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About In Pursuit of Copiousness

“Many clever men like you have trusted to civilization. Many clever Babylonians, many clever Egyptians, many clever men at the end of Rome. Can you tell me, in a world that is flagrant with the failures of civilisation, what there is particularly immortal about yours?”

Battle Royale (2000)

Posted on 07/30/2013 by In Pursuit of Copiousness

DIRECTED BY: Kinji Fukasaku STARRING: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama RATED: NR OPINION STARS: 2 out of 5 THIS FILM IS: Gory, Goofy, Bizarre DESCRIPTION: With the nation on the verge of collapse, the Japanese … Continue reading →

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V for Vendetta (2005)

Posted on 07/28/2013 by In Pursuit of Copiousness

DIRECTED BY: James McTeigue STARRING: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith RATED: R OPINION STARS: 4 out of 5 THIS FILM IS: Thoughtful, Intense, Dark DESCRIPTION: A masked vigilante (Weaving) calling himself “V” takes … Continue reading →

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The Losers (2010)

Posted on 07/28/2013 by In Pursuit of Copiousness

DIRECTED BY: Sylvain White STARRING: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Jason Patric RATED: PG-13 OPINION STARS: 3.5 out of 5 THIS FILM IS: Funny, Fast-paced, Exciting DESCRIPTION: After finding out that their handler (Patric) … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim (2013)

Posted on 07/21/2013 by In Pursuit of Copiousness

DIRECTED BY: Guillermo del Toro STARRING: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman RATED: PG-13 OPINION STARS: 2 out of 5 THIS FILM IS: Blasé, Underwhelming, Slow DESCRIPTION: When gargantuan alien creatures – known as … Continue reading →

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World War Z (2013)

Posted on 06/21/2013 by In Pursuit of Copiousness

DIRECTED BY: Marc Forster STARRING: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, Eric Weston, David Morse, James Badge Dale RATED: PG-13 OPINION STARS: 5 out of 5 THIS FILM IS: Suspenseful, Clever, Epic DESCRIPTION: U.N. employee Gerry Lane (Pitt) races against … Continue reading →

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