Since precisely no one on the staff wanted to review this film, we’ll let MovieBob take the hit and tell you what he thinks about Adam Sandler’s latest work.
Warning: The video contains a lot of foul language, so headphones would be a good idea if you’re at work, at home with young ears, or in the cafe.
We are now at the half way point in our tournament, with the voting that takes place here. As is usual, the list of eliminations follows.
Once again, Marvel Studios has taken a C-string comic book character and turned him into the star of a major summer tentpole. And it works. Also, there are scenes both during and after the credits.
‘Tis a fearsome visitor from another world!
–Montgomery Scott’s ancestor, apparently a constable in a remote Scottish village.
Our summer reviews of old-time SF move from primitive humans to aliens from worlds beyond Pluto. The 1950s was the golden age of extra-terrestrials invading earth, thanks to the post-war space-age and Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 encounter with flying saucers.1 Although other, more well-known films went into production first, The Man from Planet X was the first of the space invaders to land on the big screen.
The latest episode of Silver Screen Superheroes can be heard here, covering Wolverine’s first official solo film.
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We’ve been reviewing older films on the weekend, suited to summer viewing, and the first three weeks have seen Hollywood’s most famous depictions of our primitive ancestors, One Million BC and One Million Years BC. Those films feature dinosaurs and serious camp appeal; 1981 saw a serious attempt at the subject, and took its inspiration from a 1911 novel.
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It’s no Jurassic World but, for years, the Hammer remake of the One Million BC stood as the definitive humans with dinosaurs pic. It also kickstarted Raquel Welch’s career, and sold more than one million copies of that fur bikini pin-up.1
A rarity for a Summer flick, the fourth Jurassic Park movie has maintained the top slot in the box office for a third week, making $54 million and totaling $500 million since its debut. It has also taken the lead from Avengers: Age of Ultron as the highest grossing film for 2015. The second Avengers movie (which was #10 at the box office this week) has totalled $452 million since it’s debut in May.
Pixar’s Inside Out (reviewed last week), stayed in second for another week at $52 million. Seth McFarlane’s Ted 2 debuted in third with $33 million.