I asked a friend what he thought of this before I went to see it. His response: “I liked it – it had sex and Nazis, what’s not to like?”
Well, that about sums it up.
It is true, it is a movie with sex and Nazis, and excellent performances (Kate Winslet even has the awards to [...]
Archive for the ‘2008’ Category
The Reader
Posted in 2008, Awards, Based on a Book, tagged kate winslet, movie reviews, oscar winning performance, ralph fines on March 6, 2009 | 1 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? [...]
The Punisher, War Zone
Posted in 2008, Action, Sequels, tagged comic book, dominic west, julie benz, lexi alexander, ray stevenson, the punisher on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. Thing One and Thing Two told me to be ready for a very violent movie, but I was not as prepared as I should have been. The beginning and the end were pretty good, but there seemed to be a fair bit missing in the middle (Thing Two is looking forward to the extended [...]
Bolt in 3-D
Posted in 2008, Family, tagged 3-d, animated, bolt, john travolta, millley cyrus, Reviews on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was a great movie. There weren’t any real gimmicks in the 3D version but, I’m always a fan of the effect anyway. This movie is aimed at kids, but enjoyable enough for adults. And the kids in the audience we saw it with really seemed to enjoy it. (Although I wish the adults didn’t [...]
Role Models
Posted in 2008, Comedy, tagged david wain, jane lynch, paul rudd, sean william scott on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, this did in fact have a foul mouthed kid in it. If you are not a fan or coarse humor, or foul mouthed kids then don’t go see this movie. If you don’t mind them, you will probably enjoy this. Sure the premise is bizarre, but what comedy set up isn’t? I personally [...]
Quantum of Solace
Posted in 2008, Based on a Book, Blockbuster, British, Movies, tagged Action, Bond, Daniel Craig, new, Quantum of Solace on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, this is a fairly easy review to write. Most of you already know you want to see it, and I’m not going to tell you otherwise. It was a fun movie. A pretty good ride, with very little talking and a lot of action. Its got a car chase, foot chase, boat chase and [...]
Max Payne
Posted in 2008, Action, Overrated, Waste of Money, based on video game, tagged antm, mark wahlberg, max payne, Movies, Reviews, tyra banks, video games on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am swearing off movies based on video games.
This one was on par with Hitman, better than Silent Hill, but Below Lara Croft Tomb Raider (and far below or above, depending on your perspective, my secret-favorite, “Alone in the Dark”. I love to watch Tara Reid pretend to be smart).
This movie was not good. At [...]
Quarantine
Posted in 2008, horror, tagged Jay Herneandez, Jennifer Carpenter, movie, quarantine, zombie movies on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, its October, and I am ready for a great new horror movie! Something to get me in the mood for Halloween. The trailers for Quarantine have been airing for months. And I was really ready to watch this movie. (By the way, there will be spoilers in this review. You have been warned).
Sadly, this [...]
