Category: Movies
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Movie Review – Iron Man 3
A few notes: I’m a huge Iron Man fanboy, and I’ll try to keep spoilers out of the first paragraph. Beyond that, you’ve been warned. My son and I went to see Iron Man 3 last night, and had a lot of fun. I think, at this point, they are never recapturing the magic of…
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Movie Review – G.I. Joe: Retaliation
I was never a G.I. Joe kid growing up – I don’t remember it being forbidden, but discouraged, but it was also always on opposite something else I wanted to watch. I went to see this with a couple of friends who were way more into the Joes than I ever was, including one that…
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Movie Review – The Croods
I almost didn’t go see The Croods. When I was just seeing the stand-ups and posters in the theaters, it didn’t appeal to me. Cavemen really do little for me – how many jokes can you make about them, anyway? Early clips and trailers did little to disuade me from that notion. What actually got…
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Movie Review – Lincoln
This isn’t normally what I go to the movies for, which if you’ve read my previous reviews, you could probably guess. It’s not exactly comparable to The Avengers or Ponyo. Still, Lincoln is a damn fine movie. The main thrust of the movie examines Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he pushes to get the 13th…
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Movie Review – Rise of the Guardians
Rise of the Guardians is the latest William Joyce property to be adapted to the big screen, though I would caution that it’s a pretty loose adaptation. It’s a Dreamworks production, so the visuals are great. The story follows the Guardians of childhood – somewhat nebulously defined, but Santa (“North”), the Easter Bunny, the Sandman,…
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Lightning Movie Reviews – Skyfall, Wreck-It Ralph and The Man with the Iron Fists
I have been to several movies lately, and have been remiss in reviewing them. I aim to make up for that now. Here are my quick hit thoughts on the movies in the title. Skyfall – This is an amazing movie, but not for the reasons you’d expect for a Bond movie. Sure, there’s action,…
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Moviepass – Would You Do It?
Gizmodo asked the question today – Would an Unlimited Subscription Get Your Ass Back in a Movie Theater Seat? And for me, the answer is a qualified yes. Moviepass looks to create a movie theater subscription where you pay them $25-40 a month (based on how expensive movies are in your area) and you can…
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Movie Review – Hotel Transylvania
We saw Hotel Transylvania recently, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Adam Sandler voices Dracula, who, it turns out, isn’t such a bad guy. He just wants to raise his daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) in peace, so he builds a monsters-only hotel surrounded by layers of defenses to keep…
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The Top 10 Superhero Movies Of All Time
I got to thinking about this thanks to a forum post at one of the sites I frequent. Someone said there hadn’t BEEN ten good ones, which just seemed silly, so I quickly banged out my list. But there are so many more movies, I know you guys will differ! So I present to you,…
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The Dark Knight Rises
Spoilers, in case you still haven’t seen it yet. I’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises twice now, and my head is still swirling. After the first time, I agreed with the prevailing sentiment that it was a good finish to the trilogy, but The Dark Knight was better on its own, and left it at…
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Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man
Note: some minor spoilers. I’m going to shift things up a bit, as the movie has been out for a while. First, I’d suggest reading this, which compares the Raimi Spider-Man movies with The Amazing Spider-Man. This covers many of my problems with the movie, though I enjoyed it a bit more than that reviewer.…