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The A-Team Movie Review

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By Eddy First, let me start by saying I recommend you watch this movie.  If you like good old fashion action movies then The A-Team is there to fulfill your needs.  Fun movies are hard to find nowadays and there is so many Pixar like movies that one can wait for to enjoy.  That is what is so surprising about The A-Team , with all the disappointments hitting the screen this summer and even before; I came into the movie with D with extremely low expectations, hoping to not be too bored when I left the movie.  Instead of looking at my watch to see when it would end, I was looking at it to see how much more I would be able to get. I was into the movie from the beginning to end. Again this is The A-Team , it was not a critically acclaimed T.V. show and the film isn't going to be winning any awards.  It is meant to be a big dumb fun time for people, rather than War and Peace it is that mystery novel you bring to the beach. If you watch it in this context then I think you will … [Read more...]

Public Enemies Movie Review

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  Has Director Michael Mann lost his marbles or transgressed to a whole new level? By Jeff What a divider this one has been. Critics and moviegoers have either been all-for-it (New York Times' Manohla Dargis, Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells, Roger Ebert, the majority of my friends), or simply impressed by the high level of historical production value but ultimately unswayed and unsatisfied by the hi-def camera action employed throughout and powerful but somewhat silent and muted script phrasings. No other director I have ever watched has as gradually enveloped me as much in his vision, upon repeated viewings, as Michael Mann (and maybe David Lynch). Mann's other primarily cited masterpieces, Manhunter , The Last of the Mohicans and yes, 1995's Heat , were all met by critics and audiences alike largely with ambivalent or negative reactions upon original release Today, Heat is considered one of the top 10 best films of the 1990s. With his last two films, the … [Read more...]