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Life in space is impossible…

This is the last line before director Alfonso Cuarón throws you into 90 minutes of claustrophobic tension which has no thought of giving you respite.

I wished for escape….

I really hate to rag too much on animated features simply because there is so much effort put into them from so many people, some of whom I probably know. And, I am aware that this production had trouble, and its admirable that it was even released. But, this isn’t a 3rd grade play, and I don’t feel obliged to say the kids did great when they didn’t. So, I’m not holding back.

The World’s End is probably the best End of the World film…really.

I love everything Edgar Wright does.  I’d pay to watch him eat breakfast.   From his UK series with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, “Spaced”, to the amazing “Shaun of the Dead”, to the lessor but still better than most “Hot Fuzz”, to the brilliant “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”.  He was a writer on the underrated “Adventures of Tin Tin”.  He directed the best mock trailer in Grindhouse, “Don’t”  And he was an Executive Producer on “Attack the Block”, which if you haven’t seen, you should.  It’s not a long pedigree, but it’s nearly flawless.  And so you can understand my anticipation for “The World’s End”, and the utter joy when

District 10: Elysium

The best part about sci-fi is that socially and politically sensitive subjects can be freely discussed and commented on, and in the process, the issues can be re-framed so we can look it from another point of view.  Neill Blomkamp did this to fantastic effect in District 9, which is a fairly heavy-handed commentary on apartheid.  I’m sure it’s even more heavy-handed for people who were eye-witnesses to it.  For Elysium, Blomkamp brings an even heavier hammer with him to

Not Europa Europa

As opposed to the 1990 European film about a Jewish boy hiding his lineage while posing as a Nazi, Europa Report is a taut found-footage/sci-fi/thriller feature directed by Ecuadorian Sebastian Cordero

Pacific Rim – “If you HATE it for non-Australian reasons, your inner child is dead.”

The above quote is from a fellow visual effect pro, in regards to his viewing of Pacific Rim with his Australian actress wife who took issue with the two Aussie characters being played by non-Aussies.  I took issue with them too, but for other reasons.  I do agree with him, however, that if you hate Pacific Rim, your inner child is dead — or you are too young to have an inner child because you are perhaps…still a child.

Man of Steal Stole My Clothes

I would like to preface this review with the statement that there is a lot of talent behind this film. A LOT!  And this is what makes me so sad.  I WANTED Man of Steel to be a good film, and promote sequels that will keep people busy.  It’s just

World War Zombie-rific

Zombie Jenga

Well, maybe that’s going too far.

Word War Z isn’t necessarily a GREAT movie.  But its pretty darn decent.  At least in comparison to what I went in expecting.

Jack The Studio Slayer

Its difficult to say why this film didn’t work.  It could have been too many cooks in the kitchen.  The release date was pushed by nearly a year for re-shoots, and re-doing visual effects – much to the chagrin of all the hundreds of artists working at predominantly Digital Domain and MPC who were on 15-hr days, 7 days a week trying to make the FIRST deadline, only to have the studio say, “Oh, sorry, you know that finish line?  We’ve moved it… BUT KEEP RUNNING!”  So, I can only guess that the studio didn’t like the first cut, or it tested poorly, so they asked for changes.  This process, when done improperly and haphazardly, causes the majority of watered down movies that are so worried about catering to the largest demographic that they end up being