Monthly Archives: April 2013

Review: Jurassic Park 3D

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Jurassic Park is, to me, a perfect film, one of a very small handful of films which can not be improved in any way.  I’ve already talked at some length about my opinion of the film, so I’ll let that stand on its own and instead discuss the new 3D version here.  We’re currently living the era of 3D re-releases, when 3D screens are commonplace, 3D is the chosen viewing experience of the worldwide masses, and conversion technology has become not only cost effective but immensely profitable.  In fact, last weekend’s top release, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, was delayed almost a year so it could undergo conversion to 3D, a move that proved successful with $232 million in box office receipts so far.

Jurassic Park 3D is without a doubt the best 3D conversion I have seen. Continue reading →

Friday Favorites: Favorite Idea – Star Trek: First Contact

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Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.  It could be a favorite character or casting choice, a favorite song or score, a favorite scene, line of dialogue, shot or simply a moment.  Anything is possible (costumes, sets, etc) and I’d love to hear your suggestions.  Note: Just because something appears here does not make it my absolute #1 favorite thing in that category, but it is simply “one of my favorites”.

Today is an important milestone in Star Trek lore; it is exactly 50 years before First Contact, the day on which humans will meet aliens for the first time.  So in honor of today’s significance (and inspired by my recent trip to one of the film’s locations), this Friday Favorite comes from Star Trek: First Contact, the film that shows us how those events will transpire, according to the Star Trek canon. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: Roger Ebert

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Anyone who has written a film review in the last 30 or so years owes a lot to Roger Ebert, who died today at age 70, just one day after announcing his cancer had returned.  Ebert was the first person to win a Pulitzer for film reviews and popularized film criticism in a way no one else can lay claim to.  Whether in his 46 years reviewing for the Chicago Sun-Times, any of his various TV shows, his blog or even his Twitter account, Ebert brought both humor and a sense of importance to film review that few others could ever match.

I’m somewhat ashamed to say that I was never a huge Ebert fan growing up. Continue reading →