Strawberry Shortcake: Growing Up Dreams 15/02/2012 | Meaghan
 Many young girls will ask for this DVD to add to their collection. Over the years and a couple of generations Strawberry Shortcake has been popular with little girls from age 3-10. Many young girl [ ... ]
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 - 2-Disc Special Edition 10/02/2012 | Carey
 Zzzz…..oops! Sorry I am supposed to be writing about the fourth film in the Twilight series right. It’s just that all of a sudden my lids got really heavy. It wasn’t that the film was a bore…o [ ... ]
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The Shunning 02/02/2012 | Carey
 I’m in no position to talk about whether the depiction of the Amish was on point or not I am in a position to speak of the quality of the film. Now, this was an Affirm Film which says something abou [ ... ]
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The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman 27/01/2012 | Carey
 For a first film this is an ambitious project. Director Wuershan, who formerly made commericials, uses black-and-white sequences, split screen, music video, video game sequences, and animation. He [ ... ]
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The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole 22/01/2012 | Meaghan
 A three-part story, Skipper and the penguins are up against their evil enemy Dr. Blowhole (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris). He is looking for revenge and it is up to the flightless birds to stop him.
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Monte Carlo 19/01/2012 | Carey
 A light comedy meant for early teenaged year girls. That doesn’t mean it has to be necessarily bad does it? I didn’t think so. Apparently Thomas Bezucha (The Family Stone) did not get that mem [ ... ]
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In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds 17/01/2012 | Carey
 Just when you think that the likes Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Segal or Arnold Schwarzeneger are the most wooden action actors you’ve ever seen then comes Dolph. Lundgren is best known as the ic [ ... ]
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Mr. Popper's Penguins 13/01/2012 | Carey
 This is a total Jim Carrey film. Totally in his wheelhouse. Enough comedy that he is able to do silly stuff with a dollop of touching moments, so that he can demonstrate his range – tailor made. [ ... ]
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What's Your Number?: Ex-tended Edition 11/01/2012 | Carey
 While I am an unabashed fan of romantic comedies I do have my standards. This one ranks beneath the median line of enjoyment for me. Too bad because it wasn’t in 3D, so it had that going for it. [ ... ]
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Another Earth 02/01/2012 | Carey
 Sometimes a film comes out of nowhere to affect you and everyone who watches it. Mike Cahill’s (Boxers and Ballerinas) Another Earth is a little film that does. It came out of nowhere to blow ev [ ... ]
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown 29/12/2011 | Carey
 Despite the fact that this straight to DVD film features cliché after cliché it still works…on a certain level. In regards to the fight scenes it is great. Former martial artist Michael Jai Wh [ ... ]
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Carlos Mencia: New Territory 27/12/2011 | Meaghan
 This is my second time watching a Carlos Mencia stand-up video and I noticed a big difference from the first one, which is not surprising as the show was entitled New Territory. From first glance wh [ ... ]
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Roswell: The Aliens Attack 25/12/2011 | Carey
 Dull and dry. That is what a lot of people think about science. Above most of our heads and capabilities would be more accurate. Science fiction usually avoids the whole boredom factor by making [ ... ]
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Assassination Games 14/12/2011 | Carey
 There was a time (and it doesn’t seem that long ago to me) that Jean-Claude Van Damme was a big action film star. He released films like Bloodsport, Universal Soldier, Double Impact, and Time Cop. [ ... ]
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Winter in Wartime 09/12/2011 | Carey
 When we are young we have no concept really of what war is truly about or like. We have this glamourized version of it in our heads of heroism and the like. There is no death or suffering. There [ ... ]
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Does This Need to be Said? - Criag Ferguson: The Full Concert Experience 08/12/2011 | Meaghan
 It is very interesting to see someone you're used to seeing on television hosting a chat show perform a live stand up routine. Once they are out from under the censor's thumb and can say whatever th [ ... ]
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Thor 28/11/2011 | Carey
 I found it interesting when it was announced that Shakespearian guy Kenneth Branagh was going to direct a film starring the Marvel comic hero Thor. Let scratching of head ensue is what I thought. [ ... ]
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On Strike for Christmas 26/11/2011 | Carey
 Your typical holiday movie (television movie this time) in that it is as see-through as five year old underwear. Everything happens as you would expect it to.
Joy Robertson (Daphne Zuniga - from te [ ... ]
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Water For Elephants 19/11/2011 | Carey
 It is not until you see a film where there has been some miscasting that you begin to realize how important casting is. Even when you have good source material (like this film based on the best-sell [ ... ]
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Your Highness 17/11/2011 | Carey
 David Gordon Green was the director of Pineapple Express, so I did not go into this one thinking it would be highbrow stuff despite the fact that Natalie Portman was in it.
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Jumping the Broom 12/11/2011 | Carey
 Jason (Laz Alonzo - Avatar, Fast & Furious) comes from a blue collar background and has made it good on Wall Street. Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton - Hitch, Precious) is from an upper class family. [ ... ]
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The Gathering 05/11/2011 | Carey
 Well, it is now officially Christmas season as I have watched my first Christmas movie. I know it’s early, but all you Grinches need some extra time to warm up to the season, so starting early is [ ... ]
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Halloween Party DVD Pack: Scared Shrekless + Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space 31/10/2011 | Meaghan
 For all you parents out there this Halloween DVD Pack is not filled with the type of holiday tales you had when you were a kid. So erase those expectations. Different times, different holiday cart [ ... ]
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon 29/10/2011 | Carey
 While sitting in my living room watching this travesty I thought to myself that maybe Meaghan Fox was not as crazy as I previously thought her to be. She was obviously wise enough to get out of this [ ... ]
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The Grace Card 18/10/2011 | Carey
 Police officer Mac McDonald (Michael Joiner) and his family lived through a horrible tragedy many years ago when their oldest boy while riding his bike in front of the house was hit by fleeing drug us [ ... ]
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 16/10/2011 | Seema
 How fortunate are those who find a best friend to share the ups and downs of life with, especially a friendship that can endure a lifetime or maybe even an eternity. Such is the story of two young gir [ ... ]
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 08/10/2011 | Carey
 We have all noticed a Coke can, Rolex watch or Mercedes in films. Hollywood filmmakers have always tried to make these product placements seem very casual. And Lord knows they do not talk about th [ ... ]
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Godfrey: Black By Accident 05/10/2011 | Meaghan
 Using facial expressions galore (especially involving his eyes) and a multitude of voices, stand up comedian Godfrey takes the stage at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City and does his best to enter [ ... ]
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Lies in Plain Sight 02/10/2011 | Carey
 Despite director Patricia Cardozo’s (Real Women Have Curves) best efforts to keep some secrets and suspense in this Lifetime film she fails. No amount of mysterious music or decent performances wi [ ... ]
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 27/09/2011 | Carey
 Oh the trials and tribulations of growing up. That is doubled if you have an older brother. A horror for some. A riotous laugh for those of us watching it on screen. This is a coming of age tale t [ ... ]
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Bond of Silence 24/09/2011 | Carey
 Movie of the week. Hmmmm…I would have been able to guess that without it being written on the DVDs box. This Kim Raver (from television’s Grey’s Anatomy) star vehicle is a vehicle that doesn [ ... ]
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Win Win 14/09/2011 | Seema
 There has been a lot of buzz around Paul Giamatti recently with the film Barney’s Version in which he plays the role of Barney Panofsky, a very blunt and impulsive character. In his new film, Giamat [ ... ]
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Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 31/08/2011 | Meaghan
 The number one animated series on the Disney Channel is one you might not have heard of unless you are in between the ages of 9-14 or the parent of a tween. For three years now Phineas and Ferb have [ ... ]
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Paul: Unrated 25/08/2011 | Maha
 For the last time now!: To all film studios and makers, please, I beg of you do not put your entire film in the trailer! Or every funny part! I know you have to compete hard for the declining amou [ ... ]
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - Director's Fan Cut 24/08/2011 | Carey
 Millions and millions of women worldwide have Bieber Fever. They are of all ages and just can’t get enough of the teenager pop star. To feed their frenzy the team around Bieber keep putting out st [ ... ]
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The Client List 22/08/2011 | Carey
 Anytime that Jennifer Love Hewitt is attached to a film or television program I start off quite doubtful about the quality of said project. Not fair, I know, but I’ve been burnt one time too many [ ... ]
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Battle: Los Angeles 20/08/2011 | Carey
 With the amount of alien invasion/Armageddon films that have been released lately I’m beginning to wonder if they were dropped off here by aliens. These bad films seem to me part of a devious yet [ ... ]
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Cedar Rapids 15/08/2011 | Carey
 At first I thought this was just a vehicle for slapstick humour and silly situations and yes it does include these sort of things, but there is also a depth to Miguel Arteta’s (The Good Girl, Youth [ ... ]
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Trust 27/07/2011 | Carey
 Technology or more specifically the internet, computers and cell phones have brought plenty to our lives. It has gotten to a point where we rely on them for everything from paying bills to ordering [ ... ]
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Legend: Director's Cut 21/07/2011 | Carey
 A fantasy film that is meant for adults and not kids. Kids could potentially relate to it on certain levels, but director Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Black Hawk Down) meant it to be a film that [ ... ]
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