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Film Diary: Transformers

May 9, 2008 Andrew Film Diaries - Andrew, Film Diaries - Libby, Film Diaries - Roland, Film Diaries - Lara No Comments

2007
Director: Michael Bay
Viewed: May 8, 2008
Format: DVD - Dreamworks (2007)

Film Diary: Desperately Seeking Susan

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1985
Director: Susan Siedelman
Viewed: May 4, 2008
Format: Television - Starz

Film Diary: Cloverfield

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2008
Director: Matt Reeves
Viewed: May 4, 2008
Format: DVD - Paramount (2008)

Film Diary: Mallrats

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1995
Director: Kevin Smith
Viewed: May 6, 2008
Format: DVD - Universal (1999)

Review: Iron Man

May 6, 2008 Andrew Film Diaries - Andrew, Reviews, Film Diaries - Libby, Film Diaries - Roland, Film Diaries - Lara, Action, Science Fiction 1 Comment

2008
Director: Jon Favreau
Viewed: May 4, 2008
Format: Theatrical Print

Entries in the superhero genre have been coming fast and furious lately. Lamentably, for every adaptation that conveys thrills, humor, and heart in an artful way, a slug of forgettable nonsense or outright dreck comes down the studio pipe. Arriving at the bleeding edge of a densely packed summer action film season, Jon Favreau’s Iron Man is the latest attempt to breathe twenty-first century cinematic life to a seminal character. The film certainly hits all the right notes for its source material, but it occasionally stumbles into the usual action film sins: predictability, ridiculous dialogue, and trite character development. Yet despite these flaws, Iron Man emerges as a delicious work of modern techno-fantasy, and reveals Favreau as an action director of generous skill.

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