Citizen Kane

Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final words.

It was made 70 years ago and by today standards certain aspects are not great, but that's because we are used to seeing great things in movies. But in Citizen Kane everything was, for want of a better word, ground-breaking. Some of the shots are brilliant and the acting is superb.

Still, when we came to watch this movie and comment on it, it was difficult (and not just because each actor seem to speak a thousand words a minute - boy did they talk fast in those days!) because we'd been told, often enough, this was the greatest movie of all time.

It's one of those movies you will enjoy much more when you reflect on what you've experienced. When you consider how old it is, it really is a remarkable piece of movie-making that has truly stood the test of time.

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Due Date

Father-to-be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jnr) is forced to share a car with wannabe actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifiankis) on a road trip back to LA in order to be at the birth of his firstborn.

We all expected this movie to be absolute crap but it was surprisingly funny. Zach Galifianakis is hilarious. There are not many films that truly make us laugh out loud (we're kind of hard to please) but this really did. There were some funny lines that we still keep repeating to each other. Even the way Zach Galifianakis walked was funny. Go see - we command you.

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The A-Team

A group of war veterans framed for a crime they didn't commit, try to clear their names.

Great acting, especially by Sharlto Copley as Murdoch, but the movie felt old and tired and uninspiring. Like it had all been done before - which it had.
Franchise format:
1. Come up with basic plot that can be easily understood.
2. Pay a special effects company millions of dollars to come up with a big CGI filled battle scene.
3. Leave the ending ambiguous in case you want to do a sequel.

But, on the other hand, a fun film that you can go see with your mates or kids and don't have to follow intently.
So it isn't all bad. Just a bit boring....

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