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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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?"
[movie review] |
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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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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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..."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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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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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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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."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"The point isn't whether all of it is implausible -- it is -- but how easily that implausibility seduces us."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"If it feels routine and workmanlike, at least it goes about its work with a spring in its step and a smile on its face."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"If it doesn't match the very high bar set by Royale, neither does it let the franchise fall unduly far from that mark."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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4/4 |
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(1968) |
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"Expertly blends adventure, social satire and chilling philosophical meditation to deliver one of the best science fiction movies ever made."
[dvd review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Kevin Smith may never grow up and from where I sit, that's perfectly OK."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"If its French origins seem too art-house for such a ghoulish season, think about the last time an American monster movie provided anything more than business as usual."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Proper drama is more than just screaming at the camera, and everyone involved here certainly knows the difference."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"It quietly pushes the envelope of what stories like this are supposed to be: a feat more shocking than a thousand Hollywood boogeymen."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"W. resembles a postmortem rather than an accusation: not an attempt to deride Bush's failures, but instead an examination of what drives his decision-making process."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"It brings its share of pleasures to the table, and fans willing to be flexible will find an interesting riff on the Terminator franchise here."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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A+ |
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(1997) |
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"Everything Angelinos love and hate about their city is here, as well as anything a movie fan could possibly wish for."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"It's basically just an excuse for Leonardo DiCaprio to play Jason Bourne while Scott once again turns his technical expertise towards making Morocco look pretty."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"The Express knows what made the man great. It just has difficulty embodying that greatness itself."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"You can't bamboozle a theme park mascot -- even one dressed up as Jesus -- and then ask to be taken seriously."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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D+ |
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(2008) |
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"We need to find some new places to stage foot chases, because the airport? It's been done."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"A polished piece of satire that bleeds deeply with the very targets it's eviscerating."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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