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Top 5 on The Strip: Things wrong with the Super Mario Bros. movie

1. Their names aren’t Mario and Luigi Mario According to the authoritative guide to all things Mario – MushroomKingdom.net – the script called for the Mario Bros. to have a last name. The characters were never given names in the … Continue reading

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Property review: X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment, 2006   X-cruciatingly bad x-ecution   We get that the X-Men film properties reside in a different universe than the comic book version. And we have no problems suspending disbelief when asked. … Continue reading

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Top 5 on The Strip: Batman films

The Dark Knight (2008): Visually, this wasn’t much to look at, but the acting is what takes center stage. Heath Ledger stole the show right from under Christian Bale, and Aaron Eckhart is no joke as Harvey Dent/Two Face. Everything … Continue reading

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