Tag: movie of the week

Movie of the Week: The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

I have not seen The Abominable Dr. Phibes in years – decades – and damned if I know why I have not; it was excellent, for what it was.  Which is to say, a horror movie best described as ‘the sort of film designed to let Vincent Price have fun without working too hard at it.’  Still, seeing what the Mod period thought that the Victorian period looked like is alone worth the price of admission.

And so, Gojira sinks back into the ocean.

Movie of the Week: Gojira.

Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector’s Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956]) was suggested to me by my dear wife, who has always appreciated herself a good ‘guy in a monster suit smashing Tokyo’ movie.  And as she pointed out, the original movie was a horror flick, not the… whatever genre it is by now; so it counts for October, which is apparently going to be at least spooky in its book/movie choices.  So it goes.

Catch you on the flip side, Sleepy Hollow.

Movie of the Week: Sleepy Hollow.

I quite liked Sleepy Hollow, actually: Tim Burton’s always interesting, even if he’s sometimes a little uneven, and the movie had nice sensibilities to it.  Also, Christopher Walken.  Besides, it’s October, so maybe it’s time to do a little of the horror genre for these things.

And so, adieu to Iron Man 2.  Which had been up there for a while, really.

Movie Game of the Week: Mass Effect 2.

Because maybe this way I won’t throw Mass Effect 2 through the [expletive deleted] wall.  It’s gameplay is just different enough from Dragon Age: Origins that all of my reflexes are off.  And when I say ‘off’ I mean there’s actual nausea involved.  And, really, would a tutorial that didn’t make me feel all urgent-y and confused have hurt?

…Yes, yes, in three days it’ll be the Greatest Thing EVAR.

Anyway, we’ll call it a movie and retire The Princess Bride.

Movie of the Week: Monsters, Inc.

As I recall, Monsters, Inc. was the first Pixar film that had me going “You know, they seem to have a knack for this. When are they actually going to make a mediocre flick?”

Still wondering.

And so, farewell to Kung Fu Panda – which I briefly misremembered as being a Pixar flick. Which is, of course, a massive compliment to its makers.