Archive for May, 2004

Shrek 2

Friday, May 21st, 2004

Fantastic! The animation quality alone in the movie is enough to make me want to vomit out of jealousy. The story is good… starts off a bit slow, but still good. I would say that the best jokes were packed closer to the end, but they definitely raise the bar for the entire film. Grab [...]

Black Hawk Down

Saturday, May 15th, 2004

Another very well-acted movie with a strong cast. Didn’t get a whole lot out of it, though. Basic soldier philosophy and day-in-the-life kinda stuff. Maybe it would’ve had more impact on me if I hadn’t grown up military. I had a hard time feeling sorry for anyone… especially the dead or injured… and an even [...]

Troy

Saturday, May 15th, 2004

Barring some historical inaccuracies (or, at the very least, literature-based ones), this movie is very strong. Acting is well done by all the principles (and even the secondaries were pretty well done). Action and fighting scenes were well-choreographed (although, I think they were a bit inaccurate with respect to style… possibly a bit too much [...]

Van Helsing

Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

If you’re concerned about strong acting and writing, don’t go to this movie. But if you’re looking for a fun movie and you’re interested in special effects and PG-13 action/adventure, go ahead and see this one. Yes, the dialogue could have been written better. Yes, practically all of the characters were a bit overplayed (with [...]