All is Lost Review

On DVD ‐ November 28, 2013
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All is Lost can be compared to such films as Gravity, Cast Away or Life of Pi. Gravity comparisons have been that All is Lost is Gravity at sea. This is helped by the close proximity of the release dates of the two, along with several other similarities. Cast Away is an obvious one to make from the sea angle. Life of Pi comparisons fall in for this same reason. With all of these comparisons, there was room for feeling either too similar and familiar or too abstract, and become a pretentious mess. Luckily due to the immense talents behind …

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Last Vegas Review

On DVD ‐ November 16, 2013
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If you like ensemble comedies then Last Vegas is for you. It stars Micheal Douglas as Billy, Robert De Niro as Paddy, Morgan Freeman as Archie, Kevin Kline as Sam, Mary Steenbuger as Diana, Jerry Ferrrara as Dean, and Romany Malco as Lonnie.

Last Vegas  is about 4 longtime friends (Billy,Paddy,Archie and Sam) who when the last to  get married is about to, they head to Las Vegas for the bachelor party.

Last Vegas is a hilarious ensemble comedy. While it is formulaic in some plot elements, it is still hilarious making use of it’s great cast and surpsing heartfelt moments.

What makes …

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Thor : The Dark World Review

On DVD ‐ November 13, 2013
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If you like superhero movies then Thor : The Dark World is for you. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane, Christopher Eccelston as Malkieth, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Kat Dennigs as Darcy and Stellan Skasgard as Erig Selvig.

Thor : The Dark World is about the evil dark elves, led by Malkeith, who have returned from their defeat by the Asgardians. They return seeking a relic that is discovered by Jane while looking for Thor. Thor and his friends have to save the 9 realms.

Thor : The Dark World is a great sequel. …

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Elysium Review

On DVD ‐ November 12, 2013
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If you like very good  sci-fi with great visuals, acting, and action then Elysium is for you. It stars Matt Damon as MaxDeCosta, Jodie Foster as Secretary Delacorte, Sharlto Copley as Kruger, and Wagner Maura as Spider.

Elysium is set in the future where Earth has become overpopulated so the rich move to Elysium. Cut to Earth and Max who wishes to go there but can’t. Something happens, and he has to get up there with the help of Spider while being chased by Kruger who works for the Secretary of Defense , Delacorte.

Elysium is a good sci-fi movie with great …

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Sharknado Review

On DVD ‐ November 01, 2013
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If you like movies that are so bad they are hilariously awful, then Sharknado is for you.

The movie starts with a literal sharknado brewing.  It is about a bar owner, who along with his co workers and a regular customer, leave to help the bar owner find his ex wife and his daughter to get out of LA. Hilarity ensues.

Sharknado is a so bad it’s a hilarious movie. If you attempt to take this movie seriously, you will find it to be absolutely horrible, which it is. If you take it as a campy dumb movie that it is hilarious, …

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