Posts tagged adventure
How Sean Connery Made The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) a Boys’ Own Blockbuster

The casting of the man who was James Bond transformed The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Read More
Review: The Three Musketeers (1993)

A minor hit on the path of the modern swashbuckler, from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Read More
Review: Shipwrecked (1990)

Shipwrecked is a competent boys’ own adventure, played without irony, revisionism, or computer-generated fakeness.

Read More
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

The third Pirates film threatens to spin out of control, but such an eccentric vision of a dark and whimsical fantasy world has rarely been as vividly imagined on screen.

Read More
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

An imperfect film yet still a classic adventure, mostly thanks to Johnny Depp’s iconic performance.

Read More
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

A full appreciation of Attack of the Clones requires the upheaval of some established viewpoints on the film.

Read More
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

A rare sequel that goes in a different direction, darker and deeper, The Empire Strikes Back permanently transformed what the Star Wars saga would be.

Read More
On Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Genre Reflections, and the Franchise Reboot

Anton explores the dinosaur franchise, its science fiction themes, and the nature of the reboot.

Read More
James Bond 007: Octopussy (1983)

Despite a few dreadful missteps, still a rollicking adventure.

Read More
James Bond 007: You Only Live Twice (1967)

The most average of the first five Bond films.

Read More
Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

More extravagant fun. This is both a bad and a good thing.

Read More