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Review of The Strangers (2011)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 29 May 2008

Bertino, who comes off as more of a veteran behind the camera than a rookie, gives the film its own identity by slowly building up the action…

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Review of The Strangers (1980)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 29 May 2008

Bertino, who comes off as more of a veteran behind the camera than a rookie, gives the film its own identity by slowly building up the action…

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Review of The Strangers (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 29 May 2008

Bertino, who comes off as more of a veteran behind the camera than a rookie, gives the film its own identity by slowly building up the action…

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Review of The Strangers (1998)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 29 May 2008

Bertino, who comes off as more of a veteran behind the camera than a rookie, gives the film its own identity by slowly building up the action…

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Review of Speed Racer (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 22 May 2008

If a simple egg can be compared to your brain, then an egg watching the Wachowski brothers' flashy Speed Racer is your brain on drugs…

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Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 21 May 2008

Crystal Skull can be seen as a welcome addition to the franchise, but Spielberg, Ford and Lucas might want to think about hanging up the trusty…

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Review of Drillbit Taylor (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Maybe it's because I had low expectations going in, but whatever the case may be I was unable to wipe the smile off my face throughout most…

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Review of National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Unfortunately, National Treasure: Book of Secrets falls under the category of been there, done that…

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Review of Iron Man (1931)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Iron Man is highly entertaining and well made, and when I say highly entertaining and well made, I mean it's almost in the same league as Batman…

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Review of There Will Be Blood (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

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Review of The Golden Compass (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

I realize that when you make a book into a movie you cannot include every single detail, but it seems like Weitz purposely tried to take all…

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Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Vaughn's act may be toned down a bit, but he still plays the same fast-talking, quip-spouting arrogant schmuck that he usually does, and it…

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Review of Iron Man (1951)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Iron Man is highly entertaining and well made, and when I say highly entertaining and well made, I mean it's almost in the same league as Batman…

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Review of No Country for Old Men (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

I was a little worried when I went to see No Country for Old Men because many people have been labeling it a masterpiece, but for once all…

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Review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Nope, the real reason Forgetting Sarah Marshall is so unforgettable is that its screenwriter and star Jason Segel (Knocked Up and TV's How…

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Review of 21 (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Unfortunately, 21 doesn't give away any of the secrets of counting cards that the average person could use to get revenge against the casinos…

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Review of Beowulf (2007)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Throw on your 3-D glasses and prepare to have your mind blown away…

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Review of 10,000 BC (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

In fact, while sitting through this banal attempt at a big-scale epic, I could not help but go through a checklist in my mind of all the movies…

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Review of Beowulf (1999)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Throw on your 3-D glasses and prepare to have your mind blown away…

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Review of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

Instead of following the same formula of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Adamson has created an entirely different Narnia, one that is…

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