Under The Scope | Movie Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

June 16, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

In a smart move of counter programming, Fox Searchlight Pictures has a new summer movie on the horizon without superheroes, robots, dinosaurs, or explosions.

A recent Sundance favorite, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, tells the story of an unlikely friendship, the nastiness of leukemia, and the difficulties of high school.

All while Ultron destroys the city. Or not.

Could a summer movie (without any action at all) hold the short attention spans of both Jared and Shane? Well, instead of wondering about that question eternally, feel free to check out the latest Scope movie review and find out for yourselves. Honestly, you just owe it to yourselves, Scope fans!

The Scope Me and Earl and the Dying Girl movie review wouldn’t eat dried cuttlefish, even on a dare.

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3 ¼ Stars – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Jurassic World

June 15, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

People just love dinosaurs. And theme parks. And movies. So put them all together…what’s that spell?

Jurassic Park.

But that was twenty years ago. The future is now, people.  Jurassic World is where its at. In this sequel to the beloved Spielberg classic, the dinosaur island is back up and running, with more animals and attractions than ever! (Won’t these greedy scientists and shareholders EVER learn?)

Luckily, you’ve got a rugged Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and a couple of plucky kids in the mix to make it interesting.

But was it interesting enough to capture the imaginations of Jared, Shane, and Audrey? Well, why don’t you check out the latest movie review of summer and find out!

The Scope Jurassic World movie review can fix a 23 year old car in a matter of minutes, too.

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3 Stars – Jurassic World

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Spy

June 2, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Let’s be honest: Melissa McCarthy prior movie work has run both hot and cold with your Scope crew. But she, along with writer/director Paul Feig, are back to give it another go with Spy.

In this send up of James Bond, Austin Powers, and Inspector Clouseau, McCarthy stars as a secret agent who’s way out of her league. But she’s determined to crack the case, no matter comedically-painful it might be.

But the real story is if Jared and Shane will even crack a smile during this eagerly-anticipated summer comedy.

So check out the latest review from your dedicated Scope hosts, won’t you?

The Scope Spy movie review may get really good about half way through.

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3 Stars – Spy

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: San Andreas

May 29, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

It wouldn’t be The Scope summer movie season without a good, old-fashioned disaster film. In this year of 2015, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will bring it to you in the form of San Andreas, a Michael Bay-ish film that just may destroy the entire California coast.

So buckle up and get ready for multiple earthquakes, a big old tsunami, a pair of charming British brothers, drowning, The Rock piloting over land and sea and air, and plenty of family melodrama right in the middle of the biggest natural disaster ever to strike North America.

It’s crazy. It’s chaotic. It’s another appropriate word that starts with the letter, “C.” But you’ll have to watch (or listen to) the review from Jared and Shane to see if it’s Scopeworthy. So get to it, Scope fans. the fate of California depends on it.

It’s been a while since The Scope San Andreas movie review got to second base.

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1 Stars – San Andreas

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Tomorrowland

May 21, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Brad Bird. George Clooney. Damon Lindelof. Disney. Special Effects. Magic pins. Sounds like a formula for success, right?

Well, that’s what the makers of Tomorrowland want you to believe. Find out if The Scope’s Jared and Shane feel that way after catching a sneak preview of one of summer’s most eagerly anticipated films.

So get watching, listening, or digesting the latest media output from The Scope. Before some killer robots try and wipe you off of the face of the planet. The clock is ticking!

The Scope Tomorrowland review wants a holographic guard dog.

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2 ½ Stars – Tomorrowland

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

May 9, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

He was a cop. He was Mel Gibson. Now he’s a road warrior and Tom Hardy. But George Miller is still the creative force behind Mad Max: Fury Road, and that may make all the difference when you roam his insane wasteland.

The Scope Mad Max: Fury Road review always brings a metal guitar shredder to a car chase.

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4 Stars – Mad Max: Fury Road

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Pitch Perfect 2

May 8, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

How do you deal with the anxiety of facing life after graduating college? You drop a beat and sing about it of course. Enter Pitch Perfect 2. The elder members of the Barden Bellas have reigned supreme for three years, but now they face an uncertain future and a new international challenger. Let’s hope Beca (Anna Kendrick) and Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) are up to the challenge.

The Scope Pitch Perfect 2 review always crushes the traditional stair slide.

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2 ¾ Stars – Pitch Perfect 2

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Insurgent

March 19, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

What’s your faction? I hope it’s not Abnegation, because they didn’t fare so well in Divergent, and they are pretty much missing from Insurgent. But all the other factions are represented in some fashion here in the second in what is now being called The Divergent Series of films. Don’t know or care what a faction is? Well, um, maybe go see The Gunman instead, because this film is all about factions. And the factionless. And VR simulations. Oh boy.

The Scope Insurgent review was waiting for Brad Pitt to pop on screen to wonder “What’s in the box?”

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2 ½ Stars – The Divergent Series: Insurgent

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Chappie

March 5, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Should Neil Blomkamp’s latest South African sci-fi movie, Chappie, really be called Crappie? Well, your two favorite Scope hosts (Jared and Shane, of course) brave the cold arctic air to find out.

If you didn’t know, Chappie is about a crazy police robot that gets artificial intelligence and then learns about the world around him from an assortment of pretty unlikable people.

Also, a heist.

And Hugh Jackman as a mean, mulleted Crocodile Hunter wannabe.

Anyway, check out the latest film analysis from your Scope crew, either by using your eyes and ears (video with sound) or just your ears (podcast with sound.) Whichever path you take, it’s a guarantee there will be no disappointment!

The Scope Chappie review wonders who taught Anderson Cooper to pronounce the word, “robot.”

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1 ¾ Stars – Chappie

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending

February 4, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

The long-delayed sci-fi epic, Jupiter Ascending, is finally arriving in theaters and two of your Scope hosts have a few things to say about the latest talkie from the Wachowski siblings.

Yes, Jared and Shane are at it again, reviewing movies for all! The guys have *a lot* to say about this massively expensive film. Will Jared dig Mila Kunis’ performance? Does Shane swoon at Channing Tatum’s muscles and intergalactic flying speed skating boots? Does Jupiter Ascending live up to legacy of The Matrix? Well, the answers all exist within this, the most important review The Scope has ever done!

Digest it now.

The Scope Jupiter Ascending review is not the one-hit-wonder equivalent of Dexys Midnight Runners.

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1 Stars – Jupiter Ascending

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