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Jovial (adj., JO-vee-ull)
Cheerful, upbeat, and friendly, or something that doesn't describe the new Batman/Superman movie this weekend.
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Really That Good: Spider-Man 1 & 2
As mentioned above, there's a new superhero movie this weekend, and it appears to be trying to be the least enjoyable one yet. Fortunately, we have just the antidote.
MovieBob's "Really That Good" series revisits movies to confirm that they are as good as we think they are. It's an awesome idea: not only does it look at good films, it shows how the past has influenced the present. We discovered the series through this one, a terrific look at what made the first two Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies so darn good:
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