Tag Archives: Flick

Die Hard: The Phantom Menace Legacy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 19, 2013

Am I the only one who finds it a bit sad that the Die Hard films have become synonymous with “big, dumb action films”? Don’t get me wrong. I think too often we assume that a movie with action is “stupid” automatically. That’s a real shame, but it’s also one that isn’t going to change [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Action Film, Action Films, Audience Expectations, Bad Guys, Bruce Willis, Criminals, Deliberate Decisions, Die Hard, Down In Flames, Explosions, Hard Films, Intelligent Action, John Mcclain, Judgment, No Doubt, Odd Duck, Perception, Phantom Menace, Sequels | 5 Comments

Movie Time

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 13, 2013

Not to get too repetitive here, but I have a Kickstarter project going on. Feel free to check it out, if so inclined. Spread the word. Contribute if you like. Or just ignore it. It’s all up to you. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/669131589/robots-versus-slime-monsters-an-a-lee-martinez-ant?ref=live Now onto the real subject of this post. As anyone will tell you, I am [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Absurdity, Destiny, Documentary, Emotional Journey, Foster Parent, Jennifer Garner, Movie Time, Netflix, Rob Corddry, Robots, Sculpting, Shahidi, Slime Monsters, Star Of The Show, Tastes, Voiceovers, Warm Bodies, Young Orphan Girl, Zombie | 1 Comment

In Brightest Day… (a criticism of criticism)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 20, 2011

I really, really, really liked Green Lantern. I liked it so much, in fact, that I’m actively annoyed that other people are so down on it. I don’t care if people disliked it. I don’t mind if people call it bad. But the virulent venom aimed at this particular flick is just not warranted. This [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Audience, Clash, Cooperation, Elements, Favorite Movies, Filmmaking, Fx, Giant Monster, Green Lantern, Hostility, Job, King Kong, Nugget, Observation, People, Spaceship, Tita, Venom | 4 Comments

Sucker Punch Vs. The World

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 1, 2011

It’s April Fool’s Day. I’ll go on record as saying I don’t get this holiday. I don’t find it particularly amusing. Life is confusing enough without having people deliberately lie to us for a laugh. But different strokes for different folks. I promise though that their will be no April fooling going on on this [...]