Is there anything worse than a thriller that doesn’t thrill? Well, I’m pretty sure you can think of things comparable and worse, but it still ranks pretty low. Katie Aselton’s Black Rock is such a film. It wants to get your blood pumping, it wants to have you caught up in the narrative, but these things it cannot do because it’s what is known as a “by the numbers” film where the audience is always two steps ahead of the characters. You know what they’re going to do before they do it, even if it’s a really bad decision. As you can imagine, this doesn’t exactly make for a particularly engrossing experience.
The film follows the story of three women, Abby (Katie Aselton), Lou (Lake Bell), and Sarah (Kate Bosworth), who come together to go on vacation to a small, remote island. Two...
The film follows the story of three women, Abby (Katie Aselton), Lou (Lake Bell), and Sarah (Kate Bosworth), who come together to go on vacation to a small, remote island. Two...
- 7/30/2013
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
We all love video games. It only makes sense to take some of our favorite digital characters and/or stories, and put them on the big screen. With the release of Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D, we here at Wamg are celebrating with our favorite movies based off of video games. They might not all be Oscar Winners, but they have certainly entertained us at one time or another… plus, who doesn’t like ass-kickin chicks! (Relax… This is a girl writing this! I can say chick!)
We are going to start this off a little differently. There are a ton of really bad video game based movies, so instead of an Honorable Mention, we are going to dive into our list with a…
Dishonorable Mention: Max Payne
Oh… Mark Wahlberg, as much as I like you, this movie was a big bust! This film had the potential to be awesome,...
We are going to start this off a little differently. There are a ton of really bad video game based movies, so instead of an Honorable Mention, we are going to dive into our list with a…
Dishonorable Mention: Max Payne
Oh… Mark Wahlberg, as much as I like you, this movie was a big bust! This film had the potential to be awesome,...
- 9/8/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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