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MOVIE SCREENING: Jason Bourne (TUE 07.26.16 @ 7:30PM)

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He's figuring out his past, which could end his future!

He’s figuring out his past, which could end his future!

Love your Bourne?  So do we, and we know you want tix to the Baltimore screening, so here’s what you need to do, and not do!

You guys know we love selfies, and this promo is no exception.  We’re keeping this one simple, just post a selfie to the Facebook feed for this movie promotion, and add the hashtag #bourne.  We’re looking for your best and bravest disguises, your super-spy hero shots,  or even you on the scene in some exotic locale that only a world-famous spy would go to.  And if you’re brave enough,  show us your firearm love (no we don’t want you shooting anyone), just you and your favorite sidearm showing us how Bourne like you can be.  Post your images to our Facebook feed for this movie screening post (DON’T FORGET THE HASHTAG!).  The more imaginative the picture, the more likely you are to be voted for by the writers of GeekForE!  If we ‘like‘ your post on Facebook, then your name will be on our RSVP list at the theater door (your admission is for you and one guest). The contest runs from now until SUN 07.24.16 @ 9PM EST.  You can post as many entries as you like, but you can only win once. All winners will be notified via Facebook so be sure that we can ‘message’ you (and check your SPAM/OTHER box).  This screening is at Cinemark  Egyptian 24 @ Arundel Mills Mall @ 7:30PM on TUE 07.26.16.  GeekForE will begin voting/LIKE’s on MON 07.18.16 so you have plenty of time to post, and Photoshop to your hearts content.

FINE PRINT RULES:

1) Please do not post messages to this web page asking for tickets.  In order to win, you need to post an image to our Facebook feed (GeekForE!).  Also, if we cannot message you on Facebook, we can’t alert you to winning.  In fact there have been readers we’ve skipped over voting for in the past because we don’t have the option to ‘message’ them.  You must open that security in your settings and we are not Facebook Admins to show you how.

2) No substitutions or requests to change your RSVP name.  We are not a hostess at the local theater.  If you win and choose not to go, we understand.  You aren’t hurting our feelings, nor will we desperately seek to fill your spot.  We also won’t swap your name for a buddy because you can’t make it.  Don’t ask, it won’t be answered.

3) Your RSVP listing does not guarantee your seat.  Arrive early, very early as always!  When the theater is full, it is full and you will be turned away regardless of how cool you are.  Wait in line at the theater entrance door, when you reach the entrance, a studio rep will be there with our GeekForE RSVP list, just confirm your name.

MOVIE SCREENING: Warcraft (TUE 06.07.16 @ 7:30PM, AMC Loews White Marsh)

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The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another.  As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction.  From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home.  Sound exciting?  Well along with tickets to the screening, we’ve got schwag bags for ya as well!  Check the details below the banner for our ‘Geek On The Scene’ giveaway.

The PC game springs to life on the big screen

The PC game springs to life

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MOVIE REVIEW: Captain America, Civil War (2016)

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The short of it:

 

Cap is back but a young nerdy Spider-Man steals the show! Full of explosions, action and laughter; Cap hits on all cylinders. This is the Avenger’s movie you have always wanted to see.

 

 

The long of it: 

 

Exactly that! Weighing in at over two and half hours, Captain and his Civil War bring us on a an almost nonstop thrill ride. Almost.

 

Cap and the Avengers are presented with a decision that will only end up tearing them apart, a very obvious undertone of most of the movies, creating fun for us all. Tony and Cap are on different sides throughout this film, all the while bring full on bromance to the big screen. Their relationship is torn apart and rebuilt from the ground up many times throughout leaving secrets, pains, and people in their wake.

 

The film continues to delve into the past of all of our beloved characters, from Clint (Hawkeye) deciding to retire, Tony being introduced to a part of his past only a few were privy to, and introductions of new and exciting characters to the team.

 

From the Blank Panther (who was honestly meh…) to Ant-Man (Paul Rudd is the same guy in every movie! Am I right!?!) the team is assembled. BUT not until the introduction of Aunt May and the amazing Spider-Man does the film ramp up. The humor, the action, the scene stealing by Spider-Man makes the entire movie come together, like glue (or a sticky web!). Cap still has his awesome muscles bulging for the ladies, the romantic undertones, the action packed throwing of his amazing shield and his undying bromance with  Bucky, but Spider-Man makes this movie what it is.

 

A great film with a large number of Superheroes in it!

The culmination of events in the film leads us down a road that can’t really end well. Not the storyline but the pace at which the story is told. It’s up and down and up and down and super high, and that is only two thirds of the way through the film, leaving a large mountain to climb to win us back for the last third. The pacing of the film could have been fixed. 15 to 20 minutes could have been shaved off to allow for a better climax to the film, rather than meeting us half way.

Overall the film was a great introduction to Spider-Man and what he will become in the universe played out before us already. The action scenes, the acting, and even the humor was spot on! This is a must see film with it’s high points and even low points. Cap and the crew put on a wonderful show all the while struggling to understand more about themselves and each other!

4 out of 5 stars (Matt Snider/GeekForE) #civilwar, #captainamerica, #mcu, #geekfore

TwitView: The Revenant (2016), B-

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Actor Hardy’s awards nod is warranted, he’s really that good.  1800’s untamed West landscape will amaze you, most gorgeous display of outdoors I’ve ever seen. Extremely violent and gory, the bear mauling scene is amazing screen time (is it real or animatronic?).  Dicaprio’s character goes through hell, more than any man could or should have to bear in a lifetime.  Painful and loving performance in one, let’s hope the Academy shows him some love.  In the end, its exhausting and excruciatingly painful to watch to conclusion and the payoff you wait for still leaves you hollow.

Thank the stars we live in the 21st century...

Thank the stars we live in the 21st century…

Movie Review: Star Wars, The Force Awakens (2015)

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Preface by Rock of GeekForE!:  Thanks so much to Matt Snider for contributing this review.  For all followers of GeekForE, below is an unfiltered (and unread by the Editor/me, straight from one of our finest.  As you can guess, I haven’t seen the film yet and I don’t want Matt’s review to spoil anything for my experience.  Here’s hoping I can stay free of ‘plot talk’ till this weekend. Enjoy if you dare….

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MOVIE TIX: The Iron Giant, Remastered – Fathom Special Event (WED 09.30.15)

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Remember this one?  It’s been awhile (1999 to be exact) since Disney released this “instant classic.”  Now they’ve remastered it, added a couple scenes and are re-releasing it this fall.  Fathom Special Events is hosting a special advance showing and are offering 5 sets of guaranteed seats to 5 lucky followers of GeekForE!  Want to know how to snag your pair?, Check below the banner.

A classic is re-relaeased

A classic is re-released

When “The Iron Giant” arrived in theaters in 1999, it was hailed as an “instant classic” by Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal, and the world soon learned another giant had arrived as well: filmmaker Brad Bird, who made his stunning directorial debut with this film and has gone on to win two Oscars, as well as worldwide acclaim for his work on both animated and live-action features.  Winner of nine Annie Awards, “The Iron Giant” is being re-mastered and enhanced with two all-new scenes.

The film takes place in October of 1957, when America had plenty to be worried about.  Rock ’n’ roll.   Television.  The bomb.  And on the fourth day of that month, the Soviets successfully launched the first man made satellite, Sputnik, into orbit.  The space race had officially begun.  The Cold War just got colder.  People were unsure about their neighbors, even questioning their friends.

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Movie Screening: M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ (TUE 09.08.15 @ 7:30PM)

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“Can you crawl inside my oven?’ When Granny asks that one, you know you’re in a bad spot.  M. Night returns to the Director’s chair in this fall’s most anticipated suspense-thriller ‘The Visit.’  Two siblings are sent to their grandparents for a week at a rural Pennsylvania farm only to discover that their grand guardians are not what they seem, and the kids likelihood of seeing their Mom at weeks end could be a fleeting dream.  The Visit opens nationwide on FRI 09.11.15, but you can catch it with us a few days early.  Want to know how?  Check the details below the banner.

M. Night returns to twist your views on Grandma and Grandpa!

M. Night returns to twist your views on Grandma and Grandpa!

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Movie Screening: Antman (MON 07.13.15 @ 7:30PM)

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I bet you like ants huh? The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man” when master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats.  This hotly anticipated Marvel hero is sure to blow up the box office and if you’ve got the skills of an ant, you may have seats for two to the Baltimore screening. Check out the details below the banner, and happy hunting you Hymenoptera!

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdKf3MneyI

Paul Rudd is the next Marvel hero

Paul Rudd is the next Marvel hero

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MOVIE SCREENING: Trainwreck (TUE 07.14.15 @ 7:30PM)

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Amy Schumer is a force to be reckoned with as she headlines her first big comedy alongside comic greats Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live), Brie Wilson, Tilda Swinton and featuring famed director Judd Apatow.

Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic.  Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment—but in actuality, she’s kind of in a rut.  When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she’s writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something.

Amy’s standup comic genius and unabashed love of her free-flowing sexuality and pension for drinking will be on full display.  Want a set of seats for 2 to the Baltimore screening of this hot new comedy? Check the details below the banner.

Amy Schumer lushes out for your funny bone

Amy Schumer lushes out for your funny bone

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MOVIE SCREENING: Minions (TUE 07.07.15 – 7:30PM)

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Beedoh! Beedoh!  You know I have a bet with another writer that the Minions don’t speak English and have never spoken more than 5 words or phrases like ‘Beedoh, and banana!’  Well, let’s see what happens when hundreds of them flock to the big screen for an epic adventure to Villain Con and shackling themselves to the delightfully evil Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock).  I bet they’ll be speaking plenty of words we know.  Want to join us at the Baltimore screening and find out?  Check out the details below the banner.

The boys are back in town!

The boys are back in town!

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

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