A few weeks ago I wrote that some critics and fans had been disappointed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I am more than happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed and thoroughly enjoyed Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-Earth. I’ve heard that people were mostly disappointed in the first third of the movie. I admitRead more
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This is a great week for nerds. This week not only sees the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but it has also seen the release of a number of new nerdy movie trailers. Check out the trailers below as well as some thoughts about them. Man of Steel [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUTGhNgP1ks&w=560&h=315]Read more
Early reviews of The Hobbit are in and it seems like it might come up a little short. I briefly glanced at a number of reviews that found The Hobbit’s pace a little slow and its 48 frames per second a little off-putting. Finding out that The Hobbit might not be that good is likeRead more
Most movies I review on this blog are tremendously nerdy. I normally write about super heroes and robots, not presidents and Constitutional amendments. Even though Lincoln isn’t as nerdy as The Dark Knight Rises or The Hobbit, there is a lot of nerdiness with the Civil War. I don’t know of any group nerdier thanRead more
I’ve been playing video games most of my life so, not only was Wreck-It Ralph a great movie, but it was also a nostalgic walk down a virtual memory lane. I loved Wreck-It Ralph and cannot recommend it highly enough. The movie was funny, entertaining, heart-warming and filled with cameos of different video game characters.Read more
I can’t believe there are only two months left in 2012. It’s been a great year for nerdy movies, highlighted by The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. The past few months weren’t great for nerdy movies and the rest of the year isn’t looking much better, with the exception of our return to Middle-Earth.Read more