Tag Archives: blockbusters

          Shocking audience members as well as every Box Office analyst yuppie across America was The Purge, which stole #1 with a whopping $36 million, according to studio estimates, this past weekend, doubling even the boldest predictions.  People apparently love the idea of getting to torture for 12 hours straight.  Maybe we’ll see a new Amendment soon. Slowing …

Reviews of Now You See Me & After Earth and our topic this week: What makes a great summer sequel?

            Well, Fast & Furious 6 continued to zip past everyone else, even as it dropped 64% to $34.5 million for $170m total so far.  By next week, Diesel and his crew should easily pass the $215m of Fast Five for the biggest film yet in the long running franchise.  Worldwide, it’s already past $400m …

Reviews of Fast & Furious 6 & Hangover 3 and our topic this week: What characters, films or TV shows have affected your life?

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO! 1st up – We’re the Millers: Jason Sudeikis stars as a drug dealer who pairs up with a stripper (Jennifer Anniston) and two lost teens to pose as a family and smuggle a LOT of drugs across the border. 2nd – Don Jon: Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars as a …

              Starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms Directed by Todd Phillips Phil, Stu and Alan are back for the (at least promised) finale to the Hangover series.  Although the novelty wore out its welcome after the initial film, the third installment brings an original plot that is more interesting than the carbon copy …

Fast & Furious 6 offers up more ridiculous action, machismo & stunts...but does the engine still rev? Here's our review.

Our HO review of Star Trek Into Darkness and our topic this week: What are our favorite War movies?

                    Star Trek Into Darkness took #1 at the weekend box office, as expected.  Unfortunately, its estimated $70 million opening was smaller than the previous film’s $79m opening in 2009.  As the film officially opened on Thursday, some of that number was offset and in total, Trek 2 took in $84m since its Thursday …

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch Directed by JJ Abrams Imagine that Star Trek is a car. You’ve had it for years, taken more than a few road trips in it, had a little innocent fun in the backseat, and it’s rarely if ever let you down. Oh, sure, occasionally a tire would go flat or the engine would …