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Eagle Eye is one hell of a thriller that packs an intense wallop and gives you as much bang for your buck than any other flick out there.Great acting, writing and directing in this film that's set at an incredibly unrelenting pace. We get a wonderful menu of special features to feast on as well....more
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You gotta make a choice fellas who you gonna be, boys or men?Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan star in Eagle Eye, a cautionary tale of digital identity and the perils of Big Brother-esque data gathering from our increasingly connected existence. La...more ( Short Review: 205 words )
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Hugely entertaining action movie.Greatly influence by films like 'Wars Games' and 'The Bourne Series', director DJ Caruso who also directed the suprise hit of 2007 'Disturbia' has created an intelligence nail-biter. La Beouf proves a...more
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Really GoodEagle Eye is a really good movie, the acting is really good, the story is really good, the first 30min is really fast pacing but the rest got really slow but it still kept my interest. I recommend thi...more ( Short Review: 40 words )
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The small screen has a hard time keeping up with Eagle Eye’s gratuitous action sequences. It still stands as one of the more exciting thrillers of last year. If you like prolonged chases, you'll dig this one a lot.Every giant action set piece is worth watching multiple times. Shia LaBeouf proves why he is Hollywood's leading young man in peril. And the momentum of the narrative makes it effortlessly enjoyable....more
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...is this worth checking out for two days on rental just to get a taste of some unusual New Zealand comedy? You bet.The comedy is undeniably funny....more
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It is the year 2192 and human beings no longer live on planet Earth. Rather, they live on space stations in a very regimented, sterile existence. Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino) is ...more
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Ultimately I think that Acorn and CBS win us over with the large scale quality of this production.Filled with production values this 382 minute show is also filled with character....more
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Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man. ~ Cal Trask (James Dean)Excellent Story With Characters Who Aren't Always Who They Seem. Classic doesn't describe this masterpiece. James Dean in a preformance that makes today's actors look like amatures!...more ( Short Review: 29 words )
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You're stoned out of your mind, man.The story of Captain America (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two free spirits who strike it rich in a drug deal and set out on Harleys to discover America. This independent movie is a parable...more ( Short Review: 159 words )
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In the early 1960's Hollywood changed forever. The era of the director was upon the world and nothing could stop the change. The most high profile studios, run by iron-fisted execu...more
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One of the best reasons for mother-in-law jokes: sparkling dialogue.EASY VIRTUE Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for Movieweb by Harvey Karten Grade: B+ Directed by: Stephen Elliott Written By: Stephen Elliott...more
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Ok ;but too longThe story starts with typical american work life conflict. though the lady decides to leave her husband it is not clear why, yet is says so. some bullying around seans with a ameture stage drama actor...more ( Short Review: 146 words )
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If you are looking for something in the high-value B-movie genre to get you through what has been a pretty baron month of July for theatrical releases, then you will enjoy Echelon Conspiracy.It's pretty obvious right from the start that the reason that this movie didn't see the darkness of a theater for long was there are a lot of similarities between this and the Spielberg-produced Eagle...more
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Landau as Lugosi is Worth the Price!I saw the mid-90s biopic, Ed Wood and have always wanted to watch it! Wood's films are at once amateurish if not just downright bad. Yet if you were going to watch one, prepare for some charm and some...more