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Chronicle (B+), Trishna (C+), Tess (A-), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (C+), War Horse (C+), We Bought a Zoo (C+)

Posted by: GalacticPothealer on Apr 30, 09:58 in response to islander's post So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - Tower Heist: C)

Chronicle (2012, B+) Surprisingly moving, thoughtful, even Nietzschean take on the superhero theme. It finds depth & veracity in directness.

Trishna (2011, C+) Winterbottom's Indian retelling of Tess reduces it to a colorful but simple caste-crossing love story, lacking in nuance.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011, C+) The incoherent, incomprehensible plot (loudly) stitches together visually masterful setpieces.

Tess (1979, A-): Polanski's classy class-crossing romance pits love against economics, rapture against stature, passion against melancholy.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011, C+): A quirky teen & storybook adults. This 9/11 story doesn't ring true & is too slick to affect.

We Bought a Zoo (2011, C+): Crowe tinkers with his usual recipe (less bitter, more sweet) & cooks up a predictable, unambitious family film.

War Horse (2011, C+): At times virtuose, mostly silly and sentimental. Spielberg's WWI Europe looks like Gone With the Wind in the Shire.

So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - Tower Heist: C) islander Apr 30, 08:30

Rescue Me (a) {nm} TremorChrist Apr 30, 08:32

Flight Plan (C) {nm} tealfan Apr 30, 08:34

Cabin in the Woods: A-; American Reunion: B; Lockout: B-; Wrath of Titans: B- {nm} GMov Apr 30, 08:36

5 Yr Engagement (B) {nm} BorderLand Apr 30, 08:39

In Time (B-) {nm} Oleg Max Apr 30, 08:44

The Next Three Days (2010) (C), Due Date (2010) (D-) {nm} slappydavid Apr 30, 08:52

Avelngers (A), Battleship (D) and AMPI4 (C) {nm} billy Apr 30, 08:54

The Raven(C+) {nm} HSXisEASY Apr 30, 09:01

The Avengers (B-), The Headless Woman (C+) {nm} numbersix_99 Apr 30, 09:02

Avengers Ass. (B) {nm} RufusS Apr 30, 09:17

J Edgar (C+), War Horse (C), Alvin & the Chipmunks 3 (D-) {nm} robb1138 Apr 30, 09:22

Marley (A-), 5 Year Engagement (C), Save the Date (B), Lola Versus (B+), Woman in the Fifth (D+), Free Samples (B-), Summer Song (D) skamanfu Apr 30, 09:32

Hunger Games: C-; Barney's Version: B; Cedar Rapids: B-; Rum Diary: C- {nm} BSmurf Apr 30, 09:55

Avengers (A-) {nm} lesana Apr 30, 09:57

Chronicle (B+), Trishna (C+), Tess (A-), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (C+), War Horse (C+), We Bought a Zoo (C+) GalacticPothealer Apr 30, 09:58

Hadewijch (2009) A , The Corndog Man (1999) B+ , Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) B , and The Naked Jungle (1954) A {nm} joeoftexas Apr 30, 10:10

rpt viewings The Social Network (A+), Fantastic Mr. Fox (A/A-) {nm} second gary Apr 30, 10:42

Bridesmaids (B+) OSS 117 Lost in Rio (A) {nm} lorinw Apr 30, 11:16

5 Yr Engagement...Humor dragged in the middle...B; 3 Stooges B + Better than expected; Tree of Life D {nm} mrbinns Apr 30, 12:14

Cabin In the Woods (A-) {nm} Ryan_Stewart Apr 30, 12:39

Pirates: Misfits (B), The Thing (1982) (B-) {nm} Buckramega Apr 30, 13:03

Nothing. D-. It was terrible! {nm} Jane_Citizen Apr 30, 15:13





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