Usually once a year a film comes along that I find utterly despicable. These films usually come from exceptionally talented directors, and are so manipulative and ridiculous that they show an utter disdain for the audience.
‘War Horse,’ the newest of these films, has arrived.
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Cameron Crowe has this special ability to take the formulaic cheesiness of a normal script and give it a sense of freshness, so that we are having a good time, even if we are knee-deep in cheese dip.
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The Adventures of Tintin offers calorie-free empty thrills.
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David Fincher is the right director to make a movie where two people rifle through endless amounts of paperwork and old photos suspenseful.
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Stieg Larsson’s popular “Millennium series” gets the American treatment with David Fincher’s take on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is a good mix of a solid sci-fi concept, great character development, and a surprising emotional investment. ‘Point Blank’ moves so fast and furiously that you will forget you are reading subtitles altogether.
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In the Scene-Stealers movie podcast #40, Eric and Trevan talk about Take Shelter, Young Adult, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
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‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ succeeds in dishing up exactly what you would expect: State of the arts stunts, non-stop action, and a series of clearly laid-out heists and chases that go awry in all kinds of creative ways.
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The action sequences have defined the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series since it’s beginnings, and Brad Bird just knocks this film out of the park. Anyone who’s seen ‘The Incredibles’ knows that the world of superspys and bigger-than-life threats has long been adored by Bird, and that shows in nearly every aspect of the film.
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For Good or Ill, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is Guy Ritchie at his Guy Ritchie-est.
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The new dark comedy Young Adult is just plain nuts—it’s a high-wire act without a net.
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We asked Scene-Stealers readers to send in their worst high school photo and tell us what high school clique or group they belonged to for free passes to see YOUNG ADULT.
What we got were Jocks, Nerds, and Freaks!
Our readers are the best. Thanks for submitting your pics and congratulations to the winners!
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Pearl Harbor is re-created and re-packaged in a nice Blu-ray digibook, and a low-budget sci-fi movie examines personal tragedy and redemption on Blu-ray and DVD.
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Criterion’s ’12 Angry Men’ Blu-ray and the new ‘romantic comedy’ ‘Friends With Benefits’ are studies in the polar opposites in things you can do with a movie. Here’s the Blu-ray review:
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Sick of reading and watching videos? Need something to argue about with yourself while driving? In podcast #39, Eric and Trevan catch up with the big holiday releases Melancholia, The Descendants, Hugo and The Muppets!
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