Search Results for: pet

War HorseI read a lot of reviews of War Horse before watching it.  Because of this I was very excited to see this film.  I have particular expectations going into a Spielberg film.  I had just watched TinTin last week and really think it was one of the better features of last year.  I put in War Horse with similar expectations.  I was wrong.  I hate being wrong.  I would have been forced to watch a Twilight marathon than sit through War Horse. This was Avatar bad.Spielberg's adaptation of ... continue reading...

War HorseI read a lot of reviews of War Horse before watching it.  Because of this I was very excited to see this film.  I have particular expectations going into a Spielberg film.  I had just watched TinTin last week and really think it was one of the better features of last year.  I put in War Horse with similar expectations.  I was wrong.  I hate being wrong.  I would have been forced to watch a Twilight marathon than sit through War Horse. This was Avatar bad.Spielberg's adaptation of ... continue reading...

Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy might just be my favorite movie of the year. Director Tomas Alfredson caught my attention a few years ago with his Swedish film Let the Right One in, which in my opinion is the best vampire film I've seen. This is a very different movie, but he still uses very similar techniques. He shoots several shots from a distance which sort of sets the mood of the story dealing with espionage, the setting is also very dark and grayish, and the story ... continue reading...

In Time [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital copy]“Time is money” I tell my boss every time I invoice my hours he then just shrugs and writes me a check as we jokingly haggle over my pay.  But seriously that is the premise of this movie.  It’s kind of a super stylish futuristic Robin Hood.  On paper that sounds like a completely awesome flick and it could have been.  Unfortunately it falls in the ditch of being another style over substance sci-fi “action-thriller.”The Synopsis According to ... continue reading...

The Big Year [Blu-ray]This film could have gone many different directions.  The Big Year could have been a Christopher Guest style mockumentary, or a beautiful depiction of mans connection with nature, or a interesting character piece about birders.  Unfortunately the Big Year is none of these things.  The Big Year is a middle of the road comedic piece that grabs at all of these things but never holds on too long.  The Big Year is loosely based on a nonfiction book of the same name--"This is a ... continue reading...