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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

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Released 20111216. Watched 20111227 Theaters. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Guy Ritchie. 129 min Relevant Links: Sherlock ...
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

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Plot Summary: The movie quickly establishes in the opening credits that Tintin is a famous reporter and has gone on many adventures. After ...
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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

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20111223: This movie has a lot of good laughs. Many scenes are funny. Some because the situation is just plain silly. The movie does dumb w...
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Almost Heroes (1998)

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20111223: This movie was decently funny. I can only pick out two absolutely funny scenes. Both involve poop. I suppose Farley's encount...
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Little Big Soldier (2010)

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20111222: Jackie Chan! Great seeing Jackie Chan running around and doing what he does best. The movie is full of surprises. Great movie. ...
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Tom Cruise

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

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20120812: I saw most of the movie today, but I fell asleep near the end. The female agent was still annoying, but less than when I watch...
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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20111221: This is possibly the first time I watched the movie in full. I love the scene where Kris Kringle starts speaking Dutch. It...
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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20111221: This is possibly the first time I watched the movie in full. I love the scene where Kris Kringle starts speaking Dutch. It...
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war

A Soldier's Story (1984)

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20111218: I decided to watch this movie today, because it was the earliest film available on Netflix streaming with actor Denzel Washington...
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comedy

Super Troopers (2002)

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Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar) and Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske) have a maple syrup chugging contest while Mac (Steve Lemme) spectates. Overview...
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Billy Elliot (2000)

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20111216: What a great movie! Lots of emotion going on. Great characters. Great story. Maybe part of why I like it is because the plot revo...
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Mel Gibson

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

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20111214: Great action movie. This sequel adds some serious and dark elements, making it closer to the first film, while retaining some of ...
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Horrible Bosses (2011)

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20111212: Pretty funny movie. It sort of had the vibe of The Hangover (2009). I remember finding the scenes with Jamie Foxx's characte...
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Hugo (2011)

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20111211: I wanted to watch this movie simply because it was directed by Martin Scorsese. In fact, I didn't know anything else about t...
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Mel Gibson

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

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20111210: Lethal Weapon 2 has better pacing than Lethal Weapon (1987), but I didn't like all of the scenes. While it lacks the relati...
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How Beer Saved the World (2011)

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20111209: This was a cool documentary. There were many interesting stories regarding beer's effect on the world. While some of the conn...
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Mel Gibson

Lethal Weapon (1987)

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20111207: What a great action movie. Right up there near Die Hard (1988). What a great ending. Now I have three franchises with a bunch of...
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sci-fi

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

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Overview: Dr. Clayton Forrester forces Mike Nelson, Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo to watch This Island Earth . As with the show, the crew ri...
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Western

Winchester '73 (1950)

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20111130: So I've really been in a mood for westerns lately. When browsing through movies to watch, I just end up choosing a western. I...
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Western

The Left Handed Gun (1958)

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20111129: This movie is about Billy the Kid. According to the Wikipedia article, Billy the Kid is actually right handed. Anyways, I didn...
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Western

High Noon (1952)

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20111126: I think this movie has a lot of fluff in it and I don't think it does a good job of showing me why I should care for the prot...
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Dirty Harry (1971)

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20111126: Great movie. I love the line at the end of the bank scene and the scene where he's standing on the bridge and jumps on the bu...
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Yojimbo (1961)

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20111117: I've been meaning to watch this movie for quite some time now, but never got around to it. Luckily, today's modern dance ...
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Commando (1985)

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Partial Plot Summary: John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a former soldier of some sort, lives alone in the mountains with his daughter Je...
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