Monday, July 30, 2012

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Rating: 6.0

Comments:  A classic that hasn't held up too well over time.  A fun watch nonetheless.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Pontypool

Rating: 7.5

Comments:  Unique take on the zombie genre.  Well written and well executed by the leads, especially Stephen McHattie.

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Rampart


Rating: 7.0

Comments:  A dark police drama with a bit of a Training Day feel, but easily manages to on its own and keeps you engaged.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

Rating: 8.5

Comments:  Does a great job of blending modern movie making, action, and effects with classic characters and storytelling.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Dragonslayer (2011)

Rating: 5.5

Comments: Eye-opening documentary.  Not a ton of substance. but not overly disappointing  either.. Worth a watch.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Artist

Rating: 6.5

Comments:  Well done and Keeps your attention, despite a somewhat uncreative story.  Quite overrated, but worth watching.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Into The Abyss

Rating: 5.0

Comments:  A mostly watchable documentary about two Texas death row imates and the incident that put them there.

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Let The Bullets Fly (Ràng Zǐ Dàn Fēi)

Rating:  6.5

Comments:  Good and action and good decent story with a some moments where your not sure who to believe.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

The Girl With The Tattoo (2011)

Rating:  6.0

Comments:  Wonderful story and mystery, although I did not enjoy it nearly as much as the 2009 Swedish version.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Bobby Fisher Against The World


Rating: 6.5

Comments:  More interesting that you might expect, however, at times it felt like the details were being stretched out to get to a full 90 minutes.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

We Bought A Zoo

Rating:  6.5

Comments:  Nothing stands out as being particularly memorable, but the decent cast and lack of any major flaws make for a better than average and cute family movie. 

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

World's Greatest Dad

Rating:  7.0

Comments:  Very dark, but pretty funny at times.  I am excited to see more from Bobcat Goldthwait as a director.

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Michael (2011)

Rating:  4.0

Comments:  Well made, but very creepy and depicting some exceptionally dark and real subject matter.  A little too much for my tastes.
 
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Dolphin Tale

Rating: 7.5

Comments:  A pleasantly surprising,family film.  Nothing stood out as being particularly outstanding about it, but it was just a well rounded film with a cute and heartwarming story.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Incendies

Rating: 8.0

Comments:  I had a little trouble getting into this movie initially, but once it got going and the plot thickened it turned out to be very entertaining.

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(EDU)