I have to start by saying that Due Date isn't an altogether bad movie. For the right circumstance and crowd, there is an entertaining evening to be had here. I have to start with that, because by and large the movie did little beyond irritating me, but perhaps for a less than obvious reason. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) thinks he's about to continue on the merry-ish, but hectic, road that … [Read more...]
The Iron Man 2 reviews are starting to come in, and they seem to be running the full spectrum. From the highest praise to severe disappointment, and everything between, it seems the film is going to start some degree of controversy. It's clearly going to do well in ticket sales, but is it going to live up to the first film? Whatever thoughts you have so far, here's your chance to check out … [Read more...]
The Iron Man 2 Premiere looks to have been spectacular, and here are some images to get you excited for May 7th. The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is the armored superhero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor … [Read more...]
Sherlock Holmes is a frustrating character for fans of the original works, and mainly because most everything about the character is lost in translation. What usually remains is only a smug genius who looks people over and instantly knows that their mother was immigrant from Indonesia because of the way they manicure their nails. This is probably because reworking the story for film or television … [Read more...]
Well, not that it isn't old news, and not that everyone hasn't seen it already, but the new Iron Man 2 trailer looks so cool that I had to put it up. If you aren't digging the briefcase at the end, then I lose all hope for you. More importantly, we get a better feel for what's going on, and, other than simply to load up on coolness, why we're watching. And, we get a look at the rest of the … [Read more...]
The Game Is Afoot! The World's Greatest Detective arrives on the iPhone/iPod touch in the exciting adventure game, Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, inspired by the motion picture of the same name, Sherlock Holmes. Presented by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Richie and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Once inside the shoes of the World's Greatest Detective, you … [Read more...]
One of the trickier problems you find in superhero movies is that the whole creation vs. story question is always an issue for the script. How much time are we going to spend working out how the superhero came to be, and how much are we going to include some actual “story” in a bigger picture sense? The trouble with Iron Man is that it really only has the introduction … [Read more...]
