Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
Special thanks to my friend & colleague Susan Martin. While I read Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, The Help, almost three years ago, seeing the movie adaptation a few weeks ago truly reminded me how much I loved the book. I appreciated the fact that the movie stayed true to the novel in every sense. The …
Continue reading Guest Review: The Help is a faithful adaptation
Happy Monday, folks. My friends in the East Coast, I hope y'all stay safe. I was glued to the TV screen Saturday night watching all the coverage and reading people's tweets about Hurricane Irene, wow, I definitely don't take this beautiful weather in Minnesota for granted. We are very blessed indeed. Well, looks like even …
It took me 3 days but I finally finished the 4-hour long Shakespeare adaptation by Kenneth Branagh. I'd even use the term 'masterpiece' as it really was quite an undertaking to bring the Bard's most famous play to life in such a grand and passionate fashion. Please keep in mind that before seeing this, my …
Continue reading Rental Pick: Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET (1996)
Battle: Los Angeles If there’s ever a competition for most clichés piled up in one movie, Battle Los Angeles is the clear winner. The film is about a group of soldiers battle against the faceless, I mean that literally, alien invaders who are destroying every major city in the world. Marine Staff Sergeant Nantz (Aaron …
Continue reading Guest Reviews: Battle L.A. and Cowboys & Aliens
As I said in my weekend roundup post, this film was such a pleasant surprise as I really wasn't that interested in seeing it. In fact, when the trailer came out a few months ago, I quickly dismissed it, saying that it looked ridiculous and so darn obvious that the apes will go y'know, ape-sh*t …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Well, the 8+ months wait was finally over. Yep, that's how far apart the two Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are and it was a bit frustrating after I saw Part I that I had to wait that long to see the conclusion. I did my write-up about Part I in lieu of a …
This review is courtesy of Ivan Maramis... a.k.a. ze blogger's hubby 😀 When it was first announced that Captain America would be made into the big screen, I thought it was such a preposterous proposition. I know of the comic and am familiar enough to sum it up in a :30 second elevator pitch, but …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – Captain America: The First Avenger
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