Action/Adventure Rated R
"…too brutal and boorish to be a guilty pleasure. It’s just guilty."
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
"I can’t decide what is most confusing – the nonsensical, science-fiction plot; the participation of classy Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh; or the fact that Vin Diesel’s voice has somehow dropped another register."
“Has there been a more egregious abuse of computer-generated imagery than that of the Mummy franchise?
Action/Adventure Rated PG
“If it weren’t for the laser cannons and light sabers, you might think you were watching Gettysburg.
Action/Adventure Rated NR
Drawn from The Arabian Nights and based on the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler of the same name, this lavish enterprise from producer Alexander Korda reveled in the brave new visual world that The Wizard of Oz explored only the year before. The epic story follows unfairly deposed prince Ahmad (John Justin) and his loyal companion,
quot;I’m going to commit a film-critic sin and suggest Wanted is a better movie from director Timur Bekmambetov than the acclaimed films he made in his native Russia.
A journey into the heart of misguided Hollywood excess. Twentieth Century Fox pulled out all the stops – and the giant mushrooms – for this silly spectacle, adapted from the novel by Jules Verne. The movie is awful, and only occasionally in an entertaining way. Such “highlights” would include a shirtless Pat Boone crooning his
"If you thought you were in for something light-hearted, prepare yourself for more superhero angst than Batman Begins and Hulk combined."
“…isn’t much of a story, yet as a vehicle for the monstrosity-minded imagination of writer-director Guillermo del Toro it offers an endless array of bizarre visual riches.
“There is a fundamental reason why 3-D technology doesn’t work…
