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THE HUNGER GAMES
Based on the best-selling young adult book series, Jennifer Lawrence takes on the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. Set in a future world where the government recruits children to fight to the death on live TV for the entertainment (and containment) of the masses, all eyes will be on this one!
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1. THE MUPPETS:
They haven’t been on the big screen for a long time, so having Fozzy, Kermit, Miss Piggy et al back was refreshing. But, like most people, they change over time. Fozzy now does flatulence jokes, Kermit is a hermit, and Miss Piggy … well, Miss Piggy is the same. The movie is the brainchild of Jason Segal who wrote it, and who stars alongside Amy Adams, the young woman who hopes he’ll marry – they have been engaged for like, seven years! Also, this one’s a musical – not just Muppet music, but a musical, as in a Broadway musical. The Muppet Theatre is in disrepair and is about to be torn down by an evil oilman, so the Muppets, flung far and wide, get together again for a telethon to save the theatre. Rated G.
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2. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY:
Gary Oldman is at his diabolical best in what is a rather wordy spy thriller based on the novel by John LeCarre. If you want to know what the spy business is really like, if you want to get inside MI6, this is about as close as you’ll come to the truth, because LeCarre, prior to being a novelist, was a spy in her Majesty’s service. It is very complicate – you can’t let your attention wander for second, or it could cost you a major plot point. Rated 14A.
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3. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO:
This is the American version of the Swedish original that caught worldwide attention. Why remake a classic? One word: subtitles. There aren’t any here, and that’s what American audiences want. Rooney Mara plays the role of Lisabeth, the damaged young woman who is a technical wizard when it comes to computer stuff, as she hooks up, sort of, with a reporter, equally damaged, but in a different way, to solve a years-old mystery that may well be murder. This is a very, very graphic film, and for those who read the book, is harder to watch than it was to read. Rated 18A.
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4. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY:
Although Alec Guinness owned the character of George Smiley, disgraced British spy, in the 1979 mini-series, but Gary Oldman makes you forget that portrayal in short order.
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TAKERS:
Despite some serious plot holes, this is a pretty good thriller. Will you see the ending coming? Probably!
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