Mechanical mayhem. . . delivered Swift shot: This was the best and worst Transformers film to date. Best, because the action was intense and emotional, worst because the cheese and in-your-face sexiness was heavily grated on top of everything. This is another film that is a must see for theaters; there is a reason they call these things Summer Blockbusters folks - … [Read more...] about Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Archives for June 2011
Cars 2
Swift shot: This one isn't for the really young'uns - mature themes throughout, and I counted five deaths and one rather vicious torture scene leading to the demise of Bruce Campbell - that dude is everywhere! Cars 2 is not a toddler friendly film, it is a spy thriller played out with cars. It was incredibly ingenious, mind you, with spectacular style and beyond-comparison … [Read more...] about Cars 2
Passion Play
Not much passion to be found here. The H-Bomb: Nate (Mickey Rourke), a down and out, sad sack musician, narrowly escapes a mob hit and wanders through the desert until he comes upon a circus populated by the typical assortment of freaks and weirdos. It’s there that he meets Lily (Megan Fox), a beautiful girl with wings… yes, actual wings that she was born with. Nate thinks … [Read more...] about Passion Play
Vanishing on 7th Street
Be afraid of the dark. Be very, very afraid. The H-Bomb: As it’s been well documented on this site, I am a (not so) closeted horror fanboy, and over the course of the last decade, one emerging genre director who’s really caught my eye is Brad Anderson. I rented his film “Session 9” years ago with no expectations for it, and wound up being genuinely impressed with its … [Read more...] about Vanishing on 7th Street
Super 8
What can I say? It was… SUPER!!! The H-Bomb: A group of small town kids in the late 70’s are filming a scene for a movie late one night, when they witness a pick-up truck collide head on with a train, resulting in, as I’m sure you can imagine, one massive, nasty ass wreck. Upon inspecting the carnage, they discover hundreds of white, metallic rubix cube looking things … [Read more...] about Super 8