{"id":3722,"date":"2011-03-11T20:56:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T20:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/11\/i-suffer-so-you-dont-have-to-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T20:56:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T20:56:28","slug":"i-suffer-so-you-dont-have-to-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/11\/i-suffer-so-you-dont-have-to-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I suffer so you don’t have to"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently had the misfortune of reviewing Battle: Los Angeles<\/span><\/a> and Red Riding Hood<\/span><\/a>, both for Moving Pictures<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Further evidence of the continuing degradation of the once-proud American action film, \u201cBattle: Los Angeles\u201d relies on egregious war movie stereotypes and clich\u00e9s in this disastrously bad hybrid of \u201cBlack Hawk Down\u201d and an alien-invasion picture. For their essentially 90-minute video game complete with quests and required trick shots to down enemies, director Jonathan Liebesman (\u201cThe Killing Room\u201d) and writer Christopher Bertolini (\u201cThe General\u2019s Daughter\u201d) ostensibly took inspiration from the Battle of Los Angeles, a falsely reported World War II air raid, for their poorly crafted story of Marines making a last stand against alien invaders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cRed Riding Hood\u201d opens with a beautiful panoramic vista of snowcapped peaks. Sadly, those 30 seconds offer the only quality moments in this vapid fairy tale from director Catherine Hardwicke (\u201cTwilight\u201d).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Remember, I suffer so you don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

I suffer so you don\u2019t have to<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently had the misfortune of reviewing Battle: Los Angeles and Red Riding Hood, both for Moving Pictures. Quote: Further evidence of the continuing degradation of the once-proud American action film, \u201cBattle: Los Angeles\u201d relies on egregious war movie stereotypes … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n