[attrition] Movies: Spartan, Kaena, Secondhand Lions, Phantom of the Opera

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Spartan
2004

Pretty box cover, terrible flick. Is it possible Ed O.Neil.s performance 
was the best of the lot? This movie sucked to the point of embarrassment.

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Kaena: The Prophecy
2003

How disturbing is it when the low-to-mid-budget animated films have more 
plot, greater depth, and more believable performances that the big-budget 
suckathons?

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Secondhand Lions
2003

>From IMDB: A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his 
irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric 
uncles in Texas. No one can explain how this ended up in my DVD player, or 
how it managed to keep my attention.

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The Phantom of the Opera
2004

Joel Schumaker has done the impossible, taken one of the most successful 
Broadway musicals ever seen, and masterfully brought it to the silver 
screen.

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