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About an hour and a half into WB\u2019s new Minecraft<\/a> movie, in theaters now, I realized that I was really bored. The movie was happening in front of me on a big screen. I could see Jack Black and others dancing about in CG worlds, but the moment it left the screen and entered my eyeballs, it slipped back out of my brain.\u2026<\/p>\n

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About an hour and a half into WB\u2019s new Minecraft movie, in theaters now, I realized that I was really bored. The movie was happening in front of me on a big screen. 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