Archive for the ‘3D Cinema’ Category

Now Playing: Second ‘Journey’ Better Than First, But That’s Not Saying Much

Now Playing: Second ‘Journey’ Better Than First, But That’s Not Saying Much

There are literally three things I remember about ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth‘: First, two members of the cast stuck out in my mind because I remember thinking, “Poor Brendan Frasier has fallen a long way” and “This Josh Hutcherson kid sure is a terrible little actor.” Secondly, I remember watching those two running away from a T-Rex. And third, I remember that it was one of the first films to use the new digital 3D technology, but it was used for a lot of cheap effects that tried to make items pop out of the screen. ‘Journey 2′ doesn’t feature Brendan Frasier, and Josh Hutcherson has improved quite a bit, but the movie still misuses 3D and only has a handful of scenes that you’ll remember.
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Weekend Movies: A Variety of Mindless Flicks

Weekend Movies: A Variety of Mindless Flicks

All of the movies taking the big screen this weekend are on the border of mediocrity. None of them is fatally terrible nor particularly great, but every audience has something to mild to see.
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Weekend Box Office: It’s Such a Good Vibration…

Weekend Box Office: It’s Such a Good Vibration…

Some online sites that follow weekly box office totals are announcing the three-day actual weekend estimates, while others count this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a four-day weekend, and give four-day estimates that include Monday’s prediction. In this post, I will only mention the three-day estimates since Monday can change drastically from its anticipated numbers.
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Weekend Movies: Action, Lightweight and Animated Fluff

Weekend Movies: Action, Lightweight and Animated Fluff

The month of bad movie releases is halfway over. Two weeks down and only two more to go. After this bland weekend, we at least get promising titles such as ‘Haywire’ and ‘The Grey’ in subsequent weeks. Bite your tongue and make it through this weekend, and it’ll soon be over.
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Christmas Weekend Movies: Too Many Choices

Christmas Weekend Movies: Too Many Choices

As the last big movie push for the year, this week’s releases are spread throughout the entire week. One movie opened Tuesday night, two open and one expands Wednesday, two open and two expand on Friday, and three open on Sunday. If you’re a film-lover looking to catch up and see everything over the holiday break (assuming you get one), then you’re going to be a very busy bee. For this multi-day edition of Weekend Movies, we’ll cover the releases day-by-day to help you plan your viewing schedule.
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Now Playing: ‘Tintin’ Makes Mo-Cap Worthwhile

Now Playing: ‘Tintin’ Makes Mo-Cap Worthwhile

When I learned early on that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ was being animated via motion capture, I immediately began dreading the experience, mainly due to memories of Bob Zemeckis’ terrible ImageMovers mo-cap movies. Even when friends from the UK conveyed rave reviews for ‘Tintin’, I wasn’t fully on-board. Not until the foreign box office reflected a lot of love for the finished product did I began looking forward to it. Had I known then what I know now, ‘Tintin’ would have been one of my most anticipated movies of the year.
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Thanksgiving Weekend Movies: Family Flicks and Oscar Hopefuls

Thanksgiving Weekend Movies: Family Flicks and Oscar Hopefuls

I always cherish Thanksgiving week for ringing in the amazing end-of-year movie season. We not only get an onslaught of awards contenders, but also a slew of family films and blockbusters. And it all starts now. Continue Reading

Now Playing: The First Great Christmas Movie in Years

Now Playing: The First Great Christmas Movie in Years

Aside from ‘A Christmas Story‘ and ‘Christmas Vacation‘, there’s isn’t another Christmas-themed flick released during my lifetime that I consider a necessary holiday movie. Much to my surprise, ‘Arthur Christmas’ is worthy of joining that elite class.
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss’ Trumps ‘Tower’

Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss’ Trumps ‘Tower’

Surprisingly, ‘Puss in Boots’ held onto the #1 spot at the box office with another $30+ million weekend. The family-friendly ‘Shrek’ spin-off only dropped an unheard-of 3% from its opening weekend, which brings its ten-day total to more than $75 million.
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Weekend Movies: Cops and Robbers… and Stoners

Weekend Movies: Cops and Robbers… and Stoners

If you thought the early October releases were weak, I don’t think it gets any worse than this.
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