Tag: movie review

  • Birdman – A Movie Review

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    In my mind, there are two iconic actors who represent the performances when it comes to film super heroes – Christopher Reeve and Michael Keaton.  So when I heard the premise of Birdman, I had to chuckle a bit to myself. If you’re not familiar with the plot, Keaton’s character once played the world’s most…

  • Neighbors – A Movie Review

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    There’s no way to avoid the obvious – this movie is hilarious.  Truthfully, I don’t ask much from my comedies, and Neighbors delivered.  The thing just spouted off one joke after another, one visual gag after another, and it kept me laughing throughout. If you’re not familiar with the plot, a couple sink every penny…

  • Edge of Tomorrow – A Movie Review

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    There’s been a lot of hype concerning Edge of Tomorrow, and let me tell you, it’s all well deserved. The premise is familiar, to be sure.  Tom Cruise plays “Cage,” an unwilling, inept soldier who is better suited as the military’s brilliant public relations man.  Cage pisses off the wrong superior and finds himself on the…

  • Snowpiercer – A Movie Review

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    Primal, captivating, and unique, Snowpiercer is honestly unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The premise is simple.  Mankind, in an effort to reverse global warming, succeeded all too well – it sent the world into a deep freeze.  Snowpiercer is an incredibly long train that shelters the last of humanity.  The tail of the train houses the less…

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – A Movie Review

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    So I’ll be honest – I never had much interest in the Spider-Man reboot.  I liked the original two by Sam Raimi, not so much the third, and I didn’t see much point in starting over with a new set of actors and a new director. When Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man came out with…

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel – A Movie Review

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    I don’t know much about the technical aspects of movies.  I don’t completely understand how movies are even made.  I do know this, though: I like weird, I like original, I like passion, I like real characters, I like visual stimuli, and I like unpredictable plots.  Because of this, I like Wes Anderson.  A lot.…

  • In Defense of The Lone Ranger – A Movie Review

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    I watched The Lone Ranger the other night on DVD.  I didn’t start it until about 9:30, and I fully expected to watch about an hour before turning in for the night and finishing it later.  This broke my heart, because I adored The Lone Ranger as a child.  But, it seemed every critic in…

  • Pacific Rim – A Movie Review

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    I generally have a difficult time making it out to the movies, but I recently decided that for a small list of directors, that effort is well worthwhile. Guillermo del Toro is one of those directors, and so I figured I’d better get to the theater for Pacific Rim before it left. I’ll be honest:…

  • Burn After Reading – A Movie Review

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    I have to be honest, as I watched Burn After Reading, I found it more than a little dull and plodding.  While touted as a “dark comedy,” I didn’t find much funny about it at all, and actually suffered more apathy in regards to the film than anything. However, and here’s the sign of good…

  • Rambo – A Movie Review

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    When I first heard they were making this movie, I laughed, and then I groaned.  I thought, “Okay, I’ll give them Rocky Balboa, but now Rambo?  That’s going to the well one too many times.” Then I saw the ridiculous trailer.  It looked like it was homemade with insanity-inducing violence.  Seriously, Rambo rips a guy’s…