Posts tagged Horrible Bosses
MOVIE REVIEW: Spider-Man: Homecoming
MOVIE REVIEW: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming counts as a clean slate for Peter Parker’s web-slinger.  Now nestled into the established Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland is a true teenage Spider-Man, one that was never successfully conveyed by two previous franchises and their over-aged actors.  Aiming to please and bursting with effervescent zest at every flip, swing, and turn, John Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming succeeds as a brand new jumping off point for a character that badly needed course correction.

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2017, 4 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanAMC River East 212017, 2017 Summer Movies, Marvel Films, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony Pictures, Sony Entertainment, Dolby, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Iron Man, Avengers, The Avengers, John Watts, Cop Car, Michael Keaton, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kurt Russell, Batman, Beetlejuice, Donald Glover, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Chernus, Hannibal Buress, Martin Starr, Mac Gargan, Kenneth Choi, Michael Giacchino, Steve Ditko, Deadpool, John Hughes, Captain America, Captain America: Civil War, Marvel Studios, Christopher Ford, Horrible Bosses, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, The LEGO Movie, Jacob Batalan, Tony Revolori, Zendaya, Laura Harrier, Aunt May, Vulture, Shocker, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, comic book movie, comic book films, Comic Book Guy, comic book movies, film franchises, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Jon WattsComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Baywatch
MOVIE REVIEW: Baywatch

Contrary to how well the Mythbusters pulled it off, you can't shine sh-t, not turds of the TV or film variety.  Terrible TV shows make terrible movies.  Asking for anything more is asking too much, and there's nothing wrong with that.  All of the zing and jiggle audiences enjoyed in eleven seasons and 242 episodes of Baywatch get the amplified and gaudy movie treatment an entertaining guilty pleasure deserves.  Enjoy what you enjoy and don't be ashamed of it.

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2017, 3 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanClassic Cinemas North Riverside Mall Luxury 62017, 2017 Summer Movies, Baywatch, Dwayne Johnson, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, The Rock, Zac Efron, Rob Heubel, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach, Alexandra Daddario, Ilfenesh Hadera, Scooby Doo, Priyanka Chopra, Top Gun, Loving, San Andreas, Identity Thief, Horrible Bosses, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Sports Illustrated, Billions, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, life lessons, Life lessons from movies, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, lifeguarding, Seth Gordon, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald ShanahanComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Vacation
MOVIE REVIEW: Vacation

To this writer, the success of a remake, reboot, or sequel is contingent upon matching the tone of the original work to the best of its ability.  If a film gets that tone right, it can be a drastic revision full of changes and updates and still feel respectfully aware and in tune with the previous well-remembered greatness the new film is trying to emulate.  That's the taste test that should be put on "Vacation," the new long distance sequel/update of the 1983 National Lampoon comedy classic.

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2015, 3 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanVacation, John Francis Daley, Horrible Bosses, National Lampoon's Vacation, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Griswold, Clark Griswold, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Harold Ramis, Walley World, Road trip movies, remakes, reboots, sequels, 2015, 1983, 2015 Summer Movies, Summer Movies, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, movie review, movie commentary, Lindsey BuckinghamComment