Review: The Hurt Locker

Posted by Cynical Sarah on March 26, 2010

I’m finally starting to get around to watching some of the movies that were center stage at the Oscars. Might as well start with the big winner for the evening, best picture The Hurt Locker.

My initial feeling after the movie was over was that it was intense. Most movies will give you a break from the stress with a little humor break or just a break in the action. The Hurt Locker puts you on edge from the very first scene and the only break you get is at the end.

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Movie Madness

Posted by Cynical Sarah on June 24, 2008

Helper Troy and I decided to take in a movie over the weekend. To avoid the date-night rush on Saturday night we went to a 3:20 p.m. showing instead.
For some reason I thought that might have a matinee price, and I was surprised when we ended up paying full price for tickets. That shock turned [...]

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Transformers

Posted by Cynical Sarah on April 14, 2008

One of the biggest Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid was the Transformers. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that I’d watched that cartoon as a kid too, but when I sat down to watch the movie the other night, I didn’t remember any of the salient details beyond the [...]

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 10, 2008

A few months ago I happened to stumble upon an article about Johnny Depp taking on a role in a musical that was going to be directed by Tim Burton. It’s certainly not a surprise to see Depp and Burton teaming up for a project again, but I was surprised to see it was Sweeney Todd.

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A Time for Heroes

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 2, 2008

It used to be that each summer we could rely on some super blockbuster movie to come out. They all had the same basic formula of awesome special effects and a simple heroic storyline – all meant to put butts in the seats at the theaters so the studios could make money and people would leave feeling entertained.

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Cursed Tongue: Indiana Bones

Posted by CursedTongue on January 14, 2007

Sylvester Stallone seems to have sparked an old guy action flick sequel revolution. A few weeks ago he released Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment of the Rocky ad nauseam epic saga. Rocky V was released 17 years ago in 1990. And because one movie about a pensioner getting into fights obviously isn’t enough, Stallone is working on Rambo IV.

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