The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy
by Ronald A. Rowe December 12th, 2012 | Movie Commentary
In honor of the release this week of the eagerly anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, FlickRev is taking a look back at the original Lord of the Rings trilogy of films. Released in three parts, each corresponding to one volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings was a critical and commercial success. Tolkien ardently objected to any attempts to cinematize his opus, and considering the special effects technology available in his lifetime (Tolkien died in 1973) one can hardly blame him. But time and technology have changed and by the close of the 20th
The Spider or the Bat
by Ronald A. Rowe July 4th, 2012 | Movie Commentary, Snap Judgment
Batman or Spider-Man? OK, you’ve only got nine bucks to spend on superhero movies this month and you’ve got to choose between The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises. And you’ve come to Flick Rev’s world famous Snap Judgment section for a little pre-release advice. Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Either movie looks like it has some potential. The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The first two films in the series were excellent. The second film, The Dark Knight, left things off on a significant downer which should
Either movie looks like it has some potential. The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The first two films in the series were excellent. The second film, The Dark Knight, left things off on a significant downer which should
The Greatest Movies Never Made
by Ronald A. Rowe March 2nd, 2012 | Movie Commentary
To keep my mind occupied while watching the totally unnecessary Shrek spin-off / sequel Puss In Boots, I got to thinking about the best movies that were never made. Put another, more sensible, way - I'm thinking about movies that deserved sequels but for one reason or another never got one. Please read on to see my top candidates and feel free to leave a comment if you think of one I've forgotten.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
If there is one lesson that we all learned from this year's Super Bowl, it is that we could all do with a little
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
If there is one lesson that we all learned from this year's Super Bowl, it is that we could all do with a little
Give Up Tomorrow
by Jaclyn Abergas November 9th, 2011 | Movie Commentary, Movie Reviews
Give Up Tomorrow is the latest feature documentary from director Michael Collins and producer Marty Syjuco. It's about a screwed-up system that fails one of their own. In September 1997, Paco Larranaga is just attending his classes at culinary school in Manila when a group of unidentified men show up to arrest him. Without any kind of warrant, they inform Paco that he is a suspect in the July 1997 murder of sisters, Jacqueline and Marijoy Chiong, in Cebu, 300 miles away from Manila. Along with six other suspects, he is accused of the crime and convicted in
Can’t Miss Christmas Movies
by Ronald A. Rowe December 19th, 2012 | Movie Commentary#7 Olive the Other Reindeer – This animated Christmas tale isn’t a great movie by any accounting, but the name is really clever and Drew Barrymore does the voice of Olive so it may be worth putting on as background noise