Browsing: Movie Reviews
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0 Your Humorlessness: Your Highness Review - Breana Hume
Grade: C+ An action-packed movie following the ridiculous journey of a prince, his brother, and their assistant, Your Highness delivers comedy, suspense, and even a little bit of magic. But the incorporation of magic, violence, and modern slang in a medieval setting not only makes this movie out of place and . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 Zack Snyder Pulls a Poor Punch: Sucker Punch Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: D Sucker Punch is the film equivalent of a Jersey Shore character; it has all the styled surface attractions money can buy, but its outer appeal is clearly trying to compensate for something. It was perfectly believable from the previews that this film might be missing a brain (or any . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Your Plot Has Been Adjusted: The Adjustment Bureau Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: B The Adjustment Bureau presents an interesting genre mix; it seems to have the heart of a romantic drama, only to reveal itself as a sci-fi thriller. Featuring Matt Damon in opposition with another mysterious organization that wants to control his life, the Adjustment Bureau capitalizes on the paranoia of . . . (Continue Reading)
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2 Never Again!: Never Say Never Review - Kendall Songer
Grade: C When entering the theater late on the opening night of “Never Say Never,” I was surprised to find so many empty seats. But upon further examination, I realized that the seats were not vacant. Rather, the audience members were too short to be seen. Throughout the duration of the his . . . (Continue Reading)
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4 Enthiran (or Why You Should Move to India RIGHT NOW) - Samuel Sexton
Grade: A+++ AND a pan of brownies with crumbled peanuts on top There are plenty of legitimate reasons to hate the Academy Awards. You could hate that they often give out awards based on which actors are “due” instead of which ones actually earned it that year. You could . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 The Green Hornet: All Buzz, No Sting - Henry Mouat
Grade: C+ The Green Hornet is the latest superhero unearthed in the comic book superhero gold rush; adding comedy with action, it hopes to create a superhero buddy satire, a fresh show in an ever-building crowd. It succeeds only in part—while it has its scenes of hilarity and occasional moments of . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 No Strings Attached - Breana Hume
Grade: B- No Strings Attached, a romantic comedy, attracts an audience through its captivating trailers; however, it fails to keep their attention throughout the movie. After Emma, played by Natalie Portman, and Adam, played by Ashton Kutcher, have sex one morning, they make a pact to have casual sex without falling . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Country Strong - Seini Moimoi
Sex, lies, drugs, alcohol, music and a complicated love triangle. Appealing to a wide variety audience, Country Strong, written and directed by Shana Feste, contains all the necessary elements of entertainment. In all, this movie passes with a solid A-. As a well known country artist, Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow), falls . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 True Grit - Jake Meyers-Snowball
Grade: A- From the men that created No Country For Old Men, Fargo and The Big Lebowski, Joel and Ethan Coen have delivered once again with True Grit. This story of redemption and courage met all expectations with little surprise coming from the Coen Brothers. . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 If There’s A Warrior, There’s a Way: The Warrior’s Way Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: C+ “Dumb Action Movie” has literally become a genre unto itself; movies like 300, Shoot ‘Em Up, and Transporter are made with the complete intention of being ludicrous and over-the-top. While some of these are mindless fun, it is a simple fact that when you try to create something ‘bad’ . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Harry Potter: The Boy Who Owned (Full Review) - Henry Mouat
Grade: A- Harry Potter is back for the biggest, bloodiest, most badass film the series has yet seen. Deathly Hallows is a huge departure from the previous films; gone are the flying cars, Whomping Willows, Platform 9 ¾, Chocolate Frogs, and Blast Ended Skrewts (if you don’t know, don’t ask). Instead . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 Harry Potter: The Boy Who Owned - Henry Mouat
Grade: A- Harry Potter is back for the biggest, bloodiest, most badass film the series has yet seen. Deathly Hallows is a huge departure from the previous films; gone are the flying cars, Whomping Willows, Platform 9 ¾, Chocolate Frogs, and Blast Ended Skrewts (if you don’t know, don’t ask). Instead . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Unstoppable: An Action Film Worth Stopping For - Henry Mouat
Grade: B+ Tony Scott and Denzel Washington have teamed together to make movies for the past ten years, with pictures such as Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Déjà vu, and The Taking of Pelham 123. All of these previous efforts have delivered on excitement and suspense, but none have been gems . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Due Date - Jake Meyers-Snowball
Grade: B Due Date was advertised to be a knockout comedy, the antics of Zach Galifianakis (Gah-li-fee-yah-nah-kiss) of The Hangover meeting with the serious dry humor of Robert Downey Jr. Surely this pair would make a great comedic film. However, unlike The Hangover, which had something ridiculous and hilarious happen with . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Come Into My Life : Let Me In Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: A 2010 was one of the worst years for Let Me In to arrive, given how many ungodly remakes (Clash of the Titans, The Wolfman), trashy European to American conversions (Dinner for Schmucks) and unmentionable vampire sagas (don’t make me even acknowledge it) have cropped up in the past eight . . . (Continue Reading)
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