Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Ratatouille (2007)

Totally amazing movie. I love Pixar films, they always have such a great story and phenomenal animation. There weren't as many humorous points as in some of the first Pixar films, it was more an emotional movie, with some great action shots. The movie was just beautiful and cute and made me want to cook something that night. :) 5-stars

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The Prestige (2006)


I loved this movie. It was so creative and had a good plot. The characters are well developed and the acting is great. I would recommend watching this movie at least twice. You notice so many things the second time once you realize what's going on. 

Because I Said So (2007)


This movie was really corny and had some really funny parts. Diane Keaton is great.
 The plot was totally predictable and not very good, but I enjoyed watching it once anyways.

Knocked Up (2007)

This movie was very inappropriate, but still hilarious. There are times that are very romantic as well. They had a lot of improv scenes and that made the movie interesting and different.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Pirates of the Carribean 3 (2007)

This movie was alright. It's bound to have it's boring moments, being a 3-hour long movie. But it was FUN and WEIRD, and I laughed a lot. The movie seemed a little too scripted. But the acting is enjoyably exaggerated. I really like the Pirates movies, and with the right carefree attitude, you will like them too.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Pirates of the Carribean 2 (2006)

I totally enjoyed this movie. The special effects were amazing. The story was alright, but a bit difficult to be complete since it is the second in a trilogy. But the movie is totally fun and the acting, scenery, etc. is very characterized. I really like the Pirates movies so far. Going to see the 3rd one tonight!

Freedom Writers (2007)

I really enjoyed this movie. It was really well done. Nothing new, and at times a bit too sappy, but it did encourage me to be an advocate for good change in this world. Hilary Swank did a great job and the teenagers did too. Great acting and directing.

Ocean's 13 (2007)

Clever and witty, as the Ocean movies are. This movie was fun and at times confusing, but all made sense at the end. It is about the same as the first in the trilogy, Ocean's 11. And much better than Ocean's 12. I would recommend it if you enjoyed Ocean's 11.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Evan Almighty (2007)

I got the privilege of seeing this film 2 weeks before it will be released, thanks to my cousins! This was a clean and feel-good movie, family-friendly. There were parts that were funny but I enjoyed Bruce Almighty better. I wasn't that impressed with the acting.

Training Day (2001)

This was really a great film. There is a lot of language and violence due to the nature of the story. It is about a cop training to become a detective, trying to bust narcotic use. The acting was just phenomenal, and the movie is very tense.

The Last Waltz (1978)

This is an amazing rock documentary. If you enjoy southern rock type of music, you will love this film. It is directed by Martic Scorsese and highlights the last concert of The Band, which has recently (over the last year or two) become one of my favorite bands. There are special performances from musicians like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, Neil Young, and many others. It made me want to sing along and dance. Loved it!

Bride And Prejudice (2005)


This is a modern day Indian version of Pride and Prejudice. I thought parts of it were ok, but most of it is awful. Especially when they go into musical style and sing these wretched songs. I fast-forwarded through most of them. I would not recommend this movie.

Shrek the Third (2007)

Shrek the third was an enjoyable movie. It didn't feel much different from the 2nd movie. I think the sequels are good enough, just not outstanding. The 3d animation was really good.

The Pink Panther (2006)

This movie was really slow at first and I didn't really like it all that much, but towards the middle and through to the end of the movie, it was a lot of fun and turned out to be very enjoyable. Just a really easy-going slapstick humor sort of movie.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Ghost Rider (2007)

This movie was ridiculous. It was only slightly entertaining, especially since the flaming skeleton made me laugh, but pretty much just a bad movie.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Usual Suspects (1995)


Amazing genius movie. If it bothers you, there is a lot of language and some violence, but this movie deserves to be seen. Phenomenal acting. Kevin Spacey is great. It's directed by Bryan Singer, who has done a lot of the Marvel films: X-men 1&2, and Superman Returns. This is my favorite of his, right up there with the two x-men films.

Catch And Release (2007)

As far as romantic comedies go, this movie sucked! This movies is formed by love triangles and sleasy people. Just stupid.

Deja Vu (2006)

Really bitchin' movie. Cool visual effects. Ending was a little strange, and the movie is kind of typical action style, but it was entertaining and the acting was good.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Children of Men (2006)

This movie was shot in such a unique way you feel as if you are there. There are these extremely long shots that put you in the movie with the character and it was amazing how much they must have gone through to achieve the desired affect. I really enjoyed the movie although it was slightly confusing in some parts and very violent. The direction and acting was great.

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Please promise me that if you watch this movie, you watch the Chinese version. I watched the english dubbed version and it totally killed it. That said, the movie was visually stunning and so very violent at the end. It is not a feel good movie, but was done very beautifully.