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The Bank Job (2008) R 1h 50min

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2008-03-08 07:58:27 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
...movies). Starring Jason Statham. Lionsgate Films The plot : Based on actual events of 1971 robbery of Baker Street Bank in London! MI6 is trying to get to a politician from Trinidad who was conspiring to traffic drugs into UK, but he untouchable because he had compromising materials on everybody, including several judges and even members of...
 
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10,000 B.C. (2008) PG-13 109min

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2008-03-08 01:26:37 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
The plot : Narrator (Omar Sharif)talks about a legend about a blue-eyes child. Its a girl who was discovered by tribal hunters in the mountains clinched to the body of her dead mother. Her mother and their clan were killed or enslavedby the four-legged demons. The girl, Evolet (Camilla Belle),is adopted by the mountain hunters tribe and grows up...
 
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The Wicker Man (2006) PG-13 102min

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2008-03-07 20:51:43 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
This is a remake of 1973 British horror movie with the same title written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage The plot : a motorcycle cop Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage), traumatized by the road-side death of the occupants of the car he had stopped, receives a letter from his ex-fiance Willow informing him that her daughter is...
 
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Over The Hedge (2006) PG 83min

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2008-03-06 02:03:52 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
This DreamWorks studios animated adventure directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrickwon several awards, such as Best Family Film at Indianapolis International Film Festival and Best Animated Film at Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards. Some well-known actors have gave their voices to the characters The plot : A garbage-stealing raccoon RJ...
 
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Click (2006) PG-13 107min

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2008-03-05 06:43:24 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
Not a big fan of Adam Sandler, who always plays the same character: a good-hearted childish idiot. Id never pay $10 for the movie ticket to see Adam Sandler, but I thought if I rent a DVD for less then a $1 hed go well with my evening cup of tea The plot : Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is a workaholic architect who through his great work is...
 
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Vantage Point (2008) PG-13 90min

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2008-03-03 15:02:50 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
...movies and arent quite as good, and surely they dont compare to the chases from John Frankenheimers Ronin . Thomass car kept repairing itself during the final chase scene.Besides, there are no freeways in Salamanca, and no Alto - just Stop sings - clearly, the movie has been shot in Mexico. Oh, and Id like me on the those phones that...
 
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La Môme (2007) PG-13 2h 20min

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2008-02-28 00:21:46 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
...movies : obvious titles come to mind: Ray (2004) and Walk The Line (2005 The summary : this is one of the best movies of 2007. Superb acting and cinematography. I think this is the best biopic I have seen so far. I was so struck by the story and drama I sat in silence through 5 minutes of final credits Credits : Director - Olivier Dahan |...
 
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My first photos of Saturn

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2008-02-26 06:55:46 by admin in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
Well today the sky finally cleared up, and I could get to the telescope early enough after work. The moon is rising 3 hours after Saturn does today. Saturn is very far, and it looks like a tiny star to the naked eye. Even in my telescope it looks tiny. When the image if focused, the view is amazing: the moment I saw the planet and the rings for...
 
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006) PG-13 109min

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2008-02-24 06:14:18 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
The plot : Andrea Sachss (Anne Hathaway) dream was to become a journalist. A naive young woman, shecomes to New York and scores a temporary job for the Runway [fashion] magazine working as an assistant secretary to ruthless, if not sadistic, chief editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Andrea puts up with her extravagant bosss requests because...
 
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Lunar Eclipse February 20, 2008

2008-02-21 05:57:08 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
 
Todays eclipse is the last one until 2010 Unfortunately I missed the beginning, but as soon as I got home I set up my rig and began shooting. I captured the full eclipse and the beginning of the end, when the Moon started to show a thin crescent. Another unfortunate thing about this photo session was that the night was cloudy, which makes it...
 
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