If any of you are regular readers here at the ‘Tuss Reviews, then you know this fact already – for those of you who are not, let me say this clearly: I love 3D movies!
And this is the best of the new technology that I have seen. The 3D effects were really horrifiying, and still [...]
Archive for January, 2009
My Bloody Valentine 3D
Posted in 2009, 3-d, Remakes, Slasher Flick, horror, tagged 3-D reviews, Jamie King, Jensen Ackles, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in 2008, Awards, BBC, Based on a Book, Blockbuster, Foreign, Oscar Race, tagged Danny Boyle, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the spirit of full disclosure, let me admit something here at the beginning. I like many Danny Boyle movies, not all of them, but the last several, so I go into his movies expecting to like them. He is one of the directors that is able to move across genres easily and well. 28 [...]
Bedtime Stories
Posted in 2008, Family, fairy tale, tagged Adam Sandler, Guy Pierce, imagination on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A light fluffy family movie, one that was hyped, but not overly productized. This movie was more about the joys of imagination and magic than about selling toys via product placement. It was cute without being overly sweet. Adam Sandler was somewhat restrained, and his usual juvenile humor actually seemed appropriate.
Sure the plot left something [...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Posted in 2008, Remakes, Sci-Fi, tagged Gort, Jennifer Connelly, Keanu Reeves, Klaatu on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Riddle me this – how could they re-make this movie and leave out the best part? There is a classic line from the 1951 version (for those of you who are too young to know already) “Klaatu Barada Nikto”. So how could they remake this movie and not find a way to work that in? [...]
