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- Review count24
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- First reviewJuly 12, 2008
- Last reviewJune 29, 2012
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- Average rating3.7
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Fanboys (and girls) rejoice!
PostedMay 3, 2009
What a thrill ride! I can see where someone who was not up on the X Men mythos might be a little lost, but those of us who are into all things X will have a great time at this movie. Hugh Jackman and Liev Schrieber do a great job with what at times is a hazily written movie. For the next X Men film, please have a new set of writers who can make clear to all what we fan girls already know.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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12 year olds rejoice
PostedFebruary 8, 2009
I hope not everyone in Hong Kong lives in such a grimy, miserable apartment as the hero of this movies does. And why doesn't any adult stop Dakota Fanning and ask her why she's wandering the streets alone? And if the government is behind these experiments or whatever is going on, why do their agents have fewer minions than the street gang that almost beats them? And why do characters switch from Cantonese to English in a single phrase? Oh, well, my 12 year old loved it. I guess I'm just too old - I was looking for plot, characters to like. I got special effects and fight scenes. My enjoyment of them lasted about as long as my soda did.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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another great Ron Howard film
PostedFebruary 4, 2009
It struck me as I watched this movie how in so many Ron Howard films you know the ending before the movie starts, yet how gripping the film actually is. Howard completely recreates the world his real life characters inhabit and every period detail is exact, right down to the hideous 70's wallpaper. Frank Langella became Nixon even though Langella is much taller and thinner than Tricky Dick ever was. (Unfortunately I had just the day before seen Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, so Michael Sheen was still a werewolf for me.) But, even though I knew what was going to happen, knew Frost would outfox Nixon and break him on Watergate, I was completely caught up in the movie. Ron Howard is a genius.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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play meets movie
PostedJanuary 25, 2009
I think this must have been a better stage play than a movie. I has all the hallmarks of the Theatre with a capital 'T' - scenery chewing, unresolved conflict, miserable people trying to muddle through miserable lives. Why do all Oscar bait movies have to be so serious and muddled? Can't an Oscar performance ever be happy? Viola Davis deserves her nomination - it takes guts as an actress to let herself be that pitiful on screen. But the rest I could have waited for video to see. And it probably was better on Broadway.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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a fanboy movie for sure
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
Just as there are chick flicks, there are fan boy movies. This is one of them. It will make no sense to you if you are not an Underworld fan. (I've seen the other Underworld movies, so I wasn't lost.) It is bloody and violent and that's what the fan boys want to see. It is a walking, talking comic book, so leave your brain at the door because it will have nothing to do for the next 92 minutes.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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A movie almost as good as the book
PostedNovember 23, 2008
Having read all 4 "Twilight" books at least 3 times each, I guess I qualify as a fan. Catherine Hardwicke did well by the book. I don't envy her having to condense 500 pages or so into 2 hours, but she and her writer, Melissa Rosenberg, did a great job. The casting was good, too, especially Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison. I hope they make enough money to greenlight a sequal, but only if all the cast comes back!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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bond is back, and he's mad
PostedNovember 20, 2008
Poor James, he's so broken up over Vesper that he can barely think straight. And the cinematographer can't shoot straight, which makes for a lot of confusion. This wasn't my favorite Bond, but they get snaps for using music from my favorite opera :)
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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my son loved it
PostedSeptember 21, 2008
This should have been a TV movie on the Cartoon Network. Thank goodness I paid matinee price. It was like watching a video game for 90 minutes. And the animation was terrible. Skip this one and wait for video.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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OMG!!!
PostedJuly 21, 2008
The best Batman movie yet. The plot has twists and turns that keep you guessing, the actors are sharp, and Heath Ledger has created a Joker for the ages. Don't take any little kids - it's PG-13 for a reason, and, in a quieter age, would have been R for sure. It is intense!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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lots of fun
PostedJuly 12, 2008
Haven't seen the Ang Lee "Hulk" so I can't compare, but I really liked this one. Love Edward Norton. The action is paced just right, the laughs come in all the right places, the story is comic book but not stupid. Have fun - my fanboy husband did.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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