Mini Review: "Maniac" (2012)

How dull and boring do you have to be to make William Lustig's 1980 trashtastic original seem appealing?  The answer appears to be the 2012 remake.   You would have thought Frodo would pick better projects.

F

Coming soon:  Evil Dead (2013) and Iron Man 3

Mini Reviews!

Dark Skies:  Not a bad watch, but not a great watch either.  C-

Oblivion:  Outstanding and thought provoking sci-fi tale.  Big and very effective twist.  A

Top Picks Update!

Zero Dark Thirty:  A-

Mama:  B-

Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters:  D

John Dies at the End:  A

Warm Bodies:  A

A Good Day to Die Hard: D

Dark Skies:  Coming by 4-16

The ABC's of Death:  F 

The Heat:  APR. 5

Evil Dead:  Review coming by 4-16

Oblivion:  Have early copy, review by 4-16.  APR. 19

Iron Man 3:  MAY 3

Star Trek Into Darkness:  MAY 17

World War Z:  JUN. 21

Kick-Ass 2:  JUN. 28

Pacific Rim:  JUL. 12

R.I.P.D.:  JUL. 19

Red 2:  AUG. 2

Elysium:  AUG. 9

We're the Millers:  AUG. 9

Machete Kills:  SEP. 13

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For:  OCT. 4

Carrie:  OCT 18

The Worlds End:  OCT. 25

Ender's Game:  NOV. 1

Thor: The Dark World:  NOV. 8

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:  NOV. 22

Week overdue mini reviews!

Side Effects:   Snoooooooooze...a little pretentious for the story.  D

The Attacks of 26/11:  A tale of the Nov. 26th attacks on Mumbai, India in 2008.  Sadly, my copy was an unsubtitled one in Hindi, so we'll try again when I have a subbed or dubbed version.

2013's Best Picks..updated!

Zero Dark Thirty:  A-

Mama:  B-

Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters:  D

John Dies at the End:  A

Warm Bodies:  A

A Good Day to Die Hard: D

Dark Skies:  Got lost in the shuffle, will see soon

The ABC's of Death:  F 

The Heat:  APR. 5

Evil Dead:  APR. 5

Oblivion:  APR. 19

Iron Man 3:  MAY 3

Star Trek Into Darkness:  MAY 17

World War Z:  JUN. 21

Kick-Ass 2:  JUN. 28

Pacific Rim:  JUL. 12

R.I.P.D.:  JUL. 19

Red 2:  AUG. 2

Elysium:  AUG. 9

We're the Millers:  AUG. 9

Machete Kills:  SEP. 13

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For:  OCT. 4

Carrie:  OCT 18

The Worlds End:  OCT. 25

Ender's Game:  NOV. 1

Thor: The Dark World:  NOV. 8

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:  NOV. 22

Mini Review: "21 Jump Street"

A bad tv show, a worse movie.

F

Coming by 3-16:  Side Effects, The Attack of 26-11

Mini Reviews!!

A Good Day to Die Hard:  More like a bad way to make a movie.  D

Movie 43:  There's good lowbrow crass humor and theres this movie.  F