The Rocketeer
While The Rocketeer never crashes, it’s a bumpy ride of cartoonish characters, a flimsy plot and an overall sense of letdown.
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The Help
A film that says all the right things while tackling tough subjects. It’s hard not to respect its message of love and equality. Despite all this, The Help plays it too safe.
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Films: P · Reviews: P · Sucky Sequels
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides continues to steer the same course as its predecessor sequels, focusing on convoluted storylines that zap all the fun and energy that made the first film so great.
Yogi Bear
One of the worst family films I’ve seen since another animated adaptation: Garfield. Talking bears aside, the film lacks logic, energy and, most of all, fun.
Space: 1999 Season One
The best episodes in season one are the ones that really get into the moral issues. Often, the resolutions are more bleak than they are uplifting.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
It might be filled with endless chases, but I was still completely bored throughout. Despite a glitzy facade of stunning desert visuals, the action felt recycled.
Films: C · Reviews: C · Sucky Sequels · TV: A-M
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
More like an infomercial in disguise for the soundtrack.
Dollhouse: Season One
Mixing the sexy, action/sci-fi vibes of Alias and Dark Angel and infused with the snarky pop culture wit creator Joss Whedon is adored for, the first season of Dollhouse is an addictive pleasure.
Fantasia
Despite a couple of uneven parts that may try the patience of some, the whole of Fantasia is a marvel.
Fantasia 2000
Although magnificent and filled with imagination, Fantasia 2000 doesn’t hold up as being particularly ground-breaking or innovative.
