John Carter (2012) Play Movie

Where John Carter continually gets it right is pacing, levity, and breadth of story.. Whenever the fighting stops and two people have to stand and talk, all the air goes out of everything. Suddenly it feels as if we're in an empty theater, watching a dusty old sword-and-sandal epic.. Suffers from a convoluted plot and an anticlimactic resolution, but hits enough high notes along the way to be enjoyable.. It isn't bad so much as innocuous, $250-million worth of innocuous, framed by a decent start...

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Dragon Blade (2015) Play Movie

It's kind of a mess. That more than 20 minutes have been trimmed for the stateside release may have hurt the film's coherence, but viewers will be thankful for the shorter sit.. Just about everyone seems to get slashed, carved up or skewered, and vengeance rains down upon all. Except, of course, the one villain who truly deserved it. The filmmaker.. In Dragon Blade, East meets West in a murky, mediocre muddle.. [Chan's] acrobatic action sequences remain eye-catching as ever. Veteran star Chan, w...

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Shrek (2001) Download Full

Despite all its high-tech weirdness, is really that most perdurable of human constructions, a tale told well and true.. This is beautiful work.. In an era when much on film seems old, Shrek seems new and fresh and clever.. What gives Shrek its special artistic distinction is its witty and knowingly sassy dialogue, delivered by vocally charismatic performers whose voices remind us of their stellar screen personae in live-action movies.. What the film lacks is the faintest glimmer of charm.. The s...

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Finding Nemo (2003) Watch Full Movie

I really like this movie. thank you. A masterpiece of genre film-making, really worth to watch.. Music perfectly fits with the movie, the story can't tear myself away from the screen for hours. Really GREAT movie!!. In this seamless blending of technical brilliance and storytelling verve, the Pixar team has made something as marvelously soulful and innately, fluidly American as jazz.. A genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic.. ...

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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Online Streaming

This oafish epic about the End of Days -- as predicted by the Mayan calendar -- operates in a dead zone roughly equidistant between parody and idiocy.. The third outing for a herd of toys that should have stayed in their boxes.. As you might expect with director Roland Emmerich, the movie isn't a patch on the trailer.. Frequently entertaining and sometimes lovely to look at.. This is fear-mongering, sentimental, horror show shtick, but it's also fairly competent, making 2012 a work of awful effi...

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Spy Kids (2001) Download Full

Just wacky enough and gadget-driven enough to appeal to bored kids looking for fresh energies.. Spy Kids may have its faults, but, for adults, it's far from a Mission: Unwatchable.. As drama, After Earth offers no surprises; as action, it's rarely stimulating; as a parenting manual, it seems that Will has thrown Jaden into water that's a little too deep.. A fine, relatively non-violent example of pure family entertainment.. It's just a somewhat mundane coming-of-age story with a terribly miscast...

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Robin Hood (2010) Download Full

There is a whole lot of meanwhile in this crowded, lumbering film.. If it's sword-on-sword with arrows-in-the-air action you want, Robin Hood delivers in a big way.. We never even get to see Robin steal from the rich and give to the poor. That's because the film is a prequel in search of a sequel. With any luck, we won't get one.. The film is pretty, and there are a few solid moments every hour. But considered as a work of cinema, with paid professionals involved, it's an extremely lackluster st...

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