I haven’t read the ‘Hunger Games’ series of novels written by Suzanne Collins. Judging from the movie, the director expects you’ve seen it and doesn’t offer much sympathy to those that haven’t. The books are set in the future where an uprising agains the government has caused the Capitol to take drastic measures to maintain control over the people. Continue reading What did I miss? ‘Hunger Games’ intense but misses mark — movie review
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Channing Tatum is funny? ’21 Jump Street’ pokes hilarious fun — movie review
Who would have thought when the “21 Jump Street” movie was announced in 2009 that Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill would be a perfect fit for the reboot? The original series that jump started the career of some guy named Johnny Depp was far from a comedy but really, the premise– cops posing as teenagers and going undercover in high schools– is ripe for parody.
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‘A Thousand Words’ is a yet another swing and a miss from Murphy — movie review
A man is only as good as his word. If only that applied to Eddie Murphy when he promised to stop making crappy movies. Did he ever make that promise? Maybe he didn’t. But he should have. “A Thousand Words” is yet another attempt for Murphy to use his fast talking, cheesy grin charm that used to work back before he sold his soul. Unfortunately funny Eddie Murphy has gone bye-bye.
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