Category Archives: Movies

Pitch Black

Posted on May 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never much liked Superman. Although Smallville did a decent job of injecting the man of steel with a touch of humanity, the character as a whole is overburdened by his squeaky clean, unambiguous morality. I like my heroes to … Continue reading →

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The Thing (2011)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by P. Kirby

You know a movie has acquired a level of suckitude approaching black hole proportions when … I don’t even care about the dog. I make no secret of the fact that I like animals more than people.  Sometimes, an animal … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on April 2, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never read the novel, but have seen the original Swedish movie adaptation, so this was an interesting journey into essentially watching the same film twice. Literally. The first two-thirds of the movie seems to be a scene-by-scene re-shoot of … Continue reading →

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In Time

Posted on March 26, 2012 by P. Kirby

Remember Logan’s Run? Me neither; just a few scattered impressions from when I was a kid and it was on TV.  I recall it being about a futuristic society where people were killed off at 30, their expiration date announced … Continue reading →

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Hugo

Posted on March 21, 2012 by P. Kirby

“…it was a very long, very french tongue bath for some creator of silent films..” ~a comment on a review at Rotten Tomatoes. To some extent, that assessment isn’t off-base, although a big part of the slobber on Hugo comes … Continue reading →

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Immortals

Posted on March 12, 2012 by P. Kirby

“Where’s the beefcake?” Me, after watching Immortals, a film that is advertised as being “from the producers of 300.” Except 300, for all its flaws, featured some of the best that modern nutrition, gyms, and some steroids could make of … Continue reading →

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Drive

Posted on March 5, 2012 by P. Kirby

After watching Drive, a couple of things came to mind: First, I hope Ryan Gosling wasn’t paid by the word, and second, the only way to make Los Angeles look like anything other than an overpopulated, ugly-ass, shithole is to … Continue reading →

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Black Swan

Posted on February 26, 2012 by P. Kirby

I don’t think I’ve ever entirely forgiven Natalie Portman for the Star Wars debacle. Of course, I know the real blame lies with George Lucas and his pathological inability to direct anything with a pulse. I also know Portman isn’t … Continue reading →

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Real Steel

Posted on February 22, 2012 by P. Kirby

Technically, Real Steel isn’t my kind of movie. I mean, sure, it has fighting robots, and battles between giant mechanized men are totally my thing. Violence. Futuristic technology. Yay! Except, Real Steel relies on the “cute kid” plot device and … Continue reading →

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Familiarity Breeds Nitpicking

Posted on February 14, 2012 by P. Kirby

Some movies just don’t hold up well to repeated viewing. Last week my husband and I re-watched Iron Man 2 and Star Trek (2009). We’ve seen both at least three times already, and of the two, Star Trek holds up … Continue reading →

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