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Worst Sequels Ever

There are some movies that should just never have been made. Some are cherished books brought to film improperly, some are movies based on nothing and starring the producer’s niece, but many of them are sequels. The tradition of sequels is time honored. There is less risk because the characters and often [Read More …]

Best Swashbucklers Ever

If the AFI Film Institute can do it so can I. Here is a completely arbitrary countdown of:
Best Pirate Movies Ever. But then I decided that was not an apt title. So I decided to call it Best Swashbucklers Ever. Then I was tasked with coming up with what a swashbuckler [Read More …]

Lord of the Rings, a masterful gamble.

This was my first movie review. But since it did not have much to do with the plot of the movie and lots to do with the creation of the movie I have had to modify it somewhat and file it in a different category. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of [Read More …]

Disney and Traditional Animation: Dead or Alive?

Technological advances have led to dramatic changes in the state of animation. Now there are computers that are powerful enough to allow complex surface modeling to create worlds of animated opportunity and storage media dense enough to store the vast quantities of data it takes to make an animated feature film. This has [Read More …]

A Lonely Valentine

For Valentine’s Day I thought I would write something special. Now I could have gone for the most romantic movies, but there are probably a billion lists with Love Affair sitting somewhere near the top. To be honest those sappy movies don’t really appeal to me. I must admit a fondness for [Read More …]

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