While I don’t think that I am intended as the target audience for John Chu’s upcoming Jem and the Holograms , the trailer doesn’t play nearly as irritatingly as I thought it would. And sure, the face paint is a few decades out of style–the comic they’re based on a line of Hasbro toys, which spawned a […]
“”G.I. Joe: Retribution” isn’t a good film, though there’s enough things blowing up on screen to keep everyone entertained (which is kinda sad when you think about it).” To enjoy genre films, be they scifi, horror, fantasy, or anything for that matter, it’s necessary for the viewer to accept that the world that the story […]
Today is the day that I have decided to celebrate a few of the things to be thankful for, like there being a sequel to Stephen Sommers’ 2009 film “G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra.” This is something I do, I should add, because I am an advocate of comic book-based films, more so than […]
I could have posted this yesterday, but frankly wasn’t terribly interested till I saw the poster to the left at the Silver Spring Metro station today. One thing led to another (tell me something wrong, I listened too long but then, one thing leads to another), and here I am. At first I wasn’t sure […]
When I was a kid, I loved to watch “He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe.” I marveled at his adventures. The way, time and again, He-Man used his wits (and sometimes the assistance of Cringer, who turned to the mighty Battle Cat–seemingly against his will) to beat back the forces of Skeletor in such […]
The second trailer for John Chu‘s “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” trailer was released today, and looking at it I think that the filmmakers need to be careful to remember that this movie is based on toys from Hasbro. I mention this because Stephen Sommers‘ original film appeared to be more cartoony than its sequel. By the […]
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