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Knight and Day (2010)

Reviewed on Aug 28, 2012

Stupid. Cruise is weird enough to put his heart and soul into a dumb movie, but Diaz should be ashamed.

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Breakdown (1997)

Reviewed on Aug 28, 2012

Better than I thought it would be. Nice story and pacing. Walsh is quality.

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21 Jump Street (2012)

Reviewed on Aug 22, 2012

Started out silly and just got dumber as it went on. Tatum is surprisingly funny, Hill is surprisingly unfunny.

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Depressing, but there’s enough quirkiness to keep it light. Payne’s good at that. He’s not Wes Anderson quirky, but there’s just enough to take the edge off. Nice to see Nicholson embracing his old age. Interesting ending. What’s the message there?

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Shaft (1971)

Reviewed on Aug 14, 2012

Slow-moving and a little awkward, like most movies from the 70’s. But this one’s got style. Roundtree’s silky smooth in the lead role.

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Reviewed on Aug 12, 2012

A happy movie filled with magic and innocence, but not much happens. It evokes a feeling more than it tells a story. Miyazaki seems to use the same themes, animation, and music in all of his movies. Nice characters. Fanning does a good job in the Disney dub. I want…

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Ip Man (2008)

Reviewed on Aug 11, 2012

Donnie Yen is fantastic. A stoic, engaging performance, and the guy can really move. A perfect example of how understated heroes are always the most interesting. Siu-Wong Fan and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi are bad-ass villains. Wonderful kung fu with some real impacts. Well-shot and edited, this martial arts action is some…

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The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

Reviewed on Aug 5, 2012

Fanciful, engaging story, but when David realizes that the caseworkers not human, shouldn’t he have asked more questions? Blunt is really good, the effects to put her face on a dancer were flawless. Mackie is great, too. Nolfi’s direction was great. Why hasn’t he done more? Good score by Thomas…

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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Reviewed on Aug 5, 2012

Probably popular because it was one of the first movies of its kind and, for today’s audiences, because it was Arnold’s first big movie. But when you strip all that away, story is lame. Blaring music and visuals are not enough to create drama. I do like how Conan’s not…

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Ran (1985)

Reviewed on Aug 4, 2012

Epic in scale, but boring. The story’s just not all that interesting, and the characters too theatrical to be real. Japanese people are either: silent and contemplative, or yelling because they are angry, or confused, or desperate

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