Saw Iron Man 3 today and it’s pretty great. Surprising how little the trailers have spoiled – there’s huge portions of the plot that have yet to be spoiled and some real surprises to boot. Also, much more of a … Continue reading
Saw GI Joe: Retaliation…. a direct sequel to the first movie from a few years ago and somehow a reboot of the franchise. It’s much less over-the-top and goofy and seems to be trying for more realism and serious-mindedness in … Continue reading
So someone went and made a Die Hard film but didn’t cast Bruce Willis and it was pretty great… Olympus Has Fallen is basically a new Die Hard film that puts to shame the actual Die Hard movie that came … Continue reading
Saw Jack the Giant Slayer over the weekend… and I rather enjoyed it. It was fun and light entertainment and I rather liked the characters who didn’t fall into the cliches I expected. I didn’t know Ewan McGregor was in … Continue reading
The best thing about the new Die Hard (A Good Day to Die Hard) is that it has a lot of great stunt work that looks practical. They did some fantastic work to make the stunts pretty amazing… but the … Continue reading
So… classing it up in a goofy storyline, Aaron Eckhart plays the Frankenstein monster in the so-very-serious action/sf flick I, Frankenstein. A movie that tries real hard… tries to be good, tries to be some kind of amalgam of Underworld … Continue reading
So I saw Arnold’s first major new movie since he stopped being the Governator… The Last Stand (not counting his extended cameo in Expendables 2). And… yeah… it’s a super run-of-the-mill action flick with nothing particular to get excited about … Continue reading
So Django Unchained may be my favorite movie of the year… kind of gobsmacked about that but there ya go. It’s a violent (red mist! Jeesh) western/action flick with an awesome soundtrack… it’s the revenge fantasy that Inglorious Basterds wished … Continue reading
Also saw Tom Cruise’s new action flick Jack Reacher… and its a surprisingly well-written, clever and funny action movie that’s basically a lite-weight piffle. Fun while it lasts, but not something I’ll remember in a couple of weeks. Still, it … Continue reading
<deep breath> OK, saw The Hobbit (part 1) today… and, while I can honestly say I was never bored, the movie went on way too long. It gives me a new understanding to people who had little patience for the … Continue reading