Guardians of the Galaxy (Film Review)

I am Groot. I am Groot; I, am Groot. I am…Groot? I am Groot!!!

Divergent (Quick Review)

Young adult (YA) fantasy series have become quite popular to turn into movies; over the past two years we've gotten Percy Jackson, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, The Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy, and The Hunger Games.  Out of all of them, The Hunger Games would be the only series I’d recommend, as the rest ranged from either so okay its average to completely god awful (cough, Vampire Academy, cough).  Yet out of the rubble and mess I found another YA fantasy that I could back with the “Its Good” seal of approval; a film called Divergent.

Snowpiercer (Film Review)

Snowpiercer (loosely based on French graphic novel Le Transperceneige) is being called many things; some are calling it a deconstruction of the action blockbuster, while others refer to it as “an R-rated Hunger Games”.  Indeed there are some similarities between Snowpiercer and The Hunger Games films (though not so much with the books); both are made in the 2010s, feature an elite minority holding control over the poor majority, take place in a harsh reality filled with horrific violence from tyrannical law, and are overall very good films.  Snowpiercer succeeds in rivaling The Hunger Games and is one of the better action films of 2014; yet is Snowpiercer truly a deconstruction of the Hollywood action/dystopian blockbusters? 

The Other Woman (Quick Review)

In a sense, The Other Woman is not a bad film.  The main female trio are likable to a degree (though I fail to remember any of their names) and the flow of pacing feels relatively swift for a near 2 hour film; even the completely bland romance (of which the director gave all of 2 minutes for development) is somewhat forgivable since it takes up little time in favor of the film’s comedic focus…which leads to my main issue with the film.  The problem here is The Other Woman’s supposed to be a romance–comedy; I've already established there’s little effort on the romance, but what I haven’t mentioned is how a near 2 hour comedy (which was indeed its main focus) failed to make me laugh even once!

Hercules (Film Review)

Last time, on Film Reviewer Jr:

“The worst part about The Legend of Hercules was that I was TRICKED; tricked into believing what my fiancée and I were renting was a completely different film called Hercules…The Hercules trailer features him challenging the 12 legendary labours…take my advice: wait and see the upcoming version that’s clearly been given more time and effort towards.”

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AUGGGGH!!! I’VE BEEN TRICKED AGAIN!!!