Tekken (2010)
Tekken marks yet another movie in an extremely long line of badly portrayed video game adaptations. You would think that with all the blaring examples of what not to do when making a video game movie, these newer titles would get it right. Tekken annoyed me, from the ugly character actors, to the cheesy Tekken City and the choice of characters to lead the story. I hate to keep bringing up... [Read more]
The Karate Kid (2010)
This will not be a popular review for 2 reasons, the first being that most people are not martial artists, and the second being that little Jaden Smith already has a ton of haters for whatever reason. Foreword – My Feelings on The Karate Kid series (lengthy) Before getting into the review I must explain a bit about myself. I am a martial artist, have been all my life and will continue... [Read more]
Robin Hood (2010)
What a waste of two great actors, a great supporting cast, excellent cinematography and 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life. Robin Hood started out beautifully, carried through well and then ended in a most disappointing belittling of my intelligence through a forgettable melee on the shores of London. Ridley Scott who has had moments of brilliance, figuratively dropped the ball on what could... [Read more]
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Season 1 Review
Bloody, sexy and insanely adult, Spartacus: Blood and Sand was an insane journey into a drama based on an historic event. It was a glorious ménage trois of 300, Caligula and Gladiator mixed together to produce 13 episodes of outstanding writing and character development. The characters, every single one were not only interesting but well acted, I found myself drawn not only to Spartacus... [Read more]
Kick-Ass
Two things you should do about Kick-Ass – First of all, go out and see Kick-Ass, second of all keep your young impressionable kids (especially the girls) as far away from this one as if it was a pedophile with candy in tow ducking from Chris Hansen. Kick-Ass to me was what you would get, if The Sopranos, Lazytown, Spiderman, and Revenge of The Nerds were blended together and reformed into... [Read more]
Chloe
Aside from seeing a little bit more of Julianne Moore’s body than I expected, Chloe did not offer many surprises outside of the standard for psycho stalker movies. Liam Neeson is excellent as he always is and Amanda Seyfried is a shapely beauty that stops your breath when on screen, playing the part of the prostitute Chloe. So what is this all about? Well David Stewart (Liam Neeson) and... [Read more]
Ip Man (2008)
Everyone knows who Bruce Lee is, as arguably the most famous of all movie martial artists dead or alive, Bruce’s legacy transcends time and will not be fading anytime soon. So the opportunity to hear… well better yet, see the life of the man who taught Bruce Lee is an appealing one to put things simply. Ip Man was a master of Wing Chun who lived a life of privilege that was interrupted... [Read more]
Clash of The Titans (2010)
I do not know what is worse about this new Clash of Titans, the laziness in them not studying Greek mythology, or the laziness in keeping things relevant to the time period or mythos. Actually I know exactly what it is, it’s the absolute waste of Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, whose talents and characters was the only shining light in a dark movie of shallow characters, shoddy CGI and light... [Read more]
I’m Here (2010)
With an eerily beautiful soundtrack (Aska), an urban Los Angeles setting and a Sci-Fi twist of old robots walking amongst human beings. I’m Here was a pleasant 30 minute distraction to observe two robots displaying the power of love during the most trying of times. I’m Here is a short film by Spike Jonze about two synthetic people that fall in love. The premise of the movie is about true... [Read more]
Green Zone
What happens when you mix a shaky camera with military conspiracy themes and horrible close-in action scenes? You get Green Zone, a movie set in Iraq starring Matt Damon – which is ironic since it looks very much like every other movie he has starred in the last 5 years. Maybe it’s the horribly shot action scenes, or it’s the overly intense thing he does with his eyes when he delivers... [Read more]
Brooklyn’s Finest
Brooklyn’s Finest is a hardcore drama detailing the lives of three unconnected policemen of differing positions that eventually end up in the same place. The lives of these men lead them to a place of desperation, depression and anger where death is a welcome escape to the lives they live. Director Antoine Fuqua, the man behind the scenes in Training Day brings us back to this familiar... [Read more]
Shutter Island
After being bombarded by the trailer to Shutter Island for months now I was elated at the chance of watching it and putting the whole thing behind me. Not because I expected it to be bad… hell it has Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Sir Ben Kingsley, I just wanted the trailers to finally go away. Shutter Island ended up being nothing like the trailers suggested, it was a journey through... [Read more]
