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RYAN: The Smurfs was my favorite cartoon growing up and I have a lot of nostalgia for the lil blue folk so I welcome this sequel and I’m happy to report I liked it better than the first. CAROLINE: I’m happy for you. I’m not a big fan of family films in general so I’ll ..
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RYAN: This sequel featured more minions, as advertised, but it’s much less despicable. I like the voice talents – Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand, among others. I liked the first one better and I also liked Monsters University better which is still in theaters. CHUCK: I agree. The Monsters sequel had a ..
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RYAN: This is the prequel to 2001’s Monsters Inc. and Disney/Pixar is so genius at creating insta-classic masterpieces. It’s a given this is going to be good and then it’s just a question of How good is it? This at least delighted or exceeded my expectations. CHUCK: I agree. It doesn’t have the same ..
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RYAN: The Croods is the latest animated 3D movie from Dreamworks featuring the voices of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, and Catherine Keener. And I was very surprised by this movie. I liked it so much! CHUCK: I absolutely loved it. I’m a fan of one of the directors, Chris Sanders, who did Lilo ..
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RYAN: I love Ewan McGregor and fairy tales so that they come together in Jack the Giant Slayer is all good news. CAROLINE: How was the movie? I doubt I will ever see it. RYAN: Better than expected. It’s a little wonky, timing-wise, since Oz opens next week and this one had a similar budget. ..
RYAN: Old school Hollywood is making a comeback with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler in Parental Guidance. CAROLINE: Welcome back to the big screen, you two. How was it? RYAN: Nice. It was good. They’re great, you know? CAROLINE: I love Billy. He’s the star of my favorite movie When Harry Met Sally. RYAN: This ..
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RYAN: Oz has never been hotter! Wicked continues to sell out on Broadway, Disney just released, at Comic Con, their first trailer for the new Oz prequel. The animated, 3D musical Dorothy of Oz is set for next year; there was the successful Dorothy and the Witches of Oz earlier this year and also in ..
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RYAN: We were lucky enough to attend the NYC premiere of “Inkheart,” a new fantasy/adventure movie starring Brendan Fraser and Eliza Hope Bennett, one of the kids from “Nanny McPhee.” CAROLINE: It’s a PG-rated family film, which would almost guarantee that I wouldn’t like it; but I actually enjoyed this. The premise is very clever ..
