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- Review count15
- Helpfulness votes2
- First reviewMay 10, 2009
- Last reviewSeptember 26, 2010
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating4.1
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Visually Stunning
PostedSeptember 26, 2010
Honestly the plot of the film is pretty predictable and formulaic. It wasn't bad, there just wasn't anything special. My kids, who haven't sat through a million movies with the same plot, enjoyed it thoroughly. Visually, that's where it's something special. I recommend seeing it in 3D if you can, because it really does add something to the imagery on this one. The artists deserve a round of applause for this film. As strange as it sounds, the end credits were especially beautiful to watch.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Much Better Than Shrek 3
PostedMay 23, 2010
Shrek 4 was not a disappointment. It was enjoyable and funny, and even brought a little tear to my eye at the end. I would say, however, that there is no justification for the extra price of 3D on this one. It would have been perfectly enjoyable in 2D, and I can't think of any 3D effect that stood out to me as worth paying the extra for.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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This is the superhero film you should see
PostedMay 10, 2010
A great film if you ever enjoyed the superhero/comic scene. Beyond the action, the humor was really well done. The script was good, the actors were perfectly cast. For me, this had all the enjoyability of The Incredibles, but with an adult edge to it.
Please don't bring your kids to this. In our theatre there was a woman who had 2 junior high aged kids with her. While I'm sure they enjoyed it, this is not an appropriate film for that age.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Not Blown Away, but Still Enjoyed It
PostedMarch 6, 2010
Overall it was a good film, and I enjoyed it. However, 3-D aside, it felt more like a renter to me. This would have been a great film while sitting on the couch with the family and a tub of microwaved popcorn. I can't pinpoint anything I specifically didn't like about it, but I also can't think of very many stand out moments either. I put it around a B or B-. I think my 11 year old will enjoy it, but I think my 8 year old will be bored to tears by it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Gorgeous and Thrilling!
PostedDecember 20, 2009
This was an exciting movie with very few slow moments, which makes it hard to time a bathroom break! The 3-D was well incorporated, and stunning to look at. The storyline was interesting and enjoyable. Well worth the price to see on the big screen.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Well done, just not my cup of tea
PostedNovember 12, 2009
I thought the graphics were great, the acting was great and the IMAX 3-D was as impressive as ever. The story followed the original story, which was great, but led to a lot of questions on what the heck they were saying for my 7 year old. I spent a lot of the movie translating and reassuring him that it was going to be ok, which is always frustrating as a parent. Also, not sure why, but sometimes IMAX films are done in such a way that it makes me feeling seasick. This was one of those films. About 3/4 of the way in I had to take my glasses off. If you're someone who experiences that also, I don't recommend seeing this film. My 10 year old loved it. He had read the book recently and was delighted how faithful the adaptation was.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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We left the theatre laughing
PostedSeptember 21, 2009
I thought this was a great film to take the family too. We had the kids with us and the grandparents in town visiting, and everyone enjoyed it. There were plenty of laughs and moments each of us could relate to. You know it's a good time when you're walking out the car still laughing and repeating lines from the film. The 3D went seamlessly with this film, and I recommend watching it that way.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Classic Tarrantino
PostedSeptember 1, 2009
I am not necessarily a gory film fan, but what can I say. It's hard not to root for guys killin' the bad guys. I thought this film was very well done overall. There are some long feeling stretches of dialogue, but they serve to heighten and punctuate the shocking moments that follow. The actor who plays Landa handily stole the film. I thought he was such a marvelous villain, and his story serves to point out a part of American history we don't tend to talk about in the school books.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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My children were Enchanted
PostedAugust 20, 2009
During the first underwater scene I heard my 10 year old son whisper, "Beautiful!" with wonder in his voice. An interesting film that led to a lot of discussion with my 7 year old about how Ponyo's father wasn't evil, he was a caring parent. It was easy for him to see the wizard as "mean" or "bad guy" and I had to keep giving examples of things like how when we don't allow the kids to go play outside in a thunderstorm, it isn't because we are mean or bad. It's because we care and have to teach limits and judgment.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A big piece of action with a thick slice of cheese
PostedAugust 8, 2009
Reading the early reviews this movie was going to have some good action and I wasn't expecting much of anything else. What was unexpected however was the desire of the director to use face melting as a plot device, I guess it should be expected since it's the same director as The Mummy/Returns and the flesh eating scarabs were used plenty in those two films. The dialogue I thought was also incredibly cheesey, many times in TF and TF2 I thought it was bad but GIJoe is beyond comic book bad, especially the doctor with the michael jackson wig. Overall I think the movie is worth going to the theatres for, because the special fx and action scenes are breath taking but just be prepared to wade through a mountain of Velveeta to get to the end.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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