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Retro Review: Repo Men

January 17, 2011
Retro Review: Repo Men

Repo Men was based on a book called Repossession Mambo and closely resembled another movie called Repo! The Genetic Opera. This is another movie whose internet grumblings were so bad that it prevented me from seeing it in the theater. I regret it because this movie was impressive. Keep in mind that I’d never...
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Retro Review: Book of Eli

January 17, 2011
Retro Review: Book of Eli

So wait. He was blind the whole time? I was surprised by Book of Eli. From the trailers I was incredibly bored by and turned off by the movie. Almost a year later, I decided to watch it and I really liked it. Although it felt like this movie could have been companion to...
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Retro Review: Predators

December 26, 2010
Retro Review: Predators

I heard lots of groans when this movie was released which is why I didn’t see it  in the theater. Why… even our very own Carl of Robotcast gave pause when I asked him if I should see Predators. He said that he could not recommend this flick. I watched Predators and enjoyed it....
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Retro Review: Legion

December 23, 2010
Retro Review: Legion

Legion is a tacky and bizarre tale of religious tomfoolery. The beginning started with a bang and had a gorgeous grungy urban cityscape. At that point, the movie could have been saved for set style alone. Instead of staying in the impressive city, we spent the whole movie in a podunk diner. After that,...
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Retro Review: Gamer

December 21, 2010
Retro Review: Gamer

Gamer is a smörgåsbord of ridiculousness that may have been compelling in 2006. As a movie that came out in 2009, the cool factor of seeing a movie about humans controlling other humans via a game lost its luster in 2006 along with Second Life. If you get over the fact that you are...
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