Month: December 2013
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American Hustle (2013)
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Read more: American Hustle (2013)If opening scenes are trying to grab your attention, this one certainly succeeds as we see a clownishly attired Christian Bale orchestrate a really bad hairdo for something like 5 minutes. Equally as shocking is his physique as the formerly ripped Batman has put on 43 pounds of mostly paunch. The plot of this film…
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Junior
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Read more: JuniorFather, why hast thou forsaken me?
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70s Horror Classics- Black Christmas (1974 Original)
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Read more: 70s Horror Classics- Black Christmas (1974 Original)Rarely has there ever been a vaguer villain than the psycho in this movie. We only see a hand, or a staring eye, or a shadow. But his whimpering, disjointed phone calls are the scariest thing in this movie.
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Anchorman 2: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Read more: Anchorman 2: The Legend of Ron BurgundyUltimately, the film feels more like the Ron Burgundy sketch show than a comedy film. But overall, it’s too disorganized, a grunting stream of non sequiturs thrown out in a desperate chase to dig every vein of comedy gold that can be found.
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The Hobbit 2: The Smaugening
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Read more: The Hobbit 2: The SmaugeningOne of the textbooks symptoms of a bad sequel is one that tries to merely repeat what you liked about the film, while jostling you sharply in the ribs to remind you of what you once enjoyed.
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Ju-On
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Read more: Ju-OnThis is a film about Absolute Hate, a hate so strong and so pure that it spirals ever outward, unfulfilled, all-devouring. The idea of pure human misanthropy being given infinite power- the only constraint being a pure spiteful sadism that insists on tormenting and toying with each individual before dispatching them.
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Vanishing Point (1971)
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Read more: Vanishing Point (1971)Heading Out to the Highway.
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A Christmas Carol (2009)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (2009)I usually don’t care for animation very much,no matter how compelling, but I watched this movie when it first came out and thought it was pretty good. Upon re-watching, Ive changed my mind The movie is not only good, it is mind-blowingly fantastic. This version of the Dickens classic is directed by Robert Zemeckis, the…
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12 Years a Slave- Film Review
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Read more: 12 Years a Slave- Film ReviewRape of wimpering woman in mid-night, the men forced to stand mute witness. Children forced screaming from mothers. Beatings until the bat breaks. Giant red rents festering on black backs as the cotton-worms crawl. That old Dixie charm, y’all.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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Read more: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)The only character in the movie that was watchable was Max the Dog and this was because he had no lines.