Public Enemies
This summer’s movies have done a good job at using small tidbits that I enjoy. Public Enemies gives us the story of notorious bank robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp, and portrays him as a charismatic, protagonist-like figure. He is pursued by Christian Bale playing agent Melvin Purvis. Christian Bale can actually play a [...]
Transformers: Less than Meets the Eye
I have to say, I enjoyed the Autobots and Decepticons plot and main story of the new Transformers movie. Their battle for dominance on the Earth and the involvement of Sam and Mikala went well together and would have made for a good movie. I say “would have,” because there was just too much in [...]
Up, Up, and Away!
Last night, we went to see Disney-Pixar’s Up at our local movie theater. Before the movie started, there was of course the traditional little Pixar short which I believe was called “Partly Cloudy.” The short before the movie was a nice, uplifting little clip that shows the true meaning of friendship between a stork and [...]
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation pleasantly surprised me, especially since the last Terminator wasn’t all that great. I was a little bit skeptical at the beginning of the movie, because the acting and the dialogue seemed kind of cheesy. When Christian Bale yells into the radio of the downed helicopter, he sounds a little too over-the-top, and even [...]
Angels and Demons
I have to say I wasn’t too terribly impressed with Angels and Demons, although I did like The DaVinci Code. Maybe I just feel like I’ve already seen this movie. I love movies that have a twist to them, especially movies that involve a conspiracy, and doubly so if it involve the Catholic Church. That’s [...]