IF I HAD A HAMMER: Movie Reviews of Thor: Ragnorak and Justice League by Howard Casner
Posted: December 9, 2017 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Ben Affleck, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Terrie, Craig Kyle Christopher Yost, Eric Pearson, Gal Gadot, Henry Cahill, Jason Mamoa, Jeff Goldblum, Josh Whedon, Justice League, Rachel House, Ray Fisher. Jeremy Irons, Taiko Waititi, Thor: Ragnorak, Zach Snyder | 211 Comments »
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When I was young, I tended to not favor DC Comics, but gravitated toward those of the Marvel variety. This is because as a barefoot boy with cheek I never really fit in, was an outsider, so I found the Marvel universe, with its conflicted superheroes and conflicted supervillains, to be more reflective as life as I saw it.
Spiderman was especially someone I could identify with and why Spider-Man: Homecoming is the best Spidey film because it most closely mirrored what my life at school was like.
This approach, which often drives the movies based on Marvel characters, is why I have usually found these films, even the subpar ones, better than the DC ones, with a couple of exceptions (The Dark Knight Rises).
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE EARTH: Movie Review of Wonder Woman by Howard Casner
Posted: June 16, 2017 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Allan Heinberg, Chris Pines, Gal Gadot, Lucy Davis, Patty, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder | 4 Comments »For questions: hcasner@aol.com
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When the film Logan opened, I told all my friends I didn’t want any shit anymore about how depressing Manchester by the Sea is.
But that was just the beginning. It seems the world of comic book as escapist fare in film may be seeing its dying days as the genre seems to be getting darker and darker and ideas of right and wrong seem to be getting more and more ambiguous. Read the rest of this entry »
THE THRILLERS OF IT ALL, PART DEUX: Movie reviews of Furious 7 and Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter by Howard Casner
Posted: April 9, 2015 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Chris Morgan, David Zellner, Djimon Hounsou, Dwayne Johnson, Furious 7, Gal Gadot, James Wan, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Kumiko, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Nathan Zellner, Paul Walker, Rinko Kikuchi, the Treasure Hunter, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel | 433 Comments »First, a word from our sponsors. Ever wonder what a reader for a contest or agency thinks when he reads your screenplay? Check out my new e-book published on Amazon: Rantings and Ravings of a Screenplay Reader, including my series of essays, What I Learned Reading for Contests This Year, and my film reviews of 2013. Only $2.99. http://ow.ly/xN31r
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Okay, I admit it. It got me. Furious 7, the latest entrée in the fast car, not so fast women (the film is surprisingly family focused) franchise, and its tribute to the late Paul Walker brought more than a wee tear to my eye.
How could it not?
However, before I go into any more detail here, full disclosure: I have never seen a Fast and Furious movie before.
That’s right. Zip. Nada. Not a single one.
So, take that into account before taking seriously anything I have to say.
Furious 7 is, well, let’s face it: it’s ridiculous, often cheesy, over the top, clunky. In fact, one could make a sound argument that it’s really not a very good film at all.
Still, it’s a ton of fun. It more than gets the adrenaline going. It has so much electric energy that if someone had a heart attack in the theater, the movie alone could get the organ pumping again. Read the rest of this entry »
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