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 There may be movies with more kills, but I don't know about more giblets; this film is pretty brutal. &nbsp;Seems short, but at least it doesn't overstay its welcome.
+May 24, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/ Cloverfield]
+Monstrous goings-on in the big city is a great topic for the joe-with-camera filming gimmick.
+May 29, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054487/ Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder]
+Solid if not spectacular fourth Futurama movie entry. &nbsp;This is definitely the Wong movie.
+June 11, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/ The A-Team]
+Action and ridiculousness certainly ramped up with the budget over the TV show. &nbsp;They got the characters pretty right, though, so it's recognizable. &nbsp;Good fun.
+June 13, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/ Moon]
+Pretty nice. &nbsp;Feels like an old hard sci-fi novel brought to life. &nbsp;Loner on the moon deals with a weird situation that would be spoilery to get into.
+June 20, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119152/ Free Willy 3: The Rescue]
+Even a loving dad can be an EVIL POACHER WHO MUST BE STOPPED. &nbsp;Meanwhile Willy willies around.
+June 27, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/ Toy Story 3]
+Master and slaves contemplate life without each other. &nbsp;Looks like a PS2 game. &nbsp;Ken steals the show.
+July 3, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808506/ The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]
+A simple time travel situation turns Twilight Zone, if The Twilight Zone starred Japanese high schoolers.
+July 7, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293564/ Rush Hour 3]
+Pretty much what you'd expect after the first two, but slightly more tired.
+July 17, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373074/ Kung Fu Hustle]
+Strange movie. &nbsp;The action is Matrix meets Looney Tunes. &nbsp;Starts to get serious sometimes, but it's just tricking you.
+July 21, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]
+A sort-of-greatest-hits of scenes from the book, but out of necessity it is very chopped and incomplete.
+July 22, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/ Hot Fuzz]
+Tough cop is transferred to small town; Serious Business ensues. &nbsp;Really quite good. &nbsp;Isn't as ridiculous as the advertising suggests, until it is.
+August 2, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811080/ Speed Racer]
+Speed Racer meets F-Zero GX meets the Matrix meets 2001's wormhole sequence. &nbsp;It's not deep, but fun as a Pixy Stix of a movie.
+August 8, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420223/ Stranger Than Fiction]
+Blending of fictional boundaries is a topic I enjoy. &nbsp;This film uses it sweetly, without getting too caught up in the oddness.
+August 15, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199494/ The Lost Skeleton Returns Again]
+Not as original as the original, but still plenty of good new fun, and does have interesting premises of its own. &nbsp;Hard to rate its rewatchability after one watch.
+August 21, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308506/ Like Mike]
+Orphan uses magic shoes to cheat his way to riches and happiness.
+August 25, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134854/ Survival of the Dead]
+For a Romero film, pretty disappointing. &nbsp;Too jokey and unpressured. &nbsp;Us vs Us vs Them is there, but the Us vs Us is too wishily-washily handled to get interesting enough.
+September 18, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/ The Room]
+Bills itself as a black comedy, but it's more awkward drama with inconsistent characters and bad sex scenes. &nbsp;But I could listen to Tommy Wiseau talk all day.
+September 19, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245091/ Dark and Stormy Night]
+Not just another Lost Skeleton--everything's still awkward and retro, but in a very different way. &nbsp;It works, though.
+September 25, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/ The Forbidden Kingdom]
+If The NeverEnding Story and Dragon Ball had a baby, it might be this. &nbsp;A pretty fun time.
+September 30, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219342/ Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]
+It's nice to see PG CG that's not full of pop culture references spoken by aging comics, but this fantasy comes pretty generic and feels extremely rushed.
+October 2, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350498/ Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus]
+For such a so-bad-its-funny movie, it's too bad the crazy CG is so spread out and reused over and over and over. &nbsp;And over.
+November 28, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231587/ Hot Tub Time Machine]
+Unfortunately the title is about as clever as the movie gets.
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/ The Happening]
+It's like The Birds without the birds. &nbsp;Brings that big unsettling feeling, but not the character relationships as in a, say, Signs.
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/ I Am Legend]
+A lot of video gamey CG, &quot;running zombie&quot; type silliness, and still strays pretty far from the source material; but on the whole the film works well. &nbsp;Much better than the ol' Chuck Heston take.
+December 4, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]
+This is a pretty simple story that they really stretched a bit too much to try and make a 2+ hour epic of it.
+December 5, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499448/ Prince Caspian]
+Forget stretching; it feels like half the movie is crazy events from whole cloth to add more conflict between... well, all parties.
+December 17, 2010
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/ TRON: Legacy]
+Hard to peg this one. &nbsp;Unique, but less than the first. &nbsp;Tries too hard to hit the high points of the original. &nbsp;Biggest CG wonder is... Jeff Bridges? &nbsp;And the whole premise still makes no sense.