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The Hunger Games Lays Claim to Easter Weekend Victory [Box Office Results]
Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared.
I didn’t express it so much on Friday, but I’m really surprised by Tim’s predictions this week. Considering how many times...
Titanic (3D) [Review]
James Cameron’s Titanic is one of those polarizing pictures. People either love it or hate it, and it’s very rare to find someone in between. On top of that, after it dominated pop culture for so long in 1997, it has become really popular to dislike the phenomenon – a backlash that seems to rear its head when something becomes popular for too long. The truth is that the movie didn’t...
Survivor: One World – Just Annihilate Them [Recap and Review]
Going a little light with the commentary and recap this week. Nothing against Survivor; it’s just been a busy week and I’m a bit fried. Next week will be better.
As we saw last week, Jonas is gone. Somehow I missed that he’s the first member of the jury, so the betrayal he just faced could have some impressive consequences down the road. The guys discuss his departure realizing that it was basically...
Trailer Park: Total Recall [2012]
If there’s an action film from the Arnold Schwarzenegger era that holds up well, it’s Total Recall. That’s why the idea of remaking that movie sounds like a huge gamble. The original is such an iconic film that a bad remake runs the risk of alienating fans, much like Clash of the Titans had to deal with. That’s why the word surrounding this year’s Colin Farrell remake is that it isn’t attempting...
Trailer Park: Ted
I know a lot of people who obsess over Seth MacFarlane’s work. I’ve been a fan of Family Guy for a while, but as the creator has put out more and more work (American Dad, The Cleveland Show), I have to admit I’ve felt like he just uses the same shtick over and over again. It’s funny, but there’s not much originality to it once you’ve gotten used to his style of humor. MacFarlane’s theatrical...
Weekly Blend #301 – Fact or April Fool
It’s April Fools’ Day, which means a flood of stories have come out created by other sites in hopes of fooling their readers. We dive through those stories as well as some other unbelievable tales in an effort to sort out the fact and fiction. You can also hear our reviews of Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror, as well as our personal favorite sword and sandal type movies. We also debate...
The Hunger Games Knocks Out Titans and Witches [Box Office Results]
Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared.
Tim didn’t get his predictions to me in a column this week. I guess his schedule is just as busy as the rest of us. Instead I got a last...
Wrath of the Titans [Review]
When we last left the adventures of the demigod Perseus, he had survived a horrific remake of an already flawed and sadly dated (although much beloved) iconic film. While there was a lot of room for improvement from the original, the remake wound up introducing a slew of new problems ranging from 3D effects that were so bad that the movie became the example of what not to do with 3D to a plot so riddled...
Mirror Mirror [Review]
The classic fairy tale of Snow White has two cinematic adaptations this year, as well as the recent Once Upon a Time television series on ABC. That’s a lot of Snow White to go around. Fortunately, each one has their own unique take on the character. In the case of the recent release, Mirror Mirror, that take is a more traditional one, taking a lighthearted approach to the story with only a few minor...
Survivor: One World – The Beauty in a Merge [Recap and Review]
A few astute readers noticed I didn’t give Colton a proper send off with the format of last week’s column (a nice big picture announcing so-and-so has left the island). Yup, I didn’t. I don’t have any respect for the way Colton played the game and while I’m still clueless about how he managed to get so much power when nobody wanted him around, I can have my own little protest to how he played....
