Thunderpants (2002)
Jun 9, 2003Kid with Super-Powerful Farts
Likeable film about a kid with incredibly powerful farts who uses his ability to launch a rocket. It's mind-boggling to think such a premise was ever given funding nd a greenlight
Adam Godley
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Aug 21, 2014Jules Verne Comedy Adaptation
Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel is turned into a comedy vehicle for Jackie Chan. One of Chan’s biggest flops, an overblown turkey packed with celebrity cameos and replacing Verne’s adventure with incredibly unfunny slapstick
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Sep 16, 2005Gonzo Children's Film/Fantastical Candy Factory
Tim Burton's remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a peculiarly lifeless confection that fails to find any of the zaniness of the original, something that one would have thought would have been Burton's forte
Battleship (2012)
May 17, 2012US Navy vs Alien Invaders/Boardgame Adaptation
Adaptation of the Battleship boardgame that emerges at best as wannabe Michael Bay. Imagine Pearl Harbor mashed up with a Transformers film and lots of bone-headed glorification of American militarism
The BFG (2016)
Jul 10, 2016Roald Dahl Adaptation/Friendly Giant
Steven Spielberg adapts the Roald Dahl story. Despite the film bombing at the box-office, it is one of considerable charms. Spielberg doesn't produce another E.T. but then he hasn't delivered another Hook either
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Sep 13, 2019Horror Anthology
A above average entry in the recent trend of horror anthologies featuring episodes from different directors, including Joe Dante and Mick Garris, featuring at least a couple of standout entries