And so it came to pass. The much anticipated movie in comic geekdom has finally arrived: Warner Bros’ film adaptation of Watchmen arrived last March 6 amidst hype and trepidation. I finally got to see it earlier tonight, choosing not to force the issue of having to juggle schedules on opening night. Had it been [...]
Update: What a dry Oscars show! I know they had to scramble (I think they just had 7 days to prepare) but it was a low-key show for an audience of 1 billion. I think Jon Stewart did a great job at hosting this year although I think he couldn’t help himself putting in those [...]
The Internet hype surrounding the release of Cloverfield wasn’t as ubiquitous nor as annoying as Snakes on the Plane. But there is the hype with the teaser trailer strategically placed with the Transformers movie, various faux websites and endless speculation first with the title and then the monster. Was it another Godzilla movie? The American [...]
Idiotic dads notwithstanding, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd was an enjoyable movie-going experience. I’ve heard of the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical but movies are a different art form altogether. Broadway plays transitioning to movies are spotty at best and a horror/musical may be, uhm, a stab in the dark but Burton actually pulls it off.
Loosely based on Richard Matheson’s novel, I Am Legend stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, a military scientist looking for the cure to an airborne virus which has decimated 90% of the world’s population. Yes it’s Will Smith trying to save the world again. And if you have watched his world-saving adventures in the past, [...]
I’m late coming to appreciate the Coen Brother’s films. Sure I loved Fargo & Oh Brother Where Art Thou? but it took me awhile and some patience to just strap down and watch their other movies. Raising Arizona? Couldn’t stand it because of Nicholas Cage. The Big Lebowski? I had to watch it on three [...]
Let me get this out of the way: I have never seen Robert Zemeckis’ other mo-cap movie Polar Express. That said, I didn’t get the “dead eyes” feeling from watching Beowulf. The novelty of watching this in 3-D made it a positive experience for us. The story is a well-known one – writers Neil Gaiman [...]