http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/ http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:02:10 +0000 Reid Currier Suspense/Horror]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5726 Plot: Lake Victoria, a popular 4th of July spot, sits in the crater formed by a prehistoric volcanic eruption, and when earth tremors tear open a crack in the lake floor, all hell breaks through. Piranhas - a million ravenous, razor-toothed monsters, unchanged since the dawn of time. Unstoppable killing machines acting blindly under one primeval impulse: to hunt down anything that moves and strip it to the raw, bleeding bone.]]> http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/surrogates-2009/5447/ http://critiqal.com/surrogates-2009/5447/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 02:08:17 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5447 Plot: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates. ]]> http://critiqal.com/surrogates-2009/5447/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/i-now-pronounce-you-chuck-and-larry-2007/765/ http://critiqal.com/i-now-pronounce-you-chuck-and-larry-2007/765/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:59:27 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/previews/i-now-pronounce-you-chuck-and-larry-2007/765/ Plot: Firefighters Chuck (Sandler) and Larry (James) are two guy's guys, and best friends. Chuck owes Larry his life, so when red tape prevents Larry from naming his 2 kids as his beneficiaries, Chuck agrees to sign a few forms claiming he's Larry's domestic partner. But when a city official becomes suspicious, the new couple's arrangement becomes big-time news - and suddenly they have to act like love-struck newlyweds.]]> http://critiqal.com/i-now-pronounce-you-chuck-and-larry-2007/765/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/ http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 23:17:32 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2006/05/06/mission-impossible-iii-2006-review/ Plot: IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise), now a training instructor, has settled into a new life with fiancee Julie (Monaghan). When he finds out that former trainee Lindsay has been kidnapped, however, he opts to lead the team to rescue her. But when that mission turns up more questions than answeres, Hunt finds out that this mission - which revolves around a mysterious "rabbit's foot" and an arms dealer by the name of Davian (Hoffman) - is about to get real personal...]]> http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/dawn-of-the-dead-2004/114/ http://critiqal.com/dawn-of-the-dead-2004/114/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2004 13:43:25 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/2004/12/05/dawn-of-the-dead-2004-review/ Plot: A mysterious virus has descended on Milwaukee. It causes the recently dead to rise up and attack the living. As the virus spreads through the world, a few survivors gather together and fight for their very existence. A remake of the 1984 film of the same name.]]> http://critiqal.com/dawn-of-the-dead-2004/114/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/dark-blue-2003/1003/ http://critiqal.com/dark-blue-2003/1003/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:09:57 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1003 Plot: It's a bad time to be an L.A. cop in the 5 days while the jury deliberates on the fate of the four police officers in the Rodney King beating. For Detective Perry (Russell), however, it's business as usual: bring down bad guys - and make sure they stay down. When aspiring Asst. Chief of Police Holland (Rhames) starts turning on the heat though, there's no telling what's going to get caught in the fire.]]> http://critiqal.com/dark-blue-2003/1003/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-1996/445/ http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-1996/445/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:29:47 +0000 Reid Currier http://www.pezxpress.com/2004/movies/all-reviews/mission-impossible-1996-review/ Plot: Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is the point man for an Impossible Missions Force. Their latest job: to infiltrate a party and find the stolen NOC list, which details the real names of every agent in Eastern Europe. The catch: the whole operation is a ruse, a mole hunt for someone deep within IMF. Now, with IMF after him, Ethan must find the real traitor and expose him...before IMF puts Ethan away for a crime he didn't commit. Based on the TV series of the same name.]]> http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-1996/445/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/stitch-the-movie-2003/514/ http://critiqal.com/stitch-the-movie-2003/514/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2003 03:40:15 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Kids/Family]> Sequel]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2003/reviews/stitch-the-movie-2003-review/ Plot: In this sequel to Lilo & Stitch, Dr Jumba (Stiers)'s old partner, Dr. Hamsterviel (Bennett), has kidnapped Jumba. The ransom? The other 625 genetic experiments. But, will Stitch (Sanders) be able to part with his cousins, even if it's to save his friend? Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/stitch-the-movie-2003/514/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/undisputed-2002/507/ http://critiqal.com/undisputed-2002/507/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2003 02:39:23 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Sports]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2003/reviews/undisputed-2002-review/ Plot: The Stillwater Prison boxing champ, 10 years running, is Monroe Hutchins (Snipes), an ex-boxer sentenced to life in prison for murder. But a new challenger is coming: George "Iceman" Chambers (Rhames), ex-Heavyweight Champion of the World, sentenced to prison for rape.]]> http://critiqal.com/undisputed-2002/507/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/lilo-stitch-2002/435/ http://critiqal.com/lilo-stitch-2002/435/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2002 02:41:32 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Kids/Family]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2002/movies/all-reviews/lilo-stitch-2002-review/ Plot: An evil genius from another planet (Stiers) has created a monster: Experiment 626 (Sanders). Escaping from his imprisonment, Experiment 626 crash lands on Earth, where a young girl named Lilo (Chase), mistaking him for an ugly dog at the pound, adopts him and names him Stitch. Unable to get off the island and chased by members of a galactic alliance, Stitch learns about the power of family. Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/lilo-stitch-2002/435/feed/ 0