Archive for July, 2003

Clay Pigeons

“Clay Pigeons” takes place in small Montana town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. That’s why it should come as a no surprise to Clay (Joaquin Phoenix) when his best friend accuses him of having an affair with his wife. Read the rest of this entry »

Amityville Horror

You know you’ve reached a new plateau in maturity when Hollywood starts remaking movies that were popular when you were young. Excuse me, younger. That trend, everything old is new again, continues with the make over of 1979’s The Amityville Horror, a marginal shocker which proved there is no such thing as a good deal in real estate.
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Die Hard

It’s Christmas in Los Angeles, and even though the weather outside isn’t frightful, what’s going on inside the sparkling Nakatomi high rise is downright scary. A group of International terrorists have taken over a high profile high rise in Century City, and there’s only one man who can stop them. He’s New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis), who becomes a reluctant hero when terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his group take over the building. Poor McClane. Read the rest of this entry »

Curse of the Jade Scorpion

I like it when Woody Allen is in a playful mood. While I enjoy all of his films, I like the ones that make me smile. “Curse of the Jade Scorpion” made me smile. It wasn’t one of those knee- slapping smiles, but a smile nonetheless. Read the rest of this entry »

Cradle of Life

Infinitely better than “Pac Man: Deadly Fruit of the Amazon,” the latest “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” film “Cradle of Life” still feels like a souped-up version of the popular video game. This testosterone-heavy action-adventure is a big improvement over the first film, but that’s more of a left-handed compliment than an endorsement. Read the rest of this entry »

Finding Nemo

Generally speaking, with the exception of “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” and those battery- operated singing bass wall plaques, fish are not funny. Maybe it’s because they spend so much time in school. Or maybe it’s because we just don’t understand fish humor.
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