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guy movies stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - GI Joe took the box office by storm this weekend, sweeping to a better-than-anticipated $56.2 million win carried by under-25 males, reports USA Today. Julie & Julia stuffed $20 million in the bank, while G-Force scored third place with $9.8 million. Harry Potter ($8.8 million) and... More »

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box office • guy movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • G-Force • Funny People • GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra • Julie & Julia

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 Harold and Kumar Slacks Off  

Pacing poor, comedy wildly uneven

Apr 25, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes it's hard not to laugh at the slacker/stoner comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, writes James Berardinelli in ReelViews. At other times, it's hard not to cringe at the film, a sequel to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. That's because the humor in Escape, about... More »

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comedy • movie review • guy movies • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho

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 Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral 

Forbidden Kingdom is entertaining, underwhelming

Apr 18, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Forbidden Kingdom, packing the one-two punch of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, is "great fun," David Edelstein writes in New York, once the martial-arts flick gets past "the clunky prologue." Other critics are a little more reserved in praising the film, about a modern-day teenager... More »

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Jackie Chan • Jet Li • martial arts movies • guy movies • action movie • high-concept movies

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 Sarah Marshall Is Memorable

Apatow project racy, touching, hilarious

Apr 18, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forgetting Sarah Marshall is another raunchy romantic comedy from Judd Apatow's repertory company, with an important difference: star/screenwriter Jason Segel. His performance as a clueless spurned boyfriend is "awkward and embarrassing," yet "sweet" and "disarming," writes Scott Tobias of The Onion A.V. Club. Segel... More »

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movie review • Judd Apatow • romantic moments • guy movies • romantic comedy • Jason Segel • Kristen Bell

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 Drillbit Taylor a Total Bore 

Critics describe high-school comedy as aimless, 'listless'

Mar 21, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Combine the talents of the creative team behind Superbad and Knocked Up with the considerable charms of actor Owen Wilson and what have you got? The "dispiritingly mediocre tweener comedy" Drillbit Taylor, writes Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle. He's far from alone in his assessment of the movie,... More »

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comedy • movie review • Superbad • Judd Apatow • Owen Wilson • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up • guy movies

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B.C. a Mammoth Waste of Time

CGI wizardry doesn't sustain 10,000 B.C.

Mar 7, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The prehistoric adventure 10,000 B.C. isn't just a spectacle of cutting-edge effects, it's "a tedious bore in which grubby people stand around muttering in a variety of badly chosen accents," writes Josh Tyler in Cinema Blend. Unfortunately for writer/director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day ... More »

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guy movies • action movie • prehistoric mammals • CGI • high-concept movies • Roland Emmerich • cavemen • Steven Strait • Camilla Belle

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All in All, Not a Bad Job

Heist movie highly entertaining, if forgettable

Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection... More »

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London • heist • British royals • guy movies • action movie • Jason Statham

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Action Makes a Good Point

Political thriller doesn't have all the answers, but it sure has action

Feb 22, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - It may lack depth, but critics admit that Vantage Point packs a lot of excitement. The thriller, which begins by showing the same assassination from eight different perspectives, "fails the 'reality test' but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews.com.... More »

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movie review • Dennis Quaid • guy movies • action movie • political thriller • "24" • Vantage Point • Forest Whitaker • Matthew Fox • William Hurt • Sigourney Weaver

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Rewind Spins Out of Control

Jack Black comedy too experimental for its own good, critics say

Feb 22, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind isn't predictable, but at times it's not coherent either, critics say. The film—about a guy who inadvertently erases a video store's VHS inventory, then, using a camcorder, re-creates popular movies for the store to rent—"never stops experimenting, even when the... More »

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comedy • movie review • videotape • movie rentals • viral video • Jack Black • guy movies • Be Kind Rewind • movies

10 Films Every Man Should See

Put Scarface on pause and check out these manly-man classics

Feb 12, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Don't worry if you haven't seen any Oscar contenders, says GQ, offering 10 flicks every self-respecting guy should see. Count on blood, revenge, and a little male bonding:
  1. Rififi (1955): Trade Ocean's 11 for this heist masterpiece
  2. Croupier (1998): In his breakthrough role, Clive Owen is the model of
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film • men • list • guy movies • action movie • movies

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