The Three Musketeers (review)
It is leaden where it should be light. It is graceless and charmless. It reels from the painful banter. It is the epitome of empty soulless corporate filmmaking.
Predators
what she said: io9’s Charlie Jane Anders…
…on what to call an overload of CGI (in commenting on Predators) It’s a minor miracle to see an action movie in which the action feels organic, and it’s not just a flatulence of CG. (By the way, that’s officially the plural term for a lot of CG, or several CG effects in one place … more…
what would Mark Twain do?; Michael Moore joins the Oscar board; Sam Worthington, comic book king?: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Despicable Me,’ ‘Predators,’ ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,’ more
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Despicable Me: “It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die!” is my new go-to phrase for when I’m excited about anything. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • The Incredibles (2004): the last great animated movie about supervillains (and the superheroes who thwart them). • 101 Dalmatians (1961): For one … more…
Predators (review)
Sort of a Xerox copy of the 1987 *Predator,* with the only point perhaps establishing Adrien Brody’s action creds, in case that Oscar for *The Pianist* starts holding him back from getting good work.
female gazing at: Adrien Brody
So I saw Predators this morning, and was reminded what a babe Brody is: Yeah, he’s covered in mud there, but he looks good not covered in mud too: He also looks pretty good with his clothes on: Remember what Steve Martin said in Roxanne about men with big noses? I’m posting pictures like these … more…
trailer break: ‘Predators’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… See, I was all set to be all hopeful about this one. Adrien Brody! And Topher Grace! In an action movie! That’s gotta be a sign of something different and interesting, right? But this just makes it look like Pitch Black meets Jurassic Park. But not in … more…
