If I were president, I would enact a new law: A film director or actor/actress must face the same punishment (or reward) the viewer faces when watching one of their works. With that said, if I were to add up all of Michael Bay’s atrocities since Armageddon, I think, I think, I would easily be [...]
My wife’s sister visited us for about three weeks. In addition to some of the enjoyable activities that we engaged in such as roller coaster-riding, hiking, hanging out at restaurants and some picnicking, I thought we’d catch a nice movie at one of the better multiplexes. “Up” was out and everybody was raving about it. [...]
I caught X-Men Origins: Wolverine this past weekend and, honestly, it was enjoyable. However, there were a couple of things that I couldn’t get past which made this movie worth renting only. It tried way too much to fit all the puzzle pieces together. Yes, it’s an X-men prequel focusing on one of the most [...]
Filthy yet care-free and happy children are playing near an airfield. Jamal sees the ball shoot for the sky and quickly starts backing for it. As a plane whizzes by, dispersing the children, incapable policemen on motor bikes spot the kids and start chasing them. This is when we are introduced to a world we would have never [...]
Oh, man. What can I say about Tropic Thunder? When I initially saw the preview of this movie, I thought it was a brand new direction for comedies; a big-budget funny parody of war movies with an all-star cast. I was wrong. It was more of a Zoolander-like parody of Hollywood than anything I would [...]
Ever since the new X-Files movie’s previews started surfacing on the small and big screens, I felt very nostalgic as I time-traveled back to the 1990′s when I used to tune to the awesome-in-a-geek-way television series. Sometimes it left me in pure wonderment, and other times it made me reach for a clean pair of [...]
Hancock is one of those movies where if you look at its smooth, shiny surface from afar you will wonder “Hmmm, bizarre pornography?” But then if you scratch a little at it, you will find a mindless roller-coaster ride which defies all laws of physics. If you scratch further more, you will feel a pulse—a [...]
When I first saw the WALL-E trailer I thought “Great effects! But probably a crappy story…” I thought, after the Pixar dudes shined with progressive masterpieces like Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, that they must hit a bump and come crashing down at some point… and this was it. I have never been so [...]
What’s wrong with M. Night Shyamalan? He initially gives us gems for films which I don’t think I need to mention but I will anyways—The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs are reflections of a filmmaker who has so much depth and artistic vision. Well-crafted story lines with spectral characters burn unforgettable moments in our minds. [...]
Every once in a while, a movie comes along which manages to change my perspective on life, reorganize my priorities and redefine my goals. Before I delve into my updated career objectives, imagine this: after some nobody-gives-a-crap-about wedding, you’re going to a desolate yet beautiful summer house with the woman you love. You start to [...]
