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tetsujin1979
Excellent follow up to the Abrams reboot.
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Taking the first steps for the super hero into a more realistic threat, the second phase of Marvel cinematic movies has certainly hit the ground running with a tightly woven script examining the impact of the events of The Avengers on the psyche of Tony Stark, and how he deals with it as only he can.
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great film, with excellent performances from the leads.
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not as good as Knocked Up, and (in a similar vein to Funny People) not really a comedy either. Returning to the support characters from Knocked Up to see how the upcoming milestone in their lives, a week apart, is affecting them, their marriage and family. The film takes a little too long to reach a conclusion, if there even is one. While some jokes come off as mean spirited, the fact that it stars Apatow's real life wife and children add a degree of reality to the proceedings. See it, but be prepared for what it really is - not a comedy.
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exhaustive review of the efforts by the CIA to locate bin Laden after the attacks of 9/11. Excellent performance from the central character, showing the changes the search made on her over a decade.
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charming and nostaligic tribute to the 8-bit era with copious references to arcade classics and modern games
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one minor (and understandable) omission aside, this is as faithful an interpretation of the book as you could expect to see. The visuals dazzle early on, but fade to reflect the bleak expanse of the ocean, as it surrounds the two main characters
All at once an examination of faith, of human perserverance and an example of what can be achieved using modern technology that was unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Do not wait for the home edition, see it on the big screen.
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while not up to the standards of the previous trilogy, this is a welcome (if slightly over long) return to middle earth. Detailing the adventures of a young Bilbo Baggins, including how he came into possession of a certain ring, and displayed in the highest of fidelity, the young hobbit is reunited with Gandalf, and then introduced to the team of dwarves that he will accompany to their ancestral home. At
slightly under three hours, there is a lot of filler material that perhaps should have been saved for the special edition release, but you do get the impression the real meat of the story is coming in the next two installments
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a two hour Marilyn Manson video starring a Michelle Williams lookalike, containing some nods to the source material and fanservice in the form of Pyramid Head. The game developed its themes and plot over several hours, and it feels shoehorned into the 90+ minutes here.
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The reboot is an improvement on the last entr in the franchise, but still not able to reach the heights of the first sequel.
Garfield is a able replacement for Maguire, with the added benefit of resembling the "Ultimate" version of Peter Parker, while Stone plays the fan favourite Gwen Stacy.
See it in standard 2D, the 3D adds nothing and I was able to watch it without glasses without any issues
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What starts out as an interesting take on that oldest of questions - who are we and where did we come from - descends in plot holes and interminable decisions from the cast. The more I think about it, the worse it gets.
Fassbender excels in his role, and ironically is the most relatable crew member, Theron's and Elba's roles are barely expanded upon beyond "corporate head" and "veteran ship's captain"
A missed opportunity to steer the Alien franchise back to respectability following the AVP and AVP:Requiem calamities
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One of the major criticisms I had of the previous film was that, at almost two hours, it was far too long and needed serious editing to remove at least a half hour of unneeded footage. This film has addressed this to a large degree and, although only ten minutes shorter, feels a lot tighter.
The replacement of post production 3D with actual 3D adds greatly to the sense of scale of the film with some magnificent vistas and effects.
In many ways, this feels like a retread of the first film, in that Perseus begins as an unwilling potential saviour, but gathers together a crew of unlikely heroes, including a fiesty love interest, on a perilous quest to retrieve a weapon of unknown power to defeat a great and powerful threat to the world as it was known at the time.
While some problems remain with the script and delivery, the whole film moves along with such pace and action that they don't really detract from the overall experience.