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Baby Driver (2017) R-13

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Hey, Buddy! Why aren't you looking at Darling?  I thought she was your world?  How come you are looking at Jeremy Renner?  J/K #JeremyRennerThePhotobomber The main cast of BABY DRIVER: Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Hamm, CJ Jones and Jon Bernthal Written and Directed by Edgar Wright Music Composed by Steven Price Talented getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After meeting the woman (Lily James) of his dreams, he sees a chance to ditch his shady lifestyle and make a clean break. Coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), Baby m ust face the music as a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom .-WWW Ultimately,   crime   does   not   benefit   the   criminal,   and   only   results   in   negative   cons quences.   The   billboards   are   desi...

Annie (2014)

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The Soundtrack This version is nice.  It's not great, but I sort of liked it.  The familiar songs and the new ones were OK, but how do I complain without sounding like a racist? I simply can't because anything I say about this would make me sound like one.   I love Quevenzhane Wallis.  She is a natural.  It's not the issue here.  Little Orphan Annie was a red head and all the nationalities that played Little Orphan Annie on stage were "recognized" because of the red hair wig the actors wore.    Of course, it would have been silly if they put a red hair wig on top of Quevenzhane because she was about ten or eleven years old. If she were a teenager, that would be another story altogether.  They just gave her mop-like tresses, similar to the black and white drawings of Annie's hair before her comic strip became technicolor. Still... See. Anything I would say would make me sound like a racist.  FYI.  I am brown-sk...

The Amazing Spider Man 2 (2014)

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A friend of mine who was losing his faith in the Spider-man franchise felt good and is now very excited to watch Spider-man 3.  I have a the same sentiments.   The movie is amazing from start to finish.  I now understand why Mary Jane was not introduced in the first installment and in this current one.  It's because it's Gwen Stacy's moment .  It just wouldn't be right to ruin that moment. The special participation of Stan Lee always adds life to any Marvel Comic based movie and this is no exception. The special effects, the acting, everything...everything's great! Even the villains are exceptional.  My seven-year-old nephew even knows the drill .  He stayed until the end credits.  He's excited because the X-men and Spidey would... ;-) (I told him that maybe his guess was wrong, but he's still excited anyways) Anyways, this Spidey movie is not without flaws, but for me, it's one of the best versions ever. Do watc...

White House Down versus Olympus Has Fallen (not a review)

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Instead of saying anything negative(because there are a lot), I will just mention the good points. OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN: 1. It has Gerard Butler as Mike Banning, the HERO. Gerard is one of my Hollywood crushes...sigh 2. Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Dylan Mc Dermott, Angela Bassett and Finley Jacobsen were superb! 3. Nothing beats the " original " WHITE HOUSE DOWN: 1. The story is very believable and has integration.  The actors were ALL great. 2. I didn't "see that coming" 3. Channing Tatum is hot!  4. Joey King is a darling 5. James Woods, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Richard Jenkins are so convincing.  6. Jamie Foxx is very charming. 7. I like the fact that the President has more action scenes here Lesson: Never look down on flag twirlers ;-) Similarities: 1. Target: White House/President of the United States of America 2. Inside Job 3. Hierarchy :p 4. Codes 5. Nerds 6. Terrorists Differences: 1. Perpetrators and purpose/mission 2. ...