Friday I took the kids to see Shrek 3. I had considered Pirates Of The Caribbean 3, but with a 2:45 running time I didn’t want them home at midnight. Shrek was okay, but nothing to write home about or rush to go see. Like most trilogies it loses its steam for creative new ideas. Instead of fresh and interesting, you have familiar and rehashing. The Pinocchio bit which has been a commercial was very good. Where was the Fairy Godmother?! In many ways I see the actors milking it and not putting in their best effort. It’s a story that is looking for a direction, and a tone. In what could have been a more touching moment of loss, instead there are jokes (or apparent jokes) made that had my audience laughing when they could have been sad. Too bad really. I am also not a Justin Timberlake fan, and see no reason to have him as a potential ruler of the kingdom. I kept looking for the tie in with the story of Arthur (as I know it) and it was not a good tie in. Is there Excalibur there? I dunno.
“You should start a blog”….
Update January 30th, 2019:
I have added a Search Window on the Sidebar (=========> ) to allow for previous Reviews to be found. It took a while to figure out how to add this feature which to me is necessary for anyone looking to see what any thoughts have been for something that they wish to watch. You will note that there are multiple entries for many movies.
I hope this makes the reviews more accessible and available for those visiting. Happy movie watching!
Original Posting:
Thanks for joining me! For many years I have been sharing movie reviews with my good friend Alison. What started out as Monday water cooler discussions on what films we saw (we seemed to see movies often) then turned into emails. She moved from her job. I moved from mine, but we still kept in contact.
The reviews have been been shared with others over time, but the beginnings remain the same. When I review, the email was addressed to Alison, and then others were added.
So here I am. After much thought, the idea of sharing the movie reviews over time has finally taken shape.
I must early on make a shout out to the late, great, Pulitzer prize winning reviewer Roger Ebert, from the Chicago Sun Times. I depended on Roger and his reviews, and his TV show At The Movies with Gene Siskel. Now I didn’t always agree with Roger and his reviews, but I would read and enjoy how he viewed these films. It is not unusual for me to refer to him, or wonder what he would think about a particular film.
I am adding present reviews as some historical reviews as I find them. You will also see some more lengthy discussions about films as well (like discussions about Alien Covenant or Star Wars The Last Jedi).
These of course are all one man’s opinion. Nothing more, and nothing less. If it can save you from spending $13.99 on the latest film in the theatre, by avoiding a bad film (in my opinion) then great! If it opens up a level of discourse on a film and a debate – I have always enjoyed debating films (and other things).
Maggie Gyllenhaal at TIFF premiere of The Kindergarten Teacher
Mondays With Robbie 