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Rampage movie review: American kaiju

Fri, Apr 13, 2018
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Raises the bar on big dumb fun, with The Rock’s social-justice-warrior badass and his genuinely charming relationship with a gorilla, plus a ton of goofball sci-fi monster action turned up to 11.

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San Andreas movie review: 9.6 on the Ridiculous Scale

Thu, May 28, 2015
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Cornball disaster-porn melodrama… in 3D! Dumb, insulting, and bloodless. It’s Hollywood’s subconscious death wish brought to life, in more ways than one.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (review)

Mon, Feb 06, 2012
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Crams three times the hoo-hah of the first film into a 3D CGI theme-park ride, yet reduces itself to one-third the fun…

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