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Category: Movie Reviews

  • “The Lone Ranger” Movie Review

    (Hi Ho Silver Ahoy) – – Visiting a travelling museum a little kid stands by as an old Indian exhibit comes to life and tells him the story of  the Lone Ranger. And quite a story it is. District Attorney John Reid (Armie Hammer) is on a train out west when outlaw Butch Cavendish (William…

  • “Monsters University” Movie Review

    “Monsters University” Movie Review

    (Monstrously Fun) – – In this prequel to the 2001 Monsters Inc. hit movie, we join Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sullivan, or Sulli, (John Goodman) as they attend Monsters University as potential Scare students. The only problem is…..Sulli is scary but  too cool to study, while Mike is studious but not scary. They both get…

  • “Superman Man of Steel” Movie Review

    “Superman Man of Steel” Movie Review

    (Half Great, Half Not) – – The first half, or a little more, of this movie was fantastic.  The second half (maybe a little less) was overly complicated, the fight scenes were somewhat silly, and the movie dragged on for a very long time. A new Superman (Henry Cavill) escapes Krypton with the help of…

  • “The Internship” Movie Review

    “The Internship” Movie Review

    (Google-y Fun) – – What time is it? Since you probably did not look at your wrist to answer that question explains why Owen Wilson (as Nick Campbell) and Vince Vaughn (as Billy McMahon) are newly unemployed with few skills to be successful in the workplace. Billy is searching online when he stumbles upon a…

  • “Now You See Me” Movie Review

    “Now You See Me” Movie Review

    (Deceptively Delightful) – – Four street magicians each receive a card giving them a location and time to meet.  They show up and become “The Four Horsemen”, a very successful Las Vegas magic act. But they are really auditioning for “The Eye”.   Magic is a trick, but, it is also real.  And only the…

  • “Fast & Furious 6” Movie Review

    “Fast & Furious 6” Movie Review

    (Fast Furious Fun) – – Vin Diesel (as Dominic Toretto) personifies cool.  Paul Walker (as Brian O’Conner) is a changed man.  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (as Hobbs) is ripped and pumped.  Michelle Rodriguez  (as Letty) and Gina Carano (as Riley) are tough as nails. The rest of the cast fills in the gaps, making “Fast &…

  • “Star Trek Into Darkness” Movie Review

    (PERFECT) – – Dammit Jim, this is a perfect movie. The entire “new” cast has returned for this perfectly wonderful Star Trek.  Perfect story, perfect mix of characters, humor, terror, and action all moving at warp speed.  Tribbles and all. John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is a super strong (and intelligent) terrorist.  He blows up…

  • “The Great Gatsby” Movie Reivew

    “The Great Gatsby” Movie Reivew

    (Glitzy, Extravagant, Dreamlike) – – 3D sucks.  It is DISTRACTING, ANNOYING and adds NOTHING  to the telling of the story other than making more money for greedy movie makers.  Beyond that it makes the movie jerky (it seems to lower the frame rate) and the glasses on top of my glasses is ridiculous and uncomfortable.  NEW…

  • “Iron Man 3” Movie Review

    “Iron Man 3” Movie Review

    (I am Iron Man) – – The Mandarin (played by the remarkable Ben Kingsley) is a terrorist.  He uses genetically altered humans as explosive weapons (bombs) and is threatening millions, including the President of the United States. Happy Hogan (Tony Stark’s loyal bodyguard, played by Jon Favreau) is a victim of one Mandarin-planned bombing.  A…