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Old 01-31-12, 09:02 PM
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

While only at 9 reviews, its currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Harry Knowles raved about it on AICN too.
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I saw a sneak of this. It's very good.
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I bet the producers of the new Superman movie are kicking themselves right now for not thinking of doing something like that. It would be lame if they copied it.
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Roger Ebert's 3.5 out of 4 review of the movie:

http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs....IEWS/120209997
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Patton Oswalt tweeted some positive things about this...
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
While only at 9 reviews, its currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Harry Knowles raved about it on AICN too.
Not to be an ass but wtf matters when it comes to Knowles? He raves about a lot of stuff even when it's shit.
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Harry Knowles has terrible taste in movies, imho.
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He likes a lot of good shit..but goddamn does that man like just as much bad shit.
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he likes everything...that's his problem.
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he likes everything...that's his problem.
He didn't like Inception or Minority Report, loved the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

I don't see why people complain about Harry, he's just another guy with an opinion
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For me it's the fact he's kept that ugly interface, it offends me.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
he likes everything that his Hollywood friends make, especially when they ply him with goodies/toys/food...that's his problem.
Fixed that for ya.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Since Knowles is a fat, worthless fuck; the film is now sitting on Rotten Tomatoes at 88% after 33 reviews.

Better?
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Knowles is a whore. He'll pump up anything so long as the studios give him a taste of the pie. I'm amazed his site is still in business.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Originally Posted by Supermallet
Knowles is a whore. He'll pump up anything so long as the studios give him a taste of the pie. I'm amazed his site is still in business.
Amazon link to said pie?
Old 02-02-12, 03:39 PM
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Surprised this is getting good reviews. Looks like a piece of shit. Well I will definitely check it out on Netflix when it hits DVD
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Aintitcool has got a great new contributor in Muldoon. Harry's reviews aren't the strong points of that site, but they have some great stuff from time to time. Like I've said before, that 20 day 200 question and answer session with Sylvester Stallone was an incredible read.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

I swear, Orndorf doesn't seem to enjoy movies at all. Why does someone like this review films? It's almost as confusing as that dolt Armond White.
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The DVDTalk Critics have particular tastes, there generally isn't a huge "variation" in opinions on a single movie.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

I'm surprised by the positive reviews. The trailer made it look like a mediocre January/February "dumping ground" kind of movie. Now I may actually check it out.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Really, really enjoyed this. I typically like the "generic" superhero movies (Push, Jumper, I Am Number 4), but this was the best of the bunch.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

saw it tonight.... actually pretty good... i liked it. much much better than i thought it would be.
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Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Quite a good movie, though it may have actually been better without the found footage angle.
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I think this is one of the few movies to use the found footage conceit to good effect.


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