Action film diva Angelina Jolie returns to the big screen with her spy movie thriller Salt which opens today. Critics, though, have only given the film a lukewarm reception so far as it has only achieved a 56% Fresh Rating on the Rotten Tomatoes site as of its opening day. Following is the consensus opinion: [...]
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Opening Today: Critics Salty on Salt
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Opening Today: Critics Enthused About Inception But Sorcerer’s Apprentice has Little Magic
Two more much anticipated Summer movies drop today as Christopher Nolan’s Inception debuts along with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The thriller Inception, Nolan’s first film since Dark Knight, has so far received high marks from critics with an 84% Fresh Rating as of its opening day on the Rotten Tomatoes site. Following is the consensus opinion [...]
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Opening Today: Critics Like Predators and Despicable Me
The Predator film franchise gets a restart of sorts with the release of Predators today as it goes back to its roots (and to a script penned in the 90′s) and delivers a humans vs. Predators story with no aliens from other film franchises in sight. And the critics have been favorable toward the new [...]
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Opening Today: The Last Airbender Gets Scant Praise, Twilight Eclipse Has Little Bite
M. Night Shyamalan may have hoped to reboot his career with the potential franchise starter The Last Airbender which represents a course change from his previous films, but critics are definitely not drinking the koolaid. The film, based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series has only scrapped up a 5% Fresh Rating on the Rotten Tomatoes [...]
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Opening Today: Toy Story 3 Gets a Big Thumbs Up, Jonah Hex Gets a Big Thumbs Down
Two more entries in this Summer’s blockbuster party hit the theaters today as the third installment in the Toy Story franchise makes its bow along with the big screen adaptation of the DC Comics macabre western hero Jonah Hex. Critics have absolutely loved Toy Story 3 so far as it has received an unprecedented 100% [...]
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Opening Today: The A-Team Does not Make the Critics’ A List
Yeah, we know it’s not really a Science Fiction/Fantasy film, but The A-Team, based on the 80′s action series of the same name, will definitely attract many genre fans to the theaters. The critics have not been attracted to the movie’s over-the-top violence thus far, though, as the film has only amassed a Fresh Rating [...]
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Opening Today: Critics Take a Slice of Splice
For the first weekend of June in this Summer Blockbuster season, we get a Science Fiction/Horror movie that is not quite the normal fare for this time of year. Splice opens today about two scientists who create a new life form that they lose control of. And while the movie has not received rave reviews [...]
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Opening Today: Prince of Persia Does Not Score with Critics
As the Summer blockbuster season continues to roll on, the video game based Prince of Persia: Sands of Time delivers the next big ticket movie to the theaters today. The critics have not found this one too engaging so far, though, as it has only scored a 40% Fresh Rating on the Rotten Tomatoes site [...]
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Opening Today: Shrek Scares Away the Critics, MacGruber Brings them Back
The Summer Blockbuster season continues to roll on as two major release hit the theaters today to duke it out with Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood, both of which have already been filling up the theaters. Shrek Forever After brings us the fourth (and allegedly last) installment in that animated movie franchise and MacGruber [...]
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Opening Today: Robin Hood Can’t Steal the Favor of the Critics
The Summer Blockbuster season continues to roll on as Ridley Scott’s adaptation of the Robin Hood legend hits the theaters today. This arrow did not quite hit its target according to the critics, though, as it has only managed to muster up a 44% Fresh Rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website as of its opening [...]
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