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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
New Fall Movie Preview
The coming of the fall movie season should be exciting to moviegoers for one very huge reason: on Nov. 16, we get Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II. Do you know what this means? No more Twilight! After Thanksgiving, it’s all over! Of course, the next four months also offer a variety of crowd pleasers, sequels […]
The Expendables 2 New Movie Review
Late in The Expendables 2, soldier for hire Barney Smith (Sylvester Stallone) and his crew of anytime/anywhere warriors come across an armed adversary, who they simultaneously pulverize with bullets until he resembles Hamburger Helper. Smith admires his handiwork and quips, “rest in pieces!” If that sounds especially tasteless or off putting, this movie isn’t for […]
Lahainatown Action Committee Sponsors Halloween T Shirt Contest
Lahainatown Action Committee is holding a contest for a new “Halloween in Lahaina” t-shirt design. The winning design will effectively reflect the theme ‘Great Energy’ at this year’s event. “Lahaina is known for their famous artists,” said Jill Holley, LAC Executive Board Member. “It is the goal of the LAC to invite the public to […]