Where do I even begin. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is, plainly put, an excellent film that should move even the most hardened person in some way. Young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) is the son of a Nazi officer (David Thewlis) who moves his family to a country house/bunker to avoid the coming Berlin air... »
Part social commentary, part war movie, 1956’s Between Heaven and Hell is all of one thing: dark. Not that dark is bad, and in this case, actually makes for one hell of a good film. The story revolves around one Francis Gifford (Robert Wagner), an affluent plantation owner in “the South.” As luck would have... »
The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!! Yeah, its a play on the old Paul Revere standby, but I have to say I was somewhat disappointed with “Russians.” Billed as a “wacky” “zany” comedy (yeah, that’s never good) it fails to soundly deliver on its promise of knee slapping comedy. The fun starts when... »
During WWII, one of the concerns of the Allied high command was how to protect the priceless artifacts of world culture present in Europe from the ravages of war. The Rape of Europa chronicles these efforts, and more interestingly, delves into the world of the Nazi preoccupation with pillaging and hoarding these works of art. The... »
To quote my favorite cartoon horse…. “Hmm. No sir, I don’t like it!” A renegade bunch of Nazi hunters loose in pre-invasion Germany? What could make for a better war movie?! Yeah, if only that’s what the movie was about. It’s not. Actually I’m still trying to figure out what this movie is actually about,... »
In all of Hollywood history, I don’t think there have been many projects involving quite as many famous names and faces, in front of and behind the camera, as the “epic” 1941. Directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, with a soundtrack by John Williams, and starring everyone from Dan Akroyd and John Belushi... »
I’ve not seen IB yet, but did come across this bit from Entertainment Weekly. Having not seen it, I really can’t comment very much, except to say… Its Tarantino, what did you expect? See #1 Using the ‘78 IB as a guidepost, again, what did you expect? I just got through (unfortunately) watching Spielberg’s 1979 disappointment “1941.” Its not... »
During the Vietnam War, the Tunnel Rats (Wikipedia Link) were tasked with infiltrating the enemy’s vast network of underground tunnels and hideouts. Not a job for just anyone. In Uwe Boll’s Tunnel Rats, we get a glimpse at what it might have been like to have that job. Just a glimpse, though. Let’s just get... »
Everything I said about 2002’s Black Hawk Down in my previous review still stands, including the words I used to describe it. F*cking intense. On Blu Ray? How about even more F’ing intense? To recap, Black Hawk Down is the story of a routine mission gone totally FUBAR in Somalia. That’s about the long and... »
Yeah Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds launches next week, and besides the fact it has nothing at all to do with the 1978 Italian Inglorious Bastards (note the spelling difference) it looks to be at least entertaining. In that oh-so-special Tarantino sort of way. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. I’ll reserve final judgement til... »
Notice anything different? Yeah so I’ve changed platforms. The reasons are several, but I think its for the best. I’ll be fixing several issues that are present at the moment, such as: Images need to be fixed, working on that Ratings aren’t showing on some of the template pages, working on that as well. General appearance/formatting/customization issues Navigation... »
