Mulan (2009)

Mulan (2009)

Easily one of my favorite War dramas, or hell for that matter throw in “Romance Drama”, the story of Mulan in this 2009 version blew me away with the raw emotion that it provoked. Vicki Zhao Wei’s portrayal of the legendary warrior is flawless and commendable. While the source material is a poem that has been speculated on and claimed by different people,...

Transformers: Dark of The Moon

Transformers: Dark of The Moon

So I finally saw Transformers : Dark of The Moon and unfortunately it did not wow me as much as some of my other former Transformers junkies said it would. I will be quite critical in this article so I will preface this by saying that the action in the last 20 minutes of the movie was by far some of the most amazing stuff I have ever seen on film. The shear...

Colombiana

Colombiana

Written by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton, Colombiana is a tale about a young girl who witnesses the death of her parents and is raised by her uncle to exact revenge. Borrowing from many revenge tales from the past, Colombiana pulls from elements that have worked in the past for many movies but inevitably fails for its inability to think outside of...

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...