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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Kick-Ass 2: More of the Same, but That’s a Good Thing
I know Dukemich usually handles the reviews here at Cup of Joe, but since he didn’t see Kick-Ass 2, I’ll offer a review: I’ve encountered a lot of hate against the Kick-Ass franchise, particularly the sequel, on the interwebs, as … Continue reading
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Tagged aaron johnson, chloe moretz, hit girl, kick-ass, kick-ass 2, kick-ass review
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Weekend Wrap Up: The Butler Serves Seconds
Yeah, it’s that time of year. Late summer and early autumn are not particularly good times for the box office, but one benefit of the dearth of large openers is that smaller, well-received pictures can show great legs and spend … Continue reading
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Tagged box office, box office analysis, forest whitaker, lee daniels' the butler, oprah
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Sea of Monsters drown in sequel
Although riddled with flaws, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Besides being a mouthful of a title) thoroughly entertained me. However, I don’t think anybody was clamoring for a sequel. Despite my doubts about the second installment’s quality, … Continue reading
Weekend Wrap Up: “The Butler” Serves up an Upset
Coming into this weekend, it seemed like it would be a two-movie battle, with Kick-Ass 2 as the front-runner and The Butler as the underdog with a shot at the title. Nobody expected Jobs or Paranoia to do much of anything, … Continue reading
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Tagged box office, box office analysis, chloe moretz, forest whitaker, hit girl, kick-ass, the butler
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Washington, Wahlberg bring firepower to 2 Guns
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are two of my favorite actors. If I see one of them will be in a movie, I’m pretty much on board. Granted, that decision doesn’t work out all the time in the case of The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 guns, cup of joe, denzel washington, mark wahlberg, movie review
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Elysium wastes potential
Looking at the trailer months prior to the release of Elysium, I had high hopes for the sci-fi action movie. I love everything about Matt Damon, including his role in the Bourne trilogy, The Departed, The Legend of Bagger Vance … Continue reading
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Tagged cup of joe, district 9, elysium, jodie foster, matt damon, movie review, neill blomkamp, sharlto copley
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Weekend Wrap Up: Elysium Stays Down to Earth
Despite an intriguing premise, a strong leading man and good trailers, Elysium became yet another in the list of original sci-fi disappointments this year, joining the likes of Oblivion and Pacific Rim. That said, because of the depth this weekend, … Continue reading
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Tagged box office, box office analysis, elysium, jennifer aniston, kick-ass 2, matt damon
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Halfway point
The first half of the 2013 movie season is over…Well the first seven months of the movie season are over so it’s technically not the halfway point, but if baseball can call the all-star game the halfway point then I … Continue reading
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Tagged best movies of 2013, cup of joe, iron man 3, movie review, star trek into darkness
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Weekend Wrap Up: “2 Guns” Shoot up the Competition
Unless Elysium somehow proves to be a blockbuster next weekend, it’s looking like we have officially left the big money-makers and blockbusters behind. It happens almost every year as we turn to August. That certainly doesn’t mean films can’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 guns, box office, box office analysis, days of future past, elysium, mark wahlberg, the wolverine
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August Movie Preview
In a lot of ways, July is the end of the summer movie season. Sure, August can have a decently sized hit now and then, but it’s quite rare for a film released in August to surpass $200 million. July … Continue reading
