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Kingsman The Secret Service

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Kingsman The Secret Service IMDB: 8.2 Rotten Tomatoes: 81% The Kingsman stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton and Sophie Cookson. Directed by Matthew Vaughn based on a graphic novel by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. This is the story of a young british man named Eggsy who lives in the poorer side of town and when he gets into trouble with the police one call brings Harry Hart into his life. Harry owes his life to Eggsy's father who died protecting him and now Harry wants to make good on his debt by offering a new life to Eggsy, a life with The Kingsman a non-government connected secret service but first Eggsy must complete the try outs and earn his spot. All this time Harry is investigating the disapperance of Professor Arnold, the always wonderful Mark Hamill, which leads him to the much larger and far more dangerous plot of Valentine, a hilarious turn by Samuel L. Jackson.  This is the type of film with over the top evil schemes, hench

Fault In Our Stars

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Fault In Our Stars IMDB: 8   Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Plot: Based on the bestseller by John Green, two teens with cancer fall in love, travel to Amsterdam to meet a recluse author. Much sadness ensues. My Thoughts: As an over view I can feel good recommending this movie, it is a solid B-. The film is well done in most aspects for majority of the film. The acting is spot on, the writing is mostly good and the film looks great. If you are thinking about watching it or kinda on the fence about it go ahead it tells a story with no real surprises but it tells it well and you'll cry a little, my living room got a bit misty while watching it. Now time for me to get nit picky and spoilery so if you want to be 100% fresh stop reading now. So Juno, sorry I mean Hazel Grace has cancer and has to wear an oxygen tube to breathe, her doctor and mother worry about her having depression, a common side effect of cancer because well no shit. So they talk her into going to a support

Deliver Us From Evil

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Deliver Us From Evil IMDB: 6.3  Rotten Tomatoes 28% A series of strange violent encounters leads NYPD Sergeant Ralph Sarchie to partner with an ex-herion addict priest to bring down a demon possessed killer. "Based on a true story" Lets get this out of the way right now, this is not based on a true story, the events in the film were inspired by multiple events in Sarchie's memoir but the events themselves as well as the people, other than Ralph Sarchie, are a complete fabrication and that's okay. The dramatic scenes fall flat, the comedic scenes thud the floor rather hard, which is a shame considering Joel Mchale plays Eric Bana's partner. The action scenes are pretty good, Mchale plays a cop that is an adrenaline junkie to the point that he prefers to face off with criminals with two knives instead of pulling his gun where this film shines though is in the horror scenes, they are tense and the effects are solid. There are jump scares that deliver,

Prime Reel Estate Jr.

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Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors IMDB: 6.5  Rotten Tomatoes: 74% I continue to ruin my oldest child by getting him to watch movies and do write ups for your enjoyment.  Plot: Freddy is back this time targeting the last of the Elm Street kids who are all together in a hospital being treated for mental disorders. My Thoughts: I think this movie is funny but scary. It was creepy when every time someone kills Freddy he is still alive. It was really hard to know if they were awake or asleep. The part where Freddy grabbed a kid's veins and made him walk like a puppet. Can you imagine if that happened to you? I wished the adults in the hospital believed in Freddy. I think other people should watch the movie it was good.

3 Days to Kill

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3 Days to Kill IMDB: 6.2  Rotten Tomatoes: 29% It is that time of year where we like to stay home and ingorge ourselves on food, drink, family and entertainment. Here is the first of a series of what to watch right now streaming on Netflix. Plot: A dying CIA agent retires to reconnect with his estranged wife and daughter, he is brought in on one last job in exchange for an experimental drug that might save his life. As he helps to hunt down a mysterious terrorist he is also tasked with taking care of his teenage daughter while his wife is out of town. Why You Should Stream This One: In a word it is fun. Costner shines as a blue collar guy in a spy world, he is not the suave spy so often portrayed in film, he is an average joe that happens to kill people instead of being a construction worker or farmer. The family dynamic is never made clear and the film never gives clear answers about what will happen after the credits roll but for the time that it plays this film de

Draft Day

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Draft Day IMDB: 6.8  Rotten Tomatoes: 60% Plot: Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) is the GM of The Cleveland Browns. Today is Draft Day and he has alot on his plate, his father, a well loved coach for the team until Sonny Jr fired him, died a week ago and he just found out he is going to be a father himself. Add to that an owner that doubts him and a coach that thinks he is a moron plus a team with a losing streak and it adds up to more trouble than it might be worth. He manuevers a trade to get the first Draft Pick and the question is, will he choose the star QB or pick up a different prospect and what will it cost him. Review: Honestly I know next to nothing about football, but I do know movies and this one has heart. Kevin Costner is his standard every man self, don't read that as a slight against him because that is a character he does better than most anyone else. Director Ivan Reitman draws out the suspense of the pick masterfully, teasing the audience about w

Interstellar

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Interstellar IMDB: 9  Rotten Tomatoes: 74% NO SPOILERS HERE NOT EVEN A PLOT SUMMARY Go see this movie. This is Nolan's Masterpiece. Don't read reviews (other than this one of course) stay away from the trailer even, the less you know the better.  McConaughey continues to be incredible, Anne Hathaway is great as is the rest of the supporting cast. The visuals are unbelievable, the story is tight despite its nearly three hour run time. This is my favorite movie of the year and maybe my favorite Nolan film.