Author: tlkabtmovies
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Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen [2009]
One of the biggest flops of 2009: a big budget movie with nothing to offer at all (even Megan Fox looks ratherbored). This lousy sequel to the 2007 movie made me want to puke. Confession: I enjoyed the first one a lot so basically I had high expectations for “Revenge Of The Fallen”. But get this: the plot…
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Extraordinary Measures [2010]
I’m well aware that this movie was dismissed by many critics, so basically I had an idea of what to expect from it, yet I found it to be emotionally moving and not bad at all actually. It’s the story of a married couple who tries to find a researcher who might have a cure…
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The Killer Inside Me [2010]
Lou Ford (played by Casey Affleck) is a charming, successful deputy sheriff in a small Texas town. Problem is: he’s also a psychotic killer who enjoys beating women in order to satisfy his sexual needs. When a woman and her man are brutally murdered, he becomes a suspect, but the dude has other plans (more…
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What Dreams May Come [1998]
I really wanted to write a positive review about “What Dreams May Come”, but truth be told, I couldn’t. It may be visually impressive (the special effects won an oscar), but the story is so damn confusing and awfully boring that I couldn’t care less about the characters. Robin Williams is Chris Neilson, a guy who…
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My Sister’s Keeper [2009]
“Most babies are accidents. Not me. I was engineered. Born to save my sister’s life. ” Good, solid drama about a family who decide to conceive a genetically engineered child for the purpose of using her stem cells to save their eldest daugher from cancer. Daring subject, difficult to swallow at times, but also very…
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Wall Street [1987]
A young stockbroker eager to get on top becomes the apprentice (so to speak) of a greedy and ruthless broker in this powerful movie directed by Oliver Stone. Michael Douglas gives a fine performance in his oscar winning role as Gorkon Gekko, the man who believes that “greed is good” (he’s also quite persuasive when it…
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Dinner For Shmucks [2010]
” These people invited us here to make fun of us; this is a contest for the biggest idiot-which I nailed!” If you’re familiar with the french movie “Le Diner De Cons”, then you probably have an idea of what to expect here. But even so, the american version differs greatly from the original one. And that’s not necessarily…
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The Other Guys [2010]
“You have the right to remain silent… but I want to hear you scream! “ And I thought Will Ferell has lost his touch after last year’s mediocre flick “Land Of The Lost”. But he’s still here, doing what he does best. This time around, he teams up with Mark Walhberg (who’s surprisingly funny) as…
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Charlie St.Cloud [2010]
Good to see Zac Efron putting his High School Musical days behind. But there’s still something missing. In Charlie St Cloud, he takes on a much more serious role: the role of a young man who just lost his brother in a terrible car accident. He must now struggle to move on, but it’s no…
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The Expendables [2010]
Epic failure. You’d think that with a cast like that, nothing could go wrong. Think again. Let me tell you what went wrong here: there’s not enough action scenes, the story is mediocre at best, and I’ve never seen a dialogue as cheesy as this one (What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? really?). But lets…
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Hachiko: A Dog’s Story [2010]
” Have a long life, Hachi”. A college professor finds an abandoned puppy at the train station one night and takes it home with him. When nobody claims the dog, his family decides to keep it. Everyday, the pooch would accompany his master to the train station in the morning, and eagerly awaits his return in the…
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Piranha [2010]
“Piranha” is the most enjoyable piece of crap I’ve seen in a long time. It’s not meant to be good, and I definitely wasn’t expecting it to be in the first place. It’s strictly a B movie, nothing fancy or anything, but if you know exactly what to expect here, then you might aswell enjoy the…
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Jennifer’s Body [2009]
The folks who made this movie didn’t care whether you end up loving it or hating it. They just wanted to make a decent profit. So all they had to do was cast Megan Fox as a possessed chearleader, throw in a couple of lesbian scenes, and voila. Adolescent boys won’t have a problem enjoying…
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House On Haunted Hill [1959]
“Only the ghosts in this house are glad we’re here.” Call me old fashioned, but this 1959 version of “House On Haunted Hill” is much scarier and much more enjoyable than the dreadful remake. Vincent Price is a lot of fun to watch as the man who invites 5 strangers to a party and offers…
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind [2004]
“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?” Absolutely fantastic movie finds Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet on top of their game as a couple who, after their relationship went down the drain, undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories. But…
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Fargo [1996]
“You’re a smooth smoothie, you know?” Excellent Coen brothers movie about a car salesman who hire two thugs to kidnap his wife, in order to collect the ransom money from her wealthy father. And that’s just the beginning! To reveal more about the story would be unthinkable. But again, and like most of the Coen’s…
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Vampires Suck [2010]
The good news: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer’s latest movie is slightly better than all their previous crap (“Disaster Movie”, Epic Movie”, “Date Movie”…). Twilight haters might get a kick at some of the jokes here, and Matt Lander makes a good impression as the dreadful Rob Pattinson. Oh and Jenn Proske totally aced her…
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Animal Kingdom [2010]
Animal Kingdom is one of the best movies of the year. It’s not a big budget Hollywood movie with fancy effects and an all star cast. It’s an Australian movie, and the actors are basically unknown (with the exception of Guy Pearce). First time writer/director David Michod does a fine job, and I can honestly say that …
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Solitary Man [2009]
If you want something completely different from the usual crap we see nowadays, I suggest you watch Solitary Man. Michael Douglas is on top of his game as a man who watches his life go down the drain because of his job and romantic indiscretions. He is divorced, his daughter doesn’t trust him around her son anymore,…
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The Road [2009]
“I told the boy when you dream about bad things happening, it means you’re still fighting and you’re still alive. It’s when you start to dream about good things that you should start to worry”. I’ve had enough of post-apocalyptic movies. The only one I really enjoyed was “The Last Man On Earth” starring Vincent Price.…
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