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…
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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.
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) – Review
Anime holds a special place in my heart as the number of possibilities is endless as are the stories in any world it can tell, and with this film, I believe Hayao Miyazaki has done just that. Immediately you are introduced into a world of incredible animation and wonder. With a female hatter showing her…
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…