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01/15/09 |
Weak |
 "...an enjoyable conventional slasher movie... you're getting no more bang for your buck than you would watching this flat or renting the 1981 original." |
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01/22/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Literary references abound, all geared to kids around 10. The pro-literacy and girl power messages nest comfortably in the story and never turn preachy." |
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02/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...comfort food for the overstimulated.... You get exactly what you expect... As a series reboot, it's all you could ask for." |
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02/26/09 |
Poor |
 "The action features mediocre wirework, obvious stunt doubles, far too much implausible bullet-dodging... only rarely gives us a clear look at what's happening." |
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03/12/09 |
Poor |
 "...for fans who want a little gore but no really disturbing images or ideas... The acting matches the characters: bland. Ditto the script, visuals and pacing." |
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03/26/09 |
Weak |
 "What starts as a promising haunted house flick in the end delivers nothing but an overtly Christian warning against messing with the occult." |
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04/02/09 |
Weak |
 "...a perfectly adequate actioner when it pumps out the set pieces and a flabby bore when it tries to deal with plot and characters." |
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04/16/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Some of the comedy is funny and fresh... but most of the gags are overlong and underdeveloped, and too many are identical to the first flick's." |
| 9. |
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04/16/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Director James Wong keeps everything looking good and flowing smoothly and keeps character and drama at the forefront of the kung fu fighting." |
| 10. |
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04/23/09 |
Weak |
 "The human story barely exists. There's no sense to our hero's bitter rivalry with another fighter and no payoff to the bookies' dire threats of murder." |
| 11. |
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05/28/09 |
Excellent |
 "...offers lots of screams, gross-outs and laughs, often at the same time and always without one response ruining the other. That's a Sam Raimi trademark..." |
| 12. |
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06/25/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a calm, clear look at personal and social collapse places 'Tokyo Sonata' alongside works by such masters as Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa." |
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07/23/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an old-fashioned bad-child suspense flick that cranks out a fair amount of tension, some unintended laughs and a profoundly creepy villain." |
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07/30/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an energetic, mildly amusing B movie... There's nothing to remember once you've left the theatre. On the other hand, there's nothing you'll be trying desperately to forget." |
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08/06/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Although not brilliant, 'A Perfect Getaway' is a reasonably tense suspenser that gets good mileage out of its simple premise." |
| 16. |
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08/13/09 |
Excellent |
 "...enough imagination, visual beauty and light humour to charm viewers of all ages.... Keep an eye out for some creative fun with bubbles within bubbles." |
| 17. |
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08/27/09 |
Weak |
 "A few light laughs and some merely okay travelogue footage are all you're likely to get out of this. If you're into yoga, you might get a little more." |
| 18. |
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09/03/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...takes unexpected turns and delivers several laugh-out-loud one-liners and sight gags that work more because they're surprising than brilliantly original." |
| 19. |
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09/03/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Zombie has an effective way of starting scenes on claustrophobic close-ups, and he makes his iconic shots look eerie... After the first time, it's numbing, not scary." |
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09/17/09 |
Weak |
 "It doesn't help that they're stuck with wooden dialogue, a plot so transparent you'll guess the big secret right away, and a pointless backstory for Stetko." |
