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Ninja Assassin (2009, James McTeigue)

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Has there ever been a major studio ninja movie before? As far as I know, no. There were the Cannon ones in the eighties, but those, obviously, don’t count.
Actually, I didn’t even know Ninja Assassin opened theatrically. I’m slow keeping up with what qualifies one film to be released theatrically while another not. The main reason […]

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Tagged: J. Michael Straczynski· James McTeigue· Matthew Sand· Warner Bros.·

Don’t Bet On Love (1933, Murray Roth)

February 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Ayres is a degenerate gambler (who cleans up nice) and Rogers is the girl who loves him, despite herself, of course, in this breezy melodrama. In terms of particulars, it has almost nothing to recommend it. Ayres is a little bit too believable as the callous lead, who purposely eschews all advice as he lucks […]

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Tagged: Ben Ryan· Ginger Rogers· Howard Emmett Rogers· Lew Ayres· Murray Roth· Universal Pictures·

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004, Phil Tippett)

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments

The last time I tried watching Starship Troopers 2, I turned it off. I have no idea how I made it past that point this time, but I’m almost glad I did. The big problem with the first act is Brenda Strong, who it centers around. Strong’s acting “style” fit in the first film, but […]

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Tagged: Columbia TriStar Home Video· Edward Neumeier· Phil Tippett·

Planet Hulk (2010, Sam Liu)

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

I think the only reason I liked this one is because it’s incredibly harsh (no pun). Not only do they have one character–while thirteen years old–killing her parents (after they’re turned into zombies) on screen, she then kills her little brother, now a zombie too (off screen), and later having a little kid die in […]

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Tagged: Carlo Pagulayan· Craig Kyle· Greg Johnson· Greg Pak· Jack Kirby· Joshua Fine· Lions Gate Films· Sam Liu· Stan Lee·

The Wedding Singer (1998, Frank Coraci)

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments

I actually kind of like The Wedding Singer; it’s blandly inoffensive, has a solid 1980s soundtrack and kind of plays like how “Everybody Hates Chris” would have played if it had sucked instead of being the best sitcom since “Arrested Development.” On that subject, the problem with The Wedding Singer is it makes easy eighties […]

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Tagged: Frank Coraci· New Line Cinema· Tim Herlihy·

A Perfect Getaway (2009, David Twohy)

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Watching “Damages,” it was always surprising to me what a good actor Timothy Olyphant has turned out to be. Before it, all I’d really seen him in (albeit a while ago) was Scream 2 and he’s absolutely terrible in that one. In A Perfect Getaway, he proves able to translate his ability into a more […]

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Tagged: David Twohy· Milla Jovovich· Rogue Pictures·

Land of the Lost (2009, Brad Silberling)

October 12th, 2009 · No Comments

I kind of remember the “Land of the Lost” theme song, but don’t remember ever watching the show. I watched the movie because of an interview Elvis Mitchell did with Silberling, but have no idea what he said in that interview to make me interested in seeing it.
Land of the Lost was a box office […]

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Tagged: Brad Silberling· Chris Henchy· Danny McBride· Dennis McNicholas· Leonard Nimoy· Marty Krofft· Sid Krofft· Universal Pictures· Will Ferrell·

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