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Matt’s Review: She’s Out of My League is an Enjoyable R-Rated Romp
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She’s Out Of My League (B)
I am a firm believer that while watching any movie, you have to take what you are watching for what it is. Before seeing She’s Out of My League I wasn’t expecting Best Picture consideration or Oscar worthy performances. I was expecting to laugh a little bit and maybe enjoy the story along the way. Well, this film did more than just that with a decent script, strong cast, and flawlessly executed production.
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Oliver Stone’s sequel to his critically acclaimed film Wall Street, is now being pushed by Fox from its original April 23rd release date all the way til September 24th. No official word has been released on the “why?” Money Never Sleeps was pushed back five months. The April release date pitted the sequel up against MacGruber and The Back-up Plan; much easier competition than the films to be released on the newly planned fall debut in September.
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The second trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has just hit the web, and I must say that this trailer has me anticipating the film’s May 28th release. I was skeptical after seeing the first trailer that featured little reference to a plot and nothing but overblown typical Bruckheimer action sequences. But this new trailer has dialogue that caught my attention, some reference to appealing story arcs, and was also comical.
Filed Under:Iron Man 2, Prince of Persia, Trailers, TrailersRant: Star Wars, George Lucas and 3-D
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Browsing the internet a few weeks back I stumbled upon some very interesting Star Wars news. The first bit of reading involved George Lucas’s comments following his screening of Avatar. Lucas was impressed with the magnitude of what James Cameron was able to accomplish with the project and the integration of the third dimension (via Access Hollywood):
Filed Under:3-D, George Lucas, rant, Rants, Star WarsI’m happy it’s so successful, and worked very well in 3-D, haven’t been a big fan of 3-D, but that movie definitely improves in (the field of) 3-D. We’ve been looking for years and years and years of trying to take ‘Star Wars’ and put it in 3-D. But, [the] technology hasn’t been there. We’ve been struggling with it, but I think this will be a new impetus to make that happen.
Matt’s Awards Season Review: Crazy Heart Makes Jeff Bridges An Oscar Juggernaut
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Crazy Heart (A)
With all the buzz surrounding Crazy Heart this awards season and a 92% approval rating on RottenTomatoes, I couldn’t keep myself away from a showing once it hit my local theater. Starring in the lead is the always magnificent Jeff Bridges (The Dude) who took home the 2010 Golden Globe for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic fading country star named Bad Blake. Bridges won prizes for Best Actor at the 2010 SAG Awards and from the LA Film Critics Association as well as the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Filed Under:Crazy Heart, Jeff Bridges, movie review, Oscars, ReviewsNetflix This: The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
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In light of all the movies I have been watching recently, I thought it would be a grand idea to discuss some of the better movies I have seen with our new segment DVD Recommendation. Some are soon to be released or just out on DVD, others have been around for awhile. Without further delay, I’ll dive right in. It causes me shame to admit I just saw this movie for the first time. The film is The Boy In The Striped Pajamas and is based off the same-titled book of historical fiction written by John Boyne. It is a WWII period piece (which always stimulates my interest) concerning a Nazi officer who moves his family to the countryside so he can oversee the extermination of the Jews in a concentration camp.
Filed Under:DVD, DVD, Netflix This, Netflix This, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Vera FarmingaEthan Hunt Returns
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We have known that Tom Cruise would be getting his hands dirty in a fourth Mission: Impossible film for some time now. Before any plot or characters were announced for the movie the 47 year-old actor was initially signed on to an executive producer role along with J.J. Abrams. Now Cruise will reprise his role as Ethan Hunt in the fourth installment. But Abrams, director of Mission: Impossible 3, will not be back in the director’s chair.
Filed Under:Mission Impossible, movie news, Rants, Tom CruiseA Movie Mash Investigation: Megan Fox & The Case of Her Imposter Thumbs!
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I am sure many of you could not have missed the Megan Fox Super Bowl commercial that featured the bombshell actress in the bathtub. Aside from Megan wearing nothing but bubbles the commercial actually made me laugh quite a bit. It was definitely one of my favorite Super Bowl ads in what I would consider a pretty weak picking as far as awesome new commercials go. My second favorite would have to be the little black boy protecting his cheesy snacks with authority (Keep your hands of my momma, keep your hands off my Doritos).
Filed Under:megan fox, movie mash investigation, rant, Rants, superbowlMatt’s Review: I Wanted More Out of The Wolfman
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The Wolfman (B)
This was one of my most anticipated movies of early 2010. After seeing it, I can’t go as far to say this movie disappointed me in the end, but I really wanted more out of it. The Wolfman has plenty to remember for it’s glory, but also suffers from less memorable pieces of mediocrity that hurt the overall value. Boosting the film’s redeem-ability is the stunningly gorgeous and immensely talented Emily Blunt. She stepped up her acting game to the next level to prove her worth in a cast that featured Academy Award Winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins, and the underrated Hugo Weaving.
Filed Under:movie review, Reviews, the wolfmanMatt’s Review: From Paris With Love Is Entertaining, But Nothing More
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From Paris With Love (C+)
I would like to start by thanking Andrew, a promoter for Lionsgate Entertainment, for giving me the opportunity to see a promotional screening last Thursday at the Mall of America. The Lionsgate staff showed hospitality and enthusiasm to pump up the audience with their promotional drawings and generated buzz for the upcoming showing. It was a rewarding experience to see the movie a week early and get a chance to be around the Lionsgate promotion crew.
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