Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (& The Longest Daycare)

Posted by moviegeek916 on July 23, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) – So I’ve enjoyed the Ice Age franchise well enough, but I can’t say it grabbed me the same way more of Dreamworks’s stuff has, and nowhere near on the level of Pixar’s stuff. I enjoyed Rio from the same animation studio, Blue Sky. The story of Manny the mammoth (Ray … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · 1 Comment 

The Adventures of Tintin (2011) – So nothing about the trailer for this movie really grabbed me and said “JAKE, SEE THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW.” In fact most of it sort of indicated “wait for disc,” but there were some things that led me to believe there could be more to it than meets the … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on December 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – Let’s get something out of the way: holy shit! Tom Cruise is insane. I mean we already knew he was “I’m going jump up and down on a couch” and “I’m in a cult” insane, but this… If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, I refer you to … Continue reading →

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Paul (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Paul (2011) — So the first thing to get out of the way is you need to manage your expectations. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were the stars (and in Pegg’s case co-writer) of two of the very best movies of the 2000s: Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz. Expecting Paul to be on … Continue reading →

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Hot Fuzz (2007)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Hot Fuzz (2007) — Fucking love this movie.  A Brit parody that doesn’t condescendingly mock so much as adoringly worship American cop action movies.  Who would have thought that the day would come when the Shaun of the Dead guys would give us a renewed appreciation for the trashy brilliance of Michael Bay’s Bad Boys … Continue reading →

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) — Cute.  The strength of the movie is not in the story but when it goes into a madcap Chuck Jones moment.  Like the first two movies, everything with Scrat works while the main story is only so-so.  In fact I barely remember the plot of the first … Continue reading →

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