Posted by moviegeek916 on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Dark Knight (2008) – For a long time people dismissed comic books. I mean it’s obviously not as bad as it once was when a prick named Frederick Wertham published a bullshit book called Seduction of the Innocent which led to the burning of comic books and self-imposed industry censorship for decades. In fact most … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2008, A History of Violence, Aaron Eckhart, Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actor, Alan Moore, Batman, Brian Bolland, Chin Han, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Eric Roberts, Frederick Wertham, Gary Oldman, George W. Bush, Ghost World, Heat, Heath Ledger, Jeph Loeb, Katie Holmes, Keith Szarabajka, Maggie Gylenhaal, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, Michael Mann, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Morgan Freeman, Ritchie Coster, Ron Dean, Seduction of the Innocent, sequel, The Dark Knight, The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, Tim Sale, WALL-E, William Fichtner
Posted by moviegeek916 on March 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
John Carter of Mars (2012) – (All the advertisements and publicity are referring to this movie as John Carter [even imdb!] but the title as shown onscreen during the movie is John Carter of Mars, so that’s how I’m referring to it.) The trailers to this film have been playing up “before Avatar, before Star … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
If you want to know what I felt were the best movies of the year etc. then that’s a different article altogether (one that can be read here). This is about the Oscars. For most categories, I just offer a quick pick for what WILL win and a brief explanation for why I think that. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Cars 2 (2011) — I don’t know why I ever have doubts about Pixar. I thought a cooking rat sounded dumb and it turned out to be one of the best movies they’ve ever done. I was also pleasantly surprised by the first Cars (particularly the ending). That being said it’s probably my least favorite … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2011, animation, Brad Lewis, Bruce Campbell, cars, Cars 2, Django, Franco Nero, George Carlin, John Lasseter, Larry the Cable Guy, Lloyd Sherr, Paul Newman, Pixar, sequel, Thomas Kretchman, Toy Story, WALL-E
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
WALL-E (2008) — I love everything about this movie: the Charlie Chaplin-esque “silent” love story, the cute cockroach [between this movie and Ratatouille, Pixar seems to be going out of their way to make vermin adorable], the unsubtle biting social commentary and underlying environmental message that hits you over the head and still manages not … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, The Best · Tagged with 2008, Alien, Andrew Stanton, animation, Best of 2000s, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Willard, Hello Dolly!, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Pixar, Ratatouille, sci fi adventure, Sigourney Weaver, Thomas Newman, WALL-E
Persistence of Vision 