Overall Impression – While it doesn’t really tread any new territory, Pandorum boasts some genuinely creepy moments. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Bower. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: reactivate the ship’s power core so they can reach a new Earth. Personal: find his wife. Private: fend off the effects of… Continue reading PANDORUM
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THE FINAL DESTINATION
Overall Impression – Death gets creative. IN 3D! THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Nick. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: stop Death and survive. Personal: keep his girlfriend alive. Private: N/A. Who’s trying to stop him? – Death, and anybody who doesn’t believe Nick’s story. What happens if he fails? –… Continue reading THE FINAL DESTINATION
ALIENS
Overall Impression – An incredible action-horror classic that deserves a place on your DVD shelf. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Ripley. What’s she trying to accomplish? –Professional: wipe out the aliens for good. Personal: forge new relationships with Newt and Hicks. Private: get over her fear of the aliens. Professional: wipe out… Continue reading ALIENS
SEVEN SAMURAI
Overall Impression – A sweeping epic that’s as fresh now as the day it was released. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Kambei Shimada. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: lead the samurai in defending a peasant village from 40 bandits. Personal: bridge the samurai/peasant caste division. Private: figure out if it’s… Continue reading SEVEN SAMURAI
THE INFORMANT!
Overall Impression – A fun and inventive movie that really sucks you into Mark Whitacre’s confused, paranoid world. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Mark Whitacre. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: help the FBI gather evidence against a supposed worldwide price fixing conspiracy organized by his company. Personal: keep his personal… Continue reading THE INFORMANT!