2005’s Fantastic Four was a “superhero-lite” movie that didn’t take itself very seriously. It had a decent — if juvenile — sense of humor about four individuals finding themselves turned into superheroes. Of course, they faced off against a super villain and saved the day. The film’s lightheartedness was anContinue Reading
Loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember it for You Wholesale”, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who dreams of taking a trip to Mars. He can’t convince his wife (Sharon Stone) to make the trip, so he doesContinue Reading
After successfully returning to his Rocky role in Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone reprises his other notable onscreen persona, John Rambo, the unstoppable, one-man army who hasn’t been seen on film since 1988. Rambo has retreated back to the jungles of Thailand, working as a snake farmer for a small village’sContinue Reading
As I write this, it’s just been announced that The Dark Knight has broken the box office record for an opening weekend by taking in $155 million dollars. I am assuming that a lot of the interest in the film is due to the death of Heath Ledger and theContinue Reading
U. S. President Ashton (William Hurt) has traveled to Salamanca, Spain to attend an anti-terrorism summit along with many other foreign dignitaries. As he takes the stage in front of a large crowd in the Plaza Mayor, shots ring out and the president slumps to the ground. Moments later, aContinue Reading
Regardless of what I have to say about the fourth Indiana Jones film, if you’re a fan of the series chances are, you’ve already seen it. And, if you have already seen it, why would you care what I have to say about it? After a nineteen year wait betweenContinue Reading
As Hitman opens, we see a collection of children being trained as hired killers. We’re not given much information about who they are or who is training them, but we can see that they’re all bad-ass, bald, and have a UPC code tattooed on the back of their head. TheContinue Reading