Warner And Netflix Sitting In A Tree… KISSING
By Trevor Anderson | Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Warner has won the first battle against consumers. That’s right, Warner Bros is trying to force you to buy rather than rent. Warner will now supply Netflix with many older catalog movies for their streaming now service. In return Netflix won’t rent any new Warner titles until 28 days after they go on sale. At the time of this post this deal has already gone into effect.
Does Warner really think that because I have to wait to rent White Out that I am instead going to buy it? And does Netflix really believe that I needed Goonies so badly on – Continue reading…
3D TVs – The Wave Of The Future?
By Trevor Anderson | Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Now that Avatar has hit $2 billion world wide it seems only fitting to bring the technology that made it a hit into the living room. Television manufacturers have recently announced that 3d tvs will be available in the near future. And these things will cost a pretty penny.
The real question here is how many people currently watch a lot of 3d dvds anyhow? The red and blue glasses are fine for every once in awhile viewing. Oh and they don’t cost fifty to a hundred dollars a pair. The cost to outfit the whole family for 3d viewing glasses – Continue reading…
By Jason Rugaard | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
3 1/2 Stars
Jamal Woodard portrays the title character in a charismatic and dead-on performance. In this thoughtful and often spellbinding film that looks into the tragically short life of rapper NOTORIOUS BIG. Even if you’re not a fan of the music, the behind the scenes process of creativity and industry politics is fascinating. Only drawback is that it suffers from trying to pack too much detail into 2hrs. This is the rare film that could actually benefit from an additional twenty minutes. A scene in which B.I.G. comes up with his first hit is worth the price of admission – Continue reading…
By Jason Rugaard | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
4 Stars
Every father’s worst fear comes true in this gripping, fast-paced film from prolific producer Luc Besson. An ex- government agent travels to France in order to rescue his virginal daughter. Who’s been kidnapped and soon to be sold into a sex slave ring. Liam Nesson is absolutely convincing in the lead, bringing intelligence and strength to a role that may have been played by Steven Seagal 15yrs. ago. Famke Janssen is also well cast as his more open-minded ex wife. Film rarely slows down, heading to an especially satisfying conclusion.
Director: Pierre Morel
Stars: Liam Neeson
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Terminator: Salvation (2009) – Review
By Jason Rugaard | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
2 Stars
An unnecessary trip back to the well, this time without Schwarzenegger. Sam Worthington fills in-(not an adequate substitution), as the human/machine hybrid. Christian Bale puts his ‘BATMAN’ intensity and peculiar speech pattern into an off putting performance as a 20’s something John Connor. The story is a mess and even more unforgivably it contradicts the previous films. A sleek look and some great explosions aren’t enough to bring life to this dull script. A quick Schwarzenegger cameo near the end is amusing though.
Director: McG
Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood
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Fast & Furious (2009) – Review
By Jason Rugaard | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
3 1/2 Stars
A true sequel to 2001’s ‘Fast and Furious’. Reuniting the main characters from the first film and involving them in a revenge tale against the Mexican drug cartel produces surprisingly satisfying results. Vin Diesel reprises the role that made him a star, to great effect. Watch out for an early, expertly choreographed hijack sequence. High energy and lots of fun, this fourth installment is the best of the series.
Director: Justin Lin
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) – Review
By Jason Rugaard | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
2 Stars
Robert Downey Jr. plays Holmes with Jude Law along as Watson. Their interplay is the only reason to see this over-long, over produced, frantic film. It seems the filmmakers were striving for a –National Treasure- type adventure picture. Instead they wound-up with something in the vein of –Wild Wild West. The cinematic style and attitudes of the characters are far too modern for this material. Downey, as always, is extremely good.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams
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By Trevor Anderson | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
3 Stars
Moon is a deceptively simple film. Its stark and empty sets were obviously inspired from 1960-80s scifi films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running and Outpost. There is even a robot, GERTY, that acts completely the opposite of HAL and yet reminds us of the role technology will play in our ultimate undoing.
A few words of warning though, like so many other scifi “dramas” Moon is an incredibly slow paced film. Some might say even boring at times, but what else can you do with a man isolated on the moon? If you stick through this film – Continue reading…
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