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December 18, 2009
Movie Trailer: Iron Man 2
I loved the Iron Man comic books as a kid. I enjoyed the stupid Iron Man movie against my better judgment as an adult. I love the character, I'm probably not the best person to offer an opinion here, but I will because this is my site and you can't stop me.

This looks very good. The trailer as a piece of advertising is strong and hits all the right points. The image of Whiplash snapping his whips as he walks toward Stark is a very sellable moment. Personally, I like Stark telling a politician to take a leap because his property is HIS PROPERTY and not to be distributed to "the American people". I sense a libertarian streak.

Any excitement I have is undercut by the knowledge that Justin Theroux penned the script. Theroux is responsible for Tropic Thunder, a complete hack job that trades in mocking the mentally disabled and cannibalism. Hopefully, Theroux actually put some effort behind this work.




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Screenwriter: Justin Theroux (Tropic Thunder)
Director: Jon Favreau (Zathura: A Space Adventure)
Actors: Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Scarlett Johansson (The Island), Don Cheadle (Ocean's 11), Sam Rockwell (Moon), Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane), Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code), Kate Mara (Transibberian), Jon Favreau (Swingers) and Garry Shandling (What Planet Are You From?) and Olivia Munn




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March 21, 2009
Movie Trailer: We Are Marshall
Yes, Matthew McConaughey's performance is somewhat frantic, but it still works. A bunch of college kids die and the survivors band together to play football. Its a simple and effective premise and director McG handles the material with some class. As far as sports movies go, its a solid pick.






Screenwriter: Jamie Linden
Director: McG (Charlie's Angels)
Actors: Matthew McConaughey (Reign of Fire), Matthew Fox (Smokin' Aces), David Strathairn (L.A. Confidential), Ian McShane (Death Race) and Kate Mara (Shooter)





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December 31, 2008
Transsiberian (2008)
Should I see it?
No.


The biggest problem with this film is that it doesn't have a point. The only proper reaction to the finale of this movie is to shrug and grumble "Whatever."

An American couple, portrayed by Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, get on a train crossing Siberia. On the train they meet up with a clearly troubled mixed nationality couple (Kate Mara and Eduardo Noriega) and a Russian narcotics officer (Ben Kingsley). Five people and there's not a likable one in the group. Harrelson's Roy is a affable guy but he's portrayed to be so clueless that he seems mildly retarded in some moments. Kingsley overplays his role, his performance bringing so much gravity to the film that he feels like a transplant from a better movie. Mara, in another film where she is brutalized, and Noriega are a comely couple but have very little to do other than read their lines. At the center of the film is Emily Mortimer who, along with her unstable American accent, offers an uneven performance drifting between scared damsel in distress and jaded slut.

Writer/Director Brad Anderson (The Machinist) has submitted a hollow production that doesn't live up to his resume. Unless you get it for free and have a spot of time you need to waste, there is not reason to watch this film.




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