The Wolverine

REDEMPTIONThe Wolverine - RedemptionIt would be such a beautiful thing to one day have Sony, 20th Century Fox, and Disney to all sit down, enjoy a beer and say, "Hey, let's all work together and share these wonderful, and lucrative, Marvel Comics characters will...

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V/H/S/2

WORTHYV/H/S/2 - WorthyThere are certain things in life that you can count on; death, taxes, and numerous sequels to horror films.  Trust me, it's inevitable once a studio smells money, not to mention the fact that horror films are normally the cheapest genre...

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Only God Forgives (DJ's Take)

BLANKAll my cards on the table.  I love the film Drive.  I own the dvd, I own the soundtrack, I own the poster, and to be honest, I was a second thought away from owning that satin scorpion racing jacket.  I get really frustrated when the now overly...

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The Simplistic Reviews Podcast: One Year Anniversary Extravaganza

It's hard to believe that Simplistic Reviews has been around for one year.  You would have thought that the FCC, Michael Bay, or some other Hollywood douchebag would have called in a favor and had the three of us involved in an unfortunate electrical or chemical...

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Pacific Rim (Matt's Take)

Pacific Rim - CorrectCORRECTIn a movie climate of big booms, there is a vacuum of emptiness. You have "Transformers", "Man of Steel", and countless "Fast and the Furious" sequels where droves of people go just to see what I'll call "explosion porn." In a summer...

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Pacific Rim (DJ's Take)...And Inexplicably...The DC Film Universe

GEEKGASMOne question that has been plaguing my thoughts ever since I walked out of the dreary and utterly disappointing Man Of Steel.  That question is, why does DC/Warner keep entrusting their comic book movie properties to Christopher Nolan?  A man...

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Man of Steel

Man of Steel - SponsorsSPONSORSThe time is now for Warner Bros. and DC Comics.  The window has already closed to be able to compete with Disney and Marvel Comics so its time to just try and carve out a little bit of a niche for themselves.  Sure, Christopher...

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(Turn on the TV) The Bridge

AGAINThe Bridge - AgainFX is known for putting out fantastic programming.  Just look at the catalog; "The Shield," "Justified," "American Horror Story," "Louie," and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Of course I'm missing a few, including "Archer" but...

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White House Down

NOWash.  Rinse.  Repeat.  In this case, however, what we are washing is the previously TERRIBLE White House take over movie that came out only months ago in Olympus Has Fallen.  What we are rinsing it with is water more akin to the...

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