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Cowboys and Aliens
I liked it for the most part as it had the authentic feel of a Western, it’s just a few elements that poked some air out of the ride. Character In the the setup Daniel Craig sticking up for justice was an effective way to create empathy for him. Yet by the middle of the [...]
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
It was a nightmare, all right… To save myself time, I’ll say that this had most of the same problems as the remake of The Karate Kid. The filmmakers stripped away the core elements that made the original so successful. See this wikiscreenplay website, particularly the “notes” at the end, for its wise dissection of [...]
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
What a refreshing movie! And this is a great example as to why I don’t watch previews in the theater and TV commercials for upcoming movies…much of the thrill of seeing this novel perspective would have been dampened. Just a few flawz caught my attention while watching it, yet afterwards realized a couple more that [...]
The Karate Kid 2010
It’s amazing that the filmmakers copied so much of the original and this was still so pale in comparison (and pale in its own right). I don’t know where to begin… Premise A twelve year-old (Jaden Smith looked even younger) is too young to experience the level of bullying Dre did, too young for most [...]