These days, with all the big-bang, razzle-dazzle special effects eye candy and CGI capabilities that film makers have in their arsenal to take viewers practically anywhere in the world (or beyond), it’s easy for filmmakers to “go big” with the size and scope of their movies. Sure, every once in a while we’ll get something special like Avatar, but if there isn’t a compelling and substantive storyline beneath that big sugary shell, you get Battlefield Earth. Many a director has fallen prey to the siren call of CGI and pyrotechnics. I am looking at you Michael Bay.

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