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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry

Rated: R for Some Violence

Running Time: 2 h 44 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action

WEAKNESSES: Thin Story, Battle Fatigue, Abundance of CGI, Pacing 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

April 15, 2020

The concluding chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy.

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In Action, Adventure, Epic, Fantasy, War Tags Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Peter Jackson, R, 3 Stars
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) (2012)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace

Rated: PG-13 for Extended Sequences of Intense Fantasy Violence, Frightening Images, and Fleeting Nudity

Running Time: 3 h 2 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action, Overall Story

WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing, Unnecessary Subplots

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) (2012)

April 13, 2020

Bilbo Baggins is recruited for an adventure that will send him galivanting across Middle Earth.

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In Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Epic, War Tags Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace, Peter Jackson, 2012, PG-13, 3 Stars
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The Wolfman (Director’s Cut) (2010)

Directed by: Joe Johnston

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Asa Butterfield, Max Von Sydow (Only In Director’s Cut Only)

Rated: R For Bloody Horror Violence and Gore

Running Time: 1 h 59 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Production Design, Special Effects, Makeup, Gore Effects

WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Climax

The Wolfman (2010)

October 7, 2019

After his brother goes missing, Lawrence Talbot returns to his home in Blackmoor, England where the town lives in fright of what they suspect is a werewolf. 

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In Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller Tags Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Asa Butterfield, Max Von Sydow, Joe Johnston, 2010, 3 Stars
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Directed by: Mel Gibson

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington

Rated: R for Intense Prolonged Realistically Graphic Sequences of War Violence Including Grisly Bloody Images

Running Time: 2 h 19 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Directing, Story, Themes, Acting, Writing

WEAKNESSES: Pacing in First Half

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

August 12, 2019

The true story of Desmond Doss, a soldier who helped to save wounded at the Battle of Okinawa without ever firing a shot at the enemy. 

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In Action, Adventure, Biographical, Christian Film, Coming of Age, Drama, Epic, Romance, Thriller, War Tags Mel Gibson, Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, 4 Stars, 2016
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The Matrix (1999)

Directed By: The Wachowskis

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano

Rated: R

Run Time: 2h 16m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Effects, Story, Action Sequences

Weakness: Unimpressive Acting

The Matrix (1999)

June 4, 2019

Thomas Anderson is a hacker, obsessed with something called The Matrix, which even he doesn’t know what it is. When another hacker named Trinity introduces him to a cyber-terrorist terrorist named Morpheus, he finds out that nothing about the world he thought he knew is true.

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In Action, Epic, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci Fi, Martial Arts Tags Michael McDonald, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, The Wachowskis, 1999, The Matrix, 5 Stars, R Rated
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Mortal Engines (2018)

Directed by: Christian Rivers

Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang

Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Futuristic Violence and Action

Running Time: 2 h 8 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS:Production Design, Some Acting, Some Action

WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Sloppy Worldbuilding and Writing, Rushed Jumbled Story, Mostly Flat Characters

Mortal Engines (2018)

March 11, 2019

In a post apocalyptic steampunk world where cities are mobile and consume smaller cities to survive, two people try to stop a conspiracy.

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In Action, Adventure, Epic, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Sci Fi Tags Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Christian Rivers, 2.5 Stars, 2018
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