You may have wondered what it could all possible mean when you heard that a movie was being made, which in some sense or another was "based" on the classic board game Battleship. I know what you were thinking, or rather, the manner in which you couldn't put thoughts together, because how could it make any sense? What part of the game could be a film, and what could transpire, other than the … [Read more...]
Unknown falls into a very strange category of films, not least because it is decidedly difficult to recommend. By the time the credits roll, I found it to be better-than-average as far as overall entertainment value, and I'm a Liam Neeson fan, but up until somewhere slightly beyond the half-way point, I had a desperate urge to fast-forward, or leave. It's a vehicle of curious frustration, and … [Read more...]
There is a very odd feel to the remake of the awesome bit of cult ridiculousness that is Clash of the Titans, and it seems to stem, curiously, from some kind of insecurity on the part of director Louis Leterrier. It's odd because, though he may not have scores of films under his belt, he has proven himself at least rather competent when it comes to pulling entertainment value out of … [Read more...]
