Archive for the ‘Two Stars’ Category

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Theaters)

Exhibits coming to life at a museum was a fun idea the first time around. The second time : EPIC FAIL. After the huge success of its predecessor, a second installment was inevitable. With most of the original cast returning to make their second appearances, I actually had high hopes for this film....
May 31st, 2009 | Movies, Two Stars | Read More

Terminator Salvation (Theaters)

I’ve always loved the Terminator series. James Cameron’s iconic first two films are two of my favorite movies of all time. T3 Rise of the Machines, was no where near the greatness of the originals, but for every thing it did wrong it managed to do something right, and the movie overall was...
May 27th, 2009 | Movies, Second Take, Two Stars | Read More

Angels and Demons (Theaters)

Between the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, most will agree that A&D had the far superior storyline. With such high expectations coming into this film, I must admit that I wasn’t overly impressed with Ron Howard’s translation of A&D onto the silverscreen. Much like the Da...
May 16th, 2009 | Movies, Two Stars | Read More

W. (DVD)

“W.” Perhaps I should’ve read the reviews and the synopsis for this movie before developing my own expectations. But what fun would that be? What I thought was going to be a more informative film about the former president turned out to be a mere showcase of all the collaborative efforts to expose...
April 22nd, 2009 | Movies, Two Stars | Read More

The Day the Earth Stood Still (DVD)

I was actually intrigued by the idea of aliens coming to earth to save the planet from its unappreciative human inhabitants, but I found much of this film to be a chore to watch. In many of the reviews I’ve read across the web, The Day the Earth Stood Still had been compared to its 1951 predecessor...
April 10th, 2009 | Movies, Two Stars | Read More