Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Avatar (2009) — SECOND REVIEW [Blu Ray] So I saw this movie for the first (and until now only) time almost a year ago on IMAX in 3D. Now that the deluxe super tricked-out blu ray edition has come out the time came to see if it held up at home in one less dimension. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Inception (2010) — Christopher Nolan, the director of Memento and The Prestige, must have sat atop his giant pile of Batman money and thought to himself “hmmm… you know I haven’t really mindfucked anyone in a while…” Well, Inception did not fuck my mind. It made sweet sweet love to it. With a primary cast … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Toy Story 3 (2010) — I think at this point it’s safe to say that if you do not like these movies you are dead inside. One might think a third Toy Story movie would be crushed by the weight of one’s expectation given the amazing quality of the first two, but nope. It stands … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — As much as I bitch about Spongebob, Hannah Montana, and the sorry state of children’s entertainment nowadays, movies like this prove that there’s still a place for quality. If kids today are anything like I was, then they like movies that give them credit for a modicum of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) — Loved it. Maybe it’s just me (though from other reviews it seems not) but this movie seems to be one of the rare movies that really gets it. The “it” being childhood. I mean this movie understands it all: the wild mood swings, the fantasy world, the self-absorption … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) — Ok firstly, I [kind of] liked it. Now I’m going to talk about my problems with it. Minor spoilers but if the plot is what you were looking forward to about this movie, you will be disappointed. First what the fuck was the deal with the Autobot versions … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Watchmen (2009) — So like everyone who read the comic book first (I hate people who say “graphic novels,” it takes an awesome art form and gives it that ring of pretension that makes me want to punch people in the throat) I have my own list of things I wish had been left in … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 