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]
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]
Red Cliff (2008)
Director John Woo’s Red Cliff is a dramatically poetic movie based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms a historical novel written by Luo Guonzhang. If you aren’t familiar with the Three Kingdoms story – it chronicles the ambitions of three men, love and the wonderful Generals that followed their lead. The three men are Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao. While Liu Bei is often depicted... [Read more]
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Like it’s name, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford will be misunderstood as being too long, too historical or too boring. If you ever read a review that uses the word boring to completely discredit a movie without any explanations why, you should probably stop reading. What I saw in this movie, was a masterpiece of excellent acting, stunning visuals and incredible... [Read more]
Public Enemies (2009)
With Billie Holiday singing her heart out and the subtle details of cracked nail polish and $3 dresses, Public Enemies brings you into the era of the Great Depression without boring you with backstories and explanations. It is an honest bio-pic with little factual variations outside of John Dillinger’s romantic ambitions. It is an entertaining backseat ride into the life of a country... [Read more]
American Gangster
“This is America!” Three famous words as cited by Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) in the bio-pic American Gangster . As an old gangster historian and student to organized crime, it would not be fair for me to say my anticipation for this movie was one of excitement. No it is needless to say that I expected the same crap Hollywood typically does in taking names and likenesses of history’s... [Read more]
300
King Leonidas, reared and forged as a warrior and gleaned to perfection as a symbol of Sparta and her standards is the focus of Frank Miller’s 300. His tale is one of self sacrifice and unwavering loyalty, about 300 men who stood their ground before millions of invaders with the mantle of freedom as their guide. Along the way we are treated to treachorous countrymen, beautiful yet powerfully... [Read more]
Zodiac
Synopsis Zodiac takes the trend of psycho serial killer into reality by presenting us with a mystery that spans three decades. A shooting occurs in the late 1960’s and the killer sends a letter to the local newspaper with a cypher to be placed on the front page. The Zodiac killer continues his murderous games while managing to stay out of the reaches of law enforcement sleuths until a lack... [Read more]
Silent Hill
In the early years of the Playstation, many gamers can remember popping in Resident Evil for the first time and getting your blood churning from the initial scene of the zombie eating a corpse in that dark room of the mansion. Having been one of the first if not the first game of survival horror, Resident Evil trailblazed the genre for yet another memorable game. Where Resident Evil made... [Read more]
Alexander
I don’t get it… why do people hate this movie so much? I watched this movie late after being turned away by the negative pruning by literally everyone when it was on the big screen. Myself being a history buff had looked forward to seeing this tale of the great conqueror portrayed by one of our better actors in Colin Farrell… but everyone kept saying the same thing “don’t waste... [Read more]
