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Category Archives: In Theaters
Masters of the Universe
I was a college student when Masters of the Universe came and went circa 1987. Obviously I didn’t bother to see it. There were other more interesting things to do, namely acquiring a taste for beer (aka, drinking it without make … Continue reading
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Tagged Eighties, Space Opera, Special Alamo Event, Toys
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Mad Max: Fury Road Must See
It’s great to see this Eighties franchise return and with a vengeance. I’ve always loved Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max slow patches and all. Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome has never held up, it was a terrible preview … Continue reading
Avengers: Age of Ultron Must See
The Marvelverse succeeded in victory number 11 as I once asked in Guardians of the Galaxy. Now we also know that the answer to what Disney has bet the farm on for number 12 to take the title away from Pixar…Ant-Man … Continue reading
Red Army: Worth Seeing*
* – A quick warning since this rating is automatic for hockey fans. However, I think non-fans will be impressed about the story of the team that changed the game. It’s also a good “other-side” perspective to Miracle. Red Army is a compelling … Continue reading
Jupiter Ascending: Worth Seeing
The Wachowskis’ latest outing is a space opera which was probably already dead on arrival due to critics and their sycophants making up their mind in advance; plus the movie being re-scheduled from last Summer didn’t help. In short, Warner Brothers should’ve … Continue reading
Kingsman: Worth Seeing
An odd risk taken by Hollywood because R-rated movies tend to fail financially but I guess the bean counters took a chance due to this being handled by the guy behind Kick Ass, Layer Cake and some other hyper-violent flicks. I liked it since … Continue reading
The Imitation Game: Worth Seeing
Alan Turing has been having a belated comeback in the same style as Tesla, except, I think Turing’s accomplishments are more verifiable now that much of Enigma and Ultra have been declassified. Modern computers can blow away whatever the participants … Continue reading
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Tagged Drama, Forties, WWII
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Into The Woods Rental
My short review is…Into the Woods? More like Into the Exposition! Not Sondheim’s best musical given how every other song sounded like a recap of the plot. For those not familiar with the original Broadway show from the late Eighties (me … Continue reading
Big Eyes Worth Seeing
The good news is the Tim Burton who makes the movies I like without regret years later showed up to make this adaptation from the same duo responsible for Ed Wood. Any bad news? Nothing too serious other than I’m rather … Continue reading
The Hobbit part three Worth Seeing*
* – Once again my caveat on the “Worth Seeing” rating sticks around to warn those who aren’t familiar or enthused about Tolkien’s better works being brought to life for three hours at a stretch. This time though, even I was … Continue reading
The Theory of Everything: Worth Seeing
Science and Reality have received some serious boosts lately: the success of the new Cosmos; the well-deserved ridicule the Texas SBOE got for their moronic recommendations in textbooks (most were left out); new discoveries with space probes; the Lego set with the … Continue reading
Big Hero 6: Worth Seeing
Disney’s first outing with a non-standard Marvel property succeeds so well, you could call this The Incredibles 2. The former master then student has returned to being the master given how lame Pixar’s last couple releases were. With John Lasseter as head … Continue reading
Dumb and Dumber To: Rental at Best
It seems the Jim Carrey everyone loved back in the Nineties has returned but I was more stoked about Jeff Daniels. I probably went with my expectations set too high given this was a Farrelly Brothers movie and the original … Continue reading
Interstellar: Rental at Best
The defending mantra I’ve heard from Interstellar‘s fans have been, “it’s just a movie.” It sure was, a movie with a mediocre plot and terrible science pushing it through. I’m in the same camp as Dr. Plait, I can accept a … Continue reading
John Wick: Don’t Bother
A by-the-numbers action/revenge flick starring Keanu as a retired hit man getting even with the Russian Mafia, American Film’s current bugbear. It’s no The Matrix or Point Break because he never says his trademark “whoa!” No, it’s 101 minutes of splatter, knife … Continue reading