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Not with me. I zipped through all 3 at the start of the year and thought they were excellent. And I'm an old man.

Given that Mr Garris has directed at least 7 of Stephen King's properties, is it in order to ask what people think of his work? Having seen maybe 4 or 5 of the pieces he has directed, I find them to...

And, up to date:
Mama – decent horror with effective monster
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters – daft, spoiled by unnecessary bad language
Safe Haven – Josh Duhamel as everyman hero in remake of...

Up to the end of February:
Quartet – classy British geriatric comedy
Gangster Squad – so-so period crime drama
The Impossible – gripping true-life tale of family separated during tsunami
Les...

I tried to post my weekly cinema visits with one-line reviews, but had problems and couldn't do it after October last year. Here is the first bit of catch-up, to the end of last December:
Hotel...

Hotel Transylvania - tolerable kids' CGI animated movie
Madagascar 3 - the best of the 3 Madagascars
Frankenweenie - ugly character design as Burton revisits Scissorhandsland but without the charm...

Hope Springs - comedy drama about mature relationships
Premium Rush - fun cycle messenger action thriller
House At The End Of The Street - Jennifer Lawrence makes predictable horror/suspense...

Lily, I too had terrible difficulty with The Gunslinger. I persevered and made my way through it, but with nothing like my usual SK enjoyment. And then I picked up Drawing Of The Three - not...

The Sweeney - violent, profance crime thriller set in present day London
Lawless - violent, profane crime thriller set in 1920s Virginia

Dredd 3D - disapointing, extraordinarily violent eye candy with no emotional engagement
That's My Boy - truly awful Adam Sandler "comedy"
Keith Lemon: The Movie - puerile foul-mouthed drivel
A Few...

Total Recall - considering it's made by Original Films, it isn't. Close retread of the Arnie movie, only without fun.
The Wedding Video - small British comedy: I chuckled all the way through.
The...

The Lorax - fluorescently coloured hyperactivity which beats you to death with its simplistic message
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - decent family movie with good group dynamics and its fair share...

The Dark Knight Rises - enjoyable, flawed, and not as important as it thinks it is.

Magic Mike - warning, chaps, don't see this in a cinema full of women
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World - bittersweet romatic comedy, surprisingly touching
Ice Age: Continental Drift -...

Rock Of Ages - entertaining music nonsense
The Pact - atmospheric suspense horror which finally makes no sense
Red Lights - doesn't bear serious examination, but a fun ride
Fast Girls - Rocky,...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation aka get The Gringo - unpleasant action thriller by an unpleasant man
Dark Shadows - moderately amusing, moderate misfire though
Piranha 3DD - lacks the self awareness...

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen - would-be quirky romantic comedy: not wholly successful
Headhunters - excellent Norwegian crime suspense thriller (subtitled)
American Reunion - the usual smutty...

Lockout - prison break in (and out) in space - daft but enjoyable
Gone - girl looks for snatched sister, but is she imagining it
The Avengers (aka Marvel Avengers Assemble in the UK) - WOW!!!!!!! :D

The Cabin In The Woods - go and see it at once!
Titanic 3D - excellent 3D conversion. It still sank, though.

The Cold Light Of Day - limp action thriller
Battleship - preposterous nonsense

Contraband - OK action/suspense/thriller
The Hunger Games - satirical action adventure with food for thought
The Devil Inside - found footage exorcism movie: no surprises, some good performances...

The Artist - highly entertaining exercise in how to tell stories on screen without dialogue.
This Means War - OK romcom: Pine is likeable and can do comedy, Hardy isn't and can't.
Wanderlust -...

The Artist - deserves its Oscars.

Black Gold - Sheikh feud in the 30s
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - assorted aged Brits retire to run-down hotel in Jaipur. Wonderful film, funny and touching. Go and see it!

Safe House - OK chase thriller
One For The Money - see how women make action movies