Tag: movie review
-
Movie Review – Rush
Ron Howard is the master of recreating history into an entertaining movie. He did it best with Apollo 13 — yes, that’s a true story for those who didn’t already know — but Rush is nearly as good. I’m a bigger space exploration fan than a racing fan. Either way, Rush is a compelling story…
-
Movie Review – Riddick
—
Pitch Black is one of my favorite movies ever, and I’m a little uncertain how I feel about Riddick. First off, I can easily say that it isn’t as good as the original — but that’s a very high standard to be compared to. The best thing I can say about Riddick is that it’s…
-
Movie Review – Getaway
—
Getaway is only about 82 minutes long — excluding the end credits. I didn’t time it, but I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that roughly half of the movie involves car chases. So, if you like car chases, then you probably won’t be disappointed. However, I found the car chases to…
-
Movie Review – Mortal Instruments
—
If you loved the book, Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, then you’ll love the movie. I base this on the fact that there was a smattering of applause at the end of the movie coming from a group of people who all sat together. They were the die-hard fans of the book, I was told.…
-
Movie Review – Paranoia
—
All in all, Paranoia was a fun little flick. It wasn’t an awesome movie but it didn’t suck. The storyline moved along really quickly, the people were pretty, and the clothes were awesome. Even the houses and cars were beautiful. It’s a superficial movie with a totally unbelievable plot. The acting was okay. I’m a…
-
Movie Review – Jobs
I went into this movie not knowing anything about Steve Jobs except that he had something to do with Apple. This really isn’t my kind of movie. It made me super sad. I had no idea he was such a mental case. Ashton Kutcher did a great job. I was expecting Weldon from Two and…
-
Movie Review – The Butler
I see about 70 movies per year and rarely do I see the audience stand up and applaud at the end of a movie. The Butler was worthy of the applause. Forrest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines was as good – or even better – than he was in The Last King Of Scotland. Oprah Winfrey…
-
Movie Review – Elysium
—
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge scifi fan. That means I’m really hard on scifi movies. They have to be outstanding for me to give them a good rating. Unfortunately Elysium orbits a long, LONG, way from outstanding. If you’re not a particularly big scifi fan then you may not notice the plot…
-
Movie Review – Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
—
I must admit, I enjoyed Percy Jackson much more than I expected. It isn’t the sort of movie that will win any awards — however, the craftsmanship was first rate. It’s a good story that is well paced throughout. In fact, I found myself getting lost in the story, which isn’t very common since I’m…
-
Movie Review – We’re The Millers
—
We’re the Millers definitely surprised me. I had seen trailers for it for months and thought it looked good, but was worried that they had already shown us all the good stuff. Thankfully, I was wrong. There were many scenes that were over the top funny that I hadn’t seen yet. Will Poulter, who played…
