If Armageddon and Transformers: Dark of the Moon had ill-advised sex in the back of Armageddon’s dad’s station wagon, Battleship would be their misbegotten offspring…and it is probably the second most hilarious movie of the year. Now, before I go on to describe the plot that puts aliens, board games and whatever dark secret producers [...]
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Dark Shadows Movie Review
Visually stunning and narratively messy, Dark Shadows is not a terrible movie but it falls far short of how good it could have been. Based on the 1966-1971 soap opera of the same name, Dark Shadows follows Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), a wealthy heir to a Maine fishing fortune who is turned into a vampire [...]
The Avengers Movie Review
The Avengers is the best comic book movie ever made. Sure, that sounds like hyperbole up there but I mean it. That isn’t to say it is the best movie ever made based on a comic book but in terms of having the feel of a comic and staying true to the spirit of the [...]
The Raid: Redemption Movie Review
Heavy on action and violence and very light on plot, The Raid: Redemption is not a film for everyone but if you are into non-stop martial arts, gun fights and melee weapon fights then you have most definitely come to the right place. The story, such as it is, follows 20 elite SWAT team members carrying [...]
Cabin in the Woods Movie Review
There is no way to write this review properly without revealing too much about the movie than you should know going in. For that reason I am just going to tell you to go see it, it is incredible, give my score and then, if you want to know my thoughts about it, you can [...]
The Hunger Games Movie Review
Surely polarizing to fans of the book, The Hunger Games does a respectable job at adapting the source material despite several missteps that keep it from being truly great. Based on the massively popular book of the same name by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games gives us a horrifying future in which the country is divided into Districts which are forced [...]
Wrath of the Titans Movie Review
While never achieving anything that approaches great, Wrath of the Titans deftly surpasses the previous film and delivers the film the first one should have been. Taking place 1o years after the awful remake Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans finds that demi-god hero Perseus (Sam Worthington) has returned to the fisherman life [...]
American Reunion Movie Review
Despite some genuinely funny and true to form moments, American Reunion fails to recapture the magic of previous installments while managing to eat itself by falling prey to the very lesson it is attempting to teach. It has been awhile since we have caught up with the gang from American Pie, a film that went a [...]
Mass Effect 3 (XBox 360) Review
Summary [ 9.5 out of 10]: Mass Effect 3 is the final chapter in the series and opens as Commander Shepard is in the midst of a hearing for his actions after being grounded following the events of Mass Effect 2′s Arrival downloadable content when the Reapers attack Earth. Shepard escapes to the Normandy and [...]
21 Jump Street Movie Review
Absolutely hilarious from beginning to end, 21 Jump Street not only delivers the gold standard for remakes but also one of the best comedies in years. Based on the hour long 1987 Fox series of the same name that introduced the world to now obscure and barely remembered actor Johnny Depp, 21 Jump Street tells [...]
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Movie Review
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is very much like finding a piece of shit with a roll of quarters inside: sure there is some value in there but it really isn’t worth what you have to go through to get it. Directed by Crank directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, they bring that same bizarre energy [...]
The Woman in Black Movie Review
Tense and genuinely creepy, the Woman in Black delivers pretty much everything as promised from solid performances, understated but spot on effects and expert direction to make this the most satisfying filmed ghost story I have seen in years. The Woman in Black tells the story of a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a [...]
Haywire Movie Review
If you are going to have an action film with almost no story then you need to deliver wall to wall action to make up for it. Haywire does not do this. Haywire follows Mallory (Gina Carano), a spy for hire who is burned by the agency she works for and framed for a murder [...]
Contraband Movie Review
Contraband is a forgettable middle of the road crime thriller heavy on the crime and light on the thrills. Following a plot rehashed from dozens of other crime movies, most notably Gone in 60 Seconds with a sprinkling of Kiss of Death, Contraband tells the story of Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) a reformed smuggler who [...]
Uncharted 3 (PS3) Review
Summary [7.5 out of 10]: Uncharted 3 is the disappointing third game in an otherwise incredible series. I love Uncharted. I bought my PS3 with the express purpose of playing the first game and I thought the second game was one of the best ever made. I expected this same level of quality from the [...]
The Adventures of Tintin Movie Review
A rollicking adventure with great animation, 3D and the most badass terrier ever, the Adventures of Tin Tin provides a nice distraction from heavy awards season pictures and abysmal overly sentimental dreck. Based on the Belgian comic series of the same name, The Adventures of Tin Tin follows the eponymous hero (Jamie Bell), an intrepid [...]
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1 Movie Review
Generally, despite their failure to approach real quality, the Twilight movies have tended to get better with each installment owing mostly to better directors taking the helm. Sadly, with Breaking Dawn part 1, the trend is thrown into reverse and we are handed easily the worst of the series, and for those of you keeping [...]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Movie Review
Intense, visceral and well drawn the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo nails the feel and tone of the book. Based on the novel by the late Stieg Larsson, the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo tells the complicated tale of disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) who is hired to investigate a decades old murder in the [...]
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Mining the same paydirt as the first outing, the second Sherlock Holmes film struggles to find gold but still manages to be worth the effort. Game of Shadows picks up through lines hinted in the first film and brings Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) into direct conflict with the character’s greatest adversary, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), [...]
Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol Movie Review
Exciting and fun to watch, the fourth Mission: Impossible outing not only proves that the franchise still has sturdy legs under it but that director Brad Bird is just as good with live action as he is with CG animation. After a botched mission in Russia which leaves the Kremlin destroyed and the entire IMF [...]
The Descendants Movie Review
Both funny and heartbreaking, the Descendants offers a realistic portrayal of the trials of death and discovery and the things people go through to survive the death of a loved one who had some unexpected skeletons in the closet. Matt King (George Clooney) is a lawyer and land baron who finds himself trying to reconnect [...]
Saints Row 2 is more inspired than The Third
I finished the original Saints Row and Saints Row 2 and remember them both very fondly; I was excited when the hub-bub around The Third started to get rolling as the game looked like more over-the-top, don’t-take-your-too-seriously shenanigans that made 1 and 2 so much fun in the first place. When it came time to [...]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [ 10 out of 10] The fifth installment of the incredible Elder Scrolls franchise once again proves while this series is the gold standard for western RPGs. With an enormous amount of content and streamlined UI and tightened controls, Skyrim is head and shoulders the best game in the series and arguably the best [...]
The Muppets Movie Review
A perfect blend of music, comedy and nostalgia, the Muppets hits the sweet spot in delivering a movie that will deliver for adults and children alike. Written by Jason Segel and Nick Stoller, the Muppets is everything awesome about the Muppets in a fresh package. Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) has always felt like the [...]
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