It’s safe to say that people already have a preconceived notion about Escape Plan. With its two main stars each in their late sixties, it’s easy to poke fun at this movie – especially when those two stars are 1980s action heroes Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you walk into Escape Plan expecting a cinematic masterpiece, you’ll be sorely disappointed. If, on the o...[Read More]
As the saying goes, everything old is new again, and that is more true than ever in Hollywood. And in recent years, it seems to be particularly true with action stars from the 1980s and 1990s. Last month, we saw Arnold Schwarzenegger headline his first movie in a decade with The Last Stand, and later this month we’ll see Bruce Willis back in action in A Good Day to Die Hard. But in the meant...[Read More]
The Expendables 2 is one of those critic-proof movies. No matter what any of us say, people will go see this movie if they’re fans of the genre or looking for another nostalgic trip down memory lane. To put it bluntly, this movie isn’t for everyone and I get that. Fortunately for all of you, I’m part of the population that enjoys a good trip down memory lane with all of my favorite action stars fr...[Read More]
If the goal of the lead actor, Kevin James, and director, Frank Coraci, of Zookeeper was to make a better movie than Paul Blart, Mall Cop, they succeeded. This movie is indeed better than earlier Kevin James outings. If an audience’s goal is to see something light and fun that is out of the superhero genre that seems to have taken over the multiplexes this year, then they should give it a shot. If...[Read More]