Author: coolpapae
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Fire with Fire: Grades out decently
Fire with Fire – 2012 Director David Barrett Starring Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Julian McMahon, Kevin Dunn, Richard Schiff, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Screenplay David Barrett Josh Duhamel (Jeremy Coleman / Douglas): I like him better than I should. What he’s done thus far has been material that is not real demanding.…
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: An Acceptable Farce
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – 2012 Director Timur Bekmambetov Cast Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Martin Csokas, Alan Tudyk Screenplay Seth Grahame-Smith There is something good to be said for just going for it. In the case of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, we have a concept that is ridiculous beyond measure. The 16th…
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Moonrise Kingdom: I get it. I just don’t care.
Moonrise Kingdom – 2012 Director Wes Anderson Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Howard, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban Screenplay Anderson and Roman Coppola The only Wes Anderson movies I own are The Life Aquatic… and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the former is his…
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Corner Gas, Episode 33: Key To The Future
The Writers – Brent Butt and Mark Farrell Director – David Storey A brief synopsis – Hank starts having vaguely prophetic dreams, convincing himself he is psychic. Brent and Wanda take advantage of this situation. Lacey gets “help” from Oscar fixing the town’s one pothole. Karen and Davis have a hard time keeping track of the keys. The…
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The Office: Episode 169 – The Whale
Written by Carrie Kemper Directed by Rodman Flender A brief synopsis – Dwight gets etiquette lessons on dealing with a woman client from Pam. Angela enlists Oscar to help her catch the person her husband is cheating with. Toby starts a trend to commemorate “Movember.” Andy checks in from his boat trip with his brother via Skype. The best line…
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CPE, Em and El: Wreck-It Ralph appeals to girls and boys
Wreck-It Ralph – 2012 Director Rich Moore Starring (voices) John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Mindy Kaling, Ed O’Neill, Dennis Haysbert Screenplay Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee The genius of Wreck-It Ralph is not in the ground that it treads. The multi-licensed cameos has been done before by Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the…
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The Office: Episode 168 – The Boat
Written by Dan Sterling Directed by John Krasinski A brief synopsis – Andy’s family is now broke, and his brother (Josh Groban) is an alcoholic. Kevin finds out something about The Senator and Oscar. Dwight’s moment of glory on a radio call in show is upended by…you know. The best line – Erin: So this is how your family came…
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Magic Mike: Typical story made special by Soderbergh and Horn
Magic Mike – 2012 Director Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Cody Horn, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Olivia Munn, Kevin Nash Screenplay Reid Carolin Almost 1/3 of the way through Magic Mike, there is a point where Brooke (Horn) has just discovered where her brother Alex (Pettyfer) has been working. She does her best to…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 