Category: Ratings
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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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Gulliver’s Travels aspires to appease the little people
Gulliver’s Travels – 2010 Directed by Robert Letterman Starring Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate, T.J. Miller, Chris O’Dowd Written by Joe Stillman, Nicolas Stoller based on the book by Jonathan Swift The first question one must ask when watching a movie such as Gulliver’s Travels, is who did…
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True Grit vs. New Grit
True Grit – 1969 Directed by Henry Hathaway Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Kim Darby, Jeff Corey, Strother Martin, John Fielder Written by Marguerite Roberts True Grit – 2010 Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper Both films based…
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The Rite is a decent passage from a stage actor to a screen presence
The Rite – 2011 Directed by Mikael Håfström Starring Colin O’Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins, Marta Gastini, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Toby Jones, Rutger Hauer, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds Written by Matt Baglio, Michael Petroni In the midst of an exorcism of a pregnant 16-year-old Italian girl, Father Lucas, plainly portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, receives a cell phone call. Quickly he asks his protegé,…
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Waiting for “Superman” shows teacher’s unions getting stronger as education fades into Hope
Waiting for “Superman” – 2010 Directed by Davis Guggenheim Starring The future of this country Written by Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball Money as the problem is dismissed early on in Waiting for “Superman.” Rather, Davis Guggenheim demonstrates that there is a legion of horrible teachers that, thanks to a strong union, have an immunity to…
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Conviction is average Oscar bait and switch
Conviction – 2010 Directed by Tony Goldwyn Starring Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Peter Gallagher, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Clea Duvall, Bailee Madison Written by Pamela Gray There is a scene early on in Conviction when Kenny Waters (Rockwell), who has brought his young child into a bar with loud, live music, along with…
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