Monthly Archives: May 2011

Review: The Illusionist

May 30th, 2011 (55 Comments)

Chick 1 says: No, this isn’t the Edward Norton/Jessica Biel period romance.  (Liked that one, though.)  This is an animated film fromSylvain Chomet, the director of The Triplets of Belleville.  (Another one I liked.) The Basics:  This French (though largely without dialogue) animation follows the relationship of a lonely travelling magician and a young girl. What [...]

Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

May 22nd, 2011 (72 Comments)

Chick 1 says: The fourth installment of the Pirates franchise has Johnny Depp & a few minor characters returning while picking up a lot of new players.  Have they been able to capture the magic again? The Basics: Let’s start with a rundown of the previous Pirates movies.  I really enjoyed the original, The Curse of the [...]

Quote of the Week

May 18th, 2011 (47 Comments)

Yes, OK, OK, OK, OK. Dalek fleet. Three of us.  Minimum twelve thousand battleships armed to the teeth. Aaaah! But we’ve got surprise on our side. They’ll never expect three people to attack twelve thousand Dalek battleships. Cause we’d be killed instantly, so it would be a very short surprise. The Doctor (Matt Smith) Doctor Who (2005)