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by Martin Mulrooney | 12/08/2011 · 2:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Rise of the Planet of the Apes

By Marty Mulrooney

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow and Andy Serkis. It is a reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise, acting as an origin story for a brand new film series. Will Rodman (Franco) is a scientist trying to develop a cure for Alzheimer’s disease by testing a new man-made virus on chimpanzees. When a female chimpanzee goes on the rampage and is killed, Rodman takes her baby home, naming him Caesar (performed via motion capture by Serkis). Caesar shows remarkable intelligence as he grows older, but this unnatural leap in evolution will come at a terrible cost…

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by Martin Mulrooney | 29/07/2011 · 2:24 pm

FILM REVIEW – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

By Marty Mulrooney

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is the eighth and final instalment of the Harry Potter film series. The second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling, the film details the epic final battle between Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

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FILM REVIEW – Bad Teacher

By Elena Cresci

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Cameron Diaz returns to the big screen in Bad Teacher, where she takes on the role of a foul-mouthed junior high teacher in a screenplay penned by Gene Stupinsky and Lee Eisenberg (Year One). The film sees Diaz share the screen with former beau Justin Timberlake, last seen in The Social Network, and Jason Segel of I Love You, Man fame.

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by Martin Mulrooney | 15/07/2011 · 2:10 pm

FILM REVIEW – Transformers: Dark of the Moon

By Marty Mulrooney

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third instalment of the live-action Transformers film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. Although I quite enjoyed 2007’s Transformers, I was extremely disappointed by 2009’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was therefore with some trepidation that I took my seat at the cinema to watch the latest big screen battle unfold between the Autobots and the Decepticons…

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