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Amazing to see T&E; at such a large scale, but not as many laughs as watching as many minutes of Awesome Show. | Amazing to see T&E; at such a large scale, but not as many laughs as watching as many minutes of Awesome Show. | ||
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[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729 John Carter] | |||
Changes from the source material sometimes help, sometimes make it less alien and more modern cliche. Delivers on fantastical adventure spectacle, though, which is what I was looking for. | |||
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January 29, 2011
Much better than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, in that this movie doesn't take a break from the ridiculous to have pieces of boring. It's just balls-to-the-wall crazy. Recommended.
February 23, 2011
A one note movie, but what a ridiculously insane note. Possibly the strangest climate change warning flick yet.
March 12, 2011
What Lost Skeleton did for 50s sci-fi movies, Black Dynamite does for 70s blaxploitation movies. Black Dynamite (the character) could kick the asses of all characters from movies I've reviewed.
March 13, 2011
Ordinary people stumbling upon extraordinary circumstances. Very compact, taking place entirely in and around an apartment building. I enjoyed.
March 21, 2011
Firefly wasn't really a "heroes save the world" type of show, but they pretty successfully elevate it to major issues in its own way here.
May 4-5, 2011
Veteran becomes increasingly involved in the family business, finds it a transformative experience. Also long, dramatic, and well acted.
June 12, 2011
Hollywood dick rips off a kid's story. Then it becomes sort of like Home Alone, if Kevin had gone on the offense instead of playing defense. Contains both Jaleel White and Dustin Diamond.
June 13, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The shit hits the fan. Even with only half a book to cover some pretty big stuff is left out, but definitely feels less rushed than the previous few.
July 7, 2011
Turns out balancing safety, business success, and family happiness is tough. There are two pretty good movies in here, and it feels like enough subtext that there's an invisible third.
September 1, 2011
A fun enough suburban vampire watch, but without one great thing in particular that sticks out to comment on. Just solid all around. Some 3D effects were a bit gratuitous.
September 5, 2011
It could've been even better with the proper old voice actors, but this is just a fun blast of nostalgia even if you're not familiar with all the crossed-over Ninja Turtle branches.
October 15, 2011
As far as heavily animal-based romantic comedies produced by Adam Sandler go, at least this one has fewer bestiality jokes than The Animal. Decent CG animal lipwork.
November 1, 2011
I'm sure it's mutated and exaggerated, but an interesting history of the first decadeish of Apple and Microsoft. Just feels like it's part 1 of what should be maybe 3 parts by now.
November 11, 2011
Night vs Darkness, in the shadows. Seriously, I couldn't see shit. Pieces of monstrous things did damage to each other and a slew of humans. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
December 3, 2011
A strange one. A series of simple enough motives and action scenes, but told in a layered and visually fantastical way--with a slightly unrealistic take on the nonconsequences of overclocking.
December 11, 2011
Hank Azaria as Gargamel is pretty cool. The plot is even more lightweight than one would expect from a "Smurfs stuck in New York" premise, though.
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
People have a variety of problems. Emotional, financial. But the common solution? Beating the shit out of each other.
December 22, 2011
Strange combination of kid-friendliness with guns and booze. CG used to great effect for seamless action shots. Didn't always keep my interest in between, though.
December 31, 2011
It's generally unpleasant watching a nice, too-trusting character get shit on by his troubled family, his ex, and the law.
January 15, 2012
Strange. Tries to be both serious and a bit parodic. Real and fictitious. Not sure where it ended up.
January 16, 2012
Film quality and dubbing do it a disservice, but a fine Chan (and buddies) movie.
January 27, 2012
Good fun. Many factions allow for all kinds of shifting situations. Feels less cheap than the first, but Sammo and Biao are missed.
January 30, 2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Amazing to see T&E; at such a large scale, but not as many laughs as watching as many minutes of Awesome Show.
March 9, 2012
Changes from the source material sometimes help, sometimes make it less alien and more modern cliche. Delivers on fantastical adventure spectacle, though, which is what I was looking for.