Happy Feet Two: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - I remember the first Happy Feet quite well when it came out in theatres five years ago. It opened in November 2006 up against the new James Bond film Casino Royale. And would you believe it, a movie about a toe-tapping penguin beat Bond and took #1 at the box office and went on to gross almost $400 million internationally. It was Warner Brothers' big contender in the battle of animated films. Then they never really followed it up with anything until The Legend of the Guardians in 2010, which failed at the box office. So, they went the safe route and came back to Happy Feet, making a sequel that I felt was a little unnecessary.

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Love and Other Drugs: A film review

- Burnaby, British Columbia - It is difficult to know how to begin this review, since it is equally as difficult to say what the heck this film was all about. On one hand, it is the story of the rise of Viagra on the sales rep level. On another hand, it is a tale about a couple dealing with the reality that one is afflicted by Parkinson's disease, while on yet another level, it is about a rather sexually charged, non-fairytale-like romance between a man and a woman. And yet on an even further level, it is a serious drama, but also an attempt at a comedy.

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