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A Movie Review by Carter Rutledge for: Movie Synopsis: Truman Burbank lives a happy life. However, what he doesn't know is that his life is actually the focus of a reality TV show aired since his birth, that he's the star, his hometown is a giant set piece, and that everyone around him is an actor. MPAA Rating:  PG The Good:  Acting, sets, writing, amazing emotion and creativity The Bad:  It is a little bit slow, and has some bad language. Why I Watched it: After my dad showed me the ending when I was little, I wanted to know about that door. When I saw it on Amazon last year, I jumped on the opportunity. My Thoughts (no penny needed): Wow. I wrote this review on my third viewing of this film, and it is so much better than it was before. I can not stop thinking of anything but this movie for two whole days. I can't explain it easily, but this movie is just so powerful. All of my favorite movies are my favorite for different reasons, and the Truman Sh...

A Movie Review by Carter Rutledge for: Movie Synopsis: Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy. MPAA Rating:  PG-13 The Good:  John Williams, crazy lightsaber & ship battles The Bad:  Acting, script, that poster^ and a boring middle. Why I Watched it: Once again, It's Star Wars. I do remember when this movie came out, and I wanted to see it so bad, but my mom said I couldn't. My Thoughts (no penny needed): The beginning third is breathtaking. The last third is tear-jerking+breathtaking. But the middle... It is just kind of there. I can't even remember what happens. Oh wait, just remembered. General Grevious. *makes sour face* I feel like in the first 2 Star Wars films, Palpatine was not really hype up, he was just there. And halfway through this...

A Movie Review by Carter Rutledge for: Movie Synopsis: A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes. MPAA Rating:  PG-13 The Good:  WOWZA effects, amazing parallel story and phenomenal acting. The Bad:  A couple of meh characters and a surprising amount of bad language. Why I Watched it: After I watched the first one, this was a natural next choice. My Thoughts (no penny needed): Wow. Absolutely amazing! My favorite feature is the story's parallel. Both the humans and apes have a father/leader, a son, and a betrayer. There are many more parallels like this in the film. The visuals are pumped up from the last film, which I didn't even know was possible! The acting was superb! The pacing was great, the callbacks the first movie were great, and Caesar was amazing as usual! I sorely missed Will...

A Movie Review by Carter Rutledge for: Movie Synopsis: Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee. MPAA Rating:  PG-13 The Good:  Amazing effects, great story and phenomenal acting The Bad:  Unsatisfying ending and cheesy villains. Why I Watched it: I saw the trailer for the third movie, and so I started in the most obvious place, the first movie. My Thoughts (no penny needed): What a ground-breaking movie. This film does not get enough credit in the VFX world in my opinion. Andy Serkis was the best actor in the whole shebang. Will was a very likable character, and his story arch with his father and his job go great in this movie. The Shawshank Prison for apes wa...