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5/10
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51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
...pleasantly saccharine, filled with agreeable but empty calories. (Blu-ray Combo Pack)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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5/10
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
For what it is, it no doubt succeeds. It's just that Eastwood usually strives for something more."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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7/10
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96%
|
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"
It's a movie entertainment, after all, and Spielberg doesn't intend it to project the authenticity of a 'Lincoln.' (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 28, 2012
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7/10
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96%
|
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"
I don't think anyone would argue that 'Catch Me If You Can' is one of Spielberg's best films. However, it is good enough and passes a pleasant couple of hours."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 28, 2012
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7/10
|
88%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
It makes an acceptable, if somewhat anticlimactic, conclusion to the three-part story arc. (Blu-ray Combo edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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7/10
|
88%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
There's plenty of action, intrigue, special effects, and high-tech gadgets to maintain our attention at least in spurts."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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3/10
|
4%
|
The Apparition (2012) |
"
Instead of a genuine story line, 'The Apparition' asks us to sit and wait for something to happen. And wait. And wait. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 17, 2012
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3/10
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4%
|
The Apparition (2012) |
"
I like a good ghost story, but 'The Apparition' is nothing like a good ghost story. It's more like a Syfy Channel show where they try to scare people in a darkened room."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 17, 2012
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6/10
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Captain's Table () |
"
It's all cute and harmless, innocent despite its many sexual innuendoes."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 1, 2012
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6/10
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Captain's Table () |
"
The viewer will find a few hearty chuckles and a number of smaller giggles involved, the movie creating an amiable atmosphere and general good cheer."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Nov 1, 2012
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6/10
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65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
"
Don't be disappointed if you're expecting a scathing send-up of the political scene, and you don't find it here. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 25, 2012
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6/10
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
"
If it's sophistication you're looking for, forget it. This one's strictly for low laughs, at which it succeeds nicely."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 25, 2012
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7/10
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79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) |
"
It's largely enjoyable, with some genial action, comedy, and adventure along the way. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 13, 2012
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7/10
|
79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) |
"
It has a little something for everyone, from kids to adults, probably too much slapstick and chasing around, but a mature element as well that makes it worth watching."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 13, 2012
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6/10
|
100%
|
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) |
"
It has all the qualities that make an old-time thriller as much fun as we like them."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 10, 2012
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6/10
|
100%
|
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) |
"
The movie is melodramatic, the acting stiff, and the music overwrought; yet I'm sure that's exactly why audiences liked the movie in the first place and why we find it so much fun today."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 10, 2012
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3/10
|
19%
|
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) |
"
Possibly the most tedious horror movie since the last "Paranormal Activity." (Blu-ray Combo edition) "
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 6, 2012
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3/10
|
19%
|
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) |
"
There's nothing interesting, creative, innovative, exciting, suspenseful, or scary about it. We just sit there and wait for it to be over."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 6, 2012
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4/10
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012) |
"
How could any movie fail that features a tattooed Tom Cruise belting out rock songs and Alec Baldwin in a fright wig? (Blu-ray editon)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 2, 2012
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4/10
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012) |
"
If you grew up with the music of the 1980's and want to relive it, you may enjoy the film. For me, I could easily have skipped both the music and the movie."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Oct 2, 2012
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5/10
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
Neither Burton nor Depp could determine a unifying tone for the movie, which winds up an unsatisfying tongue-in-cheek comedy. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 23, 2012
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5/10
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
It's just sort of a star vehicle for Johnny Depp, with everyone and everything else a secondary consideration at best."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 23, 2012
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4/10
|
45%
|
Pet Sematary (1989) |
"
Besides my finding a movie about the killing of pets and children distasteful, there are the main characters to consider. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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4/10
|
45%
|
Pet Sematary (1989) |
"
...one of the most witless horror movies I've sat through, essentially a zombie ghost story that's wholly predictable throughout."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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7/10
|
94%
|
Dave (1993) |
"
...funny and heartwarming, a good movie all the way around. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 17, 2012
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7/10
|
94%
|
Dave (1993) |
"
...an affable, good-natured comedy, thanks to its stars and director, who never push it too far beyond gentle political and social satire and light romance."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 17, 2012
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7/10
|
88%
|
Titanic (2012) |
"
Given how long writer/director James Cameron worked on the Blu-ray edition, you would expect it to look good. It's gorgeous. (Blu-ray edition) "
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 5, 2012
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7/10
|
88%
|
Titanic (2012) |
"
While I admit the film does not impress me as much as it does most other people, there is no questioning its passion and excitement."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Sep 5, 2012
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4/10
|
20%
|
The Lucky One (2012) |
"
...a wholly improbable yet entirely predictable love story of the gushiest, most-maudlin kind. (Blu-ray Combo edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 24, 2012
|
|
4/10
|
20%
|
The Lucky One (2012) |
"
The movie follows the Sparks formula so precisely, you could write out every detail of the plot just from watching the trailer."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 24, 2012
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7/10
|
92%
|
School of Rock (2003) |
"
...a high-energy movie and a joyous one, too, with a soundtrack filled with great old tunes. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 21, 2012
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|
7/10
|
92%
|
School of Rock (2003) |
"
It's great fun. It's like one of those inspirational sports movies where you want to stand up and cheer at the end."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 21, 2012
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5/10
|
57%
|
The Dictator (2012) |
"
Most of the film is fairly gentle in its political, social, and personal jabs. I kept looking for more bite. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 18, 2012
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5/10
|
57%
|
The Dictator (2012) |
"
This is Cohen in a lightweight mood, taking very few chances, instead relying on only mildly irreverant humor."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 18, 2012
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5/10
|
40%
|
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) |
"
For its youthful audience, I'm not sure the high-definition Blu-ray picture will make much of a difference. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 15, 2012
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5/10
|
40%
|
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) |
"
The story and characters in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" seem like a good fit for a fifteen or twenty-minute short feature."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 15, 2012
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6/10
|
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940) |
"
You like old movies? You like mysteries? You like comedy? You like British football? You get it all in this 1939 British comedy-mystery."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 10, 2012
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6/10
|
——
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940) |
"
The movie has more than a few good qualities, most notably the presence of Leslie Banks as the wonderfully droll police inspector. He pretty much makes the show."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 10, 2012
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5/10
|
——
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Fanny by Gaslight (Man of Evil) (1945) |
"
It's main problem is that it just plods along with no real forward impetus. I found it a long slog to finish."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 3, 2012
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5/10
|
——
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Fanny by Gaslight (Man of Evil) (1945) |
"
If it's Victorian melodrama you're after, the movie does its best to fulfil your needs."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Aug 3, 2012
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7/10
|
100%
|
The Way Ahead (The Immortal Battalion) (1945) |
"
One must rely on one's fellow man to get through; no one can go it alone; no one needs to go it alone."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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7/10
|
100%
|
The Way Ahead (The Immortal Battalion) (1945) |
"
Carol Reed directed this 1944 war film from a script by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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7/10
|
——
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Naked Truth (2005) |
"
...pretty amusing black comedy and passes an enjoyable ninety-odd minutes. "
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 22, 2012
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7/10
|
——
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Naked Truth (2005) |
"
While the ending gets fairly manic, you'd expect that of what is essentially a screwball British comedy. ...funny stuff."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 22, 2012
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7/10
|
79%
|
Coma (1978) |
"
...a taut little medical-conspiracy film. I'd forgotten how good it was. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 19, 2012
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7/10
|
79%
|
Coma (1978) |
"
...a genuinely suspenseful mystery thriller, with a conspiracy angle unfolding in due course without a lot of fuss and bother."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 19, 2012
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6/10
|
86%
|
Altered States (1980) |
"
It's another of those sci-fi movies where it's a lot more fun just to look and listen than it is to think. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 15, 2012
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6/10
|
86%
|
Altered States (1980) |
"
Think of it as an extravagant and exhilarating, if over-the-top, piece of filmmaking that's silly, to be sure, but engrossing at the same time."
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 15, 2012
|
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6/10
|
58%
|
Outland (1981) |
"
...the film's visual impact may be as important as its main character. (Blu-ray edition)"
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Movie Metropolis
Posted Jul 10, 2012
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