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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Reviewed on Jul 16, 2014

The story feels long and thorough, but it’s mostly a deep exploration of human-human politics, ape-ape politics, and human-ape politics. Not a whole lot really happens, and that’s what makes things feel a bit slow. Clarke was good as Malcolm despite not being a familiar face. Oldman played a nice…

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Reviewed on Jul 11, 2014

Cute and fun, but not enough conflict, not very meaningful, kind of boring. Nothing important is at stake. In homage the the first, they should have waited for a dramatic scene to hear the apes first speak. Would have given a thrill to viewers seeing an Apes movie for the…

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Jaws 2 (1978)

Reviewed on Jul 10, 2014

Not a bad sequel, with much of the same cast and same feel as the classic. Of course, it’s not quite as original and polished as the first one. Wonderfully gruesome shark death.

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Chef (2014)

Reviewed on Jul 10, 2014

There’s a very smooth flow to the story. Acting and dialogue are all very natural, and the characters are appealing and friendly. The problem is that everyone is too nice, everything is too perfect. In a single movie, we have the best ex-wife, the best ex-wife’s ex-husband, the best friend,…

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Reviewed on Jun 24, 2014

I’m starting to get tired of the Wes Anderson formula. Quirky, quick-talking characters struggle with a regimented, constricting establishment (school in Rushmore, family tradition in The Royal Tenenbaums, Boy Scouts in Moonrise Kingdom, a historic hotel in this one) that is just as quirky as the characters. Extra comedy comes…

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The Lego Movie (2014)

Reviewed on Jun 12, 2014

This is fantastic marketing for Lego. We’re shown how cool the toys can be with a little bit of creativity. The end, in particular, is as heavy a sales pitch as there has ever been in a movie. I would like to see where Lego’s revenues go after this. Effects…

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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Reviewed on Jun 3, 2014

Pretty good, but these X-Men movies are starting to get a bit old. In much the same way that the Matrix sequels sucked, all of this franchise’s characters have already been established, all the effects have been done. It feels like there’s nothing new to contribute to the series, making…

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In the Line of Fire (1993)

Reviewed on May 24, 2014

Slow and safe and formulaic. There’s just not much to it. Typical early 90’s movie. Strange pigeon line to end the movie.

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Godzilla (2014)

Reviewed on May 21, 2014

I have been waiting for something to erase Roland Emmerich’s horrendous 1998 movie from my head, and we finally have something good. This is what Emmerich’s movie should have been. This is a good monster movie. Edwards delivers some truly beautiful visuals and shows some skill with pacing and suspense.…

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