McDonald’s has had a whole bunch of great slogans over the years. Classics like “Look for the Golden Arches”, “You Deserve a Break Today”, “Two All-Beef Patties” and “I’m Lovin’ It.” Might I suggest a new one for them… “We no longer give a s#*t!” Really. Has there ever been a corporation that puts in less effort than McDonald’s? The menu rarely changes and when it does it’s usually just a minor tweak of an existing product. The few times that they’ve come out with something mildly interesting they get rid of it after a few months. Their burgers are small and lack flavor, unlike a lot of the competition, and their fries have steadily declined in quality over the …
Once again an example of critics injecting their politics into movies. Peppermint isn’t high art by any means but it’s a solid vengeance flick that should be judged with that in mind. The movie is well constructed, entertaining and well acted, yet it only gets an 11% average review by the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, while the audience rates it at 74%. Here’s a few examples of what the critics had to say: Alternate-reality Trumpian racial panic where MS13-inspired street gangs are a global threat somewhere on the scale of HYDRA. The shambling end result plays like a Lifetime movie conceived by Steve Bannon. – Bob Chipman – Geek Peppermint is jaw-droppingly ugly, horrendously violent, implicitly racist and routinely handled. …
I’m not a big Seth MacFarlene fan. I think the guy is hardworking and amazingly talented but for the most part I just don’t get his sense of humor. “Family Guy”, “The Cleveland Show”; what do people see in these? Every joke is telegraphed and sophomoric. I can see liking them if you’re a fourteen year old, but by fifteen you probably should have outgrown them. I’ve enjoyed MacFarlene’s movies much more. “Ted” and “Ted 2”, while not fantastic, were a lot of fun. “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is actually one of my favorites, although it appears I might be alone with that opinion. About a month ago, I saw a promo for “The Orville” and …
This is fun. It’s nothing more than a monster movie, but it’s a really well done monster movie. There’s a giant gorilla, really creepy dinosaur like creatures, wild natives, and lots of explosions. The special effects are good, the characters are interesting and the plot holds your interest throughout its two hour running time. It’s a little graphic at times so if you have young kids or just aren’t into that type of thing, you might want to look elsewhere. I don’t expect that this will win any Academy Awards, but sometimes just being entertaining is enough. Kong: Skull Island delivers on that promise.
Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. The biggest problem with Alien: Covenant, is that it’s not the movie we were promised. At the end of Prometheus, Elizabeth Shaw and the android David were on a voyage to the home world of the Engineers to meet our creators. This was a setup for a big movie with deep meaning; what happens when we meet our gods. Instead, Ridley Scott copped out and gave us just another horror movie instead. Convent follows a group of settlers on their way to colonize another planet. An accident occurs and instead of completing their mission, they divert the ship to investigate another planet that is broadcasting the John Denver song, “Take Me Home, County Roads.” How …
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