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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  What a Life
Posted: 8/17/2012A review of The Queen of Versailles by over-the-rainbow2
This is a documentary about the lives of economic winners before the economic meltdown. These are not evil people, they are not mean, they are good people. It's a look into the lives of the excessively rich and their lifestyles, then the meltdown. It's intriguing because you'd think they had to know that the excesses of the economy had to come tumbling down. It makes one realize that we're all victims of an economy and lifestyles that spun out of control. It's more absorbing than fiction, by far.
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1 out of 1 users found this helpful  cautionary tale
Posted: 5/4/2013A review of Disconnect by over-the-rainbow2
In three separate situations, the internet is portrayed as having a real negative impact on real lives as cyber-lives wreak havoc on them. The message I took from it is that there's a real danger in unintended consequences when technology affects reality. The movie is well done and persuasive in its message.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  fun, but flaws
Posted: 6/1/2013A review of Now You See Me by over-the-rainbow2
This movie is imaginative, fun, and very easy to watch. For anyone who thinks Robin Hood was good and bankers/insurance agents aren't, it's a feel good movie. The acting and pace are excellent. It's the best I've seen Mark Ruffalo act and all the other casting and acting is above average. Exception....I'm really, really sick of Morgan Freeman as a wise old guy. There are holes in the plot that didn't have to be there with just a little more attention to logic. Overall....definitely see it. The magic, the scenery, the fast-moving plot are a really nice way to spend a few hours.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Style over substance
Posted: 12/22/2011A review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by over-the-rainbow2
I was hoping to see some really good detective work wiith a British setting. This was instead a not-at-all subtle diatribe against global destabilization for the purpose of war profiting. Towards the end of the movie, the special effects in a too-long shoot-'em-up were weird and distracting. I was neither instructed nor entertained by this politically correct mess.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  interesting historical topic
Posted: 1/4/2013A review of Hyde Park on Hudson by over-the-rainbow2
Fist of all, the most irritating part of the movie: it needed a historical consultant for architecture and fashion. Some of the historic houses and the swimming pool looked old and uncared for, as they probably are today. They should've been restored to the condition they would've been in at the time the movie is portraying. The books on the shelves were all old....they wouldn't have looked that ragged back then. The fashions were probably okay, but I'm not sure they were worn at the correct time of day, or always made of older fabricss etc. They had a historic consultant for a short Indian song, so they probably knew better. Bill Miurray did a better job portraying FDR than I would've expected, but he was still Bill Murray. The story is from Daisy's eyes, and she really doesn't like the other women in FDR's life from the storyline. It's a historical story, but they never mention dates of occurances or time references for Daisy's affair with FDR. That kind of messes up the historical aspect. Why so many stars? It's an important look into the relationship between US and Britain and the crisis faced by *#$@ Germany. It really helps to understand and appreciate history when seen through real people with real flaws and real doubs. I like that people smoked and drank and had affairs and spoke unkindly of others....it's a real part of human nature that helps us understand history and events from a more human perspective. By all means see the movie, for that step back into history, for all of it's flaws. It does make history come alive.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Very good movie
Posted: 1/28/2012A review of One for the Money by over-the-rainbow2
This movie is very enjoyable. The plot moves along nicely, it is well acted and photographed, and it comes together. It's pure escapism. The theater was rather crowded, and everyone was totally focused on the movie....which is an excellent indicator of a really good movie.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  watchable, not profound
Posted: 6/25/2012A review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World by over-the-rainbow2
The movie is more about "seeking a friend" than it is about "the end of the world".. All of the doomsday-type sequences are skits, and pretty generic. The movie is watchable and the abandoned dog does find a home. The movie should've been, could've been more profound.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  classic baseball movie
Posted: 10/6/2012A review of Trouble With the Curve by over-the-rainbow2
This is one of those feel-good movies that people will be watching for years. Clint Eastwood is the aging baseball scout who still "has it" in contrast to the younger generation set to replace him. His estranged daughter is having trouble with that newer work ethic as a lawyer, but she knows baseball. Well, you get a classic romance, people who deserve success vs those who don't, lifelong friendships and it's set in a framework of baseball as meaning in life. It's got southern charm and interesting characters. It's extremely well acted, paced and produced. That sounds a lot like Field of Dreams, Bull Durham etc. Does that make it boring or unnecessary.....not at all. It makes it that movie you never mind seeing again. Eastwood's a genius when it comes to movies, and his talents provide a movie for the ages.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Different
Posted: 10/1/2011A review of Abduction by over-the-rainbow2
The concept is not new. Boy is brought up by someone he thought were his parents, but aren't. It becomes a spy-vs-spy shoot 'em up. The messages I took from it: (1) for kids, if your world is crazy, figure it out and survive and (2) the world is out-of-control insane. The young actor and actress (I don't follow the teenage heart-throb thing, so they're nameless to me) are very, very talented and will probably have excellent careers. The movie is well-cast, well-directed, and well-acted. I subtracted one star because the shoot-'em up part was a little too extreme, and the motivation-personality development a little too shallow.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  romantic and enjoyable
Posted: 8/5/2012A review of Ruby Sparks by over-the-rainbow2
This is a very nice romantic comedy. The storyline is imaginative and any message there is does not overwhelm the storytelling. It's a real good choice if you're looking for a feel-good movie.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Whats a plot?
Posted: 9/8/2012A review of The Cold Light of Day by over-the-rainbow2
This movie proves many things. It proves there is no limit to how many people can be shot and killed in a PG13 movie. It proves that Sigourney Willis and Bruce Willis will stoop very low for a free vacation in Spain. On the plus side, it does show Spain as a beautiful, interesting country....from the beautiful beach areas to the historically magnificent but seedy cities. There's a suitcase and good and bad CIA, and Israelies and terrorists and a kidnapped family and a family secret. There's some really extreme chasing and killing and saving. It makes no sense. Actually, the audience was laughing at times. Maybe it was supposed to be a satire ranking on spy adventures. It certainly wasn't about using ones brain to figure out a situation. It was just kind of, well, unnecessary.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  What happened?
Posted: 7/15/2012A review of The Amazing Spider-Man by over-the-rainbow2
The first half of the movie is wonderful. It is well cast, connects plausible sci-fi with the comic book story, is well written, photgraphed and developed wonderfully. Then comes the spiderman vs lizard man stuff. The special effects are cheesy, too much time is spent on repetitious conflict scenes, and even the music is awful. After much too long on that, it goes back and completes the story, with one important element of what's to come after the first half of the credits (huh?....most people missed that). It's a shame that those who edited the movie didn't realize (1) less is more and (2)mediocre special effects are boring.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Couldve been great
Posted: 6/26/2011A review of Midnight in Paris by over-the-rainbow2
This movie has a lot going for it, and I give it "3 stars" because it's easy to watch, it does a real fine job envisioning 1920s Paris, and the production and direction are great. Add to that, Owen Wilson is this movie era's maximum eye candy for gals of all ages. For all of that, it falls short. The relationships among people are more like caricatures of relationships. Woody Allen seems to trivialize the depth and timelessness of relationships even while he is expressing them. His characters aren't multi-dimensional, but the stereotypes are fun. And most of the script is fantastic. I'm really glad I saw the movie. But rather than see it twice, I think I'll take out the DVD of SOMEWHERE IN TIME which does a much better job with expressing a love that cuts across time. Woody Allen almost got there, but left me unsatisfied with where the characters are going. Who knows?....maybe a sequel? 3AM in Paris or whatever.
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1 out of 1 users found this helpful  Nicely done
Posted: 6/6/2012A review of Bernie by over-the-rainbow2
This movie would've been enjoyable as sly humor social commentary, in the vein of A Mighty Wind, First in Class, or Dogma. Except that it's a true story. Jack Black has made a nice leap into adulthood portraying a muderer whom the town is ready to forgive. The other actors and actress do a nice job in this laid back, easy story telling style. If I have any complaint, it's that it dragged out a bit at the end. That would be through the court room scenes, where a lot of time was spent, but not in a way that explained the outcome.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Excellent
Posted: 7/3/2012A review of Safety Not Guaranteed by over-the-rainbow2
This movie is unique and extremely well done. It's about opening up to the possibilities in life, if you want to get analytical about it. If you like to leave a movie feeling better about people and their abilities to cope with life and its situations, this movie is perfect for you. It never lags or loses focus. I would classify it as a must-see for people who want real movies instead of shoot-'em-up adaptations of comic books.
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