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What a Girl Wants (2003) Movie Review
Entirely predictable, mostly silly, and wholly unbelievable. Then again, it’s a Teen Comedy and it’s called “What A Girl Wants”, so what did you expect? Amanda Bynes, who I believe is a teen TV
Read More »Killer (2000) Movie Review
Movies like Billy Chung’s “Killer” makes me break out that old standby: It ain’t bad, but it ain’t all that good, either. “Killer”, not to be confused with John Woo’s “The Killer”, stars Jordan
Read More »Demon Slayer (2003) Movie Review
It probably comes as no surprise that the best thing about “Demon Slayer” is the movie poster, which promises plenty of lovely young women for us to gawk at. The movie itself has a
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2004) Movie Review
If 2003′s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” proves anything, it’s that James Cameron was way ahead of the curve in 1991, when he stormed into theaters with “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Twelve years
Read More »Extreme Crisis (1998) Movie Review
Movies like “Extreme Crisis” have inspired me to create a new terminology. I’m going to call it Because the Script Says So, or BSSS. In short, BSSS means this: movies have situations or characters
Read More »Basic (2003) Movie Review
I think the primary reason why “Basic”, the new military thriller by John McTiernan (“Rollerball”), doesn’t make me angry as it seems to have made a lot of movie critics, is because I don’t
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Epoch (2000) Movie Review
UFO Films, the production company that made “Epoch”, has done some of the worst movies I’ve ever had the misfortune to see. They count “Dragon Fighter” and “Python 2″ among their cheapo failures, although
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Eternal Blood (2002) Movie Review
I will give co-writer/director Jorge Olguin points for ingenuity and creativity. As to originality — well, there isn’t much of that here in “Eternal Blood”. The Chilean movie is about a group of Goth
Read More »Webs (2003) Movie Review
There’s nothing wrong with “Webs”, an original Sci-Fi network movie, that another round of rewrites couldn’t fix. For instance, the Crane character played by David Nerman would be written as human instead of just
Read More »Tortilla Soup (2001) Movie Review
“Tortilla Soup”, a remake of Ang Lee’s “Eat Drink Man Woman”, seems more concern with giving its characters smart-ass things to say rather than actually giving them something believable to do. Perhaps the writers
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Scarfies (1999) Movie Review
The New Zealand movie “Scarfies” is a good movie only if you can forgive its farcical and truly terrible ending. The film, about 5 college students who discover an elaborate marijuana stash growing in
Read More »Double Tap (2000) Movie Review
Is it wrong of me to wish that the cold-blooded killer played by Leslie Cheung would come up on top? That before he’s done with his killing spree, he gets the chance to take
Read More »Stark Raving Mad (2003) Movie Review
“Stark Raving Mad” is one of those thrilling movies that has a lot of flaws, but you’ll only realize said flaws only after the credits have rolled. (It’s a lot like “Phone Booth” in
Read More »Poison Ivy 3 (1997) Movie Review
How good can a movie possibly be when its greatest claim to fame is its pedigree as the third installment in what is essentially a Teen Femme Fatale series most known for “turning out”
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Batman 4: Batman and Robin (1997) Movie Review
“Batman and Robin” doesn’t require a lot of thought, except for this notion: Why didn’t the filmmakers call the third installment “Batman and Robin” and save the title “Batman Forever” for this fourth installment?
Read More »House of 1,000 Corpses (2003) Movie Review
Rob Zombie’s “House of 1,000 Corpses” seems like an appropriate enough title. The movie is essentially about a family of backwoods hillbilly that preys on passing motorists. Their latest prey are four 20-somethings on
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The Animatrix (2003) Movie Review
Most of “The Animatrix”, 9 short animated episodes (about 10 minutes a piece) that takes place within the world of “The Matrix”, is superfluous. But there are three segments that have direct bearing on
Read More »Waiting for Guffman (1996) Movie Review
1996′s “Waiting for Guffman” began writer/director/actor Christopher Guest’s mockumentary line of movies. After “Guffman” there was “Best in Show”, about dogs and their owners at a dog show, and the recent “A Mighty Wind”.
Read More »Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) Movie Review
Was there any doubt that, at one point or another, a black character in “Cradle 2 the Grave” would utter the line: “Now that’s what I’m talking about!” The line is usually reserved for
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The Nugget (2002) Movie Review
The Australian comedy “The Nugget” will probably be most notable for starring Eric Bana, who was in last year’s “Blackhawk Down” and is the star of the upcoming “The Hulk”. Bana stars as Lotto,
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