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Category: Movie Reviews

  • “The Words” Movie Review

    “The Words” Movie Review

    – – Reading the critic’s reviews, I wonder what movie they were watching, or, where their brains were during the movie.  I kind of suspect that if one “famous” critic gives a bad review, then the unthinking masses follow suit afraid to not rock the boat. Well….I am rocking the boat. “The Words” is an…

  • “Premium Rush” Movie Review

    “Premium Rush” Movie Review

    (Maximum fun) – – Fast, innovative, fun. I heard this was due to be released straight to “DVD” but with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s successful role in Batman the movie moguls decided to see how this would do in theaters. “Premium Rush” won’t break any attendance records, but, it sure was a fun two hours in the…

  • “The Bourne Legacy” Movie Review

    “The Bourne Legacy” Movie Review

    (Robert Ludlum would be proud) Where the book, written by Eric Van Lustbader, sucked (see my book review), the movie of the same name got it right.  “The Bourne Legacy” movie is a true book-like thriller with all the twists and turns Robert Ludlum was famous for. Bravo! Jason Bourne is somewhere, but, no one…

  • “Total Recall” Movie Review

    “Total Recall” Movie Review

    (Fun, Action, Action, Action) – – “Total Recall”  is based on a 23 page short story that I read in Barnes & Noble after the movie. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) is a bored factory worker commuting daily between his home, in what used to be Australia, and his job in what used to be the…

  • “The Watch” Movie Review

    “The Watch” Movie Review

    (Fun) – – Ben Stiller (as Evan), Vince Vaughn (as Bob), Jonah Hill (as Franklin), and Richard Ayoade (as Jamarcus) join forces as the Neighborhood Watch ostensibly to protect their neighborhood from an alien invasion. They do.  Hmmm, that is pretty much the plot.  🙂 “The Watch” is rated R and is not for kids.…

  • “The Dark Knight Rises” Movie Review

    – – It has been eight years since the Batman rode off into the sunset, leaving Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his family with a lie. The Batman is bad. Gotham City has been at peace for these eight years, but, Gordon is restless….something is not right… a war is brewing, and no one believes…

  • “The Amazing Spider-Man” Movie Review

    “The Amazing Spider-Man” Movie Review

    Except for a few changes and a new bad guy….this movie is just, to me anyway, a redone Spiderman.  Same old same old. You know the story…a less nerdy Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) gets bitten by a super spider, he gains some really cool powers, beats up his High School bullies, fights evil, and has…

  • “TED” Movie Review

    “TED” Movie Review

    Eight year old John Bennett (played as an adult by Mark Wahlberg) gets a teddy bear for Christmas.  He loves Teddy and makes a wish that the bear could talk and be his friend.  The next morning, he awakens to find his wish has come true. Friends forever. Fast forward 27 years and a 35…

  • “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” Movie Review

    (Heavy, Thought Provoking, Well Acted) – – A very heavy topic dealing with what people will have to go through in the future (hopefully, not the near future), but, it will happen.  One day, Earth will collide with another space rock, and life on Earth may, once again, have to start over.  Think Dinosaurs. If…