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Clueless Movie Reviews: “Need For Speed”
Plodding, predictable, and in dire need of editing, Need for Speed makes the Fast and the Furious films look like Masterpiece Theater. Not even the most fanatic of gearheads and fans of the video game series the film is based on will find much to enjoy here, as whatever reminders of the game series to be found here take a back seat to cliched plots and dull-as-dirt characters.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “300: Rise Of An Empire”
Focusing on events that take place before, concurrent, and after the events of the original 300 film, 300: Rise of an Empire works so hard to look and feel like its predecessor that it feels more like discarded scenes and plotlines from the original cobbled together into a feature, rather than a stand alone film.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “RoboCop”
The new RoboCop is as ambitious a remake/reboot of a successful franchise as we’ve seen in years, because it dares to be different from its source. Rather than emulate the ultra-violence and dystopian themes of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi blockbuster, director José Padilha dares to focus on the drama in the story, on the man bonded to the machine. The result is a more well-balanced film, though purists and devotees of the original will no doubt miss some of its bloody, gory fun.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “The Legend Of Hercules”
Clash of the Titans without the budget, Gladiator without the spectacle, Immortals without the style, God of War without the wicked fun, “The Legend of Hercules” imitates many much better sword and sandal epics in film and video games and exceeds none of them. It’s painful to watch, and not because of the fight scenes.