Category: -Movie Review
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Movie Review – The Tooth Fairy
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Buy the soundtrack for Tooth Fairy Purchase at iTunes Purchase at Amazon [ No Spoilers ] It’s no secret: I love kids’ movies. To be more precise I love kids’ movies that have good humor, good acting, and deliver a message without being silly about it. That being said, “I loved Tooth Fairy.” There are…
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Movie review : Legion
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Legion Buy the soundtrack for Legion Purchase at iTunes Purchase at Amazon Legion. Big sigh. I wanted so much more. It’s about Revelations, sorta, and that is a really big deal in Christian mythology. Four horsemen, the holy host, avenging angels. The legions of God, right? Thus the title? We got boils and locusts. And…strangely…
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Movie review : The Lovely Bones
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The Lovely Bones [ No spoilers ] The Lovely Bones..Ted Bundy meets What Dreams May Come. I read the book..loved it…then saw the movie…loved it also. The nearly full theater applauded at the end of the movie which is always a good sign. I came home eager to read the latest reviews. I knew there…
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Movie review : The Book of Eli
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[ No Spoilers ] If you’re a Denzel Washington fan then worst case scenario is you’ll just barely enjoy this film. More than likely you’ll enjoy it a lot. Maybe even love it. What will probably be the determining factor in what most people think of this film is how well they take to the…
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Movie review : The Spy Next Door
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The Spy Next Door Buy the soundtrack for The Spy Next Door [ No spoilers ] This movie is exactly what you would expect of it. Classic Jackie Chan action and humor. If you’ve seen any of Jackie’s work before then you know what to expect. Unfortunately there were no children in the theater when…
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Movie review : The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Buy the soundtrack for Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Purchase at iTunes Purchase at Amazon.com You’ll certainly enjoy this movie if you’re a fan of Terry Gilliam’s visual style – which I am. I’m pretty sure this is Gilliam’s first major foray into CGI which is worth seeing regardless of the storyline.…
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Movie review : Leap Year
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Leap Year Buy the soundtrack for Leap Year Purchase at Amazon.com With its stunning on-location southwest Irish landscapes, Leap Year is a sweet treat for the eyes. The leads are easy on the oculars also. We don’t get anything new here – our characters share in their disdain for each other, bickering their way from…
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Movie review : Daybreakers
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Daybreakers Buy the soundtrack for Daybreakers Purchase at iTunes Purchase at Amazon.com Do all angsty, brooding, attractive vampires have to be named Edward? Oh, wait, we also had Angel and Louis. Okay, strike that, but it’s still weirdly coincidental. I saw this movie yesterday and have a lot to say about it. Still compiling my…
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Avatar – plot too simple? Actually, a good idea.
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Avatar is interesting in the context that the world of Pandora is a huge fantasy treat to an aging geek like me. The storyline is predictable; the acting is pedestrian; there is really nothing “new” here in terms of plot or character. I’ve read all the complaints from people expecting more from Cameron. People whinge…
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Movie review : It’s Complicated
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It’s Complicated Buy the soundtrack for It’s Complicated Purchase at iTunes Purchase at Amazon.com . . This is easily the funniest movie of the year. If you exclude The Hangover from the list then It’s Complicated is funnier than all the other comedies that came out in 2009 combined. It’s that funny. The middle third…
