Category: 2 Stars
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CoolPapaE Reviews The Die Hard Series
Cool Papa E Reviews The Die Hard Series I’ve been waiting for this, like I always do. The evolution of Bruce Willis is most easily categorized with the Die Hard films. When he first hit the big screen as John McClane, he was more of a punk than anything. Skinny, mouthy and not much more…
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Butter finds liberals guessing what conservatives do
Butter – 2012 Director Jim Field Smith Starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddy, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Hugh Jackman, Yara Shahidi, Kristen Schaal Screenplay Jason Micallef Dear Jennifer, I want to talk a little about the first movie your production company has graced the world with. I will address each of my topics with its own bullet…
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CPE and Em: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Slightly better than expected
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 2012 Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Sylvester McCoy, Manu Bennett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Barry Humpheries, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott Screenplay Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro, Jackson Upon discovering that…
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The Watch shoots mostly blanks
The Watch – 2012 Directed by Akiva Schaffer Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Rosemarie DeWitt, Richard Ayoade, R. Lee Ermey, Will Forte, Billy Crudup Screenplay by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jared Stern A few weeks after the marketing campaign began for The Neighborhood Watch, a tragedy occurred in Florida that created a huge national stir. That…
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World): Just end it already
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – 2012 Writer and Director Lorene Scafaria Starring Steve Carell, Kiera Knightley, William Peterson, Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody, Derek Luke, Connie Britton, Patton Oswalt, Rob Corddry, Martin Sheen, Nancy Carell, Mark Moses, T.J. Miller Okay, so it’s the end of the world and everybody is acting nuts. Except Dodge…
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Safe for nobody, except one
Safe – 2012 Written and Directed by Boaz Yakin Starring Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount Mob war with bad cops in the midst. An ex-cop, ex-boxer and rumored garbage collector. A little Asian girl who is a math prodigy. If it were any more improbable, it would be the…
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Girl In Progress: It’s all been done
Girl In Progress – 2012 Director Patricia Riggin Starring Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette, Eugino Derbez, Kendall Cross Screenplay Hiram Martinez “So help me, I will set you on fire, girl.” Above is one of the opening lines between mother Grace (Mendes) and her daughter Ansiedad (Ramirez) in the coming of age flick Girl In Progress.…
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What to Expect when You’re Expecting is only as strong as its best material
What to Expect When You’re Expecting – 2012 Director Kirk Jones Starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Kim Fields Screenplay Shauna Cross and Heather Hauch based very, very loosely on the novel by Heidi Murkoff It’s like Love, Actually, Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve:…
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