Hugh Jackman has played THE WOLVERINE six times. That's more than anyone has played any superhero in a feature film. So, you might expect that Jackman could sleepwalk through the role and just cash his paycheck. but, that's not Hugh Jackman. And his dedication to giving 100% to every role is what makes THE WOLVERINE … Continue reading THE WOLVERINE
Month: July 2013
PACIFIC RIM
Plenty of filmmakers try to create their own world inside a move. They are not always successful. One who is would be Guillermo del Toro. Think about Pan's Labyrinth or Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The worlds are … Continue reading PACIFIC RIM
IRON MAN 3
The first Iron Man was awesome, the second forgettable. The third falls somewhere in the middle. Downey is game for the sequel, Ben Kingsley rocks it as "The Mandarin", the problem is the story. It's kinda lame and lazy. The other big problem: too much unbelievable action in the last half hour. A character falls … Continue reading IRON MAN 3
MAN OF STEEL
Whenever a successful franchise is rebooted, the question that must be answer is, why. Why this, why now? After 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS, MAN OF STEEL isn't so much a reboot as a do over. The 2006 movie was unworthy of having "super" in the title. Zach Snyder avoids that by calling this MAN OF STEEL, … Continue reading MAN OF STEEL