Joel Sawyer

  Things I learned watching Prometheus: A very good way to recover from invasive surgery and shock (with a stapled incision) is by running around. Running around a LOT! Relatively young Archaeologists are like the Swiss Army knife of exploration teams. They seem to have a working knowledge about…almost any other science put in front of them. The first explanation that pops into your head about something mysterious usually is right on. I admit, so … Read more

What I learned from The Hunger Games: In film-making, it is perfectly logical to cut from one of the most touching, heartfelt scenes in a movie to one of the ugliest people in the cast for no specific reason. Wasps cannot feel the branch their hive is on vibrating and shaking from the branch being sawed through…or if they do, they don’t take it as a threat. At least, Tracker-jacker wasps can’t. Whatever role he takes, … Read more

  Recently saw the CGI animation film titled The Smurfs and there are three things I learned about this movie: Homeless men in bright hats may be wizards in disguise (in New York only) Advertising agents are expected to come up with entirely new campaigns in two days. Gay cowboy film references are perfectly appropriate for a children’s movie. My first question: Where’s Puppy??? Synopsis: After another run-in with nemesis Gargamel the wizard, six Smurfs … Read more

Review of Rango an animated feature starring Johnny Depp as the voice of a Chameleon named Rango.

The tag line should have read, “JAWS was bad, but sharks don’t hunt in packs! MEGA PIRANHA!”