Name: John Campea
Weblog: www.themovieblog.com
Articles: 34
First Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Last Published: Sunday, February 22, 2004
Currently listing articles 34-1:
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Another box office failure seals it: Meg Ryan is done— 5 flops in a row, People just don't want to see her anymore. Want to know why?
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The Razzie Nominees are announced— Oh Yes! The Razzies are here! For those of you who may not know, the Razzies are the Anti-Oscars. Here is the list of the
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Are Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro overrated actors?— ...
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Meet the new Batman— It's official. The new Batman has been cast, and everything seems to be set to roll.
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The Grudge. An Lo, I wet myself— Grab a hold of your stomach. Squeeze until everything's shredded to bits. While you're doing that, have a truck drive through your face. You're now watching
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The Disposable DVD? Good or bad, it's here.— Well, Disney's new attempt at disrupting the entire market in its favour is here - And it lasts 48 hours a piece.
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TRON 2.0— Somehow lost to the obscurity of the net and forgotten projects Disney seems to have failed on their hints and promises of a sequel to
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Harrison Ford is running out of chances— Few people admire Harrison Ford more than I do. However, even an actor with Ford's credentials only gets so many chances.
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What ever happened to Julia Ormond?— In the mid 90’s Julia Ormond was as hot a commodity as Julia Roberts ever was. Then, gone.
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Dickie Roberts sent to sit in the corner— I thought the reviews would be even worse, but apparetly there a a couple of laughs that make it almost worth seeing at an afternoon
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No buzz for "The Order"— This week "The Order" will be released, and I’ve got to tell you I haven't heard a single person I know mention that they're planning
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More Batman casting talk— With the project moving along at a nice pace, more rumblings about the next Dark Knight keep popping up.
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#1 at the Box Office, but the critics HATE it— Jeepers Creepers 2 topped the box office as mentioned in a previous post, but the reviews for it are just brutal so far.
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Scorpion King Vs. Predator— It seems that there are some rumbling about The Rock taking over Arnold's character "Dutch" for another Predator film.
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Weird weekend at the box office— This was one of the more unusual Box Office weekends I've ever seen
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Starting strong, finishing weak— A quick look at the top 10 best/worst film series that started off well, and then went right to the crapper.
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3 films stand out in a swamp of suckiness— Although its still summer, this is a horrible time of year for films. As I look down the list of movies being released soon,
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The Matrix vs. The Matrix: Oscar Showdown?— At the Oscars, you could be seeing Reloaded vs. Revolutions in the Technical categories. Or maybe not.
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Death To Smoochy – A much maligned piece of brilliance— Every once in a while a film comes out that is universally slammed by the critics. Death To Smoochy was one of them.
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The "Special Features" Lie on DVDs— I think there should be some sort of "standard" as to what a "feature" on a dvd is. Saying a dvd has a feature (even
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And apparently, everybody stayed home— Wow. Do you know how many landmarks were broken this past weekend at the box office? You probably don't know, because as it seems, you
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Surprise Surprise. Ashton Kutcher bombs at Box Office— Much like J Lo, Kutcher has achieved huge movie star status, without really doing anything that has earned him the title.
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Jurassic Park 4— I love the Jurassic Park series, but Jurassic Park 3 was an increadible let down. I'm not really sure how they can do a
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How Much Longer Will The Superhero Genre Last?— Batman & Robin killed it. The X-Men resurrected it. How much longer can the genre last?
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GRINDing to a complete halt— In the midst of the great blackout, it seems that most people "forgot" to buy their tickets for the epic skateboarding adventure Grind.
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Pirates of the Caribbean 2 setting sail— A sequel is currently in the works for the biggest surprise hit of this summer.
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Yes it's true, Garfield the movie is coming— Yes, A live action Garfield movie with Bill Murray doing the voice of your favorite cat.
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Hot? Yes. Is Brittany Murphy talented? No.— My first real exposure to Brittany Murphy was in the thriller Don’t Say A Word. The movie didn’t thrill, and one of the main
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Some thoughts from the blackout— I live in Hamilton Ontario, a city of almost half a million people sitting about 45 minutes west of Toronto. I thought I would
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Freddy vs. Jason. Too little too late?— I've been waiting for this movie almost 15 years. And now here we sit on the eve of the monumental event, and I can’t help
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Let the main event begin— To commemorate the opening of Freddy vs Jason tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to imagine the outcome of a few other movie dream
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New Superman movie moving forward. Unfortunately.— When I first heard they were going to remake Superman about 2 years ago, I was thrilled. Now, I'm hoping this film NEVER gets
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Thinking about starting a boycott— Why after paying $14 to get into a movie do I have to sit through 12 minutes of commercials?
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"Open Range" could be just what Costner needs— The rise and fall of Kevin Costner has been well documented and probably also well deserved. Open Range could be his legitimate shot at theatrical

