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- Review count647
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- First reviewNovember 16, 2008
- Last reviewMay 26, 2012
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- Average rating3.9
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Amazing & Fantastic - Yes! For kids - No!
PostedNovember 27, 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox is an original, funny, visually creative....and - yes - Fantastic 87 minutes of movie magic. For this it gets 5+ stars! Where it fails is in its deceptive marketing which implies that it is a movie with animated animals for the whole family. At the least it should be PG-13 ....and more likely R rated. Do not be fooled. This is an adult movie, with adult themes, adult situations, adult language, adult violence and complex adult interactions. Children under the age of 13 will be bored and often confused. How sweet that they substituted the word "cuss" for the "f" word! See this amazing movie if you are over 17 but please do not take your under 13 yr olds!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Take a Trip on The Road - Amazing! See it!
PostedNovember 26, 2009
Have not ourselves but we sat next to some folks who have read The Road. One lady had read it 3 times. Our "little group" stayed in the theater through the credits and discussed what we had just seen. We were all impressed by the movie in every regard - acting, editing, script, pacing, cinematography, dialogue, etc ....and the lady who read The Road 3 times stated how accurate the book to movie translation was. She was obviously proud of this effort to portray her favorite book on the silver screen. Mortensen, Duvall, Pearce & new-comer Smit-McPhee could not have been better in this stark drama about the dying Earth. See this masterpiece in a theater! On TheMovieRhino's 2009 Top 10 list!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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The Blind Side Will Open Your Eyes - See it!
PostedNovember 22, 2009
This 126 minute film flies right along and ends at the perfect moment in nearly real-time - the 2009 NFL draft. Sandra Bullock's best dramatic role since Speed. Story, casting, script, dialogue, pacing, cinematography, editing, sound....everything....is spot on. This movie could have overplayed it's "emotional hand" so easily. Director Hancock displays a deft touch in not letting the movie become maudlin & manipulative. The drama and impact of the story - lucky us - is preserved and the movie is a spectacular triumph! Don't miss it in-theater!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Precious is raw, intense & disturbing - see it!
PostedNovember 21, 2009
Hope, life & love begin to bubble up through the thick miry mud of existence that Precious was born into in the last act of the movie. There is an amazing grace & joy in the small successes that Precious finally begins tasting in her life. It reminds me of the visual amazement one can feel when you see a craggy rock wall and in the middle of that vertical expanse of seemingly solid stone you notice a single tree growing vibrantly, even tho there is nothing at all there to support it, and it's leaves and branches are growing and reaching for the sun...aching for life in spite of it's circumstance. Life sprouting upward through the crust and rock trying to "stop it". A great accomplishment of a movie. Give Mo'Nique the Oscar!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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If you are the targeted teenage female - see it!
PostedNovember 21, 2009
With respect to the squeals from teenage girls in the audience - there just was not much here! The movie was far too long, dis-jointed, poorly acted, loaded with below par CGI and cheesy special effects. Worst of all were the many interminable angst-ridden scenes of forbidden love. They seemed to be lurking at every corner. Whatever happened to vampires being killed by the sun, shunning garlic, being terrified of water, sleeping in coffins, avoiding stakes through the heart and living in cobwebby castles? I miss the good old days & the bloodsuckers of yesteryear!
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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We are united - a "Darn" good movie!
PostedNovember 15, 2009
Cannot find any holes to poke here. Everything was top notch - from the acting, to the plot, dialogue, pacing, humor, pathos, message, cinematography ....not to mention the success the movie had with not over-playing the drama and historical events the film is based on. Every time I see Michael Sheen I like him more. He is surrounded, in this movie, by some of filmdoms best English character actors which makes the movie that much richer. Well worth the 98 minute investment to see this movie in a theater.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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AstroBoy has a very targeted audience....
PostedNovember 15, 2009
If you are a child (boys especially) between the ages of 7 & 11 years of age I think you will like this movie and stay awake through the 94 minute length. For most kids under 7 it will be too intense at times. If you are over 11 (and especially if you are over 18) you will be fighting to keep your eyelids up through the second half. I did like the voice casting and appreciated the animation style. The problem is that 90% of the potential movie-going audience does not fit the targeted demographic and most of us outside that demographic will be mollified
into heading off to "sleepyville".
into heading off to "sleepyville".
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Tune in and see Pirate Radio....
PostedNovember 15, 2009
If Pirate Radio was a food it would be a great big plate of spaghetti with a beefy tomato hearty "nostalgia" sauce. On the side would be the most perfectly cooked "historical and dramatic" garlic bread. There would be some extra grated "humorous" Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over the top. Finally a medium priced fine red wine that would help tie everything together and finish off the meal - "like a song"! This film is nearly perfect in it's portrayal, plotting, dialogue and humor. The only weakness is the length (too long) and some meandering at the mid-point of the movie. Smart move to include many stand-out songs from the period. Director Curtis did not make the same mistake Ang Lee made in his Woodstock movie. See it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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MMXII - Amazing Special Effects - Suspend Logic...
PostedNovember 14, 2009
I had a deja vu moment 2 hours into 2012! It felt very similar to the feeling of numbness I felt 3/4 of the way through Transformers II after watching giant robots fight for 2 hours - same noises, same basic visuals & same great special effects. Endless giant robot fights vs. endless scenes of pavement buckling, buildings collapsing & landscapes sinking into chasms. I liked these special effects better because they did show variation. Not much story here. Not much plot or dialogue. Not much subtlety....but that is not the objective. A+ for special effects and C- for pretty much everything else for a final grade of B/B+. See it on the biggest screen possible for the "you-know-what"! A wild, earth-shattering, white-knuckle visual ride!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Give Yourself a Present - See it in 3D!
PostedNovember 10, 2009
My expectations were low going into this movie but the story, dialogue, plot, voice work and incredible 3D animation really "knocked it outta the park"! Kudos to everyone involved! I was shocked to see how well Jim Carrey did with Scrooge! So often, in recent movies, he lets his goofy, elastic and comedic personality overwhelm the role....and in this movie he submissively allows Zemeckis and his team to control and direct him....to great success! The movie has too many intense scary scenes for children under 10 and perhaps should have been PG13. I love watching 3D snow in Zemeckis animated movies so much I think he should do a 60 minute snow HD DVD in 3D for home viewing! Bravo to all of the creative team!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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