movies i've reviewed
a list of moives i've watched and wrote my thoughts about them, each day new reviews will be added to this list..... later on i will categorize them by actors or by movie genres
if you agree or disagree with my opnion in any movie please feel free to comment.
some of the stars i rate might change when i put them in genres list and compare it with the rest of their kind ....
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Titanic (1997, PG-13) |
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Push (2009, PG-13)
watched it in the cinema and the men in Hong Kong with the power to scream made me deaf , really in the movies with the loud voice i couldn't handle it .... but overall it's an ok film , liked the different powers they all had , Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning were great here . |
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Gladiator (2000, R)
brilliant movie with a great story , acting and direction ... there's nothing more to say just go watch it if you haven't seen it yet , this movie has one of the best battle scenes i've ever seen . |
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Finding Neverland (2004, PG) |
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The Abduction Club (2002, PG-13)
this movie surprised me it was a period movie but full of funny scenes , it's about a certain time in Ireland ... i loved the James Strang and Anne couple more than Garrett and Catherine . the part where James speaks in italian was nice , here it is : |
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Follow The Stars Home (2001, Unrated)
sweet hallmark movie about what the parents - in this story a mother only - goes through when they have a child with genetic abnormalities , it's a very nice drama that i enjoyed and i loved the way her brother in-law was secretly in love with her in a very gentle way .... |
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Miss Congeniality (2000, PG-13)
this was the first comedy movie i watched - i guess it was at 4th grade - |
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Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous (2005, PG-13) |
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Shrek 2 (2004, PG) |
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The Ugly Truth (2009, R) |
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Blood Diamond (2006, R) |
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Mr. Brooks (2007, R)
it's a mix of a mystery with psychological thriller kind of film , i enjoyed it a lot , i mean Mr. Brooks is one sick guy - addicted in killing random people - this whole movie was well built with a witty script and good editing + Kevin Costner & Demi Moore's comeback in a movie that i liked . but i think there was no need for the sex scene in the beginning , now i can't let my young friends see this ... |
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It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006, PG-13) |
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A River Runs Through It (1992, PG)
a simple story about two brothers who are different from each other and the journey each one of them leads on .. a nice movie to enjoy the fly-fishing scenes and to see one of Brad Pitt's earlier movies. |
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The Painted Veil (2006, PG-13)
i watched this just by reading it's tagline "Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people " and of course because it had Edward Norton in a role unlike the rest of his other movies ... it is definitely one of my top favorites , it has a great storyline and romance with a sad ending . |
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Shark Tale (2004, PG)
it's a cool animated film and with movie stars doing the voices is a bonus , i mean it even has Robert Deniro as the boss of the mafia gang , what else could you ask for ? |
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The Hangover (2009, R)
hilarious ... it's a very awesome movie with a nice story |
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The Duchess (2008, PG-13) |
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In Bruges (2008, R)
Ray: "After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions. Shortly thereafter the instructions came through - "Get the fuck out of London, you dumb fucks. Get to Bruges." I didn't even know where Bruges fucking was. " |
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The Uninvited (2009, PG-13)
liked the ending , i really didn't see that coming although there were signs through out the whole movie. |
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One True Thing (1998, R)
touching story , it must be so hard to see a person you love die from cancer in front of you , knowing this would be your last time together ... |
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American Outlaws (2001, PG-13)not the greatest movie out there but it was still fun to watch , |
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Bride and Prejudice (2005, PG-13)
every time it comes on tv i have to watch it , i know that a lot of people hated it but it was a nice Bollywood movie to me ... |
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Derailed (2005, R) |
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Saw II (2005, R) |
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009, PG)
i've expected it to be a good movie but what a silly stupid movie ??? |
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Cinderella Man (2005, PG-13)
WOW i just watched this movie last night and loved it , i will definitley watch any future movie that combines Ron Howard with Russell Crowe for i also loved A Beautiful Mind .... |
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Take the Lead (2006, PG-13)
good dance movie , Antonio Banderas added his charm to this role ... it's inspired by a true story about a dance teacher who volunteers to teach a bunch of high school kids ballroom dancing; the tango scene was one hell of a dance . |
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Sweet Home Alabama (2002, PG-13)
Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It. |
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The Man Without a Face (1993, PG-13) |
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The Golden Compass (2007, PG-13)
pretty good , i watched it without reading the novels before or even seeing the trailer and i liked it , such a great picture , i enjoyed looking at the landscapes and was actually into knowing what will happen next , i loved the polar bear and it's sharp voice . |
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Mirrors (2008, R)
interesting idea for a thriller but i didn't like the ending much it ruined the movie for me ... but overall it's a good film. |
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Penelope (2006, PG) |
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The Prestige (2006, PG-13)
when i was a child i used to love buying the big magic kits , you know the ones they sell in Toys R Us for 30 bucks and at home you try and try to do the tricks but you can't because you don't have the smooth hand of a magician well i've always been fond of magic and the shows that come on tv , and then The Prestige and The Illusionist came out the same year so 2006 was one of my happiest years ... |
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Tru Confessions (2002, Unrated) |
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Duplicity (2009, PG-13)
an entertaining simple funny movie, i like the way they brought you their plan during the last 18 months by flashbacks . |
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Honey (2003, PG-13) |
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The Young Victoria (2009, PG)a good one with nice costumes , Emily Blunt did a great job and it also has Rupert Friend ( remember him Mr. Wickham from pride and prejudice ) |
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Straight from the Heart (2003, PG)
an hallmark movie that stars Teri Polo and Andrew McCarthy , it's about a guy and a woman who are set by their friends to meet by applying in some kind of a magazine , he's still upset over his wife's death and she's depressed that she has a boyfriend who isn't planning on marrying her . |
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Nanny McPhee (2006, PG)
" - Nanny McPhee : When you need me, but do not want me, then I will stay. When you want me, but do not need me, then I have to go. " |
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50 First Dates (2004, PG-13)
wow, this movie brings you a very serious issue ( short-term memory loss ) and present it to us in a funny sad kind of way where you'll cry and laugh throughout the movie. it has a nice soundtrack too |
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There's Something About Mary (1998, R)
a movie with a few good laughs . it's a nice film about 3 men ( Ben Stiller , Matt Dillon & Lee Evans ) who are in love with one woman ( Cameron Diaz ) and each one of them will do anything they can to have her . |
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Finding Nemo (2003, G) |
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10 Things I Hate About You (1999, PG-13)
one of the best teen movies out there with a great cast , story and soundtrack . ofcourse it's a remake of Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew in a modern way. |
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Chocolat (2000, PG-13)
a nice tale of a woman and her daughter who move to a village where she opens a chocolate shop where she finds herself hated by the mayor and so he and the rest of his town boycott her and the shop (simply because the townspeople are the type that like to have the same routine with nothing new and they don't like the fact of a woman with no father for her child staying with them) |
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Heat (1995, R)
it has Michael Mann as the director + two legendary actors (Robert De Niro & Al Pacino ) enough said . |
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Meet Joe Black (1998, PG-13)
when the movie started i thought the story was gonna be about a girl liking a perfect guy she meets in a coffee shop but then suddenly the guy is killed by a car accident .... the story later begins about death taking the shape of a person - who happens to be the guy who died - to learn about earth and take away the life of Anthony Hopkins. |
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About a Boy (2002, PG-13)
it's a british comedy starring Hugh Grant & Rachel Weisz |
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Return to Me (2000, PG)
a sweet light film written and directed by Bonnie Hunt . |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, Unrated)
it's a 1958 movie based on Tennessee William's play , it's about events that happens in one day ( Paul's father's birthday ) where the whole family is gathered and they start to sort out their problems and try to overcome a haunting past. |
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Jumper (2008, PG-13)
i know there's a lot of bad reviews concerning this movie but i actually found it to be quite entertaining and a fun ride , it's so nice seeing all these people move from one place to the other . |
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Sleepless in Seattle (1993, PG)
Sam lives with his son in Seattle , Annie lives in Washington and engaged to Walter. |
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The Last Samurai (2003, R)
Edward Zwick , well after i watched Blood Diamond he became one of my favorite directors. he brought a great cast into this movie , although i'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise as a person he forced me to like him in his role as Algren who's an American Captain who was supposed to destroy the Samurai people but the Emperor of Japan takes him and asks him to train his army , later Algren starts to love their culture and try to defend them even from his own people. |
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Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas (2003, PG)
this is one of the few animated movies that i wasn't raised with as a child - since of course it came out when i was older - that i actually loved , whenever we play the dvd my younger brother gets bored and leaves me alone but i'll stay glued and watch the whole thing again without getting bored. |
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008, PG-13)
a sweet light funny movie about a naive actress (Delysia) who's using three men : one just for his house , the other to give her a role in a film he's prducing and the third (Michael) who loves her and wants to marry her. |
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Cry Baby (1990, PG-13)
Cry Baby is a movie with a weird story and characters , even the actors sometimes they act in a stupid way ; despite all that it's still a fun movie to watch especially for those who love musicals. i mean it's about a guy who can shed only one tear from his left eye and the girls just love it (now do you see what i meant by weird ? ) |
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What a Girl Wants (2003, PG)
a regular story about a girl (Daphne) who goes on a trip to meet her father for her first time. it's a nice movie to watch with the whole family , i've watched it more than once since it comes on tv a lot. |
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Two Weeks Notice (2002, PG-13)
a romantic comedy about a lawyer (Lucy) and she works for a millionaire (George) who she disagrees with the way he runs his job ... but throughout their times together she'll experience the feeling of love for her first time. |
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Seven Years in Tibet (1997, PG-13)
a good tale about the journey Heinrich goes through , he's a mountaineer going with a crew to set a record but things go wrong so he and another climber (Peter) go on their own and end up in Tibet where Heinrich befriends the young Dalai Lama and treats him like his son whom he've never met. |
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Tropic Thunder (2008, R)
Tropic Thunder is a movie with lots of stupid scenes that somehow made me laugh to the point where tears started coming down. it's about a bunch of actors who think they are filming a war movie but in fact they are living it for real and left alone to face the enemies and traps with no help from the crew. |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (2008, PG)
a fun and entertaining movie , it took me a long time till i finally got the chance to watch it , Tim Burton did a great job creating the characters in this film. i just loved how dark and gothic it is with a story about Halloween and Christmas told by songs. |
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Benny & Joon (1993, PG)
a bittersweet story about a brother (Benny) and his mentally ill sister (Joon) - who he takes care of and tries to protect her from any harm - . in a poker game Benny loses and is obliged to take care of a player's cousin (Sam) who's very strange and acts like he's Buster Keaton (i haven't heard of him before but i read he was an comedian) , anyway after that Sam and Joon slowly fall in love. |
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Loving Leah (2009, Unrated)
again Hallmark brings another sweet film; it's about a widower (Leah) who marries her brother-in-law (Jake) but they live as roommates since they weren't planning on marrying each other for they are both very different. |
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The Undertaker's Wedding (1997, R)
what a disaster ?! |
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Open Range (2003, R)
very good western movie with brilliant performances from both Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner. |
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009, PG)
i got the chance to see it last week in the movies and i recommend you go and watch it. it was my first 3-D experience and i thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of the water coming close and the food raining and Flint's face coming near you, although i must admit that at first i thought there was nothing special with the 3D but later when i saw the trailer on tv i noticed how different it was. |
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Catch Me If You Can (2002, PG-13)
" - Paula : Just tell me how much he owes and I'll pay you back. |
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Don Juan DeMarco (1994, PG-13)
so it's about a young man who lives his life believing he's Don Juan the greatest lover in the world, when one day he tries to attempt suicide, so a psychiatrist tries to cure him but ends up being infected by the young man's beautiful words of love. |
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Just Like Heaven (2005, PG-13)
a very sweet movie that i pop in the dvd player whenever i'm bored and feel like watching a light film; Reese and Mark were great in the scenes they were together. a lot of my friends thought it was a lame idea for a film but i actually like the whole ghost aspect in movies and this is one of my favorite ghost stories. and i loved the scene in the restaurant where Mark is trying to save a guy from dying (that makes me laugh everytime) |
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Rounders (1998, R)
first of all i'll have to make it clear that i know nothing about poker and still i liked this movie. it starts with Mike telling us a few stuff about poker and how he stopped gambling when he lost all his savings in one game, after about half an hour Edward Norton -Worm - finally shows up (i don't like Matt Damon so i was waiting for Ed) anyway Worm comes out of prison and has a lot of money to repay so Mike helps him out by his skills in poker (Worm is good in poker only by cheating); i'll leave the rest for you to watch. |
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Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (2002, G)
a beautiful journey of a wild stallion who has a mind of his own; the whole animation and story is amazing and fun to watch. |
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007, PG-13)
i laughed out loud in lots of scenes watching Chuck and Larry, i know that this movie didn't do good but i enjoyed it and made me laugh through the 2hrs of this film. |
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The Mask of Zorro (1998, PG-13)
the Mask of Zorro is a very fun movie filled with sword fights, adventure, romance and funny scenes. i've seen it so many times because my young brother is addicted to Zorro so whenever he's watching it i sit with him and watch my favorite scenes; i love the song from the soundtrack "I want to spend my lifetime loving you" very much. |
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The Legend of Zorro (2005, PG)
not bad as a sequel for The Mask of Zorro where we get to see Zorro and Elena separated with an adorable son who loves Zorro not knowing that it's his own father ! and it also has Rufus Sewell as the bad guy. it has a couple of funny scenes but overall i think the first part was greater, still this was nice to watch. oh i forgot to mention how i love the name Alejandro |
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The Shrink is In (2001, R) |
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Taken (2009, PG-13)
yah i know there's lots of unrealistic scenes like how the protagonist never gets shot or stopped ...etc , but i actually enjoyed it and for an hour and a half movie it was filled with great action scenes and a story that kept me on the edge of my seat ; i even bought it for my parents to watch and they liked it. |
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Disney's Aladdin (1992, G)
" Aladdin: Do you trust me ?! " |
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The Return of Jafar (Aladdin 2) (1994, G) |
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1999, G)
this is the final part of the Aladdin movies and i found it to be a watchable film; i actually enjoyed it, unlike the second part. so in this part we are introduced to Aladdin's father who happens to be the king of thieves and we finally get to see Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding. |
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The Astronaut's Wife (1999, R)
average film about two astronauts who change after being out of contact with NASA while on a mission in outer space; later you'll discover that aliens are haunting their bodies to rule the world !! |
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A Good Year (2006, PG-13)
directed by Ridley Scott ; yap Russell Crowe is with him again in A Good Year, which is based on a novel . well the movie was ok with a nice story of a man visiting his past; enjoyable with some nice scenes but i do feel there's something wrong with the way Ridley directed this film and the English accent didn't match with Russell , you feel he's trying so hard that you can tell that's not his original accent. but still it's a good movie to watch with your family in the afternoon. |
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New In Town (2009, PG)
quite awful , i was expecting it to be like Sweet Home Alabama (you know the concept of a city girl visiting a town with nice events going on) but no this was so boooring with dull acting. usually in romantic comedies i actually like the male lead's role; in this film i actually hated Harry Connick Jr. |
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Drag Me to Hell (2009, PG-13)
after reading all the good reviews about this movie i actually expected to see an horror film that will make me say "finally a good horror movie that makes sense ..." but nope i felt that Drag Me to Hell was so lame and dull with not even one frightening scene; i don't see why a lot of people are making a huge fuss about this movie, is it because it's directed by Sam Raimi ?! well i liked his Spider Man movies but not his one . maybe because i expected more, i don't know... |
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Liar Liar (1997, PG-13)
" Fletcher : The pen is blue, the pen is blue, the goddamn pen is blue! " |
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Lucky You (2007, PG-13)
i started the movie thinking that it's a boring film (because of what i read on imdb) but after the first few minutes i realized that it was actually quite enjoyable, i liked the whole father son relationship and the poker games; the only downside was the lack of chemistry between Drew and Eric (they didn't convince me as a couple and Drew annoyed me here). in the small little scene where Robert Downey Jr. shows up was very funny. |
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| 86 |
Chicken Little (2005, G)
Chicken Little... i loved this character, he's so innocent and adorable. this movie was entertaining with a nice story and soundtrack. Zach Braff did great as the voice of Chicken Little, that you feel it was made for him. |
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The Man in the Moon (1991, PG-13)
a story about a family, focusing on the two sisters and an old friend who comes back as a grown guy and loved by both of the sisters. |
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A Season for Miracles (1999, G)a holiday movie to watch in a winter night; it's about a woman who runs with her sister's children to another place where she pretends to be a relative of dead a member in the neighborhood to sleep in a house for a couple of days. |
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Sleepy Hollow (1999, R)
Sleepy Hollow is the third movie that teams Tim Burton with Johnny Depp ...it was a nice movie, i've always heard about the stories revolving around Sleepy Hollow but never knew the whole thing but now i do; this movie was dark with cool scenes of headless bodies; Johnny Depp did great as well as Christina Ricci and the little boy playing Young Masbath... |
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The Guardian (2006, PG-13)
The Guardian is an interesting film that shows us how the guard rescue swimmers are trained (I don't think I've seen a movie that talked about this subject before) and it also shows the emotional side of losing a person close to you after all your attempts to save him/her and dealing with the aftermath situation. |
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Firelight (1997, R)so i've read a lot of people comparing this film to the story of Jane Eyre, that's why i gave Firelight a try but i didn't enjoy it much; the story is nice but i just never felt any sympathy for either of the characters and i didn't feel the love between them. even the scene where the daughter meets her child didn't get to me ... |
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| 92 |
Crossing Over (2009, R)
i'm not sure what exactly do i feel about this movie, i felt it was trying to be like Crash in interconnecting the stories of the characters. but i like how it showed us what people are willing to do just to be able to stay in the states hoping for a better life, and i found the story about the Muslim girl very true because the government is always suspicious about any person who's an arab that they even accused her for being a terrorist just by writing an essay of her thoughts. |
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| 93 |
17 Again (2009, PG-13)
i like movies with time traveling , about becoming younger/older or swapping bodies. and 17 Again is a light funny movie about a desperate man who gets to live as a 17 year old once more. |
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Much Ado About Nothing (1993, PG-13)
Much Ado About Nothing is of course based on Shakespeare's play which i've never heard of before so i watched this movie knowing nothing of the story but i actually liked it a lot; at first it was kindda confusing with the old language and not knowing who's who but after about 30 minutes i got along and enjoyed it very much. |
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| 95 |
The Island (2005, PG-13)
The Island entertained me from start to finish; at first we get a look at the clones and then later we have people chasing two of the runaway clones. i loved the whole idea of a picture of how the future could be (it actually made me wonder if clones really do have feelings or not) , oh and it also showed some imaginable technologies but the touchable computer on table is already out this year... |
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Twitches (2005, Unrated) |
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Stomp the Yard (2007, PG-13)
this movie was highly recommended by my friend, she even rented it for me on my birthday when it first came out on dvd so i watched it thinking it's gonna be extremely enjoyable with lots of street dancing but it wasn't that great of a movie; still it's fun to watch and enjoy but it's forgettable after a day or so (i really can't remember much about it now! ) |
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| 98 |
Under the Greenwood Tree (2006, PG)
this movie is adapted from Thomas Hardy's novel under the same title (i watched it after i saw Tess of the D'Urbervilles 2008 mini-series which is also based on one of his novels which was great but so sad and depressing so i came in this film expecting it to be sad too but it was the opposite) so Under the Greenwood Tree is actually a nice and light story of a woman who's liked by three men but only one of them truly loves her... a regular movie with average acting but still it's a good movie to watch. |
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A Knight's Tale (2001, PG-13)
A Knight's Tale was a lot of fun to watch; you have nice jousting scenes that will make you cheer along with the crowd with a funny dialogue set in the old times with a mix of modern songs.... |






























































































