 | The Bourne Ultimatum (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.40 A" What an ending to a thrilling trilogy!
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 | Into the Wild
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $5.32 A" Better than the book. Penn is able to bring out the naive, idealist in all of us. Great cast and performances.
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 | Music Within
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $4.68 A" A brilliant little biopic by actor/producer Ron Livingston. Has all the elements of great film making. Cudos to Mike Sheen's performance!!!
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 | No Country for Old Men
Buy used from: $6.22 A" Great performances. Wickedly intense! Some ambiguous scripting and direction choices.
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 | The Savages
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $5.06 A" Great script. Directed to make the viewer identify and feel as the characters do. Solid performances by Linney and S-Hoffman.
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 | There Will Be Blood
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $3.95 A" Almost an A+! Original in adaptation, direction, and acting. My Best Picture pick!
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 | American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $3.54 A-" Surprisingly well done...again. In the same vein as "Goodfellas" and "Blow". Solid all around.
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 | Away from Her
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.85 A-" Poignant film. Simply written and filmed with Oscar quality performances.
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 | Gone Baby Gone
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.12 A-" Not a big fan of the Affleck brothers, but they pulled off a good movie here. All categories get a solid rating.
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 | In the Valley of Elah
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.00 A-" Another honorable mention. Superb cast, but the story, although based on a true account and well-adapted, is not that unfamiliar or unique.
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 | The Kingdom (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.39 A-" Intense action. Great plotline and premise.
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 | Lions For Lambs (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $1.48 A-" A biased look at our foreign policies and patriotic duties. I happen to agree with most of Redford's ideas. A solid film!
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 | Michael Clayton (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $3.48 A-" Another outstanding corporate corruption drama from Clooney.
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 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $12.99 A-" Excellent portrayal of the rural IRA movement, the brutality of British occupation, and the unwavering devotion to fight and die for a free Ireland.
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 | 300 (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.50 B+" The theatrics are a bit over the top, but the CGI and battle choreography are top notch. The bloodiness is not intolerable, but definitely not for children or young teens.
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 | Amazing Grace
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.49 B+" Excellent period film about the abolition of the slave trade in 18th century Britain.
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 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $1.97 B+" Another mostly funny Happy Madison production. Some scenes were a bit adolescent, but overall, lots of fun.
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 | Elizabeth - The Golden Age (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $4.99 B+" Not as good as the first. Entertaining, but lacking in the details.
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 | Even Money
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $0.01 B+" Interconnected plot film about human weakness, forgiveness, sacrifice, and greed. Incredible cast. Mature script. Solid all around.
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 | I Am Legend (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.51 B+" Interesting as an honorable mention. You must suspend all belief and just enjoy it for what it is.
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 | Mr. Brooks
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.38 B+" An intriguing take on the serial killer genre. Mini plots are brilliantly placed together for a satisfying conclusion. Almost an A.
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 | Reign Over Me (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.99 B+" A solid movie all around but not Oscar material. Good to see Sandler in a role like this.
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 | Rendition
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $1.90 B+" Great cast. The subject matter kept things interesting along with the subplot as a nice diversion.
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 | Stephanie Daley
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $0.49 B+" Simple yet disturbingly captivating. Superbly acted and written script.
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 | Things We Lost in the Fire
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $3.31 B+" Although predictable, the familiar plotline worked well with the emotional performances. Detailed direction but, some of the creative choices were overplayed.
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 | Waitress (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.99 B+" Witty dramedy. Very edgey and serious at times makes this hit near the heart.
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 | Zodiac (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $1.12 B+" A man obsessed with a serial killer's identity. Great script, direction, and acting, but not quite up to the level of Silence of the Lambs or Se7en.
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 | The Lookout
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.00 B" A solid theme and storyline. Predictable, yet very well presented and performed.
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 | Margot at the Wedding
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $1.64 B" Almost a B+ . The ending was vague and unsatisfying, even though the acting and direction was superb.
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 | The Number 23 (Unrated Infinifilm Edition)
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $0.23 B" It's not just about the number 23, it's about a man with a predisposition to OCD behavior. Well done again by Carrey!
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