Posted by moviegeek916 on June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Snow White and the Hunstman (2012) – Fairy tales were originally pretty dark. The little mermaid dissolves at the end of her story. Cinderella’s evil step sisters cut off their own toes to try to fit into the prince’s glass slipper. FUCKED-up things happen. (They weren’t named “Grimm” for nothing.) There are two movies this … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Adventureland (2009) — Some actors don’t have the widest of range. They play very specific types. Oftentimes they play those types very well and that’s why they gets typecast in very narrow roles. The trick is if casting directors pick them for the right roles, they can be great. Adventureland has two actors with a … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Runaways (2010) — This movie is dogshit. I’m not complaining about its factual innaccuracy, which is pretty much par for the course in any band/musician biopic, but as film-making this film just drops the ball. Which really sucks. I wanted this movie to be good. First of all, I sort of dig the Runaways … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
New Moon (2009) — Short review: SUCKED. Long review: SUCKED REALLY HARD. 0 stars. Perhaps elaboration is called for… It’s my mom’s birthday [or rather was four and a half hours ago] and so my dad and I said we’d do whatever she wanted to do. Being a good son as I am I went … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 