Star Trek
TweetMy movie of the year, without a doubt. Avatar was awesome, but second. Watchmen was almost there but give me real Trek over blue penis any day. X-Men: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation and...
View ArticleNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
TweetFun and showed some nice creative touches but not as surprising or entertaining as the first. How come no mention of Carla Gugino’s character at all?
View ArticleTerminator Salvation
TweetJames Cameron was right to question why this movie got made. Some blamed it on an attempt to beef up the John Connor role after Christian Bale took the part over Sam Worthington’s Marcus Wright. I...
View ArticleX-Men Origins: Wolverine
TweetOf the four X-Men flicks I’d probably put this tied for second with the second sequel. Nice jobs by Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and Danny Huston, a bit too much reliance on the big booms and...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight
TweetOutstanding, especially for a sequel. Big props to Bale, Ledger, Oldman, Eckhart, Caine, Freeman and pleased by Maggie Gyllenhall’s replacement of Katie Homes. Christopher Nolan just makes good...
View ArticleEagle Eye
TweetSurprised by how enjoyable this technothriller turned out. Shia LeBeouf and Michelle Monaghan worked well together and happily Billy Bob Thornton put down the bong for most of this shoot. Director...
View ArticleThe International
TweetI was highly impressed by this Clive Owen/Naomi Watts financial thriller. Director Tom Tykwer has long been a critical favorite though I’ve only seen his Run Lola Run, which I definitely enjoyed,...
View ArticleKick-Ass
TweetSaw this hit graphic novel adaptation last night with a buddy and walked out confused. One the one hand the script totally demolishes the normal human superhero genre (such as Batman), delivers...
View ArticleThe A-Team
TweetJoe Carnahan’s ‘re-imagining’ of the ’80s TV series keeps enough of the original to connect with the built-in audience and adds enough smarts to justify the big screen leap. This movie, for me,...
View ArticleRED
TweetHollywood frequently seems to be having the movie equivalent of a key party. Two or three movies in as many months will turn up at the local cinema with the same high concept. This season’s...
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