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Memorable Matchups of 2012 – Part 2
2, Jan 2013
by Ryan Stuckey
“Why is he splitting them up?”
“Why are they so long?”
“Why must he take something we love and ruin it?”
No these are not reviews for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. They were the assumed reaction of the tens of people who read Part 1 of my 2012 wrap up; where I dissected the year of Channing Tatum, had two Lincolns square off, and looked at one of the two live action Snow White adaptations. Part 2 will start with…
2 Films, 20 Dwarfs
Snow White and the Huntsman featured Chris Hemsworth as a hunter whose prey is apparently trees since his weapon of choice is an axe, and Kristen Stewart as a Snow White who went to the distinguished school of parted lip acting. There’s a love triangle that nobody cares about – and I’m not talking about director Rupert Sanders, K. Stew, and R. Patt – and Charlize Theron acting with as much subtly as a nuclear explosion. The dwarfs were entertaining but tragically underused.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was what I expected. It’s similar to The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a lot of ways but is not as good as any of them. Where we came to know and love every character in that series we only really get to know Bilbo, Gandalf, and Thorin in this. Meanwhile there are a mess of other dwarfs that are only distinguishable by variations of hair above the neck, and sometimes that doesn’t even do enough to make them stand out. Did it need to be a trilogy? No. Is the book being dragged through the mud? More like dropped in a puddle before quickly being grabbed and dried off quickly. As long as fans of The Lord of the Rings series don’t go into it expecting it to be world shattering they should enjoy themselves. I should mention I didn’t see it in 48fps but I heard mostly negative things about it.
And the Winner Is: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - even though Peter Jackson obviously thinks “dues ex machina” is Latin for giant eagles.
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30 Minutes or Less: A Flickcharter’s Movie Review
16, Aug 2011by Ryan Stuckey
Have you seen a trailer for 30 Minutes or Less? Actually, let me rephrase the question. Have you watched any prime time TV in the past month? If your answer is “Yes.” to the second question than your answer to the first is probably “Yes, many times.” and thus you have very little reason to watch this film right now. You’ve seen the funniest parts and you know the vast majority of what’s going to happen. I won’t spoil anything, but I don’t feel guilty in divulging that the plot points the trailer doesn’t cover are not incredibly inspired. Read the rest of this entry »
The Under-Ranked: Paul
18, Mar 2011
by Ross Bonaime
This weekend, one of Britain’s greatest comedy duos come together once again for Paul, about two comic book loving nerds who happen upon an alien that they befriend. Paul brings Simon Pegg and Nick Frost back together again after Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, to both costar and write. Paul features a cavalcade of some of today’s best comedic actors. But before you see Paul this weekend, you might want to check out some of their under-ranked films.
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- Tags: Adventureland, Anna Faris, Apatow, Bill Hader, David Schwimmer, Eastbound & Down, Edgar Wright, Greg Motolla, hot fuzz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jody Hill, Knocked Up, Kristen Stewart, Kristin Wiig, Love Actually, Martin Starr, Michael Ian Black, nick frost, Observe and Report, Paul, Philip Seymour Hoffman, pirate radio, Richard Curtis, Run Fatboy Run, Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogen, Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg, Superbad, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, The Boat That Rocked, The Foot Fist Way
by Tom Clift
The Academy Awards are the film equivalent of the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Hollywood’s ultimate honour, the Oscars recognize – in theory – the pinnacle of cinematic achievement in a given year, while the film to take home the coveted award for Best Picture is immortalized in the halls of movie history. In just a few short days, the winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be announced, and as it so often does, the Best Picture race has come down to two critically acclaimed favourites. In one corner sits a charming and affecting period piece about a monarch learning to overcome a stutter; in the other, a striking, propulsive and meticulously calculated telling of the birth of a 21st century phenomenon. Reel Rumbles is proud to bring you a preview to the biggest and most anticipated showdown of the season… The Social Network vs. The King’s Speech.
The Under-Ranked: The Social Network
1, Oct 2010by Ross Bonaime
This weekend features one of fall’s biggest releases, The Social Network, written by The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin, and directed by David Fincher as his follow-up to his Academy Award nominated film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Social Network tells the story of the creation of Facebook and the man behind it, Mark Zuckerberg. To bring to life the story of one of this generation’s most popular inventions, Fincher has brought together a great cast of up and coming Hollywood. Before you go see the film that some critics are already calling the best film of the year, check out some of the previous films from its incredible young cast.
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- Tags: Aaron Sorkin, Adventureland, Andrew Garfield, Being John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, david fincher, Donnie Darko, Facebook, Fincher, heath ledger, I'm Here, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake N*SYNC, Lisbeth Salander, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Cera, Never Let Me Go, Peter Parker, Richard Kelly, Roger Dodger, Rooney Mara, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Southland Tales, Spider-Man, Spike Jonze, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Killers, The Rock, The Social Network, The West Wing, Woody Allen, Youth in Revolt, Zombieland