Since I didn’t really read the Iron Man comics, I didn’t really have any way to discern whether the script really followed or stayed true to the books. This way I couldn’t be disappointed. But at the same time, I didn’t have the benefit of having a built-in emotional investment in these characters like I…
Details“The Forbidden Kingdom” has two great things going for it: Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Unfortunately, it has little else in its favor. Our story begins with a teenager Jason (Michael Angarano) who is a huge kung-fu fan. He’s seen all the moves and he buys his movies at a little pawn shop owned buy…
DetailsI saw the first Harold and Kumar movie on DVD. I thought it was pretty funny. Could’ve been funnier, but it was a rental, so it was worth it. I decided to give the second one the benefit of the doubt thinking maybe this one will increase the funny. It was about the same, but…
DetailsOf all the films I’ve seen, I have only witnessed (as in a crime) two films which made me consider walking out of the theater. One of those was the movie “Toys”, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams. Heavy-handed much? The second movie is “Doomsday”. Yeah, you saw that coming, didn’t you? When…
DetailsWhat’s better incentive than 94 degree heat for seeing a movie in an air-conditioned theater? Well, it sure wasn’t the promise of seeing another overly gory, one-note horror film. We had one of those random early heat waves we get now thanks to Global Warming. “The Ruins” is exactly why most horror movies suck these…
DetailsI love British humor. As a nerd, it’s one of the prerequisites, much like knowing who Boba Fett is and what it means when someone says “Ni!” If you aren’t familiar with these things, perhaps you should point your browser over to “Comedy film novices dot com”. Uuh, no, no, WAIT! Ha! I’m just kidding! …
DetailsWell, another Oscar show come and gone. Who won their Oscar pool? I didn’t, either, despite having actually seen all five of the Best Picture nominees this year. And that was no small task, I’ll tell you. I had to sit through “There Will Be Blood”. And I didn’t see much of anything else so…
DetailsSometimes I wonder if the Coen brothers aren’t the best film makers around today. Tim Burton is up there, too. But, film for film, these guys make real movies with real characters. Even a not so good Coen movie is better than the usual Hollywood shite out there, except maybe for that one with George…
DetailsI was planning on seeing a movie this weekend that I though would be bad because they are so much more fun to write about; maybe something like “Jumper”. That can’t be good, right? But I was out of town most the weekend so my choices were limited to something after 10 pm. “In Bruges”…
DetailsWhat hath “Napoleon Dynamite” wrought? Well, if you’re like me and enjoy smaller, more independent films (whatever “independent” means these days), then you’ll generally enjoy the quirky, offbeat nature of these movies. The characters aren’t as weird in this, however. But “Juno” is clearly born of that ilk, and may even owe much of its…
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