One of the TV commercials that was used when “John Carter” was released in theaters back in February claimed that before there was “Star Wars” and “Avatar” there was John Carter. And that’s very true. The character was the creation of famed writer Edgar Rice Burroughs back in 1912. But the ad campaign doesn’t go […]
Normally when a studio holds an early, nationwide screening for audiences it’s because they think the film is really good and that the buzz will be helpful to spread the word. Last fall Fox decided to show “We Bought a Zoo” to thousands and thousands of people, not a week or two before it’s schedule […]
Imagine if people didn’t age past their 25th birthday and from that day forward they had to add time to their personal accounts to stay alive. But, at the same time, everything in the world that people did, used and bought cost, not money, but time, that came off of their personal accounts. Time would […]
The best thing I can say about this 2nd edition of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series – a series that I really enjoy by the way – is that it’s not as bad as the first, which was a mean-spirited, disgusting, jaw-droppingly unfunny movie. However, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick […]
I need to say right at the start that I am not a gamer. That may be one of the reasons why “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, which is basically a movie set inside a video game, didn’t work for me. But there are a lot of other reason why it simply doesn’t work, period. […]
You’d think that a film written by Adam Sandler, and starring him and four other well-known and successful comic actors would be hilarious. In the case of “Grown Ups”, the comedy fails. Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider play five friends who all played together of a championship basketball team when […]
The story of Robin Hood has been told many times on the big screen, with the likes of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner and an animated Disney fox playing the title role. There isn’t any “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor” in this latest version, because it’s a “prequel” to the story that […]
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have done several movies together, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Edward Scissorhands”. However, their latest collaboration has me as mad as a hatter, because it’s just not very good. “Alice in Wonderland” is based on the two, classic Lewis Carroll books, but it’s isn’t a remake of the […]
It was the first family film of 2010 – Jackie Chan as an International spy/friendly neighbor with all the moves. Unfortunately, Chan’s martial arts talent is one of the only good things about “The Spy Next Door”. Chan plays Bob, who’s retired from the spy business and wants to marry the single mother with three […]
When this Disney comedy came out last year, with Hollywood legends John Travolta and Robin Williams teaming-up, I hoped that they’d be a winning combo in a funny film. I was wrong. In “Old Dogs”, Dan (Wliiams) and Charlie (Travolta) are long-time best friends and business partners. Dan’s old girlfriend, Vicki (played by Travolta’s real […]