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Review of Trouble with the Curve (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 27 Sep 2012

The screenplay is clunky, tired and predictable, with elements borrowed from many movies…

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Review of Lawless (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Sep 2012

This is a classier, bloodier version of Thunder Road with hot rods, fast chicks, romance, revenge and a war between moonshiners and organized…

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Review of ParaNorman (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 28 Aug 2012

Stories about real heroes of this kind are very rare in movies today, but this is one of those rare stories, and it is to be cherished…

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Review of The Expendables 2 (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 28 Aug 2012

If you can get past all that blood and goofy, heavy-handed humor, this reunion of action stars on the brink of retirement is entertaining…

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Review of The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 28 Aug 2012

Positive stories like this one are much needed in these hard economic times, just as they were needed in the Great Depression during the 1930s…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 26 Jul 2012

A bit of a letdown, containing nothing close to the brilliance of the late Heath Ledger's performance in the previous film, but it doesn't…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Jul 2012

It is an entirely unnecessary remake, but a good one…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Jul 2012

This is Oliver Stone at his playful best. It isn't a masterpiece, but it is a lot of fun…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Jul 2012

It is an entirely unnecessary remake, but a good one…

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Review of Brave (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 03 Jul 2012

Disney-Pixar was off its game last year with the sequel 'Cars 2', which failed to win an Academy Award for best animated film, an ward Pixar…

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Review of Magic Mike (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 03 Jul 2012

A traditional love story, combined with raunchy male stripping routines, makes for a strange combination, but it works…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 24 Jun 2012

This at least looked like a good idea for a motion picture, even if the execution of the idea left something to be desired…

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Review of Prometheus (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 14 Jun 2012

The production design by Arthur Max and the art direction of the film are spectacular. It is an awesome feat of visual art…

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Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 06 Jun 2012

This mixture of comedy and drama works because of the very talented cast. Some of the dialog is quite good, too…

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Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 06 Jun 2012

The film looks great with great scenery, costumes, special effects and action scenes…

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Review of Men in Black 3 (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 29 May 2012

Brolin is brilliant in his portrayal of Agent K in 1969…

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Review of The Avengers (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 06 May 2012

It's tough to live up to expectations when expectations are so high, but The Avengers pulls it off, thanks to the clever writing and directing…

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Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 02 May 2012

This horror-reality movie is extremely well-crafted. It has some humor to go with all the mayhem and the story keeps you guessing for a while…

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Review of The Grey (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 16 Apr 2012

This movie starts off with the main character putting a gun to his head, having decided his life has no meaning or purpose…

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Review of Wrath of the Titans (2012)

By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Apr 2012

I should have known better than to see this sequel to 'Clash of the Titans' but I liked the first one and rumors had it that the sequel was…

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