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Away We Go |
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Krasinski's outburst scenes are hilarious, and the rest is just honest to goodness sweet romance. |
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State of Play |
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Maybe it doesn't deserve to be #2 for the year, but this is a great condensed version of the excellent British miniseries. Great pacing and urgency. |
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The Hangover |
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I kept thinking as I watched that I'd seen it before in Bachelor Party, whcih I recommend renting. Be sure to see this one with a group. |
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Up in the Air |
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Everyone was good in this, but Farminga especially has the best performance of her career. |
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District 9 |
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Wild, intense, and terribly true as far as the theme goes. But how the aliens had their own weapons on the ground baffles me. |
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Star Trek |
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The casting was surprisingly good (except for Clifton Collins as the #2 baddie), but the lense flare is pointlessly annoying. Wrath of Khan is still the best of Trek. |
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Watchmen |
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The style and tone of this movie is a little jarring - it feels like something Paul Verhoven would have directed. It's too bad The Comedian is despicable, but Rorschach's scenes are excellent. |
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Up |
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This is one of Pixar's most emotionally touching stories, but there isn't as much action/adventure as say Toy Story. |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
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This simmered more than boiled. Luna cracks me up - Evanna Lynch will be great in light comedy or as a femme fatale. |
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(500) Days of Summer |
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Deschanel is adorable. The park outburst scene is great. The final scene went in the right direction but just a step too contrived. |
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Taken |
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Not quite on the level of Jason Bourne, but it still manages to go a step further than you expect. |
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Crazy Heart |
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I really liked the easygoing style of the first half, not as enthusastic about the second half, but this a good movie. Bridges is a natural, halfway between Kenny Rogers and Kris Kristofferson. |
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Management |
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Like Away We Go, there's a lot of sweet and funny here. Aniston is believably underdressed and James Liao is great as Zahn's instant friend. |
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Inglourious Basterds |
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Christoph Waltz is great, but the movie could have been trimmed by a half hour. |
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Zombieland |
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Rent this and have a group of friends over, it's a lot of fun. Woody is great, and I like Emma Stone. Great cameo, too. For a more serious take on the same story, see Chris Pine in Carriers. For |
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The Hurt Locker |
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Aside from a couple slow moments in the pacing, this was a good treatment of soldiers in Iraq. For a double header, The Kingdom would also be a good choice. |
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I Love You, Man |
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Pretty funny, but The Hangover beats it for the year. Jaime Pressly is great. |
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18.
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Extract |
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Ben Affleck's scenes were the funniest. Pretty funny movie though I exited feeling some regret over paying full price. |
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19.
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Avatar |
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Impressive visuals, but not something I'd call a Best Picture. I was bored for a while, I think because the training portion was too long. The final battle did give me a positive Braveheart vibe. |
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Black Dynamite |
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This is a brilliant and really funny homage/sendup of blaxploitation films. Michael Jai White immediately earned my viewer loyalty, and the delivery of all the actors was great. |
Worth A Look
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Couples Retreat |
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I laughed a lot during this, mostly because the delivery is largely deadpan. |
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It's Complicated |
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I was concerned 30 Rock Baldwin wouldn't translate well to a movie, but he does, and there are laughs, but it's uneasy to be rooting for adulterers. |
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World's Greatest Dad |
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This is a darkly, subversively funny drama. Just when I thought there was no way it would work, it did. Bobcat Goldthwait is proving to be a good director. Who would have thought? |
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The Informant! |
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This is lightly amusing, but in a weird limbo between drama and outright comedy. I liked The Hoax better because The Informant glossed over the more interesting second half's details. |
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Good Hair |
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This is a great documentary about an open secret, very interesting and entertaining at the same time. |
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26.
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An Education |
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I liked the movie but Carey Mulligan was too good - she acted much older than a 16 year old, but of course placing her as a college student would negate the point of the story. |
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Spread |
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I really liked this. Anne Heche was surprisingly good, as was Margarita Levieva. |
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28.
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A Perfect Getaway |
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I didn't like the twist so much, but the actors really delivered a strong ending, which made me like the characters more. |
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29.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox |
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This is a peculiarly quiet film. |
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30.
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Goodbye Solo |
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Souleymane Sy Savane is really great in this. |
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31.
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Taking Woodstock |
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Lightly charming. Jonathan Groff was the only low point, trying too hard and overacting his 'coolness.' I loved the LSD scene. (I mean, as far as I can remember there was only one LSD scene...) |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats |
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In the strange-but-true category, I found Confessions of a Dangerous Mind funnier and more creative. |
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33.
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Adventureland |
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This was misadvertised as mostly starring the SNL actors, but Ryan Reynolds is more important to the story, which is more drama than comedy. I liked it. |
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34.
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Bandslam |
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I liked it enough, but really in comparison, I think of Some Kind of Wonderful, School of Rock, and Starter for 10 to be better. This felt a little too Disney Channel for me. I would happily watch M |
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35.
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Duplicity |
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Great dialogue, but the flashbacks of mistrust dampen the chemistry rather than spice it up. |
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36.
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A Single Man |
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This is like an opera shot in closeup and slow motion, an extended flirt and foreplay. On the other hand a contrarian would say that pieces of this would fit in as alarmist evidence in Reefer Madness |
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37.
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Monsters vs. Aliens |
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The 3D technology is amazing and does add to already good cgi, but the characters were underdeveloped and underused. Plus I wanted more than five monsters. |
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38.
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Two Lovers |
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This started off more slowly than I liked but it finished...well. I wished Vinessa Shaw had more scenes. |
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39.
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In the Loop |
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This was one tone-step away from being a Sorkin sitcom. Oddly funny, but a small of your brain wonders what you're watching. |
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40.
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh |
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I liked this more than I expected to, mostly because of Peter Sarsgaard's character. Mena Suvari was also surprisingly good. |
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The Blind Side |
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This isn't quite Erin Brockovich. It's too overt, and Bullock is too stiff. |
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42.
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Brothers (I) |
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For a movie titled Brothers this was a little too focussed on Portman's character and not enough on Gyllenhaal. |
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The Road |
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This is a movie that will make you think about how you would survive. I was a little more impressed with The Pianist and Cold Mountain in the survivalist genre. |
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44.
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Moon |
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Sam's deterioration is a little on the nose, but his revelation scene is excellent. |
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45.
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The Lovely Bones |
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The afterlife effects are pretty cool. Readers say the movie is a letdown; without having read the book the movie is fine, but a lot like a tv procedural. |
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46.
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Paranormal Activity |
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I wouldn't put this at the top of a best of all time horror list, but my hair stood up during a daylight viewing. Audience reactions in theaters must have been fantastic. I wasn't really impressed |
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Funny People |
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This is a decent light comedy drama if you don't go in expecting gutbusting jokes. |
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Tyson |
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Pretty interesting to hear how Tyson sees himself. |
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The Damned United |
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This bio unabashedly plays favorites, but it's still a good entry in the sports genre. |
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50.
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Broken Embraces |
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I usually have to be a captive audience for subtitles to sink in, so at home I don't favor them much, but this movie caught me and held me to the end. |
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Facing Ali |
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My favorite parts of this documentary were the interviews with his earlier, less familiar opponents. |
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52.
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Whip It |
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This had some charm. I especially liked Kristen Wiig in it. |
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53.
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17 Again |
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This had some charm. |
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54.
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The Cove |
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I'm not bothered by dolphin slaughter if they eat them like we do cattle, but it's interesting to see the Japanese exposed as lying about the process. This at least was more sensible than the silly |
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Fighting |
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This has two good fights between Tatum and Brian J. White and Cung Le, the rest is pretty generic. |
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56.
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The Yes Men Fix the World |
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It's too bad the Yes Men go overlooked, because their approach is a lot better than Michael Moore's. |
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57.
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Humpday |
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This is obviously an amateur film, but it's not amateurish. Adlibbed dialogue usually bothers me but Humpday reminded me of college dorm discussions. Don't let the subject keep you from seeing it. |
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Ponyo |
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Like a dream this starts weird and gets stranger, but it's almost equally wonderful and pleasant. The dialogue isn't great, and it might have been better as a silent movie with the score. My eyes |
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Land of the Lost |
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Ferrell's sometimes annoying constant chatter is kind of funny here, and Anna Friel is a beaut. I liked this more than Brendan Fraser's Journey to the Center of the Earth. |
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60.
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He's Just Not That Into You |
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This was better than I expected, maybe a little disjointed. |
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61.
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The Burning Plain |
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I didn't like the jumping around in time at first, but the story comes together at the end with a great performance by Jennifer Lawrence. |
If You've Got the Time
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The Eclipse |
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This is mostly slow going, but when you least expect it it will scare you out of your chair. One of the most effective uses of music I've ever seen. |
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Next Day Air |
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I really liked Omari Hardwick and Wood Harris. The ending kind of just dies though. |
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64.
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Bright Star |
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Abbie Cornish has a gaze that is either captivating or distractingly yearning, but it fits this angsty romance. Paul Schneider on the other hand just doesn't fit. |
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65.
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Love Happens |
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I was surprised by this romance and really liked the interaction between Eckhart and Aniston. |
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66.
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The Soloist |
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Nothing surprising here. Robert Downey Jr. and Foxx are good as always. For a double header rent Immortal Beloved. |
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67.
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It Might Get Loud |
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Jack White starts out as a jerk but the trio trading off riffs at the end is pretty cool. This is more a retrospective than analysis of technique. |
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68.
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Terminator Salvation |
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The machine cycles are great, as are the aerial shots of the action. The plot evokes a lot of Matrix 2. Anton Yelchin is having a great summer at the movies. (I loved the reveal at the climax.) |
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Jennifer's Body |
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The first 15 minutes is trashy good, and Adam Brody makes a good baddie, but the rest of the film doesn't meet hopes. Seyfried in glasses is an interesting bridge between Fanning and Pfeiffer. |
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70.
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Planet 51 |
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Lots of great sci-fi sight gags but the forced message lost me. |
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The Princess and the Frog |
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There's nothing wrong with this movie, it just lacks the spark of homeruns like The Little Mermaid. Two days after watching it I can't recall any of the songs. |
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Public Enemies |
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Decent, but ultimately forgettable in the shadow of Heat. Stephen Lang is great as one of the lawmen. |
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73.
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Pirate Radio |
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There are some amusing moments, but to find out the ship and the characters were fabricated is a real disappointment. |
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74.
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Angels & Demons |
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The cinematography makes for a beautiful tour of the Vatican's art, but the plot is more like a basic Tom Clancy (Sum of All Fears, for instance) race to beat the clock than symbolophile mystery. |
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Serious Moonlight |
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The tone is all over the place, trying to be sing-songy romantic and then surprisingly violent. |
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9 |
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Visually pretty cool, but the dreary post-apocalyptic quest feels unoriginal. |
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77.
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Armored |
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There's a pretty cool armored car crash, but the rest is generic action thriller. |
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78.
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Observe and Report |
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I get that dark is the point here but it's still a touch too dark to enjoy. I did crack up at the Flash Gordon music though. |
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Ninja Assassin |
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There may be more fake blood in this movie than in Kill Bill 2. Most of the movie didn't meet my expectations, but I was impressed with Sho Kosugi (the original 1980s ninja). Stephen Marcus also ha |
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80.
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Precious |
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I suppose it's important to depict the sometimes brutal conditions of the poor and abused, but I wouldn't call this a Best Picture. Her glamor fantasies distracted from the movie. Paula Patton was |
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81.
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The Young Victoria |
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Great looking costumes and settings, but however accurate it may be, the message feels too contemporary - independently minded woman refuses to be caged by men or any other authority. |
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My Sister's Keeper |
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Tearjerky and sweet. I didn't mind the voiceover but I think the story might have been just as strong without the courtroom surprise. |
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83.
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Sunshine Cleaning |
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The story is pretty simple and doesn't offer much other than what's advertised. Adams acts according to plot, but Blunt gets the emotional performance. |
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84.
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Coraline |
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Remarkable set design and cinematography, and a pretty score, but psychedelic trips aren't for me. |
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85.
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The New Daughter |
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As possessed-in-the-forest thrillers go, this one is pretty creepy. |
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86.
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Trucker |
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If you liked Crazy Heart (and you should), you might like this similar story (grittier), and vice versa. |
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87.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
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By this point the characters, themes, and story are old hat and the inferior animation is more apparent. I actually fell asleep watching it at home. |
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Julie & Julia |
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Streep was well cast as Child. I like Amy Adams but her character just seemed like a needy brat. |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
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This sequel felt really paint-by-numbers, but Hank Azaria had some funny moments. |
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90.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
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The story just lacks momentum, and Wolverine's claw cgi looked terrible. Jackman looks impressive though , and I really liked Taylor Kitsch as Gambit - I'd be interested in a movie on his character |
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Capitalism: A Love Story |
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Moore was a bit behind the curve on this one, but there's a positive in that it's a helpful reminder/summary of everything that happened with the economy.. |
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92.
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Invictus |
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Watching this movie is about as thrilling as watching CSPAN, and that's including the sports scenes. What's really missing is any sense of serious consequence of failure. |
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Gentlemen Broncos |
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If you like the total silliness of Napoleon Dynamite you might like this. It's a good sendup of the fantasy writer's market, and both Clement and Rockwell are funny. |
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Tenderness |
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I liked Sophie Traub, and this is an interesting take on the serial killer drama. |
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Coco avant Chanel |
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I really like Tautou, but the movie just didn't hold my attention. |
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day |
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It's too hokey, too made-for-tv. And even after the plot was explained at the end I wasn't interested enough to sort it out. |
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Amelia |
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This was a nice history lesson of little factoids I didn't know, but the acting was wooden, I think due to the writing. |
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Gamer |
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After The Running Man, these prison gladiator movies come across as like paint by numbers imitators. Michael C. Hall makes for a pretty creepy baddie |
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G-Force |
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Enjoyable only for kids of course, but it's watchable for adults. |
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100.
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The Proposal |
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I don't really buy Bullock as an ice queen, but she does have a really nice emotional moment midway through the film. Otherwise it's pretty much what'd you'd expect. |
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Motherhood |
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I think I would have liked this much more if it hadn't felt like an essay. |
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102.
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Cold Souls |
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I see what they're going for, but if Uncle Vanya is so "woe is me" why would I want to watch it in movie form any more than on stage? |
Not Worth Your Time
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Food Inc. |
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Lots of doomsaying and conspiratorial accusations, but not much convincing information. |
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Have You Heard About the Morgans? |
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I laughed a few times. If you liked this you should also check out Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley among the Amish in For Richer or Poorer. |
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The International |
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Clive gives more gusto than the slow moving movie does. Lord of War, Michael Clayton, State of Play and Duplicity all have better elements, save the Guggenheim shootout. |
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106.
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Law Abiding Citizen |
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I feel like this traded a challenging opportunity for a standard action thriller at the end. V for Vendetta is the better version. |
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
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I suppose this plot would have played on audience fears when the original was released, but Die Hard upped the requirements for this genre., |
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Fame |
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The near-documentary style was an interesting approach, but as a result I felt no connection to the characters at all. |
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Personal Effects |
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As if you needed more proof of how beautiful and sexy Pfeiffer is, this does the trick. It's a decent downer drama as well. |
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110.
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Five Minutes of Heaven |
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Interesting, but it takes too long to get there. |
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111.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs |
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Unfortunately this is a completely forgettable movie. |
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112.
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A Serious Man |
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I get what they're going for and it probably amuses its target audience, but watching this was like watching the full length version of the ugly sister's talent show practice in Dirty Dancing. |
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113.
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Sherlock Holmes |
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I went in as a Holmes and RDJ fan hoping this would be good, but it's just too commercialized. Jude Law was good. From Hell was better. |
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114.
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Surrogates |
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I, Robot is simply the superior movie. |
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115.
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The Brothers Bloom |
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I had such high hopes for this, and it turned out too long, convoluted, and muted. A missed opportunity. |
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116.
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Crossing Over |
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I like Alice Eve, and not just because she gets plenty naked. Mostly this is an immigration companion to Crash. |
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117.
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Race to Witch Mountain |
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This doesn't have the same family charm as its predecessors (more of just a chase) but it's not as weird either. |
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118.
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Where the Wild Things Are |
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I barely remember anything from the original story, but I don't remember it being this depressing. I wasn't a fan of the music choices either. But the set design was amazing. |
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119.
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Notorious |
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Jamal Woolard makes a very likable Biggie. |
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120.
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Ong Bak 2 |
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Most of the movie is a lot of dramatic music and slow motion stares. The final battle is great though, notable even more for its blade work than for Jaa's trademark knees and elbows. |
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The Invention of Lying |
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I think the problem here is lack of focus - the romance and the satire distract from each other. But I still can't wait for the next Gervais project. |
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122.
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Killshot |
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Rouke provides an interesting character but the story editing needed tightening. |
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123.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic |
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Isla Fisher is cute as anything but the movie feels very paint-by-numbers. |
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124.
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New in Town |
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Not as bad as the reviews make it out to be, this is simply an easy listening style romantic comedy. |
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125.
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant |
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Creepy, and not in the cool vampire way. "Shut up and jump on my back." |
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126.
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The Limits of Control |
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I can take a slow drama, but this one just had too much staring. Bill Murray's scene was the most interesting and would have made a great central story. |
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127.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper |
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Such a letdown from the book. The movie needed a lot more energy (and supporting soundtrack). License to Drive and Chris Columbus' own Adventures in Babysitting are a lot more fun. |
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128.
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Whiteout |
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Did the trailers mislead me into expecting some alien/supernatural element to this movie? Dramatic things happen but the drama isn't gripping, especially since it's like a long episode of Cold Case |
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129.
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Post Grad |
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Boring. |
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130.
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Bride Wars |
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Interesting how the guys are pushed to the sidelines. I was most impressed by Hathaway's legs during her strip club dance. |
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131.
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Disgrace |
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Dreary. |
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132.
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An American Affair |
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Weepy, self destructive female characters just don't impress me. Cameron Bright's character was unrealistic in his actions, I think. |
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133.
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Creation |
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This may be the most boring movie about science ever, and that's saying something. |
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134.
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Julia |
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Swinton tries to sell her gritty character too much. Rent Frozen River instead. |
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The Lodger |
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Wow, this movie is full of actors who make you say It's that guy! Worth a look for fans of Jack the Ripper lore, but otherwise a slow thriller. |
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Donkey Punch |
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This is an okay thriller in the accident-makes-vacationers-turn-on-each-other genre. Pacing is a little slow. I'd recommend Severance instead. |
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Cheri |
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Sympathy for the decadently wealthy is hard to achieve, and like most attempts this movie takes too long to get there. |
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The Slammin' Salmon |
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Minus the swearing, this could have been an episode of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody. I entertained myself by making comparisons between April Bowlby and Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove (not a cr |
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139.
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Me and Orson Welles |
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I just find Danny Huston so tedious. |
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140.
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |
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This is an unfortunate letdown for a Piven movie. But Kathryn Hahn adds some awkward funny. |
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141.
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
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It's so unfortunate that it's so easy for McConaughey to slip into this typical drivel. |
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142.
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done |
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Sure, people are crazy, but why should I care about this one? |
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143.
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All About Steve |
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Crazy, nutty bad. It's really hard to champion a main character you can't respect. But Thomas Haden Church is pretty funny. |
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144.
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
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This movie can't decide what it wants to be. With Pattison out of the way it gets better, though I did like the Michael Sheen scene. But it'll take more patience than most people have in order to |
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145.
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Explicit Ills |
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I don't remember enough about this to say anything other than it was forgettable. |
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146.
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Transylmania |
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Jennifer Lyons is pretty funny switching from American blonde to slavic vamp. |
What the Crap?
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147.
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The Final Destination |
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I liked the previous movie in the series for the different (almost humorous) ways in which characters met their demise, but this was like a boring episode of Fear Factor. Cheap cgi too. |
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148.
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The Haunting in Connecticut |
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This plays out like a made for cable thriller. |
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149.
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Old Dogs |
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What a pointless money grab. |
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150.
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Obsessed |
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Idris is good and I'll keep watching for his movies, but I have to think the theater audience burst out laughing at the ridiculous climax. And come on, no nudity? Swimfan is better. |
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151.
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2012 |
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Ridiculous, but not as bad as Knowing. The Yellowstone volcano scenes were pretty visually exciting. |
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152.
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The Ugly Truth |
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Dumb. Heigl looks great but plays an unbelievable character, and Eric Winter didn't even get a chance at playing a character. |
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153.
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Push |
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Boring, but again Fanning shows off her talent. |
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154.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
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About as noisy and pointless as Transformers 2, but I did like the ninja action. |
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155.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
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Some cool effects, but it's all just noise. I actually left during the climax to go pick someone up at the airport. |
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156.
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans |
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I had completely forgotten who was who and did what to whom by this movie. But how great is Michael Sheen to swing this and Frost? |
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157.
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St. Trinians |
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Rupert Everett in drag? The tone here is just weird and not that funny. |
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158.
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans |
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Just bad. Nic Cage continues his streak of lousy productions. |
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159.
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Bruno |
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Borat worked well to expose American prejudices, but other than the scene about child actor parents, Bruno is just antagonistic. |
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160.
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
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It's no wonder this movie didn't last in theaters. Michael Douglas is good, but the production feels like a cheap made for cable thriller from a decade ago. |
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161.
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Year One |
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Slow and stupid doesn't win the race. This comes across like it was intended as a weird Bible primer. |
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162.
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Crank: High Voltage |
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Shoot 'Em Up at least delivered its absurdity with some flair. This is just a noisy, pointless mess. |
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163.
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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li |
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Chris Klein's slow drawl makes for a lousy cop, and Neal McDonough's character went overboard on being a brutal villain. But Robin Shou's moves were pretty good. |
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164.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
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It took me an hour of painful watching to realize this was an homage to Die Hard. They should have gone even more silly to make that point. |
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165.
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12 Rounds |
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I could see casually leaving this playing on the USA channel if I had nothing else to watch, but it's not worth the rental. |
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166.
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Dance Flick |
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Shockingly there was actually something approaching decent acting and drama in this spoof, but that just put it out of place. |
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167.
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Surveillance |
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Took way too long to get to the story, and then reveals that it was all for nothing except to fool the audience. The only thing this demonstrates is that criminals can get away with murder. |
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168.
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The Box |
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What starts off as a creepy and promising premise is almost immediately subverted by the overbearing score and Diaz's accent, followed by an out of this world plot development that offers nothing to |
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169.
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Miss March |
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Completely stupid and lacking in much needed titilation. I don't think they even bothered to make sense of the timeline. |
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170.
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Knowing |
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After an exciting first disaster, this just gets worse and worse. I wanted to throw my remote at the tv during the lousy finale. For a bad double header, avoid The Number 23 as well. |
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171.
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The Mutant Chronicles |
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I don't get how something like this gets greenlighted, much less attacts actors like Jane and Malkovich. |
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172.
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Antichrist |
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173.
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Adam |
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174.
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Adventures of Power |
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175.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
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176.
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Aliens in the Attic |
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177.
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Astro Boy |
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178.
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American Violet |
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179.
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Anvil |
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180.
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Battle for Terra |
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181.
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Big Fan |
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182.
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men |
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183.
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Bronson |
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184.
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The Boys Are Back |
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185.
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Blood: The Last Vampire |
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186.
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Closing the Ring |
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187.
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Chandni Chowk to China |
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188.
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Don't Fade Away |
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189.
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Drag Me to Hell |
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190.
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Disney's A Christmas Carol |
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191.
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Dragonball Evolution |
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192.
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Everybody's Fine |
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193.
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Eva |
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194.
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Fired Up |
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195.
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Friday the 13th |
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196.
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Fifty Dead Men Walking |
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197.
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Frankie and Alice |
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198.
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Free Style |
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199.
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The Fourth Kind |
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200.
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Fanboys |
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201.
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Halloween II |
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202.
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Hannah Montana: The Movie |
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203.
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Hotel for Dogs |
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204.
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The House of the Devil |
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205.
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The Great Buck Howard |
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206.
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Inkheart |
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207.
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Iron Cross |
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208.
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Imagine That |
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209.
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell |
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210.
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Is Anybody There? |
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211.
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The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience |
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212.
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The Last House on the Left |
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213.
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The Little Traitor |
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214.
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Little Ashes |
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215.
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Looking for Palladin |
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216.
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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond |
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217.
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London River |
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218.
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The Messenger |
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219.
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Mammoth |
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220.
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The Lightkeepers |
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221.
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Lymelife |
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222.
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Mary and Max |
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223.
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My Bloody Valentine 3D |
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224.
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The Merry Gentleman |
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225.
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My Life in Ruins |
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226.
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The Missing Person |
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227.
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More Than a Game |
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228.
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Not Easily Broken |
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229.
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New York, I Love You |
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230.
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Orphan |
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231.
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Outlander |
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232.
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The Pink Panther 2 |
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233.
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Peter and Vandy |
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234.
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Pandorum |
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235.
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Sorority Row |
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236.
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Soul Power |
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237.
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Splinterheads |
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238.
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The Secret of Kells |
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239.
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Shorts |
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240.
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The Stepfather |
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241.
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Saw VI |
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242.
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Thirst |
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243.
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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself |
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244.
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Michael Jackson's This Is It |
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245.
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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail |
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246.
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The Uninvited |
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247.
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The Unborn |
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248.
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Whatever Works |
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249.
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Vicious Kind |
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250.
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Adoration |