SCROOGED – The sudden change of heart that Frank (Bill Murray) undergoes seems much too quick; even Ebenezer Scrooge took a slower trip to redemption. I’m pretty sure that my favorite character is the Ghost of Christmas Present; maybe all the head trauma Frank receives from her hands explains the sudden shift. The Ghost of [...]
Read more →GHOSTBUSTERS 2 – I like how this starts out, making light of the franchise in a way. The open use of the “2″ logo when they re-open works for me; it’s an open joke with the audience as far as I’m concerned. Sadly, there are elements here that just don’t work for me. The big [...]
Read more →GHOSTBUSTERS – Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria! Sure, the film is seriously dated with its effects and style, but it’s a classic sci-fi action film. At least these ghost hunters have a real foe, unlike their modern day TV wannabes. Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say “YES”!
Read more →During our trip to China (October 12-24) I didn’t really track the when and where of each of these films; many were on the flights, some were during hotel downtime. Most of these 22 films were during the over 40 hours of airport and flight time we had during our travels. Thankfully, Cathay Pacific had [...]
Read more →INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK – I haven’t seen the fourth film in this series of films yet, but if I understand correctly, at the heart of many complaints is that the film relies on aliens to explain everything away without much thought to story or logic. If time permits, I’ll [...]
Read more →WAR, INC. (Netflix) – Don’t waste your time or money on this. This is one of the most ham-fisted, dumbest, asinine movies I’ve seen in a long time. Lame. There are a couple cute gags with OnStar and other things, but the funny bits are the filler in a shit sandwich. The Cusacks are as [...]
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