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Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012
I cannot fathom the reason behind the accolades for this film. The plot is thin, the characters are at the low-end of two-dimensional, and while Wallis is adorable, she is nowhere near Oscar-worthy.
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Purple Rain 1984
Best soundtrack of the #80s, and probably top ten all-around album of the decade too.
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L.A. Confidential 1997
Love this film from top to bottom. That being said, I don't now that Basinger deserved an Oscar, but she doesn't detract from the film.
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Mirror Mirror 2012
D R E A D F U L. Worst movie I've seen in a long time that wasn't "so bad it's good".
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2012
I'm not sure why I had low expectations for this film, but they were entirely unfounded. Great fun!
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012
Cute. That's about it.
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Zero Dark Thirty 2012
Wow open. Spectacular ending. Soft middle. My full review ...
http://scribehardonfilm.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/zero-dark-thirty-where-the-history-channel-meets-lifetime/
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005
And 8 years later Brad and Angelina are still married. You can see the chemistry here. Fun, check-your-mind-at-the-door actioner, with eye candy for everyone.
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Pocahontas 1995
I hadn't seen this in a long time. The animation has something of a 1940s throwback feel; not so much in the lines, but in the colors. As renaissance Disney animation goes, this is meh, though.
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The Avengers 2012
Love love love this movie. It's proof that popcorn can have quality.
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Silver Linings Playbook 2012
1. If you haven't known, even to a mild degree, any of the dysfunction on display in this movie, I really need to meet your family.
2. Bradley Cooper. Who knew?
3. The Kevin Kolb jersey on Cooper's character's mom says SO much.
4. Thank you, filmmakers, for sparing us the obligatory shot of the Rocky statue.