Author: Karl Scott
Opinion
Transformers: Age of Extinction/Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images
July 16, 2014
Hasbro’s Transformers toys have been around for 30 years. The new Transformers film set out to equal that record with...
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Jersey Boys/Rated R for language, smoking, and adult themes
July 9, 2014
Aside from clocking in at an overly-long 134 minutes, there’s nothing about Jersey Boys that will keep it from being...
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22 Jump Street/Rated R For Violence, Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Use And General Incoherence
July 2, 2014
Having never seen the original TV series, I assume I missed a lot of the inside jokes used in the...
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Edge of Tomorrow/Rated PG-13 for scary monsters and violent death.
June 25, 2014
EOT is a sci-fi thriller about time travel and monsters that cost $178 to make. But if you’ve seen the...
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A Million Ways to Die in the West/Rated R for raunchy stuff and violence
June 18, 2014
Comedy and westerns have been around for a long time. In the 1930s and 1940s comedy teams like the Marx...
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The Blue Max Blu-ray Edition/1966 film not rated but would be PG-13 for war violence and sensuality
June 11, 2014
Some readers may have stopped reading at “1966.” Don’t. This film influenced George Lucas’ Star Wars and was an obsession...
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Godzilla/Rated Pg-13 For Sci-Fi Scares And Violence
June 4, 2014
Released on the 60th anniversary of the original Godzilla, the one thing I can say about the newest Godzilla is...
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Moms’ Night Out/Rated PG for thematic elements and action sequences.
May 28, 2014
Headed for DVD soon, MNO opened the day before Mother’s Day, and the story line opens on Mother’s Day as...
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 / Rated Pg-13 For Violence, Death, Suffering And Evil., And Angst. Lots And Lots Of Angst.
May 21, 2014
At 142 minutes this is the longest Spider-Man movie to date. For some reason it seems like 242 minutes. There’s...
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Brick Mansions/Rated PG-13 For Drugs, Violence, Dirt Everywhere, And Sexual Menace (Not Done By Someone Named Dennis)
May 14, 2014
Actor Paul Walker died in a fiery car crash on November 30 of last year when leaving an event in...