Author Archive for Paul Peterson
The Internship has laughs but is no Wedding Crashers
Billy and Nick. Forget those names because they belong to two of the least memorable characters to darken the screen in a while. That may be a bit harsh, but to paraphrase B Kligan, the wagon of entertainment collapses under the baggage of mediocrity. In 2005 I made the mistake of passing on playing the […]
Fast and Furious… yep… 6th installment
The thing about watching a Fast and Furious movie is you have to remember you’re watching a cartoon for almost grown ups. Or in some cases, never going to be grown ups. This is the 6th installment. Ya, I said it. The remarkable thing is that this one looks like it’s going to be the […]
Star Trek Into Darkness delivers on the promise of the preview
I was really surprised at the customer resistance to Star Trek Into Darkness. Even as the publicity machine was rolling out one of the best previews I’ve seen in awhile. I think I understand it. People are measuring the new series with their memories of the old one. It’s a cautionary tale about respecting your […]
Downey breathes life into Iron Man 3
As is always the case, I forgot something last week. Add to my list of movies that I Want to See: The Internship. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back as a couple of burnouts who get a chance to reinvent themselves with a prestigious internship at Google. Their last outing, Wedding Crashers, was a […]
Prepare for a summer of million dollar movies
Every May, I turn into Charlie Brown. He lined up to kick the football believing Lucy wouldn’t pull it away at the last moment. He always thought that this time things would be different. I’m the same about the summer movie line up. I truly believe that this time, Hollywood will get it right. That […]
42’s maybe not a home run, but it’s a hit anyway
I think it’s interesting that I’m writing a review of the movie 42 the day after the first active professional male athlete disclosed that he was gay. There are similarities and also huge differences. I’m sure I’ll offend a lot of people who may show up on either side of these stories so let me […]
Oblivion predictable, but lots of s’plosions
OK, so no one is exactly hurtling or racing to Oblivion – the latest Tom Cruise action film – but it did have a decent opening weekend and was Cruise’s biggest since War of the Worlds. I like Cruise. He’s not exactly an actor in the tradition of people who can act. He’s an entertainer. […]
Why can’t they make a decent movie about a male doll?
So, I’m not saying we’re getting diluted product out of Hollywood. Far be it for me to suggest that a sequel to a movie based on a doll would be anything other than a celebration of plot and story. G I Joe-Retaliation is this week’s box office extravaganza and good golly it’s a waste of […]
Admission is, Admission is worth the admission
The time is fast approaching when I will probably need to be put down or abandoned at the dog track. Not me personally per se, although every time I sneeze these days my kids ask if I want them to call Kevorkian. However, I’m not sure I’m not sliding into some kind of touchy-feely morass […]
Safe Haven a three-tissue extravaganza
Well, I have to admit that I was wrong, which is a huge concession given that anyone who knows me understands just how much I like being right. (That’s an interesting phenomena since I’m usually wrong.) I really thought Safe Haven was another semi-entertaining love story with the cliched story line and inevitable outcome, but […]
