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Ted (2012)

Reviewed on Jul 4, 2012

Polished and touching, but I was expecting more real comedy from Seth. There’s lots of easy “I can’t believe he said that” humor, but not much real wit. Somehow, I think that this was a learning experience for Seth. His future live-action movies will be much better.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)

Reviewed on Jun 28, 2012

An insult to Verne that something so low-budget and poorly acted was made from his masterpiece. Julie Cox is attractive like an alien.

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Oldboy (2003)

Reviewed on Jun 26, 2012

A twisted story, raw and intense. Choi Min-sik keeps us engaged the whole way. Nice photography and editing.

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Das Boot (1981)

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2012

A noble attempt to make a real movie during an otherwise awkward and unsatisfying few years in film history. But there’s not much going on. These guys spend days on end looking for other boats and picking at each others pubic lice, and it feels like we’re watching it all…

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Mary and Max (2009)

Reviewed on Jun 24, 2012

Funny writing and great animation. Pretty cool how everything form Australia was brown and everything from New York was gray. All the dark humor is fun but is so excessive that it prevents any real drama. Lots of farting and random animal suffering. Death is whimsical. The main theme is…

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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger – London, New York, Johannesburg (2008)

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2012

Chris Rock’s got it. Good stuff. Your standard Rock material, topical and on point. Amazing how seamlessly it’s all woven together. Rock seems to be pretty good about staying on script.

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The Switch (2010)

Reviewed on Jun 17, 2012

Not much to it. Bateman’s easygoing humor works when he’s got funny people and a good story around him, but he doesn’t have that here.

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Friends with Benefits (2011)

Reviewed on Jun 15, 2012

Risque story line and sex scenes from a couple of today’s hot, young stars. Trendy backdrops of New York and LA. Disabled father figure provides drama. Too easy. Patricia Clarkson was funny.

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