http://moviereviews.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Movie Reviewers en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:24:15 GMT 2010-01-03T15:24:15Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Overall, I would have to say that 2009 was a pretty good year for movies.  I think that Hollywood, more so than ever, is trying to diversify the films that they release.  I think the most . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:50:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-03T04:50:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972865&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Note: This is a little late, as I meant to have one new review up every day for 12 days after Christmas, but obviously, that’s not going to happen. However, I will continue to post one every day, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:01:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972865&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2010-01-02T17:01:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I watched this in regular 2D, which might have been a mistake.  Without the 3D/IMAX gimmicks you're really left with a very vanilla sci-fi/fantasy movie.  That was in part why I wanted to watch . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:06:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-31T04:06:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I recently bought the Merry Madagascar DVD.  But after I watched it, I wished I had not wasted my money.  It's not funny, and I don't like several parts of the storyline (I think some parts . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:42:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T04:42:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Sherlock Holmes is not a faithful adaptation; I would like to point this out straight from the beginning. For those of you who are going into Guy Ritchie’s latest picture, expecting to see . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:59:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-30T03:59:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966483&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Now, I'm not exactly what you'd call a fan of Family Guy. While yes, there was a time when I eagerly awaited each new episode of the animated comedy series (that time being seasons 1-3), after it's . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:26:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966483&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-29T04:26:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I've never read any Sherlock Holmes books or watched any previous movies, so the most I had ever really encountered the detective was on Star Trek:  The Next Generation when the android Data played . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:58:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-29T01:58:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964678&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace When is it okay to track down those who worked on the advertising for your film, and horribly mutilate them, slowly and painfully? Well, almost never, but I give MCG my full permission to do so, . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:36:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964678&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-27T19:36:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957865&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Now, I'm no stranger to the works of Joss Whedon. After all, he's the mastermind who crafted my all-time favorite short film and musical, “Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog”. However, . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:10:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957865&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-27T02:10:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Aw, the holidays are upon us.  Thankfully it seems as if the local radio stations have thus far resisted playing Christmas tunes the day after Halloween, but to tide us over until the start of . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:28:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-23T01:28:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955732&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Well, the Christmas season is upon us at long last. And while I'm sure plenty of you are busy making preparations, such as decorating the house, doing some last minute shopping, and rushing out to . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:23:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955732&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-20T18:23:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954008&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace You can now buy my book from Barnes & Noble online, as well as Amazon. Check it out here For a description and sample chapter, click here Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:25:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954008&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-19T03:25:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953932&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I’ll be perfectly honest with you all; I was quite the skeptic going into see this film. All of the animation fanatics seemed to be freaking out after Disney released the first official teaser . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:01:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953932&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-19T02:01:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953411&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace   Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:19:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953411&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Nerd with Words 2009-12-18T18:19:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949876&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Since it is the time of "best of" lists I've been doing a couple "best of" lists of my own.  (And let's face it, it's an easy way to pick up a few points for doing very little.)  Since it's . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:38:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949876&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-16T14:38:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948143&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace You could easily say the 00s were the decade of the superhero movie.  There were a few before that with the original Superman and Batman franchises, but the 2000s saw a boom in the quantity and in . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948143&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-15T15:00:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947022&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Tis the season for Best-Of Lists, so here are a few best ofs according to me for 2009 and keep in mind these are only things I've seen or heard; for instance there's no sense telling me that "Precious" . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:54:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947022&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-14T21:54:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946498&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I think my initial problem here is that I read the book a couple of years ago, so I don't remember it extremely well.  I really need to go to the library and especially check out the ending.  . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:43:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946498&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-14T15:43:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942942&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace   Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:25:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942942&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Nerd with Words 2009-12-11T19:25:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942619&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace You know what happens when you can't sleep?  You end up watching a crappy late-night movie like 1989's "Night Visitor."  Or an infomercial with Tom Bosley.  Actually the latter might be . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:57:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942619&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-11T15:57:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941759&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace So, Microsoft recently threw a bone to their users, by releasing a free beta for Microsoft Office Word 2010. I updated just for the heck of it, and to tell you the truth, it's not all that different. . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:25:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941759&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-11T02:25:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939636&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace WTF?   Starring James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, and Frank Langella. Directed by Richard Kelly. Based on the short story, “Button, Button,” by Richard Matheson.   Instead of . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939636&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Chas Andrews 2009-12-09T22:11:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940010&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace First off it's important to note that "Terminator Salvation" qualifies as what I'd call a midquel.  It's a sequel to some events of James Cameron's "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2:  Judgment . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940010&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-10T03:12:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938917&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Like "The Ice Harvest" that I watched previously, this is another film taking place during the holidays that is not a holiday film.  Instead it's a dark comedy/crime caper about two hitmen who flee . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:49:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938917&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-09T14:49:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I’m not a fan of Ayn Rand for several reasons including that I think she was a horrible writer (were editors afraid to stand up to her?) and I think most of her theories are too simplistic . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:44:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-09T01:44:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937960&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace I’ll be 100% honest with you all; I’ve never read the Roald Dahl book that this is based on. While there is no doubt in my mind that the man was a genius, his works have just always . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:24:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937960&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-09T01:24:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937638&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Keep staring.   Stars Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey. Directed by Grant Heslov.   It's more of a “journey of life” movie than a statement on . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:41:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937638&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Chas Andrews 2009-12-08T21:41:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929250&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace “Sleeping and Waking” is the latest film from director Joe Banno.   The Story : Sullivan Daniels (Jeff Allin) is an artist known for extremely detailed and harsh religious paintings . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:15:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929250&grpId=3659174697239662&nav=Groupspace Chas Andrews 2009-12-03T18:15:27Z