Category: Movie Reviews
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The Adjustment Bureau is waiting for Godot
The Adjustment Bureau – 2011 Written and Directed by George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ruivivar, Terence Stamp, Michael Kelley Based on “Adjustment Team” by Philip K. Dick There is a lot of talk about free will in The Adjustment Bureau. With a series of officers who looked like they…
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Going the Distance? Okay, maybe we’ll take a shortcut.
Going The Distance – 2010 Directed by Nanette Burstein Starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Ron Livingston Written by Geoff LaTulippe Nanette Burstein has a career varied and dotted with awards. Most of what she’s done have been documentaries thus far. That she was chosen to direct the latest Drew Barrymore…
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Hall Pass show the Farrelly Brothers in mid-season form
Hall Pass – 2011 Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly Starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudekis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Joy Behar, Alexandria Daddario, Nicky Whelan, J.B. Smoove, Richard Jenkins, Larry Joe Campbell Written by The Farrelly Brothers, Pete Jones, Kevin Barnett The Farrelly Brothers made a huge impact in 1994 with Dumb and Dumber. After…
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Forgotten Gems: Flipped is Reiner’s sweetly realistic view of young love
Flipped – 2010 Directed by Rob Reiner Starring Maddy Carroll, John Mahoney, Callan McAuliffe, Aidan Quinn, Rebecca DeMornay, Anthony Edwards, Penelope Ann Miller Written by Reiner and Andrew Scheinman based upon the book by Wendelin Van Draanen Rob Reiner has quietly put together one of the greatest directorial resumes of the last 30 years. The style and category…
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MacGruber: It’s hard work to be that stupid, but it’s still stupid
MacGruber -2010 Directed by Jorma Taccone Starring Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillipe, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and a bunch of big time wrestlers Written by Taccone, Forte, John Solomon If time on earth has tought me one thing, it’s that, if you have moderate success with a skit on SNL, you stand a good…
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Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Roderick Rules and Dog Days
The Diary of A Wimpy Kid – 2010 Directed by Thor Freudenthal Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Connor and Owen Fielding, Chloë Grace Moretz, Grayson Russell, Laine MacNeil, Karen Brar Written by Jackie & Jeff Filgo, Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah based on the book by Jeff Kinney I bought the…
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon obliterated by edits
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – 2011 Directed by Michael Bay Starring Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, John Turturro, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Peter Cullen (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice), Leonard Nimoy (voice), Alan Tudyk Written by Ehren Krueger About 45 minutes into Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Optimus…
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Transformers Trilogy Reviewed by Cool Papa E
Transformers – 2007 Directed by Michael Bay Starring Shia La Beouf, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Peter Cullen (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice), Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson, Jon Voight, Kevin Dunn, Julie White Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman Review: This movie was a pleasant surprise how good it was. Michael Bay was never…
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