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Tag Archives: movie
May
23
2010
‘Kick-Ass’ fails to impress, satisfy
When I first heard that there was a movie coming out called “Kick-Ass,” I started to laugh. When I saw the film, I laughed even harder. Surprisingly, “Kick-Ass” was entertaining, action-packed, and heavily flawed. “Kick-Ass” stars a bunch of no-name actors and Nicolas Cage. Even several days after seeing the movie I can’t figure out [...]
Mar
17
2010
“The Crazies” is Crazy Fun
Remember the 1974 George A. Romero film “The Crazies”? Me neither. Well, having never seen the original (mainly because it is nowhere to be found), I did not know how I would enjoy the remake. It turns out that “The Crazies” is one of the most exhilarating zombie/horror movies I have ever seen. And I’ve [...]
Jan
27
2010
Could “Avatar” Change the Future of Cinema?
Twenty years ago, the world of cinema was introduced to a little film that completely changed the future of special effects. This little film was called “Star Wars.” It was one of the first movies to use digital graphics mixed with live actors, and no one has seen anything like it. Twenty years later, James [...]
Oct
16
2009
Michael Moore fails to find solution
A pair of blinding white NewBalance shoes, a megaphone, several rolls of yellow crime scene tape, and an armored truck spell one thing; Michael Moore is back again. Moore’s newest movie “Capitalism: A Love Story” is a brutal attack on the economic system that sustains our nation. While the movie’s sporadic plot, poor attempt at [...]
Sep
14
2009
Tim Burton’s ’9′ unbalanced, bewildering
Full of action and adventure in a post-apocalyptic age, Tim Burton’s “9” adds a bit of the short film version of “9″ in the movie as well as his own creativity; however, this resulted in a very topsy-turvy film. The story begins with the last “stitchpunk,” 9, waking up in his creator laboratory to find [...]
