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Movie / Film Reviews by Marco Chacon

Browse reviews written by Marco Chacon, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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Exposed to radioactive films early on, Marco Chacon has gained proportional strength and agility, though it hasn't been useful. On the internet, opinions hold sway over facts, and Marco is no exception, often possessing multiple, conflicting views. Marco is also the author of the JAGS Roleplaying Gaming System.

Iron Man 2

May 09, 2010

Iron Man 2 was a bit of a hard sell. I very much liked the first one, but what I liked about it was the general sense of joy that Downey brought to the role. In Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony...

Full Review | Grade: B

How To Train Your Dragon

Apr 10, 2010

The trailers for How To Train Your Dragon present a story to us that are easily grasped -- there is a Viking outpost that is beset by dragons. A very un-Viking like boy (Jay Baruchel) uses his brain,...

Full Review | Grade: A

Repo Men

Mar 21, 2010

Repo Men takes us to an ultra-dark, cyberpunk future where it appears everyone needs artificial organs that sell for astronomical amounts of money. When you can't pay up, the repo-men comes for yo...

Full Review | Grade: B

Up in the Air

Mar 21, 2010

I feel like I know George Clooney because he always plays the same guy. Okay, maybe that is not literally true -- see Burn after Reading -- but, just being realistic. He plays the se...

Full Review | Grade: C

A Serious Man

Mar 18, 2010

The Coen's, A Serious Man, packs a punch like a Kafka story – it is dark, the main character suffers, and there is no explanation or redemption. As it is well made, if that is your cup of te...

Full Review | Grade: C

Apocalypto

Mar 10, 2010

I have to admit I was a bit suspicious of this from the start. In fact, I do respect the making of The Passion of Christ. It's a powerful story, and Gibson's brand of historical accuracy takes...

Full Review | Grade: A

Sunshine

Mar 08, 2010

Sunshine is a British science fiction film showing the sun is starting to die. A team of astronauts is sent with a massive bomb to try to reignite it. For a movie that focuses its energy on bein...

Full Review | Grade: D

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Mar 01, 2010

After it was established that Harry Potter was wildly popular, one would speculate someone was dispatched to the children's section of the bookstore to see what else they could option. Certa...

Full Review | Grade: B

Book of Eli

Jan 17, 2010

I read The Road and determined from the reviews that the reasonably well made, fairly faithful movie version was simply not at the top of my to-do list. I think it was Slate's headline: 'Prepa...

Full Review | Grade: B

Avatar

Dec 19, 2009

It turns out you cannot count James Cameron out. It appeared kind of telling that the trailers for the movie had to tell you who this guy was and why we sho...

Full Review | Grade: A