This past year had some good films. It also had some great films. And yes, it had some bad films as well. Such is the case for any year, but what stood to me the most was the wash of mediocre movies that hit the screens. These were films that were okay to watch but not great. They defined “meh” and just didn’t rise above any sort of scrutiny. Not much more can be said about the entries to this list, except for the fact that they were all just stunningly okay.
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Toy Story 1 & 2: Special Editions, Mel Brooks Classics on Blu-ray, Edge of Darkness, Daybreakers and Legion
Stinker of the week: Marked for Death with Steven Seagal on Blu-ray.
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EDGE OF DARKNESSJanuary 29, 2010
STARRING
Mel Gibson as CRAVEN
Ray Winstone as JEDBURGH
Danny Huston as JACK BENNETT
Bojana Novakovic as EMMA CRAVEN
Shawn Roberts as BURNHAM
David Aaron Baker as MILLROY
Jay O. Sanders as WHITEHOUSE
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Martin Campbell
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Rated R
Opens: January 29, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Danny Huston, Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Shawn Roberts and Peter Hermann
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Kevin says Edge of Darkness kinda rocks!
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On This Week’s Show: Neil is still off gallivanting at Sundance TwentyTen, so Kevin welcomes Merrill Barr from The Film Stage to the Magical Studio in the Sky. Surprise, surprise: Merrill has seen more movies than Neil normally does, and together he and Kevin discuss Edge of Darkness and When In Rome. The discussion inexplicably turns to relevant film issues like the development of 3D, the branching technology of Blu-rays and how much Merrill doesn’t like romantic comedies or Mel Gibson as a director.
Films Reviewed this Week: When In Rome and Edge of Darkness
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