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- Review count386
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- First reviewMay 31, 2008
- Last reviewApril 27, 2013
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- Average rating3.4
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Ridiculous
PostedAugust 14, 2011
Danny McBride ruins this otherwise funny caper movie. McBride is under the impression that this movie needs to be more serious than it is and acts inappropriate for the part. The result is a movie that is funny enough whenever he is not in the scene.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Outstanding! Plays like an action movie
PostedAugust 14, 2011
This is a documentary about one of the greatest Formula 1 racers of all time. There's so much home footage and professional sports footage that the director is able to piece it all together and tell a seamless story of triumph and struggle to become the world's greatest. This movie has something for everyone and I recommend it unconditionally.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Racial Unrest in Mississippi
PostedAugust 13, 2011
The Help tells the story of the racial unrest between the whites and blacks in Mississippi during the early '60s. It's told through the eyes of the the maids and the wealthy women who act as if they own them. This movie is long, 137 minutes plus trailers to be exact, but it's well told and entertaining. The characters of the different women are explored at length and it's a delight to sit through. I highly recommend this movie as a comedy, a drama, and an important historical slice of the Civil Rights Movement. The truth hurts, but it's important not to forget!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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You know what to expect!
PostedAugust 12, 2011
As is typical of this franchise, there will be an accident and a group of people will cheat death, at least temporarily. This time it's a bridge that collapses...and a young guy on a bus has a vision and gets a group of people to safety. Well, you know the drill. You just can't cheat Death AND Death is obsessed with killing in order. I must admit, I have been a fan of the franchise as a guilty pleasure, which is why I'm recommending it. If you like elaborate, predictable kill-shots with projectiles killing characters you just don't care about, this movie is for you.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Compelling prequel to the classic original
PostedAugust 7, 2011
This movie goes out of its way to create a link between it and the original classic. There are plenty of references, including the line, "take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape." The story is simple, a scientist with a father who is suffering from Alzheimer's is working on a cure. He has some success with a drug that appears to give chimps hyper-intelligence when something goes wrong. He ends up taking a baby chimp home to care for him and...5 years later it talks. It also stages an escape from a primate shelter and frees many other apes. There are several layers to the story and, for the most part, is well told. I highly recommend it, especially if you a younger child to take with you. It might be better from a child's perspective because they may actually think the apes are real.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Wild Tale of Love and Fire
PostedAugust 7, 2011
"Bellflower" is one of those rare movies that pushes the limits from start to finish, creating a world of passion and violence where there are no happy ending.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Riveting!
PostedAugust 6, 2011
Weisz plays a UN peacekeeper who discovers that many of her coworkers are accepting bribes and participating in human-trafficking schemes for profit. This movie is inspirational. Inspirational because it's based on a true story and Weisz plays a woman who goes to Bosnia to make enough money to be reunited with her daughter, then discovers that young women are used as sex slaves by the very UN cops who are supposed to protect them.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Be careful what you wish for...
PostedAugust 5, 2011
Two drunk friends pee in a fountain while wishing they were the other and...poof! Not that original, granted, but Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds over-act well and are funny together. Much of this film is packed with the typical fart, poop, and awkward moment comedy that's hip these days. Ultimately, this is yet another one of those movies where immature men develop into better men.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Bigot Irish Cop Tolerates American
PostedAugust 4, 2011
Brendan Gleeson plays an Irish cop with very few scruples and many prejudices. His small town is the site of a very large drug deal, and an American FBI agent, played by Don Cheadle, comes to assist in the bust. They're an unlikely duo, but they work well together. The comedy in this film is predominantly based on the many prejudices, primarily against black people, of this remote Irish town. Cheadle works hard at dispelling these notions, but it comes too naturally to them and they can't control themselves. This movie is entertaining and jam-packed with lively dialog. I recommend it to those who like Irish/U.K. style humor.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Glorifies Evil
PostedJuly 31, 2011
The Devil's Double is about the murderous escapades of one of Saddam Hussein's sons, Oudai Hussein. He's a hedonist of the worst order, one who takes pleasure in raping a bride on her wedding day and cruising the streets where school girls walk home to pick them up and drug them and rape them. As you might imagine, the need for a double is critical for him because he's regularly targeted by his people as well as foreign countries. His father also has doubles, but we do get to see him as a character in the film regularly as he tries to keep his son under control. It's amusing to see that, at least between the two, Saddam is portrayed as the "more reasonable one" (LOL!). This movie is ultimately pointless and simply a glorification of this infamous (and now historical) figure who terrorized his people and got killed too late in life to stop him from carrying out a prodigious killing spree.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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