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Underworld Awakening Review Poster

Here’s the thing – Underworld: Awakening is one of those type of movies that will not appeal to folks who don’t like “Action” movies.  It also will not appeal to people who don’t like “B” movies.  Me, however, I love a good grade B/C action flick.  When I walk into a movie like this, I don’t expect much, but what I do want is a good spot of violence, something that looks interesting visually and a movie that holds my attention.

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Grade: B

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Red Tails Movie Review

The story of the  Tuskegee Airmen, the first black fighter pilots – who fought bravely in WWII, is one that needs to be told and told often. Several years ago HBO did mini-series about these giants amongst men.  While watching George Lucas’ passion project Red Tails, I could not help but feel like I’ve seen this movie before – only done better.

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Grade: B

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If you’ve never seen an Underworld movie before, don’t worry, a quick five-minute recap tells you everything you need to know to jump right in.

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Grade: B-

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M 047 Gina Carano stars in Relativity Media's HAYWIRE.  Photo Credit:  Claudette Barius  ©2011 Five Continents Imports, LLC. All Rights Reserved..

Ex-Marine Mallory Kane refuses to be the patsy as the independent contractor she works for betrays her in Haywire – an action-packed, surprisingly smart action movie.

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Grade: A-

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After a couple of weeks trying in vain to get caught up with all the ‘important’ films I didn’t see in theaters last year, I finally just gave up [a kind of ‘the faster I run, the behinder I get’ situation] and decided to get on with it. So, follow the jump to my picks for the best movies of 2011.

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Disney BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3D

We all know the story – the beautiful Belle sacrificing her freedom to save her father; the arrogant princeling whose ill treatment of a poor old woman leads to being cursed to become a beast until he finds someone who can love him despite his ferocious appearance. The question is whether it’s worth seeing the film in 3D.

Short answer: Yes!

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Grade: A+

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Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise is a cornball tale of fangless feuding, remarkably innocent first love and amazing music.

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Grade: B

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