Archive for the 'Movies' Category

Bad Movies: The Host

July 28, 2007, 8:54 am

I had been meaning to watch The Host when it came out on DVD: after all, it’s one of the best reviewed movies of 2007, and has an impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. And it’s an Asian giant monster movie and one of the most popular films in South Korea ever. There was no way [...]

Things I Don’t Care About This Week

March 9, 2007, 10:17 pm

Here’s a short list of things I don’t really care about this week: The Death of Captain America: He’ll be back, and it seems like if it was that easy to kill him, why didn’t the Red Skull do it back in World War II? 300: Do I really need to see a long, loud [...]

No Content Here! Read About Gamera, Instead

March 7, 2007, 8:59 pm

Ah, best laid plans: I had hoped to wrap up talking about the Martian Manhunter this month and move on, but I’m likely to have at least another month of J’onn (assuming I can find the time: lots of fun real life lately, from being busy at work to being busy trying to find a [...]

Bad Movies: Eragon

December 25, 2006, 9:23 pm

I always like seeing movies over Christmas: generally, you get pretty decent seats, and most kids are out shopping or playing with gifts. This year, Mrs. Spandex Justice decided we should see Eragon, a movie based on some book by a teenager or something. All I knew was that it had dragons in it, so [...]