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My Short Review of Taken

My Short Review of Taken
Liam Neeson does his best Jason Bourne in this action movie. Neeson is an ex-Preventer who must now use his skills to save his daughter. The movie moves along at a good clip. The violence can get intense at time, but the payoff works.
Rating: Matinee

My Short Review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
First off, I hated the title of this film. It’s more suited as a comic book title then a film title. I think they could have gotten away with Wolverine. Non-fanboys would have known who Wolverine was, at least I think. I know he’s no Superman or Batman, but the [...]

Marely & Me – My Short Review

Marely & Me
Another one of those feel good movies. But if you know your dog movies, then you know what’ll happen. Yeah, it happens, but not after Marely gets a hold of your heart. Wow, did I just write that? If you’ve seen the trailer, then you’ve pretty much seen the whole movie. [...]

The Third Man

The Third Man
I was able to watch the few movies the last several weeks. A few were classics reworked on Blu-ray.  The first film was The Third Man.  I’ve watched it a few times before and each time I’m reminded that Orson Wells, who plays Harry Lime, portrays an ultimate scumbag very convincingly.    
Rating: Matinee

Review – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I wasn’t sure what to expect when Farrah and I sat down to watch the latest Indiana Jones film.  It has been nineteen years between the last movie in the trilogy – well, I guess it’s no longer a trilogy but a series of films – with many action films to wow us during that [...]