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The Great Gatsby 2013
Watched by MovieMaestro 22 May, 2013 Ranked 5th on Best of 2013 (So Far)...
“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.” —Nick Carraway
I read the novel, The Great Gatsby in high school, as it was required reading for my English class. I was very grateful to my teacher for making me read F. Scott Fitzgerald's American masterpiece of fiction. It was and still is the greatest novel I've ever read.
There have been five…
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Road to Perdition 2002
Watched by Jye Briscoe 22 May, 2013 I've been meaning to watch this one for a while now and today I finally remembered it.
I really enjoyed this. Road to Perdition is a well-made film and while it does seem to start off a little slow, once things get rolling it really pulls you in.
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Event Horizon 1997
Watched by PinHeadLarry145 22 May, 2013 6 "Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse."
Why the Hell am I just now seeing this? I'm sad that it took a $4 Blu Ray price tag to finally coax me into seeing it. What I got was a great little film that despite its flaws, managed to be an immensely entertaining and atmospheric picture that is full of 90's goodness. For comparisons sake, the film is a combination of the game Dead Space, Michael Crichton's…
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Gangster Squad 2013
Added by Jeff Caffey A movie that thinks it's about 100x more clever than it actually is. Way overly-produced, ridiculously over-the-top (but not in the fun way), with unmemorable performances by a great cast. This is a mediocre movie that tries way too hard to be cool, and falls flat on its face.
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Gangster Squad 2013
Watched by Robert Beksinski 21 May, 2013 C'mon, it was fun. Fleischer can at least make them fun and even if this was not as enjoyable as his studded debut Zombieland, it is still highly decorative mindless action.
What kills this film with mostly every negative review and I agree as well but not to their extent is the standardized script that lacks every form of originality. This is a script that even first time screenwriters could come up with, well I may take that back as…
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The Killer 1989
Watched by Pat 21 May, 2013 From now on, I'm only wearing white suits, just in case I get bathed in blood.
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Watched by MrDummy566 21 May, 2013 3 “You think you world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie told to protect you. Enjoy these final moments of peace. For I have returned to have my vengeance. So, shall we begin?”
Star Trek Into Darkness is a great movie that is an improvement from its predecessor. It's got great action sequences, stunning visuals, and a menacing villain. But, the best thing about this movie, just like the first film, is the chemistry and interactions between the…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
by Oli Jeffery 21 May, 2013 Rewatched whilst planning characters for a pirate themed D&D game next week. Yes, my nerdiness is nerdier than your nerdiness.
Could do with filleting throughout - the first eight minutes before Jack turns up draaaaaaag - and Orlando Bloom's English accent is bizarrely bad given that he's genuinely English, but y'know, zombie pirates. Zombie monkey. Gags. Sword fights. Sets so awesome I want to live in them. Yaaaaarrrrrgggh.
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Super 2010
Watched by DirkH 21 May, 2013 13 Even though its tone is all over the place, Super still manages to get away with its cocktail of pitch black comedy, genre satire and compelling drama.
Love him or hate him, Rainn Wilson is the perfect choice for this role. His off beat sense of comedy works really well here, but it is in the smaller, more dramatic moments where I found him to be absolutely convincing. His prayer scene was a thing of brutal, honest, ugly beauty.
Ellen…
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Watched by Arnold Furious 21 May, 2013 Watched again at the IMAX. Lens flares suck in 3d. Otherwise lots of fun again.
