Early Mayhem Fest 2012 Rumors

It's getting close to that time of the year again. The first wave of Mayhem Fest rumors are out including two confirmed bands, a few that are most likely playing, and some more that may appear and are rumored to be in talks. It's still early and most of the lineup is still up in the air at this point in time. I'm sure within another month, more information will come out and I will be sure to report anything I hear when it happens. Without further ado, here is the rumors for Mayhem Fest 2012.

Confirmed Bands:
Slipknot
Five Finger Death Punch

Most Likely Appearing (Not 100%):
Korn
As I Lay Dying
Hatebreed

Might Be Playing/ Rumored To Be In Talks
Anthrax
All That Remains
Lacuna Coil
Whitechapel
The Faceless
After The Burial
Revocation

Movie Review: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (Film Number 32 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son achieves the impossible: it manages to be FAR worse than it's predecessors. Considering that the first two aren't exactly good films, it's kind hard to believe that this one is so much worse. At least the first two had their moments, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is completely absent of laughs. This has to be one of the most painfully unfunny films of the past 5-10 years. Absolutely nothing sticks and at times, it's attempts at humor are downright embarrassing. I can't even believe Martin Lawrence agreed to make this film. I am one of the few that actually likes him as an actor, but he is really is wasting his talent in garbage like this. I would have honestly rather watched the first two 50 times each then watch this uninspired third film, at the least the first two had some mildly amusing moments. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is a pitiful excuse for a comedy. Not many comedies are this lazy, dumb, and just plain unfunny. This is an embarrassing film for all parties involved and easily the worst straight-comedy of 2011 that I have seen.

1/5 Stars

Movie Review: Immortals

Judging by the trailers, Immortals looked like 300 part 2. I was extremely excited to see it and it was easily one of my most anticipated films for the last section of 2011. Unfortunately, Immortals wasn't nearly as good as it looked. Immortals isn't a terrible film, it's just a case of the trailers making the film appear better than it is. The problem with Immortals is the lack of a strong storyline. I know it could be construed as a ridiculous statement to insult a film like this because of it's plot, but that's pretty much why this film isn't awesome. 300 was such an awesome movie because it had a great story along with epic action sequences. Immortals actually starts off pretty bad with the low point being a scene with Mickey Rourke hamming it up as the villain and smashing someones balls with a hammer. After that cringe-worthy scene, it did pick up. The gods got involved and there is some pretty fucking cool, bloody action scenes. The action is very well-done, I just wish there was more of it. When there was action in the film, it was very entertaining. When it focused on the story, it became pretty ridiculous and over-the-top (not really in a fun way). Immortals is a good, but not great action film. The action (when it's present) is excellent and the visuals are very impressive. The weak story really just bogs it's down. Even as a diehard action junkie, I can't call Immortals a must-see.

3.5/5 Stars

Update

Hello readers of my blog. I have been a bit busy this week so I haven't really had time to post. I hope to be able to post a review for Immortals tomorrow as well as some other things next week. The end of the semester is approaching as well which means posts won't be as frequent. I will try to post as much as possible during this time, but I can't promise how regular it will be due to the work I have to do in the next few weeks. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and didn't get trampled today during the madness of Black Friday.

Concert Review: Mastodon, Boston, MA, November 21st, 2011

Holy shit. Those are the only words that I had to say last night after Mastodon left the stage. I was rendered speechless after what I had witnessed. That was a common theme throughout the show at the House Of Blues last night as I went to one of the best shows not only of the year, but of my entire life.

Red Fang opened the night with a bang. They are a perfect opener for Mastodon. Their style is very similar with Red Fang essentially being the more straight-up rock version of Mastodon. Their performance was definitely better than when I saw them at Mayhem Fest earlier this year (though both times I've seen them the crowd reception hasn't been very good, which is a shame). Hell, Red Fang even lured me into going into the pits for the first time in a year and a half. The only letdown of their set was the lack of "Dirt Wizard". I really wish they would play that song live, I have felling it translate really well. That minuscule complaint aside, Red Fang kicked ass.

The Dillinger Escape Plan were up next and as always, they were insane. Seeing them live is a complete spectacle that needs to be seen to believe. Their unmatched energy makes for utter fucking chaos on stage. Even with this being my third time seeing Dillinger, it was a very eventful set from them. Some of the highlights were Greg Puicato tossing the microphone to someone in the crowd at the end of "Milk Lizard" and that person breaking the mic, Greg stagediving during "Sunshine The Werewolf" and not missing a beat vocally despite the fact that's he's getting thrown around the crowd, and last, but not certainly least, Greg picking up the cymbal stand during "43% Burnt" and swinging it around like it was a towel. All that was on top of the typical Dillinger madness including climbing on the top of the amps, jumping off the drum set, stack amps, monitors, anything in sight, and running around spinning their instruments around their bodies. Seeing Dillinger live is always an intense experience. I really need to see them headline at some point on their next album's (which is apparently coming out sometime next year) touring cycle.

The moment had come for Mastodon to hit the stage. This marked my fifth time seeing them and it was by far the best. In the past, despite Mastodon being my favorite band, their live shows had been extremely scattered in terms of quality. The first two times I saw them, they weren't very impressive. They got better when I saw them on the Crack The Skye tour in 2009 and they were amazing opening for Alice In Chains last year. After last night I can now say that they FINALLY got their shit together live. I honestly could not be happier to say that. It's so fucking awesome that they are finally playing up to the level of their studio work. Their entire set was mesmerizing. It only took me about 2-3 songs to realize that this was one of the best performances I've ever seen, It was completely flawless. Troy, Brent, and Brann all sounded amazing vocally. Brent can still scream like a fucking madman (thankfully he's not doing many clean vocals on this tour, but when he did, he did sound good) and Brann might be tied with Troy for the honor of being the best vocalist in the band. The setlist was spectacular. It blended a lot of new material (which sounds fantastic live, the standouts being "Blasteroid" and "Spectrelight") and most of the best stuff of their older records. "Megalodon", "Iron Tusk", and "March Of The Fire Ants" are pretty much the heaviest songs ever live. Of course, "Blood and Thunder" was epic and I was stoked they kept in the set after leaving it out for a couple of years. Even the worst song in their discography "Creature Lives" was cool live. What made "Creature Lives" a lot better live was the fact that Mastodon was joined on stage by Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang. Having the guys from the other bands out there was equal parts cool and hilarious (Jeff Tuttle from Dillinger Escape Plan was eating a banana and offering it to members of Red Fang). It was an interesting way to close out to say the least.

To put it lightly, the show was fantastic. It's very rare that you have every band on the bill blow you away. Like I stated earlier, this is one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Every band was amazing (seeing my favorite band finally blow me away live was such a special experience) and getting to hang out with a lot of my friends, some of whom who just got back from college for Thanksgiving break, was just so much fun. This show was one for the ages and I will never forget this fucking mind-blowingly awesome concert.

Scores
Red Fang 8.5/10
The Dillinger Escape Plan 9.5/10
Mastodon 10/10

Red Fang:
Hank Is Dead
Throw Up
Malverde
Wires
Good To Die
Reverse Thunder
Prehistoric Dog

Dillinger Escape Plan:
Farewell, Mona Lisa
Room Full of Eyes
Milk Lizard
Panasonic Youth
Gold Teeth On A Bum
Good Neighbor
Chinese Whispers
Sunshine the Werewolf
43% Burnt

Mastodon:
Dry Bone Valley
Black Tongue
Crystal Skull
I Am Ahab
Capillarian Crest
Colony of Birchmen
Megalodon
Blasteroid
Sleeping Giant
Ghost of Karelia
All the Heavy Lifting
Curl of the Burl
Spectrelight
Bedazzled Fingernails
Circle of Cysquatch
Aqua Dementia
Crack the Skye
Where Strides the Behemoth
Iron Tusk
March of the Fire Ants
Blood and Thunder

Encore:
Creature Lives (with Red Fang and Dillinger)

Concert Review: Unearth, Hampton Beach, NH, November 19th, 2011

What a show. This was the most intimate show I've ever been to. It was at a bar and it was just insane that I got to see bands of this caliber in such a small venue. It was a completely surreal experience to say the least.

I got to Wally's Pub around 6. My friends and I got there in time to catch the second local opener, Carnivora. They are from Danvers, Massachusetts (which is near where I live), which was kind of surprising. Unfortunately, they weren't very good. They did have some talent. Their drummer was excellent and they had some good solos, but the vocals were just terrible. They ruined any momentum that the band had built up. It's a shame too, if the vocals were better these guys would be pretty good.

The last local band, Acaro, was up next. I have seen Acaro a couple of times before and they are always great. I would go as far to say that are the best local, unsigned band from Massachusetts. They have a hell of a stage presence(their singer did the entire last song walking through the crowd) and they play a brand of old-school metalcore that is pretty rare now-a-days. I wish I had a record label so I could sign these guys.  If you haven't heard of them, check them out. Great band and it's always a pleasure to see them.

The first band from the Unearth tour, Molotov Solution, hit the stage next. I checked out their new record, Insurrection, and it's pretty standard deathcore, but it's actually pretty good. This was my second time seeing them and they don't come across as good live as they do on disc. They go have a good stage presence and they are still a pretty decent live act, it's just that they have too many breakdowns. They somewhat remind of Within The Ruins in regards to having too many breakdowns. It waters down their music and makes it not as good as it could be. They are still a solid band and I enjoyed their performance.

Skeletonwitch was on next and as usual, they killed it. They are one of my favorite bands right now and their live show just solidifies that. Chance Garnette is just such an amazing frontman. He just has so much fun on stage and sounds pitch-perfect vocally. A lot of people were actually there for them which kind of surprised me considering how different they are than the other bands on the bill. The setlist was awesome and evenly divided between all three of their albums. It was especially cool to hear the stuff of Forever Abomination live ("This Horrifying Force" was fucking amazing live). I talked to Chance, guitarist Nate Garnette and new drummer Dustin Boljtes, all of them are extremely nice and humble guys. They thanked me multiple times for buying a shirt and for the kind words about their new record. Skeletonwitch destroyed as always and I am stoked to see them again whenever they come to the New England area again.

Chimaira was up next on the bill. I was really happy to see them on this tour considering it's their last tour with guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries. This was my second time seeing them and they were great. I like them better live than on disc. Mark Hunter sounds great live and the band was very tight. The new stuff came across very well live (especially "Clockwork" and "Losing My Mind). My only complaint is there wasn't enough old stuff and too many songs off The Infection (easily their weakest album). I don't how much longer Chimaira will be around due to their insane number of member changes in the past year, but I hope they can stick it out. They are a damn good band and I would really like to see them live again at some point.

Unearth closed out the night and they were in top form. This was a pretty much a hometown show for them. It was the closest they were playing to Massachusetts on this tour and they had a ton of their family and friends in attendance. I have never seen them play this good in the prior times I had seen them. They came out rolling and their relentless energy was kept up for the entire 50 minutes they were on stage. It was awesome to see how into their performance they were. The setlist was top-notch. It blended old favorites with some new stuff and older songs that aren't played that much live. I finally got to hear older stuff like "Giles" and "Zombie Autopilot" which I hadn't heard before live. They also played "Arise The War Cry", my favorite track off their new record Darkness In The Light. Watching Buz McGrath play the intro to that song was worth the price of admission by itself. Best performance I have ever seen from Unearth and I can only hope they are as good the next time I see them.

This was an incredible show. Unearth and Skeletonwitch tore shit up, Chimaria was great, and Molotov Solution was pretty solid as well. This is a great overall lineup and if they are coming to your city on this tour, please go. I still can't believe I saw this lineup in a bar, it was almost too good to be true.

Scores
Carnivora 4/10
Acaro 8/10
Molotov Solution 6.5/10
Skeletonwitch 9.5/10
Chimaira 8.5/10
Unearth 9.5/10

Setlists
Molotov Solution:
Sin and Sacrifice
The Final Hour
Awakening
Injustice For All
Collapse
Rise

Skeletonwitch:
Blinding Black Rage
Reduced To the Failure Of Prayer
Beyond the Permafrost
This Horrifying Force (The Desire To Kill)
Sacrifice For the Slaughtergod
Repulsive Salvation
Crushed Beyond Dust
Choke Upon Betrayal
Within My Blood

Chimaira:
The Age Of Hell
Clockwork
Losing My Mind
Power Trip
Nothing Remains
The Flame
Pure Hatred
Destroy and Dominate
Severed/Drum Solo
The Disappearing Sun
Year Of the Snake
Born In Blood
Secrets Of the Dead
Resurrection

Unearth:
My Will Be Done
Giles
Watch It Burn
Endless
This Lying World
Arise the War Cry
The Great Dividers
Disillusion
Zombie Autopilot
Sanctity Of Brothers
Black Hearts Now Reign

Movie Review: Zookeeper (Film Number 31 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

It's really a shame Kevin James has been reduced to films like this. He's really been in a slump since The King Of Queens got off the air, but Zookeeper might be the worst project he's ever been involved in. This makes Paul Blart: Mall Cop look like a masterpiece. I get that this is a kids movie, but this film is just flat-out dumb. Most of the characters could have been replaced by cardboard cutouts (Joe Rogan's character is so annoying that I wanted to cause him physical pain). Even with the lifeless, annoying characters, the biggest flaw of Zookeeper is the severe absence of laughs. The whole film is just a barrage of unfunny poop jokes. I don't even think the target audience of 8 year-old kids would think the jokes are funny. Hell, I think if I was 8, I would have hated this movie. Zookeeper is a joyless film without laughs or charm. This is definitely amongst the worst films of 2011. Kevin James, I really hope you make better films soon. You are too funny of an actor to be wasting your talent in garbage like this.

1.5/5 Stars

Movie Review: Green Lantern (Film Number 30 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

2011 has been full of superhero films. After seeing all of them, it's safe to say that Green Lantern is the worst of the bunch. Green Lantern is just a giant ball of mediocrity. There are moments where it can be mildly entertaining, but ultimately it can't escape it's average-film tendencies. Pretty much the sole reason this film isn't enjoyable is the script. For a film that is almost two hours long, it seems like there is a lot missing in terms of back story. The alien race that chooses Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) to be the Green Lantern origins are left pretty much unexplained. In addition, there is a lot of dead air in terms of storyline. There is long sequences where pretty much nothing happens. The villain is also completely underdeveloped. He doesn't even turn fully into the villain until the last 20 minutes of the film. Not helping matters is Peter Sarsgard's performance as the villain. His performance is lifeless and completely awful (if he doesn't get a Razzie nomination this year, I will be stunned). This film isn't all bad though. The effects are pretty damn good, especially the outer space shots. The $200 million budget actually went to good use on the effects. Ryan Reynolds also makes a good hero. He's got solid charisma and his likability as an actor made him a good fit for the role At the end of the day Green Lantern is not a horrific film, it's just not a very good one. The weak and unfocused script deters from the strengths with the effects and Reynolds's performance. If they are to make another installment, get a better writing team and that could probably turn this franchise around.

2.5/5 Stars

Movie Review: The Change-Up

The body-swap comedy has been around for quite some time (although I don't believe there has been one since the Freaky Friday remake), but I doubt there is one even close to as vulgar as The Change-Up. Hell, I haven't even seen that many films that are more vulgar than The Change-Up in my lifetime. This is not one for the easily offended or those with a weak stomach. This really is a hard film to critique, I haven't flip-flopped my opinion on a film this much while watching in it a long, long time. It's kind of odd how much I enjoyed considering how flawed it is. The jokes are heavily hit-or miss, but when they hit, they are hilarious. The humor in this film is definitely crude, low-brow stuff, but my ability to appreciate dumb humor helped me enjoy. The biggest asset of the The Change-Up though is how it's able to mix it's high level of vulgarity with a surprising amount of heart. That really caught me surprise and really enhanced my enjoyment of the film. Also aiding my enjoyment, was the chemistry of Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. They are both strong comedic actors and their different styles complimented each other very well. Despite it's flaws, I ended up enjoying The Change-Up. The laughs, although not non-stop, are big when they come. The surprising heart of this film also boosted the quality. It's by no means a great or particularly memorable comedy, but it did manage to be enjoyable enough to make it worth seeing.

3.5/5 Stars

Movie Review: Bad Teacher (Film Number 29 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

Bad Teacher continued a trend of me being pleasantly surprised over the past few films I've seen. I had heard a lot of negative feedback on this film going into it, which could been of a factor in how much I enjoyed it. A big reason this film works is Cameron Diaz's work in the lead role. She hasn't been this good since There's Something About Mary. Her character is such a despicable person, yet she bring this undeniable likability to the character. Her vulgarity and deadpan delivery also makes for most of the film's biggest laughs. The supporting cast (minus Justin Timberlake, he was pretty bad in his role), is also pretty good. Jason Segel is his typical, hilarious self as a gym teacher going after Diaz's character. Adding to the fun in small roles are Reno 911!'s Thomas Lennon as a state test administrator and Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet as Diaz's roommate, both of whom get solid laughs in their limited screen time. Bad Teacher is not a comedy for everyone with it's mean-spirited, dark humor, but for those who enjoy that style, I suggest checking it out. There is a good number of laughs throughout and it was pleasure to watch Diaz nail a comedic role again.

3.5/5 Stars

Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love (Film Number 28 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

God damn, Crazy, Stupid, Love pulled off a hell of a task. It managed to be the biggest pleasant surprise of the entire year so far. I really had little to no interest seeing this film, but it turned out to be a refreshing romantic comedy. This film is filled with laughs, heart, and an authentic feel. A good number of romantic comedies feel phony, Crazy, Stupid, Love moves away from that genre stereotype. The characters here are completely realistic and you identify with all of them very easily. It also benefits from not having a sickeningly cheesy ending. The only other straight romantic comedy I've seen this year, No Strings Attached, was a pretty good film, but the ending made want to vomit. Thankfully, Crazy, Stupid, Love ends on a good note and wraps things up pretty nicely without being overly corny or sweet. The cast here is excellent on top of the writing. There is a lot of talent here on display here and most of them don't even do comedy normally (this was Ryan Gosling's first comedic role and he nailed it.) Crazy, Stupid, Love was a surprisingly great film. It was hilarious, touching, and real. More romantic comedies need to be in the same vein of this film, this is one of the best I've seen in quite some time.

4/5 Stars

Movie Review: Madea's Big Happy Family (Film Number 27 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

Now that I've seen a Tyler Perry film I can understand why he gains so much criticism. It's an absolute mystery how his films could be so wildly popular, yet are demeaning towards it's target audience. Although Madea's Big Happy Family is the first Tyler Perry film I've seen, I can now tell what his movies are about. His films are filled with negative stereotypes, poor writing, and a muddled mess of unfunny comedy and over-the-top melodrama.  It's kind hard to have a film that's supposed to teach values and have characters that the audience identifies with the characters when the characters are about as realistic as an alien in a sc-fi film. If there are people like the characters in this film, I would be beyond shocked. It's not only the characters that don't seem real, it's also the situations they get into. I am sure there are things that are similar that happen in real life, just not to such a melodramatic and ridiculous extent.Every situation is so extreme, there is just no sense of realism to anything. This is apparently Tyler Perry's best film and if that is the case, I don't want to imagine his worst work. Madea's Big Happy Family is a racist, unrealistic, and just plain awful film. The comedy sections aren't funny and the melodrama is so overdone it's preposterous. Madea's Big Happy Family is near the bottom of 2011 films at this point in time and I don't really see that changing by the end of the year.

1/5 Stars 

Album Review: Animals As Leaders-Weightless

Over the past two years, Animals As Leaders has earned quite a name for themselves. Guitarist Tosin Abasi has become a world-renowned guitar player earning high praise from legends like Steve Vai. With this success, they have toured with everyone from Circa Survive to Between The Buried and Me to Decapitated and easily become the popular active instrumental band. They have just released their second album (and first since blowing up), Weightless, which only solidifies their reign on the instrumental music world.

Weightless is not only better than their debut, it blows the doors off of it. The biggest improvement on Weightless is the songwriting. The songs flow much better and you can tell there was more attention to detail on this album. It's not just about Tosin's solos on this album (although those are just as mind-blowing as ever), there's an enhanced focus on melody and riffs. Album standouts "Cylindrical Sea, "An Infinite Regression" and "Weightless" are the biggest examples of blending the two seamlessly. You have got all these insane solos blended with some truly gorgeous and immense melodies. Another big improvement is the fact that there is an actual band backing up Tosin this time. The first album was just a drum machine behind his guitar playing and it had kind of an artificial feel behind it. This album benefits so much from the presence of an actual second guitar player and a drummer it's not even funny. It makes the whole album sound better and not feel like Tosin is playing with a bunch of robots. Yet another improvement is the production. Drummer Naven Koperweis and guitarist Javier Reyes do an awesome job with the production. The production is a lot more clear and balanced than the first album, which had kind of a fuzzy tone to it.

Weightless is essentially Animals As Leaders 2.0. It takes everything that was great about the first record and substantially improves it. Tosin's guitarwork is awe-inspiring as usual and the presence of a full band on this album pays dividends. Animals As Leaders is my favorite instrumental band and Weightless raises my enjoyment of their music even higher.

4/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.Cylindrical Sea
2.An Infinite Regression
3.Weightless

Movie Review: Bridesmaids (Film Number 26 In My Goal For 2011 Films)

Every year has the tremendously-hyped comedy that gains a lot of attention from both critics and audiences. This year that film is Bridesmaids. The trailers made this looks pretty subpar, but I held out hope this would be good with this many funny people involved. To my surprise, Bridesmaids actually lives up to the hype. Now I feel pretty bad that I actually doubted this film going into it. I love Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live and in other projects and I am glad she got a leading role to show her immense comedic talent she to a larger audience. Along with her great work as the lead, she wrote a great script. The whole film is pretty fucking hilarious with just the right amount of heart and drama to balance the film out (you can tell why Judd Apatow agreed to produce this, there is of similarities between this and his films). This isn't your typical chick flick humor, this is some raunchy and hilarious stuff. I am glad in went that direction. I can not express enough how much benefits from straying from the standard rom-com formula. This movie is essentially a female-dominated version of The Hangover. It's a group effort to make this film funny. Everyone does their part and creates a good amount of laughs. Bridesmaids is every bit as good as the hype is made out to be. This is one of the funniest films of 2011 and a potential breakout for Kristen Wiig.

4/5 Stars

November In Film

November marks the start of the crazy, two-month, winter movie season where movie studios throw out blockbusters and award-contenders almost non-stop. This November looks to be one of the best months of 2011 so far with a good number of films I want to see. Here are my thoughts on the whole crop of November films.

Films I want to see
4.J.Edgar (11/11)- I am going to be completely honest, I know very little about the events this film is portraying. That being said, you really can't go wrong with Clint Eastwood in the director's chair. Just about everything he has done has been brilliant. Leonardo Decaprio in the lead role as J.Edgar Hoover makes this film that much more intriguing.

3.Tower Heist (11/4)-Could this be Eddie Murphy's comeback film. He looks like his old self in the trailers and with the very talented cast surrounding him, it very well could be. I am very excited to see how this film turns out, it looks hilarious and the cast is top-notch.

2.Immortals(11/11)-I am a sucker for 300-style adaptions and this looks amazing to me. The trailers are completely amazing. I really hope this isn't a letdown, this has the potential to be the best action film of the year.

1.A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas(11/4)-I was beyond excited when they announced this. The concept of a Harold and Kumar Christmas film is too good to be true. The trailer looks to be more of the same, but with the key players and writers back, this should be an amazing film.

Films I Am Not Sure About
The Muppets (11/23)-The trailers are actually somewhat funny. The parody marketing was a very smart and often funny tactic for Disney. This very well could be the best kids movie of the year, but after Muppets In Space, I can't really get overly excited about a Muppets film.

Films I Have No Interest In Seeing (but will anyways do to my goal for 2011 films)
Jack and Jill(11/11)-Adam Sandler pulls an Eddie Murphy in this film. No thanks, this looks really stupid and painfully unfunny.

Happy Feet Two(11/18)-I can't even believe they made a sequel to this. There was enough of a demand for more singing and dancing penguins? I am really not looking forward to seeing this one.

The Twilight Breaking Dawn: Part One (11/18)-Fuck Twilight. That is all.

Arthur Christmas (11/24)-Looks like a dud of a Christmas film.

Hugo(11/24)-Even with Martin Scorcese directing, I don't find myself remotely compelled to see Hugo. Look like way too generic of an adventure film.