http://www.cinemablend.com/ Movie and DVD Reviews en-us Copyright 1997-2005 Joshua Tyler Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:03 -0700 CinemaBlend.com josh@cinemablend.com 60 Is every extraordinary true story worth adapting to film? It seems as though weve heard everything before, especially when it comes to down-on-their-luck athletes defying the odds. Well, Michael Ohers story is pretty much just that, so the success of IThe Blind SideI will rest in your hands. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:49 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Blind-Side-4321.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Blind-Side-4321.html I dont care how mature you are--everyone loves a good cartoon once in a while. Sometimes you just need to leave the adult world behind and relax with some youthful hilarity. The problem with IPlanet 51I is its not youthful, its infantile Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:35 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Planet-51-4317.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Planet-51-4317.html INew MoonI avoids slipping into self-parody by being a little less serious as well. Its impossible to have a truly light touch with the material-- Stephenie Meyers writing prevents that entirely-- but Weitzs efforts result in a movie thats a little less insular and self-involved, though in the end, still probably one only the true fans could love. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:10:56 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moon-4318.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moon-4318.html Pet peeves are dangerous. They can be the tiniest of faux pas yet completely tarnish your impression of a person, restaurant or even a movie. Its clear from the start that ISerious MoonlightI is likely to be a serious drag, but the utterance of the phrase I could care less seals the deal. Its I couldnt care less; and do you know what I couldnt care less about? This movie. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:36:14 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Serious-Moonlight-4315.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Serious-Moonlight-4315.html You know that feeling when youre doing something you shouldnt and are on edge about someone catching you in the act? Okay, enough dancing in circles. Have you ever watched porn in the privacy of your own room and are terrified that your mom will walk in and catch you? Of course you have! Thats kind of what IWomen in TroubleI is like. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:55:21 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Women-in-Trouble-4313.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Women-in-Trouble-4313.html IBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansI has been done to twisted perfection. Herzogs maniacal movie refuses to flinch as it gleefully leaps into an underworld of degradation and despair in which our hero is barely a hero at all, even if he gets results. And in the end even if McDonagh gets his man, and saves the girl, and makes the world right again we know that still, nothing is right with him. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:55:54 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Bad-Lieutenant-Port-Of-Call-New-Orleans-4311.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Bad-Lieutenant-Port-Of-Call-New-Orleans-4311.html Emmerich claims that I2012I is his final disaster movie, unless IIndependence Day 2I ever gets off the ground, and the movie is nothing if not an indulgent curtain call for the man who figured out how much we like watching cinematic portrayals of our own demise. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:08:34 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/2012-4307.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/2012-4307.html Dont ask how, but somehow it required puppets for Anderson to finally get the balance right again. IFantastic Mr. FoxI is Andersons best film since IThe Royal TenenbaumsI, and perhaps his funniest ever. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:13:33 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Fantastic-Mr-Fox-4306.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Fantastic-Mr-Fox-4306.html All the things you probably hate about traveling, says George Clooneys Ryan Bingham, are warm reminders that Im home. Ryan is a man in constant motion, a man who sees people as sharks which, should they stop moving, will die. He refuses to die and so he lives in the air, flying from one city to the next, never stopping long enough to form attachments. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:52 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Up-in-the-Air-4305.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Up-in-the-Air-4305.html Moviegoing isnt always about deep meanings, life changing concepts or even just sending someone home with a theory to consider. Sometimes its just about having fun and the men of Radio Rock will help you do just that. IPirate RadioI is just as much of a party as the daily lives of the crew on the ship. No morals, no shame and good music; who wouldnt want to climb aboard Radio Rock? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:53 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Pirate-Radio-4296.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Pirate-Radio-4296.html Not all buttons are meant to be pushed and that fact couldnt be more obvious when it comes to IThe BoxI. Do yourself a favor, think twice about giving into foolish curiosity and leave IThe BoxIs button untouched. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:22 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Box-4301.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Box-4301.html We never know whether or not were supposed to believe in Lyns psychic abilities, nor are we really certain how Bob feels about them either. Heslov manages to switch nicely between the earnest zaniness of the New Earth Army and some more realistic forms of warfare Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:40 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Men-Who-Stare-at-Goats-4299.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Men-Who-Stare-at-Goats-4299.html In Disneys IA Christmas CarolI Ebenezer Scrooge is at his scroogiest. He shouts and bah humbugs until, as the story always goes, he returns home on Christmas Eve to be confronted by a series of ghosts. Little in the now all too familiar tale has been changed for this particular retelling, but its a story which never tires or grows old. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:09 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/A-Christmas-Carol-4297.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/A-Christmas-Carol-4297.html In one of the richest cities in the world, barely 40 blocks away from billionaires penthouses and 400 strollers, there is Harlem, a neighborhood full of rich culture but also dozens of heartbreaking lives. That was even more true in 1987. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:42:07 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Precious-Based-on-the-Novel-Push-by-Sapphire-4298.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Precious-Based-on-the-Novel-Push-by-Sapphire-4298.html IThe Fourth KindI is a movie in which many crazy people are interviewed. It also contains nearly a millisecond of creepy, potentially real footage taken by a mentally ill hypnotherapist in Nome, Alaska. The rest is padding, really boring padding. At least thats my point of view. I write this knowing there are a great many moviegoers who will feel differently. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:24:19 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Fourth-Kind-4282.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Fourth-Kind-4282.html