Author: Dan Gardner
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Movie review: The Man with the Iron Fists
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Grade: D+ I thought *The Man with the Iron Fists* was horrible. However, if you’re looking forward to this film then you can take my review with a grain of salt because this isn’t a genre that I’m overly fond of. Not to say that I don’t enjoy any martial arts movies. I thought *Crouching…
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Movie review: Cloud Atlas
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Grade: B *Cloud Atlas* is not an easy movie to review. It is confusing, and epic, and sometimes epically confusing. This is clearly a movie with a mission statement I’m just not entirely sure it’s something I get after one viewing. ( It doesn’t help that I was writing peetime notes throughout most of the…
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Movie review: Alex Cross
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Grade: D- Let me preface this review by letting you know I don’t have any background with the Alex Cross stories. I’m coming into this as a newbie. As a newbie I thought this movie left a lot to be desired. First, the good stuff: I thought Tyler Perry was decent as Dr. Alex Cross.…
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Movie review: Argo
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Grade: A- Wonderful movie all the way around. Great performances from the entire cast. Affleck did a great job both acting and directing. If you’ve seen the previews then you have a complete understanding of what the plot is. No surprises there. The biggest surprise for me was the humor. The audience laughed out loud…
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Movie review: Taken 2
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Grade: C I was really expecting this movie to be awful. The good news is that it’s not all that bad. The bad news is that it’s still not that good either. It really is a complete rehash of the first movie but that shouldn’t surprise anyone. The movie was written by Luc Besson who…
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Movie Review – Looper
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Here’s a great thing: they didn’t give anything away about the plot in the previews. The acting and story are the best part of the movie – which is how all movies should be. The characters are complex and some of them grow during the course of the story unfolding. The last movie I can…
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Movie review: Step Up Revolution
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Grade: C The movie was very predictable. Painfully predictable. This storyline has been done hundreds of time. That being said the movie didn’t suck. The performances of the flash mob were amazing. The soundtrack was outrageously good. Those two things saved me from walking out after getting my pee time. The absolute dedication a dancer…
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Movie review: Resident Evil: Retribution
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Grade: F Please, there is enough pain and suffering going on in the world. Don’t add to it by going to see this movie. First of all the movie is very, VERY short. Yes, the runtime is 95 minutes but the credits are 10 minutes long. That leaves 85 minutes of movie. But, the first…
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Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
I don’t think there’s any question that if you liked the other Bourne movies you’ll like this one. I don’t think it’s as good as Bourne Identity, but it’s every bit as good as the other two. The story is solid and fits into the Bourne universe perfectly. In fact…nah, I’m not going to give anything…
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Movie Review – Total Recall Reboot
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If you’re expecting a movie with heaps of action scenes then by all means go see the reboot of *Total Recall*. If you’re looking for some really good Phillip K. Dick mind benders, then just save your money and wait for the DVD. The story seems to mostly gloss over the mind bending aspects and…
