April 24, 2024

“3 Days to Kill” proves mediocre

March 26, 2014 La Vista 0

Teaming up with Luke Besson, who directed Taken, director McG’s “3 Days to Kill” disappoints viewers with terrible attempts at comedy along with a boring and undynamic plot. Although the movie has some engaging action scenes, it still doesn’t make up for the films overall terribleness. […]

“Frozen” delivers

March 25, 2014 La Vista 0

Through a huge winter storm, the disney animated characters of “Frozen” directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee have to conquer hardships with the help of true love. […]

“300: Rise of an Empire” disappoints

March 21, 2014 La Vista 0

“300: Rise of an Empire” is based on the wars between the Greeks and the Persians in 499 BC. The majority of the scenes take place on the battlefields in Greece. The wars that actually did happen in history are portrayed well throughout the film including the hundreds of thousands of deaths that occurred
“300: Rise of an Empire” is the movie following the 2006 film “300” and the differences between the two are slim if any. The numerous minutes of war scenes, are repeated in both films leaving the new one with a huge lack of originality. […]

Aloe Blacc’s “Lift Your Spirit” delivers

March 21, 2014 La Vista 0

In a world dominated by mainstream music, multi-talented artist Aloe Blacc stands alone as a skilled musician and performer. In the third studio album of his career, Blacc proves that he is a force to be reckoned with in “Lift Your Spirit.” […]

From Software’s “Dark Souls 2” astounds with inventive game, world design

March 20, 2014 La Vista 0

Like “Demon Souls” and “Dark Souls” before it, “Dark Souls 2” is a video game defined by its extreme difficulty. Video game developer From Software not only maintains the series’ precedent of challenging but fair combat, but the game is also refined, with minor tweaks across the board. This, coupled with the game’s distinctive multiplayer and massive open world, excels “Dark Souls 2” to heights not generally seen in a majority of video games.
[…]

1 64 65 66 67 68 76