Thriller, 88 Minutes, 2011
This is Kevin Smith’s first attempt at a straight-up, no-nonsense drama. As a drama it succeeds in spades; there’s no joy of any kind in this story. The film will leave you feeling unclean and unsettled – which seems to be the intent – but unfortunately doesn’t have much staying power.
Comedy, 102 Minutes, 2011
Like most sequels, if you like the first you’ll probably like this. Also like most sequels there’s a very good chance that you won’t like this as much.
Rated Mature, Reviewed on PS3
This is the highly anticipated follow-up to the deservedly wildly popular “Dragon Age: Origins”. While not a bad game in-and-of itself by any means this is unfortunately less than its predecessor in nearly every way. Despite it’s length it feels like an expansion rather than a full game; like an interlude between chapters of the “real” story or perhaps a prelude to “Chapter 2”.
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” on IMDB
Sci-fi/Action, 157 Minutes, 2011:
Did you see the first two movies? If so, you know that you are in for at least two things. Firstly, you’ll get some mind-blowing special effects. Jaw-droppingly intricate effects. Effects that will make you want to cheer. Secondly, you’ll get an almost completely incomprehensible story. A bloated, hackneyed tumor of a story.
Comedy, 102 Minutes, 2011
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a self-conscious, akward guy goes after an incredibly hot girl far outside his class (who, coincidentally, is also kind of a jerk). To accomplish this he recruits his hollywood-plain (read: incredibly hot with glasses) friend to help. Although he eventually gets the girl, something happens that makes him realize that his plain friend was what he really wanted all along. After a frenetic sequence where he has to chase after her to tell her that he loves her they kiss and a classic 80’s song plays loudly.
Drama, 101 Minutes, 2011
I’m torn about this one. On one hand there’s a rare and interesting portrayal of an atheist (always like to see that). On the other hand there’s a really stereotypical portrayal of an evangelical christian (which, to be honest, is also something I always like to see). But the interaction between them and the ultimate crisis presented just doesn’t ring true. The fact that pretty much everybody is a tool doesn’t really help.
Comedy, 84 Minutes, 2011
This is one of those independent movies where every scene just screams that everybody had a hell of a lot of fun. You’ll recognize almost every actor from prime-time television (the good high-budget, well-written stuff, not the schlock). It really just seems, in the best of ways, like a bunch of talented friends got together on a long weekend and made a movie.
Action, 132 Minutes, 2011
We’re definitely approaching the limits of mass appeal for X-Men. The fact that this is basically “Jim Henson’s X-Men Babies” make it more likely to be accessible to fans of the previous films, but pretty much everybody else will be lost.
Comedy, 98 Minutes, 2011
There’s some funny shit here; quite a bit of it in fact. Ultimately the movie ended up falling flat for me however. Nothing specific really stands out; it’s just the same slow descent into unfunny plot-housekeeping that plagues the vast majority of modern comedies.
Sci-fi/Horror, 88 Minutes, 2011
FINALLY an alien movie with something a little different! No grey-skinned, multi-limbed, claw-handed, slit-eyed generic E.T.s here! (OKay… there is one – kinda – but it’s small and gets killed almost immediately.) The aliens here are jet-black, hairy, indistinct beasts with row upon row of luminescent teeth. While this relatively simple effect may have been chosen for budget reasons it was used beautifully and to repeatedly great effect.
