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by Paul Talon on Jan.31, 2010, under Movies, Reviews by Paul Talon

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Film Review: Avatar

by Paul Talon on Jan.26, 2010, under Movies, Reviews by Paul Talon

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Avatar

2009

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, and Sigourney Weaver

Written and Directed by James Cameron

I have to liken this film to the first time I saw The Empire Strikes Back. That was the first real science fiction film I saw in the theaters and I remember being overwhelmed by the special effects and just generally fell in love with sci-fi/fantasy in general. Avatar, visually, gave me exactly the same effect. Comining the 3D effects with such a brilliantly and vibrantly designed alien world makes for a very engaging cinematic experience.
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Film Review: Charlie’s Angels

by Paul Talon on Jan.26, 2010, under Movies, Reviews by Paul Talon

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Charlie’s Angels

2000

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover, and Tom Green

Written by: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August based on the TV Series written by: Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts

Directed by: McG

Coming out a time where already it seemed that Hollywood was out of ideas and running the gamut on remaking old television shows, this one was was slightly different. It truly knew the idea was silly and so it totally embraced the idea and ran with it. It is phenomenally, over the top stupid. But that’s what makes it so fun.
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Middle Earth: Lord of the Rings Reviews Added

by Paul Talon on Jan.19, 2010, under Movies, Reviews by Paul Talon, SecondViews SubSection Updates

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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

I sit back and wonder how to review this masterpiece. Everything is there. The casting is perfect, the score by Howard Shore is the most iconic since the John Williams’ canon, the cinematography is beautiful, the adaption is the most pure I’ve ever seen from a novel, and yet the pacing is brisk and three hours later, I was happy to move on to Two Towers just to get more.

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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

The Two Towers had quite a task. After hitting it out of the ballpark with the Fellowship of the Ring, how could they possibly follow suit? Especially given that as the middle arc, there is no true beginning, no true end, and the way the book is depicted would be two mini-movies as we follow first the remaining fellowship and their adventures and then the story of the still questing Frodo and Sam in the second portion.

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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

2003

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

Jackson and Co. set up to close out what they began. And they do it in style. With a clear ending set in mind, and a better roadmap to work from they are able to raise the bar from Two Towers and while they might not quite reach the heights of perfection that Fellowship of the Ring had, Return of the King could arguably be the more enjoyable.

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