“THE THING” My rating: C (Opening wide Oct. 14) 103 minutes | MPAA rating: R We’ve already seen two very good versions of “The Thing” (based on the classic sci-fi/horror story “Who Goes There?”), so anyone making yet a third “Thing” had better bring some new ideas to the table. In the case of the [...]
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“COWBOYS AND ALIENS”: Draw, ya ugly varmint!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged " Jon Favreau, "Cowboys and Aliens, aliens, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Western on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“COWBOYS AND ALIENS” My rating: C+ (Opening wide on July 29) 118 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Daniel Craig carries himself like vintage Steve McQueen. Harrison Ford, on the other hand, is starting to carry himself like Lee J. Cobb. If you’re old enough to recognize those two names, welcome to my world. In “Cowboys [...]
“SUPER 8” : J.J. Abrams phones home
Posted in Popcorn movies, tagged " Kyle Chandler, "Super 8, aliens, Elle Fanning, J.J. Abrams, Joel Courtney on June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“SUPER 8” My rating: B- 112 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 J.J. Abrams’ highly-anticipated “Super 8” is a riff on all those Spielberg-inspired films from the ‘80s in which suburban kids got sucked into other-worldly adventures. “Goonies” is a big influence here. So is “E.T.,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and a half-dozen other [...]