"Pacific Rim" is epic action art for those who love robots and monsters. This monsterfest is a hybrid of just about every major cinematic genre. It showcases the grandest traditions in war, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, alien, monster, and robot movies. Full of mechanized mayhem, it taps into that primal fondness of seeing two big things tearing each other apart. It may be a generic, familiar, and cliché-ridden piece with cardboard characters, but it still wins its target audience over through the visceral
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Blu-ray Review: ‘The Impossible’
"The Impossible" is based on the real-life account of Spanish survivor Maria Belon and her family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck the coast of Thailand. This moving tale directed by Juan Antonio Bayona debuts on a single-disc Blu-ray package containing the film's Blu-ray, UV digital, and digital download copies. Its main stars include Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland. Watts' utterly convincing and visceral performance led to her Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards and her
Blu-ray Review: ‘The Blob’ (1958)
The 1958 cult classic "The Blob" arrives on a single-disc Blu-ray package featuring an alien invasion story set in a small American town. Considered as one of the most successful monster-horror romps of the 1950s, this campy flick directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. transcended the schlock sci-fi, horror, and teen delinquency genres of the decade. Since then, it has endured as an iconic piece of American cinema. It stars Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, and Stephen
Blu-ray Review: ‘Westworld’ (1973)
The 1973 android disaster classic "Westworld" finally gets a Blu-ray treatment via a single-disc debut package. This film is the first directorial work of novelist and filmmaker Michael Crichton. It was released a good two decades earlier than the more familiar classic "Jurassic Park," which was originally written by the same man behind "Westworld." The said Steven Spielberg opus is actually an adaptation of Crichton's 1990 novel "Jurassic Park." The two movies "Westworld" and "Jurassic Park" clearly utilize a very similar
‘Poseidon’ Film Review: Dangerous Waters
This Disaster Movie About a Sinking Ship Relies Much on Tried-and-tested Formula "Poseidon" is what "Titanic" already brought to the big screen. With theme and story that definitely sailed these waters before, it's nothing more than a formulaic sea-travel thriller with a ready-made template to be filled. What makes it considerably float to survive depths of dullness is that it can bring some of its viewers into an almost two-hour contemplation of what some people can do for survival. From initially