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Review: Transformers Age of Extinction

6/25/2014

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An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots - and a paranoid government official - on them. ~ IMDb
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I loved this movie. It was full of action, giant talking transforming robots, dinosaur transforming robots, and everything goes BOOM!!!! I liked how they showed the autobots out of original shape and miscolored then they suddenly go back to normal and newly colored. I disliked the ones that were hunting the autobots. My favorites are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee,and the dinobots. I missed some of the old autobots from the other movies like Rachet and Ironhide. I didn't like Galvatron at all and the name doesn't work for a transformer anyway. I never liked Megatron either. I didn't like Tessa's boyfriend Shane he annoyed me a lot. I didn't like Lucas at all either.

5 stars

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Selfie with Optimus Prime
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Red Band Society

6/24/2014

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Talk about a cool opportunity! If you liked A Fault in our Stars, you gotta check this show out! 

There's a special preview screening of the show here in Philadelphia this Thursday, June 26 at 7pm. At the preview, we will be showing the first episode of the show (approx. 45 mins) and treating our special attendees to free concessions, bracelets and t-shirts as a thank you for coming! There will be a special treat at the end of the preview – we are going to have 3 cast members from the show at the theater for a Q&A with the audience.
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Special Preview Showing of Fox’s RED BAND SOCIETY
UA Riverview
Thursday, June 26, 2014
7pm

Visit – Gofobo.com/RedBandSociety and select PHILADELPHIA to download passes


for you and a guest to attend our preview of the first episode!

Concessions, bracelets and t-shirts will be given out to all guests in attendance!


Synopsis:

From Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and starring Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer (“The Help,” “Fruitvale Station”), Dave Annable (“Brothers & Sisters,” “666 Park Avenue”) and a charismatic cast of fresh faces, RED BAND SOCIETY is a provocative, unconventional and unique coming-of-age dramedy about a group of unlikely and rule-bending friends and the adults who mentor them through the ups and downs of adolescence in Los Angeles’ Ocean Park Hospital. Exploring everything from strong friendships, and first loves, to humorous mishaps and heartbreaks, the series is a story of life, with an edgy comedic tone all its own.

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Review: Jersey Boys

6/16/2014

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Jersey Boys is a musical biography of the Four Seasons-the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert (though it does include numbers from the popular Four Seasons songbook), Jersey Boys gets to the heart of the relationships at the center of the group-with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto. In addition to following the quartet's coming of age as performers, the core of the show is how an allegiance to a code of honor learned in the streets of their native New Jersey got them through a multitude of challenges: gambling debts, Mafia threats and family disasters. Jersey Boys is a glimpse at the people behind a sound that has managed to endure for over four decades in the hearts of the public.
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Okay, so I'm not a Broadway musical, show tunes type of person, but this movie was really really good. I had NO interest in seeing Jersey Boys because I go to Six Flags Great Adventure all summer and they play songs from Jersey Boys non-stop. Especially "Sherrie". When you hear a song that many times you begin to not like it. Well, I'm glad I went. The story and plot were great, and some of the songs are fantastic. My favorite song is "I Love You Baby" because my mom has sung it to me since I was a baby. I got into the movie and was interested in what happened to Frankie Valli. There were some parts that made me laugh, and I felt bad for Frankie when he lost his daughter to drugs. He was trying hard to be a good dad to her and help her get her dream as a singer. I was impressed with Frankie Valli. He was a loyal friend even when his best friend wasn't being a friend to him. He took care of people and tried to do the right thing. Not many people are like that. My mom always says you have to treat people with love and kindness even when you don't feel like it, and that's what Frankie did.

4 1/2 stars

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Review: The Signal

6/12/2014

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On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare. ~ IMDb
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Well, it was a movie. I didn't understand this movie or understand what was actually going on. I'm just not sure of what I just saw. The story-line just didn't make sense to me and should've had some explanations of what was actually going on. The lack of character development bugged me. It really bothered me. I couldn't get into this movie at all.

1 star

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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

6/11/2014

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In his directorial debut, Mike Myers documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television. Stuffed with fantastic archive footage the film traces Shep's transformation from the 1970's hedonist to today's practicing Buddhist yearning for a family of his own.
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This was a good documentary. Shep Gordon has an amazing story and has lived a very interesting life. I wish I knew someone like Shep. He just wants a family and loves children. I want him to be happy like he makes other people happy. He started his career with rock stars and drugs. I didn't like all the drugs. He learned how to do his job by trying and making mistakes. I liked that he went back later to fix mistakes he had made. It showed that he is a really nice person. When he started making money he kept treating people better than he treated himself. He makes everyone around him feel important and like family. I would like to know someone like Shep Gordon. It is worth seeing this movie.

3 1/2 stars

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Review: Earth to Echo

6/10/2014

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After receiving a bizarre series of encrypted messages, a group of kids embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help. ~ IMDb
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It was an okay movie, but the jumpiness in it gave me a headache. It was an E.T. with Super 8 and The Blair Witch Project type of movie. I liked Emma and Echo. They were my favorite characters. Echo was adorable and I wish I could find a little space alien like him. I didn't understand why construction workers were looking for Echo. Also, I don't think they were real construction workers. If they weren't, who were they? Very curious. I probably missed the part that explained it, but the jumpiness of the movie made it hard to follow all the time. I wish they had used less bright lights and jumpy camera scenes in the movie and showed more of Echo. The movie is about Echo and they barely showed him.

1 star. It gave me a headache.

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Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2

6/7/2014

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When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. ~ IMDb
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I thought this was as good as the first movie! It was really cute, but some parts were sad. Why do animated movies not like parents? They never seem to have parents in them. I don't understand this at all. Astrid, Toothless, and Hiccup are my favorites, but I really like Toothless the most. He's is like a giant flying dog that I just want to play with. He is adorable. I didn't like the two huge and scary alpha dragons. I think they will scare little kids, but they will still love this movie. It's entertaining and fun.

5 stars

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Review: The Grand Seduction

6/4/2014

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The small harbor of Tickle Cove is in dire need of a doctor so that the town can land a contract to secure a factory which will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs - along with the whole town - tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently. Written by JP Smith
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I liked this movie. Murray was a funny guy who became mayor when the real mayor left to go to the big town to find a job. Everyone who lived in the harbor of Tickle Head was out of work and that made them lazy and frustrated. They had a chance to change everything for the better by getting a doctor to live there and a big company would build there and give everyone a job. The harbor was really beautiful. I wish I lived in a place like that. It was small and the people were nice. I liked the view of the ocean. It was very pretty, especially the spot where they played cricket. I don't understand cricket, but neither did they. They only played to impress the doctor who was played by Taylor Kitsch, and he was very good. He was being tricked to stay in the harbor.

3 1/2 stars

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Review: Edge of Tomorrow

6/2/2014

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An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.Written by Warner Bros. Pictures
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It was a good movie but was too much like Source Code. Tom Cruise was very good in this movie. I wish they had explained where the aliens come from. The movie confused me because of it. What made them come to Earth? Do they have names? There needs to be more information on the ugly looking aliens. I liked Sargent Rita because her middle name is Rose. (This is a Titanic reference. I like Titanic and any movie that has something to do with Titanic makes me happy.)  The end of the movie really confused me. I enjoyed the movie, but some things were confusing.

3 1/2 stars

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