Author: Dan Gardner
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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…
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A Conversation with RunPee Fans
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You know what I love about RunPee fans? They are so nuts about my wacky app. I think everyone can agree that it’s about the most bizarre, some say genius, idea to come along in a long time. And some fans, some call them fanatics, just love to hoot and holler about it. And to…
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Movie review: The Cold Light of Day
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Grade: D *Cold Light of Day* currently has a 10% at RottenTomatoes.com. The good news is it isn’t all that bad. It’s certainly not a good movie. But it’s not retched either. The acting is ho-hum. Bruce Willis has little more than a cameo roll in the movie. Sigourney Weaver doesn’t have much more than…
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Movie review: Premium Rush
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I found Premium Rush to be enjoyable and easy to follow, for the most part. I was expecting that the package/information being transported by bike messenger would end up involving some complicated international intrigue but that wasn’t the case at all. It was certainly something important but only to a small number of people. That kept…
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Movie review: ParaNorman
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Grade: B- As usual, I rate an animated movie in accordance to the amount of laughter coming from the audience. There was lots of laughter from the children and a smattering from the adults. The movie was exactly as advertised: a kid who talks to dead people. Everyone thinks he weird except for his parents…
