Big Al Reviews

Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis

  • The Jungle Book (’16 review)

    The Jungle Book (’16 review)

    3 outta 5 The Jungle Book is yet another of Disney’s recent foray into live action remakes of its extensive back catalogue of animated features. Initially, there were twists to the storylines like Alice in Wonderland or Maleficent.  Lately, Disney’s recent spate of remaking classics like Cinderella, this movie, and the upcoming Beauty and the…

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  • Alice in Wonderland (’10 review)

    Alice in Wonderland (’10 review)

    3 out of 5 Tim Burton is one of the most dynamic visual filmmakers around and his latest outing, a semi-sequel of sorts to the classic tale Alice In Wonderland (even though it shares the same title…confused yet?) certainly has some pizzazz. Sometimes it’s so overdone it degenerates into a lot of noise and CGI…

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  • Fast X

    Fast X

    3 outta 5 The Fast and Furious series is determined not to show any aging by sheer force of explosions happening repeatedly. Also, the roster is entirely gargantuan by now as characters that end up dead tend to be alive again a few movies later. Fast X doesn’t offer any sort of closure as it…

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