Monthly Archives: November 2009

by | 11/27/2009

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

At the beginning of Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Godzilla has been absent from the Japan-leveling/Tokyo-destroying scene for something life fifty years. Judging by his appearance, the big guy wasn’t just hibernating during the intervening decades, but instead pursued a strict regimen of drinking beer and eating donuts.
Godzilla has always been a tad pear-shaped, but this time around he’s sporting a pretty sizable gut. When seen in profile stomping through the wreckage of a burning city, all he needs is a wife-beater t-shirt and you’ve got a giant reptilian Jake Lamotta gone to seed, blindly driven by haywire machismo, lashing out at any and everything around him. Continue reading →

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by | 11/27/2009

Such a Character: Jack Carson

Jack Carson had the gift that all great character actors possess. When he comes into frame, even if it’s only for a moment or two, everything about the film is suddenly enhanced. If it’s already a good film, now it’s even better. If it’s a not-so-great effort, it has at least received a quick transfusion. Although he was taken from us at a relatively young age, we still have him with us, onscreen, and that’s something to celebrate… Continue reading →

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by | 11/15/2009

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 0.1: Dr. No, Movie Reviews, and RunPee.Com

Joseph Wiesman, the actor who played Dr. No, remembered.

Da Man reviews 6 films in 90 seconds.

Surrogates reviewed. Spoilers ahead!

Zombies or vampires? Is one kind of movie better than the other? And where does Zombieland fit in? Beware of spoilers.

Bonus review! The Vampire’s Assistant. Complete with Spoilers.

RunPee.com reviewed. Continue reading →

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by | 11/05/2009

10,000 BC… or 10,000 Blah Blah Blahs

The first few minutes of 10,000 BC boldly establishes two main themes: people walking — and really stupid dialogue. The challenge of trying to review a film like 10,000 BC or even talk about it, is that you almost immediately begin making obvious comparisons with better movies and trite observations about how trite the plot line is and the next thing you know (just like the movie) nobody’s listening and you’re going blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Continue reading →

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