Tag Archives: movie reviews
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! – The Romero Trilogy (and one remake) Redux
I have written a few posts about zombies and the Walking Dead in anticipation and aftermath of the Zombie Apocalypse that never happened on the 21st of December. I watched Day of the Dead last night. Perhaps, this zombie fixation … Continue reading
NSFCCDP – 2012 – The Film Year in Review: A Bumper Crop for Geek Flicks!
Compared to 2011, this year’s selection of films was a vast improvement! I created a Facebook page for NSFCCDP but have been a little disappointed with the lack of reaction it received, but then I am not yet a god … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Film Review: Jack Reacher (2012) – Tom Cruise perfectly balanced
[NO SPOILERS - I promise] Many Tom Cruise flicks are too adulating on what a gorgeous guy he is, etc, etc. like Mission Impossible or even – going way back – Top Gun. Jack Reacher, however, does an excellent job … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Review: Argo (2012) – Riveting, realistic, but revolutionary? well, maybe not…
Last night a smaller group of lolo, 2112.net and his girlfriend and I hit the theatre for Argo, the latest thriller from Ben Affleck about the Iranian hostage crisis. It is expected that it will make a killing at the … Continue reading
Kid’s Movie Review: The Rise of the Guardians (Les 5 Legendes) (2012) – A Great Take on Childhood Heroes
I got lucky during Looper last week in catching an add during the previews for the first annual Kid’s Day at the Opéra Gaumont Capucines that happened this past Sunday. They were showing Niko the Little Reindeer 2 (I don’t … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Review: Looper (2012) – An Interesting Twist on Time Travel
Last night, Juju, his lovely fiancée and another friend of hers joined me to see Looper. We all enjoyed it a lot although one of the gals fell asleep in the middle. The premise of time-traveling hitmen for a future … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Review: Skyfall (2012) – Bond is Back and the Times They are a Changin’
Last night, m.poulet and I skipped out to see Skyfall. Fortunately, we had both purchased tickets the previous day because the 21h30 showing was sold out hours before it aired and the line was super long to get in. So, … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Flashback: The Matrix (1999) – Thomas Anderson or Neo, which will it be?
On my flight back from Tokyo last night, I went back and revisited one of the great classics of modern scifi The Matrix. Besides the sexy Carrie Anne-Moss as Trinity and the awesome Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, Keanu Reeves did … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy (2012) – Jeremy Renner in the spotlight
There is a slight drought in Sci-Fi since Looper doesn’t come out here until October 31, so 2112.net and I went to see The Bourne Legacy for the October NSFCCDP outing. I like Jeremy Renner in Avengers as Hawkeye and … Continue reading
Movie Review: Tropic Thunder (2008) – Not a great film but with great cameos!
Once again, thanks to a Marc Maron WTF interview, this time with Jack Black, I learned about film that I missed a few years back called Tropic Thunder. Now, I am actually not a huge Jack Black fan in terms … Continue reading
