Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, and J.K. Simmons
The bar was set high for Sam Raimi after the towering successes of Spider-ManandSpider-Man 2, two of the greatest comic book movies of all time. How do you come up with a story and a film great enough to at least match its predecessors? Admittedly, it's a daunting task for any director. In trying to outdo himsel... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, June 21, 2012,
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Spider-Man 2
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Daniel Gillies, and Dylan Baker
"Sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most, even our dreams." -Aunt May (Rosemary Harris)
With the commercial and critical success of Spider-Man, a sequel was inevitable. Hollywood was undoubtedly going to keep this cash cow alive. The only problem was that they had to follow up one of the greatest comi... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, June 13, 2012,
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Spider-Man
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Roberts, Rosemary Harris, and J.K. Simmons
"In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you." -The Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe)
Superheroes do the impossible. They are legendary men and women who do what the rest of us can't. For this, we both love and hate them. We put them on pedestals as gods among men. At the same time, we label them as vigilantes and relent... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 17, 2012,
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Your Highness
Directed By: David Gordon Green
Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel
As I begin to wrap up my 2011 retro reviews, I watch each movie with this false sense of hope. For some reason, I think that I've seen all the crap Hollywood can produce in a single year. Every time I watch one though, I'm proven wrong as I discover another awful, manufactured Hollywood production. I don't know what's wrong with me. I should know that there's no cap on cr... Continue reading ...
