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- Review count386
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- First reviewMay 31, 2008
- Last reviewApril 27, 2013
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Worth every penny, especially in 3D on IMAX
PostedDecember 19, 2009
You don't often get amazing special effects AND a magnificent storyline, but Avatar has it all. This movie is on an epic scale equal to the level of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The only downside to the 160-minute length is that the end leaves you wanting more! Incredible as it may sound, Cameron put the $300 million budget to good use and what we get is a special effects extravaganza that surpasses anything we've ever seen on the big screen. You should see this movie is 3D, preferably on an IMAX screen to get the full experience.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Best 3D effects ever!
PostedDecember 19, 2009
You don't often get amazing special effects AND a magnificent storyline, but Avatar has it all. This movie is on an epic scale equal to the level of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The only downside to the 160-minute length is that the end leaves you wanting more! Incredible as it may sound, Cameron put the $300 million budget to good use and what we get is a special effects extravaganza that surpasses anything we've ever seen on the big screen. You should see this movie is 3D, preferably on an IMAX screen to get the full experience.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Exceptional Story and Awesome Special Effects!
PostedDecember 19, 2009
You don't often get amazing special effects AND a magnificent storyline, but Avatar has it all. This movie is on an epic scale equal to the level of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The only downside to the 160-minute length is that the end leaves you wanting more! Incredible as it may sound, Cameron put the $300 million budget to good use and what we get is a special effects extravaganza that surpasses anything we've ever seen on the big screen. You should see this movie is 3D, preferably on an IMAX screen to get the full experience.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Surreal parts ruin the whole
PostedDecember 11, 2009
This movie is split between a very real world where the family of the murdered girl must live with her memory and a surreal, “in between” world where her spirit is stuck. This surreal world is full of absurd imagery that creates a cartoonish feeling to her plight. The real world scenes in the movie are excellent and full of intensely thrilling moments. Stanley Tucci plays a terrific serial killer. I would recommend this movie to fans of the book, but not to those who are anxious for a Peter Jackson follow-up to LOTR.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Well played Tolstoyan yarn
PostedDecember 11, 2009
Tolstoy groupies unite at the end of the master's life to admire him and talk him into signing the rights of his works over to the Russian people instead of his family. This story touches on the war and peace in Tolstoy's personal life as the end draws near. Mirren and Plummer deliver Oscar-caliber performances.
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Touching after all...
PostedDecember 5, 2009
This is a very depressing story of a man who realizes his failures as a father after his wife dies. The story sets you up for a very emotional finale as you realize, along with the main character, that people are rarely the way you perceive them to be. In retrospect, I enjoyed the movie only because the ending delivered. See it if you're in the mood for some reality this holiday.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Terrific acting!
PostedDecember 5, 2009
Maguire is brilliant is his portrayal of a surviving POW who returns home from Afghanistan unable to cope with family life. His experiences as a POW drown him with suspicions of betrayal and guilt until he blows up. The acting is brilliant all around. See it and be drawn in.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Terrifically acted!
PostedNovember 27, 2009
Christian McKay steals the show as Orson Welles in this movie about stage acting as seen through the eyes of a newcomer (Zac Efron). The rest of the cast is excellent and you will leave this movie feeling satisfied that you saw terrific talent working with great source material. See this movie!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Intense thriller!
PostedNovember 26, 2009
The end of the world came and went and now the few left need to survive. Viggo Mortensen plays a father who will do anything to protect his son from cannibals, for starters. It's a grim existence and they survive it with the occasional pleasures coming from things like a found can of Coca-Cola and canned pears. This movie isn't for everyone, but it's well crafted, terrifically acted, and thrilling to watch in almost every scene.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Touching but...
PostedNovember 25, 2009
Sandra Bullock does a solid job of being an irritating control-freak of a mom. This is a touching story that spends time showing you how human being should look out for one another. In the end, this is a message movie that plays like a high school sports drama. If you're in the mood for that sort of thing, this is good enough to do the trick. It isn't, however, a work of art.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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