http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/ http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:50:18 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5736 Plot: A young barn owl named Soren (Sturgess) is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie’s, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga’Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie’s.]]> http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-wolfman-2010/1633/ http://critiqal.com/the-wolfman-2010/1633/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:40:28 +0000 Reid Currier Suspense/Horror]> Remake]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1633 Plot: Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro), a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. A remake of the 1941 film.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-wolfman-2010/1633/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/ http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:02:27 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/the-matrix-1999/1429/ Plot: It's 1999, and Thomas Anderson (Reeves) is a computer programmer by day - and a hacker named Neo by night. When he is contacted by the elusive Morpheus (Fishburne), Neo is told that the year is closer to 2199 - and the world he thinks of as "real" is nothing more than a computer simulation named "The Matrix," used to distract his brain while his body is used like a battery to power the corrupt machines of the future. Morpheus is convinced Neo is The One, a human who is prophesied to bring about the destruction of The Matrix.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/transformers-2007/728/ http://critiqal.com/transformers-2007/728/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:27:35 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/transformers-2007/728/ Plot: Sam Witwicky (LaBoeuf) is caught up in a war between two sects of a highly advanced alien race - The Autobots and The Decepticons - when they discover that the location of a powerful cube that could shift the balance of power in their war is etched on a pair of glasses Sam received from his grandfather. Based on the characters in the Hasbro toy line.]]> http://critiqal.com/transformers-2007/728/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/happy-feet-2006/750/ http://critiqal.com/happy-feet-2006/750/#comments Sat, 26 May 2007 13:01:08 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/dvd/happy-feet-2006/750/ Plot: Mumbles (Wood) is different from the other Emperor penguins in Antarctica. While they sing their heartsong to each other, he tap dances. When he is forced out of his home for being different, he sets out to find the reason behind why more and more fish are disappearing each year. Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/happy-feet-2006/750/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/v-for-vendetta-2006/34/ http://critiqal.com/v-for-vendetta-2006/34/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:19:16 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/2006/08/20/v-for-vendetta-2005-review/ Plot: In a future totalitarian Britain, Evey (Portman) is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as “V” (Weaving), who ignites a revolution. As Evey uncovers the truth about V’s mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption. Based on the Vertigo/DC comic book.]]> http://critiqal.com/v-for-vendetta-2006/34/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/ http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:27:45 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1062 Plot: With the machines on their way to Zion, an epic battle is about to begin for Zion's very survival. Meanwhile, Neo (Reeves) must journey into the heart of Machine City to a final confrontation with the renegade Agent Smith (Weaving) if he has any chance to fulfill his destiny and end the War against the Machines.]]> http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/ http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:16:56 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Drama]> Sequel]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2003/movies/all-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003-review/ Plot: As Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) reach the conclusion of their journey, Aragorn (Mortensen) must finally accept his destiny as the true King. With Mordor's forces beginning to march on Gondor, the great battle for mankind's very survival on Middle Earth begins anew, and The Fellowship of the Ring must stand strong...or all is lost. ]]> http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/matrix-reloaded-2003/1063/ http://critiqal.com/matrix-reloaded-2003/1063/#comments Fri, 16 May 2003 15:30:12 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Sequel]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/matrix-reloaded-2003/1063/ Plot: Neo (Reeves) is The One, the man prophecised to destroy the Matrix, a virtual reality construct designed by intelligent machines to occupy humans' minds while they cultivate them for their energy. While visions of a dying Trinity (Moss) haunt his dreams, Neo, Trinity and Morpheus (Fishburne) search for the Keymaker, who will be able to open the door to Neo's future.]]> http://critiqal.com/matrix-reloaded-2003/1063/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/ http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/#comments Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:59:14 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Sequel]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2002/movies/all-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002-review/ Plot: With the fellowship broken, Merry (Managhan) and Pippin (Boyd), taken by orcs, make new allies in the Ents, while Legolas (Bloom), Gimli (Rhys-Davies) and Aragorn (Mortensen) make allies with the people of Rohan, in the hope of launching an assault on Isengard. Meanwhile, Frodo (Wood) and Sam (Astin) force Gollum (Serkis) to guide them to Mordor, trusting him with their lives.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/feed/ 0