Jupiter Ascending (2015) Download Full

Jupiter Ascending's early cleverness dries up quickly, especially when Kunis is offscreen, leaving us with just another incoherent sci-fi spectacle.. A movie so jaw-droppingly awful that you can't wait to see what happens next (and that was without the use of mood-altering substances on my part).. Upon exiting, my wearied delight with Jupiter Ascending coexisted with pure bafflement. But I exited knowing that I'd seen a movie no other filmmaker could have made.. The universe that the writers-dir...

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Play Streaming

As Balian and his people withstand the might of Saladin's fiery projectiles, siege towers and the usual computer-generated swarm of soldiers, it's hard not to think we're really watching The Lord of the Rings IV: Legolas Defends Jerusalem.. The religious sentiment accumulates into a tower of politically correct Jell-O.. Dramatically, the problem is it's a lot easier to root for someone battling tigers and gladiators than it is to cheer on a guy wondering about the meaning of life. This is why Wa...

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How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Watch Full Movie

Though the dragons are cool in their various forms and the battle scenes are epic and exciting, watching two former foes become friends is what really makes the story fly.. How to Train Your Dragon uses its whiz-bang technology to amplify feelings as well as dimension and scale. The big optical wow is only the half of it.. A charming but weightless adventure tale.. This middle section, in which both Carter and the audience get a crash course in the politics, history, and theology of the Red Plan...

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Penguins of Madagascar (2014) Download Movie

You have to respect a kids' cartoon that kicks off with a Werner Herzog joke - even one so willfully, wondrously stupid and lighthearted as Penguins of Madagascar.. However, even with all of well-intentioned references and good humor, Penguins doesn't break new ground. The film is fun, light-hearted fare that could be watched in the comfort of a long car ride to Grandma's house.. For my money, [the] first 20 or so minutes are the best in the film. Once the real adventure gets underway in the cav...

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Babylon A.D. (2008) Watch Full Movie

A noisier, costlier version of Children of Men, yet lacking that film's social-political significance and jaw-dropping direction.. "Hanna" is, on a certain level, ridiculous. But the way Mr. Wright conjures his images and parcels out his narrative is hypnotic and so seductive that wherever the film is heading we want to follow.. An intriguing enough remix of well-established assassin-on-the-run routine whose greatest asset is its young star.. With his face like a squashed doughnut, and physique ...

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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) Online Streaming

It captures the wonder (and more gently, the anxiety) of discovery time and time again. And the filmmakers have a hoot playing with the Croods' encounters with, as well as their misunderstandings of, all things new.. A banal slice of fluff.. The pace is brisk and occasionally slapstick, and some amusing situations stem from the cavemen displaying brawn over brains.. Looks like it was shot ultra-cheaply.. How to Train Your Dragon" and "Lilo & Stitch" are completely indicative of the experience yo...

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Iron Man 3 (2013) Watch Streaming

Iron Man 3 has good things in it, enough to please the series' fans -- and yet too many drawbacks to win many converts.. After a while, the steady diet of tongue-in-cheek starts to taste monotonous as day-old gum.. Just like he does with those crummy Sherlock Holmes movies, Downey elevates this rather flimsy material with his sheer presence.. It's a confidently tongue-in-cheek piece of blockbuster engineering, sweetly calibrated to Downey's cavalier appeal and to Kingsley's oddball interjections...

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