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C |
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(2009) |
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"In a year that has produced the likes of Up and Coraline, Dawn of the Dinosaurs counters with nothing but energetic mediocrity..."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Public Enemies succeeds in having its cake and eating it too, exemplifying Hollywood filmmaking the way it's supposed to be."
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Mania.com |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Dead Snow ultimately settles for run-of-the-mill scares... adequate for zombie fans, but nothing like the marvelous things it might have shown us."
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Mania.com |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Like its predecessor, it remains resolutely critic-proof and more honest about its purpose than most soulless corporate abominations."
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Mania.com |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Ramis seems paralyzed from the get-go, ineptly grappling with an overgrown Saturday Night Live routine that squanders every chance at clever humor it gets."
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Mania.com |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"If it never feels quite as clever as it thinks it is, so what? It's going to look like freaking Antonioni when Transformers lands in a couple of weeks."
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Mania.com |
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"It bears too much resemblance to the detritus jumbled across its frame: patchwork components trying vainly to form a cohesive whole."
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Evil Dead 4? Not quite, but you can see it from here."
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Mania.com |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"The most shocking thing about Up--a trick Pixar plays with eerie regularity--is how easy it all seems."
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"You can actually hear the writers pulling ideas out of their butts and flinging them willy-nilly at the screen."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"It's a far more compelling world than a narrative."
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Mania.com |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"I don't dislike Angels & Demons; I just have no respect for it intellectually."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Yes, it's a popcorn flick--and a first-rate one at that--but it also grants these figures a freshness they haven't possessed in a long time."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Strictly speaking, it's a mess... but an entertaining and heartfelt mess to be sure."
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Mania.com |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"It can't bring its unique elements online with sufficient skill to offset its flaws."
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4/4 |
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"A quietly brilliant follow up to the equally masterful Battlestar Galactica reboot."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"It may be vaguely engaging, provided you've never seen Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz or any other variation of the Hero's Journey in your entire life."
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Mania.com |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Fans of the era will respond warmly to it, but more through its expressed affection than any notable assets of its own."
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"You know why movies like Fast and Furious are so easy to pick on? Because they take themselves so damn seriously."
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"It also contains a (very big) surprise: a female hero, the sort which hardly ever appears in movies like this."
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Mania.com |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"There's nothing to do but shake your head in awestruck wonder: as much for its squandered beginning as for its truly ridiculous conclusion."
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Mania.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(1939) |
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"It doesn't make for a masterpiece, but it can be compelling at points, especially for those interested in this era of animation."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"Race to Witch Mountain remains unconvincing, cliché ridden and devoid of any real fun, despite the earnest efforts of star Dwayne Johnson."
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Mania.com |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"If one engages in such an endeavor to begin with, then filing away the harshest edges becomes counterproductive."
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Mania.com |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The overall effect is much like having someone read the graphic novel to you: in this case, with pictures to complete the package."
[movie review] |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Warner's line of direct-to-DVD superhero films has finally given the Amazing Amazon her due."
[movie review] |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"Even by the admittedly lowered standards of video game adaptations, the new Street Fighter movie stinks."
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Mania.com |
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"How can one complain about the small failures of Watchmen when its successes dwarf them so profoundly and completely?"
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Mania.com |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Adults who grew up on the show can remember how enchanted they were by it and laugh quietly at such child-like wonder springing from such a rickety source."
[movie review] |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Friday the 13th makes no secret about its purpose, and there's no use pretending it should be anything else."
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Mania.com |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"Filmmakers talented enough to deliver the best shoot-out since Ronin shouldn't have to settle for the otherwise mediocre results on display here."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"The best parts commingle with a lot of shopworn ideas that Kevin Smith more or less milked dry a decade ago."
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Mania.com |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"It does the job it sets out to do: providing engaging entertainment centered around an interesting idea that it respects enough to think through properly."
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Mania.com |
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A certain leisurely pace in the first act and a bit of routine mopping up in the third are all that stand between it and genuine masterpiece status."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"What a strange irony that the latest and best of the three Underworld films is the only one lacking the series' biggest asset."
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Mania.com |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It probably ranks higher than either of the live-action Hulk movies: at once humbler in its aims and keener in its understanding of the character."
[movie review] |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Its countless missteps earn nothing but scorn even as its wonderful intentions make us ashamed to voice them."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Slasher movies already know how to vary the same gag over and over, which means they can keep the 3-D plate spinning far longer than other, more 'respectable' genres could."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"The entire premise of The Unborn seems based on "Boo! Gotcha" moments, which are initially quite effective but soon wear out their welcome."
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Mania.com |
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"At least he's not flinging vomit at anybody..."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Valkyrie offers something to filmgoers weary of excessive pretense, but not quite desperate enough to watch Jim Carrey flop around on the ground."
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Mania.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It works - kind of - but it takes its sweet time in getting there and leaves little behind truly worthy of remembrance."
[movie review] |
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A |
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(2008) |
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"The balance and nuance of this portrait hold realities that perhaps only Rourke can fully understand."
[movie review] |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"A time-travel story swathed in the banality of everyday life, yet girded with the tense and extraordinary inevitability possessed by the best tales of this ilk."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(1965) |
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"There comes a time in life when one feels too cool for the Peanuts. Thankfully, it passes quickly and never returns."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"If a slight sense of mustiness remains, Howard brings enough old-fashioned spit and polish to cover it up admirably."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"There's too much good stuff here to let the bad stuff off the hook."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Its insight forms eerie parallels with the ongoing movement for which San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk gave his life."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"It has the right mixture of gimmicky hooks and grindhouse appeal, but never exploits them properly."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2008) |
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"Supporters may argue that future installments bring more depth, but soup this thin rarely improves with age."
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