Aug
18
Expendables 2
Someone opened a can of macho and pored it over me – saw Expendables 2 and I can say I enjoyed it more than the first flick… and the first flick was an ok action flick so this is a … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Low 80s
Jul
20
Dark Knight Rises, The
The Dark Knight Rises is an extremely well made movie that goes on (and on and on) for about 45 minutes longer than is necessary for its preachy but thematically muddled parable of the 99% and then ends with what … Continue reading
Jul
04
Amazing Spider-Man
The new Amazing Spider-Man spider-man reboot is … alright. It’s ok. It’s the same origin story we saw ten years ago though – just remixed so I spent most of the time wondering how they were going to tell the … Continue reading
Jun
27
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Steve Carell and Keira Knightly star in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World… billed as a kind of romantic comedy, it’s really more of a romance with comedy and tragedy. An asteroid will hit Earth in 21 … Continue reading
Jun
26
Brave
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
Jan
22
Red Tails
Saw Red Tails today – the WW2 war movie about the Tuskegee Airmen (the black pilots). People who are cynics, who can’t handle war movie cliches, who hate rah-rah patriotism, and/or who just hate hate hate George Lucas will hate … Continue reading
Dec
24
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo… they did. It was a cute movie. Charming and sweet. Matt Damon does his usual solid work. I’m not sure there’s much to say about this flick other than it’s well worth seeing. Score: 82
Jul
15
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
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
Jun
11
Super 8
Super 8… it just doesn’t work as well as it should. It’s not a bad movie… but it’s not as good as I’d hoped given it’s director and its obvious desire to emulate great 80s Spielberg flicks. It doesn’t gel … Continue reading
May
07
Thor
Saw Thor – good movie. I know very little about him as a comic book hero… though I know a bit more more about Norse mythology… so it was easy to watch knowing one of the two. Fairly good action, … Continue reading