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Films: L · Reviews: L · Sucky Sequels
I’ve got a joke for you. How many blondes does it take to make a sequel? I’ll let you write your own punchline because no matter what you come up with it’s likely to be funnier than Legally Blonde 2.
Spellbound might follow eight juniors as they try to become champions, but director Jeffrey Blitz is really documenting the American Dream in action.
Better Off Dead’s charm stems from its imagination and attitude.
Films: T · Reviews: T · Uncategorized
More time seems to be spent on giving Schwarzenegger corny one-liners than establishing the TX as a genuine threat.
Little more than a fish-out-of-water tale told like my uncle’s suspect raves of his annual fishing trip: colourful but not terribly enlightening.
A treasure that’s as applicable today as it was more than three decades ago.
Although it’s been a long time since 1918, there are still lessons to be learned from Shoulder Arms.
Don’t let the previews fool you. Hulk isn’t your typical comic book movie. It’s not a disposable blockbuster either. These are both good things.
Films: C · Reviews: C · Sucky Sequels
Full Throttle would have worked if it were a promo video for a Hollywood stunt school. But you can only defy gravity so many times before you go floating off into space.
I was disappointed by the simplistic route Mirza takes…and the lack of unique situations that might have made Chalte Chalte feel more genuine.
