Once I was lying on the side of the road: beaten, bloody and unconscious. A kind soul came to me and helped me up, insisting he call an ambulance to help. I refuse, saying I’m okay and will recover quickly, but the man insists on helping and taking me to his once. Once there, I […]
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
April 15, 2014 by
So far, we’ve had kind of a rough time with Marvel’s “Phase 2,” facing rehashed story elements in “Thor: The Dark World” and disappointing characterizations in “Iron Man 3.” It doesn’t help that “expanding the cinematic universe” has mostly meant just making sequels to movies featuring characters we’ve seen already, with typical self-contained stories that […]
Movie Review: The Desolation of Smaug
January 20, 2014 by
It has to be said right up front that the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is one of my favorite film series of them all. I think I had a very similar experience watching “The Fellowship of the Ring” to what many kids experienced back in the 1970s with “Star Wars”- sheer awe at an epic story, […]
Movie Review: Catching Fire
January 17, 2014 by
I have a confession to make: I’ve read all three books and I certainly cannot call myself a “Hunger Games” fan. The first novel was my favorite, being a simple story about survival and loss, with some emotional spikes to compliment the action. The second and third novels demonstrated needlessly complicated plots, illogical story elements, […]
Movie Review: Frozen
January 15, 2014 by
Ever since Walt Disney’s death in 1966, Disney Animation Studios has constantly struggled to find a consistent vision for how animated films should be made, often prioritizing financial success over artistic integrity. The 70’s and 80’s saw many bland, low-budget efforts like “The Rescuers” (1977), “Robin Hood” (1973), “The Fox and The Hound”(1981), and “The […]
Movie Review- Thor:The Dark World
November 18, 2013 by
Over the last five years, Marvel Studios has done the impossible: create four consistently successful comic book movie franchises that culminate into a gigantic team-up movie with “The Avengers”(2012). Considering the last blockbuster clash of separate franchises into a single event occurred in 1962 (“King Kong vs. Godzilla”), all odds were against this plan being […]
The Ender's Game: Movie Review
November 6, 2013 by
In 1985, Orson Scott Card published Ender’s Game, a science fiction story of a boy being forced into early manhood to fulfill the needs of billions. It was a grand story about dealing with the loss of childhood, free will, and respect for life. It went on to be recognized as one of the greatest pieces […]
Movie Review: Captain Phillips
October 26, 2013 by
I get so tired of action movies sometimes. After so many instances endless car chases, gunfights, explosions, and cut-and-paste CGI effects, I tend to long for some good old-fashioned suspense. I’ve always enjoyed scenes where you’re terrified of what will happen next, where any second could instantly change the course of the entire story with […]
Movie Review: Gravity
October 25, 2013 by
Every five years or so, that special ‘event movie’ comes along to completely absorb its audience with vastly immersive spectacles across time and space. James Cameron’s “Avatar” (2009) was the last film to capture the audience’s imagination in such a way. With state-of-the-art motion capture technology and 3D effects to create a beautifully believable world […]
Movie Review: Escape From Tomorrow
October 23, 2013 by
If one is to appreciate this bizarre little movie and why I decided to review it, one has to know how Escape From Tomorrow was made in the first place…and how it really should not have been released at all. The film was made guerilla style, filmed entirely in secret at Disneyland and the Walt Disney World […]
