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‘Shrek Forever After’ Review

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The first “Shrek” (2001) won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The next two movies in the series together grossed over $1-billion worldwide. “Shrek”, over the past decade, has become a cultural phenomenon, with a TV Christmas special, a Broadway show and tons of merchandice. Sadly, “Shrek Forever After” is the final chapter […]
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‘Robin Hood’ Review

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The story of Robin Hood has been told many times on the big screen, with the likes of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner and an animated Disney fox playing the title role. There isn’t any “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor” in this latest version, because it’s a “prequel” to the story that […]
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‘Iron Man 2’ Review

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The original “Iron Man” was the surprise hit of 2008, making over $315 million. And it re-launched Robert Downey Jr.’s career. Two year’s later Downey returned in “Iron Man 2” and it got the summer of 2010 off to a nice start. The DVD comes 3-ways: Single disk, 2-disk digital copy edition and the 3-disk […]
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‘Furry Vengeance’ Review

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Over the past two years Brendan Fraser has starred in five family films, some clearly better than others. This one, sadly, may be the worst. In “Furry Vengeance” Fraser plays Dan, a husband and father who works for what’s supposed to be an eco-friendly land development company. Dan moves his family to a small town […]
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‘Oceans’ Review

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Last year Disneynature came out with it’s first Earth Day release, “Earth”. This year (as Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid” would say), the studio goes “Under the sea” with “Oceans.” The documentary takes moviegoers all around the world, to our planet’s five oceans, to explore the creatures the live deep in the water and on […]
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‘Letters to God’ Review

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Not many people got to see “Letters to God” when it was briefly in theaters back in April. I praised the film on TV and on-line, and actually heard from the film’s producer, David Nixon, who thanked me for my review and for helping to spread the word about the film. It’s now out on […]
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‘Clash of the Titans’ Review

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It was shot in 2D, then converted to 3D. But “Clash of the Titans” can be summed-up with just 1D, and that stands for DISASTER. When released in theaters earlier this year the movie had the 3-D worst of any film I’ve ever seen. And here’s why: the studio decided AFTER the movie was shot that […]
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‘The Last Song’ Review

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Miley Cyrus used to be to best known for her role as Hannah Montana, and she played that TV character in her first major on-screen movie role, last year’s “Hannah Montana: The Movie”. In “The Last Song” she takes-on a much more dramatic role, and she doesn’t even sing. The film is based on the […]
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Review

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DreamWorks Animation has had much more success in recent years with original films (such as “Kung Fu Panda”) than with sequels to previous hits (like “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”). “How to Train Your Dragon” continues that trend. “How to Train Your Dragon” is based on the children’s book of the same name, and this adventure […]
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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Review

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Most people, after seeing a movie based on a book they‘ve read, usually say “I liked the book better.” I, on the other hand, as a movie guy, usually enjoy the movies more than the books. But not this time. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” is based on the very popular book series by Jeff […]
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