Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (’09 review)
3 out of 5 Transfomers: Revenge of the Fallen suffers from sequel bloat. By being bigger it loses what made the original special. The flick bogs down in tedious plot diversions and some really lame characters, but what sells Revenge is unhinged destructiveness. Are we so cynical that we can’t enjoy a three-story robot running…
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Transformers (’07 review)
4 out of 5 For some reason, “summer blockbuster” has become a bit of a dirty word. It implies all flash and no substance. With Transformers, directed by Mr. All-Flash And No Substance Himself, Michael Bay, and its based on a Hasbro toy-line, one would assume that it’s a typical summer blockbuster with “all flash…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5 outta 5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a fantastic sequel to the already fantastic Into the Spider-Verse. It takes the incredible animation style of the first film and evolves into several different visually lush and amazing looking universes. The film has huge dramatic beats and large-scale action, but it also remembers to keep things…
