Action-Adventure
Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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This is the movie based on the TV series, which was released while the show was still on the air. The story is simple: Gotham City’s four most notorious bad guys (and the four who turned up most often on the series), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith), The Joker (Cesar Romero), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) and The Riddler (Frank Gorshin), kidnap a scientist to get their hands on his dehydration device. It turns living things into neat little piles of colorful sand, and can restore them again later. Somehow this is part of their plan to conquer the world, but it’s never entirely clear just how this was to be accomplished. Police Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton) turns to Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) for help. They have secret identities—millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson. Only Wayne’s loyal and ...
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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After the success of "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns", producers launched the spin-off, "The Scorpion King". But, in all fairness, the movie really does not have much to do with the Mummy movies. "The Mummy Returns" ends with a battle involving the Scorpion King, but in a different incarnation than in this new film. Nevertheless, the overall film fits in nicely with the Mummy series.
Stephen Sommers returns as a writer for the film. However, he turns the directing reigns to Chuck Russell. Previous to "The Scorpion King", Russell directed films such as, "Eraser" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and "The Mask" with Jim Carrey, so Chuck is no stranger to summer blockbusters and massive amount of special and visual effects.
"The Scorpion King", set in 5000 B.C., or about 2000 years prior to the Mummy films, brings full-blown action to the large ...
Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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In 1999, “The Mummy” became a box-office success, grossing $155 million domestically and $415 million worldwide. Naturally, Universal agreed to a sequel, “The Mummy Returns”. The sequel was released in 2001 and was an even bigger hit than the first, ending up at about $433 million worldwide. While doing well at the box-office, the film was panned by many of the industry’s top critics. While not a masterpiece, the film does have many great qualities and thus I cannot agree with the negative critics out there. The film is good fun with great tie-ins to the original plot and characters, which apparently is not the case with the new “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.”
Stephen Sommers, who wrote and directed the first film, returns to write and direct the sequel. Bob Ducsay also returns as chief editor of the ...
Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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In 1991, “Point Break” made some large waves. Considered a cult classic by a small age range (those that are now approximately 26 to 30 years of age), “Point Break” was the blockbuster flick of the summer. Usually viewed now as more of a comedy than action film, somehow “Point Break” is still nostalgic for many of us.
This film brings together beach weather, surfing, spirituality, law, and bank robbing into one big ball of fun. After an injury ends Johnny Utah’s college football career, he turns his attentions to the FBI. After graduating from the academy, Utah is assigned to Los Angeles’ bank robbery division. Utah (Keanu Reeves) is a typical young hot shot that is dedicated to absurd theories and getting his man. Utah is partnered with FBI veteran, Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey).
After the most recent robbery by ...
Friday, 01 August 2008 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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“The Mummy” is a basic remake of the Karl Freund 1932 film of the same title, which starred Boris Karloff as Im-ho-tep. This time around, Stephen Sommers writes and directs this blockbuster action/adventure. Sommers’ experience previous to “The Mummy” had been limited, comprising mainly of 1994’s “The Jungle Book” remake and 1993’s “The Adventures of Huck Finn”. And despite some pivotal inventions in the world of filmmaking with “The Mummy”, Stephen Sommers has not gone on to be a top Hollywood director.
Sommers’ in development project is the highly anticipated, live-action
G.I Joe film. Die hard fans of the 1980s cartoon could be in for a
treat if Sommers brings some of his technological visions that were
present in “The Mummy” to the film.
“The Mummy” is usually a forgotten film when asked to think of the most
pivotal visual effects sequences and their impact on ...
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