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A few films I've seen lately:

1. Underworld: Evolution- I thought this movie seriously rocked. Much more action than the first one, with tons of sweet toys and a comfort with the material that the first film never quite had. 3.5 out of 5

2. Syriana - At one point during this movie, George Clooney's CIA agent shuts up another character during a planned monologue, telling him he didn't have time for canned lines. This is during a movie where nearly all of the dialogue is made up of conversations that typically go "Pumping oil is a dirty business blah blah blah we acquire oil through sometimes shady means blah blah blah oil is very important blah blah blah." How about something we don't know? 2 out of 5

3. Platoon - I'd seen this in snippets on TV for years, but never the full version, and never uncut. Really powerful war film that perfectly illustrated Oliver Stone's prowress as a filmmaker. Never quite made me care about the soldiers the way Saving Private Ryan did, though. 4 out of 5