Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

The original 1982 Conan the Barbarian is best known as the film as the film that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger’s film career, though the character himself dates back to a series of stories written in the 1930s. I personally had my first experience with character in the 1992 animated series Conan the Adventurer, which was an after-school favourite…

Biutiful

Biutiful

One thing that can definitely said about this film is that it is a quite depressing film.  The film focuses on a man who finds out he is dying of cancer and he tries to right the wrongs in his life. The film is entire built around Javier Bardem‘s performance and while slow at parts…

TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy

I will start off by saying that, after a year of studios attempting to cash-in, this is by far the best 3D film to come out since Avatar.  I guess it really shows what a difference filming in the format does.  The film also has scenes shot in IMAX and it is definitely advised that…

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Vantage Point is a sad example of a film that I personally enjoyed, while many of the other people in the theatre obviously didn’t. Based on what I overheard from my fellow movie patrons, the reason for this dislike is how the film is structured. The film centres around one incident, which is repeated in…

The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

Back in my Movies of the Moment post, I was hoping that this film, which reunited Ben Stiller with the Farrelly Brothers would have recreated the magic of There’s Something About Mary. Sadly, I have to say that is not the case. The film did have it’s moments. I thought the scenes where Stiller’s comedy…

Shooter

Shooter

This weekend I was deciding between seeing this action thriller or checking out the big screen return of, my childhood favourites, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Well, I decided go for the more “grown up” of the two (though I still will still see that Ninja Turtles movie one way or the other). So, what…