Disaster Zone – Summer 2010: “Robin Hood” Charges, “Just Wright” Shoots Hoops, and “Letters to Juliet” Shoots Hearts
While the second weekend of the summer was still dominated by Iron Man 2, which dropped a large, but not dismal 59.4% and pulled in $52 million in its second weekend, three new films were also released. The weirdest and largest of them being the manly looking Robin Hood, but chick-flick Letters to Juliet, and [...]
“Inception” Bends Minds, Entertains, and Lives Up to Nolan’s “Dark Knight” Past
There are loads of director’s who have been given $100 million+ production budgets to spend- and so many waste the money in its entirety. Case in point, The Last Airbender’s $150 million budget. Inception cost $160 million to produce, an unusually high sum for a totally original vehicle, but the result is fascinatingly great. I wouldn’t [...]
Disaster Zone – Summer 2010: Iron Man 2 and the First Weekend of Summer
I don’t think I’m the only one who’s noticed – this summer’s film line-up is the worst in ages. Sure things are beginning to improve here in mid-July. Having seen Despicable Me, Predators, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice all range from good to decent. I think after the previous offerings of this summer we would have [...]
A Prophet Speaks: “The Girl Who Played With Fire” isn’t as Cool as She Used to Be
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a pleasant surprise this past spring. It’s classic Mystery pacing, and suspenseful plot kept the viewer engaged, and the fearless performance of Noomi Rapace as “Lisbeth Salander” elevated the film to a height few thrillers ever reach. Why its sequel, The Girl Who Played with Fire forgets most [...]
A Prophet Plays With “Toy Story 3″
Any kid who grew up in the 90s is immediatley familiar with Pixar’s new Toy Story film. The iconic characters, easy-to-relate-to story, as well as the (at the time) groundbreaking technology used to tell the story, make it a staple of childhood cinema. Admittedly, I really didn’t have very high expectations for this movie, since [...]