Summer blockbusters
Entertain, but are tiring
And blur together.
Explosions, no plot,
Spectacle, no character
Bad writing abounds
Of the five I saw
Only two put some effort
Towards a decent script
Surprisingly, they
Were Iron Man and Fast 6,
The rest were just noise.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Silver Linings Playbook
A showcase for great
Acting and directing, it
Is full of strong and
Downright surprising
Performances (DeNiro's
Still got it!). Though the
Plot is overly
Hollywood at times, there is
A lot to like here,
Plus any film that
Can redeem Chris Tucker is
Doing something right.
Acting and directing, it
Is full of strong and
Downright surprising
Performances (DeNiro's
Still got it!). Though the
Plot is overly
Hollywood at times, there is
A lot to like here,
Plus any film that
Can redeem Chris Tucker is
Doing something right.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Zero Dark Thirty
The intensity
Of Argo, with the torture
Of late 24.
The politics are
Second to the story, though
It's a bit light on
Character. Who knows
How accurate it is, I
Don't really care. It's
Gripping, unpleasant,
Moving, and will make you think.
All welcome, rare traits.
Of Argo, with the torture
Of late 24.
The politics are
Second to the story, though
It's a bit light on
Character. Who knows
How accurate it is, I
Don't really care. It's
Gripping, unpleasant,
Moving, and will make you think.
All welcome, rare traits.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Django Unchained
Full disclosure: I
Am a big Tarantino
Fan, and love westerns
I was predisposed
To really like this movie.
Slick, funny, gruesome,
And too cool for school
A well-acted though choppy
Revenge fantasy,
It lived up to, but
Didn't surpass any of
My expectations.
Am a big Tarantino
Fan, and love westerns
I was predisposed
To really like this movie.
Slick, funny, gruesome,
And too cool for school
A well-acted though choppy
Revenge fantasy,
It lived up to, but
Didn't surpass any of
My expectations.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The Hobbit (non-3D, non-48 fps)
Yes, it felt dragged out.
Yes, it was underwhelming.
Yes the characters
Were regretfully
Underdeveloped. Not to
Mention how crazy
It is that they are
Eeking three movies out of
One fairly short book.
Despite all of that
Returning to Middle Earth
Was a lot of fun.
Yes, it was underwhelming.
Yes the characters
Were regretfully
Underdeveloped. Not to
Mention how crazy
It is that they are
Eeking three movies out of
One fairly short book.
Despite all of that
Returning to Middle Earth
Was a lot of fun.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Looper
A dark and brutal
Drama disguised as sci-fi,
A thriller with brains,
Looper will make you
Think, just not about happy,
Fun, or pleasant things.
Top-notch direction
And a nicely streamlined plot
Keep it all moving.
While a unique take
On time travel makes up for
The super-grim tone.
Drama disguised as sci-fi,
A thriller with brains,
Looper will make you
Think, just not about happy,
Fun, or pleasant things.
Top-notch direction
And a nicely streamlined plot
Keep it all moving.
While a unique take
On time travel makes up for
The super-grim tone.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Sleepwalk With Me
Mike Birbiglia's
Charming, bittersweet tale of
A sleep disorder
And how it caused him
To (eventually) be
A better man and
Do better on stage.
A fairly lightweight story
Taken mostly from
His standup routines
It is cute, funny, well made,
And winningly short.
Charming, bittersweet tale of
A sleep disorder
And how it caused him
To (eventually) be
A better man and
Do better on stage.
A fairly lightweight story
Taken mostly from
His standup routines
It is cute, funny, well made,
And winningly short.
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