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Source Code - 8/10

I really enjoyed this action-packed thriller with that blue-eyed Jake Gyllenhaal. Great story despite a couple of little plot holes.



Before The Devil Knows You're Dead - 8.5/10

Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke play brothers who take part in a jewelry store heist. Much drama ensues, so this is more of a thriller/drama than a caper film. The great cast also includes Marisa Tomei, looking very sexy, and Albert Finney as the father. I loved this one.

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sucker punch 9/10

it was one long cool music video. i am not a special effects fan at all, but hot damn they were great, and with the music is was totally enthralling. even though the sfx became a bit repetitive, it was still super fun. i even liked the cheesy tips the old guy would give "and remember ladies, if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything," and the like.

and what i really liked was the super twist ending, the "sucker punch" at the end. i DID NOT see that coming at all, and i liked it.

not big on dialogue, but it didn't need to be. pure bubblegum. nothing but fun. no, it is not a serious film, not big on plot or story or dialogue or cinematography. but it was a fun move with a great soundtrack. an excellent escape from real life for an hour and half.

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Paul

- 6.5/10

- had some good chuckles but wasn't as good as - Shawn of the Dead or 'Hot Fuzz,'
- Also seemed too anti-Christian, like the comedy became a sub plot to the main theme of 'how stupid Christians are.'

Halx

Hanna - 8/10

This was a wire-to-wire action movie. Nothing complicated about it. It was very entertaining despite not being as intelligent as it could have been. A few unrealistic applications of physics nagged at me. Some bad accent work by Cate Blanchett. Inexplicable southern accent from a woman with a German last name. Still, I was entertained and engaged for the entire length of the movie.

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I loved Source Code... I'd give it an 8.5/10 on the Noodlemeter.

But, The Killing Room had me up all night. I'd give it a 7/10 for the general moviegoer, but a 9.5/10 for the psych student who has an understanding of what REALLY went on in the MK Ultra experiments. Man, I couldn't sleep for hours. My brain just kept going. And then I dreamed of Phillip Zimbardo for the rest of the night.

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Skyline 8-10, Battle for LA 5-10

Jove

Your Highness 5/10: A slightly amusing stoner comedy taking place in the Middle Ages and nothing exceptional stands out in this film besides Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel.

jewels

This. Although I might give it a 9 for the Chemical Brothers soundtrack.

Noodle - re: The Killing Room. I'm with you on that one. I saw it nearly a year ago and can still recall most of those scenes vividly. Psychological torture that I didn't want to watch but felt compelled to do so: the stuff of real nightmares.

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Everything about this film screamed brilliance, I had high hopes for this film being a fan of Feudal Japan and a fan to Kurosawa's films but this film delivered extremely well. Where ROTK made tears trickle down my face Last Samurai brought be to a blubbering mess, this film really struck a chord within me and annot wait to see it again.

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Skyline - 2/10

There was almost nothing even remotely good about this movie. SKIP IT!!!

Battle L.A - 7.5/10

What a fun movie! Its like a shitty version of Black Hawk Down full of aliens! I plan on getting this on Blu Ray and watching it all the time with my sterio cranked. Good times

Megamind - 3/10

I normally love cartoons like this, but this one was just dry for 95% of the movie. Very few funny jokes. I just sat there drinking and staring blankly at the TV up until this came on:

Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog - 11/10

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I have watched it about 7 times now, and plan on watching it that many times again before the year is up. The singing is amazing, the cheese acting is amazing, the cheese story is amazing. The only problem with it is that it is not long enough, I want more!

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Your Highness 3/10

The movie simply was not funny to me at all

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Sucker Punch: -5 out of 10

This movie was pure crap. The best part of it is the bunny painted on the front of the mech. that's it. The sound track tells you all you need to know about it. It's nothing but horrible covers of good songs. Everything in the movie was done better by someone else. It's like they threw every bad movie cliche they could find into a blender and then had a retarded monkey piece it together. Punching myself in the balls repeatedly and then masturbating with a cheese grater would have been less painful then this movie was.

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Your Highness: Just google Natalie Portman's ass and save yourself the time. Had a few parts that were funny, but spent more time face palming then watching the movie.

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The King's Speech 9/10
How they made such a great movie based on a man with a stutter is a testament to all involved. Loved it. Colin Firth was wonderful.

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Black Swan - 10/10

I could not have thought of a better way to contrast the duality of human nature. this movie completely captures the combination of the repression of instinctual and hedonistic urges and the urges themselves to create something beautiful. i could never get tired of watching the movie over and over again.

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Scream 4-5/10

The fourth film in the scream franchise had an excellent idea and was executed well on screen until the two killers were identified, then the film made absolutely no sense. *spoiler alert* It would have made sense if you had two large individuals as the killers, but to have two 5'3 110lbs hipster high school students with no formal martial arts or hunting experience that could probably be over powered easily by anyone, as the killers, with no rational explanation as to why they are actually killing people besides "cause I am sick and tired of hearing about my aunt surviving the attacks from five years ago and now I want to super famous? is just weak writing (just like this review)

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127 Hours 9/10
Great flick. Not a Franco fan but he was very good. After watching this I really still don't know if I'd be able to do what he did or if I'd just pass away. Shows you the lengths that people will go through to survive.

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Temple Grandin, 2010 HBO movie 9/10

This is a biopic about an autistic woman who overcame the odds to become an expert in animal husbandry. She went on to design humane treatments of cattle in processing plants. Claire Danes is wonderful as the main character, Temple Grandin. As the parent of a child with autism, I really enjoyed this movie and how it approached at how they look at the world. It made me understand a little bit more what my daughter is going through and how frustrating and difficult it must be for her.

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"Cemetery Man" - a mid 90s movie starring Rupert Everett. I'd give it something like a banana out of 10 because it made no sense, unless reviewed as performance art and even then, not a lot of sense.

Horror/Romance/Dark Comedy

Cemetery grounds keeper and his (apparently) retarded friend who maintain a cemetery in Italy where all the dead rise within a week of their death. It's a secret the two of them keep in order to not have the cemetery shut down (and thus lose their jobs). So, zombies rise, headshot, shovel to the head, a bus full of dead boyscouts invade the grounds keeper house, boom-headshot (x10). Zombie on a motorcycle. Main character goes insane (?). Flying head of a 12 year old in bridal veil sits in a broken television and sings folk songs. Beautiful woman keeps reincarnating. Discussions of impotence and purposeful rumors of sexual inability.

I'm still processing.

Titan_Uranus

The kids are alright 9-10.

jannista

Get him to the Greek: good laughs spread out evenly throughout. I'd recommend it.

MichaelFarker

Revolver - 8/10
TL;DR The Matrix sans special effects and without all those pesky explanations
First half was one of the best action movies I've seen. Riveting without resorting to cheap tricks, stale formulas or shocking foulness. Interesting characters, solid dialog, bit of mystery and action. Good acting, cinematography, etc. A full five points for the first half.
Second half was a disturbing mind fuck. The sort of movie that tries to make you doubt your sanity or at least your world-view. Alice down the rabbit hole. I actually like that sometimes but I prefer to know it's coming. Also, while still decent this portion of the film was not as well executed. Serious props to Mark Strong as Sorter though, made me wish the whole thing was about him sometimes. On the whole, just a three out of five for the second half.
Then again I won't forget it.

The King's Speech - 10/10
Excellent movie. It's a period piece and a serious character drama which is usually not my favorite especially late at night. But it was so well done that I was spellbound in spite of the hour. It is very rare for acting to be so well done that I either find myself feeling I know those people or else wishing I did. And the story was handled just right too.

Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog - 10/10
I almost took a point off because it is, after all, a musical. I usually can't even stand to finish musicals. But it was just too good to do that. I highly recommend it to anyone who is not bothered by a small amount of crude language.

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Thor - 9/10

I freakin' loved it! Check it out in IMAX 3-D if you can for full enjoyment.

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fast and the furious 5 - 8/10

great action scenes, plenty to keep you busy but wont win any awards. great movie for the boys.

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I've seen quite a few recently... hard to "rate" them, so I'll just make do.

Insidious -- totally creeped me out but really fun to watch. A little Poltergeist-y, Hitchcock-y and Stephen King-y. We had the giggles at one point and there is definitely the Jig-Saw influence in one of the characters, but thoroughly enjoyable.

Thor 3D in XD... freaking awesome. S kept murmuring, "Meanwhile, in the Hall of Justice...." but overall really well done. It's always nice going to the theater and watching a movie in an easy chair with the audio optimized for every seat. The effects were so good that I was off-kilter for almost an hour since my vestibular-ocular responses were all wonked out from the 3D and audio experience,

Black Death (2010 or '11 version) -- at first we thought it was a bad SeeFee channel movie, but it totally redeemed itself and the religious aspect of the plague was entertainingly investigated.

Fast Five -- Hands down my entertainment favorite. But, I've been looking forward to it for a really long time. Cars, Diesel, and explosions. Hubba hubba.

13 -- Total mindfuck... completely loved it. Even has a little Statham in it but he's by far NOT the main focus. The guy in charge of the event is just sheer insanity.

Julia's Eyes (Spain) -- Again, total mindfuck. But completely and totally brilliant. The director and cinematographer did a superb job of setting the mood and I'll give away too much if I try to go into it, because it was that amazing.

Confessions (Japan) -- More mindfucking. Teacher, kids, intertwined stories of revenge. Amazing. Loved it. Really well done. The teacher gave me goosebumps at one point, she was so chilling.

Kill the Irishman -- Awesome Cleveland mob story from the 1970s. Crazy cameos kept popping up and it was really well done. Every movie we watched for awhile, we kept waiting for cars to blow up. Watch it and you'll know why

Hobo with a Shot Gun -- I made it 20 minutes in before I had to bow out. Worse than Black Devil Doll. Purely cheap, campy, gore... but completely over the top and weird. Did not like.

Not a fan of Let Me In or Takers, both were quite disappointing.
But Hanna and Source Code rocked. As did Ip Man and Ip Man 2, for the Wing Chun experience. Donnie Yen is The Man.

There's my last two weeks of movies

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Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. 10/10
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I've been a fan of Woody Allen since I saw Annie Hall. I love his use of dialogue, satire, and indie style. Actor Owen Wilson surprised me the most. He is usually type casted into arrogant womanizing male lead roles. In Woody Allen's film he plays a dreamer, a romantic and plays it quite well. Rachel Mcadams steps out of her comfort zone by playing his materialistic soon to be bride. They are complete opposites. While Mcdams character is concerned with living a charmed life in Malibu, Wilson's character is an idealist. He is nostalgic of the past and has a romanticized vision of Paris. He is so nostalgic he really has no interest in his present reality and wishes to live amongst the great writers and artists of the roaring 1920s.
Woody Allen manages to create a fantasy world without the use of special effects. Woody Allen is about story; great writing with a sharp wit. Anyone who enjoys classic American literature or Woody Allen's humor will enjoy this cinematic treasure. I would love to see this again.

Super 8 directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Spielberg 8/10
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Super 8 is a hodgepodge of childhood sci fi/advanture films like E.T., The Goonies and even a bit of M. Night Shyamalan. It is evident this is something straight out of Spielberg's mind. I can imagine seeing little Spielberg running around with his super 8 camera in the 70s directing his childhood friends in a short film. I mention Sixth Sense because it is very slow moving in the beginning like many of M. Night Shyamalan 's films. The tension builds as you wait to see what lurks around the corner.

At the core of this film, it is about the characters rather than the alien infiltrating the small town of Lillian. The boy lead goes through a character arc and must overcome an obstacle no child should have to experience. This later helps this alien who has a psychic energy attracting many electronic and metal appliances.

Many themes are reoccurring from past Spielberg films. Daddy issues run rampant in "Catch Me in if you Can", "The Last Crusade", "The Crystal Skull", and "E.T." The heroine always has some issues with the authoritative figure and just like E.T. the military takes over and creates havoc rather than peace.
Super 8 has many great child performances by newcomers Elle Fanning(dakota fanning lil sis),Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, and Zach Mills. They are hilarious and reminded me of the Goonies gang.


Next on my list: Terrence Malick's Tree of Life.I have been waiting for this to come out for 6 months now.

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Paris at Midnight...
If you love Paris and Woody, you will love this film...(probably have to see it twice not to miss some of the dialog)

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X-Men - 7/10 Was a pretty predictable movie.. If you use to watch the cartoons growing up then you pretty much knew how the movie was.

Fast Five - 9/10 Always a favorite of mine..

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Source Code - 5/10. Super boring. Figured out the whole plot when the train stopped for the first time. Acting was solid, movie was well made, but it was all just so predictable.

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Thor 9-10

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Transformers-Dark Of The Moon

Like the rest of the Bay movies, lots of action, explosions and ass kicking robots! Loved it for what it was. 7/10

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Miller's Crossing ...again, for, like, the 83rd time. It's still one of my favorite movies of all time. I love the Coens; love the 1930s; love the twisted drama and craziness of old timey gangster warfare and double-crossing; and love the almost Shakespearean drama of the story. Plus, the absolute perfect '30s hardboiled dialog...

Verna: Shouldn't you be doing your job?
Tom: Intimidating helpless women is my job.
Verna: Then go find one, and intimidate her.

Tom [finding someone sitting in the dark in his apartment]: Hello Bernie.
Bernie: Hello Tom. What's the rumpus? How'd you know it was me?
Tom: You're the only one I know who'd knock and then break in.
Bernie: Your other friends wouldn't break in, huh?
Tom: My other friends want to kill me, so they wouldn't've knocked.

...Ach. I love this movie. 10/10

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127 hours 8-10.

Jove

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 8.5/10

(It all ended about four years ago. Seriously, the advertisement that states "it all ends" is rubbish. Anyways, that was a side rant.)

Does Harry destroy all of the horcruxes? Is he truly the chose one? Does he live or does he die? Is Snape truly an evil individual or is he fighting for the greater good? The questions listed are answered in the last film in the series, which continues with the trio still on the search to destroy horcruxs. If you have been following the series for the last ten years then I see no need to provide anyone with background of the story or characters. Hogwarts is where it began and will end for some of the characters in the series. The battle between OOTP/D.A./Professors/students against Voldemort, the death eaters, and the giants is so epic that you think there is no way Hogwarts or those fighting for the greater good are going to survive and some do not. The fight between Harry and Voldemort is so unevenly matched that when you see Voldemort kicking, punching and throwing Harry around like a rag doll that you just want to yell at Harry to stay down or give up. But, as we are all aware by now, Harry doesn't give up even if it is against a super powerful dark wizard that killed parents, uncle and friends. And you know who else doesn't give up? Neville Longbottom. What can I say about a shy kid who avoided confrontation for six years only to become the leader in the revolution at Hogwarts? This kid is a sword-wielding wizard bad ass who takes on the death eaters, Lord Voldemort and a giant snake without fear. The monologue he has at the end of the film while he is standing in front of Lord Voldemort and the death eaters is so moving that I felt like I was standing right beside him fighting for the greater good.

The series may have ended, but it will never be forgotten.

KellyC

Donnie Yen's newest action flick, The Lost Bladesman - 2/10

This movie is a short story about Guan Yu's service under Cao Cao after he was captured, it's taken from one of my favorite book, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Donnie Yen plays Guan Yu and right from the bat something is seriously wrong because Yen is too damn small to play the physically imposing Guan Yu. The film also deviates a lot from its source material for whatever the hell reason the people involved had in mind. For example, in the book Cao Cao is portrayed as cunning, scheming, and ruthless; in the film he's a righteous dude, albeit scheming, who works hard to save the empire and bring peace to the people. The Cao Cao in the book has tremendous respect for Guan Yu and would loooooove to have Guan Yu work for him, but he's not going to kow tow to Guan Yu and beg him to stay on several occasions. He has too much pride for that, and he's in a position of leadership so that would make him look bad to his subordinates. Similarly, Guan Yu is compassionate but he's also very stern and is all business. He would not be all buddy-buddy with Cao Cao as that would be disrespectful to his sworn brother and lord Liu Bei. He wouldn't hesitate to cut down any one who's in his way, and he wouldn't run from a fight either. So Cao Cao is enamored with Guan Yu and he showers Guan Yu with tons of gifts, of which Guan Yu either returns the gifts or donates to charity. But the film makers missed the most important gift, the Red Hare, which is a legendary horse known for its strength and speed. This horse helps Guan Yu numerous times on the battlefield is omitted from the story. There's no mentioning of him at all and Red Hare plays an important part in Guan Yu's life. Then you have some dumb side plot like Guan Yu being secretly in love with his sworn brother's betrothed and get all doll-eyed for her. The Guan Yu in the book wouldn't be bothered with nonsense like this. He has a lord to serve and an empire to save.

By now it should be clear that this movie is a failed endeavor. But to make it worse the film makers took the liberty to alter the actual plot itself. You find Guan Yu not actually crossing the Five Passes and slaying the Six Generals, a feat that he's famous for. Instead you see him wandering around the region here and there, and the gatekeepers commander stops him in his track with the explicit order to kill him. And Guan Yu actually hesitates to kill some of them. That didn't happen in the book. I can go on about the book-film comparison but i'll stop for now.

Other than numerous factual errors, I find the film to be a sloppy piece of story telling. Some scenes could've extended longer so the characters can finish their thoughts and some scenes should be cut short to spare us the silliness that has nothing to do with the overall narrative. An important theme that's down played in this film is loyalty. There's no character development as everybody is the same from the first scene to the last. Though, the only exception is the emperor, who, surprisingly isn't such a useless coward. He has some guts, somewhat of a mind of his own, and an ambition. But ultimately, he's an idiot and he deserves to have his authority usurped by Cao Cao.

So if you're looking for a respectable treatment of Guan Yu from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, look somewhere else. For a mindless action flick that's set in the late Han dynasty, this is tolerable fluff. That's the only reason why the film gets a score of 2/10.

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Conspiracy

A joint HBO/BBC production.

The movie is about the decisions leading to the Jewish Holocaust.

9.5/10

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2

Loved every bit of it and a little sad that it has ended so triumphantly. I will say, Alan Rickman is probably the best character in this movie.... so well acted...

Frosstbyte

Yeah. I won't necessarily say that I have strong feelings about the rest of the movie, but Rickman is absolutely brilliant. Every scene he's in comes alive.

I absolutely maintain that Yates is nothing special as a director, and Rickman is really the only actor who really rose above the pedestrian direction.

streak_56

I think I have a strong investment in the movie because I really got "into" the books. I will say, the very end of the movie after the battle is over.... my fiance and I made fun of the movie, thought it was epic until that part.

I will say, I hope Rickman gets some recognition for his performance, he's been so good as the bad guy for so long (Die Hard, Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves.) I can't say enough good things about him.... and upon looking at Wikipedia, he's 65! I thought he was younger....

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Captain America-The First Avenger

It was a solid flick, and the fact that Marvel cut down on the American Propaganda and made it more of the little guy versus the bully was an excellent choice to appeal to a wider audience, and albeit, they also flaunted certain Patriotic tendencies that Captain America has.... such as the kicking chorus line of ladies.... with the Cap knocking out Hitler.... very well done, great action, all around a movie worth watching!

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i watched the lincoln lawyer this weekend. i thought it was a pretty good movie. 8 out of 10

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