I was reluctant to watch the film, I’ll admit. I wanted to simply let that one slide by. But, on a rainy night, with naught on my schedule but a potential hang-over, I called up the girl and we went to the late show. We go there early and fortunately, shared the theater with only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘film’
Alice In Wonderland – again
Posted: 30th April 2010 by Eric in characters, film, reviewsTags: 3d, accurate, alice, film, high, life, real, Tim Burton, Wonderland
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Clash of the Titans: review
Posted: 4th April 2010 by Eric in UncategorizedTags: clash of the titans, fantasy, film, film reviews, greek, mythology, reviews
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When watching a re-make of any film, one cannot help but compare it to the original. While the original Clash of the Titans was a masterpiece of stop-frame animation and a cult-classic, it was also melodramatic, butchered three myths, combining the tales of Bellerophon and Perseus into a single jumble of mythical Greek goodness.
The film’s [...]
The Movie "Role-Models" plagiarized me!
Posted: 20th March 2010 by Eric in Uncategorized, film, writingTags: film, plagiarism, role-models, screenwriting
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I’ve been plagiarized!
How many of you have seen the recent film “Role Models?” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430922/) You’ll notice it had five writers working on the script. In film lingo, “and” means the two worked together on the project. The “ & “ means the second person re-wrote the script. When you see something like this:
Writing credits
(WGA)
Paul Rudd
(screenplay) [...]
Daybreakers: A film review
Posted: 15th January 2010 by Eric in film, reviewsTags: film, film reviews, movies, science fiction, vampires
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In this film, perhaps for the first time in the history of vampire-cinema, the immortal la vida loca is painted in a realistic light. We step into a dimly lit world where vampirism, spread like a sexual disease or perhaps a viral plague has consumed and transformed most of the world.
The plot centers around a [...]
The Day The Earth Stood Still: Film review
Posted: 27th December 2008 by Eric in filmTags: film, film reviews, science fiction, The Day the Earth Stood Still
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I went into the film with low-expectations. It’s a remake of an ancient “sci-fi classic,” that, to my knowledge, hasn’t seen the light of day for decades. I’ve seen the original and found it had it’s place in the obtuse archives of fifties drive-in theaters. That said, I still enjoy me a good Earth vs. [...]
A film critique : The Strangers
Posted: 20th December 2008 by Eric in filmTags: critique, film, horror, strangers
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From a writer’s point of view, this film was pretty weak. This particular version takes a robbery/homicide and turns it into a sadistic piece of slightly predictable nightmare. Liv Tyler, gorgeous as always, takes on the role of scream queen as she and her estranged boyfriend attempt to ward off psychotic attacks from Strangers. The [...]
Top five worst Sci-fi films and why
Posted: 18th December 2008 by Eric in filmTags: Fiction, film, science fiction, screenwriting
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5. Starship Troopers
Aside from irrevocably butchering Robert Heinlein’s classic novel, Verhoeven managed to take a surefire theme and turn it into a painful mockery of intergalactic warfare. In addition to the soul-less acting from Casper van Dien, we’re exposed to a gratuitous episode of 90210 in space. Except, the chicks in this film aren’t that [...]