Category: Ratings
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2012 – Just when you thought the world had about ended…
For those of you who did not sense a pattern in Roland Emmerich’s repertoire, the guy likes to put his characters through a lot of permanently changing scenery. Starting small with the brainless blockbuster, “Universal Soldier,” he and his fellow auteur Dean Devlin convinced studios to allow them progressively bigger budgets for progressively bigger movies with progressively…
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In which there are plenty of jokes about fat guys…Paul Blart: Mall Cop
I have to admit, I never have been a fan of Kevin James. His routine is to be the butt of jokes by everyone else in the room. This is strangely appealing to a lot of people, but I am not sure why. Being fat is inherently funny. That much I get. I can appreciate…
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In which there is plenty of “Fighting”
Channing Tatum seems like a model pretty boy, but after half an hour of Fighting, it is apparent he is a good fit for this type of movie. Playing a down on his luck college wrestler who is in NYC just looking for a break. Or, at least, looking to sell fake Harry Potter books. The movie…
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J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK – One for the Ages
I was in absolutely no hurry to see Star Trek‘s 2009 reboot. In fact, it had been out for 3 weeks before I went to see it, really out of deference to the fact my friend Steve and I had seen all of the others since Star Trek 5 together in the theater. We had…
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