[Magdalen] Film reviews?

[M J [Mike] Logsdon]

"The Book Thief" and "The Monuments Men" both got middling reviews.  I will most likely buy both DVDs, but I was wondering what others here think of them.  (Please forgive if discussed before.  Movies for me only have life after they're on DVD.)
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distemper, O miserable condition of man!"
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