by Mike Parnell | Jul 31, 2009 | Opinion
When animals act like humans, we think it’s funny. Put a chimp in a suit and tie. That is comedy gold. “G-Force” attempts to mine that gold. The movie centers on a group of rodents and a fly. Three of the rodents are Guinea pigs and one a mole....
by Mike Parnell | Jul 21, 2009 | Opinion
If you have not seen any of the Harry Potter movies, don’t try to jump in on this one. To understand what takes place in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” too much of what happened in the past is needed to be known to get up to speed. This...
by Mike Parnell | Jul 2, 2009 | Opinion
In a skit on the Second City Television sketch-comedy show from the late ’70s and early ’80s, two farmers do movie reviews. Their favorites included one aspect: explosions. They would say, “It blowed up good! It blowed up real good!” These...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 11, 2009 | Opinion
It was always true. John Wayne only played one role. No matter what movie you went to see, you saw John Wayne play John Wayne. He was larger than life. And that larger than life aspect made us go and see him. Will Ferrell is in the same mode. No matter what movie...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 4, 2009 | Opinion
Back in the days of Looney Tunes, it was apparent to anyone who would take time to see that these cartoons were not made for children. They were made for adults. Disney/Pixar’s new movie, “Up,” is a cartoon made for adults. It has a very adult...
