http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com Movie Reviews from a Different View Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Steve Carell really kicked off his big screen career with the awkward innocent in THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN. Now he plays another awkward innocent, however Barry makes VIRGIN’s Andy look world weary. This mouse taxidermist might be the most clueless character to arrive in theaters since DUMB AND DUMBER. Barry ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/28/dinner-for-schmucks-2010/ This orphan from hell flick is one of the best killer kids movies I’ve ever seen. It takes its premise and genuinely develops its characters in compelling ways. It begins down clichés of this type of film, but does so with creepiness and real dread thanks to the time spent ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/28/orphan-2009/ This character-driven animated feature reminded me of the landmark BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. The production from Warner Premiere takes the "Under the Hood" story arc from the comics and creates the best filmic treatment of the relationship between Batman and Robin. Shockingly the story begins with The Joker (John DiMaggio, TV’s ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/26/batman-under-the-red-hood-2010/ From Warner Bros. Animation comes another beautiful looking HD release. The most memorable element is the vibrant colors. Darkly lit sets often find their way to bright locations whether it be the glow orange ooze bubbling in vats or train stations. Flashbacks to happier times utilize a wider color palette, ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/26/blu-ray-batman-under-the-red-hood-2010/ This is another packed week with some great new releases and a slew of titles I'm curious to hear what others think about. Lots of action and intrigue… and some laughs too. Pick of the Week Batman: Under the Red Hood The DC Direct and Warner Premiere titles have been consistently good. This ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/26/blu-ray-buzz-batman-under-the-red-hood/ Based on Jack Ketchum’s book, which is based on the real life murder of Sylvia Likens, this realistic horror flick suffers more depending on what you take into it. The more you know about the real life story the film’s exaggerations seem gratuitous. If you’ve seen the film AN AMERICAN ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/24/the-girl-next-door-2007/ This horror/sci-fi film comes from the Hong Kong filmmakers Oxide and Danny Pang, who are best known for making the Chinese horror film THE EYE. The story places a writer in a fantasy world where her discarded ideas go. Writers discard a lot of ideas. Like a writers trash bin ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/24/re-cycle-2006/ This comedy actually does something that raunchy comedies rarely do – develop a full cast of compelling and original characters. Raunchy comedies often have man-boys acting like idiots, but this comedy has unique and realistic immature men at its center. They’re not role models, but that might be exactly what ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/24/role-models-2008-12/ I haven’t seen the original LAND OF THE LOST kids’ program since I was a kid, but I have fond memories of it being one of my favorite Sid and Marty Krofft production. But it’s been so long I can’t really say if it’s something worthy of a big screen ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/24/land-of-the-lost-2009/ This weak attempt at college humor takes all the juvenile escapades of ANIMAL HOUSE and blows them out into cartoonish proportions. All the sense of nostalgia and youthful rebellion that was in the National Lampoon classic has been replaced with pointless man-boy raunchiness. ANIMAL HOUSE relied on characterization, while OLD ... http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2010/07/23/old-school-2003/