9/24/2004
What was that?
What was that?That is basically what audiences will be saying as they exit the theatre after witnessing director Joseph Ruben's thriller "The Forgotten," which stars Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore.Moore stars as Telly Paretta, a grieving mother who is trying to cope with the death of her...
9/24/2004
The zombies among us
Have you ever felt like an urban zombie? You wake up give a giant yawn, scratch yourself, and stumble into the kitchen seeking your first cup of java. Then, feeling even more like a zombie, you drop into your regular Monday to Friday routine.This has happened to Shaun (Simon Pegg), a TV salesman...
9/17/2004
Probably the most boring love story, ever
What is it like to be lonely? In every single moment you just seem to flutter by, not making any real connections but meeting people who never truly meet you. Then for two glorious months you finally connect with someone, only to watch the connection disappear as quickly as it arrived. These points...
9/17/2004
Disposable
Ok, all of us are driven insane by the amount of cellular phones in our society today. From that guy who is constantly on the phone while driving, to the mother who is screaming into her phone as she walks down the grocery store aisle, people just don't realize how much they use their phones and...
9/17/2004
Predictable sequel
When last we left Alice (Milla Jovovich), she had just emerged from the underground layer of the Umbrella Corporation but was separated from fellow survivor Matt (Eric Mabius). The last thing Alice remembers is that she had made it out of the hospital and into the remnants of Raccoon City, which...
9/17/2004
Needed more heart!
For a great romantic comedy to work, you have to have four basic film elements work for you. One is that you need a story that encompasses the couple and eventually brings them together. The second is that you need one of your primary characters to be unlucky in love or has given up on love. The...
9/17/2004
Utterly Brilliant!
During the age of the motion picture serial, people of all ages would flock to cinemas to catch the next chapter of their favorite hero's latest adventure. Their admiration went to epic pulp heroes like "Tarzan," "Flash Gordon," "Buck Rogers," "Commander Cody" and of course "The Masked Marvel."...
8/27/2004
There is no better word to describe
Does anyone remember those old jungle serials? How about the Tarzan films of the 1930s and 1940s starring Johnny Weissmuller? What about the Tarzan TV series of the 1970s with Ron Ely?Well, all of these, in some shape or another, came to mind as I watched the low-budget horror sequel, "Anacondas:...
8/20/2004
Interesting story, but very disturbing
In 1973, a little film directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection) was released that caused mass hysteria, fainting and undying controversy. The film launched newcomer Linda Blair into the spotlight and set a benchmark for psychological horror films to come. The film was "The Exorcist."In...
8/20/2004
Quirky, zany and has an old-fashioned 80s comedy feel
As it looks on paper, "Without a Paddle" is just another one of those gross-out comedies. You may also may clarify it as just another teen comedy. Well, I beg to differ.In "Without a Paddle," Dan (Seth Green), Jerry (Matthew Lillard) and Tom (Dax Shepherd), reunite after the passing of their...
