http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/the-sorcerers-apprentice-2010/5710/ http://critiqal.com/the-sorcerers-apprentice-2010/5710/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:57:02 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5710 Plot: Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Baruchel) as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-sorcerers-apprentice-2010/5710/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/kick-ass-2010/5652/ http://critiqal.com/kick-ass-2010/5652/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:42:06 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5652 Plot: When comic book fanboy Dave Lizewski (Johnson) decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero, there's only one problem - he has no superpowers. Nonetheless, he forges on, and his life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Cage).]]> http://critiqal.com/kick-ass-2010/5652/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/g-force-2009/5365/ http://critiqal.com/g-force-2009/5365/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:40:58 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5365 Plot: A covert government program trains animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws when they go up against Leonard Saber (Nighy) and his newly created mechanized army.]]> http://critiqal.com/g-force-2009/5365/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/astro-boy-2009/5470/ http://critiqal.com/astro-boy-2009/5470/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:53:50 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5470 Plot: A grieving scientist (Cage) constructs a young robot with incredible powers in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the scientist's expectations, Astro Boy (Highmore) leaves, embarking on a journey of acceptance and betrayal that eventually leads him back to to the home he left in order to save Metro City and the father who had rejected him. Animated. Based on the comic series by Osamu Tezuka.]]> http://critiqal.com/astro-boy-2009/5470/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/bangkok-dangerous-2008/1505/ http://critiqal.com/bangkok-dangerous-2008/1505/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:39:42 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1505 Plot: While on assignment in Thailand, anoymous assassin Joe (Cage) lets his guard down and begins mentoring a young man (Yamnarm) - while at the same time beginning a romance with a young shop girl. On top of this newfound exposure, Joe discovers that his boss Surat has decided that having Joe alive isn't worth the risk.]]> http://critiqal.com/bangkok-dangerous-2008/1505/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-rock-1996/2539/ http://critiqal.com/the-rock-1996/2539/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:46:31 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2539 Plot: Angry and determined to seek justice for the men who have died under his command during highly covert military operations, Brigadier General Hummel (Harris) and a crack team of commandos have taken hostages at Alcatraz and plan on launching a battery of VX poison gas rockets on the San Francisco Bay area unless their demands are met. The city's only hope for survival lies with FBI chemical weapons specialist Stanley Goodspeed (Cage) and top-secret federal prisoner John Mason (Connery) - the only convict to ever escape from Alcatraz.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-rock-1996/2539/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/national-treasure-book-of-secrets-2007/773/ http://critiqal.com/national-treasure-book-of-secrets-2007/773/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:39:14 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/previews/national-treasure-book-of-secrets-2007/773/ Plot: When his great-great-grandfather is accused of being a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, famed treasure hunter Benjamin Gates (Cage) must uncover the fabled City of Gold in order to clear his family's name.]]> http://critiqal.com/national-treasure-book-of-secrets-2007/773/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/next-2007/666/ http://critiqal.com/next-2007/666/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:15:56 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/next-2007/666/ Plot: When a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie (Moore) has to convince the one man who can stop it: a Las Vegas magician named Cris (Cage), who has the ability to see 2 minutes into the future. Based on the short story "The Golden Man" by Philip K. Dick.]]> http://critiqal.com/next-2007/666/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/ghost-rider-2007/879/ http://critiqal.com/ghost-rider-2007/879/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:38:43 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/movies/reviews/ghost-rider-2007/879/ Plot: Young Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt rider, sells his soul to the devil (Fonda). The deal goes sour, yet years later, the devil uses that soul to transform the now grown-up Johnny (Cage) into an eerie flame-encased spectre bent on doing the devil's business - with Johnny turning back into his normal self by the light of the day. Now, Blaze's new night persona must bring the devil's own son Blackheart (Bentley) back to his father's side...while his day self tries to reconcile with his long-lost girlfriend (Mendes). ]]> http://critiqal.com/ghost-rider-2007/879/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-ant-bully-2006/370/ http://critiqal.com/the-ant-bully-2006/370/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:45:23 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2007/01/14/the-ant-bully-2006-review/ Plot: Lucas (Eisen), sick of being picked on because he's small, takes out his revenge on the only thing he can - the ant hill in his yard. But, when the ants shrink him down to their size, will this "destroyer" be able to gain his freedom by working with the team, or is he going to be stuck in this even smaller state for the rest of his life? Animated. Based on the children's book by John Nickle.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-ant-bully-2006/370/feed/ 0