Tag: movies

  • The Dark Knight Rises – A Movie Review

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    The next few paragraphs will review The Dark Knight Rises for those who have yet to see it.  There will be no spoilers without notification. Christopher Nolan made it blatantly clear that this would be his final Batman movie, and fittingly, created a perfect conclusion to his storyline.  More than any other Batman movie ever…

  • The Disappearance of Alice Creed – A Movie Review

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    I recently had the opportunity to get this movie for free from Amazon.com if I promised to review it.  I figured that wasn’t much of an obligation, and so I agreed.  I had remembered briefly hearing … reading … something about The Disappearance of Alice Creed, so I figured why not?  Though I wasn’t terribly…

  • Iron Man 2 – A Movie Review

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    Interestingly enough, I believe Iron Man is one of those comic book characters that actually translates better on film.  Let’s face it: no matter how great the artist, Iron Man is a hero we want to see blazing through the sky, shooting rays from his hands, and just being generally awesome in live-action.  I think…

  • Clash of the Titans (3D) – A Movie Review

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    It’s with good reason that I refuse to watch the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans as an adult.  I have such fond memories of that old movie.  Whenever it came on as a kid, I was planted.  I blame it for getting me vested in Greek mythology, especially when I started realizing that…

  • The Road – A Movie Review

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    Though The Road opened around Thanksgiving, it just came to my town a few days before Christmas.  This, along with the multiple delays and reshoots, gave me great concern that the movie would not live up to the source material. My fears were unfounded. Absolutely bleak and morose, the film perfectly captured the essence of…

  • G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra – A Move Review

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    If you’ll remember my review of the first Transformers, then you’ll know how I feel about movies based on toys.  They are not to be taken too seriously and should be enjoyed as nothing more than escapism. With that in mind, G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra was a rousing success.  Pure, nonstop action coupled…

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine – A Movie Review

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    Scott William Foley
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    Wolverine disappointed, and that’s even with already low expectations. It started out well enough (but for a goofy child screaming in rage at the sky).  The opening credits were very cool, detailing James (Wolverine) and Victor’s participation in every major war since the late 1800s.  Then it progressively got worse. Here’s the main problem: they…

  • X-Files: I Want To Believe – A Movie Review

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    I loved this movie! I enjoyed the X-Files television program.  I wouldn’t say I was a diehard fan or anything, but I liked it quite a bit.  So when I saw the commercials X-Files: I Want To Believe, I made a note to check it out on DVD, but didn’t get worked up enough to…

  • Watchmen – A (Very Long) Movie Review

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    Scott William Foley
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    When Watchmen came out in the mid-Eighties, it revolutionized the comic book industry.  It gave us an angle on “super heroes” that had practically never before been investigated.  It had nuance, complexity, characterization, pacing, and, most of all, it utilized the comic book format and played to the strengths such a genre allows. After hearing…

  • The Rocker – A Movie Review

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    Scott William Foley
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    Within the first ten minutes, the creators of The Rocker make it readily apparent after Rainn Wilson punctures the top of a van with his drumsticks that you better relax and take this movie for what it is – a nonsensical farce attacking rock band cliché after cliché and offering a few catchy songs in…