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Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 09 Aug 2012

Perfectly parodies the 'kill everything in sight and then blow it up for good measure' summer movie mentality…

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Review of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 08 Aug 2012

If you weren't particularly enamored with the first one, chances are this isn't gonna change your opinion on the Madagascar cast…

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Review of The Bourne Legacy (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 08 Aug 2012

An uneven start to a new franchise that may need a director with a completely different vision in order for it to be truly born again…

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Review of Changing the Game (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 06 Aug 2012

Dowdell shows promise as a director and if he can reach the next level on his scripts, he'll be an independent director worth keeping an eye…

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Review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 01 Aug 2012

A fun, family movie that doesn't aspire, or need to be, anything more…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 01 Aug 2012

A summer movie spectacle you'll sit through and by the time you leave the parking lot, you'll be hard pressed to think of anything you liked about it…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 18 Jul 2012

The kind of spectacular edge-of-your-seat epic that will have you hooked right from its jaw-dropping opening sequence and dare you to resist…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 10 Jul 2012

One of those spy thrillers that isn't nearly as thrilling, complex or engaging as the filmmakers think…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 10 Jul 2012

One of those spy thrillers that isn't nearly as thrilling, complex or engaging as the filmmakers think…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 01 Jul 2012

Justifying the re-launch is a hurdle Webb is never quite able to clear, but what he does accomplish is making the most spectacular version…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 01 Jul 2012

Justifying the re-launch is a hurdle Webb is never quite able to clear, but what he does accomplish is making the most spectacular version…

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Review of People Like Us (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 27 Jun 2012

If only Kurtzman hadn't gotten so fascinated with the film's big secret, it could have delivered on its potential…

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Review of Ted (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 27 Jun 2012

If you don't take it seriously, 'Ted' is hilarious at times, obnoxious too often and alternating between being mind-numbingly stupid or brilliant…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 20 Jun 2012

If ever there was an either you're in or out movie in 2012, it's definitely this one and if you're in, it just might be the most satisfyingly…

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Review of Brave (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 20 Jun 2012

Go in with low expectations and you might be pleasantly surprised, but this isn't another Pixar bulls-eye…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 13 Jun 2012

There's little more to it than a glorified karaoke night that hardly warrants putting your lighters up…

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Review of Your Sister's Sister (2011)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 13 Jun 2012

The setup is intriguing, but just as Shelton gets her hands dirty with the mess her characters have made, it's winding down to a seemingly…

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Review of Prometheus (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 06 Jun 2012

Scott never manages to reach that next gear to really make it special…

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Review of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 06 Jun 2012

One of those rare movies that's magical for the entire family…

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Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 31 May 2012

This is what would have been the end result of 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy if Peter Jackson was more concerned with all-flash and no real…

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