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Movie Review: Legion


24 Jun

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I wanted to like Legion- I mean, an apocalypse movie with angel vs angels, starring Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid -definitely the kind of film that we enjoy in our house. As a writer I know there are only so many stories out there, but did they really need to steal the exact plot from Terminator?

And really, given that the apocalypse mostly just resulted in a lot of deaths, what was the darkness that the baby was going to need to lead them out of?

I liked the actors. I liked the concept. The execution, however, was just poor.

Movie Review: Zombieland


21 Jun

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Let me start by saying that I am not the target audience for Zombieland. I don’t like horror films. I don’t watch zombie movies. We watched this one because it was billed more as a comedy than a zombie movie. But as a comedy, it was only so-so. As an action movie, it was only so-so. As an action comedy, it just kind of fell flat- not as much comedy or action as I would have liked. The interlude with Bill Murray ended in a wholly predictable manner (a manner that the characters should have been able to predict, too).

Movie Review: Goon


20 Jun

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I admit it. I loved Goon. Sean William Scott is one of my favorite young actors, and this role was just perfect for him. Allison Pill was adorable. Jay Baruchel was having fun. Liev Schreiber was also great, but honestly, my favorite bit of casting was Kim Coates as the coach.

This was a fun hockey movie, examining the role we all associate with hockey but rarely make movies about- the goon, the enforcer, the guy whose sole job is to give and take hits, give and take punches, to protect his more skilled teammates from those hits and punches.

Movie Review: Captain America


14 Jun

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I was surprised by the sadness of the ending. I know Cap came about in WWII, and they had to bring him forward to the modern day for The Avengers, but I was not expecting them to basically make him lose everything right before the end of the movie. His best friend dies- he at least gets revenge for that. Then he crashes the plane and remains buried under ice for almost 70 years. Sure he’s still alive but everyone he loves is dead. That sucks, and is an unusual note for a super hero movie to leave us on.

Movie Review: Thor


13 Jun

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I actually expected Thor to be a worse movie than it was. That’s a ringing endorsement if I’ve ever written one. Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth were both adorable. The storyline wasn’t great, and I thought that maybe more time should have passed on Earth for Thor to learn humility, but it still worked for what it was.

Of course, we know Thor is back for The Avengers, so we did wonder if they had meant Thor 2 to come out before that movie, since this one ends with Thor supposedly being trapped inValhalla, with no path to Earth.

Movie Review: Abelar- Tales of an Anceint Empire (worst movie ever)


06 Jun

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Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire is the sequel to The Sword and the Sorcerer, which is an enjoyable movie. Abelar is not. I mean, really not.

The story made very little sense. What should’ve been the good parts- like a climatic battle scene, aren’t in the movie. Instead, there’s a voiceover telling us what happened. There are characters that are hinted at, but you can’t quite be sure if they’re ever actually introduced.

And the end, the end makes even less sense than the rest of the movie.

Even if you’re a die hard Kevin Sorbo fan, SKIP this.

Movei Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)


29 May

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I really think Brenden Fraser just makes movies he wants to make now, ones he thinks will be fun. I didn’t so much mind the plot holes, but the missing character development in Journey to the Center of the Earth got to me. And how much time was supposed to have passed? They supposedly walked and boated fromIcelandtoItalyunderground over the course of a weekend? And coins in jars aren’t enough for a last minute ticket toIcelandto begin with.

Despite all of my issues with the movie, I found it fun and actually enjoyed it.

Movie Review: The Tale of Despereaux


27 May

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So this is what I knew about the Tale of Despereaux going in: it was about a mouse who wasn’t afraid of things, and that he could fly with his ears, kind of like Dumbo. So imagine my surprise when I found out the movie was mostly a bout soup, and a rat.

I enjoyed it. It just was not quite what I was expecting. There are things that confused me- like how much time actually passed in the story- mice don’t live very long, after all, but for the most part, I think it was a fun family movie.

Movie Review: Clash of the Titans (2010)


13 May

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We recently saw the new Clash of the Titans. It mostly seemed like many scenes had been filmed and then ended up on the cutting room floor- especially of our two hunters who inserted themselves into the traveling party, got Perseus his shield, and the disappeared again, except for a brief cameo at the end. They ended up simply confusing us more than anything else, as we tried to keep track of who was who.

Then there were the random desert guys, who also appeared briefly and then left the party. I am still not certain what their purpose was.

Movie Review: Inkheart


03 May

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I enjoyed Inkheart. I’ve been really happy with the way Brendan Fraser has grown into his roles in family fantasy type movies. I did have a few bumps with the story- like who got sucked into the story the previous times he had read aloud (before his wife was taken)? And who came out of the story when the daughter read to send everyone back? Especially when she put the author in the book. He hadn’t been there to begin with.

At the same time, those were questions for after the movie. While watching it, I was just having fun.

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