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Paranormal Activity (2009) -vs- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
on Oct 27, 2009 in Beau DeMayo Indie Sci-Fi Thriller afterlife death fright ghosts haunted horror Found Fright on Film The Smackdown. It's a horrible thing to be a horror filmmaker. You face decades of films that have abused and reused every gimmick, surprise, and twist to make audiences scream. Many "horror" films today are really just...
Where The Wild Things Are (2009) -vs- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
on Oct 18, 2009 in Blockbuster Book Adaptation Books Classic Classic Smack Coming of Age Family Fantasy Oscar Sherry Coben 1930s adaptations adults classics fantasy film kids Both films adapt difficult and brilliant works of children’s literature and manage to exceed any expectations, evoking and exploring themes only hinted at in the original texts. Both films achieve a technical excellence and rare beauty that thrills...
The Invention of Lying (2009) -vs- Liar Liar (1997)
on Oct 15, 2009 in ChickFlick Comedy Mark Sanchez Bush Clinton liar liars lies Obama true truth Things are rarely what they seem -- and why not, people don't always see the truth and sometimes they lie. The British humorist Jerome Jerome put it perfectly: It is always the best policy to speak the truth -- unless, of course, you are an exception...
Couples Retreat (2009) -vs- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
on Oct 14, 2009 in Bryce Zabel ChickFlick Comedy FastSmack jet skis romance sex sunburn surfing tanning therapy vacations Broken couples going to island paradises to repair their damaged relationships, or try to, ought to be funny. Sex, sun, surf, drinking, dancing, music. And, in the case of both of these films, throw in actress Kristen Bell and you should have a rea...
Angels & Demons (2009) -vs- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
on Oct 12, 2009 in Blockbuster Book Adaptation Books Classic Smack Drama Major Star Vehicle Religion Rodney Twelftree Sequel Thriller art Catholic Church church conspiracy Illuminati minister priest religion temple UFO The Catholic Church is beset with problems in these two films based on the best-selling novels by Dan Brown. On one side, a secret order threatening to uncover the greatest secret in the history of the world, and render the Church obsolete. On the ot...
Whip It (2009) -vs- Kansas City Bomber (1972)
on Oct 5, 2009 in Book Adaptation Bryce Zabel Coming of Age Family FastSmack Sports Juno Raquel Welch roller derby sex symbols skating sports women's sports wrestling Roller derby is just one level up from the fake world of professional wrestling, but it's still a real world. "Kansas City Bomber" isn't as slick as its competition here, but it feels more real. Do teams really exist in Austin, Texas the w...