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Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ nobody’s baby
3/10 When a movie is advertised as “from the imagination of Tim Burton,” you tend to go into it expecting a real blue-blooded Tim Burton passion project, one that he really took ownership of and fought hard to get the … Continue reading
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Tagged #alice in wonderland, #Disney, #michael keaton, #the lion king, #tim burton, Aladdin, bad, charlie and the chocolate factory, Collin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Derek Frey, Dumbo, Ehren Kruger, Eva Green, it's a goddamn goldmine, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Nico Parker, over-produced, The Ring, Transformers, ugly, under-directed
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Only official ‘Slender Man’ movie is the worst ‘Slender Man’ movie
1/10 And now to dissect Slender Man, the movie its own studio didn’t want you to see. In rural Massachusetts, four bored teenagers summon the Slender Man. They do this by watching a video on the Internet straight out of … Continue reading
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Tagged #deadpool, #sony, #the witch, It, Occulus, postmodernism, Slender Man, the babadook, The Ring
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‘Wellness’ a valiant attempt at a better movie
5/10 Between Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring and Rango, Gore Verbinski’s consistently popular movies have grossed $3.72 billion worldwide, making him the 10th-highest grossing director in the world. With a projected opening of $6-8 million, A Cure for Wellness … Continue reading
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Tagged #pirates of the caribbean, #sec, A Cure for Wellness, a valiant attempt at making a better movie than it is, close-ups, creepy, Dane DeHaan, eels teeth and toilet levers, Gore Verbinski, phobia-obsessed, Rango, Still photography in moviemaking, The Ring, unlikeable lead character, Verbinski directs his binski off
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‘Rings’ a flavorless snoozer
‘Member The Ring? The movie that single-handedly launched the short-lived J-horror period in the early ’00s? It was really popular. Fifteen years ago. In the soft reboot Rings, trouble comes to paradise when Julia (Matilda Lutz) and her boyfriend, Holt … Continue reading
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