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Category Archives: 2011
Rango – a typical animated cheese-fest
Okay, I should start with a disclaimer. I have a very limited tolerance for animation, and this is going to color my review of this film. My wife, who has a higher tolerance, enjoyed Rango – she should probably review … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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Jane Eyre – It sucks
Listen, I love a good costume drama as much as anybody, but this adaptation of Jane Eyre sucks. It sucks because the filmmakers completely failed to develop the relationship between Rochester and Jane. They wrote no dialog for them!! I … Continue reading
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Cedar Rapids – a cute comedy, but not super funny
Cedar Rapids is what I would call a “cute film.” As a comedy it falls a bit short. The audience in the Union Square theater did laugh, but I got the feeling that they really wanted to be laughing a … Continue reading
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Unknown – Liam Neeson is GOLD
I don’t know exactly when Liam Neeson went from being this dweeby, non-descript actor who appeared in crap like Schindler’s List, Ethan Frome, and Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives, to being a warm and dazzling superstar action hero who can … Continue reading
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