I was a huge fan of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I thought it was a ton of fun and I watched it several times. Movie two was a little weirder, but I still enjoyed it. Movie three confused me more than anything, and I thought it was too long. Movie four… well… let me preface this by saying that we started watching it Friday night on DVD, but my husband fell asleep in the middle, so I woke him up, stopped the movie, and we finished watching it on Saturday afternoon. This may have affected how I felt about it.
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[Very mild spoilers] This movie picks up at the exact moment when the last movie left off. I think I’d have been wiser to watch Part 1 immediately before going to see Part 2, in fact, because they give you no flashes to the past, no backstory, nothing. Not that this is a complaint, it’s simply a fact…
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Kung Fu Panda 2 wasn’t as funny as the first movie. Sequels often don’t live up to the movie they’re continuing and I have to say I think Kung Fu Panda 2 falls into that category…
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Black Swan is the kind of movie that leaves you wondering at the end what exactly it was that you just saw. We follow the journey of Nina as she lands the lead role in the ballet Swan Lake and tries to prepare for the darker role of the Black Swan. Her director is not sure that she, as innocent as she is, has it in her to portray the darker role, though he acknowledges that she dances well enough to play the part…
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We saw this movie over Labor Day weekend on Pay Per View and I can only say I’m glad I didn’t see this in the theater. As an afternoon boredom-killer at home it wasn’t quite so bad, but if I’d paid $10 each to see it as part of an evening out I’d be a little miffed…
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[Warning: contains spoilers!] I didn’t know much about this movie when I walked into the theater. I knew it was supposed to be groundbreaking in filmography, and that it was getting a lot of press. I knew that it was in fancy-pants 3D and was…
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[Warning: contains spoilers!] It must be said that it was a lot of book to try to pack into one movie (which is why, while it means an annoying wait, I’m glad they have decided to do the last book as two movies). Even at nearly three hours it was still going to be missing a lot of things no matter what they did. However, there were so many elements removed (and characters—no Dursleys at all, for example) that most fans of the books…
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I went into this movie with very low expectations. It was the second movie in a double feature at a drive-in theater and I was anticipating something cheesy and fun, but nothing great. And yet it managed to disappoint…
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I really liked this movie. I got it from NetFlix after seeing a preview for it on some other DVD. I hadn’t heard of it before and didn’t have any expectations. It was very enjoyable for a light comedy. Gray is…
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I wanted this to be better than it was. I love the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels and was really excited when my TiVo picked this up shortly before Christmas…
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First off, before I say anything else, I need to acknowledge the fact that I had read the book before I saw the movie. I think that I would have enjoyed the movie less—or at least not understood it as well—if I hadn’t. That said…
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This movie wasn’t what I was expecting. I figured it would be rather in your face, and it was. I figured it would be funny, and it was. But I wasn’t expecting…
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Three meows is actually generous. I gave a little extra because Johnny Depp is just so much fun, and because I like the Pirates franchise so much. This film seemed to suffer from “plot-itis”, or a swelling of the plot…
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This was a fun movie. It was. I enjoyed it. I’m not a comic book person and so I had to have my friend brief me on the backstory before the movie started (I didn’t see the previous ones) but as she said to me, it’s pretty simple stuff. So why am I only giving it two meows?
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Oh where to begin? This movie was such a horrible, horrible mess! I really wish MST3k was still on because this is EXACTLY the kind of thing that would have been perfect for them. The first thing that stood out was the cheeseball opening graphic sequence…
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!/moviereviews/catstarempty.gif!The circular nature of the plot is part of what makes this such an interesting film. While it does contain a lot of…
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This one surprised me, I must say. I am not a Jim Carrey fan, to put it mildly, but I really…
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The romance wasn’t, for me, all that captivating. The portrayal of the actual sinking of the Titanic, and the aftermath, however, was truly…
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I think the hype for this one made me expect more than there was. I did laugh a lot, and it was a really funny movie. A few things that detracted from the film for me…
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Not one of Disney’s best, in my opinion. The animation was…
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This was a great movie, with the most startlingly impressive special effects since I was wowed by…
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This is a movie that has that “cult classic” feel, even though it isn’t that old. It has an original plot with a fair number of…
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Not for the squeamish, this movie is chock full of…
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Well this really gave me a feel for how chaotic and terrible actual battles in WWII really were. The opening scene was…
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I didn’t really expect much of this movie, but as it turned out, I loved it! Johnny Depp just steals the whole show as the Captain Jack Sparrow. What I wasn’t prepared for was…
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I’ve heard a lot of people talking about being dissappointed in this movie, and the reasons they give make me think one thing: They didn’t realize…
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One of the best Disney animated films I’ve seen. If you can ignore the obligatory…
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I didn’t totally expect to enjoy this one that much. What a great surprise! The audience was…
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This is the kind of movie that you rent over and over. It’s high-excitement, fast-paced, aliens flying all over the place…
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A lot of hype for a major summer movie may be partially to blame for my disappointment in this film. I guess I expected…
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I loved this movie. I found it charming in a funky way, original, and very entertaining. The characters were…
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This movie probably only deserves, at most, 2 meows; however, I am tacking on an extra because I just liked something about it…
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Good premise, had potential… but it took too long to get to the point, the “impact” happened too fast, and the ending was…
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Overall a good flick. The plot jumped around a bit, but held my interest…
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If you don’t like movies that leave questions unanswered, don’t see The Blair Witch Project. On the other hand…
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I went to this one on a whim, and wasn’t expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised…
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This is a movie that I can only assume is meant to be watched while drunk…
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Twisted mindfuck of a movie, but in an entertaining way. It was certainly not the same old story…
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I adored this movie. My son, age 3 at the time, adored this movie. When a movie can…
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If you are just looking for an action movie, this movie will probably entertain you. For me, however…
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