I'm one of the few (closeted) horror fanboys out there who didn't hate Rob Zombie's gritty, grimy, foul mouthed remake of John Carpenter's classic "Halloween". I didn't love it, but I actually thought the first half of the movie, that showed Michael Myer's messed up childhood, was pretty strong. However, in the second half, where it basically became a summarized version of … [Read more...] about Halloween II
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The Soloist
Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) is a Los Angeles Times reporter who is stuck in a rut, when he meets Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a one time Julliard music prodigy who is now homeless and playing a two stringed violin in a park. Lopez is immediately intrigued by Ayers, writes an article about him, gains some notoriety for him, and ultimately tries to help the troubled but … [Read more...] about The Soloist
Inglorious Basterds
This is probably going to sound strange, but given how wild and unpredictable Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” is, it’s everything I thought it would be. I actually imagined that if the director of “Pulp Fiction” and the “Kill Bill” films made a WWII movie, it would turn out something like this. What I mean is, I was not expecting epic battle scenes with thousands of … [Read more...] about Inglorious Basterds
Bandslam
Why did I want to see “Bandslam”?? Because Vanessa Hudgens stars, and I was hoping that her real-life boyfriend Zac Efron would make an appearance. I didn't expect much from “Bandslam”, but as a fan of the “High School Musical” franchise (that's the 13-year-old girl in me) I was hoping that it would have some of the music, dancing, and fun of those movies. Although it was set … [Read more...] about Bandslam
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Whatever happened to the Real American Hero? Like most red-blooded American males, I grew up playing with GI Joes, so when this one was first mentioned I thought - waaaay cool, then I saw the preview and I thought, oh no! For some odd reason, the studio didn't allow early screenings or any press to see this film. Maybe they wanted our ten bucks to help dilute the … [Read more...] about GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
