Kung Fu Hustle (2005)

Kung Fu Hustle was by far the silliest Kung Fu movie I have ever seen. It was very much the insanity and slapstick humor of the Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, and all the Warner Brothers cartoons mixed in with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Couching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and every anime, superhero and kung fu movie [...]

[ More ] May 2nd, 2005 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Sahara (2005)

Indy might have some serious competition. Not in a direct sense (Indiana Jones franchise is well established and is set in 30s and 40s, way before this movie), but in a “charismatic-hero-who-punches-first-and-asks-questions-later” kinda way. A fast-paced, intelligent adventure movie is difficult to find these days (“The Lord of the Rings” lacked the speed, and “The [...]

[ More ] April 25th, 2005 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Sin City (2005)

I’ve drooled in anticipation ever since I saw the trailers, and that makes me biased. However, bias or not, you gotta hand it to Robert Rodriguez – he’s known for pushing the envelope for directing style, editing style, casting decisions. And, at the end of the day, if you only know him from the El [...]

[ More ] April 11th, 2005 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Constantine (2005)

When I went into the theater to see Constantine I thought I prepared myself for the worst. I didn’t read the graphic novel this movie was based on. I decided not to look it up. I made that mistake before—I looked up The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novel before I saw that movie. BIG [...]

[ More ] March 4th, 2005 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

National Treasure (2004)

So I went to see National Treasure today. Why so late – two weeks after it opened? No, my decision had nothing to do with the fact the movie stayed on top of the box office for 2 straight weekends (and possibly will stick around a bit more). I really wanted to see this flick [...]

[ More ] December 6th, 2004 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Hidalgo (2004)

Starring: a horse. Co-starring: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson Critical consensus (from rottentomatoes.com): The scenery looks great, but this overstuffed horse story contains too much cheese. My take: The critics need to relax a little and see the movie for what the makers intended, not what they wanted to see. There’s nothing wrong with [...]

[ More ] July 2nd, 2004 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Hellboy (2004)

Another comic book adaptation is brought to the big screen. It’s not a familiar Marvel universe, and things are definitely not “been there, seen that”. Still, the unusual casting, the direction, and quirky geek references make this a worthy entry. It seems that every comic book out there longs to get on the big screen, [...]

[ More ] April 13th, 2004 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

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