Sep
30
Monthly Movie Roundup
Posted in: movies| Angels & Demons |  |
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| Genre: | Drama/Thriller/Mystery (2009) | |
| Director: | Ron Howard | |
| Starring: | Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer | |
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| Comment: | Fairly entertaining, decent twist at the end… but antimatter in a jar with a battery, stolen by a guy from a physics lab that apparently wasn’t really secured at all? Too many WTFs right at the beginning. | |
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Bangkok Dangerous | |
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| Genre: | Crime/Thriller/Action (2008) | |
| Director: | Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang | |
| Starring: | Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung | |
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| Comment: | Finally, a Nicolas Cage movie that wasn’t completely ruined by him crying like a goddamn baby every five minutes. Kinda fun to watch, but nothing to write home about. | |
| Dragon Hunters |  |
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| Genre: | Animated/Action/Fantasy (2008) | |
| Director: | Guillaume Ivernel & Arthur Qwak | |
| Starring: | Vincent London, Forest Whitaker, Patrick Timsit (all voices) | |
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| Comment: | It’s a complete mystery to me why this movie didn’t get more attention from the media. It is funny, has fantastic visuals, and they didn’t unnecessarily cram a love story in there. Over all an excellent movie. | |
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Echelon Conspiracy | |
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| Genre: | Thriller/Action/Mystery (2009) | |
| Director: | Greg Marcks | |
| Starring: | Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames | |
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| Comment: | Another all-powerful computer that gains consciousness and tries to take over. How imaginative. Puh-lease. Shane West looks (and acts) suspiciously like Neil Patrick Harris. Only not as cool. | |
| Igor |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy/Animated (2008) | |
| Director: | Anthony Leondis | |
| Starring: | John Cusack, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi (all voices) | |
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| Comment: | Meh. It was kinda funny, and the voiceovers are really well made, but it still sucked. I didn’t even watch it to the end. | |
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Sunshine Cleaning | |
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| Genre: | Comedy/Drama (2008) | |
| Director: | Christine Jeffs | |
| Starring: | Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin | |
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| Comment: | I’m not really sure what I should be writing here. It’s a good movie but I don’t think it’s gonna leave a lasting impression on me. A safe pick if you can’t find anything better. | |
| Super Troopers |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy/Crime (2001) | |
| Director: | Jay Chandrasekhar | |
| Starring: | Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox | |
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| Comment: | Retarded, stupid, pointless… I love it :) Not the best comedy ever made, but it sure as hell makes for a great movie night with the guys. | |
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The Machinist | |
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| Genre: | Drama/Thriller/Mystery (2004) | |
| Director: | Brad Anderson | |
| Starring: | Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian | |
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| Comment: | Fantastic movie that never fully reveals its hand until the very end and keeps you hooked even though you think you’ve figured it out. Highly recommended. | |
FAQ about time travel. That movie is about us ;)