G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra (2009) PG-13 Directed by: Stephen Sommers Written by: Stuart Beattie,David Elliot Starring: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Dennis Quaid, Saïd Taghmaoui, Arnold Vosloo Runtime: 118mins So I’ve stated before, I was not expecting much [...]
Wow, Ron Howard listens to critics…
Angels & Demons (2009) Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 138 mins It’s not common that a sequel ends up being better but thankfully, Angels & Demons is an exception. Ron Howard & team fixed the problems that made The Da Vinci Code a flop [...]
Terminator 4 – No salvation but maybe reincarnation
Terminator Salvation (2009) Director: McG Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Helen Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Common, Michael Ironside Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 130mins Is it worth seeing? Well, it depends. McG and crew deliver great action so if all you want to see is some Resistance kicking Skynet’s ass, then [...]
Star Trek
Star Trek (2009) PG-13 Directed by: J.J. Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder Runtime: 126min Holy crap. I think I can officially say that the curse of odd numbers is over. The 11th installment of [...]
Wolverine – the review
X-men Origins: Wolverine (2009) PG-13 Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.i.am, Lynn Collins Runtime: 107 minutes I have to admit, I went into this movie with low expectations. The last X-men movie left a bad taste in my mouth and I was skeptical that this movie wouldn’t suffer the [...]
Twilight bedazzles vampires but not the Catty Critic
Twilight (2008) PG-13 Director: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke Given the hype surrounding Twilight, I had to find out what the big deal was. I’m so glad I Netflixed this movie. I would have robbed the theater box office to get my $10 back. And then I would have given the [...]
JCVD – Damme, he can act?
JCVD (2008) Rated R Directed by: Mabrouk El Mechri Starring: Jean Claude Van Damme Runtime: 97mins A friend brought this over a few nights ago. I have to say, I really had no clue what this was about. I vaguely remembered seeing a trailer for it and thought it was supposed to be some sort [...]
Watchmen Redux
So the husband and I saw “Watchmen” again, only in IMAX. This time around, I enjoyed the movie a lot more. I think since I had already seen it and gotten to do the whole “comic vs. movie” thing, I could relax and just get into it more which really helped reduce some of the [...]
Watchmen
Watchmen (2009) Rated R Directed by: Zack Snyder Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Patrick Wilson Runtime: 163 mins I have to start off saying that I walked into this movie with a weird perspective. I had only gotten thru part of the graphic novel; while I was [...]
Coraline 3D
Coraline 3D (2009) Directed by: Henry Selick Starring: Dakota Fanning (Coraline voice), Teri Hatcher (Mother/Other Mother voice) Rating: PG Runtime: 100min I am a HUGE Neil Gaiman fan. When I heard “Coraline” was being turned into a movie, I was ecstatic, especially since Henry Selick was directing. For those of you not in the know, [...]
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