Snarky Movie Robot

Category: Movie Reviews

  • Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) Movie Review

    Does Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams hold up? Let’s find out:  So we start off by reuniting with Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega/Alexa PenaVega). We also reunite with Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara). Gary (Matt O’Leary) and Gerti Giggles (Emily Osment) save the president’s daughter/Alexandra (Taylor Momsen).  The Magna Men are after the Transmooker. The Magna Men get the Transmooker and…

  • A Family Thanksgiving (2010) Movie Review

     Is A Family Thanksgiving any good? Let’s find out: So we start off by meeting Claudia (Daphne Zuniga). Claudia is a busy career woman (attorney) who has no time for love because Hallmark only has one kind of character. Claudia is working on a case where an evil, evil company wants a mill to destroy a honest and…

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    Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Movie Review

    Does Captain America: The First Avenger hold up? Let’s find out:  So we start off by meeting HYDRA and  Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving)/ the Red Skull. The Red Skull finds the tesseract.  We then meet Steve Rogers (a perfectly-cast Chris Evans). Steve is trying to join the military; but, he is about as healthy as I am.  Steve…

  • King Kong (2005) Movie Review

    Does the 2005 King Kong remake hold up? Let’s find out: So we start off by meeting Ann Darrow (a fantastic Naomi Watts), and… The writing and Watts’ acting makes Ann more than a screaming damsel-in-distress in this one. Plus, Ann’s relationship with King Kong gets more development. We then meet Carl Denham (a fun Jack Black). Ann is…

  • Sky High (2005) Movie Review

    Does Sky High hold up? Let’s find out: So we start off by meeting Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano). We then meet Will’s parents (Steve Stronghold / The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Josie DeMarco-Stronghold / Jetstream (Kelly Preston)). Will is about to attend Sky High; but, he does not possess any superpowers. Will is friends with Layla Williams (Danielle Panabaker). We…

  • Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Movie Review

    Does Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events hold up? Let’s find out:  So we start off by meeting Lemony Snicket (voiced by a fantastic Jude Law), and… Law captures the troubled and tragic romantic hero element of Snicket well. Plus, he has a great narrator’s voice.  The Littlest Elf segment works great and it works great with…

  • The Dark Knight (2008) Movie Review

    Does The Dark Knight hold up? Let’s find out:  So we start off with a well-staged bank robbery and we meet the Joker (a fantastic Heath Ledger). We then meet District Attorney Harvey Dent (a fantastic Aaron Eckhart) and we find out that Jim Gordon (a fantastic Gary Oldman) is overseeing the Major Crimes Unit. The Chechen (Ritchie Coster) and…

  • Greta (2018 or 2019) Movie Review

     I like stalker thrillers and is Greta any good? Let’s find out: So we start off by meeting Frances McCullen (a fantastic Chloë Grace Moretz). Frances finds a handbag on the subway and she returns the handbag to Greta Hideg (a fantastic Isabelle Huppert, campy and scary). Frances’ mom dies, Greta’s husband died, Greta’s daughter (Nicola) is in…

  • Coraline (2009) Movie Review

    When I was a kid, I had a fight with my mom over something stupid. The night of the fight, I had a nightmare that a horribly abusive woman was my mother. I don’t remember the specifics of the nightmare; but, I woke up in a night terror state and the fight that I had…

  • 50 First Dates (2004) Movie Review

    Does 50 First Dates hold up? Let’s find out: So we start off by meeting womanizing veterinarian Henry Roth (Adam Sandler). Henry has breakfast with Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore). Henry and Lucy make plans to have breakfast again.  However, Lucy has forgotten Henry. We find out that Lucy had gone to get a pineapple for  Marlin (Blake Clark)-…