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Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids.<\/em><\/p>\n

Liam Neeson is the star player on a team (Taken 2<\/em>) that was able to maintain its core players (cast and writers). But then there’s one giant change: A new coach (director Olivier Megaton). And the chemistry and game-plan just never comes together as it once did in 2009. Fortunately, an old veteran coach by the name of Tim Burton, was able to salvage the weekend by going back to what propelled him onto the main stage years ago. Plus, a small-market team (Butter<\/em>) was able to lure in some star power and pieced together a nice little performance.<\/p>\n

The new releases for the respective week will have a capsule review at the end of the column. An updated list comes out every Monday. Here’s how things are shaking up so far in 2012:<\/p>\n

1.\tChronicle
\n2.\tThe Dark Knight Rises
\n3.\tThe Cabin in the Woods
\n4.\tMoonrise Kingdom
\n5.\tSide by Side
\n6.\tParaNorman
\n7.\tLooper
\n8.\tThe Avengers
\n9.\tGame Change
\n10.\tThe Secret World of Arriety
\n11.\tRed Tails
\n12.\tThe Grey
\n13.\tDr. Seuss’ The Lorax
\n14.\tFriends with Kids
\n15.\tThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
\n16.\tThe Raid: Redemption
\n17.\tArbitrage
\n18.\tThe Odd Life of Timothy Green
\n19.\tTyler Perry’s Good Deeds
\n20.\tBig Miracle
\n21.\tThink Like a Man
\n22.\tMadagascar 3: Europe\u2019s Most Wanted
\n23.\tBrake
\n24.\tRobot and Frank
\n25.\tHope Springs
\n26.\tRock of Ages
\n27.\tHeadHunters
\n28.\tHemingway and Gellhorn
\n29.\tMirror Mirror
\n30.\tPeople Like Us
\n31.\tMagic Mike
\n32.\tTotal Recall (2012)
\n33.\tHouse of Ghosts
\n34.\tThe Campaign
\n35.\tTed
\n36.\tCeleste and Jesse Forever
\n37.\tV\/H\/S
\n38.\t21 Jump Street
\n39.\tSnow White and the Huntsman
\n40.\tPitch Perfect
\n41.\tThe Words
\n42.\tThe Master
\n43.\tThis Means War
\n44.\tGod Bless America
\n45.\tThe Three Stooges
\n46.\tGone
\n47.\tResident Evil: Retribution
\n48.\tThe Queen of Versailles
\n49.\tThe Amazing Spider-Man
\n50.\tBlue Like Jazz
\n51.\tFor a Good Time, Call\u2026
\n52.\tFrankenweenie
\n53.\tRuby Sparks
\n54.\tAmerican Reunion
\n55.\tJeff, Who Lives at Home
\n56.\tJourney 2: The Mysterious Island
\n57.\tBrooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
\n58.\tKaty Perry: Part of Me
\n59.\tButter
\n60.\tThe Expendables 2
\n61.\tIce Age: Continental Drift
\n62.\tJuan of the Dead
\n63.\tPrometheus
\n64.\tHysteria
\n65.\tThe Dictator
\n66.\tSafe
\n67.\tSearching for Sonny
\n68.\tEnd of Watch
\n69.\tBrave
\n70.\tLawless
\n71.\tThe Hunger Games
\n72.\tJohn Carter
\n73.\tWrath of the Titans
\n74.\tDead Dad
\n75.\tIngenious
\n76.\tUnderworld: Awakening
\n77.\tThe Devil Inside
\n78.\tThe Possession
\n79.\tDredd 3D
\n80.\tPremium Rush
\n81.\tFather\u2019s Day
\n82.\tLivid
\n83.\tThe Five-Year Engagement
\n84.\tDowntown Express
\n85.\tSparkle
\n86.\tSavages
\n87.\tSound of My Voice
\n88.\tProject X
\n89.\tMen in Black 3
\n90.\tThe Tall Man
\n91.\tHit and Run
\n92.\tHotel Transylvania
\n93.\tPiranha 3DD
\n94.\tDark Shadows
\n95.\tThe Raven
\n96.\tThe Bourne Legacy
\n97.\t[Rec] 3 Genesis
\n98.\tSilent House
\n99.\tWon\u2019t Back Down
\n100.\tThat\u2019s My Boy
\n101.\tDarling Companion
\n102.\tBully
\n103.\tThe Watch
\n104.\tWhat to Expect When You\u2019re Expecting
\n105.\tSeeking a Friend for the End of the World
\n106.\tPeace, Love, & Misunderstanding
\n107.\tTrouble with the Curve
\n108.\tLockout
\n109.\tThe Woman in Black
\n110.\tThe Vow
\n111.\tMan on a Ledge
\n112.\tStep Up Revolution
\n113.\tExtraterrestrial
\n114.\tThe Lucky One
\n115.\tContraband
\n116.\tThe Samaritan
\n117.\tAct of Valor
\n118.\t4:44 Last Day on Earth
\n119.\tAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
\n120.\tSafe House
\n121.\tGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
\n122.\tTo Rome with Love
\n123.\tThe Apparition
\n124.\tHouse at the End of the Street
\n125.\tDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
\n126.\tTaken 2
\n127.\tWhy Stop Now
\n128.\tThe Pirates! Band of Misfits
\n129.\tKill List
\n130.\tChernobyl Diaries
\n131.\tHaywire
\n132.\tTyler Perry\u2019s Madea\u2019s Witness Protection
\n133.\tA Thousand Words
\n134.\tJoyful Noise
\n135.\tBattleship
\n136.\tWanderlust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not Screened:<\/strong> One for the Money, Casa De Mi Padre, Chimpanzee, High School, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Nitro Circus 3D, Cosmopolis, Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure, The Cold Light of Day<\/em><\/p>\n

REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRANENWEENIE<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Burton reanimates his 1984 short film into feature length form, while attempting to execute the tone of the classic monster movies – mainly Frankenstein; all while putting it in a kiddie-friendly delivery, with a ton of spoofy-winks toward the adult crowd. Basically, it\u2019s the same formula used on the Muppets (Muppet Babies cartoon) and\/or Scooby-Doo (young version of the original characters). The difference here, instead of a human monster, grade-school Victor Frankenstein revives his deceased dog, Sparky. While the last 30 minutes are extremely clever and entertaining for all ages, the first hour is as charismatic as the black-and-white coloring, despite the 3D stop-motion animation. Though there has been a surge in love-letter movie-making to Hollywood\u2019s past in recent years, when it comes to the classic horror genre \u2013 and with Burton and other filmmakers having all the modern amenities at their disposal – ParaNorman is still this year\u2019s best in bringing it all together. <\/p>\n

BUTTER<\/a><\/p>\n

The heart of the story, well, ironically, there isn\u2019t any (you know, too much butter could kill the heart, ba-dum, chh). All you get is a quasi-dark, yet sprightly, R-rated comedy revolving around a prestigious local butter sculpting contest in Iowa. Two perspectives are chronicled via the main competitors: One is an observant young black orphan (Yara Shahidi), and the other stems from the small town\u2019s power hungry trophy wife (Jennifer Garner). Having a roster, portrayed by a host of known talent (Olivia Wilde as vindictive stripper steals the show), the script takes this eclectic cast of characters and symbolizes them as metaphors for political and current societal behavior (worshiping American Idol<\/em>, pretty people getting all the breaks, etc.). It\u2019s blunt an unapologetic approach within the dialogue is amusing most of the way, but the filmmakers completely wuss out in the last 30 minutes and go through an array of clich\u00e9s in wrapping this up. <\/p>\n

TAKEN 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s just say there\u2019s a logical reason why magicians rarely ever do the same trick twice for an audience. All this amounts to be is a cheap cash-grab. Actually, a cheap, and surprisingly dumb, public looting to be precise. The script thinks its flashing so much intelligence but then quickly falters with moronic character actions. While the first installment had some edge to it, and covered its ass with sound explanations, this just feels that no one was really thinking outside of sequel-dollar-signs and making sure the body count is high enough. Liam Neeson has shockingly aged greatly from 2009\u2019s story; and his combative scenes look as if all of his thug\/body count foreign co-stars are trying to properly throw the fight without anyone noticing. But guess what, the audience is painfully on to it. Where did the special set of skills go in the last four years?<\/p>\n

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