How do you top a film like King Kong vs Godzilla? Well, one step in the right direction is to make Kong’s nemesis a giant robot version of himself. There is so much to enjoy from a viewing of King Kong Escapes as it has something for all ages – when I was a kid…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – Review
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy,” and so begins the story of King Kong Vs. Godzilla, and you know you’re off to a good start when a film about two giant monsters brawling starts with a quote from Shakespeare, and it certainly makes for an…
The Poseidon Adventure (2005) – Review
In this 2005 version of The Poseidon Adventure, we get a prime example of how not to do a remake, all done with the mercenary hope of cashing in on Wolfgang Peterson’s upcoming big summer remake Poseidon, and this resulted in an absolutely dreadful version of Paul Gallico’s book, so don’t expect to see anything…
Poseidon (2006) – Review
When it comes to remakes the danger of incurring the wrath of fans of the original is ever-present and in the case of Irwin Allen’s The Poseidon Adventure, a beloved classic of the disaster genre, the danger was even greater, so director Wolfgang Petersen took the basic premise of “A ship hit by a rogue…
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) – Review
Up for some high adventuring fun, action-packed sequences and heroes you can really get behind? Then I suggest you go see The Lego Movie again and skip this mess.