Sticky Floor Friday – ON VACATION
June 18th, 2010
Hey everybody, welcome back to the print version of Sticky Floor Friday. I’ve got the week off, folks. Sorry. It’s gotta happen a couple times a year. Luckily, this is a pretty obvious weekend for films. If you just miss the sound of my voice, go watch the 116 other episodes. Also, seek help. Recommendations below.
Jonah Hex
Wow. A movie based on a comic less-known than Kick-Ass and maybe just slightly more well-known than The Losers. Josh Brolin, good. Megan Fox (the body), good. Megan Fox (the actress), not so good. Western with modern weapons (shades of Wild Wild West), also not so good. The reviews? Even worse.
Toy Story 3
Currently holding at, oh, let’s see…100 freakin’ percent on Rotten Tomatoes, what black-hearted soul could possibly hate a new Toy Story movie? There’s only 95 reviews in, so there might be a few stragglers out there looking to make headlines by going against the grain. But who are we kidding? Pixar continues to be shockingly infallible.
Nerd Crane-Kicks Karate Kid Remake
June 11th, 2010Sticky Floor Friday In Haiku
June 3rd, 2010Anyone remember Haku the wrestler? Has nothing to do with this, but I was reminded of him during this process.
Wired Lady Talks Sex & The City 2
May 27th, 2010The Wired Lady’s back to defend her beloved franchise. Also, I just woke up, which explains my hair.
NerdGruber!
May 21st, 2010Sometimes an idea sounds better on paper. This might have been one of those times.
Does Anyone Care About Robin Hood?
May 13th, 2010Iron Man 2 Capsule Review
May 7th, 2010Just got back from a 12:20 AM screening of Iron Man 2, And since half of America is currently asleep, the other half is about to wake up, and I'm stuck somewhere in the middle, I'll make this brief. It's a morsel of a review, if you will.
Iron Man 2 is never boring, I'll give it that. There's always something new and shiny to occupy the space, even if it doesn't really add up to much. It's a sequel with nothing to say, which means it's bigger, louder, and less intelligent than the original. It is, as I feared, overstuffed with storylines, juggling as many as 9 threads at once (Tony/Pepper, Tony/mortality, Tony/Ivan, Tony/Justin Hammer, Tony/Black Widow, Tony/U.S. Government, Tony/Rhodey, Tony/Avengers, Tony/Tony's father). And ultimately, most of it feels like one big setup for something bigger (which, as we all know, it is).
