Category: 5 Stars
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CPE and Em (and El): You don’t have to save the world to be Brave
Brave – 2012 Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Starring (voices) Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane, John Ratzenberger Screenplay by Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi Expectations for Pixar lowered significantly over the last year. Cars 2 was the kind of film released when a company is out…
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They are here for us: Act of Valor
Act of Valor – 2012 Directed by Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh Starring US Navy Seals, US Navy Special Warfare Combatant Crewman, Roselyn Sánchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Alex Vedov, Screenplay by Kurt Johnstad I am an American. I live under the protection of the men who are portrayed in this film… portrayed by the men themselves. I am not fit…
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Buck is about life, not just horses
Buck – 2011 Directed by Cindy Meehl Documentary featuring Buck Brannaman My brothers have followed Buck Brannaman around for about 20 years. They talked about a guy who could take the worst possible horse and make them docile, kind and willing partners within an hour…a half hour even. I had seen their method of “breaking” horses, and…
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We Got A Zoo: A Family Classic that avoids being preachy
We Bought A Zoo – 2011 Directed by Cameron Crowe Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, J.B. Smoove, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning, Patrick Fugit, Colin Ford, Angus Macfadyen, Maggie Elisabeth Jones Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna and Crowe My wife hates movies with animals. She is not partial to sad sack films that hang broken hearts out on…
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol: Chaplin, Chan, Cruise
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – 2011 Directed by Brad Bird Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Léa Seydoux Written by André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum There are some incredible visuals in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, taking one to some of the most picturesque landmarks in the world: Budapest, Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Mission: Impossible series
Mission: Impossible – 1996 Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart, Jon Voight, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emilio Estavez, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, Henry Czerny, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Written by David Koepp, Robert Towne Considered at the time to be a blasphemous departure to the original series is now seen as a pretty solid thriller.…
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