The 3D Bandwagon

May 20th, 2011 | By Rono | 160 views | 1 Comment »

Most Hollywood studios caught the virus now (or should I say “again”); everybody wants to shoot in 3D, or so it would seem. A lot of the big budget movies of the coming summer have a 3D moniker attached to them. While it often brings good entertainment value, one should wonder is it worth the admission price hike?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Because, after all, 3D is exciting now that it is new (sort of); people always crave what they haven’t seen before. But what happens later, after the audience has seen most monsters/aliens/giant transforming robots/cowboys/pirates/superheroes and villains in 3D? Read more »

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A Million Laughs on DVD: Megamind

March 24th, 2011 | By Rono | 559 views | 3 Comments »

What if, in the eternal battle between hero and villain, the villain one day decides he is tired of being the bad one? This is the premise of the 3D animated Megamind. It’s a refreshing satire of the superhero genre, a little like Pixar‘s The Incredibles, told from the side of evil.

Megamind (Will Ferrell) and Minion (David Cross), the funny faces of the underdogs the day they finally win. They failed so many times in the past, they never exected to succeed. It feels weird.

Not quite as good, yet extremely funny in its own silly way. But it’s not just a superhero comedy, they managed to squeeze in a pretty convincing love story in the middle. Read more »

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A Polished Classic: How to Train Your Dragon

March 8th, 2011 | By Rono | 46 views | No Comments »

Polished to perfection is the phrase that comes to mind when you watch the DVD release of the Oscar-nominated How to Train Your Dragon. This is the story of a young teenage Viking boy who captures a rare dragon and is the first to learn the truth about their true nature.

How to Train Your Dragon features Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his new and unlikely friend and partner Toothless

The level of polishing in this Dreamworks Animation little movie rivals the accomplishments of the wizards of Pixar (I for one respect anything Pixar does, and for a reason: they simply just rock.) Read more »