Went to see the new stop-motion family movie The Boxtrolls and boy did I hate it. It’s almost enough to say the technical marvel that is the actual craft of making the movie with stop-motion puppets and whatnot makes the … Continue reading
When Kevin Sorbo and Hercules: The Legendary Journey is a more accurate representation of the Hercules myth than the new The Legend of Hercules movie, then you know something has gone horribly wrong. Kevin Lutz (who?) stars as “Hercules”… a … Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is generally a better movie than the previous Hobbit movie… though even more stuffed with made-up plots that cannot be explained away as stuff from the appendices… but that’s ok… it fleshes out some … Continue reading
Saw the CGI family-friendly cartoon Epic… about a tiny society of forest warriors duking it out over good (growth) vs. evil (decay). It’s a decent little movie – slightly violent – that kids will probably enjoy. Some of the writing … Continue reading
Went to see Oz, The Great and Powerful and… it’s pretty darn good. Good, if a little scary, I bet, for the family (a few heaving bosoms may not be “appropriate” but I’m not complaining). It’s sweet and charming and … 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
Also so the historically accurate Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Yes, this is a real thing. Hansel and Gretel get kidnapped, kill the witch, grow up, arm themselves with rapid-fire stake throwers, Gatling guns, phonographs (?), and hunt witches throughout… … 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
Saw the new Pixar flick Brave about the Scottish princess with all the red curls… everything in the trailers is wonderful and fun and rates really high on the Pixar-scale. The actual plot, which happily isn’t ruined by the trailers, … Continue reading
So joined the throbbing masses who left common sense at the door went with awesome friends to Harry Potter 7.5 at midnight last night. A fine example of how a big Hollywood production can be a big showcase for FX … Continue reading