Category Archives: Entropy

‘Fate of the Furious’ is solid

Posted on April 14, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 Remember when these guys were just stealing Playstations? In Fate of the Furious, after 30 disposable minutes of honeymooning and little league soccer, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel, who also produces) inexplicably betrays his team, stealing an EMP device and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #charlize theron, #cnn, #dwayne johnson, #helen mirren, #kurt russell, #paul walker, #the fast and the furious, #vin diesel, dragging a bank vault through Rio, Dwayne Johnson's candy-ass co-stars, F8, Fate of the Furious, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, THE LEGEND OF KURT RUSSELL | 2 Comments

Anime adaptation a generic ‘Ghost’ in a switched-up ‘Shell’

Posted on March 31, 2017 by reelentropy

5/10 Boring. Risk-free. Done to death. White-washed, and not just in the controversial casting decisions. Ghost in the Shell is a uniquely Japanese property, and much needed to be changed for it to translate from late ’80s Japanese audiences to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #hollywood, #scarlett johansson, Akira, Anastasia, anime adaptations, Blade Runner, Edge of Tomorrow, Ghost in the Shell, Hercules, Inception, Jordan Peele, Paprika, Robocop, What's the point, white-washing | 1 Comment

‘Power Rangers’ doesn’t cut it, go see it anyway

Posted on March 24, 2017 by reelentropy

4/10 Calling it “Saban’s Power Rangers” doesn’t really do this film justice. For everything wrong with it, the title is what’s going to prevent most people from taking it seriously. It’s so overambitious and dramatic, I really think they should … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #batman begins, #bryan cranston, #elizabeth banks, #Fantastic Four, #godzilla, #jurassic world, #power rangers, #warcraft, Autism, Go Go, Goldar, Guardians of the Galaxy, inclusiveness, OMFG POWER RANGERS, POW right in the childhood, Rita Repulsa, Zordon, Zords | Leave a comment

Stay home! Watch the original! Save your money!

Posted on March 17, 2017 by reelentropy

2/10 Everyone’s tired of the endless stream of sequels, remakes and adaptations coming out of Hollywood these days, but they don’t have to be bad. Remakes can make an old story new again, or tell it in a completely different … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #alice in wonderland, #Disney, #emma watson, #france, #homophobia, #ian mckellan, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, creature design, Ewan McGregor, explicitly gay moment, Legion, Max Stevens, save your money, stay home, watch the original | 1 Comment

‘(Viet)Kong’ movie audacious, very poorly done

Posted on March 11, 2017 by reelentropy

3/10 GOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, SKULL ISLAND! In 1973, just a day after saying goodnight to Saigon, top-ranking government official Bill Randa (John Goodman) gets the green light for an expedition to Skull Island, an uncharted land mass surrounded by a perpetual … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #brie larson, #john goodman, #samuel l jackson, #tom hiddleston, #warner bros., Apocalpyse Now, DCEU, Good Morning Vietnam, Goodnight Saigon, John C Reilly, King Kong, Kong: Skull Island, The Deer Hunter, Vogue | Leave a comment