Category: Action
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Don’t let Draco take care of your chimps
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – 2011 Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton Written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Premise suggested by La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle One of the metrics I like to use to test the effectiveness of a movie is how…
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Pirates of the Carribbean: On Stranger Tides must be viewed with subtitles on
Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Keith Richards, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths, Sam Claflin, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Screenplay by Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott based on the book On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers It’s quite a testament that Geoffrey Rush has made it through…
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Green Lantern is darkened with too many writers, effects
Green Lantern – 2011 Directed by Martin Campbell Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins Written by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg There is an easy theory to have with movie making. After 2, the more writers you get for a film, the more trouble you have.…
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Fast Five. Duh.
Fast Five – 2011 Directed by Justin Lin Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Joaquim de Almeida, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang Written by Chris Morgan This series is never going to end. At a point where most franchises have long run out of steam, this one made…
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Priest by another name, is Doom
Priest – 2011 Directed by Scott Stewart Starring Paul Bettany, Cam Giganet, Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer, Maggie Q, Alan Dale, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Mädchen Amick, Lily Collins Written by Cory Goodman based on the comic series Priest by Min-Woo Hyung Paul Bettany is wasted. Maggie Q is wasted. Karl Urban is wasted. They make ill use of Christopher…
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Hanna spins pointlessly, despite performances
Hanna – 2011 Directed by Joe Wright Starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Jessica Barden, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng Written by David Farr, Seth Lochhead There is a moment in Hanna, when Erik Heller (Bana) gets in somewhat of a lackadaisical fight with two pursuers in the remnants of an old amusement park. The…
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Sucker Punch – Sometimes you just have to call b.s.
Sucker Punch – 2011 Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Isaac Blue, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn Written by Steve Shibuya and Snyder Chain Gang Chicks in sepia tone. This is the kind of movie that can only be thoroughly enjoyed by those men (or…
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This Source Code is not as complicated or entertaining as it could be
Source Code – 2011 Directed by Duncan Jones Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden Written by Ben Ripley For all of its accolades and its (predominately international) box office success, one would think that Source Code was a better movie than it is. Getting an aggregate 86% on Rotten Tomatoes…
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