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July 25, 2008 11:26:42 PM CDT


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  • April 2008
    • Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral

      Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral

      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 who's magically transported to ancient China and swept up in adventure. More »

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

  • March 2008
    • B.C. a Mammoth Waste of Time

      B.C. a Mammoth Waste of Time

      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 After Tomorrow ), most other critics seem to agree. More »

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      action movie   guy movies   prehistoric mammals   high-concept movies

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