August 2008

Death Race

This reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Running Man, Shawshank Redemption if you know where to look, and of course Battle Royale.

There’s not much you can say about this type of movie because it follows a strict set of ingredients in making it. No twists or turns that is going to surprise you; you even [...]

WALL-E

Once again, Disney-Pixar has blown the competition out of the park. Even the intro with the rabbit and the magician was something so magical in the animation world that has added on to the entertainment value of going into a Disney-Pixar movie and yet it didn’t take anything away from the main show.

The CGI was [...]

Mirrors

It’s official. Kieffer Sutherland will never be rid of his Jack Bauer persona. There’ll always be snickers going around if he’s onscreen and he’s not in another 24 episode.

I always have my reserves for horror flicks. The ridiculous scares that make no sense, the thin plot, weak storyline – all compromised just for the sake [...]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

If you are a fan, how can you not enjoy this? If you’re not a fan, it’ll be hard to follow since you may not get what the characters are all about so don’t even bother.
But here’s a few problem with this instalment. Firstly, Ahsoka Tano. She doesn’t speak like a normal Star Wars character. [...]

Meet Dave

After Norbit, it’s a wonder why Eddie Murphy would team up again with director Brian Robbins to make another similar humour-strictly-for-children movie. And this is after his Oscar nomination for Dreamgirls too.
The only way one adult can enjoy this movie is to dumb down a little so that the logic-less storyline will not frustrate. Yes, [...]