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Fast Five, Usual Suspects, Zardoz

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The Fast and the Furious franchise is one of the most vapid franchise ever created. It's no surprise that Fast Five follows the trend. 3/5

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The Usual Suspects holds up incredibly well. It's still a fun thriller. 3.75/5

 

Zardoz

I'm not sure what happened in Zardoz but it is freakishly odd. I love the 70's film making. 3.75/5

Captain America: The First Avenger, Super 8, The Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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I'm not sure which I enjoyed more, Capt. America or Thor. Capt. America is really good. I didn't expect that with director Joe Johnston. 4/5

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The first half of Super 8 is really good. When the focus leaves the children, the film just falls apart. 3.5/5

 

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I hate the Planet of the Apes film and didn't have any hopes for The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It might be the second best film of the summer. 4/5

Barb Wire, True Romance, Mr Majestyk

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The families of the writers of Casablanca should sue the writer of Barb Wire. The movie steals every plot point from that film. Still, it's a fun movie that wallows in it's cheesy B-movieness. 3/5

 

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I didn't realize how much I love True Romance. It's probably Tarantino's best screenplay and easily the best thing Tony Scott has ever done. 4.5/5

 

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Here is the set up for Mr. Majestyk. A watermelon farmer hires Mexican migrant workers to harvest his melons. Some white cowboy doesn't like that so he brings in white people to harvest Majestyk's melons. Majestyk assults the cowboy. The police arrest Majestyk and put him jail with one of the mafia's top hitmen. When the mob tries to break their guy out of jail, Majestyk kidnaps him and holds him for ransom to get the charges dropped. When taking the mob guy to the police he escapes and now is after Majestyk. That's crazy Simpson's level of convoluted to start a story. 2/5