Tag: x-men first class
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X-Men: First Class – Why the Profanity?
I loved ‘X-Men: First Class.’ The special effects, characters and story are all compelling, and you can read my full review here. I gave it 3.5 out of 5 Reels, partly because I wanted more action and partly because of something else. It’s rated PG-13, and I guess the MPAA lets you have a certain…
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New in Theaters – X-Men: First Class, Love Wedding Marriage
There aren’t a ton of new movies in theaters today, which I’m sure is making director Matthew Vaughn and all the ‘X-Men’ stars really happy. That’s one of the big summer blockbusters, so I bet it’ll do very well at the box office this weekend. The only real competition is a Dermot Mulroney-directed IFC film…
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Trailer Talk: X-Men: First Class
It’s always a little jarring when you see real-life news footage in movies. Walter Cronkite shows up in the trailer for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ and in this trailer for ‘X-Men: First Class,’ we’ve got John Kennedy talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis. I’m not totally sure I like it. These are serious things…
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65 Movies I’m Looking Forward to in 2011
How is 2011 faring so far in the movie department? I haven’t been all that crazy about most of the movies so far, but there are a few standouts. ‘The Company Men’ gets my “favorite movie of the year” award so far, with ‘Unknown’ a close second, despite the predictable ending. Surprisingly, I also liked…