Mar 05 2010

Movies Opening March 5

Category: 2010,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 12:26 pm

Tim Burton’s widely anticipated version of Alice in Wonderland finally comes out, but it appears the critics are not big fans of the movie. The other movie is a gritty police drama from the director of Training Day that doesn’t look very different than Training Day, mostly because they both star Ethan Hawke.

Nationwide Releases

Alice in Wonderland
Brooklyn’s Finest

Alice in Wonderland
Directed: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham-Carter, Crispin Glover, Alan Rickman, Mia Wasilkowska, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
Trailer

Synopsis: Alice is grown up and ends up falling down the rabbit hole again for another adventure with familiar friends.

My Take: I love Tim Burton and I love the Alice in Wonderland story so I have to see it.

RT Score: 52%
RT Consensus: Tim Burton’s Alice sacrifices the book’s minimal narrative coherence — and much of its heart — but it’s an undeniable visual treat.

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Mar 04 2010

Amazing Race: Oh My Gravy!

Category: Amazing Race,Recaps,TV — velveetahead @ 4:17 pm

Amazing Race
Run Like Scalded Dogs!

I am enjoying the cowboys this season. I like how all the other teams didn’t think they had anything to offer, but they actually know how to read clues carefully and aren’t depending on other teams to get them to where they need to be. They are independent and work well together. They are also pretty funny.

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Mar 01 2010

MWG: Willow

Category: 1980s,Movie Watching Group,Movies,Reviews — velveetahead @ 8:43 pm

Jeremy had February’s pick so he finally decided on a movie at the beginning of March. He kept using some excuse like he had homework to do or something. Whatever! Anyway, I think this movie pick came about due to someone mentioning it on television or something happened that reminded Jer of playing the Willow video game. I never knew there was a video game, but watched this movie a lot when I was younger. I remember thinking it was awesome, but I don’t remember much else about it.  Apparently, critics did not agree with that view, but who is to argue with my eighth-grader thoughts, which is how old I was when this came out. :)

Netflix synopsis: After finding a baby adrift in a river, a dwarfish “Nelwyn” named Willow (Warwick Davis) must protect it from an evil queen (Jean Marsh), battling dragons and vanquishing evildoers with help from the warrior Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) in a bid to shield the infant from harm. Ron Howard directs this George Lucas-produced fantasy-adventure that received a pair of Oscar nods for sound editing and visual effects.

RT Score 48%

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