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Browsing "W"
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This isnt TerribleToss professionally incendiary Director Oliver Stone in the biopic ring with the worst president in U.S. history, and you rightly expect something more than a walk on the mild side. Josh Brolin is tru...more
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If you really wanted to know what has been going on for eight long years...This movie is the cinematic biography of our President G. W. Bush. In a lot of ways, the movie tries to sympathize with the character who undergoes a life-long struggle to measure-up to the values of ...more
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W." creates an interesting portrait of the Bush legacy and family."W." is an interesting film that could have been better if not brought down by some bad acting. "W." takes us along the life of George W. Bush. Duh. It is mainly shown in flashbacks up unt...more
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One of the Best Movies of 2008Every year there’s always one independent movie that premieres at Sundance Film Festival that goes on to be the year’s most groundbreaking film worthy to compete with other Oscar worthy contenders...more
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Raunchy! Raunchy! Raunchy! You'll never want to eat at a chain restaurant again, but you will laugh your a$$ off in the theater! And Anna Farris is so dirty, dirty, sexy!!!Raunchy is probably the best word to describe the movie, from the wait staff to the bus boys to the cooks to even the manager – there’s no stone left unturned. Waiting is written and directed by f...more
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Possibly the darkest comedy you will ever see!Waiting" is one of those movies that hae a lot of stars in it but most of their names you forgot, i did. Some I know. Probably the darkest comedy I've ever seen in years and probably ever, the comedy ...more
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May prevent you from ever going to a restaurant ever again...Ok, I'm keeping this review short, because there isn't too much to say about it, but I noticed that all the previous reviews were good, and I wanted to give you the opinion of someone else...
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A touching film about true love, loosing family, friendship, growing up and going home. Tom Sturridge carries the movie, while veteran actors Blythe Danner and Richard Jenkins fill out the cast with equally impressive performances.I wasn't sure what to expect from "Waiting For Forever," but I have to say that this romantic and touching film pleasantly surprised me. It reminded me a bit of "Garden State," but with less emphasis ...more
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It's a delicious story of life, love, dignity and new beginnings.Kerri Russell stars as Jenna, a young wife of an abusive and controlling husband (Jeremy Sisto). Jenna is the "queen of kindness and goodness," as one of her friends tells her. When she discovers she ...more
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A sometimes plodding but often vivid demonstration of the fall and rise of Walt Disney Pictures.WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY Walt Disney Pictures Reviewed for MovieWeb by Harvey Karten Grade: B Directed by: Don Hahn Written By: Patrick Pachec...more
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A brilliant doc*mentary that showcases the fall and rise of Disney Animation in the '80s and '90s provides a fascinating testimonial to the inner workings of the Hollywood studio system and legendary personalities like Eisner, Katzenberg and Roy Disney.Arguably one of the greatest periods in the history of feature film animation has got to be what is referred to as the "Disney Renaissance," which took place in the late '80s through the '90s and in s...more
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"You have to love me too. Not an image, not an idea. And not in spite of who I am."Let me tell you a story about love and how it manifests in our lives! From the 1986 novel of Scott Spencer in the same title, it's a story about a man who came from the Navy, smart, very a...more
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Reilly and four mop-topped lads from Liverpool make the hard sell for a good, not great, third Apatow concoctionBiopics are a tough sell. Filmmakers have the hard act of satisfying average filmgoers but more so for the fans of the subject in question. But how about a film on a person of fiction? This is the bac...more
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Rock Hard! Somewhat!This comedy makes fun of music biopic. It does somewhat focus on laughing at the expense of the film Walk The Line because it has… a bit of a similar storyline, especially the older brother who died...more
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Totally funny but if you haven't seen it yet wait for the DVD.I finally saw Walk Hard. I meant to see it when it opened but then like Juno came out and then some other stuff and one time I was going to see it but Boone couldn't go and he loves Apatow and those g...more
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Introducing... Dewey Cox...WALK HARD: THE BIOPIC OF SOLID COX By: David Kobylanski Dewey Cox needs to think in a dramatic stance about his entire life before he plays because, “Once in a generation… ...more
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There are a few things here for The Rock to walk tall about, but unfortunately the action and story aren’t among them.Most of us would have to admit when we first heard that a Wrestler was going to be the next big action star we rolled our eyes and screamed “Dear God!” to the heavens. But after two highly success...more
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It's a nice, quick little jaunt of a movie that shows us the greatness of The Great One, and shows us that a movie can be short and entertaining at the same time.If you're a fan of both The Rock, the wrestler, and The Rock the actor, you're probably caught between a rock and a hard place, pardon the pun. The 3rd-generation professional wrestler hasn't been on ...more