Category: Movies
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Movie Review – Godzilla
Japanese kaiju (or giant monster) movies have been part of my pop culture since I was a kid, and my older brothers watched the various Godzilla and King Kong movies. Though I probably got the most enjoyment from the Gamera movies as they appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Â Even without Pacific Rim appearing on…
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Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I’ve been meaning to write this for a while – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a tough movie to get my head around. Â It’s really two movies, a great Peter Parker movie, and a decent Spider-Man movie. Â The personal moments between Peter and Gwen, and Peter and Harry, and Peter and Aunt May are all…
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Movie Review – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I’ve been a Marvel guy since I first read my brother’s few remaining comics (the ones my Mom hadn’t tossed, that old story), but Captain America never appealed to me. Â The costume seemed like a bit much, and he just didn’t seem to be as much fun as Iron Man or Spidey, and didn’t have…
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Movie Review – Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppets have never been an obsession for me, as they are for some of my friends. They know all the Muppet lore, can break down each movie in a scholarly tone, and name you all the cameos in each one. For me, I remember enjoying the show, and seeing a few of the movies…
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Movie Review – 300: Rise of an Empire
I got in to see 300: Rise of an Empire at an advanced screening (thanks, Buffalo.com!) and I left shaking my head. It’s basically the ‘rest of the story’ about what’s happening in Greece while the Spartans are kicking messengers into pits and defending gates. Themistokles is a Greek general known for his cunning, trying…
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Ant-Man, Michael Douglas, and YOU
Casting news came down this week that Michael Douglas had signed on to play original Ant-Man Hank Pym in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, due out in 2015. Â However, this came on the heels of Paul Rudd signing on to play Ant-Man…so who is it going to be? Â Both, if they do it right. Like many hero…
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Movie Review – Frozen
We finally made it out to Frozen this weekend, and it’s just as wonderful as I had been hearing. My kids were transfixed, my wife (JUST HER OK) teared up, and even the sidekick snowman made sense. A lot more sense than the trailers let on. Queen Elsa’s song “Let It Go” lives up to…
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Movie Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Many people were nervous when Peter Jackson wanted to make two movies out of The Hobbit, and it only deepened when three were discussed. The first movie was pretty divisive – Tolkien purists disliked the changes, and the added parts with the council and the Necromancer bothered some folks. Others felt that if they got…
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Movie Review – Free Birds
You’ve already seen this movie, if you’ve seen the commercials. Â Add in a love interest turkey and I’m sure you can figure out the rest. Â The best part by far was George Takei as the voice of the time machine, STEVE. Â Even managed to slip in an “Oh Myyy” at the end. Â This should’ve been…
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Movie Review – Thor: The Dark World
The first Thor movie (am I the only one who feels like THOR should be all-caps? Â or maybe in that ‘Asgardian’ font they use in the comics?) was a solid effort despite some cornball moments. Â The real star turn from that was for Tom Hiddleston’s Loki however, and the fact he got to villain it…
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Movie Review – Ender’s Game
Note: Â my love of the book predates any knowledge of OSC’s deplorable politics and views on gays. Â Not discussing that here. I have a long history with the book Ender’s Game. Â My brother gave it to me to read after he read it and loved it, I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old.…
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Movie Review – Elysium
I really wanted to like Elysium, and I guess I do, somewhat. However, there are some serious problems here that kept me from getting even as far as “I really like it” or “It’s great!”. The first half seemed to drag. Too much establishing of characters, and even then, it didn’t stick. I never got…