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stephen fry

reviews 2 stars, cate blanchett, christopher lee, evangeline lilly, hugo weaving, ian holm, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, reviews, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

December 21, 2014

As the boat pulls into the port, it is time that we look at the river run behind us.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers andy serkis, benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, christopher lee, elijah wood, evangeline lilly, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, peter jackson, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug

Dancing in The Dragon’s Jaws – THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Trailer

June 12, 2013

Time to do another Misty Mountain Hop

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, drama, guy ritchie, jared harris, jude law, kelly reilly, mystery, noomi rapace, rachel mcadams, robert downey jr, sherlock holmes: a game of shadows, stephen fry

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

December 27, 2011

The world’s greatest detective has picked his violin back up, and is ready to play us another song.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, 3-D, alan rickman, anne hathaway, crispin glover, fantasy, helena bonham-carter, johnny depp, mia wasikowska, michael sheen, reel reviews, stephen fry, tim burton

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

March 10, 2010

Tim Burton takes us down the rabbit hole to a truly wonderful world.

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Ryan McNeil
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