Mar 17
There was a time in Hollywood where Jean-Claude Van Damme was to be the next accented action hero, a-la Arnold. Some really bad script choices later, he's now a direct-to-DVD-lucky-to-make-it-on-TV movie star. I think Street Fighter should get the blame here. It's sad, but you sort of saw it coming with this flick. It's soooo bad. Seriously! Ryu and..... [ read more ]
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Mar 17
The second VG-to-flick that should not of been made is Wing Commander. To be honest, our Editors were mixed about this movie. So much so, that a few of us go together and watched this flick recently. The consensus? It's not completely terrible like SMB: The Flick, but there's too much schmaltz to make it likable. Maybe, if someone other than..... [ read more ]
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Mar 17
Just in case you don't know, a movie based on World of Warcraft is coming soon to theaters. Slated to hit sometime in 2011 with none other than Spider-Man director, Sam Raimi at its helm. Just mention Sam Raimi and some super-hero, mystical world, fantasy adventure and most fan boys are pretty hopeful that the movie won't suck. Me? I'm not so sure, but..... [ read more ]
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Jan 16
For starters, I have not been to the cinema in over three years.  This is for two primary reasons – 1) I have a three year old child and 2) nothing has truly captured my attention enough to want to go. Over the past few months, I have heard so much hype about Avatar that my curiosity got the best of me – and..... [ read more ]
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Jan 05

Where the Wild Things Are is a nice adaptation of the famous Maurice Sendak children’s illustrated book.  It’s a film directed by Spike Jonze, a talented and offbeat filmmaker noted..... [ read more ]

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Jan 05

Invictus tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s first days in office as president of South Africa and his interest and involvement in the national rugby team.  Morgan Freeman is excellent, giving an understated performance as the quiet and graceful Mandela.  He is the key..... [ read more ]

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Dec 21
The Blind Side (directed by John Lee Hancock) is an average movie at best.  At its worst, it is a manipulative piece of Hollywood drivel.  Formulaic, cliché driven, screenplay written out of a how-to book.  Still, there are likeable things about the movie.  For..... [ read more ]
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