Hawkmage

Member since 5/10/2007, last signed in awhile ago.

"Writer/Game Designer/Teacher for Hire"

Send a message

Add to contacts

Invite to a group

Interested in:Action, Adventure, Comedy Drama, Education, Fantasy, Film, TV & Radio, Historical Film, Horror, Science Fiction, Spirituality & Philosophy, Thriller, Western

Hawkmage's movie tags

Talk

Kinky Boots

Red is the color....
By Hawkmage in Hawkmage Blog
Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"This movie is one of the best examples of sly fun and cunning satire mixed with good doses of drama and real characters. The real and seemingly unreal merge together and make a marvelous movie that should have nearly everyone smiling at the end. Well directed and ever better acted, this movie should make you realize just how versatile an actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is (especially if you then watch Serenity after this with his turn as an ice-cold assassin). Can't recommend this film more highly. It's a great piece of work...as are the shoes in question in the title. " [More]

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock
By Hawkmage in Hawkmage Blog
Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"Interesting and well-acted movie with a wide variety of expected good appearances by BIll Pullman, Alan Rickman, and surprising jobs done by Chris Pine, Freddy Rodriguez, Eliza Dushku, Dennis Farina, and Rachael Taylor. While I stayed engaged and interested in the whole movie, the third act loses focus a bit and entirely abandons an interesting b-subplot involving Rodriguez in favor of the a-plot with Pullman, Pine, and Rickman. That's my only complaint about a well-done and well-shot movie I'm going to be highly recommending. " [More]

The Family Stone

Bad marketing victim
By Hawkmage in Hawkmage Blog
Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"Watched this (in my wife's DVD collection) out of boredom and was surprised. The movie has more depth than the trailer would have us believe. It's predictable to the extreme, but the cast makes it worth watching. This movie's also convinced me that Claire Danes and Dermott Mulroney are both vastly better actors than they often get to show and should be fighting for better scripts. And once again Craig Nelson gets one of the greatest movie wives imaginable (topped only by Holly Hunter in the Incredibles). " [More]

Re:MAD LIB # 8: Dirty Words
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"[quote user="SkyPilot"] 15. a monster or mythical creature[/quote] Charon, the ferryman of the Styx " [More]

Re:MAD LIB # 8: Dirty Words
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"[quote user="SkyPilot"] 13. adjective[/quote] Lugubrious " [More]

Re:MAD LIB # 8: Dirty Words
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"[quote user="SkyPilot"]3. somebody you respect [/quote] Ed Greenwood " [More]

Re:Mad Lib # 5: Just Plain Mean
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"#1--James Otis #2--Benjamin Franklin Sue me--I'm feeling Revolutionary today. SES " [More]

Re:Mad Lib #4: The Whole Truth
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"I don't want to hog the discussion, but if I don't, I won't see the final result. Feel free to override any of the choices below, SkyPilot. 21. a stage in life: puberty22. another way to say “children”: chilluns23. a word that sounds pretty: Anastasia " [More]

Re:Mad Lib #4: The Whole Truth
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"19. a social title (i.e. “mayor” or “prom king”)--Rutabaga Queen " [More]

Re:Mad Lib #4: The Whole Truth
By Hawkmage in Movie Games
"Got here late so I'll do a couple... 14. dangerous profession: fireworks manufacturer15. noun: phlegm16. adjective: perky " [More]

Ed and His Dead Mother

Re:Double features
By Hawkmage in B Movies
"[quote user="leeroy711] EDIT: I don't t think this topic is complete without a reference to Ed and His Dead Mother. [/quote] I haven't seen any mention of this Carradine gem: Sundown (can't get the damned link), but any movie with Carradine (as a modern day Dracula) and Bruce Campbell (as Bob Van Helsing) deserves a spot in a movie marathon. " [More]

Cemetery Man

Re:Double features
By Hawkmage in B Movies
"[quote user="porcupine"] Worst double feature? What about an evening with Pauly Shore? I'm picturing Encino Man followed by Bio Dome. [/quote] Oh, that's just a big pile of deep hurting there (though I've only seen the latter). ;) What about Cemetery Man and Phantasm? There's a double feature of graveyard fun! " [More]