Category Archives: Entropy

New stripping movie all talk, no strip

Posted on July 4, 2015 by reelentropy

In the title Magic Mike XXL, the XXL is supposed to mean extra extra large, implicitly referring to the lead character’s penis. However, at an astounding 130 minutes, about 10 of which is stripping and about a million of which is lame, stiff … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #channing tatum, #donald glover, #elizabeth banks, #Magic Mike, #Magic Mike XXL, #sequilitis, #steven soderbergh | Leave a comment

Terminator series no longer trying at this point

Posted on July 4, 2015 by reelentropy

After fans refused to take to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in 2003, the series was to be rebooted into a new trilogy for a new generation with 2009’s Terminator Salvation. When fans didn’t take to that either, it was rebooted again into Terminator … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #arnold schwarzenegger, #nonsense, #spoilers, #Terminator, #terminator genisys, #time travel | Leave a comment

Ted 2 isn’t funny

Posted on June 29, 2015 by reelentropy

The day the Supreme Court decides on marriage equality out of seemingly nowhere, Universal releases a movie about a teddy bear suing for personhood. Coincidence? Ted 2 sees writer/director/producer/star Seth MacFarlane finally deliver the dud everyone expected of him when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #family guy, #liam neeson, #samuel l jackson, #seth macfarlane, #ted, #Ted 2 | Leave a comment

20 years later, Pixar still king

Posted on June 25, 2015 by reelentropy

With DreamWorks churning out several movies per year and other studios like Blue Sky and Reel FX trying to step on the action, Inside Out proves, once again, that nobody jerks tears like Pixar. The film takes place mostly in the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #amy poehler, #crying at the movies, #Disney, #disneypixar, #insideout, #lewis black, #nick offerman, #parks and recreation, #the daily show, #the office, #up, #wall-e | 1 Comment

Jurassic World just OK

Posted on June 14, 2015 by reelentropy

UPDATE: Jurassic World did it again, with Sunday estimates being a little too low. The actuals are in, and the movie squeezed out $208 million domestic, passing The Avengers for the best domestic opening weekend of all time. Early estimates had Jurassic World opening at an … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #archer, #arrested development, #bryce dallas howard, #chris pratt, #GMOs, #judy greer, #jurassic park, #jurassic world, #Monsanto, #parks and recreation, #spider-man 3, #twilight | 1 Comment