I know there is a huge debate about whether or not “The Avengers” has unseated “The Dark Knight” as the greatest super hero movie of all time but I do feel it is the best ‘comic book movie’ that has ever hit theatres. Trust me, there is a difference in there somewhere. Director Joss Whedon did what no one thought he could do and that is take a collection of heroes who have all had their own big screen adventures and put them into one big bad movie. He not only pull it off, but he has set the bar for future comic book and super hero movies to come. Continue reading ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ might be the best comic book movie of all time
Category Archives: 2012 Movie Reviews
‘American Reunion’ (2012) movie review
You know how when you’re in high school and everything seems so great. It seems like you’ll cherish those memories and those friends forever. As time goes on, you miss the people, the parties, the craziness and think, “man, if I could only go back and relive that time”. Then your high school reunion comes along and you think, “hmm. those people aren’t as much fun as I remember”? In fact some of them are kind of on the douche bag side, making you wish you still only had the high school memory because it’s just not fun anymore? That pretty much sums up “American Reunion”.
Lost in adaptation, ‘Hunger Games’ fails to make the non-fans care
One of the most over-hyped movies of the year, has been ‘Hunger Games’. Of course, if you’ve read the books, you might think it was the greatest movie of the year. However, I haven’t read any of the books and after seeing the movie, I have no plans to. The movie fails on every level to generate any sympathy for the characters or what they are going through. The acting is pretty stiff, especially for both male leads. Continue reading Lost in adaptation, ‘Hunger Games’ fails to make the non-fans care