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New Movie Reviews: Movies in Theaters
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The Grand Budapest Hotel  |
Rating of: 3/4
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Gabe - wrote on 04/14/14 |
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One of Anderson's better films, but not quite his best. It has all of the Anderson tropes, bright colors, a retro feel, models that clearly look like models. The most grating part of this film, and what cost it a half-star is a the dialogue, specifically Ralph Fiennes'. I understand that the wanted to show the beauty of language, but it was too much.
The story itself was brilliant. Boy with Apple will forever live in my memory. Ultimately it didn't pass the watch test. The watch test a... |
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| The Raid 2 |
Rating of: 4/4
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Snoogans - wrote on 04/14/14 |
Continuation of Awe-Inducing Bloody Beat Downs!
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'The Raid 2' is a step above the first in terms of production, story, and action. The story is a longer and more complex endeavor this time. It wraps up where we last left off and throws the hero into a new situation that has him infiltrating a crime organization to weed out dirty cops. Though, that's only the setup, as we are introduced to a father/son power struggle within this mob family that has repercussions on the opposing mob faction and the many henchmen/evil associates caught in the... |
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| Noah (2014) |
Rating of: 3/4
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Snoogans - wrote on 04/14/14 |
Need an Ark? I 'Noah' Guy
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'Noah' is the latest film associated with Christianity to be released this year and it's the only one to cause controversy. I believe it is unwarranted. Some religious folk have cried fowl at the content. But they are forgetting the fact that this was never meant to be a literal interpretation. Their blind dislike has made them overlook the many areas where the film did succeed. This is a much more dramatically fleshed out story than the one it is based off. Firstly, the characters are ex... |
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| Grand Piano |
Rating of: 1.5/4
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smeagol - wrote on 04/13/14 |
poor and a bore
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This was a rubbish and a some what silly idea for afilm with no pay off. for your time watching. the ending is one of the worst ever.
its the same kind of story a the movie phone booth but this time with a guy playing a piano to a audience.
Toby maguire plays the piano player. who has john cusack talking in his ear telling him to play certain chords or he will kill his wife in the audience. that's basically the whole film. after a boring start that's the rest of it
cusack has mainly a voic... |
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| The Grand Budapest Hotel |
Rating of: 4/4
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Amy - wrote on 04/13/14 |
grand budapest hotel
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Lovely, but I am still processing it.Tthere were things I absolutely *adored*... but at the same time, there were points that became a little cartoonish, a little Rocky and Bullwinkle, which is part of WA's style, but not my favorite part. I usually feel there is heart and soul underneath all the style and panache in his movies, and when they dip over into cartoons, I lose sight of that.
But also... and this is also standard WA, but every single frame was so *packed* with information -- be... |
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| Oculus |
Rating of: 3/4
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Jacob Zembower - wrote on 04/12/14 |
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A twisty, trippy, mind-bending mystery-thriller. Mike Flanagan's follow up to ABSENTIA features an admirable use of creepy dread over cheap jump scares and empty gore. Featuring solid performances and brilliant editing, Oculus is a refreshing horror film that may disappoint main stream audiences looking for a straight forward supernatural horror picture. Though it certainly has its fair share of dread. |
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| The Raid 2 |
Rating of: 3/4
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Matthew - wrote on 04/12/14 |
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After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen - a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls - rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. This movie has some really cool fighting and the action is mind blowing to watch but the movie dose lacks on characters and the movie felt a bit slow for me. |
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| Rio 2 |
Rating of: 2.5/4
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Matthew - wrote on 04/12/14 |
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A movie that did not need a sequel at all. Blu and Jewel, along with their three children, are living the good life in the magical city of Rio de Janeiro. But Jewel wants her children to learn what it's like to be real birds and thus the family takes a trip to the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in with his new companions, he worries that the rest of the family might not want to leave the wild behind. This movie has beautiful animation but the songs are not enjoyable to listen and this movie is for... |
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| Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Rating of: 3.5/4
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Josh - wrote on 04/08/14 |
"You need to keep BOTH eyes open."
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"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a very good movie, and it does what a sequel should do: it's a nice continuation of the first movie, and it furthers the plot from the first movie. Even though they borrow material from the first movie, you won't be too lost. Everyone in the film portray their characters in a real and genuine way. There is real character development and interaction, and the action is intense. Despite the fight sequences' occasionally relying on the "shaky-... |
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| Sabotage (2014) |
Rating of: 1/4
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Matthew - wrote on 04/08/14 |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house. This movie was a mindless action flick with horrible and despicable characters, the movie all so fails on being good or being okay. |
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