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The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage.
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The one that started it all, TS set the bar for all the subsequent films. Brilliant.
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great animation- funny stuff. another great flick by pixar!
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Relentlessly entertaining.
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This from Pixar, is a spin on Aesop’s Fable – The Ant and the Grasshopper. A Bug’s Life stands as a cautionary tale against the evils of socialism. The productive ants work hard all year, storing for winter. The grasshoppers produce nothing, then come to forcibly confiscate the fruits of the ants’ labor. Many Americans have increasingly learned to do likewise through the voting booth. Our politicians have been doing it far longer. Watch the clip. See the grasshoppers as the parasitic politicians, and the ants as the American taxpayers. This is what your politicians on both sides of the aisle truly think of you: “Those puny little ants outnumber us 100 to 1, and if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life!”
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Based on the novel by Markus Zusak, it is the powerful tale of a young girl thrust into the politics of 1939 Germany, in which her foster parents take in a Jew hiding from the Nazis.
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William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
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An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
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a little stretch with the plot makes this otherwise moving and entertaining film fail in pixar perfection.
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Small business takes on the Walter Pecks of the world to save the city.
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The film would be "Cap versus the world we all live in today. Counter-cultural For the win.
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Fantastic special effects and an intriguing plot.
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A brilliant amalgamation of science and belief.
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English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day.
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"You hold a gun on everyone on Earth and call it protection."
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Not As great as its predecessor but very entertaining.
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Great socio-political commentary and some very funny scenes.
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The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
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The story centers around Sgt. John Riley and 16 men of his U.S. Army battalion who (against military law) are whipped for "desertion" only because they had traveled (permission denied) to the Mexican side of the border to fulfill their religious obligation to attend Mass, and because they are thought to be "Papists" whose loyalty is ipso facto suspect in the eyes of their Protestant commanders.
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quality sequels are unheard of in hollywood; pixar makes them so that you don't even think of them as a sequel.
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Harper Lee - Challenged in Eden Valley, MN (1977) and temporarily banned due to words "damn" and "whore lady" used in the novel. Challenged in the Vernon Verona Sherill, NY School District (1980) as a "filthy, trashy novel." Challenged at the Warren, IN Township schools (1981) because the book does "psychological damage to the positive integration process" and "represents institutionalized racism under the guise of good literature." After unsuccessfully trying to ban Lee's novel, three black parents resigned from the township human relations advisory council. Challenged in the Waukegan, IL School District (1984) because the novel uses the word "nigger." Challenged in the Kansas City, MO junior high schools (1985).
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Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
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Great film, excellent dramatic role for Williams.
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A dystopian future which limits freedom in order to gain safety. The result is subtlely terrifying.
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a chronicle of the cristeros war (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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set in a future where the capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, katniss everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
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This film, released in the midst of W’s military adventures and assaults on civil liberties, offers a blistering critique of The State. Under Obama, it’s urgency has grown. V is speaking directly to you, right here, right now: “…there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who’s to blame? …if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn’t be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason.
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Provided some excellent comic relief to one of Disney's best.
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Story of the ultimate libertarian Catholic: Christ
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epic story of liberty, love, and justice
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Appropriate role for a big kid.
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Compelling and not-too-gruesome Zombie flick with modern technology.
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Solid portrayal of the assassination and the plot of fascists to overthrow the US government
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A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
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Added gravitas to a formulaic Hollywood picture.
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Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) serves Germany with loyalty and pride but fears that Hitler will destroy his country if allowed to run unchecked. With time running out for Germany and the rest of Europe, von Stauffenberg joins a group of like-minded, high-ranking men who want to overthrow the Nazi regime from within. With everything he holds dear in the balance, von Stauffenberg becomes the trigger man in a plot to assassinate the evil dictator.
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it's all ballberings nowadays.
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After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
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When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
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At the center of corruption is the Federal Reserve who has gained enormous amounts of control over America's economy
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Brilliant cinematography, sub-par story/acting
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Another film pushing the envelope.
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Smart and groundbreaking.
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A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
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After dying in a car crash a man searches the afterlife for his wife.
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A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
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Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.
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This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. Meggie tries to forget Ralph by marrying dashing stockman Luke O'Neill, but she and Ralph are soon reunited, with tragic consequences for them both.
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