By Eddy
The long awaited final conclusion of our thrilling two part series!
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By Eddy
Don’t let the fact that it is animated fool you. This isn’t really a film for children. Set in a post war wasteland between Robots and Humans, nothing remains alive. A group of animated sack people the size of a Barbie doll represent the last will and testament of the human soul. Each one is so different that they often fight amongst themselves, but in order to survive the remains of the machines they have to band together. The entire landscape and feels like it was straight from the cutting room floor of Tim Burton, who by the way is a producer for the film. It goes without saying, that this movie is kind of a downer. Even with a somewhat happy ending I was still left asking myself…who was this film for? If you are a deeply devoted Burton fan, or are into anything remotely steampunk (if you don’t know what this is, then don’t waste your time) then this might be worth it.
The Slammin’ Salmon
By Eddy
Wow, when writing all these movies up, I totally forgot I even watched this one. I had to go back to look at the receipts just to remember. I guess that should tell you everything you need to know about The Slammin’ Salmon. The only reason I picked it up was because I was a fan of Super Troopers and Beerfest. While both of those movies aren’t going to be mentioned in the same breath as Citizen Kane (even though I just did…and likely Orson Welles just turned in his grave) they were original and funny movies. Unfortunately, the team that brought us these films haven’t been batting a thousand. A perfect example would be Club Dread and now this one. Now as a comedy that takes part in a restaurant and is about the people that work there, there arent too many movies that I can use as a benchmark. At the high end of the scale I was hoping for something a bit better than Waiting… (Which I actually liked and do watch when it comes on Cable) and at the low end…well frankly I think Waiting… counts as both sides. Well that is until I saw this gem. Yeah it had its funny parts, but in the end, as much as I wanted to like it there is no way I can come close to recommending it to anyone. Save your dollar!
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur
By Divina
The hopefully last and most disappointing Ice Age has Manny and Ellie expanding their herd with Diego, Sid and others not sure what their status is in the herd. This movie kept Babyboy’s attention for longer than usual but the story was weak and would have made the first Ice Age blush in embarrassment. Story was cute but after watching it I wanted to see the original Ice Age to get the disappointing taste in my mouth.
Ninja Assassin
By Eddy
Talk about disappointing. Leading up to the film being released, the production company posted a number of training sessions of the stuntmen and main star, Korean Pop star Rain, practicing for the movie. Watching these videos had me excited to no end. Wow, how things have changed. For the most part the movie is in the dark and you really can see a lot of the action. In addition, for some ridiculous reason the director felt that they had to CGI the heck out of the entire film. CGI shadows, blood, weapons etc. I honestly felt I was better off playing a video game than watching the movie. Needless to say, in an all out action film like this acting isn’t a prerequisite so I won’t even waste my time. The story itself was also nonexistent and basically full of so many holes it made me wonder if Ninja’s hadn’t attacked the script writer as he was writing. This one is a definite pass, I would much rather watch Micheal Dudikoff destroy Japanese culture in The American Ninja series than this any time.
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