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Full line up image (HQ) for The Hobbit (2012)

Oh look, another image from the Hobbit. YAY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS. /sarcasm

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Love and Other Drugs (2010) trailer

Check this out, the trailer for Love and Other Drugs, released next week, 29th December

With the exception of a few things in that trailer, it looks like any other rom com. Generic co-star for the main protagonist, bleh bleh bleh. My judgement has officially been reserved. Kazed.

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Salt (2010) review

Synopsis: As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?" I was eager to see Salt after hearing much buzz about it; after hearing that Angelina Jolie had performed most of the stunts herself, this was something I simply HAD to see. It was an interesting premise to say the least, albeit a little predictable- until the conclusion of the film. Up until this moment, I was fairly confident that 'Salt' (Evelyn Salt played by Jolie) was about to decimate the living daylights out of everyone and anyone who got in her way. Obviously I was wrong. It was a shocking twist, actually. So shocking, that I had to by three more tickets just to see it again. No. No I didn't do that, but it was still shocking. So as I'm sitting there watching Jolie's condiment-named-character killing these mother-effers, one thing springs to mind: "Who is Salt?" There wasn't nearly enough explanation as to who the eff she was, leaving me with the same question the marketing for the film gives you. Whatever, no biggie. Putting that aside, the film itself was as exciting as I thought it'd be, with Jolie performing most of the stunts herself, it was pretty damn intriguing to see these in action. Also, Sabretooth impressed me, but he could have jumped around a little more. 6/10 Kazed

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A-Team (2010) review

The A-Team: Party Like It’s 1983

★★

Jessica Lohse

Of the many rehashed 80’s films making a comeback this latter part of the decade, The (much-vaunted) A-Team is resuscitated; but is it the Second Coming or an unholy, shambling thing due for a double-tap? Filmmaker Joe Carnahan of epic Oscar-winning fame for such titles as -nothing, attempts to hook younger audiences into the cult series. The A-Team merch van rolls into Forbidden Planet hopefully plugging the $100 million hole it left in its wake. It begs the question: ‘How much of that money went to paying Liam Neeson to say “I love it when a plan comes together” 10 times?’ The DVD set of the old skool A-Team was a hit seller; but does that provide enough justification to make a film dominated by absurdly annoying Bradley Cooper? For some inexplicable reason he gets to skulk in for far more screen time than he deserves in the role where he doesn’t quite hit the mark as everyone’s favourite lovable rogue? Let’s Face it, they could do better. Of course, since the rumormill began running the Chinese Whispers game of an A-Team film, people have begun mentally building their own brand of dream cast to compare to the actual selections in the film itself. I have no idea who these actors are, but I think it’s safe to say Joe Carnahan might consider using a fan of the series for Casting Director if he ever gets the opportunity to excrete a sequel. In that regard, we can only hope there is no plan B. This reminds one of the time X-Men 3: The Last Stand nearly won director Gavin Hood the honorific of being the man responsible for turning Hollywood into the next Lynchburg for the scores of angry fans clamouring for blood. This leads to my parting thoughts on The A-Team: You can’t please the all fans, but you can at least try to make an entertaining (and hopefully average) film.