Monthly Archives: March 2010

Retro Review: Cellular

Posted on March 31, 2010 by slayer767

So don’t believe the ad campaigns, “Cellular” is just as much of a throwaway film as one of those $40 disposable cellphones.

Director Wayne Kramer, who also directed the overly brilliant “The Cooler”, returns to the grit of the underworld with his latest film “Running Scared”. Paul Walker stars as Joey Gazelle, a low-ranked thug whose only job for the mob is to hide their guns after a hit so they can’t be traced. One night, Joey’s [...]

Categories: Movie reviews, Retro reviews, Reviews Q-R | Tags: action-thriller, Cameron Bright, crime thriller, crime-drama, Elisabeth Mitchell, John Noble, Paul Walker, thrillers, Vera Farmiga, Wayne Kramer | Leave a comment

Movie Review: Legion (2010)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by slayer767

LEGION is what it is. Nothing more, nothing less.

Categories: Movie reviews, Reviews K-L | Tags: action-thriller, Adrianne Palicki, angels, Charles S. Dutton, demons, Dennis Quaid, fantasy, God, heaven, Jon Tenney, Kate Walsh, Lucas Black, Paul Bettany, possession, Revelations, Scott Stewart, Tyrese, Tyrese Gibson, Willa Holland | 2 Comments

Retro Review: Reindeer Games

Posted on March 28, 2010 by slayer767

Reindeer Games is good, could have been an excellent thriller if it had a deeper script.

Categories: Movie reviews, Retro reviews, Reviews Q-R | Tags: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, crime, crime thriller, crime-drama, Danny Trejo, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, Gary Sinise, John Frankenheimer, thieves, twist endings | 1 Comment

Retro Review: Panic Room

Posted on March 27, 2010 by slayer767

The walls are closing in. I can’t breathe. Please get me out of here! These phrases are probably very familiar to people who are claustrophobic.

Categories: Movie reviews, Retro reviews, Reviews O-P | Tags: action-thriller, claustrophobia, David Fincher, David Koepp, Dwight Yoakum, Forest Whitaker, home invasion, Jared Leto, Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, maternal instinct, mothers, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Bauchau, survival, thriller, thrillers | 1 Comment

Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon

Posted on March 26, 2010 by slayer767

Dreamworks Animation has always played the simpler hand. Go for the laughs and never wow with the animation. Sure their films were in CGI animation but they never had a wow factor. Take the Shrek films for example, those films are more about the parody of fairy tales and the relationships between the characters than [...]

Categories: Animation, Movie reviews, Reviews G-H | Tags: America Ferrara, animated films, Animation, books to film, CGI-Animated, children's book, Craig Ferguson, dragons, dragonslayers, Dreamworks, Gerard Butler, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hll, Vikings | 2 Comments

Retro Review: Over the Hedge

Posted on March 25, 2010 by slayer767

I really enjoyed “Over the Hedge” because after the onslaught of mediocre this year with animated films Hedge reminded me they can still be a lot of fun if done properly.