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Review of The Watch (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

The only arcs these characters encounter are in their pants…

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Review of ParaNorman (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

this is truly edgy for children's fare…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

This new version of Total Recall is the cinematic equivalent of a vibrator: it is whirling, sleek, shiny and utterly artificial, yet it gets…

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Review of The Campaign (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

The Campaign is an equal split of smart and stupid. Some people may be off-put by the wild detours into vulgarity, but I relished it…

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Review of Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

Shulman and Joost forget to bring the scary - that low frequency noise and telegraphed pop-up scares have worn as thin as a communal durex…

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Review of The Sessions (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Oct 2012

The Sessions is a magnificent film…

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Review of Lawless (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 14 Oct 2012

[Hillcoat] has an ability to capture violence in a way that breaks through a century of cinematic desensitisation - when someone gets hurt…

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Review of Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 04 Oct 2012

Like most guy-centric films these days, this film is ragingly homophobic and misogynistic, and you know what…

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Review of Mental (2012)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 29 Sep 2012

due to a mortifyingly miscalculated lead performance and haphazard writing, Mental is often as funny as a burning orphanage…

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Review of The Reader (2008)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

The film's exploration of the Holocaust's fallout on subsequent generations is harrowing…

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Review of Fast and Furious (1939)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice…

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Review of The Mechanic (2011)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

[Simon West] goes for headshots, stabbings and other dispatches that are the antithesis of modern PG-13 action filmmaking…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

Edward is cold and controlling: the archetype of an abusive partner and Jacob just acts like a rapist in training, he keeps trying to kiss…

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Review of Iron Man 2 (2010)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

I was predisposed to like Iron Man even if it starred David Hasselhoff wrapped in tinfoil ... Is it worth your time? Definitely…

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Review of Let the Right One In (2008)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

Let the Right One In eschews all the crap that has plagued vampire films for years. This is a dark, serious and twisted film…

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Review of Robin Hood (2010)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

I thought [Robin Hood] was going to be the best film of the year ... [it] never gels…

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Review of Fast & Furious (2009)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice…

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Review of Fast and Furious (1924)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice…

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Review of Toy Story 3 (2010)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

this is [Pixar's] prison film, and they load it with suspense, clever references, invention and action…

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Review of Observe and Report (2009)

By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 28 Sep 2012

This is one of the best comedies of the decade, and I suggest you check it out immediately - just don't take your grandmother…

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