What a mediocre mushy mishmash of a film. For something the purports to be a dangerous and edgy fairy tale, why does it pull every single punch? Why is everything so tedious and bloody familiar? What is up with the big 'rah-rah speech' given by stewart that sounds like The Dude explaining "New Shit Has Come To Light" in the back of a limo to The Big Lebowski? Why, world? Why?
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Blade Runner 1982
So much time and energy has been spent talking about Blade Runner in the ensuing three decades that one might start to doubt just how much audiences rejected the film upon it's 1982 release. Offering new insights into Ridley Scott's second science fiction mash-up masterpiece (here Sci-Fi and L.A. Noir) which followed immediately after Alien, is rather difficult. Suffice it to say that production design and mood play a significant part in the films lasting appeal. The film uses some…
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Mirror Mirror 2012
MIRROR, MIRROR is the best self-aware fantasy film since The Princess Bride. And I don't say that lightly. Who would have guessed that Tarsem (The Cell, The Fall) under the producer-wing of Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon) would have a deft touch for popular family-driven entertainment?
The look of the film is sumptuous and theatrical - stagey as a stylistic choice. The dialogue is care-free and whimsical in both words and tone, gliding along meta-ness and pop-cultural awareness. The…
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The Cabin in the Woods 2011
I know a lot of people (whose opinions I really respect) really loved Cabin in the Woods and I generally dig anything Joss; hell I very, very much wanted to be on board with this.
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The proof is in the pudding: I cannot imagine watching a movie in 2012 that I was more indifferent towards. Sure, there is a tonne more money and glossy cinematography, but really, is this much better than Monster Brawl or Jack Brooks, Monster Slayer?…
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