remember-the-titans

This is a story about the integration of a high school football team in Virginia in 1970. It's based on true story and delivered in a typical Disney fashion. Family friendly and little cliche. A lot you might cringe at another sports drama. But, this is much more than just a simple football story. It's about the football team's integration in … [Read more...]

kung-fu-panda

Dreamworks has finally made a animation that can stand up to Pixar/Disney animation films. Sure, Shrek franchise has done very well for Dreamworks. However, I always felt that Dreamworks has always lagged behind Pixar in terms of story telling and overall execution of animation works. The animation quality, story line, actors involved in this … [Read more...]

christmas-story

A Christmas story is a classic holiday movie that is very funny and entertaining every time you watch it. No one should miss this holiday classic. And, you most likely have seen it when it is on during the Christmas season. One of the cable channels usually run this movie over and over. I usually pick and choose and watch the funny moments from … [Read more...]

journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth

Fans of Jules Verne novels might be disappointed with this effort. People expecting a great translation of Verne classic might not like what they see. However, if you are looking for a thrilling blockbuster movie. this is decent pop corn inducing flick to waste few hours. Trevor Anderson played by Brendon Fraser is a professor of geology, … [Read more...]

harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets

Chris Columbus has done pretty good job on the first film. So, it is not surprising he has been asked to helm the second film in the franchise. The second film actually improves on the first film by being little darker and grittier if you can imagine children book or movie being dark or edgy. This makes for better flim for adults and children … [Read more...]

alvin-and-the-chipmunks

Alvin and the chipmunks in digital form works for the kids. I guess just about anyone that has ever watched television cartoons in the earlier years would recognize these characters. And with the arrival digital effects, it makes sense to bring back these characters. Does the film work in computer generated form as it did in traditional cartoon? … [Read more...]

transformer

Above anything else, this movie is about action. Like it or not, we have come to expect and get a decent action flicks from Michael Bay. It is not Oscar worthy stuff but it delivers great mindless fun for few hours at a stretch. Transformers is a quintessential Michael Bay movie. Don't expect anything less or anything more. If you don't, you … [Read more...]

speed-racer

This movie cause a lot of negative revies from the critics. The campy and outlandish cartoon style may have turned off the critics to this fun movie.. The animation is perfect for the atmosphere they're trying to create. Don't expect Matrix style effects. The effects used are so fitting for this movie because they're mostly cartoonish and the movie … [Read more...]

pirates-dead-mens-chest

It is usually a bad sign if a popcorn movie like this clocks in at well over two hours. the bad thing about that running time is, that not a single plot point is resolved in this film. Everything that is brought into the movie as being there for our hero's to overcome, is still there when the credits roll those ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MINUTES finally … [Read more...]

harry-potter-and-order-of-phoenix

For the most Harry Potter reader the susepense leading up to this movie was unbearable. How are they going to translate a the massive 900 page book to the movie screen, how are they going to tie together a storyline that in the 5th book breaks into dozens different story line. This seemingly impossible task is well accomplished by good summation … [Read more...]