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In the theater: Apollo 18. Continuity fail with the "found footage" business, but I liked it otherwise. (Moon zombies=yes!)

On DVD: Death Note: L Change the World. (Yes, I'm that kind of nerd. Don't judge me.)
 

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The last movie I saw was 28 days later. Recommend you to watch it, you won't be disappointed.
 
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Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Go ape, indeed! A very smart and tense pure sci-fi epic, with just the right amount of explosive action in the second half.
And on the classic circuit, Repo Man. A favorite from my collegiate punk days, but it still holds up as a retro favorite. Funny, sick and beautifully twisted and surreal.
 

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Contagion - I really, really enjoyed this. It probably was chock full of inaccuracies if you're an expert in epidemiology, but I'm not. It didn't pander. I don't recall any explosions. It was a deft exercise in storytelling. There were 7 or 8 separate story lines, which could easily have been confusing but wasn't. I cared at least a little bit about pretty much all of the characters. It wasn't trying to be entertaining in a blockbuster movie sort of way, but I thought it was very solid indeed. It's probably my favorite movie of 2011 thus far. I'm certainly going to buy it when it's available. Highly recommended.
 

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Final Destination 5. I've seen them all and they've all been getting progressively worse since the first one, so I went in expecting it to be dire. I was pleasantly surprised though, the deaths were pretty clever and there were a few twists I didn't see coming.
 

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I was kind of disappointed in Contagion, actually. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it was terribly mismarketed. The trailers made it look like some sort of biological thriller, while it was much more of a character and societal drama. It wasn't what I expected at all.
 

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Contagion. I was extremely disappointed and underwhelmed. I'll give Hollywood credit, though, for releasing a film like that. No gore or explosions or car chases, but my God, what a drab movie.
 

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Gods and Monsters Lovely piece with Sir Ian McKellen and Brendan Frasier before he chose to be sucky. Made me laugh, made me cry, made me think.
 

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GI-JOE Hahaha I know it's a bad movie, but the action sequences are actually quite good (the chase in Paris is AWESOME), and I felt like something stupid that didn't require me to do any heavy thinking!

Before that, it was WIN WIN, which was an excellent little indie movie.
 

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Apollo 18. It worked better as sci-fi than horror - they were trying for Blair Witch Project meets Alien which is a goofy enough idea, but the "found footage" style and clunky editing didn't really sell the idea. So, it was just OK.
Looking forward to Contagion - in IMAX! Steven Soderbergh not sucking anymore? I want to see that!
 

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In theaters-"The Whistleblower." Fine performances all around, even though it did remind me a bit of a "Law and Order" episode.

On demand-"Hide and Seek." Otherwise known as four very talented actors in search of a paycheck :).
 

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The Help. My DH actually suggested it, which surprised me because he normally hates to watch movies where people are victims of severe prejudice. We both enjoyed it despite a couple small nitpicks.
 

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With absolutely nothing worth viewing on regular tv, I went to On Demand and four "The Eagle."
I have no idea who the actors were except for one - and I can't remember his name. The acting was okay, the script was what one expects from a historical pix.
But - the scenery was awesome! If it was filmed in the north of Scotland and that is really what The Highlands is like - I can only say it's gorgeous.
 

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The Fairly Oddparents: Grow up, Timmy Turner!

I saw it with my little sister, I liked it more than I expected it. After the bummer that was The Smurfs, it's nice to see a film that is a spot-on adaptation of the spirit of a cartoon. Even if it can be a bit tiresome.
 

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Well, Contagion was really impressive - both willies-inducing and action packed, but also really heartfelt. Ultimate combo! Watching it in IMAX really amplified the gruesome visuals :eek: and I could watch it again for the story, which in true Soderbergh style is complicated. I particularly enjoyed Kate Winslet as the stressed out doctor and Matt Damon as the suddenly widowed single father.

(The hard sci-fi trifecta is complete. Thank you, Comic-Con effect!)
 

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Incendies. Wow. My wife hates foreign movies, and nearly had a cow when I told her she'd rented a film mostly in French, but she sat through it and was as impressed as I was. The Canadians turned out to be a lot better at film-making than Bob and Doug McKenzie led me to believe.