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=== SEATTLE SCREENER REVIEWS ===

These is where you'll find all the reviews from the latest screeners! Take the time to vote and leave your feedback to help those who missed the screener of a certain movie to decide if they should go see it when it hits its general run!

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Permalink Reply by TheWizardOfAhhs on June 28, 2011 at 12:05pm

Attack The Block

Looking for a film that is really scary? Looking for a film that doesn't take itself too seriously? Looking for a film with teenagers that no one believes until it's too late? Have you seen this one before? Well the plot line is all too familiar. But it is appealing nonetheless. The aliens are very well done considering the budget. There are only a few minor weaknesses in the plot. Our heroes seem to be able to figure out a lot of stuff with very little information (like why the aliens are here, why a different looking alien appeared first, what attracts them and how to slip past these bloodthirsty creatures without getting a scratch.) Throw in a little neighborhood-hoodlum-becomes-hero and some fireworks and you have Attack the Block. See it quick or you might miss it.

Permalink Reply by TheWizardOfAhhs on June 29, 2011 at 4:31am

6 out of 10

Permalink Reply by TheWizardOfAhhs on June 29, 2011 at 3:27am

Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon

After the disappointment of Transformers 2, there was plenty of room for improvement. Having said that, many viewers of this latest installment will probably leave the theater shaking their head. Sure there are top-notch special effects, (as there should be in a $400 million film,) but the plot is overly complex and confusing, requiring absolute attention of the viewer to make sense of it all. The film is nearly an hour too long at two hours and thirty-seven minutes. Just how many rock’em sock’em robot fights must the audience endure? Even Leonard Nimoy as the voice of Sentinel Prime spouting “The needs of the few outweighs the needs of the many” line from Star Trek II can’t save this one. I can’t even recommend renting the eventual DVD since all the great special effects will be lost on the small screen. For Transformers fans only. 5 out of 10

Permalink Reply by TheWizardOfAhhs on June 29, 2011 at 4:33am

Film Review - Larry Crowne

The lesson to be drawn from this film is that one must seek out the joy in life and not worry about the adversity you encounter along the way. Our hero, Larry, (nine times employee of the month,) is summoned by management, and instead of receiving a tenth award is unceremoniously dumped because he doesn’t have a college education. This leads to a radical change in lifestyle as Larry goes back to school. Despite being the oldest (and squarest) in the class Larry makes friends quickly. The script and the dialogue are top notch; the casting is superb with everyone in top form. (George Takei is especially good as the Econ 1 professor.) No slapstick or silliness here, just good fun. Very Satisfying. 7.5 out of 10.

Permalink Reply by TheWizardOfAhhs on March 14, 2012 at 12:06pm

Jeff, Who Lives At Home is a meandering look at the life of a stoner.

I tried to figure out who this movie targets as an audience. It probably won't appeal much to those over 30. And it's not really a stoner movie (even though it's about a stoner), it's much to straight. My guess is that the 17 to 25 year old crowd will be the primary audience primarily out of ignorance. Although it's billed as a comedy, the funny moments are few and far between. It is definitely not a film that you would want to see more than once. Fortunately the running time is only 83

5 out of 10.