Author: Karl Scott
Opinion
Oz the Great and Powerful/Rated PG for storm violence, an out of control muscle man and scary witches, one of which is witch green
March 27, 2013
After Warner Brothers’ Jack the Giant Slayer laid an egg on its opening weekend, Disney Pictures was probably a little...
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Jack the Giant Slayer/Rated PG-13 for violence, gross behavior by slobbering and rude giants, and out of control beanstalks.
March 20, 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer is the stirring and inspirational story about a poor underprivileged farm boy named Jack who grew...
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A Good Day to Die Hard/Rated R for violence, violence and more violence. Also for violence.
March 6, 2013
When the original James Bond film version of Thunderball was released in 1965, the super spy was known in many...
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Les Miserables/Rated PG-13 for violence, sex and lots and lots of singing. In fact when it starts it doesn’t stop for 2 and ½ hours.
February 20, 2013
For the few who don’t know…this is an opera. Which means it is sung from beginning to end. Only a...
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Argo / Rated R for language, smoking and violence
February 13, 2013
With the Oscar folks getting ready for their annual TV show awarding each other for their efforts, it’s time to...
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Silver Linings Playbook/Rated R for pervasively bad language and a few fights.
February 6, 2013
Nominated for eight Oscars, Silver Linings Playbook is a critical, if not yet financial, success. It garnered nominations in all...
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Zero Dark Thirty/Rated R for violence, torture and bad language
January 30, 2013
I don’t know if you will like this film. What I do know is that the hard drive where my...
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Our Man Flint Blu-ray Edition/Not rated but would be PG for 60’s spy violence and kissing.
January 23, 2013
Since its premiere, in January of 1966, Our Man Flint has always been one of my favorite films. It was...
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Parental Guidance/Rated PG for Parental Guidance
January 16, 2013
Parental Guidance opened Christmas Day opposite the blockbuster films (or so the studios hope) Django Unchained and Les Miserables. Both...
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Jack Reacher/Rated PG-13 for violence, language and aging stars.
January 9, 2013
Let’s start with aging stars, not aging they way stars used to. Tom Cruise plays action hero and super sleuth...