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Looper is fresh, original and reminds you of why movies are great

Time travel can be a tough sell to have in an action/science fiction movie. Looper has grand aspirations as it tells the tale of an assassin or Looper who works for the mob from 2072. The send their targets back in time to have them killed 30 years previously. Time travel movies can be confusing if you make it too high brow or scare off the audience that are concerned that they won’t understand. Continue reading Looper is fresh, original and reminds you of why movies are great

Dad reads Star Wars-Crimson Empire III Empire Lost

Star Wars, Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost is the long awaited sequel to Crimson Empire II. Long awaited can be a mixed blessing. Is it long awaited because fans lost interest, it wasn’t good enough to merit a quick release or the company is pushing it? In the Star Wars universe some things take time and this delayed sequel is a result of story changes and schedules not due to demand. Continue reading Dad reads Star Wars-Crimson Empire III Empire Lost

Dad spends a night in the mancave: Safe

Jason Statham movies need to be reviewed by an entirely separate grading system. For the most part he plays a policeman/military guy who has been framed or had his family hurt. When Statham steps out of that stereotype he can shine as an actor, for proof of that just look The Transporter, Italian Job and Bank Job. Continue reading Dad spends a night in the mancave: Safe

Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu Ray-Giveaway

Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the few movies that stops what we do in the house. It’s a special bonus if it starts when the boys are asleep so that my wife and I can watch it together. Continue reading Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu Ray-Giveaway

Is Iron Man: Armored Adventures a Marvel?

My alternate headline was “Does it Avenge tiresome television? “ Tony Stark came to the small screen in 2009 and some of the first episodes from the current season have just come out on DVD. Continue reading Is Iron Man: Armored Adventures a Marvel?

Just in time for Father’s Day: 5 memorable movie dads

With Father’s Day coming up I plan to spend a portion of it camped on the sofa watching something on TV. It might be something on basic cable like Burn Notice or Repo Games-both of which are entertaining in their own way. That got us to daydreaming about our favorite fathers in movies. Continue reading Just in time for Father’s Day: 5 memorable movie dads

Prometheus jumps in the deep end of the pool for a nice ride

Ridley Scott returns to direct what some people view as a sequel to his original 1979 classic Alien. Prometheus is kind of a sequel, but also a reboot and could be seen by some people as a movie that stands on its own legs by itself. We won’t reveal any spoilers here, so this will be safe to read if you dig the mythology of Alien or if it’s alien to you. Continue reading Prometheus jumps in the deep end of the pool for a nice ride