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I really don’t want to spoil this movie for anyone. Well, at least not the very end part (stay until after the credits). The rest of it is sort of, eh? What would I really be spoiling? It isn’t like Iron Man is going to die. These are franchises they are working from here. These characters are going to be starring in their own tent pole movies for years to come. Except probably Hulk and Thor and the lame arrow guy and Scarlett Johansson. They won’t be getting any more movies of their own. So maybe they die? DO THEY? Oh come on of course they don’t. And I don’t need to tell you what it’s about, either. Who cares? I’m just going to go through the characters and major (non plot) elements one by one and why I give the movie 3.5 out of 5 Captain America shields!
For the one or two of you that actually read the reviews I write, (Editor’s note, it’s one) I want to assure you that I do not put any spoilers in the reviews. I try to give you a basic idea of what the film or tv show is about. That is also why I try to keep them fairly short. If you have any feedback for me please leave a comment. Actually, just leave a comment, any comment. Please!!!
I have been waiting quite a while for Cabin in the Woods to be released. Who wouldn’t want to see a horror movie from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard? Anyone who loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost and Alias knows who these men are and salivate at the opportunity to see a new body of work from either of them. When they join forces you know you should be strapped in for one hell of a ride.
This is a commercial – the Nature’s Sleep company gave me one of these things to review and it really is cool. But I will only do commercials if they are written like I am a spy, so here goes. I’m no sell out! Kind of! — Acadia
The Nature’s Sleep Mattress Topper was delivered to Acadia’s penthouse when he wasn’t home. Being a secret agent, he was often greeted with new items when he came home from a mission and today was no different.
He had just been in San Diego (mission accomplished!) and was now home and needed to get this thing on his bed. It is impossible to exaggerate how sore one can get from secret agenting, and the west coast assignment was tough. He had bruises all over and needed sleep. But between him and the rest he so desperately needed was a box.
Inside the box was a very tightly packed…chunk of foam. Could there be a Mexican dwarf hiding in there with a knife? One time on a mission in London a Mexican dwarf was hidden in a laundry bag for three days before springing out with a knife in his teeth. That bag was about the same size as the box. And the item did ship within 2 business days of his order. So maybe there could be a dwarf in there…
Yet again I’m reviewing a movie based on a book I’ve never read. I actually prefer to see the movie adaptations then go back and read the novel. This way I get the main points of the story but not all the small, personal details of the characters. I have to admit, I went in thinking this was an attempt to start up a new Twilight franchise. I was way wrong. The caliber of the actors, the writing and directing are astounding. I felt emotionally invested in the main character. I felt her fear, her heartache and her anger. I walked out of the theater already anticipating the second chapter in the trilogy.
Editor’s note – Robert Bodden is working his butt of on everything except putting titles on his posts. So when I go in and look at the posts I miss it. So I will punish him by giving his posts goobery names. Only you can help him!
I’ll start off by admitting I have never read a single book in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroghs. I will also admit I don’t actually enjoy reading hard science fiction or fantasy novels. I like sci-fi set in modern times that are more in the techno thriller genre. After seeing John Carter, I am still not sure if I want to read the novel or not but damn the movie was freaking awesome!
I’m not sure what the marketing people at Disney were thinking. The trailers for John Carter all made me think “meh”. It looked like it might be a good time waster. I was wrong. John Carter actually has a story, a good story hidden amongst all the visual effects and action scenes.
John Carter has everything you could want from a movie: action, romance, humor and thrills. It also has a nice twist at the end that I didn’t see coming. Well, I saw a twist coming I was just wrong about what it would be. If you strip away the action and great special effects you are left with a fairly good love story. It’s a bit predictable but the the actors more than make up for it with strong performances and an actual sense of fun. Between scenes of political intrigue, struggles of martian clan domination and developing love interests we get to see John Carter grow from a man mourning his lost family to a man fighting for freedom and a new found love. He goes from wanting to get back home to finding a new one.
I saw the movie in IMAX 3D and I have to say the 3D was handled very well. If you can catch it in IMAX I say go for it. If not, go for it still. For a story that was first published in 1912, John Carter is an extremely entertaining flick that offers much more than what the dull trailers would have you believe.
