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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
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Rooney Mara is fantastic. Fincher does right by the source material |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
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Fitting end to the franchise. Exciting and well-made. Impressively tense considering we know how it ends. |
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
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Surprisingly great. Andy Serkis is the not-so-secret weapon behind how many blockbusters now? |
Really Liked
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Captain America: The First Avenger |
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Very good start to the series -- and a great lead-in to The Avengers. Evans is surprisingly good. |
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Thor |
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Manages to not be ridiculous despite the high potential for ridiculousness. Highly enjoyable and does the character justice. |
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X-Men: First Class |
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Very well done, with great lead performances. Questionable character choices weaken an otherwise potent mix. |
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Bridesmaids |
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Extremely funny, Kristen Wiig is a star. |
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
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Ridiculous and entertaining in the best way. Brad Bird should direct everything. |
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Attack the Block |
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Completely engrossing and confidently made. |
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Crazy, Stupid, Love |
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Better than it should be. Gosling, in particular, makes something out of what could have been nothing. |
Just fine
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Horrible Bosses |
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Worth your time -- several very funny moments. |
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Cedar Rapids |
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Funny and charming. It's missing a little something to make it great. Bonus points for the Wire references from Sen. Clay Davis. |
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Our Idiot Brother |
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Enjoyable if ultimately harmless. |
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14.
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Paul |
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Always fun to see Simon Pegg and Nick Frost together, but ultimately not the most fulfilling experience. |
Not terrible
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Cars 2 |
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Does exactly what it was intended to do...create additional opportunities to sell merchandise. Disappointing, particularly for Pixar. Too much Mater. |
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Green Lantern |
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Enjoyable if you don't think too hard about it. One too many plots make it less coherent than it could have been. |
Terrible
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17.
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The Hangover: Part II |
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A terrible rehash of the original. |
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Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides |
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Ugh. |