By James on September 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm Film, Reviews
Is it a GOOD movie? Lord no, not in the slightest. But it is a good bad movie and more important (at least from where I’m standing) it’s a fun movie.
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By James on July 10th, 2011 at 9:24 pm Film, Reviews
Thanks to some well timed bribery and a willingness to take risks that I can’t even fathom, Samantha and Andrew end up on the scenic route back to the good ol’ U.S. of A., one that takes them through the heart of the Infected Zone. Along the way they’ll discover things about themselves, their companion and life itself, including such useful lessons as how to avoid being eaten by a tentacled horror from beyond the stars.
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By James on July 9th, 2011 at 8:41 am Film, Reviews
The pale complexion, subtle signs of water damage, dark goggles and of course the SS Shock Trooper style uniforms make for a unique look in the hallowed halls of cinematic shamblers. It’s just too damned bad they’re not causing problems in a more interesting story.
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By James on July 8th, 2011 at 7:01 pm Film, Reviews
A simple story for sure, but also a perfect example of how a stripped down plot does just fine when you’ve got excellent folks working on both sides of the camera.
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By James on July 7th, 2011 at 4:00 pm Film, Reviews
Basically, think of those vignettes at the end of Deadliest Warrior, then stretch them out to a hundred minutes and you’ve got the story nailed down.
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By James on July 5th, 2011 at 8:48 pm Comics, Film, Reviews
Just before the lights dimmed, Joe Johnston, director of the Rocketeer, addressed the audience. “I always knew, someday, someone was going to like this film.”
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By James on June 23rd, 2011 at 2:56 pm Film, Reviews
Don’t bother trying to figure it out beforehand. I’m not saying that you won’t or can’t, I’m just saying the answer is so left field you might accidentally stumble across the solution, then immediately discard it with a contemptuous “…nah”.
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By James on May 26th, 2011 at 2:04 pm Film, Reviews
Thomas Bess recommends a film made in 1977 that, despite doing so with countless movies before, he has trouble describing it.
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By James on May 25th, 2011 at 7:15 pm Film, Reviews
Though the marketing campaign is doing its damndest to make sure you don’t realize it, SAW 3D is actually the seventh installment in the franchise that made “torture porn” the most polarizing horror sub-genre in recent memory. Stop and think about that for a second: there are SEVEN freakin’ SAW movies out there.
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By James on May 24th, 2011 at 9:35 pm Film, Reviews
In the interest of your time and my fervent desire to not be labeled a shill again, let’s get this out of the way immediately. If you thought (no matter how wrongheaded that thinking might have been) that the first Paranormal Activity was a boring, overhyped slice of wank cake, please know that you can stop reading now and be content in the knowledge that your opinion of the sequel will be exactly the same.
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