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Movie Review: The Dark Knight

Except for maybe people my grandparents’ age, most everyone has heard of The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins and almost all of those people have seen it. Because of such other popular movie...

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Movie Review: Iron Man DVD

A lot of male moviegoers were excited about the recent release of Iron Man DVD. I had not seen it when it was in the theaters, but thought I should check it out and see what the commotion was all...

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Movie Review: Quantum of Solace

I guess I never paid enough attention before, but the one thing Hollywood seems to like to do is create a series of movies (a trilogy) out of all of their successful characters. Batman’s a trilogy,...

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Movie Review: The Curious Benjamin Button Case

It is obvious that one of the biggest movies of this movie season has been Brad Pitt’s The Curious Benjamin Button Case. With the exception of maybe those weird guys that always wore black in school...

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Movie Review: The Watchmen

Sometimes a movie comes along that only has non-famous actors in it and it becomes a huge success, regardless. Juno was like that and it went on to be nominated for something. Well, this year’s...

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The Many Lives Of Shia LaBeouf

I was talking with my friend Sarah (hi, Sarah!) and we started talking about Shia, of course. We talked about movies he’s made, then about upcoming movies he’s making that haven’t come out, yet....

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Movie Review: The Pretty Woman

Since there’s nothing out right now that I feel like reviewing and because my birthday is coming up (clearing throat as a hint to view Amazon wish list, clearing throat as a hint to view Amazon wish...

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Movie Review: Xman – Wolverine

I would like to introduce you to a man, but he is no ordinary man… He has claws in his fist (like a cat), the ability to heal (like Jesus) and he has a beard that doesn’t grow all the way (kind of like...

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Movie Review: Star Trek

All across the internet, all of the online movie sites  have been buzzing about the release of the blockbustered movie Star Trek. Personally, I didn’t have a ton of interest. I thought, “Oh, a space...

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Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

To some, California is the Golden State. To others, it’s the state that is cool and has famous people. To the robots and people of Terminator Salvation, though, it’s a gigantic battlefield. Terminator...

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Best Romantic Movie Couples of All Time

Summer is fast approaching and I, for one, am super excited. No matter where you live, summer means one thing: going to the beach. Some of my friends (hi, Dianne B!) actually go to the beach and surf,...

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Movie Review: Transformers 2

Everyone knows, summer wouldn’t be summer without an action-packed blockbuster that kicks butt. Well, you don’t have to worry anymore because this summer is now officially a real summer thanks to Shia...

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Movie Review: Inglorious Bastards

Bang, Bang, Ouch!, Awww Typically, this is my reaction to historical war movies. I am a fan of yummy Brad Pitt, though, so it was a toss up whether to see this war movie. Seeing people shooting guns...

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Movie Review: Avatar (plus Petition)

Before movies come out, Hollywood people do what is called a test screening or a sneak preview to gauge audience reactions and whatever. This way, if a bunch of people are all, “Oh, I wish there were...

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Final Petition For My Petition For Sam Worthington

If you signed this petition, please download the pdf version below and keep a copy for your records because  you might need it for taxes, but I’m not sure. Thanks to everyone that signed! You’re all...

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Team Jacob or Team Edward?

I remember a couple months ago when everyone in America was trying to figure out, ‘Am I a Democrat or a Christian?’ because you had to vote for President Bush or President Obama. Well, these days are...

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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes

Ah, Paris. Even if they’ve never actually been, I think most people love Paris just because…it’s Paris. Paris is the home of pretty much everything we take for grants, today. France people created...

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Movie Review: The Wolfman

How-w-w-w-w-w-w-l at the moo-o-o-o-o-o-n that is fu-u-u-u-u-u-l-l-l. It seems as though werewolf people, like Kmart and the principal at my elementary school, have been around fore-v-e-r, but nobody...

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Movie Review: The Shutter Island

When something creepy or gross happens, it makes you want to shutter. Well, imagine a whole island of things that will make you shutter! Beginning with a scene of Leonardo throwing up, the movie jumps...

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Movie Review: Alice In Wonderland (2)

A trilogy to the Disney cartoon movie on video and DVD, Alice in Wonderland (2) might be different than what you might be expecting because a lot of things are different in this movie than the...

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