Alice in Wonderland – Did Disney learn nothing from Hook?
Burton’s style and a game cast make for an enchanting film, but the
remake/sequel aspect feels like its just an attempt to make the movie without
having to make the movie. C
Behind the Mask –
A promising premise, but it never quite lives up to its potential. C-
Hot Tub Time Machine – Like The Hangover, only a bit less funny and a whole lot stupider – which is not necessarily a bad thing. C+
Saw V – I came up with my “Killer Read The Script” flaw
years ago, after a subpar Angelina Jolie thriller. The key to KRTS is that sometimes, a script is so outlandish
that the only way the killer was able to do what he did was to read the script
in advance. The Saw series is a whole new
beast, as not only did the killer read the script, but clearly several scripts
in advance. Torture porn may be
one thing, but to shroud in such sloppy characterizations and ridiculously
convoluted plotting just makes me sick for all the wrong reasons. F
A Town Called Panic – This Belgian animated import concerns
the antics of “Cowboy”, “Indian” and “Horse” as they overload on bricks, miss
musical lessons, and fight it out with undersea monsters. It’s super-cute, and occasionally
hilarious in a way that few films seem to be. But the whimsy can be a bit much in the end; It would
probably be better as a series of smaller shows, which it apparently was
originally, and that just makes me smile.
B+
Adventureland – B
Clash of the Titans – C-
Dead Alive – B-
Halloween (2007) – C
The Losers – B-
Midnight Madness – C-
Shutter Island - B
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – D-
Trick R Treat – B+
V For Vendetta – A-
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