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‘THE MUPPETS’ Movie Review: Life Is A Happy Movie!

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Every year there is one movie that is so darn entertaining and magical that once it finishes; all you can think about is seeing it again! For 2011 ‘The Muppets’ is that movie. Read more…

‘IMMORTALS’ Movie Review: Style Over Substance, Done Right?

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Reviewed by Jin:

If I told you Tarsem Singh; director of ‘The Cell’ is doing a Greek mythology action flick: You should know what to expect. I am here to report that the end result is exactly what you expected. And no, that is actually not a bad thing at all. Read more…

‘TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN: PART ONE’ Movie Review: As John Lennon So Wonderfully Put It: “I’m So Tired.”

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‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part One’ isn’t so much a cinematic disaster – as the previous ones are – as it is a competently made, flaccid and truly mean-spirited mess. Much like its main character Edward Cullen; this film has the capacity to inflict such hurt on people; that the effects may not be known for a long time. Read more…

‘IN TIME’ Movie Review: Smarter And More Entertaining Than Most Of The 2011 Blockbusters

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‘In Time’ is not the movie that the trailers make it out to be. And by that I mean it’s not a bad movie at all. I would straight up recommend this movie. Read more…

‘CONTAGION’ Movie Review: Intent Battles Execution In This Conflicted Yet Engaging Film.

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Note before reading: I really really liked ‘Contagion’ – although this review reads quite harshly, I still think the film is one of the better 2011 films and is definitely worth seeing.

Watching ‘Contagion,’ the newest film from director Steven Soderbergh, is like you’re watching a ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie, and instead of a hockey mask wearing psychopath; you’ve got a virus. And instead of a bunch of idiot teenagers, you’ve got scientists and doctors. It’s an enjoyable film while you are watching it, but once it’s over you see it for all its flaws and general emptiness. Read more…

‘REAL STEEL’ Movie Review: Giant Robots Fighting Each Other Finally Done Right!

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Every so often a giant-robots-fighting-each-other movie comes along that is actually good. ‘Night At The Museum’ director Shawn Levy’s new film ‘Real Steel’ didn’t look like it would destroy the incredible run of piece-of-shit-giant-robot movies. Well it does. Read more…

‘FRANK’S PRETTY WOMAN’ – IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA – Season 7 Episode 1 Recap.

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So season 7 of ‘ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA’ premiered two weeks ago. And whilst waiting for episode 3 to air, I thought it would be fun to start a weekly recap for damngoodcup.com. ‘Always Sunny’ is my favorite show and I hope you guys enjoy these recaps, as much as I love watching the episode over and over to write them for you.

This article is of course MASSIVELY SPOILERISH! Do not read unless you’ve already seen the episode!

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‘FRIGHT NIGHT’ Movie Review: Don’t Believe The Crummy Trailers – This Movie Is Awesome!

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Sometimes these media screenings are funny: Hey let’s go see ‘Fright Night’ an adult rated gory horror movie at 8am in the morning on a weekday? It’s kind of hard to get into that required mood when it’s real early and you’re on a bus before the sun has even risen. But you know; it became evident pretty quickly that ‘Fright Night’ wasn’t exactly a horror movie – it has horror elements sure, but at its heart it’s a dark comedy. A very funny, gory entertaining 90’s esque film – and I loved it! Read more…

‘THE CHANGE UP’ Movie Review: Worth seeing because of the ‘FACE OFF’ factor.

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Remember that movie ‘Face Off’ directed by John Woo? The one with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta? Of course you do. ‘The Change Up’ starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds works because of the exact same reasons as that movie did. The only thing this new movie is missing is some slow motion Doves.

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‘FINAL DESTINATION 5′ Movie Review: It’s Better Than ‘Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.’

This picture is from 'Final Destination 4' - this pretty much summarises the feeling of watching that one.

The thing about ‘Final Destination 5’ is that it is pretty much like the fifth Harry Potter movie. It’s surprisingly good for a part 5 in a series. ‘Final Destination 4’ is pretty much like ‘Harry Potter 4’ in that it takes pretty easy shooting-fish-in-a-barrel-source material; and completely blows it. It’s like the ‘Friday the 13th’ remake: How hard is it to stuff up a bunch of teenagers dying? Whilst ‘Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire’ didn’t have much teenage death in it – it was awful. ‘Final Destination 4’ was awful. Terrible even. So bad that when they announced a part 5 everyone was like: NO! NO! NO! Read more…