Friday, April 22, 2011

Avatar - Luminescent Plants and Blue Cat-People


Avatar

If that's how they mate, what are they doing to those poor animals?

Year: 2009
Director: James Cameron

Overall Rating: 3 stars

 You'd think the writers would pick something other than "unobtanium" to get the film started, but at least it shows us early that dialog is not all that important when you've got over $200,000,000 to spend on effects.  What you're left with is a battle in a beautifully rendered alien world and one man's struggle between the evil corporation and the tribal Na'vi.  You've seen Dances with Wolves?  Same thing, just with a lot more blue.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Star Trek - The Future Begins (At the expense of everything you love)

Star Trek

The future if Apple begins creating iStarships

Year: 2009
Director: J.J. Abrams

Overall Rating: 2 stars

J.J. does it again!  Everybody knows that flashy is better so this movie must be one of the best of all time.  There is enough white, glass, and lens flare in this reboot (Read: we're completely out of ideas, so let's just change the entire back-story) of the franchise to make you want to gouge your eyes out.