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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Review

December 19, 2011 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Eddy Check out my review of the first movie here. As you can tell this is the sequel to the very successful Sherlock Holmes from 2008 directed by Guy Ritchie. As with all successful series you just had to have a sequel. In the case of the first Sherlock Holmes, all the references to the mysterious player in the shadows seemingly orchestrating all the moves from behind the scenes, you knew that there had to be a confrontation between Holmes and the “Napoleon of Crimes” (not that I really knew what this meant) Professor Moriarty. The next installment finds all the original cast of character intact with Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law as Dr. Watson and Rachael McAdams as Holmes’ on again/off again love interest, Irene Adler. As plots go, this one is pretty thin. Basically Moriarty wants to set off World War I a bit earlier than history suggests. The movie takes place in 1891. Obviously, as this isn’t some alternative universe; the War eventually … [Read more...]

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Sherlock Holmes Movie Review

January 7, 2010 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Eddy Let you and I speak plainly, dear reader. We follow certain directors because we enjoy their style. While am I not saying directors should not break out and do something different, I also feel that if it isn't broke don't fix it. Unfortunately, whether be it the pressures of having a high profile film with A list actors or having to deal with a period piece rather being in a more contemporary setting, Sherlock Holmes comes out as a generic blockbuster action film. Not to say that this is a bad thing, but with such sharp films that Guy Ritchie has done and with the witty multi story style that he has exhibited in the past, the film feels like Guy used the Micheal Bay book of directing films and failed to insert his own flair. Its understandable that this film would place an inordinate amount of pressure on Guy, with a winter tentpole date and reigning actor of the year Robert Downey Jr. The heat was on to put out a product not necessarily that would be great but … [Read more...]

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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Review

July 4, 2009 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Attack of the Critic(s) By Jeff Ahh, where to begin. This is robot porn people. Robot. Porn. And I mean that in as many different ways as you can think of. Two and a half hours of robots bouncing all over the place, leaving behind a trail of blurred polygons, weirdly toned sexual jokes, references or undertones, and seemingly sporadic spots of racial stereotyping. All the female characters are nymphomaniacs, including hero Shia LaBeouf's mother. There's even a dominatrix-themed robot disguised as a super-slutty college mega-babe (newcomer Isabel Lucas, gee what a future she has). At one point, a mini-robot furiously humps Megan Fox's leg. But it's not funny, it's just weird. Also thrown in, and I don't know how this passed the Censors Board (oh wait, I remember, because the movie is going to bring in a half a billion Hollywood dollars worldwide by the end of August), are two Autobots (read: good robots) who talk in jive, and come across as somewhat-to-very racist … [Read more...]

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Tropic Thunder Movie Review

November 5, 2008 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

By Eddy Headlined by an all star cast of Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise, and supported by Matthew McConaughey, Nick Nolte as well as a throng of guest appearances, Tropic Thunder was one of the larger releases this summer. The movie profits were especially buoyed by Robert Downey's heroic turn in "Iron Man" earlier in the year. For the most part I found it an enjoyable experience, and while I didn't burst a lung laughing out loud, I was entertained, and found the one liners spouted by each of the actors as the best part of the movie. Most outstanding were the performances of Tom Cruise as a foul mouthed studio boss and Robert Downey Jr. as an award winning dramatic actor who in order to maintain his method acting style undergoes plastic surgery to truly become his character. While most people enjoyed the movie, there was a significant amount of press due to the films treatment of the mentally retarded. Personally, I could see where … [Read more...]