Category: Movie Reviews
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The Hunger Games does the novel justice
The Hunger Games – 2012 Director Gary Ross Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields Screenplay Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray based on the novel by Collins There are several moments throughout the movie, The Hunger Games, where Jennifer Lawrence wordlessly…
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The Three Stooges is a win, any way you figure it
The Three Stooges – 2012 Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Sofia Vergara, Craig Bierko, Stephen Collins, Lin Shaye, Brian Doyle-Murray, The Cast of the Jersey Shore Screenplay by Mike Cerrone and The Farrelly Brothers Never having been a fan of The Stooges, I was nonplussed when…
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Corner Gas, Episode 20: Hero Sandwich
The Writers – Brent Butt and Andrew Carr Director – David Storey A brief synopsis – Wanda contemplates getting a tattoo, until he gets an offer from Emma to design the image. Lacey’s new Ruby Club sandwich is too big of a hit. Everyone is up in arms over the proposal to put in a stop light in…
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The Campaign flies gleefully off the rails in the most vulgar way possible
The Campaign – 2012 Directed by Jay Roach Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox Screenplay by Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell Jay Roach has been doing political stuff on cable over the last few years. First Recount and then Game Change, were not so much comedy as they were…
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Silent House gives it away for free
Silent House – 2012 Directed by Chris Kentis, Laura Lau Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Haley Murphy, Adam Bennett Written by Laura Lau based on the Uruguayan screenplay by Oscar Estevez Silent Househas a promising premise: a single shot horror film in real-time. The story is that of a young woman named Sarah (Olsen),…
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American Reunion: How much Pie is too much?
American Reunion – 2012 Written and Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg Starring Jason Briggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Sean William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, John Cho, Eugene Levy, Katrina Bowden, Ali Corbin, Jennifer Coolidge So, Chris Klein hasn’t been up to much in 3 years. I am not…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the Bourne Film Series
The Bourne Identity Release Date – June 14, 2002 Directed by Doug Liman Starring Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Styles, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by William Blake Herron, Tony Gilroy Review – Based on the Robert Ludlum film almost in name only, Doug Liman took the nuts and bolts of the espionage from the experiences of his father…
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CPE & Em review Mirror Mirror: Bread is meat
Mirror Mirror – 2012 Director Tarsem Singh Starring Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Lily Collins, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner, Sean Bean, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Danny Woodburn, Martin Klebba, Sebastien Saraceno, Jordan Prentice, Mark Povinelli, Joe Gnoffo, Ronald Lee Clark Screenplay by Marc Klein and Jason Keller CPE’s Review: Julia Roberts has waited for a role like this…
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