Films
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I, Robot
I, Robot Isaac Asimov meet Hollywood. Hollywood meet Isaac Asimov.. ohh HOW rude!! Will Smith in yet another big blockbuster movie, ohh and he gets his bum out in this one. Ohh yeah, the story.. robots good, man bad.. robots might be bad, man good?.. robots .. man.. look, go read the book the film…
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Shrek 2
Shrek 2 I kinda missed the first one, only watching it on DVD a year after it’s release. The followup is a lot smarter, hitting the “double-level” comedy bracket perfectly with tons of jokes for the adults, numerous movie mentions, and some real belly laugh moments. Jennifer Saunders turn as the Fairy Godmother is superb,…
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Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban First off, I think this is the best of the Harry Potter movies so far. It’s nicely dark and mysterious and to me reflects the qualities of the book. The direction is excellent, as is the editing, this is a smooth movie to watch with the scenes flowing…
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Troy
Troy It’s very big. That horse. In fact the entire movie is very big, epic in fact. Think of Ben Hur. Then don’t try and compare Troy to it as it lacked the one thing Ben Hur had. A central character you believed in. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad, and definitely one of…
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Paycheck
Paycheck Three movies in three days and the last one we saved for a John Woo thriller. Affleck plays a semi-typical Hitchcockian everyman, who sells his skills and his memory. He is offered a lucrative job, and things go down hill from there. Affleck handles the role well although retains a little too much arrogance…
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The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury Knowing this is based on a Grisham novel, and that the assembled cast was top notch, I entered the cinema with an almost resigned view. It would be clever, slightly thrilling and but a bit generic. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was all that but more. The cast – including…