Conan The Barbarian (2011)

Conan The Barbarian (2011)

­­ While the story of Conan The Barbarian in this Marcus Nispel version cannot hold a candle to the John Milius original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, it doesn’t mean that on its own it isn’t a good movie. The problem with rehashing anything is the inevitable and misleading comparisons that are done whenever critique is asked. That being said I should...

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

For a movie that is meant to show that true strength lies within the heart, Captain America could have used a little more heart in its direction. The First Avenger was a horribly paced movie which doesn’t allow for you to hate it being that the story itself was one that anyone could get behind. Long time Captain fans know his tragic origin story all too well...

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

Forget that other trilogy (with the exception of the fabulous second one) X-Men: First Class has placed itself as the de facto live action translation of the comic book series that we all know of. The writing will blow you away, the characters are true to form, and the production value is splendid especially the frame for frame comparisons of Magneto’s...

Thor (2011)

Thor (2011)

How appropriate was it that I chose Thursday (Thor’s Day) to check out the thunder god’s addition to the Marvel take over. It was a moderately large crowd which contained I would assume 50% curious fans who loved Iron Man, 40% geeks who love anything comic book, and 10% Thor fans that know more about him than “that dude who is a god”. Natalie Portman...

Fast Five (2011)

Fast Five (2011)

An excellent job by Vin Diesel and company on this action packed return to form for Fast and Furious series. If you thought that the series was over think again, this reboot has brought back the excitement of the original. Jordana Brewster is slim, tan and absolutely delicious. Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson are JACKED! These two titans clashing took all of the...

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four is an odd choice to make Box Office. The production value, score and special effects seemed more geared towards NBC, FOX or TNT television and the High School in a small town backdrop never seems to do well in major releases. There has always been a problem with the Sci-Fi genre releasing a bunch of turds after every successful nugget. Well...