Well, I saw the movie adaptation of Watchmen at a special preview last night and I am happy to say it is I was not disappointed. I admit that I went into the theater with pretty low expectations so I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well I went and saw a sneak preview of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff, or just Ponyo according to Disney marketers, and it was very much up to the master’s usual standards. It is very much going back to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well I finally saw it. Not all that bad. I don’t think I’ll be going giving it a gold star or anything. While I am glad of a Science fiction that is not just an action film with accessories I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Much as I love the genre, I have two big problems with superheroes. The first is that as a genre it is fragile, like a soap bubble. If you look at it too closely; say by asking questions regarding the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I went to see “Thor” as much as a fan of Kenneth Branagh as a fan of Marvel Comics. I admit I was a little concerned – but not because I was worried that Branagh could not handle the material,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I confess I was concerned about Kung Fu Panda 2. I was expecting the good things the trailers showed, and it had the same excellent production values as the first film, but still… I’m usually not big on sequels, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let me tell me tell you what I was expecting from the Amazing Spider-Man… Nothing… Zip… nada… Certainly I was expecting good adrenaline rush, fight scenes and special effects but you can get those in a Michael Bay film. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I finally got around to seeing Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph. I was expecting good things for the most part. While I may not have liked the works of Disney’s Digital Animation studio quite as much as I like the works[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I finally got around to seeing Man of Steel, after listening to my friends either love or hate it – but be too polite to actually tell me any spoilers. I’d been looking forward to it; the trailers looked promising,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well before I start this week’s double feature review I have to confess this one is going to be slightly incomplete. The DVD of my first film on my list Mamoru Oshii’s Avalon was scratched so I was only able[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
