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Horrible Bosses, Green Lantern, Source Code

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Horrible Bosses isn't a film I would have paid to see in theaters but at home, it's a great time. So far the funniest comedy I've seen this year. 4/5

 

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On second viewing, Green Latern was pretty boring. I couldn't finish it, but the extended edition does fill in some plot holes. 2.25/5

 

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Saw Source Code for the second time and damn is it good. It will probably be in my best of the year. 4/5

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

Green Lantern, Your Highness, Hop

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As much crap as I've heard about Green Lantern, it's quite a bit of fun. Sure it could be better but it's well worth a rental. 3.5/5

 

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Your Highness requires lots of beer or other mind altering substances to enjoy. It I was a stoner it would be great. Since I'm not, it's merely average. 2.5/5

 

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Hop was great for my 5 year-old daughter but I didn't quite enjoy it. It was really bad. 1.75/5

Open Range, Tombstone, Blade Trinity

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Beautiful but someone tepid western. The final gun battle is great and the overall film looks amazing on blu-ray. Worth watching if you like westerns. 3.5/5

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I never got the love for Tombstone. The acting is crap. Most of the cast feels miscast. The script isn't very good and the directing is rubbish. 2/5

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It's amazing what time and distance can do for a film. Blade Trinity isn't as bad as I remember it. It's not as good as the first two but it's still fun. 3/5

Hall Pass, Green Hornet, The Rock

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Hall Pass feels incredibly dated and tired. It plays out exactly the way you would expect. 2.5/5

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On second viewing, Green Horne has quite a few problems. The biggest is the very tired second act. It's worth watching once but not more than that. 2.5/5

 

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I really didn't expect to like The Rock. I'm not a huge Michael Bay fan and not having seen it in 10 years, my expectations were pretty low. It suffers from the problem all Bay films has, which is it runs about 15-20 minutes longer than it should. Still, it is easily the best thing Bay has done. 3.75/5

Thor, The Dark Knight, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, No Strings Attached

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I didn't know what to expect but I didn't have high expectations. Fortunately Thor was a lot of fun. Very enjoyable. 3.75/5

 

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The Dark Knight is one of the best comic book movies ever. I can't wait to see the next Batman film. 4/5

 

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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a strange film. I can't say I entirely enjoyed it but I couldn't quit watching it. 4/5

 

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No Strings Attached does something amazing. It made me like a movie starring Aston Kutcher. How did that happen? 3.5/5

Unforgiven, Men in Black, The Silence of the Lambs

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I've come to appreciate Unforgiven. It's still not one of my favorite Eastwood films but he gets some great performances out of the actors. 3.5/5

 

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Men In Black is one of my favorite comic book movies and it looks great on blu-ray. 4/5

 

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The Silence of the Lambs is in my top 5 favorite films of all time. I had Jonathan Demme as a director and Jodie Foster usually leaves me cold but everything just clicks for me in this film. 5/5