Category: Movie Reviews
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Rio is a visual feast with a story that appeals to those who haven’t seen it before.
Rio – 2011 Directed by Carlos Saldanha Starring (voice only) Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jermaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Tracy Morgan, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am Written by Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper There is a delightful opening scene at the beginning of Rio which is ended promptly by poachers catching…
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It’s Hobo with a Shotgun, not Bill Shakespeare
Hobo with a Shotgun – 2011 Directed by Jason Eisner Starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and a bunch of local “talent” Wirtten by John Davies Prostitute: “You can’t solve all the world’s problems with a shotgun.” Hobo: “It’s all I know.” The second film to generate from the Tarantino / Rodriguez Grindhouse films commercials, Hobo…
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Don’t bother to Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight – 2011 Directed by Michael Dowse Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer Written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo Definition of ANACHRONISM 1: an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out-of-place;especially : one from a former age…
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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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Jumping The Broom: From Payton Place to in your face
Jumping the Broom – 2011 Directed by Salim Akil Starring Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, Gary Dourdan, Julie Bowen, DeRay Davis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, T.D. Jakes, Valarie Pettiford, Screenplay by Arlene Gibbs, Elizabeth Hunter A whirlwind romance between a young couple, each from a different side…
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If you see one annoying movie this season, take the kids to see The Smurfs
The Smurfs in 3D – 2011 Directed by Raja Gosnell Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mayes, Hank Azaria, Johnathan Winters (v), Katy Perry (v), Anton Yelchin (v), Frank Welker (k), George Lopez (v), Alan Cumming (v), Sofia Vergara, Written by J. David Stern, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn Neil Patrick Harris is a…
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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night – Brandon got a raw deal
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night – 2011 Directed by Kevin Munroe Starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs, Kurt Angle, Brian Steele Written by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenhiemer “There was only one way to get into Corpus House, if you weren’t a vampire,” intones Routh, in a voice over as…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Chronicles of Narnia Series
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – 2005 Directed by Andrew Adamson Starring William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Liam Neeson (v), Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Ray Winstone (v), Dawn French (v) Written by Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Review: Much pressure was applied upon the makers of The Lion,…
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