10,000 BC
I can’t help but think that 10,000 BC started out as an idea that sounded like, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had woolly mammoths and saber toothed tigers and people all in the same movie?” and went from there.
Tagged: DVD
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Based on the series of five serial children’s novels, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a hollow spectacle that’s good for the action and effects but light on everything else.
Rails & Ties
Feels so forced and determined to convey a certain emotion that its authenticity is lost. And when there’s no sense of authenticity, there’s no emotional attachment.
Films: N · Reviews: N · Sucky Sequels
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
It’s like doing a puzzle a second time. It’s familiar, it’s redundant and it’s rarely exciting.
Drawn Together: Season Three
It’s got plenty of “I can’t believe I just saw that” moments, but shock value only goes so far. Or maybe I’m just lame because I don’t laugh every time I hear a cartoon character swear or when they talk about shoving things up and down all parts of their bodies.
P.S. I Love You
Richard LaGravense’s P.S. I Love You has plenty of sappy love-letter moments, but it’s also a very touching and real-feeling look at the grieving process.
Strange Wilderness
A few cute gags aside, this is an exercise in stupidity aimed at those who find 15 different names for a bong to be funny.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Three
Young Indiana Jones doesn’t compare to the real thing. The stories are much slower and several go nowhere. Instead the show seems to exist simply as an experiment in rewriting history a little and making it a little more fun.
There Will Be Blood
The visuals, the pacing, an all-time great performance and a timely theme add up to make There Will Be Blood one of the most memorable films I have seen.
Dan in Real Life
Because it touches on the universal themes of loss and love so honestly, it is a film that feels authentic even in its many contrivances.
