Posts Tagged ‘reviews’
  • Review: Couples Retreat
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    Posted October 9th, 2009 at 8:09 pm 7 Comments »
    Couples Retreat offers a well liked cast in a package that seems carefully constructed to appeal to as many people as possible. The plot is centered on four couples that head to an island resort for vacation only to find out that couples counseling is required. The pairs are all in different stages in their relationships but are challenged by the process and what it means to them with some more accepting than others. Laced with cliches and predictable developments, Couples Retreat brings no...
  • Review: Zombieland
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    Posted October 4th, 2009 at 3:09 pm 17 Comments »
    Zombieland originally began as a television series pitch but all the networks turned it down. While there is no way to know if it would've succeeded on TV, the concept evolved into an ideal standalone movie and potentially a franchise. Vampires have seen a resurgence as of late but zombies have always been a popular. Zombieland takes the concept seen in many horror films but with a heavy comedic slant. (more…)...
  • Review: Pandorum
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    Posted September 26th, 2009 at 8:44 pm No Comments »
    When two members of a spaceship flight crew awake from hyper-sleep to find that they have no memories and a ship in disarray; they are forced to piece together a dark chain of events that led them there. The concept of Pandorum, scared survivors trapped in a confined space pursued by unknown evil force, is noting particularly new or original (See Event Horizon or The Descent for much better examples). The only way to make a film like this work is to have a quality script and an atmosphere...
  • Review: Surrogates
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    Posted September 25th, 2009 at 4:50 pm 10 Comments »
    Surrogates has an intriguing concept but ultimately doesn't deliver on it. Bruce Willis plays FBI agent Greer who is investigating the deaths of two people who at the time were plugged into their surrogates. The surrogates provide the opportunity for people to live out their lives through the use of a robotic avatar. Never having to leave the house has benefits such as crime being practically being eliminated. That is the case until it is discovered that these two people had been killed with a...
  • Review: The Informant
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    Posted September 18th, 2009 at 6:27 pm 10 Comments »
    One of the staples of the entertainment site will be frequent reviews for movies opening up in theaters as well as DVD and Blu-ray reviews. As time goes on the review format will certainly evolve. Not only in structure but also in level of comfort of writing them. Slight spoilers ahead, but given these are true events I feel comfortable discussing them so just be forewarned. The Informant! opened today starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh. Loosely based on a true story, Dam...