Archive for the ‘Awesome’ Category

European Vacation

Classic.

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The Expendables

This is what happens when you hire every action star in Hollywood (except Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme). The story is a little on the dumb side but does that really matter in an action movie?  Nope. Cool cars and big guns = awesome.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Based on the graphic novel set in Toronto.  The story is told as though it’s a video game.  It’s a very unusual film style – interesting to watch but tedious after a while.

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Gunless

This is awesome!  A Canadian western! Paul Gross plays the Montana Kid, an American gunslinger who wakes up on his horse in a small Canadian town after escaping from a hanging party. The friendly townsfolk tend to his injuries, give him a place to stay and try to befriend him.  The Montana Kid (or Shawn) [...]

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The Joneses

This is the 1,000th movie that has been recorded on this site.  That’s a lot of movies.  Here’s to the next 1,000! The Joneses are a stealth marketing unit.  They are not a real family – they are 4 employees posing as a real family.  Their goal is to showcase all the “things” in their [...]

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Salt

Angelina Jolie plays a CIA agent who is mistaken for a Russian spy.  She must run from her own people in order to prove her innocence. The movie is non-stop action with a very good story.  Well worth watching.

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Vegas Vacation

Clark W. Griswold takes the family to Las Vegas. All kinds of awesome.

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Vacation

Clark W. Griswold takes his family on the ultimate cross-country road trip. So many kinds of classic awesome.

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Despicable Me

Fantastic! It’s so FLUFFY!

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Green Zone

Matt Damon is a Chief Warrant Officer hunting for weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad.  He doesn’t find any but instead uncovers the secret plot behind the WMD fiasco. Some people have said that this movie isn’t timely enough but I didn’t find that.  WW2 movies are still popular and that war is even older. [...]

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The third movie in the series.  I thought it was much better than the first two.

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State of Play

A veteran reporter and a rookie reporter team up to solve a series of seemingly unconnected murders.  A decent political thriller.

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Youth in Revolt

A young man adopts an alter-ego, Francois Dillinger, in order to win the love of Sheeni Saunders.

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The A-Team

The awesome movie based on the awesome tv show from the ’80′s.

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When in Rome

Kristen Bell plays Beth, a young woman who doesn’t believe in love.  While at her sister’s wedding in Rome she takes a handful of coins from the fountain of love.  The sky darkens, lightning flashes, and the owner of each coin becomes instantly infatuated with her.  The rest of the movie involves Beth trying to [...]

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The Sting

Robert Redford and Paul Newman star in this Ocean’s 11 type movie.  Set in Chicago in the ’30′s, two con-men orchestrate an elaborate con to bring down a New York mob boss. Excellent movie.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Based on the video game.  It’s a satisfactory summer blockbuster but not something I would want to watch over and over.  I had trouble believing Jake Gyllenhaal as a Persian.

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Coco Avant Chanel

A French film starring Audrey Tautou which tells the story of the early life of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Decent movie.

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Robin Hood

Russel Crowe does a good job as Robin Longstride (aka Robin Hood).  The movie tells the story of the how Robin Hood came to be and consequently spends a lot of time dealing with 12th century politics and other historical events such as the crusades and the invasion of England by Phillip of Spain.  It [...]

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Iron Man 2

Take the awesomeness that was the original Iron Man, add Scarlett Johansson in tight leather and Samuel L. Jackson in an eye patch, knock a little off the top for being a sequel and you have Iron Man 2.

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