Q: 1. It's all about pushing the envelope and scoring one for less attractive, socially awkward males.
2. Although I loved this movie, I'm getting tired of the King of Queens world where attractive, capable women fall in love with/end up mothering shlubby, childish men.
3. Apatow knows growing up is a rough patch of grass but he wants to understand it. Such lofty ambitions seem to have been largely banished from romantic comedies, but here, it gives Knocked Up an honest timelessness.
4. An attitude bazooka full of sex, drugs and raw language, yet so high on babies and family values that this must be the first R-rated film for both sleazoid slackers and earnest right-to-lifers.
5. Brush aside the crude formula and bathroom humor and you've got yourself a surprisingly delicate social commentary.
6. The film simply can't and doesn't live up to the lofty expectations created by its "Virgin" predecessor.
7. Knocked Up is an ambient, funny movie more devoted to enjoying the journey of its characters' world than it is bothered with its destination.
8. Not only is it hysterically funny, but it's refreshing to see a movie about adults that's not dumbed down for kids.
9. As observational satire, it lacks the outcast verve that comes with real outrage.
10. An unlikely but likable comedy, bigger on sweetness than it is on belly laughs.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: Knocked Up is a hilarious, poignant and refreshing look at the rigors of courtship and child-rearing, with a sometimes raunchy, yet savvy script that is ably acted and directed.
1. Much of the film is banal or pretentious, or both -- vacuous vignettes about emptiness. Occasionally, though, those vignettes burst into life and burn with consuming fire.
2. The wisdom of Shame is that it offers no easy exit for this prison of the mind.
3. ... about as unblinkingly candid as any above-ground film now making the rounds ... Director McQueen is a talent to watch, nurture; Mulligan makes off with this film and very possibly an Oscar nomination.
4. The sexual furies that roil the movie are poundingly, startlingly graphic for a mainstream release.
5. This sleek-looking but curiously unfocused character study never quite gets down to the business of showing us who Brandon is, but boy, does Fassbender make him into a captivating enigma.
6. These characters are stripped bare in every sense, reflecting an extreme degree of inner confusion, vulnerability and fear. Betrayed and broken as children, they now have to define and rebuild themselves as adults.
7. This is a psychologically claustrophobic film that strips its characters bare literally and figuratively, leaving them, and us, nowhere to hide.
8. It's a soulless, distancing portrait set against a bland elite Manhattan universe of sleek high-rises and glamorous bars.
9. Good, but maybe not the ideal choice for a first-date movie. . .
10. "Shame" is uncompromising, no doubt, but the picture doesn't add up to as much as the viewer hopes based on the clear talent involved.
Consensus: Boasting stellar performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, Shame is a powerful plunge into the mania of addiction affliction.
Q: 1. Those vets certainly deserve to be heard, but virtually every scene of the film tells us something we already knew.
2. This thoughtful, sensitive film, perhaps the most emotionally wrenching of all the Iraq documentaries, could have been made after any war.
3. This documentary is enraging. So much lip service is paid to supporting the troops; so little support is actually given.
4. It's an edifying, upsetting film that offers a different perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
5. It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves.
6. The Ground Truth powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war.
7. This film, a raw howl of outrage and pain, is proudly one-sided, allowing a generation of wounded men and women to scream their betrayal.
8. Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling.
9. Ultimately the accumulated impact of the soldiers' stories is mitigated by a certain preachy tone the film takes on in its final act.
10. Thanks largely to the brutal honesty of its subjects, The Ground Truth transcends the protest genre and delivers a much broader cautionary tale.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.
1. What's left is the movie's middle 60% or so, which is a fun ride, though I could have done without the 3-D.
2. Branagh's chosen style (and that's a generous term to use here) pretty much consists of tilting the camera about forty degrees every fifth or sixth shot.
3. Adapted lovingly and good-naturedly from the comic, Thor gains some Shakespearean heft from its themes of sibling rivalry, epic emotions and touching Oedipal conflict.
4. It does nothing to stand out from the other comic book adaptations of the past few years, but it's an adequate and enjoyable slice of hokum.
5. Branagh and co have taken one of the least relatable superheroes and turned his story ... into a hugely enjoyable, funny and visually spectacular film
6. "Thor" reminded me a lot of the "Iron Man" films. They are not particularly great, but they are highly entertaining with their explosive action sequences and fascinating characters.
7. ...although it looks good, it feels fragmented, the action never coming fully to life and the central character rather colorless.
8. Arthurian grandeur, fanboy-pleasing whallop and special-effect razzle-dazzle flesh out the backstory of how the hunky hammerer got from Up There to Down Here.
9. ... A solid introduction to the character, and the idea of encountering him again isn't a bad one.
10. ... not to say that Thor is awful, simply uninspired, full of sound and fury and not much else.
Consensus: A dazzling blockbuster that tempers its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and human drama, Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment.
Q: 1. I don't need Dave Grohl's screaming to convince me Hĺkonsen's 60 degree plunge down a 7,000 foot peak is super awesome.
2. Though I admire the athletes, the film failed to capture my interest in them or the sport.
3. First Descent comes off as an overlong, overstuffed promo for an 'industry' that hasn't needed promoting since the movie's target audience was in diapers.
4. They're amazing athletes.
5. It doesn't get gnarlier than this.
6. At almost two hours, First Descent still moves along briskly, offering something for everyone, including the skeptical crowd that still thinks all snowboarders smoke pot and listen to Black Flag.
7. An adequate if slightly overlong history of the sport, Descent adheres to the same storytelling trajectory as documentary predecessors on surfing and skateboarding.
8. While snowboarding enthusiasts will eat up every minute of its two-hour running time, it's thin stuff for the unconverted.
9. These people are out of their minds.
10. Honestly, with all due respect to Alaska, one guy zipping down a mountain on a snowboard looks about the same as any other, regardless of what state he's in.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A:
Consensus: This snowboarding doc scores with its dazzling array of snowboarding stunts and beautiful scenery, but loses points with shameless product placement and an overlong runtime.