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Showing posts with label (2009). Show all posts
Showing posts with label (2009). Show all posts

AMREEKA (Released to Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.6 |5.0 Stars ìììì Amreeka —a very well-told tale of the difficulties of re-establishing oneself in a new country—e...

ASTRO BOY (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6 |5.0 Stars ììì Astro Boy, surprisingly, is better than the first episodes of the 1980 Astro Boy television se...

MAO’S LAST DANCER (Released to the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.5|5.0 Stars ìììì Mao’s Last Dancer —barely broke even in box office—but is a remarkable ‘don’t miss it’ show. I...

STAR TREK (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Stars ììì   Star Trek —okay to suitable watch—hides story flaws behind special effects. The spe...

PAUL BLART: MALL COP (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4. 5|5.0 Stars ìììì Paul Blart: Mall Cop is one of America’s best clean, comedic movies of the year. With a sim...

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL (Released to Theaters USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Stars ììì   Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel —improves on its prequel —has better writing, s...

FAITH LIKE POTATOES (Released to DVD World-Wide 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Stars ììì   Faith Like Potatoe s—likeable and relatable — is a good Christian film that tells its story with s...

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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  Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Stars ìììì   Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen —Part 2 of the Transformers movie series—lacks impactful ac...

HEAVENLY APPEALS (YouTube Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Stars ììì Heavenly Appeals —animated short film—needs to be watched all the way through to appreciate the full i...

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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  Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.1|5.0 Stars ìììì   X-Men Origins: Wolverine —good action, well-written story—will particularly suit X-Men and Wolv...

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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  Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Stars ìììì Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs relies on a return of character voices from the last film (Ray Roman...

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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  Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Stars ììì   Aliens in the Attic —a little scary, a little comedy—marks itself with just the right mix to app...

TERMINATOR SALVATION (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6 |5.0 Stars ìì ì Terminator Salvation needs improvement in strength of presentation, believability, an...

TRAIL OF THE PANDA * (Release to Theaters USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7 |5.0 Stars ììì Trail of the Panda —suitable to okay —works slowly and drags at times through its hour and a ha...

PANDORUM (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.3 |5.0 Stars ìì ì Pandorum —not relevant — seems loosely written and slightly jarring from scene to scene at times, ...