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30 Day Movie Challenge Day 18 – A Movie You Wish More People Would See

I’ve got two answers for this, one appropriate for everybody and one that should be reserved for certain audiences.

Indian Summer is a touching tale of a group of friends invited back for one last session at their old summer camp, which is closing down. Together, they reconnect with each other and with themselves, at least who they were as children. A fun, but poignant film that should have found a wider audience.

Now, this next film, while very funny, is certainly not appropriate for all audiences.  If you have a weak stomach or are easily offended, do not read any further.

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2011 Movie Review – Part 2

The 131 movies I saw last year was good (bad?) enough for 4th all time, behind only 2000, 2008, and 2001.

Now, continuing Tuesday’s look at the first batch of 50 movies that I saw last year, here are movies 51-100.

 

The Thirst (2006)
A dying girl becomes a vampire to stay alive.

 

The Good Life (2007)
A kid who doesn’t fit in meets a girl who encourages him to look beyond the town’s borders.

 

Thor (2011)
The Norse thunder god falls from grace and recovers quickly to save Asgard.

 

The American (2010)
George Clooney stars as a former hitman trying to go straight.

 

Due Date (2010)
Robert Downey Jr goes through his own Planes, Trains, and Automobiles moments while trying to get home for the birth of his child.

 

Valentine’s Day (2010)
A group of vignettes celebrating the day that celebrates love.

 

MacGruber (2010)
The latest one-note SNL sketch to get strectched out to feature length. 

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