“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is based on a video game. The good news is, now that it’s out on DVD, you can hit a button while you’re watching it – the ‘stop’ button. Jake Gyllenhaal, serious actor turned action hero, plays Dastan, a street orphan who is adopted by the king of […]
Over the past two years Brendan Fraser has starred in five family films, some clearly better than others. This one, sadly, may be the worst. In “Furry Vengeance” Fraser plays Dan, a husband and father who works for what’s supposed to be an eco-friendly land development company. Dan moves his family to a small town […]
Most people, after seeing a movie based on a book they‘ve read, usually say “I liked the book better.” I, on the other hand, as a movie guy, usually enjoy the movies more than the books. But not this time. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” is based on the very popular book series by Jeff […]
The original “Transformers” was a surprise hit back in the summer of 2007, grossing $319 million. This sequel will likely be the highest grossing movie of 2009, but it’s not nearly as good as the first film. In “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) is off to college. And he’s seeing weird symbols […]
What a difference one year can make! In 2008 Jack Black voiced the lovable Po in the animated hit “Kung Fu Panda”, and was very funny in my favorite film of the year, “Be Kind Rewind”. However, in “Year One”, Black is not lovable or funny. And the movie will be no one’s favorite film […]
If fans of Zac Efron (particularly young girls) watch this movie thinking they’re going to see him as they did in the “High School Musical” films and “Hairspray” they’re in for a major disappointment. “17 Again” is about a 37 year old husband and father who’s about to get a divorce, has two kids who […]
I never thought a martial arts movie, based on a graphic novel about a boy trying to save Earth from total destruction, could be so CORNY! “Dragonball Evolution” is terrible. The acting is cheesy, the special effects are goofy and the plot is so predictable I could see everything coming from a mile away. And […]
It was one of the worst animated movies of 2008. No wonder they waited so long to put it out on DVD. “Delgo” is a computer-generated fantasy about a teenage boy, named Delgo, who lives on a planet where the two groups of creatures who live there are fighting each other. He and a Princess […]
If someone asks you to “Meet Dave”, say “No Thank You.” “Meet Dave” is Eddie Murphy’s new comedy. Problem is – I didn’t laugh once the entire movie. Murphy plays the captain of a spaceship that comes to Earth from another planet to steal the salt out of our oceans. They need the salt to […]
From the people who brought us last year’s “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” comes another bad family film. “Nim’s Island” stars Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin. She plays Nim, an 11-year old girl who lives on a secret island with her father (played by Gerard Butler) and her sea animal friends, including a sea lion named Selkie […]