Predators
It’s rare nowadays to find a movie sequel or third installment that lives up to the billing of the original. Certainly, there are exceptions. Terminator 2, Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back, Casablanca 2…ok, one of those things doesn’t belong. The original Predator, released in 1987, became a staple of the sci-fi/action genre, but the sequel […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “Predators” starring Adrien Brody
Predators begins (brace yourself, I’m about to get all fancy on ya) in medias res with our hero (Adrien Brody) awakening at 10,000 feet in free fall. Upon landing (he had a parachute) he discovers that he’s been dropped into a remote locale and he’s not alone. Finding themselves in a similar position are a […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “Despicable Me” Starring Steve Carrell and Jason Segel
In the new animated feature Despicable Me Steve Carell voices Gru, a super villain so reprehensible that he delights in making balloon animals for children solely so he can then pop them. However, Gru’s spotlight is being usurped by Vector (Jason Segel) a younger super villain who has exploded onto the scene by stealing one […]
Despicable Me
Despicable Me is a bland effort around an interesting idea that barely salvages itself from travesty with a pretty decent finale. The film follows Gru, a villain of the world who hasn’t had a note worthy diabolical scheme in some time. Added to this he has been recently upstaged by a young and upcoming villain, […]
Cyrus
“Cyrus” is the story of an average man that is down on his luck. When he meets the woman of his dreams, things seem to be too good to be true. And then he meets her son – Cyrus. John (John C. Reilly) is a divorced, middle aged man that lives by himself in a […]
The Last Airbender
Things have gone wrong in the world of The Last Airbender. The four nations, Fire, Water, Earth, and Air are at war. Fire Nation has obliterated the Air Nation, has the Earth Nation under their thumb, and has Water Nation passively seeking to stay out of the conflict. The cause of all this? The Avatar […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Not much has changed since last time. Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) is still plotting to avenge her lover’s death at the hands of the Cullen clan. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is still mopey, (though slightly less so) now that she and her vampire beau Edward (Robert Pattinson) are officially a couple; much to the consternation of […]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is the third film adapted from the Twilight phenomenon, springing from the bestselling series of novels. Following the trend of ‘Twilight’ films getting better each time, ‘Eclipse’ is no exception. ‘Eclipse’ revolves around Bella (Kristen Stewart), a human living in a world surrounded by vampires and werewolves. Of course, it doesn’t […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
The Twilight Saga returns with its second installment, New Moon. The series revolves around Bella (Kristen Stewart), the love interest of Edward (Robert Pattinson), sparkly vampire extraordinaire. (Seriously, he looks like a stripper sneezed on him.) Bella being decidedly non-vampiresque – that’s a word now – creates quite the conundrum for Edward. He’s desperately in […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “Grown Ups” Starring Adam Sandler
I’m a comedy snob. You should probably know that. That’s not too say I can’t enjoy a good pratfall or I only laugh if someone makes a reference to Kierkegaard. But give me Saturday Night Live over MADtv any day of the week. And I’ll take Kids in the Hall over both of them. Or […]