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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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A lot of hype was made about “Angels & Demons,” over a year before its theatrical release. It seemed that every time the television channel landed on a program like Entertainment Tonight, they were always covering the latest news about the film. “Angels & Demons” is the sequel to the blockbuster bust, “The Da Vinci Code.” Both films are based on the novels by Dan Brown.
“The Da Vinci Code” was highly anticipated, but ultimately a letdown. It is difficult to turn a complicated book into a movie, but the filmmakers took too many liberties with the story arcs. Unfortunately, the same goes for “Angels & Demons.” There are many holes and jumps in the story. To compare, the Harry Potter books have been turned into films that capture the audience. While numerous items have been changed or removed from the ...
Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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Robert Rodriguez, the creator of the hit saga, “Spy Kids,” returns to his roots with “Shorts.” Unfortunately, the film is a bust. The trailers indicate that it had promise, but in the end the film fails to teach anything or keep audiences interested from beginning to end. The film topped out at $20 million at the box office, which is hardly anything compared to the amount spent on the production of the film.
“Shorts” is structured somewhat like “Vantage Point.” The movie begins with narration by the lead kid character. When he reaches a certain point he rewinds to a different perspective and part of the story, hence “shorts.” The film is comprised of a half dozen short films that are all supposed to fit together in the end. Unfortunately, there really isn’t reason to do this. It could have been ...
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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“Godzilla” is Roland Emmerich’s 1998 blockbuster bust. There is no denying that Emmerich has created some of the most visually stunning films. “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Independence Day” are not known for their wonderful stories, only for their visual styles. “Godzilla” wasn’t a bust at the box office, having raked in over $130 million. Still, that doesn’t mean this was a good movie. It was seen simply for its visual effects.
“Godzilla” suffers from a lame story, horrible dialogue and a lack of intuitive moves. Over the course of 139 minutes I lost count how many times the actors just stand and stare blankly at Godzilla or his hatchlings in front of them. Have they ever heard of running? Aside from the amount of screen time wasted on those shots, the film wastes more time on tricking Godzilla with mounds ...
Friday, 06 November 2009 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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“The Answer Man” is an official pick of the 2009 Sundance Festival. For an independent film it is quite good. However, it is filled out with a weak subplot and an annoying redundancy of emotions and actions.
The film has great cast. Unfortunately, it seems that the script tries the patience of the actors. Jeff Daniels is Arlen Faber, the writer of “Me and God,” a book that changed spirituality and owns 10 percent of the God market. No one knows who Arlen is. He is a hermit that is tired of people coming to him for all the answers. Apparently, the questions and answers in his book came from a direct conversation with God.
Lauren Graham, formerly of the “Gilmore Girls,” stars as Elizabeth, a single mom that is trying to run a chiropractor shop. By chance, Arlen throws his back ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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I must be out of it, but I disagree with every review out there on this film. I find this to be, by far the worst of the Disney/Pixar presentations. It just doesn’t live up to the standard set forth by “Finding Nemo,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” etc. One of my biggest issues with the film, and the reason why I never went to see it in theaters, is that the story is simply pedestrian and outright silly.
While other Pixar films are not exactly routed in reality, the have an incredible story that makes you overlook the fundamentals. However, that is not the case with this film. The film starts out promising. But then the best part of the film is the several minute montage of Ellie and Carl’s life together. After that, the film is not very engaging. The characters ...
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