It’s been 10 years since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Best Picture Academy Award and his original fantasy film trilogy concluded. It seems that Hobbit Mania peaked a decade ago, with Jackson’s second prequel trilogy receiving mixed to indifferent responses so far, even from most die-hard Ring fans. I find myself in a strange position, as … [Read more...] about THE HOBBIT DESOLATION OF SMAUG New Movie Review
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RIDDICK New Movie Review
As a child, I used to play with my Star Wars action figures every chance I got. My parents sensed my enthusiasm for The Force, so Christmas morning at my house was like an annual unveiling of the latest action figure George Lucas commissioned. I’d go over to my pal John’s house and we’d stage the most epic-sized, off-the-wall Star Wars melodramas we could imagine. This is … [Read more...] about RIDDICK New Movie Review
PACIFIC RIM New Movie Review
To quote the Wizard of Oz, Pacific Rim is “a clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk.” This giant robots versus giant monsters movie is the latest from visionary director Guillermo Del Toro and it’s easily the least of his otherwise stellar body of work. Giant monsters from the bottom of the ocean, called Kaijus, are terrorizing humankind. Brave warriors … [Read more...] about PACIFIC RIM New Movie Review
A Good Day To Die Hard New Movie Review
It's almost exactly 25 years since the original Die Hard and here we have the fifth John McClane adventure. The best way to approach the return of Bruce Willis as the New York cop who "kills a lot of bad guys" is to push the original film out of your mind. Let's face it, action fans: John McTiernan's 1988 film will never be matched nor topped. Hollywood tried for years to … [Read more...] about A Good Day To Die Hard New Movie Review
The Last Stand New Movie Review
A cunning and highly sought after criminal (played by Eduardo Noriega, a great name for a villain, let alone an actor) is on the loose. A desperate federal officer (Forest Whitaker) is unable to catch him in time, especially when a super-fast Corvette, able to hit 197 miles in a second, is the getaway car. What the fugitive doesn’t expect is that, in order to meet his … [Read more...] about The Last Stand New Movie Review