Biggest 3-D Blunders
3-D gets a bad wrap in this day and age. When Avatar came around, people embraced 3-D whole-heartedly, but eventually the gimmick wore off due to some terrible 3-D presentations and the heightened...
View ArticleProof That 3-D Has Legs
The 3-D gimmick gets a really bad wrap these days. Around the time of Avatar, people were warming up to it, but, within 12 months, studios had turned audiences against the extra dimensional effect. Now...
View ArticleThe Democratization of Movie Critiquing
Online, everyone is a critic. There are hundreds of critics whose reviews are promoted on Rotten Tomatoes, and there are countless blogs out there maintained by budding amateur critics who hope they’ll...
View ArticleOld Franchises That Can Still Be Revived
Below is a list of movie franchises that for one reason or another can and should be revived or reborn. Escape from New York/Escape from L.A. Kurt Russell has said that out of all the characters he has...
View ArticleIt’s a Wonderful Life is Getting a Sequel…
Yes, you read the title correctly: Frank Capra’s untouchable 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life is getting a sequel. Lead actor James Stewart is dead, Capra is dead, and the majority of the other cast...
View ArticleWhy The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is Better than the Original and Worth...
Although it was a massive box office success, grossing almost $700 million at the worldwide box office, the first Hunger Games was nevertheless a gamble on the part of Lionsgate, who only budgeted the...
View ArticleThe Hobbit and the “Peter Jackson Bloat”
The decision to split J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit into two motion pictures was met with enough scorn and internet criticism, but the news that it was going to be a trilogy provoked outright anger on...
View ArticleCal’s 2013 Movie Wrap Up
Before I start, I must stress that I haven’t seen every release this year, and there are a few Academy Award contenders that are simply not available to me at this time. So bear in mind, I have not yet...
View ArticleDredd 2: Why It Must Happen, And Can
Talks of a Judge Dredd reboot occurred for years in the shadow of the poorly-received Sylvester Stallone version, which is fun on its own merits but awful as a Dredd adaptation. At last a faithful...
View ArticleWhy The Oscars Are No Longer Worth a Damn
Goodness, talk about a safe year for the Academy Awards. Anyone who looked at the Oscar nominees prior to the ceremony could easily pick practically all the winners, making the telecast so utterly...
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