This is the third movie featuring Vin Diesel as Riddick. The first two were Pitch Black (2000) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). This time, Riddick is brought to a planet that he was told was his home planet. Unfortunately, he soon finds out that it’s not home, and he is left there for dead. […]
It’s the year, 2154. The earth has become over-populated, full of disease and pollution. The wealthy people didn’t want to change their way of life, so Elysium was built. Elysium is a huge space station with it’s own environment, lakes, trees, etc. They live in huge mansions with Med Beds that will cure any disease, […]
Bobby and Stig seem to be partners in crime. When we first meet them, they’re checking out a bank, that a drug lord deposits 3 million into every week. They plan to rob the bank. But, unfortunately, there’s a diner across the street that cops frequent because of their donuts. So, they decide to set […]
Trying to live a more “normal” life, Frank and Sarah start acting like more middle class Americans. We join them at Costco eating large bags of snacks & enjoying the huge bulk items. Marvin finds Frank, and tells him he feels there’s something going down. He has no proof or anything. But, out in the […]
Here’s my take on how this movie got made: Somewhere in an office in Hollywood: Writer #1: We need a summer blockbuster, but can’t get the rights for Voltron, Godzilla, or Transformers. Writer #2: Well, we don’t exactly need licensing for those products. We can just rip out the parts that we like. And change […]
If you’ve seen the trailers for this movie, then you’ve seen about the first 5-10 minutes. Basically Gerry, his wife and kids are stuck in traffic on their way to work / school, when something strange happens. Cops on motorcycles start zooming by his car. Then a huge explosion happens about a half mile behind […]
Last time we’ve seen Superman in the movie theater was in 2006 with Superman Returns. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the best rendition of Superman. In fact, I still think that the first 2 Superman movies with Christopher Reeve are some of the best Superman movies. In fact, Superman II has been on my list of favorites […]
Four Magicians (well, 2 magicians, 1 mentalist, & 1 escapist) are brought together by a mysterious invitation card to an apartment in New York. Once they arrive they find some 3D blueprints, which starts our story. A year later, they all together putting on a stage show in Vegas under the name “The Four Horseman”. […]
So…Fast & Furious 6. How good can the sixth installment of a movie be right? I mean really…no sequel, threequel, 4th, 5th, or 6th edition of a movie is ever as good as the original…right? Maybe not so true with the Fast & Furious series. Going in I knew Fast 5, arguably my favorite, was […]
So, Star Trek is back. Kirk is now Captain of the SS Enterprise. When we first see them, they’re trying to save a alien race from destruction. Although, by Star fleet regulations, you aren’t allowed to show yourself to alien race. Unfortunately, they run into some trouble, and the only way to survive is to […]
