Released: May 16, 2014. Directed by: Gareth Edwards. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston. Runtime: 123 min. Gareth Edwards brings his latest film to life with ambition and a great scope. Edwards previously dabbled in the monster genre with his refreshing low-budget film called Monsters, which was impressive in its effectiveness. This time, Edwards … Continue reading Godzilla (2014)
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Re-review of Cloverfield (2008)
Released: January 18, 2008. Director: Matt Reeves. Stars: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller. Runtime: 85 min. Dave over at Dave Examines Movies asked me some time ago to re-watch "Cloverfield." He asked me to watch the movie in a different light; as he thought my score of 66 was a bit too low. I … Continue reading Re-review of Cloverfield (2008)
Recap of July, Most Anticipated of August
Overall, at least based on the movies I saw, July was mostly an okay month for movies. But then again, I only saw five (out of 15 of the) major theatrical releases. And out of those five I saw, I only enjoyed two. "Despicable Me 2" was the strongest of the ones I saw. "Pacific … Continue reading Recap of July, Most Anticipated of August
August 2-4 Box Office Predictions
"The Smurfs 2" is being released two days early to beat the rush. Now, that worked wonders for "Despicable Me 2," but didn't do anything for "Turbo." After families have emptied their pockets out on legitimately good animated movies like "Monsters University" and "DM2," their budgets for movies are running on empty (as shown by … Continue reading August 2-4 Box Office Predictions
Box Office Results July 26-28. (I can’t think of a clever title.)
"The Wolverine" did good business this weekend, but not nearly as great as everyone thought it would be. While it was tracking for a $70 million opening, it was only able to nab a $53.114 million opening. This opening should be attributed to the fact that the disappointing "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" disappointed many, so it … Continue reading Box Office Results July 26-28. (I can’t think of a clever title.)
R.I.P.D. (2013)
Release Date: July 19, 2013. Director: Robert Schwentke. Stars: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon. Runtime: 96 min. A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department, that hunt Deados (ugly spirits who slipped through the cracks of the system and are now rotting on earth), … Continue reading R.I.P.D. (2013)
Box Office Predictions: July 26-28
"The Wolverine" has the benefit of opening on a weekend where there isn't any other blockbuster. Of course, there are the holdovers, but they don't pose much direct competition. The five previous X-Men films open to a weighted average of $76.58 million. It will earn less than that number, but not by a wide margin. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: July 26-28
“The Conjuring” scares a big audience, Snails and Retired Spies do okay, “R.I.P.D.” bombs hard
New releases from the weekend that are still on my watchlist: The Conjuring, R.I.P.D., Red 2, Turbo. So, all of them! I've realized that I haven't been a good box office analyst. I've been posting my predictions, but neglecting to report the results. This weekend, I'll change that. At the beginning of 2013, it was looking like this … Continue reading “The Conjuring” scares a big audience, Snails and Retired Spies do okay, “R.I.P.D.” bombs hard
Box Office Predictions: July 19-21
There are four big releases coming out this weekend, so I'll try to keep my thoughts on each of the movies brief, so this article doesn't become too tedious. The movies are "The Conjuring", "Red 2", "R.I.P.D." and "Turbo". "The Conjuring" will do superb business this weekend. James Wan's movies have an average opening of … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: July 19-21
Pacific Rim (2013)
Release Date: July 12, 2013. Director: Guillermo del Toro. Stars: Charlie Hunman, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi. Runtime: 132 min. "Pacific Rim" is the first movie I attended a premiere for since "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" back in December. As the day of the premiere approached, I became more and more excited. Heck, I could hardly even sleep one … Continue reading Pacific Rim (2013)
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