In a world where Toy Story 3’s high standards exist it is very hard for other animated movies to live up to them.  Nigh impossible.  That doesn’t mean that other movies aren’t good.  They just seem to pale in comparison with the likes of Pixar films. That brings me to Despicable Me.  In a world without Pixar this would be a really good animated movie.  But...

How do you make a van falling from a bridge exciting for over an hour?  Answer: I don’t know but Christopher Nolan does so go watch his new movie Inception. Inception delivers one of the most multi-layered cinematic experiences I have seen.  Think Matrix (real layer and matrix layer), but with more layers.  In most movies this translates into an unintelligible...

Every time a new Pixar film comes out there is much ado about how incredibly good it is.  Every single one.  Then the question comes up, “How do they do it?”  I think that Toy Story 3 holds the answer, and it is very simple.  The second Toy Story released in 1999, more than 10 years ago.  Based on that, I would say that their secret to releasing good films...

I must say, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie.  Keep in mind I am not familiar with the source material but I am familiar with some of the movies out there that attempt to retell it.  This Alice in Wonderland is my favorite of the lot.  I heard some complaints that this movie was just plain weird.  What do you expect from Alice in Wonderland and...

Most people are familiar with the traditionally told Robin Hood story.  Noble turns outlaw to help down trodden-peasants fight tyrannical government entity in medieval England.  Thievery and romance ensue and you end with a show down between Robin and the Sheriff/Prince.  Am I right?  Well, this newest Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, is not that often-told...

Edit: I watched this movie for a second time thinking it might be better.  It was not.  It was worse.  All the flaws I saw in the first viewing were exaggerated to the point of obscuring any good qualities.  The action and special effects are still pretty good.  But they aren’t worth stomaching the rest.  Read on for my reaction to the first viewing...