Disney live-action films of the 1990s are often remembered for all the wrong reasons. It was the era of smart-mouthed kids, remakes of old TV shows (Inspector Gadget, George of the Jungle), The Mighty Ducks sequels, and other sports movies trying to recreate the success of The Mighty Ducks. Looking over the ‘90s, it is …
Captain America: The First Avenger Directed by Joe Johnston Written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely 2011, USA Truth & Justice = The American Way? Is this concept an anachronism in the wake of the wars that our colonial cousins have waged during the intervening chasm between the noble Second World War and today’s resource …
Captain America: The First Avenger Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Directed by Joe Johnston USA, 2011 With the first true Summer of Superheroes finally winding down, most discerning viewers will approach Joe Johnston’s entry into the new Marvel Studios mega-canon, Captain America, with suspicion. After all, it’s a revisionist period piece with a …
So I was once extremely excited and highly anticipating Joe Johnston’s Captain America: First Avenger, but after being so completely disappointed with The Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Thor and X-Men First Class, I’ve lowered my expectations quite a bit. It doesn’t help that I now realize this movie is directed by the same man …
When comparing these critical scenes to their counterparts in such classics as An American Werewolf in London or The Howling, they are simply not in the same league. The Wolfman Directed by Joe Johnston Joe Johnston walks into a bar and says: “Bartender, I’ve directed Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Jurassic Park III and Hidalgo. …
As expected given its torturous production history the movie is a mess but thankfully not a dud of Van Helsing proportions, it’s a handsome looking film but the interference and mangling of the material, as with The Road, is plain to see. The Wolfman Directed by Joe Johnston Woof, woof. A mere fifteen months late, …