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Movie Review : Les Miserables
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, ‘Les Miserables’ travels with prisoner-on-parole, 24601, Jean Valjean, as he runs from the ruthless Inspector Javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the June Rebellion. Meanwhile, the life of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5 stars, consumption, French, Les Mis, Les Miserables, love, movie, musical, prostitute, review, revolution
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Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Date : 2008 Rated : PG 92 Minutes This computer animated family film by the DreamWork studio packs a punch! :groan: Po the Panda dreams of being a Kung Fu master, but as the overweight son … Continue reading
Surrogates
Surrogates (2009) Touchstone Pictures 89 minutes PG-13 Set in a possible future of our world, crime and communicable diseases have dropped to unimaginably low records. People now use Surrogates, life-like robots operated by people from the comfort of their homes. … Continue reading
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Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed Warner Bro. Pictures 1 hour 43 minutes PG-13 Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since childhood, and they have remained as close as sisters. They are turning thirty; Darcy is getting married, and Rachel is still single. … Continue reading
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Hachi is a small Akita puppy when he is found wandering a suburban New England train station by Parker Wilson. Hachi develops a habit of accompanying the professor to the train station each morning, returning home, and then meeting the evening train to welcome his master home. Hachi continues this routine even after the professor dies. Continue reading
Chicken Little
Chicken Little has rung the school bell to alert the town about a terrible danger: THE SKY IS FALLING! Or is it? Continue reading
Toy Story 3
Woody, Buzz, Slinky Dog, the Potato Heads, and the rest of the group are facing a new challenge. Their owner, Andy, is all grown up and going to college. Continue reading
Tangled
Tangled is a variation on the classic Rapunzel story. This new Disney-fied version showcases a more modern sensibility. Although it is technically geared towards kids, this is a movie that will entertain adults too. Continue reading
The Princess and the Frog
The story is an imaginative retelling of the frog princess fairy tale in which a princess kisses a frog thereby freeing him from a curse he was under and returning him to his original form. I did not like this movie and I would not recommend it for kids. Continue reading
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The 2006 animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a combination of science fiction and a gentle, but powerful, romance. It is a fantastic adaptation of the basic plot and mood of Toki o Kakeru Shojo (1967) by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Continue reading
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