August 9, 2013 – 2:24 pm
Many have been chiming in about what a far left socialist/communist propaganda film Elysium is. Consider (Examiner) Is Hollywood promoting socialism with its new sci-fi movie “Elysium?” That’s the charge being made by some, according to a report published Wednesday at Fox News. An article at Newsmax, for example, calls it “Matt Damon’s sci-fi socialism,” […]
May 10, 2013 – 12:40 pm
You can call me a Trekkie. I grew up constantly watching repeats of the original Star Trek. I loved the Next Generation. Deep Space Nine. Voyager. Most of the movies, especially The Wrath Of Khan. I’ve moved on from reading the books, but, when they first started being published, I read them religiously, either buying […]
December 17, 2012 – 8:08 pm
If you’ve read any of my post-movie writings, you know I do not do reviews: I do recommendations. And, The Hobbit? I went to see it this afternoon (after finishing my Christmas shopping). Was it good? 4 1/2 stars out of 5. There’s a second rating I give, which is “matinee or primetime?” I’d pay […]
August 24, 2012 – 10:21 pm
Granted, it’s kind of a lame weekend for new movies, but, this is rather impressive (Deadline) The anti-Obama movie 2016 Obama’s America went into wider release around America today and is opening right now in first place at the domestic box office. That’s quite a feat since the Rocky Mountain Pictures political documentary is still playing in only […]
July 25, 2012 – 10:42 pm
Like many other movies, such as Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises had a ton of hype around it, and was widely anticipated to be a summer blockbuster. Well, mission accomplished! But, how good is it, really? Over at Rotten Tomatoes, it gets very high marks, but one thing you seem to see a lot is […]
June 8, 2012 – 7:34 pm
Just getting back from seeing Prometheus (saw it in 2D. Missed being able to get in to the 3D showing by 3 minutes, stuck at work). The big question is, did it live up to the hype? No. But it came very, very close. Pretty much everything you have read about what it is supposed […]
May 8, 2012 – 5:20 pm
Eh. That’s pretty much it. Perhaps I expected too much after all the hype. Perhaps it’s because it seemed to be a stilted movie with boring dialogue which superimposed visuals for 3D effect over a good screenplay, which creates little emotion, as happens with many 3D movies. It becomes more about explosions and violence and […]
November 25, 2011 – 7:35 pm
I now have my excuse (Washington Post) “Twilight: Breaking Dawn†has elicited shrieks of joy from Twihards, yawns from some film critics and groans from unwilling partners dragged to the vampire love story. But the film’s gory birth scene, which contains rapid flashes of black and red light, has apparently also caused two men to […]
August 8, 2011 – 6:40 pm
Hmm, this is a toughy. I really expected quite a bit more from the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I was pleased with it, I just expected more deeper meaning, and a bit more of an ending, not an obvious setup for a part 2. That said, I’ll give it a B for an afternoon […]
August 2, 2011 – 7:01 pm
Yes, I went to see the movie this afternoon, and the verdict is……..go see it! There have been lots of criticisms over the movie. For my part, let’s say this: it is not a super deep movie. There isn’t super duper dialogue (though, no stupid or bad dialogue.) It doesn’t make you think. There’s no […]
