June 2012
6 posts
My Review: BRAVE
By 2007, Pixar had already come to be known as perhaps the best storytellers in animation, near-unparalleled big guns in the world of CGI filmmaking that were responsible for the likes of Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc, and the first two Toy Story films. Mind you, this was even BEFORE the spell-binding hat trick of Wall-E, Up and Toy Story 3, which remain amongst the greatest animated...
I just watched TED... Warning: This Is Not A...
If you’re reading this right now, chances are you’re one of the few people who actually takes the time to read what I have to say, and you’re probably familiar with my style, which usually involves a general introduction to the context of the film’s release, followed by a general outline of the plot, followed by a general this and general that before finally getting down to specifics. It’s a...
My Review: Seeking A Friend For The End Of The...
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World is a film that ends up ranking relatively high on the list of the best movies of the season, more by default than by design. So far, summer 2012 hasn’t actually seen very many good films, apart from perhaps a superhero crossover and maybe the odd Pixar venture, but hopefully the disappointment won’t carry over to the end of the summer,...
The Death Of Celluloid
As the battle between Film and Digital rages on, a battle in which the veteran is also the underdog, the medium of Film has been dealt a crushing blow in the form of legendary director Martin Scorsese finally making the switch over to Digital for his next feature, The Wolf of Wall Street. While the director’s previous landmark effort, Hugo was also filmed Digitally so as to capture it in 3D,...
My Review for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
First things first, no, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is by no means a great film. In fact if I’m to be perfectly frank, I was rather displeased by it. It most certainly has a few redeeming qualities, some almost good enough to make me want to recommend the film to you on that basis alone, but unfortunately, it doesn’t quite live up to its potential.
Before I get into it, no, I haven’t read the...
The Dark Knight Trilogy: A Retrospective
With less than a month to go until the concluding chapter of Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at the series thus far, and maybe throw in a little educated guess-work about what can be expected on July 20th.
If you’re reading this right now, chances are you live on planet Earth, and have therefore heard of this series. If you...
