Cowboys & Aliens Movie Review

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Pointing out that Cowboys & Aliens is not "really" a western may seem odd, and certainly unnecessary. It takes place in 1875, has people riding horses, and contains "Cowboys" in the title, but it also has spaceships, laser guns, and "Aliens" in the title. Thus, I'm not going to point it out, because it's painfully obvious to everyone, even those who have only heard the name, I'm just going to … [Read more...]

Quantum of Solace – Movie Review – Bond Bails Out On Being Bond

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Back when Casino Royale was in production, the chatter was that we were reinventing the Bond franchise.  We had our new Bond, we were going back to the earliest of titles, and we were going to reboot the whole Bond movie as a general notion.  Most often bandied about was the idea that we were going back to something more true to the book.  There are no gadgets in the book, and Bond is more … [Read more...]