Director Oliver Stone hasn’t made a badass movie for years. His sequel to “Wall Street” a couple of year ago was solid but lacked electricity. I’m not talking the kind of electricity he used to churn out when he was tripping balls filming movies like “Natural Born Killers” either. It just seems that his recent movies have been a little…generic. Thankfully, “Savages” proves that the director may still have a few tricks up his sleeve.
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012) movie review
We’re living in an age of reboots and remakes. It’s not that the Spider-Man remake or reboot– whatever they’re calling it– isn’t warranted, it’s just the fact that it would have been better if it was done under the Marvel Studios banner and not Sony. But it is what it is and we get “The Amazing Spider-Man” the first in the rebooted series following the trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. The new flick stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, who are both very good actors.
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Considering the talent, ‘The Watch’ is hard to watch– movie review (2012)
Wow. Remember when Ben Stiller used to be funny? Don’t think too long and hard, you might hurt yourself. At one time though, Stiller was a pretty funny dude. C’mon– admit it– “Zoolander”, as goofy as it is…is pretty hilarious. The same goes for Vince Vaughn. He’s another guy that was usually pretty solid even in bad movies. Lately, though, both of these guys seem to be going through the motions…and they aren’t even funny motions. Continue reading Considering the talent, ‘The Watch’ is hard to watch– movie review (2012)