Mike Ward

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Name: Mike Ward
Date registered: September 26, 2009

Latest posts

1. Battleship (2012) — May 19, 2012
2. Dark Shadows (2012) — May 12, 2012
3. Avengers, The (2012) — May 5, 2012
4. Pirates! Band Of Misfits, The (2012) — April 29, 2012
5. Five-Year Engagement, The (2012) — April 29, 2012

Most commented posts

1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It! (2009) — 7 comments
2. 2011: The Best Films Of The Year — 7 comments
3. Where The Wild Things Are (2009) — 3 comments
4. Iron Man 2 (2010) — 3 comments
5. Sex And The City 2 (2010) — 3 comments

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May 19

Battleship (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

May 19, 2012

★1/2
“‘Battleship’ just looks and feels so senseless and I have rarely been so disinterested in a movie playing out before me.”

Tags: 2012, Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Brooklyn Decker, Gregory D. Gadsen, Hamish Linklater, Jerry Ferrera, Jesse Plemons, John Tui, Liam Neeson, Peter Berg, Peter MacNichol, Rihanna, Science Fiction, Should I See Battleship, Tadanobu Asano, Taylor Kitsch

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May 12

Dark Shadows (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

May 12, 2012

★★1/2
“…an amusing and aesthetically accomplished misfire.”

Tags: 2012, Alice Cooper, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Comedy, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Horror, Jackie Earle Haley, Johnny Depp, Jonny Lee Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ray Shirley, Should I See Dark Shadows, Tim Burton

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May 05

Avengers, The (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

May 5, 2012

★★★★
“…worth all the hype and anticipation after all these years and a fantastic time at the movies.”

Tags: 2012, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Comic Book, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Dean Stanton, Jenny Agutter, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Lou Ferrigno, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Powers Boothe, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Science Fiction, Should I See The Avengers, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston

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Apr 29

Pirates! Band Of Misfits, The (2012)

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In Theaters, Kids Corner

by Mike Ward

April 29, 2012

“I had nothing really bad to say about the film, but was uninspired to overly praise it either.”

Tags: 2012, Aardman, Al Roker, Animation, Anton Yelchin, Ashley Jensen, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Blessed, Comedy, David Tennant, Family, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jeff Hewitt, Jeremy Piven, Lenny Henry, Martin Freeman, Peter Lord, Salma Hayek, Should I See Pirates Band Of Misfits

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Apr 29

Five-Year Engagement, The (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

April 29, 2012

“…likable with winning performances…a film that meanders, wanders and gets lost, but ultimately finds its way back home.”

Tags: 2012, Alison Brie, Brian Posehn, Chris Parnell, Chris Pratt, Comedy, Dakota Johnson, David Paymer, Drama, Emily Blunt, Jacki Weaver, Jason Segel, Jim Piddock, Judd Apatow, Kevin Hart, Lauren Weedman, Mimi Kennedy, Mindy Kaling, Molly Shannon, Nicholas Stoller, Randall Park, Rhys Ifans, Romantic Comedy, Should I See Five-Year Engagement

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Apr 13

Bully (2012)

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In Theaters, Yes You Should!!!

by Mike Ward

April 13, 2012

“A film posed to reach the zeitgeist, ‘Bully’ is a powerful experience, moving us to anger, tears, or a combination of both, and as a result, we feel compelled to react.”

Tags: 2012, Alex Libby, Documentary, Ja'Meya Jackson, Kelby Johnson, Lee Hirsch, Should I See Bully, The Long Family, The Smalley Family

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Apr 13

Lockout (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

April 13, 2012

“…directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, credited here as Saint & Mather, should never work again.”

Tags: 2012, Anne-Solenne Hatte, Guy Pearce, Jacky Ido, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, Luc Beeson, Maggie Grace, Mark Tankersley, Peter Hudson, Peter Stormare, Saint & Mather, Science Fiction, Tim Plester, Vincent Regan

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Apr 13

Monsieur Lazhar (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

April 13, 2012

“…never panders, never plays to the lowest common denominator. I admired ‘Monsieur Lazhar’ tremendously.”

Tags: 2012, Andre Robitaille, Brigitte Poupart, Canada, Daniel Goudas, Danielle Proulx, Drama, Émilien Néron, Fellag, Foreign, Francine Ruel, Jules Philip, Mohamed Said Fellag, Philippe Falardeau, Seddik Bensilmane, Should I See Monsieur Lazhar, Sophie Nelisse, Sophie Sanscartier

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Apr 07

American Reunion (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

April 7, 2012

“I wanted this to work, but sometimes it is best to leave the past in the past. ‘American Reunion’ fails to click in almost every conceivable way.”

Tags: 2012, Ali Cobrin, Alyson Hannigan, Charlene Amoia, Chris Klein, Chris Owen, Chuck Hittinger, Comedy, Dania Ramirez, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy, Hayden Schlossberg, Jason Biggs, Jay Harrington, Jennifer Coolidge, John Cho, Jon Hurwitz, Katrina Bowden, Mena Suvari, Natasha Lyonne, Neil Patrick Harris, Seann William Scott, Shannon Elizabeth, Should I See American Reunion, Tara Reid, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Vik Sahay

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Apr 07

We Have A Pope (2012)

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In Theaters

by Mike Ward

April 7, 2012

“…as thought-provoking as the film might be, there is just no ‘Wow’ here, nothing truly memorable or ultimately beyond the surface.”

Tags: 2012, Foreign, Franco Graziosi, Italy, Jerzy Stuhr, Margherita Buy, Massimo Dobrovic, Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Renato Scarpa, Should I See We Have A Pope

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