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Movie Review: Real Steel


26 Apr

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Robot boxing and Hugh Jackman- what’s not to like? I really did enjoy this movie. Yes, it was formulaic, and we all knew that Hugh’s character would end up having to “box” at the end (after all, we’d seen it in the previews), but knowing where a movie is going does not mean you can’t enjoy the ride. I like fun. I do not think every plot has to be complicated and full of twists to entertain. This movie satisfied.

My only issues were with our numerous “bad” guys, none of whom were fully formed characters. There were, instead, caricatures.

Movie Review: Off and Running


22 Apr

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Off and Running is a documentary a very untraditional family. Made up of a Jewish lesbian couple and their three adopted children, a Puerto Rican boy, an African American girl, and a younger Korean son. The focus is on Avery, the daughter, as she tries to establish contact with her birth mother and begins to connect to her African American heritage.
It was an interesting look into how rejection from someone you have never met can change a life. Avery responds by rejecting her adoptive family until she reaches a crisis point, when she reaches back out for their support.

Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs the World


19 Apr

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World was an odd movie of contradictions for me. Subject matter wise, it’s a movie I knew I would enjoy. I definitely like comic books and fun fight scenes and all of that. And then I watched it, and it was full of those awful embarrassing awkward moments that make me want to look away from the screen. I hate movies filled with those moments. And yet, I enjoyed Scott Pilgrim. The awkward moments were frequent, but not long and not so intense that I found myself cringing, so the fun of it all won out.

#The Voice (s2 ep11)


04 Apr

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Did the West Coast see a different set of performances Monday night? I mean honestly, my two favorites for Team Blake were the two people that got sent home last night? And, the two people I think are least suited for this competition were voted through? (Let me be honest about Chris Mann- he has a voice. But I don’t know that he can tone himself down to pop. Maybe he should take his opera chops and try metal.) How, how did Charlotte Sometimes go home and RaeLynn be voted on through byAmerica? This is The Voice, not Idol.

Movie Review: The Three Musketeers (2011)


22 Mar

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I wrote here how excited I was about the latest version of Three Musketeers before it even came out. Sadly, I never did get to see it in the theater, but this last weekend, I was was able to see it on blue-ray.

The first half (maybe two-thirds) of the movie was boring. Starting with the raid on theTower of London, it turned into a pretty fun action movie. Since I like action movies and airships, that made me happy.

I thought the three Musketeers were well cast, but just was not feeling it for either D’Artagnan or Louis.

Movie Review: John Carter


21 Mar

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I first read Burrough’s Martian series back in middle school. I read the complete series at least once more in high school. I love the books and was quite excited to see John Carter.

The plot is not the plot from the first book. It kind of combines some elements from the second, but it is still not really recognizable, except for the characters and the basic premise. It was immensely enjoyable.

My biggest issue was that, according to this plot, John Carter was on Mars for two weeks at most. Did everything really need to happen in that quickly?

Movie Review: Fame (1980 & 2009)


07 Mar

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I have now seen both versions of Fame (1980 & 2009). It makes me sad that we can’t make a movie for and about teenagers that is rated R anymore. The original was rated R. It dealt with serious issues facing teenagers, many focusing on sex, including abortion and homosexuality.

The new version is rated PG. The most dramatic focus was placed on parents who wanted their daughter to play classical piano, and she wanted to sing.

The issues facing teenagers did not get less complicated in the 30 years between these movies. So why are we pretending they did?

Movie Review: Killer Elites


12 Feb

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I love Jason Statham and Clive Owen- love them. So, forever ago when I saw previews for a movie that included them both, I knew I would see it eventually. Of course, we don’t see anything in the theater, so I didn’t see Killer Elites until last night.

It was a slightly more serious movie than I would have hoped. Both men have a history of doing tongue in cheek action movies, but considering this was supposedly based on a true story, I guess they couldn’t get away with the ridiculous.

Now if only there had been some shirtless scenes.

Movie Review: Drive


05 Feb

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I don’t get the appeal of Ryan Gosling. Watched Drive last night and first thought the character had Asperger’s. Later decided that no, his problem went beyond not getting social clues to having no moral compass.

The movie was quite violent. In some cases it was handled well, but in others it was just gratuitous. Did Blanche’s head really need to be blown off?

Of course, we missed the end- not certain how much of it. Our 24 hours ended while Gosling and Albert Brooks were killing each other in the parking lot, but all we were seeing was shadows.

Movie Review: Dylan Dog In the Dark of Night


29 Jan

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Let me start by saying I remember when the previews for this movie first came out. We loved them, in a mockable kind of way. We knew this wasn’t going to be “good” movie in the traditional sense, and that was fine. If we were looking for “good”, we might have watched the new True Grit instead. But we were looking for fun and enjoyable, hoping for as few cringeworthy moments as possible.
Dylan Dog delivered.
I would’ve liked a bit more reaction from him knowing the girl (monster hunter or not) had been killed.

I’d even watch a sequel.

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