, I've never read the books but this is up there with the best of them in the series. It's a lot darker than all of the other movies and It's probably my favourite behind Goblet of...

Poseidon

reviewed on October 15th, 2011 08:54AM

Caught this last night - Had completely forgotten about that it was out there until I saw a used copy on Blu Ray for $5 - Snagged it up pretty quickly since it's probably the only Kurt Russell and Wolfgang Petersen movie I haven't seen... I hav...

Insidious

reviewed on October 14th, 2011 05:55PM

Watched this today - I believe this is my third viewing of the movie and it still works...the jumps still work and it's one of those movies that draws me in every single time I watch it. James Wan and Leigh Whannell seem to have a chemistry tog...

Jackass 3D

reviewed on October 14th, 2011 12:41PM

Was optimistic when I picked this one up, I really enjoyed the first Jackass movie....the second one wasn't as good...the third, well again it's a mixed bag. Found a used copy for $7 and was debating if I was overpaying when I got it. Some of t...

Hostel

reviewed on October 12th, 2011 03:48PM

Hadn't really seen this one in a few years, picked up the Blu ray a while back so decided to revisit it this morning... This movie has it all - Nudity, Violence, Gore and Humor all mixed together. It had a nice mix of elements from the past tha...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

reviewed on October 12th, 2011 09:52AM

Clearly one of the better sequels in the series and the movie that solidified Freddy's personality as he clearly came out of his shell and this is the movie that defined the character as most people know him... So many great kills in this movie...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

reviewed on October 11th, 2011 10:43AM

This is the first time re-watching this after seeing the Never Sleep Again documentary... I can't believe I hadn't picked up on all the gay undertones in this movie on previous viewings. I mean yeah I noticed some before, but I just attirbuted ...

All Good Things

reviewed on October 10th, 2011 08:28AM

The word "Good" shouldn't be anywhere near this movie...not even in the title! If Gossling is one of Hollywood's most "In Demand" actors, it surely can't be for crap like this... The plot was almost non-existent, it started out interesting f...

Killer Elite

reviewed on October 9th, 2011 09:50AM

Went and saw this one in theaters last night... This is the type of movie Jason Statham should be churning out. Instead of the straight to video and cookie cutter action flicks. This movie was both refreshing and actually well done... A nice...

Furry Vengeance

reviewed on October 8th, 2011 05:10PM

Just sat through this with my daughter who's sick...it was available on-demand so we watched it...She seemed to midly enjoy it. Me, I thought it was brutal... The effects were cheesy as hell, I'm sure this was completely intentional - I'm not s...

The Runaways

reviewed on October 6th, 2011 07:19AM

I had been wanting to see this one for a while, finally had a chance to check it out...it's not that bad. The movie was entertaining and the acting was pretty good, I knew a couple of The Runaways songs going into this one, but didn't really kn...

The Italian Job

reviewed on October 5th, 2011 06:59PM

Checked this one out on Blu Ray tonight, hadn't seen it probably since it first came out... Had completely forgotten how good the cast is in this one, while at the time of release it may have been different, but now pretty much everyone in this...

Conan the Destroyer

reviewed on October 3rd, 2011 11:43AM

Yup, the above statement pretty much sums up the entire movie. I think I prefer Conan the Barbarian over this one, the story was a lot simpler in this one and it had a pretty solid cast, but something was just missing compared to the first one....

The Collector

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 09:43PM

Just watched The Collector, pretty good movie...better than expected Marcus Dunstan is building quite the resume in writting splatter style horror movies Saw 5-7, Feast Trilogy, the upcoming Piranah 3DD and The Collector...The Collector being h...

The Empire Strikes Back

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 07:08PM

Again, what more can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said. It's probably my favourite of the series, kids loved it and were once again glued to the screen....and their disbelief when Vader reveals he's Luke's father. LOVED IT!!!...

True Grit

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 05:56PM

I caught this one in theaters and finally got around to watching the Blu Ray this afternoon....I still have a hard time trying to decide if I like this one of the original better. Sure there are elements of this one that were done better, for s...

Priest

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 05:47PM

I can see why people were giving this one a hard time, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The blending of a world religion with horror elements might throw some people off, in a world where Children are told never to talk to Priests...add to it...

Antichrist

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 11:31AM

I haven't seen a move this unsettling in quite some time... I thought this was going to be a horror flick when I threw it in, it is...but it's a lot more unsettling than anything I've seen in a long time. The second half of the movie almost dwe...

Office Space

reviewed on October 2nd, 2011 10:51AM

Threw in the blu ray of this one last night, never get tired of seeing it... Mike Judge really should write more movies, the guy can do no wrong...So many great moments in this one and memorable characters. Script, acting, pacing everything abo...

Hot Tub Time Machine

reviewed on October 1st, 2011 09:03PM

Great mix of 80's nostalgia, raunchy humor and time travel... Doesn't really require much thinking and there are some genuine laugh out loud moments, but there was something missing. It felt like they were trying to emulate one of Apatow's rece...

The Lion King

reviewed on October 1st, 2011 04:42PM

Introduced my daughter to this one today. I hadn't seen it since it in years, in fact probably since it was first released... This movie has clearly become a Disney classic, the 3D elements they used were very impressive considering they're con...

The Roommate

reviewed on September 29th, 2011 09:29AM

Nothing new here... Watched this last night, it was a $4 Blu Ray Pickup from Blockbuster, plot was nothing original, dialogue was pretty standard. There were some good jumps in it, but for the most part this movie failed. Elements in this fi...

Vanishing on 7th Street

reviewed on September 27th, 2011 03:50PM

I had seen the trailers for this one and it looked like a decent little horror movie, saw it at Blockbuster on Blu Ray for $5 and took the gamble... Wow, was I wrong... The cast for starters was just brutal, Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newto...

Blitz

reviewed on September 26th, 2011 12:05PM

So I pop in the latest Statham flick with expectations of the same of Statham stuff he's been churning out as of late... Then I realize this is set in Britain and I start to get excited, I've come to the realization that American Statham (Trans...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

reviewed on September 26th, 2011 11:58AM

Wasn't sure what to expect with this one...I know there have been more incarnations of the game since, but my memories of Prince of Persia were a side scrolling guy in a white suit jumping on platforms and drawing his sword when guys with turbans ...

Star Wars

reviewed on September 25th, 2011 11:26AM

Finally got around to watching the first movie in the Blu Ray set...I don't think I can add anything to a review that hasn't been said before. Three things I noticed that were changed that bothered me a bit since I had such vivid memories of th...

She's Out of My League

reviewed on September 24th, 2011 09:07AM

Grabbed this from Blockbuster for a few bucks, planned on watching it and then selling it... Watched it and it's a keeper. I had my doubts as to if Jay Baruchel could carry a movie by himself. He's been pretty good in a limited supporting role ...

The Rocker

reviewed on September 24th, 2011 08:51AM

After watching Super last night, it seemed only natural to throw in The Rocker.... It's really hard to watch this one without seeing School of Rock similarities. Rainn Wilson carries it pretty well, he pulls off the rock star role well totally ...

Super

reviewed on September 24th, 2011 08:37AM

I heard some good things about this one, was pleasantly surprised after watching it. The soon as the opening credit sequence starts, you know you're in for something....different. Of course the concept of Super isn't original, it's been done o...

Surveillance

reviewed on September 22nd, 2011 09:18AM

This was about as blind as a blind purchase gets...He look, a cool cover, Bill Pullman...look David Lynch!!! SOLD!!!!... Threw it in last night and the opening credits roll...I get that sinking feeling as the credits look like somebody's Colleg...

Did You Hear about the Morgans?

reviewed on September 21st, 2011 11:01AM

Grabbed this for $4 from Blockbuster as the wife wanted to see it. I'm a sucker for anything with Hugh Grant in it as being a Brit, I just can't get enough of his dry humor... That was pretty much the only redeeming quality about it, Grant gets...

Hanna

reviewed on September 21st, 2011 07:31AM

Was pleasantly surprised with this one - Wasn't sure what to expect going in, I had heard some of the hype surrounding it and was curious. Ronan and Blanchett were both excellent in this movie, Ronan did extremely well in a role that would be h...

Smokin' Aces

reviewed on September 20th, 2011 09:54AM

Smokin' Aces is clearly a solid action movie, but something was missing. The plot was interesting enough and suited the movie but you got the feeling when watching it that it should have been better with all the talent attached to it. Affleck,...

Con Air

reviewed on September 18th, 2011 12:27PM

Put...the Bunny...back....in the box Never get tired of seeing this movie, I love it and have seen it way too many times to count. Such a great mix of characters and the casting was excellent. Everyone really fit well into the story and noth...

Stranger than Fiction

reviewed on September 17th, 2011 06:28PM

I don't think this movie gets as much recognition as it should. It's somewhat original and shows that Will Ferrell can act when necessary... Ferrell was pretty good in this one, it was a bit of a different role for him and showed that he does h...

Behind Enemy Lines

reviewed on September 17th, 2011 01:03PM

I hadn't seen this movie probably since if first came out. Picked up the Blu Ray probably about a year ago and shelved it on the "to watch" pile...finally getting around to it this morning. Wow, very impressive transfer. There's some incredible...

Cyrus

reviewed on September 17th, 2011 10:40AM

I rather enjoyed this movie - I picked it up on Blu Ray figuring I'd watch it once and then sell it... Again, John C. Reilly can do no wrong (Ok, maybe Cirque Du Freak) he utilizes that charm he has and the innocent buffoon that he plays so w...

Run Lola Run

reviewed on September 16th, 2011 11:08AM

First time watching it this morning - Still trying to digest it... It's basically a 75 minute music video with an extremely simple plot repeated three times over. I did think it was clever how the subtle changes to the timeline effected the plo...

The Invention of Lying

reviewed on September 16th, 2011 10:51AM

I really enjoy this movie, I'm a big fan of Ricky Gervais and felt that this was probably his best theatrical effort to date. The plot was somewhat original - living in a world where lying doesn't exist leads to some pretty funny comments and a...

Interview with the Vampire

reviewed on September 14th, 2011 09:10AM

Finally say this for the first time last night after doing a blind purchase on Blu Ray... I really don't get what all the fuss is about, for years I've heard people say this is a great movie. I just didn't see it... You have Tom Cruise doing...

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

reviewed on September 13th, 2011 05:02PM

So I had been avoiding this one for a while since I was a big fan of the earlier incarnations of the Street Fighter video game. I picked it up on Blu Ray at Blockbuster for $4 as a blind purchase...I think I overpaid. Where to begin, this m...

Leaves of Grass

reviewed on September 13th, 2011 08:06AM

Did a blind Blu Ray purchase of the one from Blockbuster... This movie does a really good job of showcasing Ed Norton's acting skills - For starters he plays two characters on complete opposite ends of the spectrum, combined with the fact that ...

A Fish Called Wanda

reviewed on September 12th, 2011 01:57PM

Watched last night on Blu Ray... I LOVE this movie, I can't count how many times I've seen it before. So many excellent lines and moments that IMHO it probably is one of the best comedies to come out of Britain in the 80's...When I say comedy I...

The Strangers

reviewed on September 9th, 2011 10:19AM

This movie certainly deserves more credit than most people give it. While using a single location and only 6 actors it manages to carry itself for a solid 90 minutes without ever dragging or letting down. The tension created in this movie is in...

The Mechanic

reviewed on September 8th, 2011 02:01PM

Pretty solid overall action flick - but what else is new from Statham? It felt very much like a mix of Transporter and Crank and it's starting to get a bit stale - not to say it wasn't a half-decent movie, but it's starting to become pretty cookie...

The Lincoln Lawyer

reviewed on September 7th, 2011 09:15AM

I completely missed this one in theaters, hell I didn't even know about it until it hit DVD... It's a pretty slick thriller type movie with some really nice plot twists and some solid acting by everyone involved. I'd say Ryan Phillippe stole pr...

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

reviewed on September 5th, 2011 06:24PM

Watching them back to back I stand corrected, Hellboy II is clearly the better of the two movies in every way. Story, script, pacing were all a lot better. The main villain was a lot more interesting and the effects clearly had taken a step up...

Hellboy

reviewed on September 5th, 2011 03:49PM

I just revisited Hellboy this afternoon on Blu Ray, it was actually a lot better than I remember it being. In fact I've always had the image in my head that Golden Army was the better of the two movies, but now I'm not so sure...The effects and ma...

Limitless

reviewed on September 5th, 2011 09:33AM

I was actually surprised after seeing Limitless, I didn't think Bradley Cooper was capable of carrying a movie as a sole lead. Not only was he able to carry the movie pretty much by himself, but he showed some decent acting skills by being able to...

Deep Blue Sea

reviewed on September 4th, 2011 07:06PM

Finally got around to watching this one on Blu Ray...I think all the mention of Shark Night 3D prompted me. I've seen this one too many times to count, it really does shine on Blu Ray as they did an excellent job with the transfer. The blue tex...

Red Riding Hood

reviewed on September 4th, 2011 01:50PM

An interesting yet incredibly flawed take on the classic Red Riding Hood storyline. Started watching this one and got a vibe that it was very Twilightish in feel and character interaction...then found out it was the same director from Twilight...

Hellraiser

reviewed on September 2nd, 2011 10:32AM

Clive Barker is one twisted individual...revisited Hellraiser this morning. Had been quite a while since I had seen the original. It still holds up pretty well today in some aspects, some of the hair and clothes clearly date the movie, but the...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

reviewed on September 2nd, 2011 09:36AM

I was very skeptical about this one before going in, I wasn't sure if they could keep or reboot the franchise and still get an audience to go to it. I was also very unsure about James Franco in the lead mainly due to the fact that there weren't na...

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

reviewed on September 2nd, 2011 09:23AM

Many people may not be aware that this movie is a remake of a 1973 Made for TV Movie with some of the major elements changed to modernize it...but it is, and also borrows elements from Ghoulies and Gremlins. There was absolutely nothing original a...

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

reviewed on September 1st, 2011 06:33PM

Not Romero's best, but clearly not his worst... I have a soft spot for this one as I work in the media, I can appreciate the angle and social commentary Romero was going for and I think he delivered his message quite well. A lot of people who h...

Arthur

reviewed on September 1st, 2011 07:42AM

I thought this remake was a bad idea when I first heard it was happening, finally got around to watching it and it really is a lot better than I was expecting. Russell Brand and I have a love hate relationship, I hear him do interviews and he g...

I Am Number Four

reviewed on August 25th, 2011 03:23PM

I was looking forward to seeing this one, but unfortunately I am Number Four....turned into I am number Two about 2/3 of the way in! Movie started out pretty strong and then took a weird Sci-Fi left field turn about 2/3 of the way in and sort o...

Paul

reviewed on August 25th, 2011 03:13PM

I avoided everything possible about this one until I finally got around to renting it on DVD. Being a huge fan of Pegg and Frost and a casual fan of Rogen I was really looking forward to this one. There were some elements that worked throughou...

Hobo with a Shotgun

reviewed on August 25th, 2011 03:07PM

Blind purchased this on Blu Ray, wasn't sure what to expect. Had it's pros and cons like any movie, it was entertaining but it's one of the first movies in recent memory that have made me uncomfortable with some of the dialogue and over the to...

My Soul to Take

reviewed on August 10th, 2011 03:13PM

Wasn't sure what to expect when I saw this one, I love some of Wes Craven's movies. I find that he either hits a home run or falls flat. This is the first one in memory that failed to do neither. He definitely took elements from Scream and Shoc...

Source Code

reviewed on August 10th, 2011 07:53AM

This was actually a lot better than I was expecting it to be. Considering the movie really only takes place in 4-5 locations it was extremely well done and the re-hashing of the same scenerio over and over again was done in a way that wasn't a...

Windtalkers

reviewed on August 9th, 2011 02:17PM

I was listening to Stern last week and there was a segment where Nic Cage dropped in a surprise guest and started talking about Windtalkers, reminded me i've had this Blu Ray in my unwatched pile for quite a while burried in the back... This mo...

Killshot

reviewed on August 9th, 2011 10:04AM

Picked this Blu Ray up a year ago at a Rogers Out of Business sale for $4....finally got around to watching it. It's actually a pretty solid little action/drama flick. One has to wonder why they hell this one didn't go to theaters, when you hav...

The Dirty Dozen

reviewed on August 7th, 2011 03:35PM

Watched it for the first time this afternoon, picked it up about a year ago and shelved it - Even though it's 44 Years old, it still holds up well to today's action flicks and looked incredibly clean on Blu Ray for it's age - There were some dirty...

The Happening

reviewed on August 7th, 2011 12:28PM

Ok, this movie is not good....but I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be. I found some entertainment value out of it...Sure, there are tons of plot holes, some spotty acting and some cheesy gore kills, but overall I did feel some...

Black Rain

reviewed on August 6th, 2011 07:53PM

I remember when I was 10 years old, my friends dad took us to see this at the movie theaters...ratings be damned - I loved it then, I love it now... What's not to love, the action, pacing, story, script are all solid. Michael Douglas has so man...

Chloe

reviewed on August 6th, 2011 09:37AM

Not really sure what to say about this one, it's another one that we borrowed based on the trailer... It's a mess...the plot is very shallow and transparent, you get the impression watching it that they needed a stronger actor than Amanda Seyfr...

The Mist

reviewed on August 6th, 2011 09:22AM

Watched this last night, forgot how good this movie actually is... Great movie, followed the Stephen King story very closely and I think this is probably one of the best straight book to movie interpretations of his work to date. The interactio...

Drive Angry

reviewed on August 4th, 2011 08:04AM

Watched this last night, it was a pretty decent action flick. I enjoyed it...but in a guilty pleasure kind of way. Nicolas Cage has really sort of lowered expectations lately with his movies, this one sort of falls into that caragory, I don't ...

Hard Rain

reviewed on August 3rd, 2011 12:11PM

Watched it this morning - Nothing spectacular, but a solid little action movie... The flooding effects were well done and it had some pretty solid action sequences including an excellent PWC Chase scene and the numerous shoot outs were well don...

Hall Pass

reviewed on August 2nd, 2011 08:22AM

Watched this last night.... I didn't really find it that funny which is strange since I'm usually into these types of movies. I had heard a few people talk about some shocking moments in this one, but there was nothing really new to the table t...

The Faculty

reviewed on August 1st, 2011 05:41PM

Grabbed this a few months ago on Blu Ray for a couple bucks as it was cheap and shelved it....finally got around to watching it this afternoon. I hadn't seen it came out in the 90's... Revisiting it, it was like watching it new all over again. ...

Napoleon Dynamite

reviewed on August 1st, 2011 10:38AM

Just finished watching this, hadn't seen it in a few years. I like it just as much as I did when it first came out. I remember when this movie came out of nowhere in 2004 was a must see even though it didn't really do that well in theaters it g...

Withnail and I

reviewed on August 1st, 2011 07:59AM

"We've gone on holiday.....by mistake." Watched this one again last night, I never get tired of watching it. Very low budget, very unique, filled with dry british humour and some excellent sight gags. I've seen it numerous times and the sce...

Lethal Weapon 2

reviewed on July 31st, 2011 06:12PM

Big fan of the first Lethal Weapon movie, interesting when you compare part 2 next to the original. They certainly dropped the serious side in exchange for some comic relief in this one. Pesci is on the ball as Leo and clearly steals every sce...

Battle: Los Angeles

reviewed on July 31st, 2011 08:43AM

Watched this one last night for the 2nd time. Felt I needed to watch it twice in order to get a proper feel for it. Like District 9, this movie has great appeal the first time through. You get drawn in and don't really let go until it's all o...

The Kids Are All Right

reviewed on July 30th, 2011 11:13AM

Did a blind purchase of this PV on Blu Ray for a few bucks. Pretty so-so low budget drama, enough comedy bits to keep your attention as they pan out the story of the kids meeting their biological father. The story is a bit flat and doesn't rea...

Season of the Witch

reviewed on July 29th, 2011 07:28PM

Wow, what can I say...it had some solid action in there and I enjoyed it, but I can see why people were harping on Nicholas Cage for this one. I could go on listing all of the things wrong with this movie and Nicholas Cage's portrayal, but I th...

Captain America: The First Avenger

reviewed on July 27th, 2011 03:14PM

I'm one of those people who is blessed with young children, so between them and work I don't get out to the theaters as much as I'd like. In a summer of Super Hero movies, this is the ONLY one I have seen so far. Overall, it was a solid Marvel ...

Easy A

reviewed on July 27th, 2011 03:09PM

Cute little movie, didn't really know much about it going in. Found myself enjoying it as it went on. Really made me sit up and realize, I thought people in my day had it hard in High School with gossip and we didn't even have the Social Networ...

I Love You, Man

reviewed on July 25th, 2011 08:06AM

Decided to revisit this one, I watched it the first time back to back with Role Models and it didn't seem as good. As a standalone it's a much better movie. There were some pretty funny moments and I for some reason found the Slappin Da Bass pa...

The Experiment

reviewed on July 25th, 2011 07:57AM

This is one of those movies that you see trailers for repeatedly and wonder if it's any good. I saw a cheap PV copy on Blu Ray and snagged it. I'm glad I did... Condiering it's a pretty scaled back production, the movie feels a lot bigger than ...

Fubar II

reviewed on July 24th, 2011 01:54PM

Was a pretty big fan of the original, finally got around to seeing Fubar II - In some ways it's better than the original in others not so much. The original was a great movie because it was extremely low budget, funny and had a certain charm an...

Lethal Weapon

reviewed on July 23rd, 2011 11:21AM

Watched it again this morning, seen it too many times to count...It is probably the best buddy cop movie out there, spawned a ton of copycat movies using this mold... Brings back some memories...Gary Busey and Mel Gibson before they went off t...

Tron: Legacy

reviewed on July 23rd, 2011 09:42AM

I was a huge fan of the original Tron back in the day, I watched the VHS, played the arcade game...loved it. I helpd off watching the reboot for quite some time as I thought it would deminish my memories of the original...I Finally got around t...

Stone

reviewed on July 23rd, 2011 08:02AM

I have been seeing previews for this one for months now before movies...finally saw a copy PV on Blu Ray and snagged it. While Norton, De Niro and Jovovich are all excellent in this movie. Their performances are all stand out and I think this ...

No Strings Attached

reviewed on July 23rd, 2011 07:56AM

Sat down and watched this with the wife last night. Funny little Rom-Com flick, a lot better than I was expecting. A few pretty funny moments - There a bunch of great original one-liners in this movie. Hell, it's probably worth watching just to...

Hereafter

reviewed on July 22nd, 2011 02:09PM

Clint Eastwood has been spitting out some solid movie over the last couple of years. This is probably one of his weaker ones in my opinion. Matt Damon is cast as the lead, but his timeline towards the end of the movie is clearly the weaker of t...

Pulse

reviewed on July 18th, 2011 01:37PM

I watched this movie when it first came out and wasn't overly impressed due to it being overhyped at the time and was one of those movies that Wes Craven was attached to when he was pumping out hit or miss titles through the 2000's I saw a chea...

Paycheck

reviewed on July 18th, 2011 01:24PM

I had completely forgotten about this little Affleck flick (There's a pun in there somewhere), saw a cheap copy on Blu Ray and snagged it. It's really not that bad and ends up being a pretty decent little thriller / action flick. Affleck p...

Get Him to the Greek

reviewed on July 17th, 2011 08:43AM

I'm not a huge fan of Russell Brand and I had been putting off watching this one for quite a while. Finally borrowed it from the library as I dare not waste a penny of my hard earned money on a Russell Brand movie. I was actually somewhat impr...

Passengers (2008)

reviewed on July 16th, 2011 01:59PM

I did a blind buy from Blockbuster on this one...kissed away $7 for a copy on Blu Ray based on the description on the back of the case. I really have to stop doing this, got around to watching it last night....yes there were supernatural elemen...

Case 39

reviewed on July 16th, 2011 01:50PM

A lot better than I was expecting this to be. I'm not usually a fan of Renee Zellweger and I think this is the first movie I've seen where she has carried the entire thing by herself and I didn't find her annoying. In fact I can't really recall an...

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