Saturday, August 22, 2015

Interstellar


There are some movies that are hard to review. It doesn't mean that such movies are of high quality. It is just that writing about it can reveal too much and take away from the pleasure if the movie was one for the ages. This is one such movie and I will do my best not give too much away about this one.

The Earth is ravaged by blight and humanity's hope for survival looks bleak. It is evident from the posters and trailers that some space travel is involved in search of a solution. Throw a wormhole into the picture and the possibilities are endless. As you watch the film you hope for another Contact but as your excitement grows the finale kind of leaves you a little deflated. Maybe the weight of expectations flattened the balloon.

Rating: * * + 

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Fantastic Four


Marvel's Fantastic Four franchise is given a reboot in this latest installment. The story starts from ground zero with Reed Richards and Ben Grimm being tweener friends working on crazy science projects. They are discovered by Professor Franklin Storm and you are introduced to his kids, Sue and Johnny. Throw Victor von Doom and an experiment gone wrong into the mix and you are left with the beginnings of the Fantastic Four storyline. Unfortunately the reboot and retelling of the story is not very engaging and you leave the theater feeling underwhelmed.

Rating: * + 
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