Author: coolpapae
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Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is artistically recreated
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo – 2011 Directed by David Fincher Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård Screenplay Steven Zaillian From the moment it was revealed that David Fincher was going to remake the 2009 Swedish original of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, mixed feelings abound. The first run through was…
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Tower Heist is Eddie Murphy closer his best days, but not much else
Tower Heist – 2011 Directed by Brett Ratner Starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Téa Leoni, Casey Affleck, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, Gabourey Sidibe Screenplay by Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson There is something sharp and very clean about a Brett Ratner film. There never seems to be any sort of litter, refuse or debris anywhere on the…
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Jack and Jill is a flaming pile of dung
Jack and Jill – 2011 Directed by Dennis Dugan Starring Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Eugeno Derbez, Tim Meadows, Nick Swardson Screenplay by Sandler, Ben Zook, Steve Koren, Robert Smigel Dennis Miller once said about the 2 for 1 blue light special at Kmart, “Two of sh!t, is sh!t. If they really wanna screw you they’d give…
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The Office: Episode 157 – Get The Girl
The Writer – Rainn Wilson Directed by – Charlie Grandy A brief synopsis – Andy decides to head to Florida to win over Erin. Dwight is back…and so is Nellie. The best line – Nellie: So who knows what’s going on? Anyone. (Kevin and Angela raise their hands) You, yeah…(Pointing to Kevin) Wait. I am very good at intuiting…
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Young Adult hammered home the point
Young Adult – 2011 Directed by Jason Reitman Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Hattiene Park, J.K. Simmons Written by Diablo Cody For those who like their comedies dark and their young movie families in danger of being broken up, this one should do the trick. The sad part about it is…
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The Three Musketeers is bright, beautiful and smarter than it looks
The Three Musketeers – 2011 Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stephenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelson, James Corden, Juno Temple, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Gabriella Wilde, Freddie Fox Screenplay by Andrew Davies and Alex Litvak based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers is one of the more ridiculous…
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The Office: Episode 156 – Last Day in Florida
The Writer – Matt Sohn Directed by – Robert Padnick A brief synopsis – When Robert California reveals he hates Nellie’s business plan, Jim has to work against Dwight to keep him from getting fired. Andy learns that Erin is not going to return to Scranton. Darryl and Toby compete with each other to get the big cookie…
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Dream House is almost as good as the story surrounding the movie
Dream House – 2011 Directed by Jim Sheridan Starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Martin Csokas, Elias Koteas, Taylor and Clair Geare Written by David Loucka The director and stars of Dream House balked at promoting the film, essentially due to the way the movie was cut after its test screenings. What’s more, Rachel Weisz and Daniel…
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Immortals: More Fighting and Chicks in Sepia Tone
Immortals – 2011 Directed by Tarsem Singh Starring Henry Cavill, Freda Pinto, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz Screenplay by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides At the beginning of Immortals, Zeus, in his “Old Man” disguise, gives the following exposition: “When this world was still young, long before man or beast roamed…
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