Opening This Week: Fast Five Nationwide - Bloated, haphazardly paced, and reckless in more ways than just behind the wheel of a souped-up speed machine, "Fast Five" is a faint shadow of what it once was, now detailing the exploits of virtual terrorists hell-bent on mass destruction in the name of getting rich. Sure, it's supposed to just be a silly popcorn movie, but treating these cardboard cutouts as people to admire and care about is dishonest and contemptible. That the movie sucks besides is the final insult. Prom An egregiously low-wattage, anticlimactic, visually grubby, disinterested slog-fest that tests one's patience but never amuses or bewitches. Romance? Forget about it. These mostly novice performers would have better chemistry with a wet match. "Prom" is a real downer that forgets it's supposed to be any fun. Heck, the representation of the prom in 1976's "Carrie" had more life to it even after all the pig's blood and telekinetic mass murder business took place. |
© 2011 Dustin Putman |
Saturday, April 30, 2011
in the event you feel like staying inside this weekend....
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The transformation is complete.....
Earlier this year, our friends asked us to help them transform their new home. At the end of January, we shared the following “before” pictures of the project.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonniebogle/sets/72157625685419011/show/
A month or so ago, our friends moved into their new place. We had fun and are so pleased that the place turned out the way they wanted it to.
Take a look at the “after” pictures and enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonniebogle/sets/72157626472442490/
Friday, April 22, 2011
for your viewing weekend....
Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews |
Opening This Week: African Cats Nationwide - Creatively mishandled to the point of making a mockery of its own brand, Disneynature's "African Cats" tosses all but the vaguest educational value to the wind as it transforms the world of its lions and cheetahs and their ill-fated meals into a dopey, faux-cutesy soap opera. Dumbstruck Select Cities - As a documentary chronicling five people's strive for success in a tough, decidedly unconventional profession, "Dumbstruck" is as passionate as its human subjects. Though centering on ventriloquism, it is clear that director Mark Goffman's film could just as easily be about anything. Water for Elephants Nationwide - "Water for Elephants" always seems to be on the cusp of locating some bigger truth about one's life and destiny—and maybe the book did—but this cinematic treatment loses its way by focusing almost solely on a sudsy, perfunctory love triangle. |
© 2011 Dustin Putman |
Friday, April 15, 2011
After you are done with spring cleaning......treat yourself to a movie.
Opening This Week: The Conspirator Nationwide - Competent but hollow, the film is out of sight, out of mind the moment the end credits roll. With meager scope, undernourished characters, and the inability to emotionally captivate, the all-star cast gets in the way of what most closely resembles a small-screen reenactment. Hobo with a Shotgun OnDemand, In Select Cities May 6 - A non-stop, over-the-top, intentionally ridiculous smorgasbord of violence and bloodshed that ceases being disturbing and just becomes pure, 100% fun. For the right audience, movies don't get much more deliriously entertaining and courageously off-color than this one. Rio Nationwide - As a whole, "Rio" is just resoundingly okay. The plot is okay. The characters are unoriginal, but okay. The lush, lovely setting should have been better-used, and is just okay. At least "Rio" is aesthetically attractive. Too bad the rest of the film doesn't match the visuals. Scream 4 Nationwide - It's whip-smart, it's auspiciously savvy, it's full of escalating tension, and it knows just how to juggle humor with frights without either tone lessening or overshadowing the other. At a point when most series have gone stale, run out of ideas, and worn out their welcome, the bold, exhilarating "Scream 4" replenishes itself anew. Super OnDemand & Select Cities - "Super" gets points for being so unusual—as far as R-rated superhero movies go, this one makes 2010's "Kick-Ass" look positively conventional in comparison—but it also unsettles in a distinctly off-putting way. Sharp tonal shifts can work to a picture's benefit, or they can prove harmful, and that is where this one's individual pleasures grow murky. |
© 2011 Dustin Putman |
