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Movie Review – Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – BOOMTASTIC

When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. It’s been a while since the first Transformers movie, way back in 2007 it made quite a splash. It was pretty much […]

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Movie Review – X-Men: First Class – SUPERB!

Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to […]

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Movie Review – Thor – Mighty Hammer!

Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth as punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind. This was […]

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Movie Review – Source Code – Entertaining Sci-Fi

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the “Source Code,” a program that enables […]

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Movie Review – I Am Number Four – New Movie Franchise? No Thanks..

John is an extraordinary teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed … he is Number Four. I had some free tickets from TGV via Nuffnang for my birthday so we decided to catch […]

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Movie Review – Black Swan – Terrifying & Visceral

Nina is a featured dancer in the New York City Ballet who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company. My recent thoughts on the 2011 Oscars noted down some of the movies I most wanted to watch – Black Swan of course being one of them. […]

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Movie Review – The Adjustment Bureau – Cheesy!

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas – a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents […]

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My Thoughts On The 2011 Oscars

As you’d know if you read this blog regularly, I love movies – I watch movies religiously…I watch 1-2 movies almost every night of the week. And after the Oscars, if I haven’t seen ALL of the nominations (not just the winners) I try and watch them. I did pretty well with the 2010 nominations […]

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Movie Review – Get Him To The Greek – Amusing

Aaron Green gets things done. The ambitious 24-year-old has been given a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.’s world famous Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a huge comeback tour. His record mogul boss, Sergio Roma, gives him one warning: “The artist is the worst person on […]

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3D Movies – The Current Trend – Overrated, Overdone and Overpriced

Having just watched another 3D movie on Monday I have to say it’ll probably be my last. I’m starting to find this trend of tacking ‘3D’ onto the end of a mediocre movie to sell more tickets…rather annoying. At least they have the option for 2D and 3D, if I have the choice I’ll watch […]

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