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Taking the High Road: Your Highness revives the satirical medieval quest through stoner comedy

Taking the High Road: Your Highness revives the satirical medieval quest through stoner comedy The quest story hasn’t changed much since the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The major variation being that most modern-day quests typically involve traveling great distances to find cheeseburger sliders or return an alien to its spacecraft. Every once in a while, though, a film comes along that satirically dips back into medieval times. First came Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then The Princess Bride, followed by Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Now, as Your Highness hits the big screen, can it measure up to satirical quests of “olde” times?
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Fractured Fairy Tale: Hanna's action yarn falls short

Fractured Fairy Tale: Hanna's action yarn falls short Director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, The Soloist) knows how to make a film look good, even with actors emoting all over the screen. Yet even with all of Hanna’s fireworks, Wright plays it too safe by the end. Sure, he puts all the pieces together in a visually stunning manner with equal parts action and story, but there’s still something hollow at the core of Hanna.
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Monster Is Served: Gods Eater Burst is a feast for PSP

Monster Is Served: Gods Eater Burst is a feast for PSP With a name like Gods Eater Burst, I was sure that it was going to be Japanese. And I was sure that it was going to be weird.

What I discovered was a pleasant, almost predictable videogame. Yes, it's Japanese (though in an unsynced dubbing and dubiously translated presentation). And yes, there's some weirdness. But being a Gods Eater isn't as strange or unsettling as I thought it would be.

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Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob So, guys! I’m seriously considering “taking a wife.” (No, I’m not talking about your wife, nor will I be “taking her” in the way you’re thinking—unless, of course, she’s interested in such an arrangement, in which case, e-mail me.) Now, you may be thinking: “Hey, Wm.™ Steven Hump-Me! You’ve already had three wives. Don’t you think taking another one is a bit greedy?” AU CONTRAIRE, MON FRERE! Even though all of my marriages went down in flames, I am nevertheless a staunch proponent of the institution. The way I see it, until EVERYONE is allowed to get married (I’m looking at YOU, gays!), I’m gonna do my best to fawk it up for EVERYONE. Seriously, lawmakers! I’ve got some truly obscene and lewd plans for “marriage,” so it’s in everyone’s best interest to let everyone jump on board—otherwise? I WILL NOT BE STOPPED.
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