"Everyone has lost something in the war." The H-Bomb: Like many in my generation, I have grown up with the movies of Steven Spielberg. Be it Indiana Jones or "Jurassic Park", "E.T." or "Jaws", the man has an ability to create pure magic on film in a way that really no one else can. Or at least he did. To be perfectly honest, I don't think this past … [Read more...] about War Horse
Archives for December 2011
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
"Next time I seduce the rich guy." Swift shot: Mission Improbable is a better title, or maybe Mission Incredible - as in has no credence. I go into these types of films with a high suspension of disbelief tolerance, but when the very element that MAKES this not just a "spy film" but rather an IMF film is so poorly executed, where even one of the lead characters has … [Read more...] about Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The Artist
“Out with the old, in with the new.” The H-Bomb: George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a 1920’s movie star who is on top of the world. Each film is a bigger hit than the last, he lives in a beautiful mansion with a cold, money grubbing wife (Penelope Ann Miller), and he’s a darling of the press and public alike. Life couldn’t get any better for George… and … [Read more...] about The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The feel bad movie of Christmas. The H-Bomb: Remakes are considered by many to be an ongoing epidemic plaguing Hollywood. Everyone bitches about them, they're often sited as proof of how creatively bankrupt the movie industry has become, and overall they're viewed as nothing more than cynical cash-ins. Normally, I myself share these sentiments, viewing … [Read more...] about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
"Be careful what you fish for!" Swift shot: Frantically paced, clever, fun, with an imaginative script. Holmes and Watson find themselves married to their work, in more ways than one, as they match wits with the fiendishly calculating Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris) across Europe. Guy Ritchie turns in another winner this time with witty scribes Keiran and … [Read more...] about Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows