Hard to ignore some of the similarities between I Am Number Four and the old Roswell TV series. What's interesting is the apparent target audience: young males/boys. Will that audience will respond in the same way tween girls did with the Twilight franchise? Jumper tried and mostly fizzled. BTW, James Frey (yes, that one) is the devil. Don't believe me? Read this.
I like the narration by the kids, but the rest appears to be more of the same. Still, Steven Spielberg is the executive producer, so I'll give it a couple of episodes.
The only thing I know about trends is not to chase them. Aliens might be hot now, but all it takes is a flop or two.
Hard to ignore some of the similarities between I Am Number Four and the old Roswell TV series. What's interesting is the apparent target audience: young males/boys. Will that audience will respond in the same way tween girls did with the Twilight franchise? Jumper tried and mostly fizzled. BTW, James Frey (yes, that one) is the devil. Don't believe me? Read this.
I like the narration by the kids, but the rest appears to be more of the same. Still, Steven Spielberg is the executive producer, so I'll give it a couple of episodes.
The only thing I know about trends is not to chase them. Aliens might be hot now, but all it takes is a flop or two.
Figured I had enough time to squeeze a few more thoughts into 2010...
The Crazies
Never saw the original, but I'm a fan of Radha Mitchell and Timothy Olyphant. Expected much more than I got: THE GOVERNMENT IS EVIL! HIDE YOUR WIFE! HIDE YOUR KIDS! THEY'RE CONTAMINATING EVERYBODY OUT HERE! (AND TRYING TO COVER IT UP.... WITH NUKES!) And while we're on the subject, why don't zombies/crazy people ever attack each other?
Doctor Who Christmas Special - A Christmas Carol
Fun take on the Dickens classic. Schmaltzy and manipulative? Without question. Many reviews were decidedly mixed. However, I always try to keep in mind that Doctor Who is a kid's show first and foremost. Adults are welcome, but know your place.
The Fourth Kind
The screenplay by writer/director Olatunde Osunsanmi was on the 2008 Black List. Although I haven't read it, I imagine the story showed more promise on paper than the final product delivered on film. There are some intriguing ideas and imagery presented, but it fails to come together in any meaningful way. BTW, Osunsanmi has another script that made the 2010 Black List, Dark Moon. Pretty impressive accomplishment.
The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson can do no wrong in the eyes of some, but he did plenty here. A long, pretentious bore. Hated it with every fiber of my being. Hated myself for sitting through the whole thing. Did I mention how much I hated it?
Misfits - series 2
Another crude and obnoxious series -- but in a good way! Sometimes Nathan gets too much attention, while characters like Curtis and Kelly get the short end of the stick. I enjoy the shortened U.K. seasons (series), but things can feel rushed at times. Interesting developments with Simon. Can't wait to see what their new powers will be.
Written by Michael Varrati, Jude Felton and Noel Penaflor Choosing only ten movies that encompass the best of what a genre had to offer over the course of an entire year is never an easy task, especially in 2010 when the horror genre wasn’t too kind to its fans. Still, despite all the drudgery there [...]
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Movie theaters came to Ghana in the 1980s thanks to the advent of VHS. Temporary mobile Cinemas were created and traveled from town to town spreading good cheer by showing films like Dolly Dearest. Artists were commissioned to create the posters for the "theaters", and they were given license to paint whatever they wanted on cloth or sacks or whatever else could be rolled up and taken along easily. Frequently, these artists never saw any of the movies at all...and that, my friends, is the answer to the question you surely asked when you saw these posters: why is Ghana bringing the cray cray?
I think we can all agree that the poster for Cujo is the best poster EVER.
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