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This is a movie about the day in a life of an ordinance disposal team that is deployed in Iraq and the movie is filmed with intention to feel like a documentary. The movie allows the viewer to gain perspective into some of the challenges and dangers that soldiers are faced with everyday. The acting is superb but without a clear antagonist, it leaves the viewer feeling like the movie lacked plot direction. Hit the jump for an in depth review of my thoughts of the movie.

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You haven’t any idea how difficult it can be to review some of these movies. Especially those in which you’ve enjoyed the book it was based on, as much as I did. Here’s the deal with the most recent Harry Potter movie and more importantly, my review of it: I will be reviewing the movie on an isolated basis. I understand that there was a book, and that’s fine, but the movie is a Hollywood production and cannot possibly make 100% of the details that exist in the book possible on screen. So with that in mind hit the jump if you’re interested in my review of the movie but don’t expect a comparative analysis of the movie to the book. For that you’ll have to read one of the other 1,000 amateur reviews that are on the internet…

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So I was directed to this link by a friend that pointed out my review of transformers was good, despite the awful reviews that the other critics are currently giving it. This friend also said that they would be more likely to trust MY reviews over anyone else ever again because, its grossed over $200m already… Okay so I made that up… I found the link and wanted to pretend I have friends. Sue me. It’s a neat read anyway.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed over $200 million in its first week. Currently, Transformers is on pace to becoming the first movie to reach $400 million domestically despite abysmal reviews

Obviously I had to cut the graphic size down, but if you click the image above it’ll pull up the full size one.

[via Movies That Told Critics To Suck It @ moviefill]

Ahhh, good ol’ Michael Bay… Enough action and explosions to drown any normal person. Maybe all the negative reviews and lack of personal build up contributed, but I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. Even with all the inconsistencies and plot changes (not only from the original series, but from the first movie too), I still found myself enjoying it. My full review will be up after the break…

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Question: What do you get when you mix that crappy “rendered-animation” style, The Land Before Time, Steve Irwin, and a story line that is more tired than my grandma after running a 36 hour triathlon?
Answer: Ice Age 3…

If you are planning on going to this movie anyway, maybe to take your kids to it, then don’t forget to bring the wrist-ready-razor-blades for yourself! Don’t expect this movie to give you the ole’ Shrek style of adult humour that should be laid beneath the surface of every animated movie, for the adult folks to pick up on. Hit the jump for the full review of the latest trilogy that should have remained a not-trilogy…

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Away We Go is about a couple that decide they are free to pick up their lives and move anywhere they want to, now that a baby is on the way. They travel to different places from their past in order to locate the perfect place to grow up… I enjoyed the idea. The movie was an exploration into what different people concider a home, in an attempt to locate the main character’s new home. Hit the jump for my full review of the movie.

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Question: How do you feel about people talking in the theatre during a fun movie? Does it bother you? WELL THEM I’M SORRY! (not really) I had to talk all the way through this movie. This movie was a fun light movie with a comfortable mix of serious undertones. My full review after the break…

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If you know me, and you know my distaste for the way comedies seem be headed as of late… You’ll understand my poor review for The Hangover. I’ve tried writing a few things about this movie, but this movie was so un-intelligent that I can’t seem to write an intelligent review for it! After walking out of the theatre I actually felt dumber. Hit the jump for my attempt at a full review…

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I’ve always felt that if a movie has plot holes, the writers can easily overcome most of them by just mentioning them… Like if you’re on a space ship that seems to have gravity then as long as a character makes mention of a “gravity generator”, its all good. Because this movie is a remake of an original, there were obvious plot holes in the first version of the movie as well. I really like how this movie kept those plot holes, but made reference to them, and this helped make fun of the original a little. Although the new version had quite a bit of similarities, there was a lot of unnecessary rewriting in order to ‘modernize’ the film. Agreed, you can’t ask for $1 million for a ransom like you could back in 1974, however there was a lot of changes, that the writers made that they probably shouldn’t have. Hit the jump for my full review including a couple of comparisons from the original to the remake…

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So I just got home from seeing this movie for the 4th time in theatres, and if that isn’t enough of a hint to get off your rear and see this movie for yourself (directed at those who havn’t of course) then I urge you to find the nearest object to hit yourself in the head with… maybe that’ll knock some sence into you. This movie is easily the best movie of the year and for someone who sees practically every movie in theatres, that review doesn’t come lightly. Hit the jump for the actuall review, instead of just my rant urging you to see it yourself…

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