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Michelle Alexandria

Agrees with the Tomatometer 55% of the time.

Publications:: Eclipse Magazine
Critics' Group:: Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 428
Total QuickRatings:: 140

Location:: Washington, DC

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
C	77%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Iron Man 3 starts off great but crashes and burns in a spectacular way. We get it Marvel you don't give a crap about your Comic Book readers. You don't have to constantly rub in people's faces. Horrible 3rd act. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 3, 2013
B	46%	Pain & Gain (2013)	" Bay needs to get credit for going outside of his comfort zone and making a surprisingly small, dark, quirky, funny movie. There is a real Coen Brothers vibe. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 26, 2013
A-	70%	Les Misérables (2012)	" This blu-ray features a really nice transfer, full length 1 hour documentary and both a digital/ultraviolet copy of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
B	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" This Blu-ray release feels a bit cold and aloof. Beautiful packaging but the picture quality doesn't really "sing" and the extras are fairly "non-existent." If you like the movie, this is a fine Blu-ray to pick up." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
C	93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" The Blu-ray/DVD release of Zero Dark Thirty is about as boring and bland as the movie itself. Transfer and audio quality is nice, but not reference quality and the features are slim pickens. Unless you love this movie, rent the Blu-ray." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
B	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" When will people learn to stay out of the woods? This is the rare remake that surpasses the original in almost all ways except one - no Bruce Campbell." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 8, 2013
C	9%	The Host (2013)	" Cold, antiseptic, and unintentionally funny. It was awful on many different levels. However, there was enough there to keep me interested. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 29, 2013
C	48%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" Fails to deliver on the promise it shows in the beginning of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 24, 2013
A-	88%	Life of Pi (2012)	" Winner of several technical Oscars and Best Director, Ang Lee's Life of Pi gets an absolutely gorgeous HD transfer in a nice full featured, simple Blu-ray package. It is a visual feast for the eyes." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 14, 2013
A	97%	Schindler's List (1993)	" Very classy blu-ray package, with an amazing reference quality transfer for one of the greatest movies of the last 30 years. The only extra is old Voices from the List Documentary in fuzzy SD and a Digital Copy/UltraViolet version of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 14, 2013
C	86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes. Blu-ray 3D looks great on a home theater, but the package is very thin on extras." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 7, 2013
C	52%	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	" This movie is about as bland as it gets. If you want to see dirty, poorly rendered Giants eat their own snot - in poor 3D, then this is the movie for you. Only time it works is when Holt, Tomlinson and McGregor are on camera. Which isn't nearly enough." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 3, 2013
D	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" Skyfall is a crushing bore. My Bond is not some whiny, emo, wall gazing, beer drinking "tough guy." My Bond loves women, has cool gadgets, a hot car that does neat things, beats the crap out of people." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Feb 20, 2013
C	75%	Peter Pan (1953)	" I always thought Peter Pan was supposed to be about childhood innocence. Pan and Tinkerbell were not sweet and cuddly, they both came across as selfish, cold and really unlikable bullies." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Feb 6, 2013
C-	93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" Bigelow has hamstrung herself by not committing to a viewpoint. This is a by the numbers, cold, emotionally inert, just the "facts" procedural drama that is just barely a step above an episode of Law & Order." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jan 11, 2013
F	51%	Savages (2012)	" Well made and slickly made but amoral junk." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 24, 2012
B	61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" Tom Cruise is really why you want to see this movie. The material is solid, there's just enough action to keep you interested. This is how you do an adaptation - you do not need to know anything about the source material to enjoy it " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 22, 2012
A	70%	Les Misérables (2012)	" The first 45 minutes of Les Misérables is kind of a mess. It is choppy, the music kind of terrible and nothing makes much sense but once it clicks it becomes an emotional roller coaster. This movie is epic in every sense of the word." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 22, 2012
C-	66%	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	" For better or worse this is no longer J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit it has become Peter Jackson's Hobbit. Lots of talking, walking and singing. Hard to take the villains seriously when they all sound like high-pitched singing versions of Elmer Fudd. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 16, 2012
C	76%	Killing Them Softly (2012)	" How about a movie about gangsters set in an unnamed place but they all sound like they are from Boston. Here's the twist, these mobsters will talk a LOT but do very little. Needed less talking, more killing. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 2, 2012
A-	90%	Bad 25 (2012)	" A beautiful showcase of an influential artist in his prime at his creative best." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 24, 2012
C	88%	Life of Pi (2012)	" Eh...." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 24, 2012
F	48%	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)	" It is over. You say nothing is over until we say it is over? The long national nightmare ends not with a bang or a thud but with one of the biggest FUs in Cinematic history" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 17, 2012
C	78%	Brave (2012)	" Not a bad movie. Really appreciate what it wants to do, but it fails to live up to its potential." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 11, 2012
F	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" "My name is Bond, Emo Bond." Is there a 12-step program for whiny, moping, bland Spies? Daniel Craig may fit the part of Bond but after 3 movies its clear he doesn't want to be there." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 10, 2012
A-	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" MY Lincoln kills Vamps in crappy 3D. This Lincoln is a brilliant movie that has no soul or pulse. Its like Downtown Abbey or Homeland, you are compelled to say you like it - even though in reality you don't." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 10, 2012
B	47%	Bait (2012)	" The movie is called Bait 3D, where is the Shark? It takes a long time before the Shark starts chomping people. It just wasn't as campy or bloody as it probably should have been. It is well worth a rental." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2012
C	86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 4, 2012
D	79%	Flight (2012)	" Why does the black Captain Sullenberger have to be a drunk? Every illogical thing that screenwriter John Gatins had in the script can be chalked up to the Afroman song "Because I Got High."" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2012
B-	68%	Cloud Atlas (2012)	" Many will come away from this movie feeling inspired and thinking this movie is "deeper" than it really is. Its a self-indulgent, ambitious mess. Sometimes you have to admire the effort to dare to be different." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 28, 2012
C+	6%	Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)	" This movie is highly stylized, beautifully rendered in spots, but a narrative mess. Fans of the game and previous movies should love this. Harington and Clemons are future stars." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 25, 2012
A-	96%	Argo (2012)	" A thoroughly enjoyable, well put together movie that flies by, works well and largely succeeds at what it is trying to accomplish. Also one of those movies where it feels like "I should LOVE it - but don't."" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 20, 2012
B-	12%	Alex Cross (2012)	" Standard procedural that is worth seeing for Matthew Fox's amazing transformation." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 20, 2012
C-	56%	The Bourne Legacy (2012)	" The Bourne films seem to only be about filming herky, jerky chases and frenetic fight scenes. These Outcome agents never seem to do ANYTHING other than be chased. Just once I'd like to see the Outcome agents do some, you know, spying." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 12, 2012
B+	87%	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	" Christopher Nolan can't direct an exciting action scene to save his life. He's no Michael Bay! You have to admire the scope of his vision even if it does have major flaws. There wasn't enough of Batman being, you know, Batman in this. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 21, 2012
C	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" Emma Stone seems like a saner, cleaner version of Lindsay Lohan. This is 2/3rds of an amazing movie ruined by a horrific 2nd act that completely redefines and changes the core of who Spider-Man is. He's NOT Batman!" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 4, 2012
C	41%	Rock of Ages (2012)	" It is supposed to be a celebration of 80s hair music. Why does everyone looked pained and angry during every song? The movie is worth watching for Tom Cruise's amazing performance." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 22, 2012
B-	35%	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)	" The movie's title says it all, its Abe Lincoln kicking Vampire butt. Once you accept that, then its impossible to criticize this movie on logic. It is over the top, campy, fun. But its no Piranha 3D." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 22, 2012
C-	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" Very cold, analytical, and sort of pretentious. Its no Piranha 3D!" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 9, 2012
A-	34%	Battleship (2012)	" Peter Berg delivers his love letter to the military in a movie disguised as an Alien Invasion board game." — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 27, 2012
D	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" Nothing worse than a Action Comedy that delivers neither quality Action nor Comedy. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 27, 2012
A+	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" Since Best Picture Oscars are awarded to Producers then the Producers of Marvel's The Avengers deserve a best picture Oscar just for pulling this off. The fact that the movie is freaking amazing is just icing on the cake!" — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 4, 2012
B	83%	Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012)	" Comic-Con is a convention of dreams by and for dreamers. This documentary does a nice job of capturing all the various elements that make this large show work." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
C	87%	Bully (2012)	" The filmmakers do not show all sides of the issue and it doesn't go far enough. It doesn't help that the subjects are a bit bland and the only non-white student represented is a black teenager in Juvi? Really?" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
A+	90%	The Lion King (2011)	" This is my first experience with The Lion King it is a surprisingly dark, deep and more complex movie than I thought it would be. There's a reason why everyone loves it. One of the best animated films of all time and amazing 3D." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
B-	24%	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	" This is an adequate Blu-ray package for people who liked the movie or this genre. Certainly not reference quality and not worth full 3D-Blu-ray retail, but worth at least a viewing." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
A+	60%	Real Steel (2011)	" Love this movie and the Blu-ray contains a flawless transfer. I wish they did a bit more with the features, but what's here is decent. This isn't "reference" quality work, but the movie is one everyone should see. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
A	60%	Real Steel (2011)	" Wow, they actually made Rock Em Sock Em Robots - The Movie! Even more surprising is how amazing this movie is. Filled to the brim with heart, soul, grit, and fun. One of the best movies of 2011." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012
A+	93%	West Side Story (1961)	" Let's stand up and applaud everyone involved in this Blu-ray project, from the stunning transfer to the great set of extras, they did an excellent job with this Blu-ray set and produced reference quality work." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2012

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