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Real Steel: Movie Review

Hollywood has churned out umpteen movies revolving around 'man and the machines' theme. Shawn Levy takes the unbeaten path as he gives us a Robot movie which is nothing like any of the robot films you must have seen earlier. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: ‘Melancholia’

The Danish director Lars von Trier has been clinically depressed for the last few years, Daily Mail reports. Melancholia is, if little else, an accurate depiction of that state of mind. Those who admire it will point to the opening, set t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: 'Dream House'

It may have sounded like a good idea on paper (how else could it attract such talent?), but the recent haunted house thriller Dream House is saddled with bland, outdated concepts, overtly predictable"surprises," dead-eyed acting [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: The Lion King 3D

Everyone knows the plot of what many consider the most popular of the animated Disney classics. Now, there is no doubt to the brilliance of this Disney classic which grossed over $860 million during its original release in 1994 and claime [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Friends With Benefits (M18, 109min) | Rating: ...

LET'S be honest here. Even if you did unsuccessfully try to go all No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, you know you're not saying no to being Friends With Benefits with hot stuff Mila Kunis and Justin Timb [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: ’50 50’

Upon visiting the doctor with back pain, Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an otherwise healthy 27-year-old radio broadcaster, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. While enduring the various indignities of chemotherapy, Adam pushes away hi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Crazy Stupid Love - movie review

Looking for a sure-fire way to get thrown into jail? Act like the lead in pretty much any Hollywood rom-com. Not for these romantic heroes the distractions of anti-stalking laws and the idea that no means no: being in love is a free pass [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Reviews by Reel People: 'Driver'

Not to be confused with the cartoonish but much more enjoyable “Transporter” series, “Driver” is a cool, stylish and sophisticated art film that degenerates into a gritty ultra-violent grindhouse flick. Give credit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

ABDUCTION - MOVIE REVIEW

I just want to preface this by saying I was pretty keen to catch Abduction. ‘It's an action, it's a thriller, Taylor Lautner has something to prove’, I had it all worked out. There was going to be some suspense, Hollyw [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: 'Moneyball'

"Moneyball" is a thinking person's baseball movie, and a baseball fan's thinking movie. It's based on the Michael Lewis book about Billy Beane, the ex-ballplayer turned Oakland A's general manager who upended the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Pearl Jam 20’

Rock these days is mostly relevant as self-parody. Or at least, it’s hard to escape that conclusion after watching Cameron Crowe’s “Pearl Jam 20.” The film is much like the music of the band it documents - lumberin [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: DRIVE

DRIVE gets off to a promising start, introducing us to our Driver protagonist (Ryan Gosling), a movie car stunt expert by day, a getaway driver by night and an occasional mechanic at a Valley garage when he’s not doing either of his [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: THE LION KING 3-D (Watch Movie Trailer)

In an age where two-dimensional animation is no longer the theatrical draw it used to be (pun intended), finding its viewership in (often times crudely-drawn) Sunday evening prime-time comedies or late-night cable network shows, leave it [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Straw Dogs Movie Review

Whether or not you’ve seen the original, the promotion campaign for Straw Dogs lays it out quite clearly; this film boasts a bloodbath. Emotion? Character development? Some sense? Not so much. But, if you’ve got a taste for th [...]