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Bar is Set Low in Retread of ‘Conan the Barbarian’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 19, 2011 - 6:33am.

Rating: 2.5/5.0

CHICAGO – Sword and sandal epics are almost expected to have wooden acting and absurd dialogue. The new film “Conan the Barbarian” meets those expectations, and doesn’t offer any action or originality to counteract the anticipated flaws.

‘Speed Racer’ Condemns Franchise Dignity, But Delivers Sensorial Explosion

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 9, 2008 - 12:12am.

HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 2.5/5 CHICAGO – While Hollywood slapped “PG” on the hotly anticipated “Speed Racer” to line its pocketbooks with the widest hodgepodge of people (ahem: kids) everywhere, those same kids will leave the theater with that lollipop nearly sucked to the stick but then yanked away with confusion.

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