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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014
A valiant effort that tries to both revive and reboot a once popular franchise, Sir Kenneth Branagh's take on the Jack Ryan character approaches the geopolitical landscape from a different angle, resulting in an all-too-brief adventure over two continents.
As the film touches however briefly on the young exploits on one John Patrick "Jack" Ryan (Chris Pine) during his studies at the London School of Economics, the story quickly breezes through his stint in the Marines (after being inspired to…
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The Lego Movie 2014
There comes a time during the act of evaluating the entertainment value of a full-length motion picture, when one must decide whether to dismiss the work as a quick cash grab or to give it credit as one of the more original works to come out of the movie mill in recent times.
I'm comfortable stating that The Lego Movie lands right in the middle of these two extremes, an extremely goofy and kid-friendly adventure, but one that is so…
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Godzilla 2014
The latest summer offering in a half century's worth of reinventions of the famous Toho-created monster from the deep who rises to either destroy or save us, Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla benefits from state of the art visuals but suffers from terrible one-dimensional acting and a cast with very little to do but stand around looking dazed and concerned.
Despite some impressive behind-the-scenes insights into the making of such a gigantic CGI monster with attitude, Godzilla lacks in many areas,…
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Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
You know what they say: "If something makes money, by all means, go back and back and back again, to hell with quality. Who needs a story? Put them butts in them theater seats!"
Well, okay. I made that up, but by Mighty Omicron, it should be considered a universal truth, especially after watching an interminable, paper-thin rehash of previous Transformers films under the heavy pretense of a mighty "reboot."
Having reviewed this poor excuse for a good summer film…
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