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Star Trek Into Darkness

reviewed on May 17th, 2013 11:15PM

I liked this slightly more then 2009's effort. It has the same fault of being too damn fast paced at times but I appreciate the efforts to really twist it around. Anyway, the major problem is that it is the Kirk and Spock show. So if you bank...

Star Trek

reviewed on May 16th, 2013 09:29PM

J.J. Abrams' sophomore effort in the director's chair is a home run. A risky challenge when involving an iconic series that changed (still changing) history. First off, it respects the material but gives it the actioner treatment. It feels mo...

Immortals

reviewed on May 9th, 2013 10:25PM

Some movies are terrible, some are excellent. Immortals falls in watchable but nothing too much to write home about. It succeeds in visuals (OH MY GOSH! The mixture of CGI and practical is a sight to behold.), decent acting, and violent melee ...

Grindhouse

reviewed on May 8th, 2013 10:27PM

I can't rate it as a whole so I'm going to judge it by movie. Here we go. Planet Terror: Easily my favorite. This one directed by Robert Rodriguez. Chemical weapons that turn people into flesh eating beasts, sexy dancer has to be a heroine, bad...

Bad Boys II

reviewed on May 7th, 2013 08:56PM

A sequel that even I was suprised that got made. I didn't hate the first Bad Boys but waiting 8 years is risky. Bay returns after the MASSIVE (and insulting) mis-fire that was Pearl Harbor and brings dare I say it....a guilty pleasure that is...

Bad Boys

reviewed on May 7th, 2013 08:44PM

Not much to say except for getting Smith, Lawrence, and director Michael Bay noticed. Granted, I think it's a bit long in some parts, the humor is hit and miss (it's not terrible, just awkward given parts of it were improvised), and some shots ...

Iron Man 3

reviewed on May 3rd, 2013 04:47PM

Well, Shane Black (Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, writer of The Last Boy Scout, Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight) puts his stamp on the Marvel Cinema Universe and hit's nearly bullseye. First off, the relationship between him and the young boy w...

The Incredible Hulk

reviewed on May 3rd, 2013 04:39PM

This easily makes up for the 2003 mess (no relation except for characters from the books). Ed Norton does his best and does a solid job. He makes Bruce Banner his own but nothing too memorable for the human element unfortunately. I'm thinki...

X2: X-Men United

reviewed on April 28th, 2013 01:13PM

It pretty much raises the stakes, length, and what not. It still has the themes from the first movie and they don't feel forced. Brian Cox plays a good villain. You truly don't see any redemption but can understand what he is doing (which is...

X-Men

reviewed on April 27th, 2013 03:55PM

The only exposure to the X-Men I had was from the AWESOME 1990's animated series on FOX and the arcade game. At age 14, I was excited to watch this and it didn't disappoint. However, it surprised me to see how it tackled some issues (like most X-...

Back to the Future

reviewed on April 21st, 2013 08:57AM

A movie that I love. What drives this movie is the chemistry between the cast (mainly between Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd) and a script that doesn't over saturate the time travel element. It gives plenty of room for the characters a...

Iron Man 2

reviewed on April 20th, 2013 10:54PM

Well, sad to say while a servicable sequel, this one suffers from setting up future events and a bit of a sophomore slump or a race car driver who just won his first championship only to fall short. The problems? Too much set up for future even...

Iron Man

reviewed on April 20th, 2013 10:44PM

When this came out, I didn't know what to expect. I wasn't expecting much but thankfully, my expectations were blown to smithereens and I came out satisfied. Very satisfied. It doesn't go the dumb action route and actually takes time to set up...

The Hunger Games

reviewed on April 16th, 2013 08:10PM

I have actively avoided this movie mainly because I saw no interest in it. However, I caught it on Netflix and the result? A nice attempt but some bad direction. I never read the books though I'm planning to remedy that so I don't know how it ...

Wreck-It Ralph

reviewed on March 30th, 2013 10:08PM

Like Olympus Has Fallen, I approached this with low expectations and I was REALLY surprised. I appreciated the plot, voice work (wasn't distracting), and the in jokes to other video games. It's got a lot of heart and doesn't get to sappy (t...

Independence Day

reviewed on March 27th, 2013 10:53PM

*MINOR SPOILERS* It still holds up as a good Earth vs. The Flying Saucers remake. I really appreciate that Roland Emmerich and co. manage to use miniatures when the destruction took place mixed with on set footage. Really gives the destru...

The Day after Tomorrow

reviewed on March 26th, 2013 10:41PM

Despite my dislike towards certain Roland Emmerich movies (see 2012 and Godzilla), this one is rather middle of the road for me. It has the Emmerich tropes when he writes the scripts (over-exaggerated science, bad dialogue, cheesy set pieces, s...

Olympus Has Fallen

reviewed on March 24th, 2013 09:19AM

I had low expectations for this but this exceeded it. It's a brutal, fast paced, and explosive actioner straight from the mid 90's. I'm fine with that. Gerald Butler escapes Rom-Com Purgatory to get back at stabbing people, shooting sub mach...

Doom

reviewed on March 17th, 2013 05:08PM

This one is dull. Aside from the welcome graphic violence, first person sequence (silly but effective), production design, and score, it is forgettable and doesn't follow the popular/influential computer game. Changing the enemy from Hell spawn...

Red Dawn

reviewed on March 7th, 2013 09:37PM

*MINOR SPOILERS* I've seen the original and loved it. As for this version, it's alright. Granted the one in 84 was a cheese fest but it had a sense of reality given the times of the Soviet Union. This concept of North Korea invading the Uni...

Snitch

reviewed on March 2nd, 2013 09:23PM

This was a surprise thriller. Well acted from the entire cast especially from Dwayne Johnson and Jon Bernthal (who plays an ex-con). Also nice to see Benjamin Bratt still working. Susan Sarandon plays an aspiring Congresswoman whom Johnson's ch...

A Good Day to Die Hard

reviewed on February 14th, 2013 09:54PM

Why can't they leave things back like they were in 1995? We didn't learn from 2007's misfire and this one is just as bad as that one with a short run time, minimal character, and nothing too memorable. This along with Live Free or Die Hard don'...

Bullet to the Head

reviewed on February 1st, 2013 10:28PM

This left me feeling cold. I liked the teaming up of the two leads. I liked the emphasis on violence but holy crap, was this over stylized. I mean, when the opening credits annoying you visually with bad editing you know the rest is going to...

Swordfish

reviewed on January 27th, 2013 10:04PM

One of the few actioners that gets better with age. I can see why this wasn't so respected at first by the lamestream critics due to the hacker speak (some of it is inaccurate), violence (particularly one involving suicide vests with ball bearing...

The Last Stand

reviewed on January 19th, 2013 11:15AM

I'm going to keep it short. This is the type of movie that should be setting records. Why? It's been awhile since we've had an R rated action movie that is made for adults. The tone is good, the action (aside from the cornfield car chase) is w...

Hostage

reviewed on January 15th, 2013 08:10PM

A Die Hard like movie that is nicely shot and doesn't fall prey to the tropes of the typical Die Hard scenario. We get some nicely shot and violent action but this is foremost a thriller. The setting of the mansion is a star in it's own. Plent...

Resident Evil: Retribution

reviewed on January 9th, 2013 10:36PM

It's a repetitive one with the typical Paul W.S. Anderson stuff. The CGI is laughable at times but the practical FX are good. Way too much slow motion at times. Also, it seems to rip off other movies and video games. Do we really need a reca...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

reviewed on December 29th, 2012 12:23AM

I know it's crazy that it's been since 2005 since I've seen a movie of yours on the big screen but I liked The Hobbit. Aside from the childish humor at times and close ups of fights, I enjoyed it. It felt like a trip back home. One that I s...

2012

reviewed on December 18th, 2012 10:11PM

I'm not going to harp long on this because I would probably go into a rage state. Let me say this. There are no likable characters (aside from Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Oliver Platt aka the only reasons why I'm giving...

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

reviewed on December 15th, 2012 10:32PM

" Listen, you fail I cover your ass. I fail you cover my ass! " John McClane. Director John McTiernan is thrust back into the world of New York's unluckiest detective and the quality is near pitch perfect but with a ho-hum but visually pleasing...

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

reviewed on December 15th, 2012 10:08PM

" How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice? " Dt. John McClane Well, with Renny Harlin taking the reigns this entry suffers. It's a bit of the same with amped up violence (not complaining) and a different setting being Dulles Internat...

The Ref

reviewed on December 14th, 2012 09:19PM

I've been meaning to watch this and it did not disappoint. Denis Leary is hilarious in this as a down on his luck burglar who takes a bickering couple hostage (Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis). Really, they all have there moments of hilarity. Even t...

Die Hard

reviewed on December 7th, 2012 10:44PM

This was the first of it's kind. Make the action hero vulnerable. An everyday man that's a great cop but totally in over his head when the odds are against him when he doesn't expect it. With his estranged wife and her fellow employees in danger...

Crimson Tide

reviewed on December 6th, 2012 10:56PM

Tony Scott along with major actors Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington bring a tension cooker on the USS Alabama (SSBN 731), a submarine with nuclear weapons primed for war. To launch or not? Plenty of tension and fast paced with little to no b...

The Apparition

reviewed on December 4th, 2012 01:55PM

No wonder Warner Bros. put this on the shelf and no wonder Joel Silver left Warner Bros. It felt like a straight to video movie or SciFi original (without the laughs). Todd Lincoln in his directorial debut manages to make an interesting concep...

X-Men: First Class

reviewed on November 27th, 2012 04:58PM

MINOR SPOILERS I have mixed feelings on this one but I found it satisfying and a MASSIVE improvement over the last two (Last Stand and Wolverine). The downfalls for this are: -the somewhat rushed 3rd act (though impressive given the Col...

21 Jump Street

reviewed on November 24th, 2012 09:51PM

The biggest accomplishment? For once, I didn't feel like punching Channing Tatum in the face. He can do comedy if given the right material and it shows in this. Jonah Hill thankfully doesn't go too over the top but the events these two get in ou...

Dante's Peak

reviewed on November 20th, 2012 09:55PM

Now this is what Volcano should have aimed for. The science isn't 100% accurate but it appears credible given the location and FX. Brosnan and Hamilton are beyond capable as well as two likable leads. The rest of the cast is mixed in talent...

Volcano

reviewed on November 20th, 2012 09:49PM

*MINOR SPOILERS* What can I say? It's a guilty pleasure disaster movie and 15 years later, it has it's charm. The acting here is adequate with more then capable actors (Jones, Heche, Cheadle) with a B-level script. The script? Oh boy. The...

Skyfall

reviewed on November 10th, 2012 12:58AM

Well, I don't know what to say. This unseated Goldeneye for favorite Bond movie. I don't know how but it did. Fantastic job by everyone. Everything fits nicely in traditional Bond sense via 2012. Sam Mendes, let me shake your hand. 2nd v...

Goldeneye

reviewed on November 4th, 2012 06:49PM

This was my first Bond movie and I still rank it as my favorite. Pierce Brosnan plays an excellent Bond. Not too young or old and all around charming British Secret Agent bad ass. The script gives Brosnan good dialogue and he's good at the p...

Empire Records

reviewed on October 31st, 2012 11:12PM

Pretty much a cult classic with then up and comers (Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Ethan Embry) working at a record store. It has an easy going but somewhat realistic nature about the employee's trying to save there workplace while trying to satisfy...

Blade

reviewed on October 27th, 2012 10:37AM

This is considered Marvel's first success. With DC's Batman & Robin dying along with other miserable disasters (Steel, Judge Dredd, etc), Marvel goes R rated (like The Crow), hires Wesley Snipes to play the Daywalker, and get visual director Step...

Chronicle

reviewed on October 19th, 2012 08:59PM

Now where did this come from and why didn't I see this in theaters? This answers what would someone do if they gained powers. Now with these powers (telekinesis and others that I don't want to spoil) come dire consequences for the three friends...

Quantum of Solace

reviewed on October 18th, 2012 03:39PM

This could have been legendary being a direct sequel to a Bond movie but with a underdeveloped script and bad direction it misfires. Why is this lackluster and a disappointment? For one, I was expecting the same quality of Casino Royale but th...

Event Horizon

reviewed on October 9th, 2012 08:40PM

Hard to believe Paul W.S. Anderson directed this. Hot off the heels of Mortal Kombat, he helms the director's chair for this sci fi terror trip from Neptune. Visually reminiscent of Ridley Scott's Alien and Clive Barkers' Hellraiser, Event Hori...

Looper

reviewed on October 2nd, 2012 04:04PM

This one came out of nowhere. It is a paced thriller with bouts of drama and violence from a great cast. Rian Johnson manages to craft an excellent time travel thriller. The 2044 setting in Kansas works well giving a sense of realism with t...

Varsity Blues

reviewed on September 21st, 2012 09:34PM

This is basically a star vehicle for James Van Der Beek that is a high school football melodrama set in Texas and makes for a genuinely entertaining movie. The acting is pretty decent for a high school movie that could have been easily a TV mov...

Dredd 3D

reviewed on September 21st, 2012 01:48PM

This was a damn good and violent time. Forget the 1995 skid mark, this captures the esscence of 2000 A.D.'s character known as Judge Dredd. A stoic bad ass who brandishes justice through brute force and bullets. Karl Urban puts on the helmet (m...

Death Race

reviewed on September 12th, 2012 07:39PM

I really hate Paul W.S. Anderson but I like this movie. It's a guilty pleasure with good car action and a decent cast. The story is your simple guy looks to reunite with loved one (his baby daughter) so he does any means necessary to stay alive....

The Expendables 2

reviewed on August 17th, 2012 02:03PM

This sequel irons out the problems of the first movie and fires on all barrels. The plot is your typical stop the bad guy and revenge deal but the cast make it work with tighter dialogue and better filmed action scenes. It is obvious to see wh...

Robocop (1987)

reviewed on August 14th, 2012 09:54PM

25 years later and Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi masterpiece holds up damn well. What makes the admiditley silly premise work is the direction, cast, and FX team that bring the near future of a corporation driven and corrupt Detroit creditable. It's...

Hellraiser: Bloodline

reviewed on August 4th, 2012 01:56AM

For some credit, this tries with a good concept. However, studio interference and reshoots make this one dead on arrival but watchable compared to Hell on Earth but that's just my opinion despite it being rather boring in some parts. The way ho...

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

reviewed on August 4th, 2012 01:47AM

Egads. This was horrible. First off, we don't have Kirsty as the main character and she's just reduced to a cameo on a video tape. Second, we go from haunting homes/asylums to a shitty rock club in New York (this was filmed in North Carolina a...

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

reviewed on August 4th, 2012 01:36AM

This makes for a solid sequel. Expanding upon the themes of the first film and making it fit in. The biggest positive is a patient named Tiffany who can solve puzzles and another plus is Dr. Channard (the head of the institute). Clive Barker h...

Hellraiser

reviewed on August 4th, 2012 01:27AM

Clive Barker tries his hand at directing and mostly hits the right notes. An adaptation of his book, The Hellbound Heart, Hellraiser follows a family of two newly weds and the reluctant daughter. The house previously occupied by someone with a n...

Lockout

reviewed on July 29th, 2012 07:06PM

UNRATED EDITION REVIEW Well, this was just OK. Nothing new here aside from the great chemistry between Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. These two make it work with there smart ass attitude. I actually liked Maggie's character and she was an impr...

The Dark Knight Rises

reviewed on July 26th, 2012 06:58PM

NO SPOILERS Following 8 years after The Dark Knight, has Gotham City become better without Batman? It is at a time when a masked thug called Bane raises Hell and forces Bruce Wayne to face his demons. The cast here is great but the one who ...

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

reviewed on July 11th, 2012 09:39AM

This movie works even thought it plays the premise straight. The cast make it work. Benjamin Walker plays Lincoln, Anthony Mackie plays his child hood friend Will Johnson, the lovely Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays lover Mary Todd, and the excelle...

Shooter

reviewed on July 10th, 2012 08:48PM

Oh yeah. This reminds me of the 80's and 90's. Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) brings us in the combat boots of former U.S. Marine, Bobby Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) as he survives, plans for war, and uncovers a nasty truth. The plot is ...

The Punisher

reviewed on July 10th, 2012 08:35PM

I must say, this origin story for the skull t-shirt wearing vigilante was a tough one to execute but this one from Johnathan Hensleigh (writer of Die Hard with a Vengeance) manages to get it right. Tom Jane plays the titular character who's nor...

The Fugitive

reviewed on July 5th, 2012 11:19AM

Why is this movie a classic? It has a decent plot if not tired but Ford and Jones make it work. You truly feel for Harrison's character as he is wrongfully accused of the murder of his wife. Tommy Lee Jones plays Sam Gerald, a U.S. Marshal who ...

Natural Born Killers

reviewed on July 4th, 2012 08:59AM

Oliver Stone paints serial killers how American media portrayed them in the 90's in this twisted, trippy, and entertaining film. Following Mickey and Mallory, both products of messed up childhoods, after murdering her parents, they go on a pat...

The Thing (1982)

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 03:55PM

John Carpenter in 1982 gave us the ultimate paranoia horror film with chilling music (composed by Ennio Morricone), frosty cinematography (Dean Cundey), gross out practical FX (Rob Bottin), paranoid acting from everyone, and then some. First an...

The Last Boy Scout

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 11:58AM

I love this movie. Directed by Tony Scott with plenty of one-liners, a high body count, car chases, likable protagonists, evil bad guys, and plenty of foul mouthed dialogue that is banned in Utah and Massachusetts, The Last Boy Scout is a class...

Click

reviewed on June 19th, 2012 11:50AM

To me, this movie killed Adam Sandler for me. It exposed his formula. -racist caricature by Rob Schneider -Adam Sandler's character being with a ridiculously hot wife (Kate Beckinsale) -Him having a minor problem turn into a huge one. -anno...

Prometheus

reviewed on June 9th, 2012 04:11PM

Well, Ridley Scott delivers but leaves questions to make us wonder. The only spoiler that I'm going ot say is, yes, this is a prequel to Sir. Ridley's Alien as well as Cameron's Aliens and Fincher's Alien 3. It leaves you in wonder. The scop...

Pandorum

reviewed on June 8th, 2012 10:11AM

Well, this movie is the text book definition of OK. In some ways, it feels like Event Horizon in tone and look (Paul W.S. Anderson produced this) but also "borrows" from The Descent, Alien, and Electronic Art's Dead Space. The acting is OK wit...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

reviewed on May 31st, 2012 11:31PM

Yep. It's another NASCAR movie but focused on comedy thanks to Adam McKay's and Will Ferrell's script. The laughs are plentiful and over the top especially the dinner scene in the beginning. His sons made me laugh the most though. I'm not ...

Days of Thunder

reviewed on May 31st, 2012 11:15PM

I saw this movie on VHS back in 1991 and it's been a favorite of mine. Used to watch NASCAR but not anymore since it became so commercial and political sometimes. Anyway, back to the review. Yes, I am aware that it has been called Top Gun o...

Stealth

reviewed on May 29th, 2012 01:05PM

Well, this makes a good concept but crash and burns into cliche after cliche with a limp script, bad acting, and being boring. Trying to mix science fiction with action CAN work (The Terminator, Robocop, Predator, etc) but this movie from Rob Coh...

DOA: Dead or Alive

reviewed on May 14th, 2012 10:36AM

Yes, this movie is a guilty pleasure. Why? The DOA games really had no real plot so this movie follows suit. Shamelessly but entertaining in a guilty pleasure way. The fights here are standard but filmed nicely with editing kinks. This comi...

The Avengers

reviewed on May 4th, 2012 01:31PM

**************NO SPOILERS***************** It lives up to the hype and then some. Joss Whedon, Marvel, and co. do the impossible. Building all the way from Iron Man 1 to Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers closes up plot thre...

The Happening

reviewed on May 2nd, 2012 10:13PM

What was a nice idea for a thriller/horror turns into a dark comedy with atrocious acting, plot holes the size of Pennsylvania, and many other things of unintentional hilarity. There is one thing I liked, the cinematography from Tak Fujimoto (T...

Safe

reviewed on April 27th, 2012 02:32PM

Yes, Jason Statham punches, shots, drives, and kills but it is a nice action movie for the 17 and up crowd. His character, Luke Wright is a likable badass with a heart. Catherine Chan (her debut movie) plays Mei, the 12 year old girl who has a...

The Cabin in the Woods

reviewed on April 18th, 2012 03:56PM

**NO SPOILERS** As of right now, THIS is my favorite movie of 2012 so far. The movie is a love letter to horror fans. It has the suspense, scares, blood, gore, atmosphere, likable characters, bastard villains, and even laughs. The script...

The Raid: Redemption

reviewed on April 14th, 2012 10:19PM

The independent action film from Indonesia will break your limbs, shoot you, and knock you out a window any way it can. The action is insane with the cinematography rarely missing a blow, slice, or shot. The editing is top notch and puts you i...

The Faculty

reviewed on March 25th, 2012 08:24PM

This often forgotten Robert Rodriguez movie from Dimension/Miramax still holds up in my opinion. It's got a script by Kevin Williamson (Scream) with the usual Kevin Williamson dialogue and tropes (mentioning over movies and witty dialogue along w...

Star Trek: Nemesis

reviewed on February 7th, 2012 08:22PM

Most fans and casual viewers see this movie as a Wrath of Khan rip off and it is. "Borrowing" themes (can't win situations, sacrifice, age, battling out in a zone where you can't communicate, etc) but this movie holds a small place in my heart. ...

Star Trek: Insurrection

reviewed on February 7th, 2012 08:07PM

Where do I begin? First off, I like how the crew we come to know and love look happy to be working. Jerry Goldsmith's score is always welcome and the cinematography from Matthew F. Leonetti (who also shot First Contact) is good. Johnathan Frake...

Star Trek: First Contact

reviewed on February 7th, 2012 02:10PM

The 2nd movie involving The Next Generation crew was a success critically and financially. Time travel is a tricky proposition in the Star Trek universe (the other one being The Voyage Home) but just like that movie, it works out despite the usua...

Star Trek: Generations

reviewed on February 7th, 2012 01:51PM

This movie leaves me feeling mixed. On one hand, it is awesome to see The Next Generation crew on the big screen but the script feels disjointed along with the direction. Also with some controversial decisions among fans and non-fans. It is an ...

Haywire

reviewed on January 24th, 2012 04:12PM

The ads paint this like a run of the mill action movie but it is more of a thriller with scenes of bad ass fights. Easily, the best parts of the movie coupled with foot chases. Nicely filmed and edited. It moves at a decent clip too and the c...

Live Free or Die Hard

reviewed on December 28th, 2011 10:27PM

The PROS: -Mary Elizabeth Winstead cute and tough -Maggie Q's character is actually the most intimidating. She should have been the main villian -OK editing -They've got Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son, so that at least earns ...

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

reviewed on December 22nd, 2011 11:17PM

QUICK Review (MINOR spoilers) What can I say? Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles) has surprised me with his live action debut. He has surpassed the previous entries of the series (even the one directed by J.J. Abrams). Brad Bird an...

Trick 'R Treat

reviewed on October 31st, 2011 10:46PM

What can I say about this movie that hasn't been praised? I can say this is an original horror movie but with homages to the horror genre that are also effective and entertaining. We watch a group of college girls trying to get men for Hallowe...

Under Siege

reviewed on September 28th, 2011 11:58PM

This is arguably Steven Seagal's best movie and for good reason. It is a Die Hard clone this time taking place on a battleship (USS Missouri) when a former CIA agent (played by Tommy Lee Jones) and his gang of thugs overtake the ship with the h...

Killer Elite

reviewed on September 27th, 2011 03:59PM

I liked it despite the pacing in some areas. The who girlfriend of Jason's character could have been dropped but it wasn't annoying. The action is shot OK if not a bit kinetic. Thankfully, I can tell what is going on. The pacing is alright...

Apollo 18

reviewed on September 2nd, 2011 10:04PM

*MINOR SPOILERS* First off, I've got to give props to the authentic look this was given. The film scratches, slow frame rate,and what not making it look like a worn VHS tape. Also, the editing gives a clastrophobic look on the Moon and in the...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

reviewed on August 4th, 2011 06:16PM

First off, I liked the first Transformers back in 2007 and the sequel in 2009, what a mess. However, this one is better then the 2nd one but that isn't saying much. So, how does it go? At least I used a free pass for this at the theater (in 2...

Captain America: The First Avenger

reviewed on July 28th, 2011 01:06AM

*MINIMAL SPOILERS ALERT* Really, this movie left a positive impression on me. I'm still beaming after it. Chris Evans plays a great Steve Rogers. First off, he lacks in size but he has a patriotic heart of gold and stands up for what is ri...

Skyline

reviewed on July 16th, 2011 05:58PM

The Good: -the way humans are snatched by the aliens -Some decent female eye candy (Crystal Reed below) -nicely photographed -OK digital FX and score The BAD: -the acting was nonexistent -no likable characters -the stupidity of the scrip...

Super 8

reviewed on June 11th, 2011 10:40PM

NO SPOILERS Like LOST, this movie isn't for everyone. It has plot holes but I don't want to explain it in fear of spoilers. This movie is full and foremost about the kids (whole fill the parts nicely) and the father (who is a Deputy) of one...

Thor

reviewed on May 30th, 2011 03:21PM

Fast Review: The Good -The cast was strong and so was the writing. -Great directing as well. -Good action but not too over the top -Good balance of drama, humor, action, and wit. -It wasn't so top heavy like Iron Man 2. It was just right....

Fast Five

reviewed on May 17th, 2011 08:45PM

Fast review: What I liked: -the characters (Paul Walker isn't so bland anymore) -the cinematography -the diverse cast -the pacing -the stunts (that final car chase is one for the record books in destruction) -the direction -score (Brian ...

Scream 4

reviewed on April 15th, 2011 10:23PM

*NO SPOILERS* This turned out to be a good surprise. First off, it is a sequel but the theme here is reboots and remakes. The internet and social media is also mentioned. The movie still has the sly humor and ties in with the first three m...

Battle: Los Angeles

reviewed on March 11th, 2011 05:06PM

Props to director Jonathan Liebesman for making me reconsider a good amount of doubt. Going from micro managed that ended up being a mess (Darkness Falls) to average (Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning), he successfully steps his way into big ...

Unstoppable

reviewed on December 28th, 2010 03:27PM

Talk about a throwback set in the present. This is strickly a popcorn thriller in the vein of a TV movie but with a bigger budget, better directing, better pacing, a better script, and a recognizable cast. The acting from Denzel Washington is ...

Waterworld

reviewed on November 11th, 2010 12:01AM

SPOILERS AHEAD We all know the production drama of this one. Originally having a $100 million budget inflating to $175 million and the re-writes. Was this movie worth the cost and drama? In short, yes and no. (Theatrical version reviewed...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

reviewed on November 7th, 2010 12:04PM

*SPOILER ALERT* Wow. Never I have seen such a bad "summer" movie since...well Transformers 2 but this is MUCH WORSE than Transformers 2. For starters, the emotionless Channing Tatum plays Duke, a U.S. soldier along with the unfunny Marlon...

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

reviewed on November 2nd, 2010 08:54PM

*SPOILERS* This movie is quite boring. The title and poster implies that we will see Antonio Banderas (Desparado) and Lucy Liu (Play It To The Bone) fight to the death. You only get that in a couple of scenes of boring fight/shootouts and eve...

Machete

reviewed on September 7th, 2010 04:17PM

It could have been better but it dragged in spots. Pros: -tongue in cheek action -female eye candy -decent stunt work -the cast (Steven Seagal gets the most laughs) -solid directing Cons: -obviously edited for the over the top violence...

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

reviewed on August 29th, 2010 08:54PM

Director Edgar Wright does it again. Mixing action, comedy, and making it enjoyably over the top. Yes, the visuals are on par with Speed Racer meaning they are colorful, fast, and bright. For once, I actually wasn't turned off or distracted...

Lord of War

reviewed on August 26th, 2010 06:16PM

From his beginnings in Brooklyn to various hot spots in Africa, Ukraine, and beyond, director/writer Andrew Niccol's thriller/drama follows gunrunner Yuri Orlov's (Cage) exploits. All going from selling his first Uzi to marrying his dream woman A...

30 Days of Night

reviewed on August 25th, 2010 01:00AM

About a year before the vampire craze put a stranglehold on the film industry, this movie came along and reintroduced the creatures as semi intelligent predators. Josh Harnett plays Sheriff Eben Oleson and alongside h...

The Dark Knight

reviewed on August 22nd, 2010 07:11PM

This is definitley a movie that gets better with each viewing. Sure, some people say it is overrated but I say no. Director Christopher Nolan follows up the solid Batman Begins with this opus. The plot moves at a crisp pace despite the long...

Piranha 3D

reviewed on August 21st, 2010 07:03PM

What can I say? I haven't had this much fun in a long time at a theater (next to The Expendables and Inception). First off, this is an exploitation flick. Pure cheese with a major helping of blood,gore, female nudity, and extreme creature vio...

The Expendables

reviewed on August 13th, 2010 07:26PM

Pros: -70s/80s rock and roll soundtrack -bad ass action -Willis, Schwarzenegger, and Stallone scene -Charisma Carpenter and Giselle Itié bring the eye candy Cons: -a bit top heavy with the cast -cinematography is a bit jerky but it isn't ...

The Book of Eli

reviewed on August 4th, 2010 02:12AM

A very solid movie that isn't all what it seems. Quite uplifting despite the wasteland setting. The cast is solid including Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) who shows off her dramatic chops. Gary Oldman (Air Force One, The Dark Knight...

Predators

reviewed on July 10th, 2010 07:59AM

Long story short, producer Robert Rodriguez and his team at Troublemaker Studios rise the Predator franchise from the ashes back to respectability for the horror and science fiction crowd. A rundown of Pros and Cons. Pros: -good pacing -so...

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