CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Caesar, son of the talking apes from the future, finds out about the humans’ slave trade in ape servants, and he’s not having any of it. Caesar apparently convinces these non-talking apes to rebel merely by looking at them, and they rise up and say “NO!” This [...]
Read more →BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES – Astronaut Brent shows up on this surprisingly Earth-like planet, on a rescue mission to find Taylor. Enter the insane nuclear missile worshiping remnants of the human race, hiding underground, and it’s time to destroy the Earth again. This film feels like a rehash of the first film, as [...]
Read more →CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER – I guess I’m just not the target audience for these Jack Ryan films… I just can’t believe Harrison Ford when he gets into the field and the action gets going. Yes, I know he’s been been in tons of action films, but this just feels hollow, lacking in any believable [...]
Read more →TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY – This really feels like a good film, but I don’t think I was in the mood for it… it’s very slow, very precise. It’s not plodding or boring, per se, but it’s not a film to watch when tired. I think that I’ll need to watch this one again in [...]
Read more →THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER – Ah, yes, Scots-accented-Russian. Sounds oddly like Klingon from the Star Trek films… I don’t really buy Alec Baldwin in this role; maybe it’s the slicked back hair? Maybe it’s that he feels more like a passenger than part of the action. THE IDES OF MARCH – An interesting look [...]
Read more →MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – Seems like an awful lot of work to go through to kill a handful of spies. The spring-loaded anti-spy device installed at the top of the elevator shaft alone would take months of design, manufacture and installation time. Would have been easier and cheaper just to have someone shoot him, but I [...]
Read more →INSOMNIA – Bad cop (Pacino) is called to a small town Alaska where things, surely, couldn’t go badly. His partner, who is partly THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS – One of my favorite things about this film only happened as a result of the death of Heath Ledger. The actor died, with a fair amount [...]
Read more →ART & COPY – This almost makes me think that advertising has a higher purpose. I almost leave this documentary wishing there was more advertising that tell such true and honest stories about the products that they’re selling… Oh, wait, feeling’s gone. It’s an interesting look at how advertising happens – from the back room, [...]
Read more →STAR TREK X: NEMESIS – I’m pretty sure this whole thing was a massive joke to try to disprove the “Even numbers not as bad” rule with the Star Trek films. Romulans, Remans, Picard Clones, Prison Planets… Meh. BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD – I really had no idea about Bobby Fischer’s story – I [...]
Read more →LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD – aka DIE HARD 4. This isn’t the best of the films for me, but I’d watch it over the second film anytime. I think the third film had its moments, but this one was more consistant. That said… For me, this is a film where technology is written somewhat [...]
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