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  Mad Max: Fury Road 2015

  ★★★★½ Added 2

  Ok, let’s be clear: This isn’t The Dark Knight. Or No Country For Old Men. Or Goodfellas. Or There Will Be Blood. Or even Django Unchained. What George Miller has given us here is an apocalyptic orgy of fire and mayhem made with admirable craft and gusto - it’s the John Wick of the vehicular warfare sub-genre. You want more (deep characterization, backstory, great dialogue), this is not the movie for you. Like a monster truck rally version of a…

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  The Avengers 2012

  ★★ Added 1

  Confession: When I first watched this movie I kind of liked it. Sure, it isn’t my comic book movie ideal –it is stupid, cheesy, and looks woefully televisual, but I enjoyed it as a theatrical experience with a big crowd. Nowadays, I have trouble sitting through the damn thing. I love superheroes movies, sometimes I even read comics, but I don’t consider myself a true comic book fanboy. The Avengers feels like a movie that definitely wasn’t made for me.…

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  Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015

  ★½ Added 5

  Dull, tired, and thoroughly uninvolving, Avengers: Age of Ultron is a bloated mess. We have reached a point where these Marvel movies have really gotten lazy. While the first Avengers movie was pretty stupid, it at least had a novelty that made it fun to watch. Joss Whedon is a televisual hack and cannot direct a film to save his life. This movie is lifeless. The cinematography is murky. The one-liners are extra corny and flat here. Black Widow is…

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  Guardians of the Galaxy 2014

  ★★★★ Added

  A charmer of a movie, Guardians of the Galaxy is a blast. Funny, well-paced, and with real heart, I haven’t seen a blockbuster in years filled with such pure, unadulterated joy. Unlike the pathetically overrated Joss Whedon, James Gunn understands how to make a silly movie with genuine emotion. This is a funny movie with some great, memorable lines. Chris Pratt is perfect as the lovable doofus who calls himself StarLord. Even more impressive, Vin Diesel is actually really good…

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