Category: Movies

007 Guesses Who is Back

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I was a huge fan of the last James Bond film “Casino Royale.” I thought Daniel Craig perfectly nailed the thugish qualities needed for the early Bond — you know, the Bond he was before he became the ultra-cool superspy.

Of course I am looking forward Craig’s next outing as 007 despite the somewhat blah title “Quantum of Solace” and the fact that a new director is at the helm.

I was surprised to see a teaser poster and a behind the scenes video for QoS today at AICN. Click HERE and you can be just as surprised.


Cloverfield Thoughts

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I had mixed feelings going in to “Cloverfield.” I really liked the trailer and some of the hype boosting the movie. I thought the idea of a story told through a “found” video camera was interesting. By the same token, I knew that using the conceit of “the “video” would be limiting. But in the end, who doesn’t want to see a giant monster tearing up the city?

The Good: Once the action [finally] gets started and no one knows quite what is going on – seeing glimpses of the monster tearing junk up – crossing from the leaning building onto the stable one – a giant monster tearing up the city

The Bad: The movie takes forever to get crackin’ – being limited to just “the video” – what happens to people bitten by the little critters – the love story – what happens to the cameraman

The Ugly: People in the theater getting motion sickness – the monster – being limited to just one view of all the action

Overall I’m glad I saw “Cloverfield” although I must admit I was disappointed when I left the theater. “Cloverfield” won’t make it into my movie collection, and I have no desire to see it again… although I wouldn’t mind fast-forwarding to some of the good parts. I mean, who doesn’t want to see a giant monster tearing up the city?

Maybe It’s the Poster

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Unfortunately these days it’s rare that a movie uses actual artwork to attract viewers. Perhaps that’s why I have an interest in “Hellride.”

Then again maybe it’s because it’s about a biker gang out to avenge the murder of one of their own. Maybe it’s because it’s got a mix of horror thrown in. Or maybe it’s because it stars Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones and Dennis Hopper and is “presented by” Quentin Tarantino.

Then again, it could be simply because I like the poster.

Doomsday: Drive-In Appropriate

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The trailer for “Doomsday” makes it look like a riff on “Escape From New York” and I loved “Escape From New York.” I don’t think that I’ll love “Doomsday.” It’s more like one of the movies that I’d go to see at the drive-in where it would be playing with a couple of other movies. Many times none of ’em would be well worth seeing except as part of a triple bill.

Man, I miss those days.

Iron Man!

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This very cool shot of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark on his way to becoming Iron Man is showing up all over the net. But you’ll have to go HERE to some really cool shots of the first Iron Man suit that Stark makes while held captive.