movie: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Movie: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Neither there nor back again. This movie could easily be compressed into just a few scenes, and adds little to the overall telling of the story of the Hobbit. But who cares? It’s worth the price of admission to be transported back to Middle Earth for another two …

movie: hunger games: catching fire

Movie: Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2: Hungrier Games I’d appreciated the first movie on Blue Ray (though as it turns out I haven’t blogged about it), and thought the second was worth experiencing on the big screen. The reviews had been positive, and my hopes were high. Overall, they were met. It’s a movie …

Movie: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows A month ago, when there was still time to watch movies, I saw this Guy Ritchie film: unlike Ritchie’s original Sherlock film, this one is overrun with gun battles – this takes away from the simplicity of the old stories and moves it into a different genre. It has …

Movie: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) Over a month since I saw this one at the movies: it’s a different kind of reflection with this much time elapsed. No longer is it the initial impression, but what were the lasting moments that stay with a viewer after a month? Tom Cruise is in fine form …