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THE THING (2010). Don't normally care for sequels (or prequels in this case( as they don't use logic or imagination, but we found this a very pleasant surprise. REALLY good tale of the events before the Carpenter film at the Norweigan's camp. The filmmakers did their homework, because everything wraps up. The FX are top notch, it's scary and downbeat enough and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is lusciuos::love::::love::::cool::. ****
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Thought-provoking and unusual. Just goes to show how far we can go to fill up the empty hollowness of our lives. Angra would term this film as "extremely disturbing", so recommended to him. * * * ½ |
The Raven (2012)
5/10 stars http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV...959_SY578_.jpg Someone is copycatting Edger Allen Poe's macabre stories in real life, and a detective wants Edger to tag along to the murders and play: "Poe' Books for $200". Sounded like a good premise, if not a little familiar... but is actually a true insult to Poe the writer... as the story/plot/directing/acting are so cautiously safe & cliche, as to be a bore. One Cliff Notes movie to rip the guts out of all his best stories. I was intrigued by the first 10 minutes, feeling cheerful in the familiar setting, waiting for the coaster to dive down the tracks... only to find the story inching along as if waiting in a long line. I was begging for it to wrap-up so I could go to sleep. 5/10 stars |
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Too cliched, too many loopholes and too many unexplained twists. By the time the film tries to be scary, it has already failed. And a final sequence which is just unwarranted. No Grave Encounters, this. Don't go by the credits on the cover. Skip, unless you are into some first-person simulated sex scenes. * ½ |
A fantasy all-star tale, of demons, angels and Lucifer on earth. A tale of miracles, of being lost and being found at the same time. A tale of several decades, a hundred years or more. Most of all, a tale of eternal romance. Of love strong enough to bequeath immortality, and beyond. Impressive. Very impressive. Watch out for plenty of delightful cameos, none more so than Will Smith and Jennifer Connelly. Recommended. * * * * |
Deep Impact
The Fog (2005) |
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