Originally written and posted on June 29, 2009. Drag Me To Hell PG-13 horror movies are often written off as shallow attempts by studios to increase profit at the cost of cutting away a film’s mature scenes. This basically means that what was once a topless gruesome F-bomb-a-thon becomes a watered down affair where the [...]
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Originally written and posted on April 17, 2009 Crank: High Voltage Malleus. Incus. Stapes. Someone once told me that when a person falls from a tremendous height, these three tiny bones located in the ear are the only bones in the entire human body that don’t shatter upon impact. Bearing this in mind, Crank’s Chev [...]
Originally written and posted on January 1, 2009. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The only curious thing about Benjamin Button is that he ages backwards. Remove that element, and the film rather easily becomes a derivative tale about a man who makes the most of his life. I’ve heard people liken this film to [...]
Originally written and posted on December 3, 2008. Australia You know what would surprise me, Hollywood? A shiny big name film where the auxiliary character that narrates it doesn’t survive. At least that would keep the film interesting. I can tolerate derivative clichés for the average movie, but when I’m expected to spend three hours [...]