http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:20:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Gracious me. Was I raving? Please forgive me. I'm mad." The Scoop: 1989 R, directed by William Peter Blatty and starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders and Brad Dourif Tagline: Do you dare walk these steps again? Summary Capsule: Demons + mental hospital + serial killer + mystery + exorcisms = 666 Justin's Rating: ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-the-exorcist-iii/ "I don’t think the dead care about vengeance." The Scoop: 2008 PG-13, directed by Marc Forster and starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Mathieu Amalric Tagline: Bond is Back Summary Capsule: James Bond, still blatantly hurt by his true love’s betrayal, lives up to his 00-status by traveling the world to find out ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-quantum-of-solace/ "My father was a wheel! The first wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? Nothing! But he did it with honor!" The Scoop: 2009 PG-13, directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Megan Fox's breasts in slow motion Tagline: Revenge is coming. Summary ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/drew-does-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ "Excuse me, while I out my dog for the good of us all." The Scoop: 2005, M, directed by Ron Oliver and starring Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, and Jack Wetherall Tagline: A gay detective who always gets his man. Summary Capsule: A detective takes on an attempted murder case for a client he ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/lissa-does-third-man-out/ "You don't understand how serious this is. They killed my dog." The Scoop: 2007 R, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña and Danny Glover Tagline: Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice. Summary Capsule: Powerful men do what they do best: frame the one guy who has ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-shooter/ Remember to get your entries in before midnight July 3. http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/reminder-cult-doodles-contest-ii-the-quickening/ Well, this show has been on the road for eleven years, and over that time the Mutant Reviewers from Hell have undergone some changes.  We've had reviewers and readers come and go.  We've had people move.  We've had people get married.  We've had tragedies and scares.  And we've had births. Just ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/ten-movies-to-actually-watch-with-your-kid/ "He’s weird, he’s strange, he’s sloppy, he’s a total nightmare for women... I can’t believe I haven’t slept with him yet." The Scoop: 1994 R, directed by Ben Stiller and starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller Tagline: A comedy about love in the 90's. Summary Capsule: If you've never seen a ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/drew-does-reality-bites/ "I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you." The Scoop: 2008 PG-13 Directed by Pierre Morel and starring Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen Tagline: They took his daughter. He'll take their lives. Summary Capsule: EX CIA spook goes on a 90 minute killing spree to ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/al-does-taken/ Cult Doodles Contest II: The Quickening is going in the forum. Contest runs until July 3. http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/cult-doodles-contest-ii-the-quickening/ They aren’t the reason you show up to the theater.  No one builds a marketing campaign around their face. But when they do make their appearance, be it a quick cameo, a three-scene bit part, or major supporting role, they elevate everything else in the film. They turn bad movies in ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/the-mutant-cross-volume-one/ "The story goes he'll be normal during the day, but at night, in the presence of evil, the Rider takes over." The Scoop: 2007 PG-13, directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda and Eva Mendes' chest Tagline: Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved Summary ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-ghost-rider/ "That's my new favorite camel!" The Scoop: 2008 PG13, directed by Rian Johnson, starring Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, and Mark Ruffalo Tagline: They'd never let the truth come between them Summary Capsule: Two orphaned brothers bounce around and learn how to become the most benevolent con artists the world has ever been won ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/kyle-does-the-brothers-bloom/ "Holy crap. You're worth every penny." The Scoop: 2005 PG, directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, some guy named "Dermot", and Amy Adams Tagline: Love doesn't come cheap. Summary Capsule: I mean, seriously, "Dermot"? How very much did his parents want him beaten up every day at school? Justin's Rating: ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-the-wedding-date/ The topic for today's Saturday Roundtable is this: If you could go back in time and be in charge of running the three Star Wars prequel movies (episodes 1-3), what would you do different? This is assuming that you HAVE to do them as prequels, you have to do three, ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/saturday-roundtable-fixing-star-wars-prequels/ "I'll be back, Bennett." The Scoop: 1985 R, directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong and Alyssa Milano Tagline: Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay! Summary Capsule: Ahnold snaps and kills half of the western hemisphere when his daughter is kidnapped. Overreact much? Justin's Rating: Well, no ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-goes-commando/ “I like this ship! It’s exciting!” The Scoop: 2009 PG-13, directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban Tagline: The future begins. Summary Capsule: Star Trek gets a reboot/prequel/sequel of sorts… but it’s all good (mostly). Lissa's Rating: You know, it was really funny watching Heroes while Zachary Quinto ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/lissa-does-star-trek/ "You hear that? Sounds like somebody's sheering." The Scoop: 2006 NR, directed by Jonathan King and starring Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis and Peter Feeney Tagline: There are 40 million sheep in New Zealand... and they're pissed off! Summary Capsule: Genetic tinkering results in a woolly revolt Justin's Rating: In like a lion, out like ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-black-sheep-2006/ "You’re crazier’n a road lizard!” The Scoop: 2009 PG, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria and Owen Wilson Tagline: When the lights go off, the battle is on. Summary Capsule: It’s up to Larry to rescue his friends from the evil clutches of Moe! I mean, Kahmunrah! Heather’s ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/heather-does-night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian/ One of the most aggravating tropes in movies -- at least to me -- is the oh-so-noble hero who, after engaging in a life-or-death battle with a villain, decides at the last possible second to spare his life. Mind you, this guy's been trying to kill to the good ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/permission-to-kill/ "Oh my God, he's in love with a... dummy." The Scoop: 1991 PG, directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale and Meshach Taylor Tagline: A lively comedy about a living doll. Summary Capsule: If you thought there wasn't enough material for TWO films about mannequins... you were right. Justin's Rating: ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-mannequin-on-the-move/ So I was watching the MTV Movie Awards the other night, and while the Twilight cast swept every category possible (Kristen Stewart over Kate Winslet? Really? Do the voters actually watch movies?) I realized that I had written a Mutant Viewing for the film weeks and weeks ago and never ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/mutant-viewing-twilight/ Sci-fi (or Sy-Fy, as a certain channel would have us believe, because it's "less geeky") is one of those genres that just seems to produce cult gems and mockworthy spectacles. Either movies are brilliant or flat out terrible, it seems like there's very little middle ground. With that in mind, ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/mutant-viewing-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008/ The topic on the table today is this: What movies were so cool to you as a kid, but now you are embarrassed to be in the same room as them? Let's hear what the Mutants have to say! Mike: It's funny, a friend of mine actually coined a term for this ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/saturday-roundtable-childish-things/ "Across the federation, federation experts agree that: A: God exists, B: He's on our side, C: He wants us to win." The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by Edward Neumeier and starring Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock and Stephen Hogan Tagline: It's a good day to fry Summary Capsule: There are no atheists in ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-starship-troopers-3-marauder/ "However cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye." The Scoop: 1987 R, directed by Alan Parker, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro and Lisa Bonet Tagline: Harry Angel has been hired to search for the truth... pray he doesn't find it. Summary Capsule: If we ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/drew-does-angel-heart/ "Nothin' like a good piece of hickory." The Scoop: 1985, R, Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Michael Moriarity Tagline: Hell has come home. Summary Capsule: The Man With No Name saves a mining settlement with no hope Heather's Rating: Two out of ten overblown egos Heather's Review: I've been home for ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/heather-does-pale-rider/ "We're being quarantined here. We're being kept here to die." The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by Carter Smith and starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone and Laura Ramsey Tagline: Terror has evolved. Summary Capsule: College kids go off the beaten path in Mexico, and it certainly doesn't come back to bite them in ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/justin-does-the-ruins/ "I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you." The Scoop: 2008 PG-13 Directed by Pierre Morel and starring Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen Tagline: They took his daughter. He'll take their lives. Summary Capsule: EX CIA spook goes on a 90 minute killing spree to ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/mike-does-taken/ We all love movie trailers -- they're quick, exciting, get the blood pumping, spoil all the major films twists, etc. But a large component of making a great trailer is the use of music, most of which comes from either older films or original pieces composed specifically for that ... http://mutantreviewers.com/blog1/awesome-trailer-music/