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BIG BUDGET BASTARD BLOCKBUSTERS

PACIFIC RIM (Guillermo Del Toro, 2013)

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Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Genre: Crash bang wallop action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Expensive Power Rangers Plot? Well, giant monstrous creatures known as Kaiju start rising from some kind of space portal in the Pacific Ocean (no, me neither) and decimating cities, … Continue reading

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NOW YOU SEE ME (Louis Leterrier, 2013)

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo You may like this if you like: The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006), Trance (Danny Boyle, 2013), Ocean’s Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001) Well, for those that have not seen the trailer: Four small time … Continue reading

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WORLD WAR Z (Marc Forster, 2013)

  Starring: Brad Pitt, Mirreille Enos, Mathew Fox You may like this if you liked: 28 Days Later… (Danny Boyle, 2002), I Am Legend (Francis Lawrence, 2007), general zombie apocalypse-ness Gerry Lane (Pitt + mullet) is an ex UN investigator … Continue reading

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THE GREAT GATSBY (Baz Luhrmann, 2013)

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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan Genre: Drama/Romance/Typical Baz Lurhmann Migraine-inducing-style-over-substance-rubbish Set in the backdrop of the roaring twenties, The Great Gatsby is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway (Maguire). He moves to upstate New York opposite his … Continue reading

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MAN OF STEEL (Zack Snyder, 2012)

Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams You may like this if you liked: Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005), Superman Returns (Bryan Singer, 2006), The Amazing Spider – Man (Marc Webb, 2012) I think we all know the story, but … Continue reading

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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (Sam Raimi, 2013)

  Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz You may like this if you like: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (Andrew Adamson, 2012), The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939), Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton, 2010) Small time circus magician … Continue reading

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THE HANGOVER PART III (Todd Phillips, 2013)

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Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis You may like this if you liked: The Hangover (Todd Phillips, 2009), Due Date (Todd Phillips, 2010), Ted (Seth MacFarlane, 2012) After the death of Alan’s (Galifianakis) father, the other members of the … Continue reading

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GANGSTER SQUAD (Ruben Fleischer, 2013)

Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling You may like this if you liked: L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997), The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006), The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987) Los Angeles in 1949, notorious gangster Mickey Cohen … Continue reading

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FAST & FURIOUS 6 (Justin Lin, 2012)

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson You may like this if you liked: Is that really relevant? Well, for those of you not up to speed with the franchise so far, after their successful Rio heist Dom (Diesel), Brian … Continue reading

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ALEX CROSS (Rob Cohen, 2012)

Starring: Tyler Perry, Mathew Fox, Edward Burns You may like this if you liked: Jack Reacher (Christopher McQuarrie, 2012), Along Came a Spider (Lee Tamahori, 2001), Factory (Morgan O’Neill, 2012) Dr. Alex Cross (Perry) is one of Detroit’s finest detectives … Continue reading

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