Movie Reviews

[caller]

isa do you have that?

[isa]

isa do you have that?

[Khaled]

Bought this today.. Best movie ever!

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[isa]

Bought this today.. Best movie ever!

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LoL!

A movie about a thief?

Full of music?

`Awrah showing all over the place?

Best movie I think not!

[Umm Binyameen]

I LOVE that old long movie/mini-series "Roots" about the African slaves that were sent to America. The protagonist Kunta Kinte is from a Muslim background of the Mandinka tribe in Africa. He's a legend! (his daughter Kizzy and grandson 'Chicken jawj' are also legends)

A saga of African-American life, based on Alex Haley's family history. Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America. He makes several escape attempts until he is finally caught and maimed. He marries Bell, his plantation's cook, and they have a daughter, Kizzy, who is eventually sold away from them. Kizzy has a son by her new master, and the boy grows up to become Chicken George, a legendary cock fighter who leads his family into freedom. Throughout the series, the family observes notable events in U.S. history, such as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings, and emancipation.

I loved this movie and the book when I was younger. And when I went to Senegal I learned that most of the slaves were taken from their and Gambia. There's an island off the coast with the prison they use to keep them in till the ships came and took them. So yes, most of the Africans that were taken into america were Muslim.

[BintMuhammad]

LoL!

A movie about a thief?

Full of music?

`Awrah showing all over the place?

Best movie I think not!

you forgot the most important thing: theRe's a jinn/genie

[Sunshine]

Has any seen seven pounds with Will Smith?

[isa]

Has any seen seven pounds with Will Smith?

A fantastic movie!

I gave this movie a 6/10.

From IMDb:

Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn't know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that's what he thinks. But Ben hadn't planned on falling in love with one of these people and she's the one who will end up transforming him

So, watch out for the bits towards the end... The fastforward button will be your best friend towards the end.

[~fLoSs~]

A good movie that i have watched recently is Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood, staring Angelina Jolie. Basically, Christine, Angelina Jolie, returns home from work to find her son missing and the movie takes you through her struggle trying to find her son and the police corruption in the 1920's. She takes on the LAPD after they try to pass off another child as her own and try and convince her that its her son and he has just changed in the months he has been away. The movie takes a shocking turn but i wont give away any more details....watch if you wanna know what happens

Definitely a movie worth watching and great cinematography. I think it was based on a true story cant remember now.

anyhoo i give it 3 1/2 stars

[BintMuhammad]

Speaking of Clint Eastwood, has anyone mentioned Gran Torino?

I loved it and the ending... Watch it to find out

I don't remember any bad scenes there. Everything wholesome.

[isa]

I've been meaning to watch Changeling, but never could be bothered.

Speaking of Clint Eastwood, has anyone mentioned Gran Torino?

I loved it and the ending... Watch it to find out

I don't remember any bad scenes there. Everything wholesome.

As wholesome as Hollywood movies can get.

I agree, but I give it a bit more higher rating... 4.5/10

[Husnia]

changeling and gran torino were very good. a movie with substance. both based on true events. clint eastwood is as much an awesome director he is an actor.

his next super movie is invictus, cant wait to see this one!

[Khaled]

The Dark Knight = 10/10

[Sista]

Asalamualaikum,

Just a quick reminder to myself firstly and then to my fellow muslim brothers/sisters inshaAllah.

The blessing of time is one of the greatest blessings that Allaah can bestow upon us. But most people are unaware of the importance of this blessing and are neglectful of their duties towards it, namely to fill it with acts of gratitude and obedience towards Allaah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are two blessings which many people do not make the most of and thus lose out: good health and free time.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6412.


The evil consequences of watching movies

What is the ruling on watching videos in general, and the movies that are called documentaries? Please advise us, may Allaah bless you.


Praise be to Allaah.

Watching movies includes looking at things that are haraam, such as seeing ‘awrahs, following immoral actions, or listening to things that are haraam such as music and obscene talk. Undoubtedly it is haraam to watch them in this case.

If the movies are free of such things, then there is nothing wrong with watching them, so long as that does not distract one from remembering Allaah or keep one from doing something that is obligatory.

No distinction is made between documentaries and other kinds of movies.

Watching movies has a bad effect on the individual and on the ummah. These include the following:

1- Provocation of desires

2- Propagation of immorality which is made attractive and easily accessible

3- Teaching and justification of crime, and making it familiar to young and old

4- Corruption of married life, by making the wife seem ugly to the husband and vice versa, by showing images of attractive girls and men

5- Spreading corrupt beliefs which are based on kaafir theories, such as the theory of evolution, or attributing the powers of creation and destruction to researchers and inventors, or propagating magic, soothsaying and claims to know the unseen, or making fun of religion and religious people, and other things which appear in movies that are shown to young and old.

6- Wasting time and draining away energy, living with illusions far removed from reality.

And there are other evil consequences.

Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) said: Another of the evils of looking at those beguiling images and enjoying watching them is those images which are shown in movies on videos and on the TV etc, which show images of adorned women, especially those which are broadcast from foreign countries, and those that are shown via satellite, etc.

They are a fitnah (trial, temptation), and what a fitnah. The one who looks at those images cannot be sure that he will remain uninfluenced by the image of this woman or this zaani (adulterer) or this one who is committing evil and showing him the way to do it. He may not be able to control himself and stop himself from looking for ways to fulfil his desire, if he does not have the faith to stop him looking at these images, whether they are drawings, photographs in the pages of newspapers and magazines, or they are shown in direct broadcasts or in movies and the like.

These sins and haraam things are prevalent everywhere, and they are calling people to commit immoral actions. When a woman watches these non-mahram men, she cannot be sure that her heart will not incline towards committing immoral deeds, and when a woman sees these immoral, adorned women she would be temped to imitate them because she will think that they are smarter and stronger than her. That will make her cast aside the garment of modesty and uncover her face, and she will show her beauty to strangers, and she will become a fitnah and what a fitnah. End quote from the website of Shaykh Ibn Jibreen.

For more information on the dangers of TV, see the essay al-Ijhaaz ‘ala al-Tilfaaz by Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad Ismaa’eel.

See also questions no. 3633, 3324, 1107, 13003 for the rulings on watching TV and movies.

And Allaah knows best.

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/85232/MOVIES

[Tay_]

The Dark Knight = 10/10

Absolutely! Heath Ledger was brilliant in it. He played a really good joker; he had to after Jack Nicholson did such a good job in the first Batman

[Husnia]

am i the only person or did any1 else think Avatar was seriously over rated? There was so much hype about it and when i went to watch it i left after an hour barely enduring it. Long and pointless

[Iva]

How could you people like Slumdog, Changeling and Dark knight???

Avatar was...ok. I wouldnt watch it again or brag about it.

Gran Torino, yeah thats a good movie.

[Iva]

Memento is pretty good.

I loved The Bourne series (identity, supremacy, ultimatum).

[isa]

Absolutely! Heath Ledger was brilliant in it. He played a really good joker; he had to after Jack Nicholson did such a good job in the first Batman

How many movies do you get to see where the supporting actor is better than the guy playing the lead role?

Well, in my eyes, this was the only movie that did it, that I have watched thus far.

Heath was awesome in that movie!

I must admit, I found him constantly moving his tongue around in his mouth like that a tad bit excessive and annoying though... But, he was playing a psychopath after all.

10/10 for his acting.

5/10 for the movie.

Actually, I would give the movie a 3-4/10, but Akhee Khaled is an Admin... So, I tread softly...

*runs away*

[BintMuhammad]

Inglorious Basterds

It's lengthy but there wasn't a boring moment.