Reviews by JoVo
You're Not Who You Think You Are
Shutter Island
posted by JoVo on February 28, 2010
I first heard of this movie watching videos online. Ads for it were everywhere, and they saturated my media so much that I got to the point where I didn't want to hear anything else about the movie. Then Topher wanted to go see the movie. So did Kaz and Zeke, so how could I resist? I'd seen the trailers, the movie looked cool, what was there to lose?
It was worth it. Shutter Island was greatly entertaining, beautifully constructed, and thought-provoking. And it's always nice to see... Read more...
A Douchebag of Earthsea, and the Douchebags who Ruined the Book
Earthsea
posted by JoVo on February 26, 2010
The major characters of Smallville return to the small screen to provide you with a movie that can only be described as trite. There is nothing to spoil (ergo, no spoiler alert); this movie's so obvious. So, there's an archipelago named Earthsea that, many years ago, was kept at peace by a magical amulet. Now, there's war and violence all over the place. But there's a prophecy that a wizard will come who will make everything better. If only the Middle East had an amulet, right?
I... Read more...
The End Begins!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
posted by JoVo on February 13, 2010
This is it! This is the year that the final installment of the Harry Potter film series is due to come out, and if you're not excited about it, then you may as well be a Death Eater. As a series, it is enchanting. CGI seems to be getting better and better because, at least to my untrained eye, the magic is beautiful to behold.
In this penultimate installment of the series, Harry returns to Hogwarts in the fall following the year that every wizard in the magical world finally admitted to... Read more...
The Unfulfilling Finale
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
posted by JoVo on February 12, 2010
The long-awaited finale to the (sadly) unpopular TV series Dead Like Me had me aching to watch it. My daughter hadn't seen the series yet, so I had to wait the several weeks it took her to mull through the series itself before I could watch it jointly with the rest of my family. Dead Like Me was an insightful, existential drama about Georgia and her motley of Reapers coming to terms with the inevitability and fear of death, allowing them to find meaning in life, or unlife, as the case may... Read more...