I have a love for movies and television series. In the past I wrote about this more actively in the form of reviews, and I occasionally still do.
In The Avengers we saw an ensemble of usually separated Marvel superheroes fight together. In The Wolverine we see a superhero, usually part of a group: The X-Men, fight alone. To Wolverine, who also goes by the name Logan, having his own movie is nothing new: in 2009 we already had the so-so X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This movie is supposedly a sequel, though it has more obvious connections to 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand.
A horror film with Guillermo del Toro’s name attached is sure to attract positive attention. His Spanish spoken 2006 film Pan’s Labyrinth was a work of art. Furthermore, he directed many fine other films (Blade II, Hellboy & Hellboy II). However, Del Toro only acts as producer for Mama: the movie is actually the debut of Andrés Muschietti. It is based on a three minute short film Muschietti made in 2008. Was Del Toro right to attach his name to this production?
John McClane is back in the fifth installment of the Die Hard movie series: A Good Day to Die Hard, but does an aging Bruce Willis still make for a convincing action hero? The Die Hard series is known to consist of ‘fun’ action blockbusters with a serious undertone. Although all parts so far have been at least above average, the two, in my opinion, best films in the series have both been directed by John McTiernan …
