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‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Review

July 17, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

Since 2001, J.K. Rowling’s Best-Selling Harry Potter books have been made into movies and, together, the first five films have grossed billions of dollars worldwide. For me this 6th installment is a bit of a disappointment. In “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts for another year of schooling. […]

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‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ Review

June 30, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

“Ice Age” and “Ice Age: The Meltdown” are two of the most popular animated films of the past decade. The original was nominated for an Oscar back in 2003, and combined they made over $1 billion dollars worldwide. So it’s no surprise that they made a third. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” brings back […]

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‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Review

June 26, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

The original “Transformers” was a surprise hit back in the summer of 2007, grossing $319 million. This sequel will likely be the highest grossing movie of 2009, but it’s not nearly as good as the first film. In “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) is off to college. And he’s seeing weird symbols […]

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‘Year One’ Review

June 19, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

What a difference one year can make! In 2008 Jack Black voiced the lovable Po in the animated hit “Kung Fu Panda”, and was very funny in my favorite film of the year, “Be Kind Rewind”. However, in “Year One”, Black is not lovable or funny. And the movie will be no one’s favorite film […]

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‘Imagine That’ Review

June 10, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

Eddie Murphy’s family comedy, “Meet Dave”, was one of the major disappointments of 2008. Well, he’s bounced back nicely with “Imagine That”. Murphy plays Evan Danielson, a financial advisor and divorced father who isn’t a great dad. He has to take care of his 7 year old daughter for an entire week and is pretty […]

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‘Land of the Lost’ Review

June 6, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

There have been a lot of movies based on TV shows in recent years – some good, some not so good. “Land of the Lost” is based on the 1970’s Saturday morning kids show that became a cult-classic. Will Ferrell stars as Dr. Rick Marshall, a scientist who believes in the existence of a parallel […]

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‘Up’ Review

May 30, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

“Up” is the 10th Disney/Pixar film, it was one of the box office hits of this past summer and is one of the best films of 2009. And the DVD and Blu-ray editions were worth the wait. Ed Asner voices Carl Fredrickson, a widower who’s being forced to leave the house that he’s lived-in for […]

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‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ Review

May 23, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

There’s no simpler way to put it: the first “Night at the Museum”, which came out in 2006, was fun and entertaining. This sequel is the exact opposite. In “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” Ben Stiller is back as Larry Daley, the night watchman in the first film who quit his job […]

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‘Terminator Salvation’ Review

May 21, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

The Terminator came “BAAACK” this summer, 25 years after the original film and 6 years since the most recent sequel. Unfortunately, it wasn’t really worth the wait. The main character in “Terminator Salvation” is a grown-up John Connor (played by Christian Bale) who continues to lead the resistance against the Terminator robots. Connor and the […]

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‘Star Trek’ Review

May 8, 2009 By Jackson Murphy

“Star Trek” is the 11th feature film in the series…and it comes 43 years after the show debuted on TV. This new edition, in case you weren’t aware, is a prequel. We get to see James Kirk as a baby…a school kid…and learn how he eventually becomes Captain of the starship Enterprise. We also see […]

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