Category Archives: Movies

War Horse

Posted on July 19, 2012 by P. Kirby

Alternate title for War Horse: Cursed Horse. Because nearly everyone who climbs on that animal’s back, gets dead. War Horse, the movie, is epic. As in epic disappointment. In a picturesque Devon, Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) watches a horse grow … Continue reading →

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Brave

Posted on July 13, 2012 by P. Kirby

It seems that even critics who liked Brave thinks it’s not as inventive as previous Pixar fare. I disagree. It breaks the fairy tale mold in ways that go beyond its strong female protagonist. No, Merida is NOT the typical … Continue reading →

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Posted on June 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I expected to like this movie. Instead Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy turned out to be a Black Swan, dripping with the slobber of critics who probably didn’t understand the convoluted mess either, but needed to flex their intellectual superiority complex. … Continue reading →

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The Avengers

Posted on June 1, 2012 by P. Kirby

And once again, I’m glad I live in New Mexico, because we have a complete dearth of crap worth blowing up. Granted, there was the minor dust up in a too-Anglo-to-be-New Mexico town in the movie Thor, but that was … Continue reading →

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Pitch Black

Posted on May 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never much liked Superman. Although Smallville did a decent job of injecting the man of steel with a touch of humanity, the character as a whole is overburdened by his squeaky clean, unambiguous morality. I like my heroes to … Continue reading →

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The Thing (2011)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by P. Kirby

You know a movie has acquired a level of suckitude approaching black hole proportions when … I don’t even care about the dog. I make no secret of the fact that I like animals more than people.  Sometimes, an animal … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on April 2, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never read the novel, but have seen the original Swedish movie adaptation, so this was an interesting journey into essentially watching the same film twice. Literally. The first two-thirds of the movie seems to be a scene-by-scene re-shoot of … Continue reading →

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In Time

Posted on March 26, 2012 by P. Kirby

Remember Logan’s Run? Me neither; just a few scattered impressions from when I was a kid and it was on TV.  I recall it being about a futuristic society where people were killed off at 30, their expiration date announced … Continue reading →

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Hugo

Posted on March 21, 2012 by P. Kirby

“…it was a very long, very french tongue bath for some creator of silent films..” ~a comment on a review at Rotten Tomatoes. To some extent, that assessment isn’t off-base, although a big part of the slobber on Hugo comes … Continue reading →

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Immortals

Posted on March 12, 2012 by P. Kirby

“Where’s the beefcake?” Me, after watching Immortals, a film that is advertised as being “from the producers of 300.” Except 300, for all its flaws, featured some of the best that modern nutrition, gyms, and some steroids could make of … Continue reading →

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