“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…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
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
By the time The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor rolled around, the franchise was already wheezing, but few could have predicted a collapse this spectacular. What was once a lively blend of adventure, humour, and charm has been reduced to a loud, overstuffed spectacle that mistakes noise for excitement. This isn’t a grand finale,…
Dogs (1976) – Review
I’m not sure if director Burt Brinckerhoff was trying to rip-off Hitchcock’s The Birds or Speilberg’s Jaws, the only thing to be sure of is that he failed to deliver one single cohesive moment in his entire film…so in that way it is kind of a frightening movie. I’ll give him a little credit for…