I cannot think of a more disappointing film than Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. I hadn’t been expecting anything at all, really, since first seeing the trailer. But even those expectations were lowered. The beloved children’s book by Maurice Sendak is about 13 sentences, 330 words. How long is the film? [...]
The Problems with 3D Movies/Toy Story 3D Double Feature Review
The visceral thrill of a film is very important when concerning actions, thrillers, horror movies, westerns, etc. Almost any genre, you will find that visceral experience like no other. Whether it be head turning in The Exorcist, mind blowing like in The Dark Knight, a whirling feeling only experienced when running like in Casino Royale, [...]
Long Time
It has been extremely hectic lately and I am so sorry, Faithful Readers, that I have not posted in a long time. So, I will just write what I have seen and provide a capsule review of each.
Doubt
The John Patrick Shanley translates to the screen well mostly because of its stellar cast. Meryl Streep as [...]
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: Review for “Coraline”
The team who brought you the stop-motion animation masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas is back delivering a terrifying but fantastic film yet again. Neil Gaiman’s wonderfully eerie children’s book hits the screen in a big way, and works great as a SMA movie. I imagine that a live action version would not be as convincingly [...]
I, Robot: Review for “Wall-E” 3-Disc Special Edition DVD
Pixar is honestly one of the most amazing studios ever. More amazing than MGM, more fantastic than Universal, and more exciting than 20th Century Fox. Not only because of the amazing visuals they provide for all of their films, but also because of their acclectic choices of films. Even though their is a small taste [...]
“Kung Fu” Fighting: Review for “Kung Fu Panda”
Kids movies with messages tend to be kind of preachy and annoying. There are a few exceptions, but not many. Actually, a lot of kids movies over the last five or six years haven’t been up to scratch as they were in the ’90s. Yes, there was Pixar, but other than that, only a few [...]
Absolute KAOS:Review for “Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control” DVD
One of my favorite summer films so far is Get Smart. It’s funny, action packed, and all together great. With great acting from Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Alda, it’s probably the funniest film this summer that not only you, but your kids can also enjoy. In a couple scenes, Masi Oka [...]
Global Warming: Review for “WALL-E”
WALL-E is the newest film from the PIXAR family film collection, one of the most successful companies in family films in the world. They brought toys alive in Toy Story, made super heroes human in The Incredibles, and made a rat’s dream a reality in last year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar winner, Ratatouile. With each [...]
“Smart” and Fun: Review for “Get Smart”
Steve Carell plays Maxwell Smart, a man devoted to his job. He writes long reports and deciphers conversations. Though his reports are actually very important, almost no one reads them. His wish is to be an agent of CONTROL. When he finally gets his wish, he is on a mission to discover where KAOS planted a nuclear bomb. [...]
Pitch Problem: Review for "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
In Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jason Lee (TV’s My Name Is Earl) stars as Dave Seville, a down on his luck singer-songwriter trying to make it big in the music biz. The head of the company, Ian Hawke (David Cross), is a particularly cruel and manipulative guy. A guy who would personify evil (evil as [...]
