Monthly Archives: December 2007

Review: Knocked Up

Judd Apatow wrote and directed the movie, “Knocked Up”. Alison Scott, an entertainment journalist is played by Kathryn Heigl. Ben Stone, played by Seth Rogen is an immature and lazy party animal. The two were worlds apart. Upon meeting at a club and having a one-night stand, Alison finds herself pregnant and having to make…

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Review: “Love Comes Softly”

Janette Oke is an author of inspirational fiction and “Love Comes Softly” is based on one of her books. Michael Landon, Jr. directs the movie, set in pioneer days. Kathryn Heigl plays Marty Claridge and Dale Midkiff plays Clark Davis. A young Skye McCole Bartusiak gives an amazing performance as Missie Davis, Clark’s daughter. Marty…

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Review: “To End All Wars”

“To End All Wars” is a war film based on a true story. Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamim and Robert Carlyle are the leading actors. A group of soldiers, captured by the Japanese, are forced to build the “Railway of Death” between Burma and Thailand during the peak of WWII. Each prisoner faces his own struggle…

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Training Day Movie Review

Training Day is one really intense movie. At first, it appears like any other movie about police officers forming a bond and training with one another. Then as the day progresses for the new rookie, you can really see that it has its twists and turns. One aspect of Training Day is that even though…

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Rocky Balboa Review

Rocky Balboa is a must see for anyone that has watched the Rocky series. In fact, it’s one of those movies that even if you haven’t watched the other movies that you can truly appreciate and enjoy watching. You will not even realize how long the movie is because it is so fast paced and…

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Residential Evil Review on DVD – Thumbs Down

Well, I just had to see what all the hype was about Residential Evil and got the DVD. Wow what a surprise. I knew that this would be a zombie based movie but had no idea how zombie based it would be. Hmmmm. I found the first part of the movie to be quite good….

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Rescue Dawn Review

Rescue Dawn is based on a true story about a group of prisoners that try to escape Vietnam captivity. This is a very suspenseful because there were times that you really didn’t know what to expect next. I felt extreme compassion for the men that were just trying to get home. Rescue Dawn doesn’t make…

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American Gangster Review

American Gangster is based on a true story. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe both did an exceptional job in portraying the events of the time for this action packed story. You wouldn’t think that you were watching an almost documentary the way that the script was written. Initially, I was frustrated and didn’t like the…

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Review

Adam Sandler will leave you in stitches in this humorous but very profound movie. He must find a partner in order to secure his insurance policy. Yet, he and the partner are living a secret life so that no-one will find out. While the movie makes some very profound statements on the biases and natural…

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Jackass Number Two Review

I have to admit that I haven’t laughed as hard as I did through this movie. It is very graphic and not for the faint of heart. There are times that some of the scenes are so gross that you really have to look away from the screen. But then at the same time if…

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