There are those who write Catherine Hardwicke off pretty quickly, and possibly for precisely the reason that the younger-ish-audience-aiming Red Riding Hood tops the Blu-Ray release with "From the Director of Twilight," but I'm not sure anyone should be so quick to judge. Sure, the movie plays out almost as a sort of bastard cousin of Twilight, with doe eyes, supernatural creatures, and unchecked … [Read more...]
Kung Fu Panda 2 goes a little further with its story than most sequels, and it's surprising that an animated film gets hit with that statement. It's a movie world that made this effort unavoidable, and everyone knew it as soon as the first film started pulling in big money, but this is anything but the kind of money-grabbing continuation that has become the norm. Not only is it often darker, … [Read more...]
We're all familiar with the idea that movies require us to suspend disbelief to one degree or another, and when the trailer and synopsis for something like The Book of Eli gets us in the door, we have a pretty good idea where we are. As the first few minutes roll by in something like The Road Warrior, The Matrix, or maybe even A Boy and His Dog, certain things clue us in to the fact that we … [Read more...]
The Book of Eli is hitting theaters on the 15th, but the soundtrack will be available on the 12th, and I've got two copies available for a couple of lucky winners. Reprise Records is set to release the original motion picture soundtrack to the Hughes Brothers-directed film, The Book Of Eli, on January 12th. The Book of Eli Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features an original score by … [Read more...]
Planet 51 is an odd entry into the animated feature realm. With only "fairly cute" and "moderately entertaining" in its arsenal, Planet 51 is easily overlooked, and I suspect, destined to be forgotten rather quickly. Under normal circumstances, I believe I would be on board with a general effort of leaving the film as unnoticed as huge marketing campaigns will allow, but I saw the movie with my … [Read more...]
I have serious doubts about Daniel Radcliffe’s non-Potter acting future, but as my wife pointed out at the end of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he’s already been in a scene with Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, and David Thewlis, where he got to be, more or less, the center of attention. I’d hate to take anything away from countless similar scenes that have been a part of the Potter … [Read more...]
