Posted by moviegeek916 on March 12, 2012 · 1 Comment
Super 8 (2011) – This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 10 June 2011 I, like everyone, have a certain sense of nostalgia about the way things used to be. Now I think there are a lot of great movies out there. I even think there are a lot of great movies for families … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Well, the Oscars are coming up in a couple days. I’ll get my picks and predictions and whatnot posted Sunday morning and then try to do some sort of real-time reaction thing like I tried doing with the Emmys a while back… In the meantime I figured I’d chime in with what I actually thought … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
War Horse (2011) – Some movies you can tell just by the trailers that they’re designed to pull tears from the toughest of men. Some reach this goal, some don’t. They’re rarely the type of Oscar-worthy prestige movies they think they are. One man who can stir sentiment to remarkable results is Steven Spielberg. His … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) – So nothing about the trailer for this movie really grabbed me and said “JAKE, SEE THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW.” In fact most of it sort of indicated “wait for disc,” but there were some things that led me to believe there could be more to it than meets the … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Terra Nova – “Genesis” Steven Spielberg playing with dinosaurs again like in Jurassic Park. Stephen Lang back in another hostile environment with dangerous creatures like in Avatar. The survivors of a dying Earth starting anew in an untamed wilderness like the short-lived mid-90s series Earth 2. In a lot of ways Terra Nova seems to … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · 1 Comment
War of the Worlds (2005) — I think I might be alone in how much i like this movie. Most people don’t like it or only kind of like it. I really like this movie. Part of that is Tom Cruise. He gets a lot of shit for being totally bugfuck insane but he’s not … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Just watched this movie… what? No, I’m not crying… there’s something in my eye, okay? Anyway, this review is of the original 1982 Theatrical Edition. Important to distinguish because I really hate some of the changes made to the 2002 Special Edition. Perhaps what makes E.T. one of the single … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — The thing that I think makes Steven Spielberg such a successful film-maker (and I’m sure someone else has pointed this out before) is that I can’t think of anyone else who is so adept at creating a sense of wonder in movies. I’m not talking about delivering … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Jaws (1975) — From everything I’ve heard about it, the filming of this movie was tough. However that seems to have made the movie better. To say what a bunch of other people have said before, building the shark up as an unseen threat makes it so much more suspenseful. Plus it makes it better … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saving Private Ryan (1998) — That Spielberg kid might just have a future in the pictures… This movie is kind of odd tonally. It manages to be somehow unrelenting and sentimental at the same time. That shouldn’t really work but it does. The basic premise is not really an easy one. What is one guy’s … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 