June 2007

Pan’s Labyrinth

Be warned, this is not your typical fairy tale. Director Guillermo del Toro may not be a well-known name, but he does have movies like Blade II, Mimic and Hellboy under his belt. From there, one can take a wild guess that even though Pan’s Labyrinth stars a twelve year old girl, violence is part [...]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

From what I’ve been hearing, the movie is too short. After watching it, I thought it was perfect. Had it been any longer, it would have been lethargic; like Spider-man 3 or Pirates 3. And the story wasn’t as linear as Shrek 3 too. This is one of the best movies out this summer, even [...]

Beyond The Sea

I thought this was one of Kevin’s best as an actor. Too bad I only caught it now. Better late than never I guess.

The movie is a biopic of Bobby Darin. How accurate? I don’t know. But Kevin Spacey was fabulous. Not only did he dance, he sang every song he performed too.
Like all the [...]

Alone

“From the director of Shutter.” And I fell for that. But that wasn’t the only reason for watching this film. It was more of a gathering than anything. On with the review.
It was weak, very weak. Nothing wrong with the direction. In fact it was quite good. But the storyline just didn’t have the hook [...]

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After how Ghost Rider tanked, I could not wait for the next Nic Cage flick (no pun intended).
Now, sporting longer hair from that receeding hairline on his forehead while his hunch looks like its getting worse, he has return with this sci-fi thriller whereby he can see into the future but only for the next 2 [...]