Category: The Twenty-First Century
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Skyline [2010]
What the makers of this horrible movie don’t seem to understand is that we’ve seen it all before: “Independance Day”, “War Of The Worlds”, “Cloverfield” and even last year’s “District 9”. Unless you’re not familiar with any of these films, then there’s no reason for you to watch and enjoy “Skyline”. In fact, I urge…
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V For Vendetta [2006]
I’m not a fan of “The Matrix” trilogy or most of the Washowski brothers movies. But they really outdid themselves in “V For Vendetta”. In fact, I don’t think they’ll ever make a movie as fresh and beautiful as this one. Hugo Weaving (who else?) is terrific as the masked vigilante known as “V”, who promises…
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Devil [2010]
“Devil” offers an interesting premise: five strangers who have commited various crimes in the past find themselves stuck in an elevator. It seemed like a normal enough day, but what these people don’t know is that someone has commited suicide in that same building earlier that day. Coincidence? Obviously not. With strange events occuring by…
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader [2010]
I’m not exactly the biggest Narnia fan out there, but I did enjoy the first two films. I guess the problem with those movies is that people will always try to compare them with the Harry Potter films. I beg to differ. Narnia and Hogwarts are two different worlds, and the sooner you realise that, the more you’ll enjoy this…
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The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 [2009]
Electrifying remake of the 1974 movie of the same name about a criminal mastermind (John Travolta with a badass attitude) who hijacks a subway train and threatens to kill all passengers unless a ransom is paid in one hour. It’s up to Denzel Washington and co to save the day and prevent the death of…
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Dragonball Evolution [2009]
As a huge fan of the books, I felt insulted by this big screen adaptation of the Dragonball series. I mean seriously what the hell were they thinking? If you want to make a movie based upon a very popular Japanese franchise, do it right. In this movie, we’re told that Goku (who’s now 18) must gather…
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The Departed [2006] ★★★★
Martin Scorsesse has been terrific over the years. With movies like “Raging Bull”, “Goodfellas”, “Gangs Of New York”, and even the underrated “King Of Comedy” on his résumé, the man can be proud. “The Departed” won him his first oscar as a director, and let me just say: it was about time. With a cast that includes…
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Tangled [2010]
Old fashioned Disney movie about a long haired princess called Rapunzel who spent her entire life in a tower after she was kidnapped from her parents when she was just a baby. The woman who kidnapped her is using Rapunzel’s magical hair for her own benefit: she wants to stay forever young! But as soon as…
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Shrek Forever After [2010]
A domesticated Shrek finds himself bored with the same routine and longs for his days as a frightful ogre. One day, he meets deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin, who makes Shrek an offer he can’t refuse, promising him to make him feel like a real ogre again. Shrek gets duped, and is sent to an alternate universe, which is…
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Easy A [2010]
“Easy A” offers an interesting theory that says: Don’t sleep with anybody but pretend you did. It all starts with a small white lie about a young woman named Olive saying that she lost her virginity to an older guy. Of course it isn’t true, but rumors spread fast in highschool and the clean cut girl…
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(500) Days Of Summer [2009]
Smart romantic comedy (or is it one?) takes us back and forth in time to trace the relationship between a young man (Joseph Gordon Levitt) and his co-worker (Zooey Deshanel). He’s crazy about her, but she doesn’t believe in love or a serious relationship, even though she likes him. Tom and Summer become more than just…
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Due Date [2010]
Disappointing (to say the least) road comedy about a father to be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) who finds himself hitching a ride with a wannabe actor Ethan Chase (Zack Galifianakis) in order to make it on time to his son’s birth. Peter is a serious kind of person, while Ethan couldn’t be more annoying. If…
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Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull [2008]
Old fashioned Indiana Jones adventure (also his first since 1989) set in 1957 has our hero called back into action when he becomes involved in a russian plot to uncover the secret behind the mysterious crystal skulls. Along the way, he finds himself reunited with his first love (Karen Allen from “Raiders Of The Lost…
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Saw VII [2010]
Seventh installment in this endless series (will this finally be the end of Jigsaw?) has more traps, more blood but less logic than all the others. Jigsaw’s legacy is still alive, and it’s up to a new detective to put an end to all those gruesome killings. Meanwhile, a group of Jigsaw survivors gather to seek advice from…
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The Kids Are All Right [2010]
Nic and Jules (Julianne Moore and Annette Bening) are in a long term, loving relationship. They both share two teenaged children, Joni and Laser. Nic is Joni’s biological mother, while Jules is Laser’s biological mom. The 2 children also share the same unknown sperm donor. On her 18th birthday, Joni decides that it’s time to finally…
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I [2010]
These are dark times for Harry Potter and his friends. Voldemort is stronger than ever; he now has full control over Hogwarts and the ministry of magic. The days of Quidditch and learning magic are now way behind. The first part of the final chapter opens with a bang: a terrifying meeting of the ministry…
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Gran Torino [2008]
I’ve always been a sucker for Clint Eastwood’s movies. From the spaghetti trilogy to “Dirty Harry”, this guy never ceased to amaze me. And now at 80, he’s never been better. In Gran Torino, he plays a lonely old man whose wife just died. His neighbours are asians but he doesn’t seem to like that…
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Clerks [1994]
Clever movie from director Kevin Smith (his directorial debut) about the lives of two store clerks named Dante and Randall. Dante gets called in on his day off, and once there, he finds himself dealing with multiple problems: his ex girlfriend (whom he still loves) is getting married, his girlfriend reveals some secret “stuff” about her…
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire [2005]
As Harry Potter is about to start his fourth year at Hogwarts, he finds himself selected to compete in the Triwizard tournament in which students from 3 schools participate in a series of challenging contests. Meanwhile, Voldemort’s death eaters are gaining strength, giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. By far the most stylish…
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol [2009]
Elegant re-telling of Charles Dickens’s beloved story “A Christmas Carol” starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, the man who is visited by 3 ghosts (all are played by Carrey aswell) on christmas eve, and is taken on a journey of self redemption. They reveal to him his own miserable life, how he wasted his youth, and…
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