Nachts im Museum (2006) Online-Streaming-

Rarely has so much production value yielded so little in terms of audience engagement.. ... an aimless and riotous mess.. . The special effects are far more inspired than the comedy in Night at the Museum, which strands several generations of performers in a highly derivative script and hackneyed direction.. The movie, despite some lavish special effects, feels perfunctory and generic. Kids may well enjoy it (the 7-year-old with me giggled all the way through); adults may squirm.. What a dull, n...

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Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch (2005) Beobachten Film

Whenever it hits its stride, it's a well-acted, vividly executed, full-speed-ahead special-effects extravaganza that puts as much bang as possible into every remaining scene.. Absolutely one of the greatest, most cringe-worthy movies I've ever seen.. A masterpiece of genre film-making, really worth to watch.. The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and it’s thrilling to behold.. Music perfectly fits w...

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Gregs Tagebuch 2 - Gibt's Probleme? (2011) Online-Streaming-

A film about as funny as a seeping wound.. A brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel.. This follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 Disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric Peter.. Preceded by a 1957 Pluto short, Never Land is a warmly nostalgic throwback.. For the most part this is a collection of set pieces that movies have served up many, many times before.. They've wimped out.. There follows a fusillade of farts, dud sight gags and inconsequential butt jokes.. No one but a c...

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Cats & Dogs - Wie Hund und Katz (2001) Film-Streaming

Storks samba! Toucans tumba! Parrots party in kaleidoscopic formations to the music of Sergio Mendes!. The visuals have so much intrinsic motion that it's too bad Robots is oppressively rollercoasterish.. It may not shatter any molds, but it clicks along in a genial, spirited manner.. . Rio is a brightly-colored, dizzying pinwheel of 3D animation in which nothing much happens. Sounds like summer is here early.. Robots is a corporate product, after all -- but a sleek one.. Feels shopworn and rote...

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Shrek - Der tollkühne Held (2001) Film Abspielen

Tangled is lovely to look at, but if you're not a pre-teen girl, you may be distracted by the split ends.. The script, instead of being what we tolerate in order to savor the visuals, is a delight all by itself.. A teeter-totter between O.K. and Meh.. Banal, shallow and markedly cynical.. This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take.. In an era when much on film seems old, Shrek seems new and fresh and clever....

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Ein Königreich für ein Lama (2000) Online-Streaming-

Duff plays off her Lizzie Maguire persona as a cute but unassuming girl, but also conveys soulfulness and earnest longing.. The first Disney animated movie since The Little Mermaid that amounts to nothing more than a throwaway.. The Prince is a wet rag, the slapstick stepsisters are dull and even the fretful Sam seems colorless.. Let me get quickly to the word that best describes this movie. It is horrible.. Mean Girls it's not; a plastic butter knife has more edge. But sometimes it's nice to kn...

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Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009) Streaming-

It really helps in these situations to have first-rate actors.. Harry is better than ever, a triumph of visual wonder and emotional storytelling.. The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and it’s thrilling to behold.. This is the darkest, saddest, most sophisticated Harry Potter film yet.. Music perfectly fits with the movie, the story can't tear myself away from the screen for hours. Really GREAT mov...

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