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Reheated Denzel
The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 Review Denzel Washington plays an MTA worker chatting with John Travolta’s subway hijacker in The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 otherwise known as the JV team version of Inside Man. How it’s Similar to Inside Man 1. Denzel vs. Hostage Taking Criminal Mastermind Except instead of a coolly cold and eloquent…
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Probably Going To Be The Funniest Movie of 2009
The Hangover Review This movie is laugh-out loud funny literally from the beginning through the closing credits. It’s about three friends who awake from a bachelor party without the groom, and can’t remember what happened to him because they blacked out during the party. There are some narrative issues, particularly a blatant deus ex machina…
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Pure Genius
Up Review The people at Pixar perform a master-class on story with practically every film they put out now. Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, and now with Up: these folks create modern classics on a near-yearly basis. For my money, Up is their best at least since The Incredibles and maybe their best ever (full disclosure, I…
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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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Maybe
Yes Man Review We haven’t seen Jim Carrey headlining a comedy like this in a while, and unfortunately this vehicle is just a so-so vehicle for his talents. Liar, Liar is a comparably high-concept Carrey vehicle, but the concept lended itself much better to humor. Yes Man has moments of fun, but simply having Carrey…