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Half A Solid Movie
Angels and Demons Review These movies (Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code) are simply miracles. Da Vinci was tremendously boring, ended essentially with Tom Hanks reading a monologue from a newspaper, and made over $750 million worldwide. Huh? I think that success either a) had to do with the controversial theological elements or…
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It’s Good, Bottom Line, But It Won’t Change Your Life
Star Trek Review Riding on a ton of positive reviews Star Trek comes loaded with positive expectations. So that may unfairly bias viewers going to see it. It is without a doubt a very polished film made with a lot of skill. Visually it looks fantastic, the special effects seem first-rate, especially compared to the…
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Possibly Good News! Ryan Reynolds Deadpool Spinoff
Variety reports Ryan Reynolds may star as Deadpool in a Wolverine spinoff http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003226.html?categoryid=10&cs=1&nid=2248 Reynolds was pretty much the best part of Wolverine, the only one who seemed aware that the movie was extremely silly. The guy is cut like a rock, good looking, funny, and can even be scary if need be (see The…
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A Lesson In Raising The Stakes: Breaking Bad Season 2 Opener
Breaking Bad Commentary At the risk of flooding my site with Breaking Bad content, I want to comment on the first episode of the second season. Writers are sometimes told to make the story the worst day of their character’s life. We are told to raise the stakes, up the conflict, etc. But a lot…
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Really Intriguing SFX Work, District 9 Trailer
While the story presented in this trailer may seem like a heavy handed allegory, the FX work, particularly of the ship, I found absolutely stunning. Check it out for yourself. http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/ -Dan Benamor
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What Should I See Tonight, Dan? (5/2/09)
Not Wolverine! Read my review below for why. It’s not too high on Rottentomatoes either. If you haven’t caught State of Play yet that’s supposed to be good, according to the majority of critics. I’ve actually read a lot of positive feedback about Battle for Terra, but I would suggest reading up on it’s story…
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I know you want to go see it anyway, but don’t!
Wolverine Review Listen, at this point you probably pretty much know if you’re going to go see this movie or not. And if you love Wolverine it’s hard to blame you, surely even if the movie sucks you want to at least see what it was like, right? WRONG! Don’t do it. I mean it.…