RA: Renters Anonymous - October 14th, 2008
This Week: October 14th, 2008
New Releases
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 6.8/10 - Trailer
Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent
During the Cold War, Soviet agents watch Professor Henry Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, [...]
So Nice I Bought It Twice
After a couple discussions with friends I got to thinking of what it takes for the average person to purchase a movie multiple times (either on the same format or not). I put together a small list of examples of reasons why I think it’s worth purchasing a movie again (some from personal experience). Maybe [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - October 7th, 2008
This Week: October 7th, 2008
New Releases
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan - 6.3/10 - Trailer
Starring Adam Sandler, Emmanuelle Chriqui, John Turturro, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Rob Schneider
This is the story about a Mossad agent Zohan Dvir, who fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. He romances his [...]
What to Make of All These Remakes?
Has Hollywood run dry when it comes to the horror film genre? As of late, the recent trend by studios have been to quickly churn out subpar remakes of our beloved horror classics, but are they worth our time and movie dollars? I say, “no”, though there may be minor changes, expanded storylines, bigger budgets [...]
Movies That Should Never Have Been Remade
Once in a while, Hollywood runs out of ideas and falls back on: The Sequel. Sometimes, they get things right (King Kong, The Italian Job, Ocean’s 11), but other times, things go horribly wrong:
1. Halloween - After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes [...]
