 | | 15. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen new! | | | Starring: Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel Director: Michael Bay | | Format: DVD Release Date: 10/20/2009 |  | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - DVD Review By: Chris Barsanti - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 10/9/2009 11:09 PM | |
Eventually Michael Bay will tire of shooting orgasmically erupting explosions foregrounded by actors running in very, very slow motion, the sheen of heroic sweat on their faces and toned arms highlighted by an always-setting sun. He will tire of stringing together images that are less a story than a chain of ideas for dorm-room posters. The day will come when jamming together toilet humor, shattering machinery, and near-pornographic worship of American techno-military might will hold no more interest. Hopefully that day will come before Transformers 3: You Remember When We Said This Wasn't Over, Optimus Prime? Well, We Were Telling the Truth. Anything's possible. Nobody thought that Woody Allen would ever make a movie outside of New York. read the full review | |
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 | | 17. Payback | | | Starring: Mel Gibson Director: Brian Helgeland | | Format: DVD Release Date: 5/6/2008 | | Payback - Straight Up: the Director's Cut - DVD By: Rafe Telsch - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 4/4/2007 11:28 PM | | The original advertising campaign for Payback was "Get Ready to Root For the Bad Guy," and with good reason. None of the characters in Brian Helgeland's adaptation of Donald Westlake's novel The Hunter are good guys. Even the film's protagonist, Porter (Mel Gibson) is rough around the edges. Actually, that's putting things lightly. The thug isn't above beating the crap out of women, let alone smashing faces and taking on a crime syndicate read the full review | |
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 | | 34. Hero Special Edition | | | Starring: Tony Leung Ka Fai Jet Li Director: Yimou Zhang | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/15/2009 | | Hero (2002) - DVD Review By: Jules Brenner - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/4/2009 5:42 PM | |
After political (Raise the Red Lantern), sexy (Ju Dou) and reflective (The Road Home) films, writer-director Zhang Yimou embraces the aerodynamic action of digitally enhanced kung fu swordplay made famous in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The object here is to outdazzle that genre landmark and, perhaps, to outdo it at the box office. It's probably too late and too familiar a technique to do either, but there's plenty to admire despite those limitations, for which it has already received critical and award level acclaim. At the time of this writing, it is one of the 2002 Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. read the full review | |
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 | | 41. Delgo | | | Director: Marc F. Adler Jason Maurer | | Format: DVD Release Date: 8/4/2009 | | Delgo - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 7/24/2009 7:48 PM | |
Name the cinematic genre that's easiest to mess up, and sci-fi/fantasy is pretty high up on the list. Flights of imagination, when done correctly, resonate with a kind of clarity and cleverness that instantly connect with your own sense of wonder. On the other hand, when handled poorly, or missing just a minor beat here or there, the fairytale or fable becomes the most insufferable of celluloid experiences. While it wants to be an allegory about prejudice and the overcoming of same, the new CG spectacle Delgo is nothing more than routine ideas badly rendered. Here's the idea. The Lockni live on the land. The Nohrin live in the sky. When the latter's situation worsens, they attack the former. read the full review | |
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