| By Furious, on October 7th, 2008 William Wyler once said a movie is “eighty percent script and twenty percent you get great actors.” Unfortunately Rob Zombie’s math was a little off when he made The Devil’s Rejects, as he had about eight percent script and two percent competent actors. [...] Continue reading A Review Of The Devil’s Rejects- That’s A Better Introduction Than It Deserves By Furious, on September 8th, 2008 Will Smith is looking to find a new title that befits his current Hollywood status. No longer the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he’ll now be a Pharaoh. [...] Continue reading From Fresh Prince To Fresh Pharaoh By Furious, on September 6th, 2008 So, the awards for this year’s Venice International Film Festival have been announced, and the Golden Lion for best film went to Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. [...] Continue reading Mickey Rourke, The Comeback Kid By Furious, on September 6th, 2008 Henry, played by the always great Michael Rooker, is a drifter. He spends time driving and working low-paying jobs. But he’s a little different than your ordinary drifter. Shots of murdered women are intercut with Henry’s menial activities, implying that murder may be his hobby. [...] Continue reading Henry: Portrait Of A Movie Review By Furious, on September 5th, 2008 It’s been over a year now since they announced they were getting back into the game, getting nabbed for The Book of Eli. Finally, Variety is reporting that Denzel Washington has signed on to star. [...] Continue reading The Hughes Brothers Go To Washington By Furious, on September 4th, 2008 He originally signed a three year deal with the studio in 2007, but since he signed on to direct The Hobbit movies, the Universal deal wouldn’t really take effect until 2013 or so. Yep, that’s five years to make the two Hobbit movies. After that, del Toro and Universal have no less than four movies lined up. [...] Continue reading I Scoff At Your Piddly Five Year Plan By Furious, on September 3rd, 2008 The article bills it as a reimagining, which, due do it’s over-over-overuse in the marketing of the confounding Plant of the Apes remake, has given the movie a cinematic scarlet letter for me. [...] Continue reading Tarzan And The Reimagining By Furious, on September 2nd, 2008 So, September begins the way August ended, on a bad note. Two days and the loss of two Hollywood greats. [...] Continue reading In A World Where No One Can Live Forever By Furious, on September 1st, 2008 This motley crew of animated jerks can throw me into a vitriolic rant as easily as any living person. The worst thing about these characters is that I first saw some of them when I was a little kid and they will account for some of the oldest movie memories I’ll ever have. [...] Continue reading 5 Animated Characters I Wish Never Existed By Furious, on September 1st, 2008 So, one guy that’s headed toward a directors I hate list is Brett Ratner. I think it’s mostly because he’s a celebrity that directs movies, rather than a director who is a celebrity. Or maybe it’s that his generic stamp is portrayed as a seal of quality. [...] Continue reading Guitar Hero: The Motion Picture | |