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D |
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(2009) |
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"The audience paid for money shots, and money shots are what they get."
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Mania.com |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"It may not be a great film, but in its own way, it embodies the greatness of its chosen genre in ways no other piece of animation could."
[movie review] |
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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."
[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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C |
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(2009) |
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"I don't dislike Angels & Demons; I just have no respect for it intellectually."
[movie review] |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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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."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"[It] turns its collection of overused action/horror staples into... well... a kind of fun collection of overused action/horror staples."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Between this and having to sit through New Moon, I'll take the freaks every time."
[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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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."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Succeeds in delivering a respectful--if not always magical--interpretation of Dickens' famous tale."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"Aren't the best summer movies supposed to come out before August?"
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The show neglects the steak in favor of the sizzle, allowing its numerous difficulties to ultimately doom whatever noble intentions it might have realized."
[movie review] |
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Sci-Fi Movie Page |
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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."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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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."
[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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"Anderson maintains that all-important balance between adult sophistication and child-like simplicity."
[movie review] |
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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."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"As Truth, it's bullshit, and as Bullshit, it isn't remotely entertaining."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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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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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Its pointless noise remains devoid of energy or fun, going from merely stupid August mayhem to a colossal waste of time."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"For starters, it's just plain goofy."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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F |
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(2009) |
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"Blood and guts are fine, and nihilism can be quite powerful in the right hands. But Halloween II uses them to cover up an utterly blighted experience."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Those of us who remember that strange and marvelous era when the grindhouse gave way to VHS pajama parties are apt to see a kindred spirit at work here."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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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..."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Effort still matters and originality is too damn scarce to lightly dismiss. Inglourious Basterds has plenty of both to spare."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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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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"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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B- |
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(2009) |
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"The real saving grace of Jennifer's Body comes in the way its two principles play off against each other."
[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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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."
[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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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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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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"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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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The general incomprehensibility is further hampered by poor subtitles and a stoic tone which suggests it's taking itself much too seriously"
[movie review] |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Just because Orphan is relentlessly bad doesn't mean it's not entertaining."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"Remember the scene in Star Trek where Dr. McCoy talks about all the horrible ways you can die in space? Pandorum is basically a visual aid for that speech."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"A peerless exercise in stimulus response."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"After positing its central gimmick, it more or less stands there for 90 minutes, waiting for applause that never comes."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"A warm summer treat amid the gunfights and explosions that reminds us how beautiful a child's innocence can be."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"The Princess and the Frog carries a lot on its shoulders, but--the odd stumble notwithstanding--thrives admirably under the weight."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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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."
[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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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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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"This is basically The Art of War: The Movie."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"For all of its bleak content, the final equation proves surprisingly optimistic."
[movie review] |
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Mania.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A Serious Man isn't an easy film to enjoy, but that's kind of the point."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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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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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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