Category: Ratings
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I Am Number Four takes it self seriously, but is fun
I Am Number Four – 2011 Directed by D.J. Caruso Starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAullife, Kevin Durand Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Marti Noxon, based on I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Jobie Hughes and James Frey) The name James Frey is a fount of controversy ever since…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Avengers Movies) Phase One
When Captain America: The First Avenger is released July 22, 2012, it will mark the last movie to be released ramping up to the May 4, 2012 arrival of the first superhero team movie, The Avengers. At this point, everyone is aware of the team that has been assembled: Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible…
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The Messenger: presents a Memorial Day tale many Americans should see
The Messenger – 2009 Directed by Oren Moverman Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi, Yaya DaCosta Written by Moverman and Alassandro Camon The Messenger starts out with a deception. Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery (Foster) meets up with an old flame, Kelly (Malone). After they have adult situations and then go to…
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Two for **: No Strings Attached / Love & Other Drugs
No Strings Attached – 2011 Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin…
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Green Hornet: Stoners aren’t very compelling heroes
The Green Hornet – 2011 Directed by Michael Gondry Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg based on The Green Hornet by George W. Trendle, Fran Striker “So what if we had a hero movie, where the hero is a semi-conscious…
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Something happened on the way to Hereafter: life got really slow
Hereafter – 2010 Directed by Clint Eastwood Starring Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Frankie and George McLaren, Jay Mohr, Richard Kind, Lyndsey Marshal Written by Peter Morgan So, I really like Clint Eastwood. Seriously. And more as a director than an actor, but it’s been close. I think he asks a lot of questions with…
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Bieber’s Never Say Never is a celebration of how fun it is to be young
Never Say Never – 2011 Directed by John Chu Starring Justin Bieber This Is It was a family’s desperate attempt to cash in on the recently deceased cadaver of a workhorse of a singer, songwriter and dancer who himself had tried to ramp up for one last tour to cash in on what was left…
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Catfish : true or not, it is a compelling tale
Catfish – 2010 Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman Catfish calls itself a documentary, and although this claim is disputed, the story itself is warning enough to those who have used Facebook as a way to create a network of friends that they converse with routinely but don’t really know. How it happened in this film is…
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Hubble shows man’s willingness to “…boldly go…”
Hubble – 2010 Written and Directed by Toni Myers Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio “It’s like performing brain surgery with oven mitts.” That’s the description used to describe the task ahead of them. Hubble telescope, launched into space in 1990, was in need of one last repair. The fantastic telescope has performed well since finally being…
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Forgotten Gems: Along Came Polly is funny in the best, uncomfortable way
Along Came Polly – 2004 Written and Directed by John Hamburg Starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Alec Baldwin In a very misguided way, I decided that this movie probably sucked when it was a huge hit while being horribly reviewed in 2004. Never a fan of…
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