4/10

I lasted half an hour before turning it off. The same old cliched characters and formulaic CGI effects.

Barbie (1/10) I had almost zero interest in this movie, but I decided to watch it, because I wanted to know what kind of film grosses $1.442 billion at the box office. Having sat through it (and resisted the urge to turn it off several times) I'm no closer to an answer. The subject is a children's ...

AndyDursin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 3:37 pm Did you buy the old disc or the new one? (Which came out two weeks ago)...

I have the previous release. I didn't even know it was reissued!

The Emerald Forest (8/10) This was a favorite of mine in my youth, and for the most part holds-up well today -- which is not to say it is perfect (either cinematically, or in its Blu-ray presentation -- more on that below). There are a number of stilted moments (particularly in its first 15-20 minu...

Good feature on Ridley Scott for CBS Sunday Morning... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0HUN32jwA8&t I don't know what this film is going to be like, but while I haven't enjoyed all of his films, Scott is still one of my favorites, and there always is something in a Ridley Scott movie that is vi...

The cumulative impact of these scores he's written for Disney have, sad to say, added little/nothing to his creative legacy, but they've mostly been successful in keeping him active with those peripheral things he wants to do (and get paid handsomely of course in the process). I still feel those St...

A Mad Max movie which doesn't feature Max. Yeah, I'm dying to see that.

What's next? James Cameron making a Vasquez movie?

How can this be?

I mean it’s a sequel to a 42-year-old movie with an uncomely, annoying leading lady trying upstage a much-loved (and now decrepit) hero.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (8/10) Not so much a review (we've all seen it numerous times) so much as some musings. Hayden Christensen is considerably better in this film than in Attack of the Clones . This film is the best of the prequels, with a more cohesive and focused storyline. I think thi...

Found this very interesting interview with Airplane creators David & Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrams -- on Dennis Prager's Youtube page of all places.

AndyDursin wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:05 am Plus TOY STORY 5?? Man this is AWESOME what a time to be ALIVE and going to the movies again!

Will Buzz Lightyear be a lesbian and have a relationship with Mrs. Potato Head?

I've been jaded about new movies for years, but based on the trailer, I have to say this looks very promising. I might even be excited about it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJP2QblqLA0 And when you compare this footage of the actual Leonard Bernstein to the trailer above, it’s uncanny how well B...

^^ Ouch! IndieWhire's review is equally uncharitable, and makes reference to "...Martin Phipps’ free-reed score, which Scott often ditches in favor of repurposing the music that Dario Marianelli wrote for Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice”. https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/napoleon-...

When I saw the title of this thread, my first thought was "Oh, they're remaking that too?"

But so obsessed was Lucas on this point that he felt compelled to tinker further with ESB and swap out the original voice of Boba (actor Jason Wingreen from the classic Trek episode "The Empath" and several TZ episodes) with the Jango Fett actor which is another example of his lame tinker...