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300: Rise of an Empire – movie review
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Grade: C+ This is no 300. I loved that movie and have seen it many times. However, Rise of an Empire was better than I thought it would be because from the previews it looked pretty horrible. It’s just as overly dramatic as 300, maybe even more so because Sullivan Stapleton, who plays the main…
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Vampire Academy – movie review
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Grade: A Vampire Academy is the type of movie that has only a certain kind of fan base. With that being said, I am guilty of having read all the books, so I had a bit of an advantage going in. I was worried about the way they portrayed the main characters in the previews,…
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Her – movie review
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Grade: B+ I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie for some time. And I’m happy to report that I liked it, only not for the reasons I thought I would. I don’t want to get into analyzing the story, what worked, what didn’t, what was unexpected, because that would spoil the movie watching experience…
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August: Osage County – movie review
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Grade: A If you were only expecting knockout performances from Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep then prepare to be disappointed because they’re not the only ones who shine in this movie. The entire cast is shockingly good. If I had to pick out one actor who really stood out, besides the aforementioned Roberts and Streep,…
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Movie Review – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Despite the fact that I hate myself for laughing at anything during a Will Ferrell movie, I was unable to contain myself — and a few times, at that. Most of Anchorman 2 was rather forgettable. The humor was embarrassing…or most of the time, just not funny. However, I loved the “last battle” scene. That…
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Movie Review – Jobs
I went into this movie not knowing anything about Steve Jobs except that he had something to do with Apple. This really isn’t my kind of movie. It made me super sad. I had no idea he was such a mental case. Ashton Kutcher did a great job. I was expecting Weldon from Two and…
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R.I.P.D. – movie review
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Grade: C- If you didn’t already guess from the previews R.I.P.D. is essentially Men In Black with dead people. Except MIB is a classic, funny movie. R.I.P.D. is, at best, mildly amusing. The audience laughed a handful of times but not very hard. And if I recall correctly the only funny bits are Jeff Bridges’…
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Iron Man 3 – movie review
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Grade: B- There is a lot to like about Iron Man 3, but, speaking for myself, not a lot to love. Where it falls short is that there’s never a moment where I feel that Iron Man won’t survive and save the day. Of course they’re not going to kill of Iron Man in a…
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Movie Review – Olympus Has Fallen
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Olympus has Fallen is a lot like Die Hard in the White House. It is by no means as good, but it’s still an entertaining and action packed movie. Movie critics are split on their reviews, but the audience ratings are pretty solid in the “like it” category. The theater was nearly packed last night…
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Movie Review – The Croods – Enough Fun and Humor for Adults Too
This is a smart, funny, and colorful movie about a clan of cave people who must travel to unknown territory after their cave was destroyed by plate tectonics. They meet up with a more evolved person — his forehead isn’t sloped — who introduces them to the prehistoric version of shoes, cell phones, sun glasses, and…
