Monday, May 18, 2020

Godzilla (2014)


The Godzilla of 2014 breathed new life into this franchise. After the 1998 one bombed so badly, this new adaptation of the classic monster brought back all the charm and fun of the first movies in the Japanese monster saga. It harked back to the 1954 version with it being a more serious movie, but still a fun monster romp. Truly a tribute to its monster predecessors.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Timeline (2003)


Timeline is based on the Michael Crichton’s book of the same name. Both book and movie have a similar premise, a group of modern archaeologists are sent back to medieval France and must survive long enough to make it back to modern times. They must rely on their knowledge of local history in order to not make any of the “natives” suspicious of their activities. But they soon find that they are not alone, another modern timeline is secretly sabotaging their efforts because he is jealous that they have the means to get back. The movie is a lot less complicated than the book, removing the complexities of string theory for a simple time travel movie. Regardless, the movie is a fun time travel adventure.

Friday, May 1, 2020

The African Queen (1951)



The African Queen is one of those movies that is much better than the book, at least in my opinion. I guess why I love the movie over the book is that in the movie Rose and Charlie actually fall in love whereas in the book they get married simply because Charlie “compromised” Rose. The movie is exciting. Taking place during WWI, Rose and Charlie are attempting to get down the river to a large lake where a large German battleship is stationed. They are planning on blowing up the battleship with Charlie’s boat, The African Queen. Rose is played by Katherine Hepburn and Charlie is played by Humphrey Bogart. The movie is great and is fun to watch!