http://www.cinemablend.com/ Movie and DVD Reviews en-us Copyright 1997-2005 Joshua Tyler Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:13:26 -0700 CinemaBlend.com josh@cinemablend.com 60 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 WriterDirector Troy Duffy has had ten years to develop a sequel to IBoondock SaintsI and this is what we get? Either the moderate success of the first film has gone to his head or hes secretly teamed up with the Wayans brothers, because IAll Saints DayI comes across as more of a spoof than a sequel to an action-packed, dramatic and even endearing original. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:23:36 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Boondocks-Saints-II-All-Saints-Day-4295.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Boondocks-Saints-II-All-Saints-Day-4295.html Theres probably a way to pick out all the individual gems of IGentlemen BroncosI, like the well-tuned performances and occasional good gag, and reshape something worthwhile out of it. But clearly the Hesses could not be bothered to separate the wheat from the chaff Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:36:08 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Gentlemen-Broncos-4283.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Gentlemen-Broncos-4283.html Even the cynics, seeing Jacksons joy in performance in the film, can be assured that this footage really did deserve to be seen in public. Its a blatant cash grab by everyone involved, of course. But despite its shaggy and rushed nature, its also an unlikely and honest account of a life that I know now was cut far too short. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:54:57 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Michael-Jackson-s-This-Is-It-4280.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Michael-Jackson-s-This-Is-It-4280.html Seeing helpless victims face a brutal serial killer is terrifying but after watching IParanormal ActivityI, Id much rather be hanging out with Jigsaw than the demonic force haunting Micah and Katie. Experiencing this movie with an unruly crowd definitely diminished the horrifying effects, yet I still walked out terribly frightened and dreading turning out the lights and going to bed. The films scare factor precedes it but IParanormal ActivityI isnt just a cheap thrill, its an honorable production that easily trumps other films, even those not of its genre. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:02:15 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Paranormal-Activity-4276.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Paranormal-Activity-4276.html Another Halloween, another ISawI. Its crazy to think that we havent gone a Halloween in six years, without Jigsaw torturing the unjust on the big screen. In the sixth installment, the series gets political pointing a finger at the health care system. Insurance companies arent always fair but the ISawI franchise is guilty of a little discrimination of its own. Why do we have six ISawI films and more on the way? Because they make money, of course! Youve got to do what youve got to do to survive in economical turmoil and in ISawIs case, that means exploiting those with a thirst for horror and leaving the rest with one less movie option for the weekend. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:06:56 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Saw-VI-4274.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Saw-VI-4274.html The poster led me to believe the film would be a pity party for moms. Portions of the film certainly don that party hat, but overall IMotherhoodI is charming and manages to turn the hackneyed concept of the used and abused mother into a fresh and pleasurable film. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:14:41 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Motherhood-4237.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Motherhood-4237.html A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:32:20 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Amelia-4273.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Amelia-4273.html iAstro Boyi begins with animation thats clearly an homage to the old Disney shorts we used to watch as kids. The informational kind. The ones that would tell us how cars worked and about the amazing future we had ahead of us. While its a clever tool that, through exposition, helps to inform us enough to enter the story thats about to be told, its done at only a fraction of the quality of those Disney shorts. And that turns out to be the case for all of iAstro Boyi. The movie is a retread of many great childrens stories, jokes, and plot devices, but its not a quality retread. Instead, its executed lazily and in many cases, unusually. Its like a robot that just doesnt work that well, even though its made up of pieces from all of the most expensive, fancy robots on the market. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:56:00 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Astro-Boy-4270.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Astro-Boy-4270.html Based on the well-known Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name IThe RoadI takes Viggo Mortensen, drops him in hell, and lets him wander around for a couple of hours. Whats surprising about IThe RoadI is how little actually happens. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:11:02 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Road-4254.html http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Road-4254.html