Jul

29

“Orphan” - creepily entertaining

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July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Particularly after one of my recent posts regarding the lack of originality in Hollywood, it was nice seeing a resurgence of said originality in “Orphan.”
Despite the numerous complaints on imdb about how overworked the creepy-kid horror genre has become, I agree to a point; however, I (being one who rarely catches twists before they are revealed) [...]

Jul

29

Public Enemies - Dang, was I disappointed!!

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July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

After hearing good review after good review of this film I was extremely disappointed.  Johnny Depp and Christian Bale were both fabulous, as was Marion Cotillard; however, I have to say Michael Mann’s direction was extremely heavy-handed and tried to make more of an action film from what was really a quasi-biopic.  Toss into the [...]

Jul

27

REC (2007)

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July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I had thought I wanted to see 2008’s “Quarantine” but after reading terrible review after terrible review I sought the original on which it is based - Spain’s “REC” (2007). The premise of the film is a television crew that accompanies a local fire station for the evening as they respond to a call of [...]

Jul

27

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

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July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Seeing HBP after 6 weeks of recovering from surgery was a welcome change except for the fact that the sound was off for the first 10 mins. of the movie made several moviegoers transfer to the adjoining theater since, apparently, Harkins Theaters cannot rewind film.  We all did get free passes for a subsequent film; [...]

Jul

27

Someone please tell me why

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July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Doesn’t anyone in Hollywood have an original bone in his/her body?  What is up with all the remakes, particularly of classic films?  Now I understand the trend to remake old horror films (”Halloween”, “Friday the 13th”, “Prom Night”, “My Bloody Valentine”, “The Last House on the Left”, etc.) where the advent of CGI can enhance the [...]

Jul

11

Revolutionary Road (2009)

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July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I have wanted to see this film since it was released in the theatres and finally got the opportunity to rent it.  I am a huge Kate Winslet fan and despite being told that “it was like ‘Titanic‘ but on land” I watched it anyway and loved it.  Yes, this film reunited Winslet and Leonardo [...]

Jul

11

Snakes on a Sub??

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July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

So, Mr_Movie_Maven and I were looking to rent a horror flick last week and saw “Silent Venom” (2009) which looked like it might be kind of fun, sort of like “Snakes on a Plane” which we both thought was hilarious.  The plot revolves around a decommissioned submarine which is supposed to be traveling from Okinawa [...]