Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
If the Austin Powers movie parodied Bond before, with the third installment, they go way over the top. This movie not only is a version of Goldfinger, it also has parts of You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me and GoldenEye. It also has […]
xXx (2002)
After The Fast and the Furious, Rob Cohen and Vin Diesel teamed up again to create this James Bond for the 2000’s. Xander Cage is a stuntman and X-Sports loving rebel who gets hired by the NSA to infiltrate a gang of Russian terrorists named Anarchy 99, who have acquired a biochemical weapon called Silent Night. […]
REPOST: I Spy (2002)
AUTHOR’S NOTE: As part of James Bond month, I’ve brought back this review, originally published on December 29, 2019, for you to check out. This has just been re-released on blu ray by Mill Creek, so it’s easy to find. Based on the 1960’s TV series that starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, this 2002 […]
The Little Unicorn (2002)
Where do movies take me? My lord, sometimes they take me to auteur projects like this one, by Paul Matthews, all about how a unicorn can fix up people’s lives. Oh David Warner, you deserve better. Joe Penny, too. And man, as much fun as I make of George Hamilton showing up in movies that […]
I Spy (2002)
Based on the 1960’s TV series that starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, this 2002 remake unites Owen Wilson as Special Agent Alex Scott and Eddie Murphy as boxer Kelly Robinson. Together, they must bring back a stolen spyplane from arms dealer Arnold Gundars (Malcolm McDowell). Plus, you also get to see Famke Janssen as […]
Avenging Angelo (2002)
Editor’s Note: This is part of our week-long tribute to the films of Sylvester Stallone. You’ll find links to several more reviews of his films, within. If you don’t see your favorite mentioned, enter the title into the search box to your left; chances are, we reviewed it. Mention “Sylvester Stallone” in the same breath […]
D-Tox, aka Eye See You (2002)
Editor’s Note: This is part of our week-long tribute to the films of Sylvester Stallone. You’ll find links to several more reviews of his films, within. If you don’t see your favorite mentioned, enter the title into the search box to your left; chances are, we reviewed it. If you had a Blockbuster Video membership […]
Signs (2002)
M. Night Shyamalan has made some sort of a comeback after years of being a punchline, but at this point in his career, he was still doing pretty well. This is probably his most crowd-pleasing movie, the tale of a minister who has lost his faith rediscovering it in the wake of an alien invasion. […]
Ghost Ship (2002)
Steve Beck came from ILM — where he did effects on The Abyss, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Hunt for Red October — before he directed 2001’s Thir13en Ghosts. The follow-up, Ghost Ship, starts with one of the most audacious openings I’ve ever seen in a horror film. That first scene, set in May of 1962 aboard […]
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
I’ve been thinking about that song “Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe” by Whale a lot. The song is pretty crazy, best described as a dancy punky ditty about, well, who the fuck knows what it’s about. The video is even stranger, highlighted by lead singer Cia Berg cavorting about with red frizzy hair and braces. The […]
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