Film Reviews
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Earlier tonight, I was lucky enough to score a pass to see “Lone Survivor”. This is based on the true story of Mark Luttrell and the doomed Operation Red Wings. It is a testosterone binge because it is about Navy Seals and they are essentially walking bags of testosterone. It features a stellar cast. Mark…
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Great news for me… Movie screening season is here again! We don’t get any in the summer, but now that it’s snowed here, the screeners are starting up again. And what a start they are off to. My screening season kicked off with the new comedy “Last Vegas”. It stars Kevin Klein, Michael Douglas, Morgan…
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I know I’m a little late to the gate, but I’ve just seen Pacific Rim and had to give it a quick review. Awesome! See, I told you it would be short. Okay… Maybe a little more meat on the bone is needed. Freakin’ Awesome! So now that I’ve had my fun, I’ll try to…
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I was fortunate to recently receive passes to the screener for “World War Z”. I’ve got to say, it was much better than I had feared. It’s not a perfect movie, but then how many are? I have a short list of favorite zombie movies. “Shaun Of The Dead”, the original “Night Of The Living…
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My friend Jason came through for me again. I told him I planned to go see “The HOBBIT” on my birthday next week and he called a friend and hooked me up with passes to the press screening last night. (Thanks again J, you ROCK!) I don’t do spoilers, so I won’t give away any…
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My friend Jason gave me screener passes to the new Tintin film as an early birthday present. So bright and early this morning, Lynn and I dragged ourselves out of bed and headed off to the ten a.m. show. It couldn’t have been more worthwhile. I have been a been a fan of the iconic…
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Last night, I had the opportunity to see the new Martin Scorsese film “Hugo”. I had no idea what the storyline was, only that a friend had scored passes for it and invited my family and I along. I made a point of not looking it up so as to approach it with fresh eyes. …
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