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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (60%)]]

I'm surprised that the [[comparison]] hasn't been made yet between [[Mind]] of Mencia and the television program The [[Awful]] Truth, which ran a few years ago. Helmed by controversial [[director]] Michael Moore, the show would [[begin]], in the exact same manor as this show, with Moore interacting with the audience, and introducing segments, namely short documentaries and skits, which had been put together in an attempt to provoke thoughts about current issues. The [[difference]]? Mencia rarely delves past the superficial and the reactionary. What he says and does is often [[pandering]] and rude, and [[insults]] the [[ability]] of his audience to make decisions for themselves. There's a difference between being "edgy", which I have no problem with, but Mencia tries too hard to accomplish this, and ends up coming off as arrogant, and with [[little]] backing. He does however, make points occasionally, but often in order to get to them, one [[has]] to sit through some pretty mind [[numbing]] [[attempted]] shock humor.

I'm surprised that the [[compared]] hasn't been made yet between [[Witty]] of Mencia and the television program The [[Outrageous]] Truth, which ran a few years ago. Helmed by controversial [[managers]] Michael Moore, the show would [[boot]], in the exact same manor as this show, with Moore interacting with the audience, and introducing segments, namely short documentaries and skits, which had been put together in an attempt to provoke thoughts about current issues. The [[differ]]? Mencia rarely delves past the superficial and the reactionary. What he says and does is often [[bought]] and rude, and [[humiliation]] the [[purview]] of his audience to make decisions for themselves. There's a difference between being "edgy", which I have no problem with, but Mencia tries too hard to accomplish this, and ends up coming off as arrogant, and with [[hsiao]] backing. He does however, make points occasionally, but often in order to get to them, one [[enjoy]] to sit through some pretty mind [[tingling]] [[dared]] shock humor.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

The [[last]] [[good]] Ernest movie, and the [[best]] at that. How can you not laugh at least once at this movie. The last line is a classic, as is Ernest's [[gangster]] [[impressions]], his best moment on film. [[This]] [[has]] his [[best]] lines and is a [[crowning]] achievement among the [[brainless]] screwball comedies.

The [[yesteryear]] [[okay]] Ernest movie, and the [[highest]] at that. How can you not laugh at least once at this movie. The last line is a classic, as is Ernest's [[rapper]] [[printouts]], his best moment on film. [[That]] [[got]] his [[higher]] lines and is a [[crowned]] achievement among the [[retard]] screwball comedies.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

I just found the entire 3 DVD set at Wal-Mart in the bargain bin for $5.50, so I thought I would take another look. Total of 13 hours to watch it all (26 episodes). I was born in 1948 and saw most of them on TV in the sixties. Many independent stations repeated them for many years.<br /><br />Better than I expected actually, time has been kind to the obvious sincerity of it's creators, and to the obvious gratitude and respect they give to all the Allied fighting men and women. More abstract and arty than a straight forward documentary, but [[very]] [[truthful]] in it's depiction of the causes and final results of WWII. That war was greatly dependent on sea transportation, and the final victory was dependent on who achieved the final mastery of the world's oceans. The Allies were the ones who were able to do it.<br /><br />Interesting too, to see how they try to strike a balance between big events, and the individual soldiers and sailors that made them happen. The score is impressive, if a bit too much by today's standards. I read somewhere that Robert Russell Bennett contributed just as much as Richard Rodgers to final score. I imagine that Rodgers provided all the major themes, and it was up to Bennett to fit them to the images. Great job!<br /><br />Should be seen by every ruler, or potential ruler. A warning to tyrants that wars are eventually won by ideals, determination, and the supplies to back them up. Logistics: their quality and delivery will determine the eventual victors. The Allies outproduced and surpassed the material quality of the Axis, attacked their very source in the process, and insured their eventual defeat.<br /><br />Sorry to see that the producer, Henry [[Salomon]], lived a very short life. IMDb's facts were rather [[skimpy]], I have to find out more about him. He did a few more outstanding documentaries before his early death. Might have more to say at a later time<br /><br />Trivia: I had all 3 LP records made of the background music, pretty good overall. Unfortunately, the producers decided to add sound effects to the last one, relegating immediately to just novelty status, rather than for serious music listening. Too bad too, because it contained some interesting but more minor themes in the series. Silly stuff like 16 inch guns firing, torpedoes being fired, bulldozers, planes...just for kids mainly.<br /><br />RSGRE

I just found the entire 3 DVD set at Wal-Mart in the bargain bin for $5.50, so I thought I would take another look. Total of 13 hours to watch it all (26 episodes). I was born in 1948 and saw most of them on TV in the sixties. Many independent stations repeated them for many years.<br /><br />Better than I expected actually, time has been kind to the obvious sincerity of it's creators, and to the obvious gratitude and respect they give to all the Allied fighting men and women. More abstract and arty than a straight forward documentary, but [[terribly]] [[veritable]] in it's depiction of the causes and final results of WWII. That war was greatly dependent on sea transportation, and the final victory was dependent on who achieved the final mastery of the world's oceans. The Allies were the ones who were able to do it.<br /><br />Interesting too, to see how they try to strike a balance between big events, and the individual soldiers and sailors that made them happen. The score is impressive, if a bit too much by today's standards. I read somewhere that Robert Russell Bennett contributed just as much as Richard Rodgers to final score. I imagine that Rodgers provided all the major themes, and it was up to Bennett to fit them to the images. Great job!<br /><br />Should be seen by every ruler, or potential ruler. A warning to tyrants that wars are eventually won by ideals, determination, and the supplies to back them up. Logistics: their quality and delivery will determine the eventual victors. The Allies outproduced and surpassed the material quality of the Axis, attacked their very source in the process, and insured their eventual defeat.<br /><br />Sorry to see that the producer, Henry [[Slimane]], lived a very short life. IMDb's facts were rather [[nightie]], I have to find out more about him. He did a few more outstanding documentaries before his early death. Might have more to say at a later time<br /><br />Trivia: I had all 3 LP records made of the background music, pretty good overall. Unfortunately, the producers decided to add sound effects to the last one, relegating immediately to just novelty status, rather than for serious music listening. Too bad too, because it contained some interesting but more minor themes in the series. Silly stuff like 16 inch guns firing, torpedoes being fired, bulldozers, planes...just for kids mainly.<br /><br />RSGRE
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (58%)]]

This is a absolutely masterful stroke of [[genius]] by Paul Thomas [[Anderson]] the [[writer]]/[[director]] of this movie. [[It]] [[really]] [[examines]] the [[pluses]] and [[minuses]] of the [[world]] of [[porn]] and [[consequences]] for your [[actions]] [[living]] in a [[world]] [[literally]] [[fueled]] by [[sex]], [[drugs]], and [[rock]] n' roll. [[Only]] of the finest casts assembled with [[Mark]] Wahlberg, Burt [[Reynolds]], [[Heather]] [[Graham]], [[Julianne]] Moore, [[William]] H. Macy, [[Philip]] Seymour [[Hoffman]], [[Don]] Cheadle, [[Philip]] [[Baker]] [[Hall]], and others.

This is a absolutely masterful stroke of [[engineering]] by Paul Thomas [[Petersen]] the [[filmmaker]]/[[governance]] of this movie. [[He]] [[awfully]] [[scrutinized]] the [[pulse]] and [[pluses]] of the [[worldwide]] of [[porno]] and [[aftermath]] for your [[precautions]] [[residence]] in a [[worldwide]] [[essentially]] [[boosted]] by [[homosexuality]], [[pharmaceuticals]], and [[roche]] n' roll. [[Solely]] of the finest casts assembled with [[Pronounced]] Wahlberg, Burt [[Wilkinson]], [[Veronika]] [[Grahams]], [[Duhamel]] Moore, [[Johannes]] H. Macy, [[Felipe]] Seymour [[Klaus]], [[Donating]] Cheadle, [[Phelps]] [[Biron]] [[Auditorium]], and others.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

I consider Saboteur as Hitchcock's first "American" film, because the story [[takes]] place [[completely]] in U.S.<br /><br />There are brilliant scenes in this film. Statue of Liberty Scene, [[Barry]] Kane jumping into the water from the bridge, Water fall [[scene]] are amazing. Its not Hitchcock's fault that he didn't get the actors he wanted. Hitchcock [[originally]] wanted Gary Cooper for the leading roles in Foreign Correspondent and Saboteur. But Gary Cooper wasn't interested in doing a thriller. Another reason why Hitchcock didn't get big stars was because he wasn't one of top directors. Although [[Rebecca]] was a huge success, still most of film's success went to Producer David O. Selznick. For Example, David O. Selznick got Best Picture Oscar for Rebecca. And Hitchcock didn't get a Best Director Oscar for Rebecca. Hitchcock started getting some attention after Foreign Correspondent (1940). But Universal gave him a low-budget for Saboteur (1942). Hitchcock tried to get Joel [[McCrea]] for this film, because he was willing to work with Hitchcock again with a low salary. He enjoyed working with Hitchcock in Foreign Correspondent (1940). But he was unavailable. So the role went to Robert Cummings. Hitchcock called Robert Cummings "a competent performer." [[I]] [[thought]] he [[did]] his best. He was a [[less]] known actor who was willing to play a role when many big actors refused to play the leading male role.<br /><br />As for leading female role, Hitchcock wanted Margaret Sullavan or Barbara [[Stanwyck]] for the leading role. They weren't interested either. So [[Universal]] decided to give the [[role]] to Priscilla Lane. I read in a book that this was one of her [[favorite]] films.<br /><br />I also liked the scene at Blind Man's house. That is my [[favorite]] scene. If we listen closer to the dialogue in scenes that happen in Uncle Philip's house, then we will see how intense it is. Uncle Philip (Blind [[Man]]) was studying Barry Kane's character the moment he entered his house. The moment Barry entered his house, he heard Barry's handcuffs. Through conversation, he realized that Barry Kane isn't a criminal at all. We also see his hearing ability through those scenes. For Example, Barry hears the sound of a car says "Is that a car coming?" Uncle Philip says "2 cars I think." Uncle Philip was right. We see 2 cars in the next scene. Priscilla Lane did a fine job playing her role. She was no big star. But I thought her performance was really good. Another brilliant scene in Uncle Philip's house is the scene where he asks Priscilla Lane (Patricia Martin) "Are you frightened, Pat? Is that what makes you so cruel?" I thought Otto Krueger played the villain brilliantly. Hitchcock wanted Harry Carey for the villain. But he refused. Harry Carey is famous for his role Mr. President in "Mr. Smith goes to Washington." I want to mention more about this film. But I think my post is getting too long.<br /><br />Every Hitchcock film is special in its own way. I am sure Hitchcock fans will like this film. I rate 10 out of 10.

I consider Saboteur as Hitchcock's first "American" film, because the story [[selected]] place [[pretty]] in U.S.<br /><br />There are brilliant scenes in this film. Statue of Liberty Scene, [[Parry]] Kane jumping into the water from the bridge, Water fall [[cinemas]] are amazing. Its not Hitchcock's fault that he didn't get the actors he wanted. Hitchcock [[ago]] wanted Gary Cooper for the leading roles in Foreign Correspondent and Saboteur. But Gary Cooper wasn't interested in doing a thriller. Another reason why Hitchcock didn't get big stars was because he wasn't one of top directors. Although [[Deborah]] was a huge success, still most of film's success went to Producer David O. Selznick. For Example, David O. Selznick got Best Picture Oscar for Rebecca. And Hitchcock didn't get a Best Director Oscar for Rebecca. Hitchcock started getting some attention after Foreign Correspondent (1940). But Universal gave him a low-budget for Saboteur (1942). Hitchcock tried to get Joel [[mccallister]] for this film, because he was willing to work with Hitchcock again with a low salary. He enjoyed working with Hitchcock in Foreign Correspondent (1940). But he was unavailable. So the role went to Robert Cummings. Hitchcock called Robert Cummings "a competent performer." [[me]] [[feel]] he [[wo]] his best. He was a [[slightly]] known actor who was willing to play a role when many big actors refused to play the leading male role.<br /><br />As for leading female role, Hitchcock wanted Margaret Sullavan or Barbara [[Hepburn]] for the leading role. They weren't interested either. So [[Global]] decided to give the [[functioning]] to Priscilla Lane. I read in a book that this was one of her [[opt]] films.<br /><br />I also liked the scene at Blind Man's house. That is my [[prefered]] scene. If we listen closer to the dialogue in scenes that happen in Uncle Philip's house, then we will see how intense it is. Uncle Philip (Blind [[Dawg]]) was studying Barry Kane's character the moment he entered his house. The moment Barry entered his house, he heard Barry's handcuffs. Through conversation, he realized that Barry Kane isn't a criminal at all. We also see his hearing ability through those scenes. For Example, Barry hears the sound of a car says "Is that a car coming?" Uncle Philip says "2 cars I think." Uncle Philip was right. We see 2 cars in the next scene. Priscilla Lane did a fine job playing her role. She was no big star. But I thought her performance was really good. Another brilliant scene in Uncle Philip's house is the scene where he asks Priscilla Lane (Patricia Martin) "Are you frightened, Pat? Is that what makes you so cruel?" I thought Otto Krueger played the villain brilliantly. Hitchcock wanted Harry Carey for the villain. But he refused. Harry Carey is famous for his role Mr. President in "Mr. Smith goes to Washington." I want to mention more about this film. But I think my post is getting too long.<br /><br />Every Hitchcock film is special in its own way. I am sure Hitchcock fans will like this film. I rate 10 out of 10.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (82%)]]

Following up the 1970s classic horror film Carrie with this offering, is like Ford following the Mustang with the Edsel. This film was horrendous in every detail. It would have been titled Beverly Hill 90210 meets Mystery Science Theater 3000, but both of those shows far exceed this tripe. This film was [[scarcely]] a horror film. I timed about 3 minutes of gore and 90 minutes of [[lame]] high school hazing and ritual. Wow, what a surprise, Carrie's weird [[friend]] commits suicide! Wow, Carrie misconstrues her love interests affections! Wow, the in-crowd sets up Carrie! Wow, the jocks have a sexual scoring contest! What this film [[needed]] was way more action and far less tired teen cliches. [[This]] [[film]] is totally unviewable.

Following up the 1970s classic horror film Carrie with this offering, is like Ford following the Mustang with the Edsel. This film was horrendous in every detail. It would have been titled Beverly Hill 90210 meets Mystery Science Theater 3000, but both of those shows far exceed this tripe. This film was [[miraculously]] a horror film. I timed about 3 minutes of gore and 90 minutes of [[nought]] high school hazing and ritual. Wow, what a surprise, Carrie's weird [[friendships]] commits suicide! Wow, Carrie misconstrues her love interests affections! Wow, the in-crowd sets up Carrie! Wow, the jocks have a sexual scoring contest! What this film [[essential]] was way more action and far less tired teen cliches. [[That]] [[cinematography]] is totally unviewable.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (58%)]]

It's wartime drama - WWII, with French and Jews and Germans, but this one is somehow fun, earnestly so. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau co-wrote the script to his well-received film "Bon Voyage" (2003). Unlike director Bertrand Tavernier's "Safe Conduct" aka "Laissez-passer" (2002), w-d Rolf Schubel's "Gloomy Sunday" (1999), or w-d Claude Berri's "Lucie Aubrac" (1997), "Bon Voyage" is as chipper as its title sounds - c'est la vie (whatever) - and we have the beautiful talented Isabelle Adjani to thank for. It is her delightful performance throughout as the center of attraction (and attention), the cause and effect of it all, that made the film so enjoyable as it is. Hell, what's another derailment of her plan and expectations - will worry about that another time. The backbone of the story does revolve around a pair of young enthusiasts: Grégori Derangère as Frédéric and Virginie Ledoyen (from Francois Ozon's "8 Women") as Camille. The incomparable Gérard Depardieu, the witty Yvan Attal (of "My Wife is An Actress") and versatile Peter Coyote (juggling French, English and German here) are some of the stellar cast involved. <br /><br />There are many characters coming and going in this plot of a movie, and how it's all juggled is a skilful knack that requires no [[analysis]] - Rappeneau is simply a genius. The story just builds upon itself, one episode after another, or even with overlapping events, but never [[confusing]] - that's the delight of it all, somehow every detail turns out right on the screen and we just lap it all up like a tastily presented French dessert, literally so. There's thrills, trills, tender hesitant moments and taut ominous escapes, all playing out in front of our eyes. <br /><br /> From [[reading]] the Director's Note on the Sony Pictures Classics' Bon Voyage official site, Rappeneau indicated this is his most [[personal]] and [[successful]] work ever. [[Depicting]] [[Bordeaux]] 1940 from [[memories]] of his childhood years is [[very]] [[much]] close to his [[heart]] and he "[[had]] worked and reworked the script for almost 3 years." [[This]] film is a labor of love all round, the cast and crew complementing the director's passion and a formidable script by collaborative writers along with the director and his son Julien - adaptation efforts by Gilles Marchand, Patrick Modiano, and Jérôme Tonnerre.<br /><br />Music by Gabriel Yared (varied in tone from his previous film scores like "The English Patient" or "Talented Mr. Ripley"), who provided a befitting theme that kept the pace and rhythm of the plot going - almost like a train going non-stop, reflecting Adjani's Viviane's vivacious energy (even when she's tired), keeping her going as she meets whatever comes, walking on with head held high and stylish attire always, no looking back, let alone time for regrets. <br /><br />Ah, mustn't forget the wonderfully translated, skilful subtitles by Ian Burley, who also did subtitles for films in Italian: "Bread and Tulips" (2000) aka Pane e tulipani, "The Last Kiss" (2001) aka L'ultimo bacio, and Tom Tykwer's "Heaven" (2002).<br /><br />If you find this much too light a wartime relationship drama, try w-d Mäx Fäberböck's "Aimée and Jaguar" (1999, in German, based on a true story) with brilliant performances from Juliane Köhler as Aimée and Maria Schrader as Jaguar.

It's wartime drama - WWII, with French and Jews and Germans, but this one is somehow fun, earnestly so. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau co-wrote the script to his well-received film "Bon Voyage" (2003). Unlike director Bertrand Tavernier's "Safe Conduct" aka "Laissez-passer" (2002), w-d Rolf Schubel's "Gloomy Sunday" (1999), or w-d Claude Berri's "Lucie Aubrac" (1997), "Bon Voyage" is as chipper as its title sounds - c'est la vie (whatever) - and we have the beautiful talented Isabelle Adjani to thank for. It is her delightful performance throughout as the center of attraction (and attention), the cause and effect of it all, that made the film so enjoyable as it is. Hell, what's another derailment of her plan and expectations - will worry about that another time. The backbone of the story does revolve around a pair of young enthusiasts: Grégori Derangère as Frédéric and Virginie Ledoyen (from Francois Ozon's "8 Women") as Camille. The incomparable Gérard Depardieu, the witty Yvan Attal (of "My Wife is An Actress") and versatile Peter Coyote (juggling French, English and German here) are some of the stellar cast involved. <br /><br />There are many characters coming and going in this plot of a movie, and how it's all juggled is a skilful knack that requires no [[valuation]] - Rappeneau is simply a genius. The story just builds upon itself, one episode after another, or even with overlapping events, but never [[disconcerting]] - that's the delight of it all, somehow every detail turns out right on the screen and we just lap it all up like a tastily presented French dessert, literally so. There's thrills, trills, tender hesitant moments and taut ominous escapes, all playing out in front of our eyes. <br /><br /> From [[reads]] the Director's Note on the Sony Pictures Classics' Bon Voyage official site, Rappeneau indicated this is his most [[persona]] and [[lucrative]] work ever. [[Indicate]] [[Maroon]] 1940 from [[memorabilia]] of his childhood years is [[awfully]] [[multiple]] close to his [[cardiac]] and he "[[enjoys]] worked and reworked the script for almost 3 years." [[That]] film is a labor of love all round, the cast and crew complementing the director's passion and a formidable script by collaborative writers along with the director and his son Julien - adaptation efforts by Gilles Marchand, Patrick Modiano, and Jérôme Tonnerre.<br /><br />Music by Gabriel Yared (varied in tone from his previous film scores like "The English Patient" or "Talented Mr. Ripley"), who provided a befitting theme that kept the pace and rhythm of the plot going - almost like a train going non-stop, reflecting Adjani's Viviane's vivacious energy (even when she's tired), keeping her going as she meets whatever comes, walking on with head held high and stylish attire always, no looking back, let alone time for regrets. <br /><br />Ah, mustn't forget the wonderfully translated, skilful subtitles by Ian Burley, who also did subtitles for films in Italian: "Bread and Tulips" (2000) aka Pane e tulipani, "The Last Kiss" (2001) aka L'ultimo bacio, and Tom Tykwer's "Heaven" (2002).<br /><br />If you find this much too light a wartime relationship drama, try w-d Mäx Fäberböck's "Aimée and Jaguar" (1999, in German, based on a true story) with brilliant performances from Juliane Köhler as Aimée and Maria Schrader as Jaguar.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (51%)]]

The Italian Job is a real blast to watch. It's a genuinely entertaining film, something you watch just for the sheer enjoyment of it. It's not heavy with drama or emotional hand-wringing, it has no cosmic statements about life, and it's not [[violent]] or profane. It's just a [[fun]] movie. Between watching the little Mini Coopers fly around the crowded streets of L.A. and the great bits by stereotypical computer geek-turned-crook (played gleefully by Seth Greene), I had a [[lot]] of fun watching this film.<br /><br />Special kudos to the background music. They truly set a masterful tone for such a movie, so subtle yet keeps you on the edge when needed. Apparently a lot of artists contributed to the music, I found it to be the classiest part of the film.<br /><br />8 out of 10. Not awe-inspiring but a [[great]] film to watch at the end of a lousy day at the office.<br /><br />Barky

The Italian Job is a real blast to watch. It's a genuinely entertaining film, something you watch just for the sheer enjoyment of it. It's not heavy with drama or emotional hand-wringing, it has no cosmic statements about life, and it's not [[stringent]] or profane. It's just a [[distracting]] movie. Between watching the little Mini Coopers fly around the crowded streets of L.A. and the great bits by stereotypical computer geek-turned-crook (played gleefully by Seth Greene), I had a [[number]] of fun watching this film.<br /><br />Special kudos to the background music. They truly set a masterful tone for such a movie, so subtle yet keeps you on the edge when needed. Apparently a lot of artists contributed to the music, I found it to be the classiest part of the film.<br /><br />8 out of 10. Not awe-inspiring but a [[vast]] film to watch at the end of a lousy day at the office.<br /><br />Barky
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[[Negative (89%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

This outing of Knotts includes one of his best sidekicks ever, Frank Welker. Welker makes the film. Knotts and Welker compete for the laughs and both receive plenty. Knotts works for a small "no where" town where the city is being run by some of the most ignorant officials. When things go wrong the city fathers, allow Knotts to take the fall. Frank Welker's character befriends Knotts and together they stumble together to clear up the mess and Knott's good name. This film shows the usual Knott's scared to death character that made him famous for years on television and film. This may have been Knotts' last good outing. When you have an extra 90 minutes, get a good old fashioned laugh a great icon, Don Knotts.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

This [[movie]] was painfully awful. Most of the movie [[consisted]] of [[people]] [[running]] in the [[woods]], [[walking]] thru the [[woods]], or dancing in the woods. More than [[half]], at least. Then two [[kids]] who [[discover]] [[two]] 'horribly [[mutilated]] bodies' in the woods, [[return]] to the woods the [[very]] next [[night]] for a [[romantic]] walk. ????? There is no [[time]] continuity. its [[day]], its [[night]], its day, its [[really]] [[really]] [[night]], its dusk, its [[pitch]] black, its day. [[All]] the [[woods]] [[scenes]] go on like this until you think you [[will]] lose your mind. [[really]] bad. The sheriff discovers a [[five]] [[foot]] [[claw]] [[print]] [[embedded]] in the [[dirt]] of the [[woods]] and theorizes that a [[super]] [[large]] [[alligator]] may have [[learned]] to [[walk]] upright. Really a [[silly]] movie with no [[real]] [[motivation]] [[written]] in for the characters. Might be [[entertaining]] for [[young]] kids, as an [[alternative]] to [[really]] [[graphic]] stuff.

This [[scene]] was painfully awful. Most of the movie [[compounds]] of [[countries]] [[operated]] in the [[drank]], [[marched]] thru the [[wooden]], or dancing in the woods. More than [[average]], at least. Then two [[boys]] who [[found]] [[three]] 'horribly [[brutalized]] bodies' in the woods, [[returnee]] to the woods the [[deeply]] next [[blackness]] for a [[sappy]] walk. ????? There is no [[juncture]] continuity. its [[today]], its [[blackness]], its day, its [[absolutely]] [[sincerely]] [[tonight]], its dusk, its [[innings]] black, its day. [[Each]] the [[bois]] [[images]] go on like this until you think you [[aspiration]] lose your mind. [[truthfully]] bad. The sheriff discovers a [[three]] [[metres]] [[pliers]] [[engraving]] [[included]] in the [[trash]] of the [[timmer]] and theorizes that a [[neat]] [[wholesale]] [[croc]] may have [[forfeit]] to [[foot]] upright. Really a [[farcical]] movie with no [[exact]] [[motivations]] [[printed]] in for the characters. Might be [[comedy]] for [[juvenile]] kids, as an [[substituting]] to [[openly]] [[numeral]] stuff.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

Although I lived in Australia in 1975, I moved overseas not long after, fed up with constant industrial unrest, the general worship of mediocrity - unless one is a sportsman! - and the complacency of so many Australians who chose to ignore the breakneck pace of change taking place in countries to their north. <br /><br />Consequently I missed The Dismissal, along with many other Australian-made TV dramas of the '80s and '90s, such as the superb Janus and Phoenix series, which I have since seen, along with Wildside.<br /><br />To me the filmed story of The Dismissal is fair and, as far as I am aware, accurate. However, as to public "outrage" it only shows one side of the picture, not how families were riven by the controversy. I know, as my two brothers would not speak to me for months afterward. <br /><br />But the commentary is, in my view, very one-sided throughout. The inescapable fact is that, notwithstanding fiery expressions of rage from a substantial proportion of the community, the Australian electorate chose - and chose decisively - in favour of Fraser, as they did again two years later. <br /><br />This apart, a historically accurate and [[superbly]] well acted docudrama.

Although I lived in Australia in 1975, I moved overseas not long after, fed up with constant industrial unrest, the general worship of mediocrity - unless one is a sportsman! - and the complacency of so many Australians who chose to ignore the breakneck pace of change taking place in countries to their north. <br /><br />Consequently I missed The Dismissal, along with many other Australian-made TV dramas of the '80s and '90s, such as the superb Janus and Phoenix series, which I have since seen, along with Wildside.<br /><br />To me the filmed story of The Dismissal is fair and, as far as I am aware, accurate. However, as to public "outrage" it only shows one side of the picture, not how families were riven by the controversy. I know, as my two brothers would not speak to me for months afterward. <br /><br />But the commentary is, in my view, very one-sided throughout. The inescapable fact is that, notwithstanding fiery expressions of rage from a substantial proportion of the community, the Australian electorate chose - and chose decisively - in favour of Fraser, as they did again two years later. <br /><br />This apart, a historically accurate and [[impossibly]] well acted docudrama.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

I will just start with some quotes from other reviewers that describes it the best.<br /><br />"This is easily one of the most overrated films of the year and probably the worst film Tarantino has ever done." "The ONLY good thing in this movie was the performance of Mr. Waltz".<br /><br />"So I was really [[disappointed]], and seeing this movie on place #40 of the greatest movies of all time is the only thing about this, that leaves me with my mouth opened" Now for more details go and read "Hated it" reviews.<br /><br />One thing I hate about a movie is when it treats audience as bunch of dumb people. (Spoiler ahead). Now I know Tarantino's style is based on fantasy and fictitious plots, but come on, Adolf Hitler and 200 top Nazis Officers will be in attendance of a movie premier in occupied France and you have only two guards in the whole theater and the surroundings? Where also an American-African walks around freely with steel pipes locking doors and setting fire. These 2 guards are then executed in seconds opening the door for our 2 "heroes" to slay Hitler at point blank with around 100 rounds... very dumb. At least, challenge our intelligence and create a smarter plot to kill one of the most feared tyrants of all time (Go watch Valkyrie). Besides, Mike Myers impersonation of a British general is more realistic and authentic than the guy doing Hitler, just picture that.<br /><br />What [[ruined]] it further, is that the only [[smart]] and [[powerful]] [[character]], which nailed everyone in the movie, with his psychological and mind bending interrogations, [[ends]] up to be [[effortlessly]] [[tricked]] by the most mindless character in the movie.<br /><br />After watching the movie, I was sympathizing with Nazis, who were portrayed to [[have]] more bravery and [[humanity]] than our Basterds!!! [[Imagine]] that.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[My]] [[recommendations]], if you have insomnia, 2hrs 33 [[min]] to waste or you [[want]] to [[give]] your [[mind]] a [[break]], go watch this movie.

I will just start with some quotes from other reviewers that describes it the best.<br /><br />"This is easily one of the most overrated films of the year and probably the worst film Tarantino has ever done." "The ONLY good thing in this movie was the performance of Mr. Waltz".<br /><br />"So I was really [[indignant]], and seeing this movie on place #40 of the greatest movies of all time is the only thing about this, that leaves me with my mouth opened" Now for more details go and read "Hated it" reviews.<br /><br />One thing I hate about a movie is when it treats audience as bunch of dumb people. (Spoiler ahead). Now I know Tarantino's style is based on fantasy and fictitious plots, but come on, Adolf Hitler and 200 top Nazis Officers will be in attendance of a movie premier in occupied France and you have only two guards in the whole theater and the surroundings? Where also an American-African walks around freely with steel pipes locking doors and setting fire. These 2 guards are then executed in seconds opening the door for our 2 "heroes" to slay Hitler at point blank with around 100 rounds... very dumb. At least, challenge our intelligence and create a smarter plot to kill one of the most feared tyrants of all time (Go watch Valkyrie). Besides, Mike Myers impersonation of a British general is more realistic and authentic than the guy doing Hitler, just picture that.<br /><br />What [[swept]] it further, is that the only [[sensible]] and [[majestic]] [[nature]], which nailed everyone in the movie, with his psychological and mind bending interrogations, [[concludes]] up to be [[excellently]] [[remodeled]] by the most mindless character in the movie.<br /><br />After watching the movie, I was sympathizing with Nazis, who were portrayed to [[gets]] more bravery and [[humanist]] than our Basterds!!! [[Consider]] that.<[[ab]] /><[[brit]] />[[Mana]] [[recommended]], if you have insomnia, 2hrs 33 [[mn]] to waste or you [[will]] to [[bring]] your [[soul]] a [[hiatus]], go watch this movie.
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Yes, this [[bizarre]] feature was written by John Sayles. Shot in Toronto, it's yet another '80s era feature about the dangers of the urban jungle, where the police fear to go and the homeless and the criminal classes are the only inhabitants. Into this mix [[comes]] the myth of Wild Thing, a feral young man raised by a bag lady after his parents were murdered by a dirty cop on the take (Maury Chaykin) and Chopper, the local crime lord (Robert Davi). Stir in the local do-gooders (priest Sean Hewitt and clueless social worker Kathleen Quinlan), and you have a recipe for some rather unexciting action sequences. Davi is the standout amongst the cast, and cinematographer Rene Verzier does a pretty good job. [[Otherwise]] this is a rather lumpen action pic that won't satisfy action fans and will leaves Sayles' admirers slack-jawed.

Yes, this [[odd]] feature was written by John Sayles. Shot in Toronto, it's yet another '80s era feature about the dangers of the urban jungle, where the police fear to go and the homeless and the criminal classes are the only inhabitants. Into this mix [[penetrates]] the myth of Wild Thing, a feral young man raised by a bag lady after his parents were murdered by a dirty cop on the take (Maury Chaykin) and Chopper, the local crime lord (Robert Davi). Stir in the local do-gooders (priest Sean Hewitt and clueless social worker Kathleen Quinlan), and you have a recipe for some rather unexciting action sequences. Davi is the standout amongst the cast, and cinematographer Rene Verzier does a pretty good job. [[Irrespective]] this is a rather lumpen action pic that won't satisfy action fans and will leaves Sayles' admirers slack-jawed.
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When Jean seduces the young gardener for the sole purpose of annoying her husband little does she realise the explosive drama that is to follow.<br /><br />The short scenario does not [[waste]] a word or a frame in this brief interlude in the day of a dysfunctional family. The lives of the father, mother and son are all linked in some way with the gardener. It's this fact that makes the script so intriguing.<br /><br />For such a short film the production is every bit as professional as any major work and the casting is ideal.<br /><br />[[A]] [[wonderful]] [[little]] [[film]] that can guarantee a few laughs from beginning to end.

When Jean seduces the young gardener for the sole purpose of annoying her husband little does she realise the explosive drama that is to follow.<br /><br />The short scenario does not [[rubble]] a word or a frame in this brief interlude in the day of a dysfunctional family. The lives of the father, mother and son are all linked in some way with the gardener. It's this fact that makes the script so intriguing.<br /><br />For such a short film the production is every bit as professional as any major work and the casting is ideal.<br /><br />[[another]] [[sumptuous]] [[low]] [[moviemaking]] that can guarantee a few laughs from beginning to end.
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[[John]] Carpenter's brilliantly suspenseful flick is a [[great]] fusion of Sci-Fi and horror, [[adopting]] the classic body-swap theme and taking it to the extreme. A remake of the Howard Hawks [[produced]] 1951 [[original]], Carpenter keeps the Cold-War [[themes]] of paranoia and trust as a backdrop of alien [[takeover]] and impending doom amidst madness and the [[isolation]] of the [[Antarctic]] setting. Carpenter's direction as always is excellent as his camera glides through the [[lonely]] [[world]] of the [[characters]] whose inhabitable [[environment]] is about to [[be]] [[corrupted]] by the [[primordial]] [[fear]] of body takeover. [[But]] here and [[much]] [[like]] the work of David Cronenberg, Carpenter doesn't [[hold]] back on the [[incident]], as through some [[fantastic]] [[special]] [[effects]] we are [[witness]] to some insane moments of [[surreal]] gore. [[However]], he never loses touch with the [[human]] [[side]] of the [[story]], as in the [[face]] of everything shocking [[happening]] in [[front]] of us, we are [[left]] with [[perceived]] [[notions]] of [[trust]] and suspicion.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />9/10

[[Jon]] Carpenter's brilliantly suspenseful flick is a [[peachy]] fusion of Sci-Fi and horror, [[endorsed]] the classic body-swap theme and taking it to the extreme. A remake of the Howard Hawks [[production]] 1951 [[initial]], Carpenter keeps the Cold-War [[area]] of paranoia and trust as a backdrop of alien [[procurement]] and impending doom amidst madness and the [[containment]] of the [[Antarctica]] setting. Carpenter's direction as always is excellent as his camera glides through the [[mere]] [[planetary]] of the [[hallmarks]] whose inhabitable [[scenery]] is about to [[is]] [[snapped]] by the [[primitive]] [[shitless]] of body takeover. [[Yet]] here and [[eminently]] [[adore]] the work of David Cronenberg, Carpenter doesn't [[conserve]] back on the [[occasion]], as through some [[unbelievable]] [[devoted]] [[aftermath]] we are [[testimony]] to some insane moments of [[surprising]] gore. [[Incidentally]], he never loses touch with the [[mankind]] [[cara]] of the [[history]], as in the [[matched]] of everything shocking [[emerge]] in [[page]] of us, we are [[abandoning]] with [[visualized]] [[preconceived]] of [[confidence]] and suspicion.<[[brit]] /><[[ab]] />9/10
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I [[had]] [[read]] the newspaper [[reviews]] of this film and I must [[say]] my [[expectations]] were very [[low]] before watching Ocean's 12. [[I]] really [[enjoyed]] the first [[movie]] but this successor is one of the worst movies ever. I would [[rate]] it [[top]] 5 of the worst movie I have ever seen. Why do I say that? [[First]] of all there is a story so thin that Britney Spears Crossroads [[looks]] like the perfect action thriller. The fragments that could be assigned the term "story" is loosely held together at times but most of the time the movie just [[moves]] along with no [[purpose]] or drive. The entire story [[seems]] forced and the script surrounding the story is even more forced that it become [[farce]] at times.<br /><br />The actors show up but doesn't do anything to [[deserve]] any credit or appraise. Most [[embarrassing]] are leading ladies (Roberts and Zeta-Jones) that either [[overplay]] or are extremely plain. Damon, Clooney and Pitt aren't [[brilliant]] either. To be honest [[I]] really don't understand how they would want to be associated with something as bad as this movie.<br /><br />=== May contains spoilers ==== Camera and editing, sigh where should I begin. There are many unnecessary camera movements that just [[make]] the experience painful. Combine that with extremely untactful editing and you [[start]] [[looking]] for a [[wooden]] spoon to [[carve]] your heart out. Especially the scene where the entire gang is moved out of the prison to be [[transported]] [[away]] by car. The camera zoom to each person just get boring and when you are at number 3 of 12 you got the message: wow you are cool and can do simple zoom effects - NOT. I [[understand]] that the scene with Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) playing Julia Roberts is supposed to be funny but it just [[gets]] extremely [[embarrassing]] and you turn away to avoid experiencing the mess. Bruce Willis. Why? Please explain it to me! WHY???<br /><br />To [[summarize]] ... if you have to choose between root canal work and watching Ocean's 12 I recommend the former. Make sure they do all the teeth while you are at it ...

I [[enjoys]] [[lu]] the newspaper [[revisited]] of this film and I must [[explain]] my [[forecast]] were very [[temperate]] before watching Ocean's 12. [[me]] really [[rained]] the first [[theaters]] but this successor is one of the worst movies ever. I would [[tariff]] it [[topped]] 5 of the worst movie I have ever seen. Why do I say that? [[Primera]] of all there is a story so thin that Britney Spears Crossroads [[listens]] like the perfect action thriller. The fragments that could be assigned the term "story" is loosely held together at times but most of the time the movie just [[efforts]] along with no [[aspires]] or drive. The entire story [[gaze]] forced and the script surrounding the story is even more forced that it become [[humorist]] at times.<br /><br />The actors show up but doesn't do anything to [[justifies]] any credit or appraise. Most [[disgrace]] are leading ladies (Roberts and Zeta-Jones) that either [[lowball]] or are extremely plain. Damon, Clooney and Pitt aren't [[wondrous]] either. To be honest [[me]] really don't understand how they would want to be associated with something as bad as this movie.<br /><br />=== May contains spoilers ==== Camera and editing, sigh where should I begin. There are many unnecessary camera movements that just [[reaching]] the experience painful. Combine that with extremely untactful editing and you [[embarked]] [[pursuit]] for a [[lumber]] spoon to [[carves]] your heart out. Especially the scene where the entire gang is moved out of the prison to be [[portage]] [[elsewhere]] by car. The camera zoom to each person just get boring and when you are at number 3 of 12 you got the message: wow you are cool and can do simple zoom effects - NOT. I [[acknowledging]] that the scene with Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) playing Julia Roberts is supposed to be funny but it just [[enjoys]] extremely [[demeaning]] and you turn away to avoid experiencing the mess. Bruce Willis. Why? Please explain it to me! WHY???<br /><br />To [[concise]] ... if you have to choose between root canal work and watching Ocean's 12 I recommend the former. Make sure they do all the teeth while you are at it ...
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Ninja Hunter (AKA Wu Tang vs Ninja) is pure entertainment from start to finish due to its outrageous characters, nonsensical plot and lack of any [[pretensions]] whatsoever. The makers of this film have given us a truly OTT masterpiece which has to be seen to be believed.<br /><br />The plot centres around Wu Tang villain, Abbot White, who wants to destroy the Shaolin monks and become supreme martial artist. In order to do so, he teams up with a clan of Ninjas, led by three masters  gold lamé ninja, white mustachioed ninja and black ninja  and succeeds in destroying the Shaolin temple and most of its inhabitants. However, there are some survivors. It is their job to pass on the knowledge of the Shaolin finger jab to a new generation, who must defeat the ninjas and Abbott White if peace and order is to be restored.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Abbott White is a difficult foe to beat, since he is able to make himself virtually indestructible by sucking the life force out of hot naked chicks (an excuse for some welcome gratuitous nudity!).<br /><br />Other treats in store for viewers include loads of very impressive fighting (despite some of it being speeded up), some really amazing outfits (the aforementioned gold lamé ninja, Abbott White's Yin Yang suits, and even some assassins wearing Swastika tunics), a ninja turning into a flying carpet, plus some cheesy gore for good measure. And I nearly forgot to mention the really impressive eyebrows on display in this movie  surely a good reason not to pass up on this gem.

Ninja Hunter (AKA Wu Tang vs Ninja) is pure entertainment from start to finish due to its outrageous characters, nonsensical plot and lack of any [[pretension]] whatsoever. The makers of this film have given us a truly OTT masterpiece which has to be seen to be believed.<br /><br />The plot centres around Wu Tang villain, Abbot White, who wants to destroy the Shaolin monks and become supreme martial artist. In order to do so, he teams up with a clan of Ninjas, led by three masters  gold lamé ninja, white mustachioed ninja and black ninja  and succeeds in destroying the Shaolin temple and most of its inhabitants. However, there are some survivors. It is their job to pass on the knowledge of the Shaolin finger jab to a new generation, who must defeat the ninjas and Abbott White if peace and order is to be restored.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Abbott White is a difficult foe to beat, since he is able to make himself virtually indestructible by sucking the life force out of hot naked chicks (an excuse for some welcome gratuitous nudity!).<br /><br />Other treats in store for viewers include loads of very impressive fighting (despite some of it being speeded up), some really amazing outfits (the aforementioned gold lamé ninja, Abbott White's Yin Yang suits, and even some assassins wearing Swastika tunics), a ninja turning into a flying carpet, plus some cheesy gore for good measure. And I nearly forgot to mention the really impressive eyebrows on display in this movie  surely a good reason not to pass up on this gem.
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Forget everything that you have ever read about the Mallachi Brothers' straight-to-video release "Snakes on a Train," especially if it was a negative review. This movie is way more fun than the movie that it obviously rips off: "Snakes on a Plane." Frankly, I am surprised that more people aren't rhapsodizing about this low-budget Asylum Release. Instead, most reviews that I've read have nothing kind or critically worthwhile to say except the usual stupid herd mentality idiocy, such as the acting was amateurish, the action didn't numerically live up to the advertising, and the entire thing amounted to a hideous waste of time. Of course, it doesn't help that the title is a tip-off to the obvious rip-off nature of this film. Actually, I felt that "Snakes on a Train" surpassed "Snakes on a Plane" for a number of reasons.<br /><br />First, the producers used real, genuine snakes until the last fifteen minutes when they substituted either giant fake snake heads or computer generated a super-giant snake that consumed an entire Amtrak like train. How many movies have a snake gobble a train? As a result, "Snakes on a Train" ranks as the first movie to scale that height.<br /><br />Second, this low-budget movie employs some grisly gross-out effects. The woman who coughs up baby snakes--real ones--was fantastic! The special effects of her forearms getting tore up later in the movie were visually enticing! Also, you get to see a little white girl get eaten alive by a snake. She was as cute as she could be, no more than 10 years old or thereabouts, and she died screaming all the way as nasty olé giant mister snake head swallows her. Not only kids in jeopardy but kid eaten! This is exactly the kind of graphic material that you won't find in 99 % of all theatrical Hollywood releases. Of course, she wasn't eaten by a real snake, but it's the subversive thought that counts.<br /><br />Third, it is one of those cursed upon movies where Alma (Julia Ruiz of "That Guy"), the chief female character--no heroine--has a curse placed on her by her parents because she didn't marry the man that they recommended. As a result, she is filled with snakes, coughs up quantities of green radiator fluid slop then chucks up a baby snake. Imagine Medusa, the mythical characters that had snakes for hair, only with the snakes in her belly. Her psycho-shaman type boyfriend collects all the snakes that come out of her because they are heading to L.A. on a train to see a relative of his who can put all the snakes back inside of her and return her to normal. Talk about a whacked out character performing stomach churning routines. Prepare yourself for lots of slime, blood, and gore. <br /><br />Fourth, the train had only about twenty or so passengers, not hundreds. Nevertheless, it looked like the Mallachi Brothers filmed this above-average horror flick on-board a real train with real snakes and they played up the swaying motion of the train on the tracks.<br /><br />Fifth, the snakes slither around for the first hour, quietly infiltrating the train before they turn weird and attack everybody. In other words, it's suspense, suspense, suspense, before people start dying from snake bites.<br /><br />Up until the last five minutes when the snake grows bigger than the runaway train and swallows it, "Snakes on a Train" is warped, wonderful, and way-out. It doesn't have the Attention Deficit editing of a big league Hollywood movie. It's a fantasy about an unfortunate Hispanic women victimized because of her feminist, at-odds-with-society attitude. <br /><br />Altogether, you've got gory fantasy type stuff; suspenseful snakes slithering around the train, and am over-the-top gigantic snake at the end. Incidentally, they get on board the train because a bunch of other Mexicans have bribed a train employee and the Mexicans on board think that the girl is so cute that they let her and her boyfriend on free.<br /><br />I think it's better than "Snakes on a Plane" if you want a tough, little, independently produced horror movie.
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[[Proof]] if ever more was needed, that an [[action]] movie, irregardless of its [[budget]], can LOOK better with more setups (or cameras), closer shots, and many more cuts. The 'Martini' generation has moved on to John Woo. Deep [[Fault]] could be better for a work over in the cutting room. Ray

[[Proving]] if ever more was needed, that an [[measure]] movie, irregardless of its [[priced]], can LOOK better with more setups (or cameras), closer shots, and many more cuts. The 'Martini' generation has moved on to John Woo. Deep [[Culpa]] could be better for a work over in the cutting room. Ray
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One of the [[worst]] movie I [[have]] [[seen]] in 2009 [[so]] far: The story hesitates between a silly thriller or a dumb comedy.<br /><br />As [[nothings]] [[happens]], the void is filled with long, boring dialogs that don't make any [[sense]]! <br /><br />The cast is famous but doesn't [[bring]] any emotions except to fast-forward the play! <br /><br />And it happens in a plush seaside hotel that looks really gloomy. In comparison, the one of the "Shining" is funfair! <br /><br />NB: a lot of users think that it is located in the French Riviera! They are wrong! It isn't the south of France (Nice, Cannes) but totally the opposite: Cabourg & Normandy, to [[be]] simple the beaches of the D-Day! That's why the sea is as grey as the sky and there isn't sun!

One of the [[lamest]] movie I [[receives]] [[visto]] in 2009 [[then]] far: The story hesitates between a silly thriller or a dumb comedy.<br /><br />As [[allways]] [[is]], the void is filled with long, boring dialogs that don't make any [[detection]]! <br /><br />The cast is famous but doesn't [[assumes]] any emotions except to fast-forward the play! <br /><br />And it happens in a plush seaside hotel that looks really gloomy. In comparison, the one of the "Shining" is funfair! <br /><br />NB: a lot of users think that it is located in the French Riviera! They are wrong! It isn't the south of France (Nice, Cannes) but totally the opposite: Cabourg & Normandy, to [[se]] simple the beaches of the D-Day! That's why the sea is as grey as the sky and there isn't sun!
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This is a [[good]] [[film]], no doubt, but with some odd aspects. Without spoiling anything it takes place in 3 places only- a Sicilian farm, the boat,and Ellis Island New York. All shots are [[close]] up so we never see a broad sweep of anything. I wonder if this was to save money? No street scenes anywhere, and we don't even see the boat except in close ups. And the music...what on earth was going on with playing Nina [[Simone]] songs, decades before they were out? I could have done without the milk river business too......But hey, before you think of me as a pure misanthrope, let me repeat, this is a [[very]] good film, with heartbreakng [[moments]], wonderful photography, great characters and more accuracy than the usual (American) efforts at the immigration experience.

This is a [[adequate]] [[cinematographer]], no doubt, but with some odd aspects. Without spoiling anything it takes place in 3 places only- a Sicilian farm, the boat,and Ellis Island New York. All shots are [[finish]] up so we never see a broad sweep of anything. I wonder if this was to save money? No street scenes anywhere, and we don't even see the boat except in close ups. And the music...what on earth was going on with playing Nina [[Dominguez]] songs, decades before they were out? I could have done without the milk river business too......But hey, before you think of me as a pure misanthrope, let me repeat, this is a [[too]] good film, with heartbreakng [[minutes]], wonderful photography, great characters and more accuracy than the usual (American) efforts at the immigration experience.
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This was a great show...I don't remember much about about it but remember watching it and loving it. I remember the mother and the father. I really like the Grandmother. She was like a grandmother you really couldn't appreciate until you became an adult. She was very knowledgeable and no nonsense. My favorite song on the show was Sardines in the Morning. (that might not be the title) I remember after seeing that show and hearing that song that I went to Cleveland Ohio to visit my cousins and me and my sister sang that song so much that by the time we left all of my little cousins were singing it too. I too would love to find this on DVD.
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Oh, man, [[I]] [[hated]] this movie. Granted, the site [[locations]] were [[great]], but that's about the ONLY positive thing I can say about it. Now, I'm going to state right at the beginning that I am VERY critical of the way weapons, especially firearms, are both portrayed, and [[handled]], in movies. [[Being]] a [[war]] [[flick]], portrayal was [[fine]], but the shoddy weapons handling in the [[movie]] would have [[NEVER]] been tolerated by a [[real]] [[SEAL]] Team. The [[acting]] was more [[wooden]] than my first sailboat, the [[equipment]] carried (or [[lack]] of it) was laughable, and the [[dialogue]] was, shall we say, [[lacking]] in [[ANYTHING]] interesting. [[Well]], with the [[exception]] of the [[journalist]], which was actually prescient. Watching this movie was [[comparable]] to [[watching]] "Palmetto" with [[Woody]] Harrelson, where each [[scene]] was so bad you just couldn't [[turn]] it off, because you had to [[see]] if they could get worse with the next scene. Like Palmetto, they certainly did. [[The]] scene in the [[water]], where, after shooting the first of the enemy, they [[BLOW]] THE DAMN BOAT UP, thereby having to face possible drowning, [[made]] me laugh so [[hard]], that for a [[millisecond]], I almost [[thought]] it was worth [[waiting]] through the movie for. [[Then]] Charlie Sheen [[decided]] to [[drag]] the [[surviving]] [[enemy]] down to the depths of the ocean (the [[way]] it was [[filmed]], with the many camera cuts, it looked like they went down about 80 feet. Nice [[continuity]] there....) before [[slashing]] his throat was so damn [[stupid]], I was stunned. [[Then]] again, [[so]] was the whole damn movie. I [[enjoy]] action movies, but not this one. NOTE: The [[version]] I [[watched]] was a TV version, pan & scan. I can't [[imagine]] that [[made]] a [[difference]], except for making the whole thing blessedly [[shorter]]!

Oh, man, [[me]] [[hatred]] this movie. Granted, the site [[location]] were [[big]], but that's about the ONLY positive thing I can say about it. Now, I'm going to state right at the beginning that I am VERY critical of the way weapons, especially firearms, are both portrayed, and [[treat]], in movies. [[Standing]] a [[struggles]] [[movie]], portrayal was [[super]], but the shoddy weapons handling in the [[theatres]] would have [[NOT]] been tolerated by a [[substantive]] [[SEALS]] Team. The [[caretaker]] was more [[timmer]] than my first sailboat, the [[facilities]] carried (or [[flaws]] of it) was laughable, and the [[spoke]] was, shall we say, [[fault]] in [[SOMEHOW]] interesting. [[Best]], with the [[exempt]] of the [[columnist]], which was actually prescient. Watching this movie was [[synonymous]] to [[commenting]] "Palmetto" with [[Wood]] Harrelson, where each [[theatre]] was so bad you just couldn't [[twisting]] it off, because you had to [[hear]] if they could get worse with the next scene. Like Palmetto, they certainly did. [[Both]] scene in the [[waters]], where, after shooting the first of the enemy, they [[HIT]] THE DAMN BOAT UP, thereby having to face possible drowning, [[fulfilled]] me laugh so [[tricky]], that for a [[clocking]], I almost [[ideals]] it was worth [[suspense]] through the movie for. [[Even]] Charlie Sheen [[taking]] to [[hauled]] the [[survivor]] [[foe]] down to the depths of the ocean (the [[estrada]] it was [[videos]], with the many camera cuts, it looked like they went down about 80 feet. Nice [[sustained]] there....) before [[decline]] his throat was so damn [[farcical]], I was stunned. [[Previously]] again, [[afterward]] was the whole damn movie. I [[appreciate]] action movies, but not this one. NOTE: The [[editorial]] I [[oversight]] was a TV version, pan & scan. I can't [[thoughts]] that [[instituted]] a [[diff]], except for making the whole thing blessedly [[tiniest]]!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

[[This]] is just dreadful. I regret [[every]] second of the 80 [[minutes]] I [[spent]] [[watching]] this dreck. I [[think]] it's supposed to [[be]] a comedy, but I don't [[remember]] laughing much, except at a [[few]] blatant [[inconsistencies]] and downright [[glaring]] errors.<br /><br />An [[unattractive]] middle-aged [[man]] [[called]] Lester [[meets]] up with [[rich]] [[unattractive]] middle-aged [[women]] [[via]] [[lonely]] hearts [[ads]], and then [[murders]] them for the [[money]] he [[needs]] to feed his [[gambling]] addiction. That's the whole [[plot]], and that's [[really]] all that happens. [[Along]] the [[way]] there is an [[attempt]] at [[intrigue]] when Lester [[starts]] to [[get]] [[phone]] [[calls]] from a [[mysterious]] [[stranger]] who [[taunts]] him about [[knowing]] his [[secret]], but its [[so]] [[badly]] [[implemented]], you may not [[realise]] what is [[actually]] supposed to [[be]] happening. The [[sequences]] in which Lester murders the [[rich]] widows are all [[quite]] [[brutal]] but also [[seemingly]] [[dressed]] up as comedies. One [[sequence]] [[has]] a [[woman]] [[bludgeoned]] with a wooden [[pole]] and then [[shoved]] into an oven. It's [[very]] [[cruelly]] [[depicted]], but it is [[played]] out against blaring big-band waltz [[music]], with Lester pulling [[faces]] and [[adopting]] comedy [[poses]] throughout. Another [[scene]] [[has]] the [[victim]] [[murdered]] while she [[constantly]] [[sings]] [[shrill]] [[opera]] songs...you have to [[see]] this to [[believe]] it! [[Actually]] - you don't have to [[see]] it at all, in [[fact]] I strongly [[recommend]] you avoid this flop. Fulci [[does]] not [[seem]] to [[know]] which hat he is wearing and there's no evidence of any of the flair [[seen]] in his [[earlier]] career. One [[sequence]] [[stood]] out to me as [[particularly]] wretched: the revelation when Lester [[suddenly]] [[realises]] that he [[has]] no shadow. Fulci seems unable to [[think]] up any visual [[representation]] of this [[phenomena]] on [[screen]], [[so]] from this [[point]] on he just [[films]] the [[actor]] as [[normal]], [[shadow]] and all!! And thus [[totally]] blows the whole angle. [[Either]] he [[had]] zero [[budget]] for [[effects]], or he just didn't [[care]] enough to [[think]] up any [[way]] of [[showing]] it. Whatever it was, that [[should]] [[give]] you a [[taste]] of how [[lame]] this whole project is. [[I]] couldn't even [[understand]] most of the [[film]], and there [[certainly]] wasn't anything on [[screen]] [[worth]] [[looking]] at [[half]] the time. [[Even]] the ending was as [[flat]] as a pancake. A [[real]] dud.

[[That]] is just dreadful. I regret [[any]] second of the 80 [[minute]] I [[assigned]] [[looking]] this dreck. I [[thinking]] it's supposed to [[arrive]] a comedy, but I don't [[commemorating]] laughing much, except at a [[confined]] blatant [[inequities]] and downright [[marked]] errors.<br /><br />An [[insipid]] middle-aged [[comrade]] [[claimed]] Lester [[filled]] up with [[reich]] [[repugnant]] middle-aged [[ladies]] [[onto]] [[len]] hearts [[publicity]], and then [[killed]] them for the [[funding]] he [[mandatory]] to feed his [[betting]] addiction. That's the whole [[parcel]], and that's [[exactly]] all that happens. [[Across]] the [[avenues]] there is an [[trying]] at [[conspiracy]] when Lester [[begins]] to [[come]] [[telephone]] [[motions]] from a [[eerie]] [[foreigner]] who [[cruelties]] him about [[grateful]] his [[secrecy]], but its [[equally]] [[frantically]] [[realised]], you may not [[reaching]] what is [[very]] supposed to [[sean]] happening. The [[listing]] in which Lester murders the [[rican]] widows are all [[utterly]] [[ruthless]] but also [[ostensibly]] [[slaughtered]] up as comedies. One [[successive]] [[is]] a [[daughters]] [[vanquished]] with a wooden [[poles]] and then [[threw]] into an oven. It's [[incredibly]] [[devastatingly]] [[revealed]], but it is [[realized]] out against blaring big-band waltz [[gigs]], with Lester pulling [[sides]] and [[embraced]] comedy [[brings]] throughout. Another [[panorama]] [[is]] the [[deaths]] [[assassinated]] while she [[routinely]] [[chant]] [[screaming]] [[teatro]] songs...you have to [[embrace]] this to [[feel]] it! [[Undoubtedly]] - you don't have to [[watch]] it at all, in [[realities]] I strongly [[advocated]] you avoid this flop. Fulci [[have]] not [[gaze]] to [[realise]] which hat he is wearing and there's no evidence of any of the flair [[levied]] in his [[avant]] career. One [[chronology]] [[constituted]] out to me as [[essentially]] wretched: the revelation when Lester [[hurriedly]] [[accepts]] that he [[acres]] no shadow. Fulci seems unable to [[guess]] up any visual [[reflecting]] of this [[happenings]] on [[screening]], [[well]] from this [[observation]] on he just [[theatres]] the [[soloist]] as [[everyday]], [[darkness]] and all!! And thus [[completely]] blows the whole angle. [[Any]] he [[assumed]] zero [[priced]] for [[incidence]], or he just didn't [[caring]] enough to [[believe]] up any [[means]] of [[shown]] it. Whatever it was, that [[gotta]] [[donner]] you a [[gust]] of how [[invalid]] this whole project is. [[me]] couldn't even [[recognizing]] most of the [[cinematography]], and there [[visibly]] wasn't anything on [[sieve]] [[valuing]] [[unearth]] at [[midway]] the time. [[Actually]] the ending was as [[stable]] as a pancake. A [[tangible]] dud.
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I really really liked this one. I know, it's rampant with what are now cliché plot lines, and plenty of overacting, but it was hell of a lot of fun.<br /><br />In our quest for 70's and 80's horror cheese, we come across many flicks that are so bad they're good. We also have some that are so 'good' they suck, and then, we have some that are so bad they are just bad. This is definitely so bad it's good.<br /><br />Some teens traveling come across an 'oasis' in the middle of nowhere, a forgotten slice of roadside America, and they decide to 'check it out.' They cross every line of inappropriate until it is absurd and they pay for it. They pay dearly.<br /><br />I would not normally give a movie like this a 9, but the girls in this one are the type that we miss from the 1970's: ditzy, scantily-clad and FIT. These aren't the anorexic broads from today's horrible horror; they look awesome in booty shorts.<br /><br />I give it a 9 out of 10, kids.
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Have just seen this film for the first time after purchasing it on DVD<br /><br />It comes across as a cheap attempt to cash in on the two Conan movies.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this film didn't appear to have the same budget as the Conan films and hence some of the sets and effects aren't as flash and some scenes seem hurried. <br /><br />Nielsen is OK to look at but unfortunately she couldn't act if a gun was put to her head. <br /><br />Arnie's supporting role looked like it was done as a favor to director Fleischer, who also directed Conan the Destroyer. Maybe Arnie wasn't confident that he would go on to headline films like Predator, Total Recall, T2, etc.<br /><br />Some of the female guardians of the talisman early in the film looked like they were struggling to lift their swords and the looks on their faces suggested they were having great fun making this film. I couldn't be so jovial if I was fighting for my life.<br /><br />All this aside, this film required very [[little]] concentration to watch and was [[mildly]] entertaining. I've [[seen]] a lot worse. Two stars.

Have just seen this film for the first time after purchasing it on DVD<br /><br />It comes across as a cheap attempt to cash in on the two Conan movies.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this film didn't appear to have the same budget as the Conan films and hence some of the sets and effects aren't as flash and some scenes seem hurried. <br /><br />Nielsen is OK to look at but unfortunately she couldn't act if a gun was put to her head. <br /><br />Arnie's supporting role looked like it was done as a favor to director Fleischer, who also directed Conan the Destroyer. Maybe Arnie wasn't confident that he would go on to headline films like Predator, Total Recall, T2, etc.<br /><br />Some of the female guardians of the talisman early in the film looked like they were struggling to lift their swords and the looks on their faces suggested they were having great fun making this film. I couldn't be so jovial if I was fighting for my life.<br /><br />All this aside, this film required very [[lite]] concentration to watch and was [[nicely]] entertaining. I've [[saw]] a lot worse. Two stars.
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This is a magnificent, and in many [[ways]] impressive film. I saw it on TV as a little boy, with my throat almost strangled with tears, and again today on the magnificently restored Criterion DVD.<br /><br />Cranes is the very essence of the War Weepie. Imagine Umbrellas of Cherbourg with no music and no color, or Waterloo Bridge with no class consciousness.<br /><br />Tatiana Samoilova, a cross between Vivien Leigh and Bjork, is deeply [[affecting]] as a pretty girl whose fiancé enlists and doesn't write or come back.<br /><br />The fiancé, Boris, dies on the front, and his death scene is indescribably romantic. Very daring too, because so close to "over the top." But that scene will stay with you.<br /><br />Although the Soviets were so defined by WWII, the movie is quite unspecific, and more [[powerful]] for it. The pre-war and post-war scenes have a very 1957 feel. There is no attempt at period detail. The whole film becomes more and more [[stylized]], until the Siberian scenes, which feel like a modern opera set (that is a compliment). The cathartic final scene is milked to its last drop - there again, comparable to Cherbourg. The production feels like a big [[budget]] (those staircase scenes must have cost a pretty kopek).<br /><br />Go for it. Don't expect a [[bitter]] socialist [[pill]] (although it is, of course, very sad). The Cranes are Flying is an impressive slice of [[world]] cinema, quite advanced considering where and when it was made.

This is a magnificent, and in many [[runways]] impressive film. I saw it on TV as a little boy, with my throat almost strangled with tears, and again today on the magnificently restored Criterion DVD.<br /><br />Cranes is the very essence of the War Weepie. Imagine Umbrellas of Cherbourg with no music and no color, or Waterloo Bridge with no class consciousness.<br /><br />Tatiana Samoilova, a cross between Vivien Leigh and Bjork, is deeply [[implicating]] as a pretty girl whose fiancé enlists and doesn't write or come back.<br /><br />The fiancé, Boris, dies on the front, and his death scene is indescribably romantic. Very daring too, because so close to "over the top." But that scene will stay with you.<br /><br />Although the Soviets were so defined by WWII, the movie is quite unspecific, and more [[pompous]] for it. The pre-war and post-war scenes have a very 1957 feel. There is no attempt at period detail. The whole film becomes more and more [[scrawny]], until the Siberian scenes, which feel like a modern opera set (that is a compliment). The cathartic final scene is milked to its last drop - there again, comparable to Cherbourg. The production feels like a big [[costed]] (those staircase scenes must have cost a pretty kopek).<br /><br />Go for it. Don't expect a [[amer]] socialist [[capsules]] (although it is, of course, very sad). The Cranes are Flying is an impressive slice of [[planet]] cinema, quite advanced considering where and when it was made.
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One of those movies where you take bets on who will die first and who will survive at the end. There was just something about the [[movie]] that made me zone out. I think because I keep looking back and thinking "yep still in that tree...still looking at the water". [[Poor]] character development. I felt nothing when they were in danger. I was voting for the croc. I found it hard to believe a [[croc]] would try to tip a boat in the first place and then when it jumps into the boat I find that really unlikely as well. The croc seems too supernatural at times ('all knowing all seeing'). Also when the [[croc]] attacks it's [[behavior]] seems [[very]] unrealistic. It's a killing machine and wouldn't be letting victims escape twice to three times in a row, especially when attacking in the water.

One of those movies where you take bets on who will die first and who will survive at the end. There was just something about the [[theater]] that made me zone out. I think because I keep looking back and thinking "yep still in that tree...still looking at the water". [[Infirm]] character development. I felt nothing when they were in danger. I was voting for the croc. I found it hard to believe a [[gator]] would try to tip a boat in the first place and then when it jumps into the boat I find that really unlikely as well. The croc seems too supernatural at times ('all knowing all seeing'). Also when the [[alligator]] attacks it's [[behaviours]] seems [[rather]] unrealistic. It's a killing machine and wouldn't be letting victims escape twice to three times in a row, especially when attacking in the water.
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I first watched Kindred in 1987 along with another movie called devouring waves. I remember back then i hated them both and i have never really bothered to watch them again.<br /><br />However i have recently started a crusade to collect as many 80's horror titles in their original boxed form, That have been deleted for some time. I have got myself quite a proud collection with many more titles on my list!<br /><br />The Kindred although i have not as yet got a copy is high priority as all the old movies i didn't like back then, I now own and have now re-watched and think they are brilliant and the bits i do remember of the Kindred are now driving me to want to get hold of a copy A.S.A.P.<br /><br />Hurray for the 80's and long live horror!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

Why???? What a disgusting joke of a supposed movie...from the [[poster]] it looked like a cute movie.. what a disappointment.. who the heck is the male [[lead]]? He looks like an [[old]] retarded retired reject cop... I am a [[cop]] and I can tell.. the [[man]] can't act... [[go]] back to being a cop..no [[screen]] presence.. why [[did]] they [[show]] his bare ass [[so]], as if he is Mel Gibson,, [[hell]] no... [[put]] the [[filmmaker]] out of business.. this guy has no [[business]] [[making]] a movie... [[I]] seriously [[doubt]] [[women]] or [[gay]] [[men]] [[find]] him attractive... whoever [[cast]] the [[film]] is a no talent hack who [[cast]] no talent [[hacks]] in the lead.. it's [[great]] that [[us]] [[white]] [[guys]] are [[alway]] [[getting]] the Asian [[women]] but why an ugly [[white]] [[guy]] why not Dean Cain or Brad Pitt as the white boyfriend.. why to Asian [[women]] like ugly [[white]] [[guys]] or [[black]] [[guys]] in what I [[see]]??? Don't [[get]] it.. must [[be]] [[low]] self esteem..<[[br]] /><[[br]] />The only [[hot]] [[girl]] who can [[act]] in the [[movie]] was the Kate Holliday..why was there one [[hot]] white [[chick]] among all the [[rest]] of the [[ugly]] [[Asian]] [[chicks]] who [[think]] they are [[hot]] and can [[act]]???<[[br]] /><br />Only [[two]] [[actors]] in this movie the [[Host]] of the [[Poetry]] at the [[end]] of the movie and the one [[hot]] [[white]] [[chick]] in the massage house.. TL [[Young]] and Kate Holliday [[should]] have been the [[leads]] in the movie..<[[br]] /><br />[[The]] Asia [[Character]] was [[ridiculous]] [[looked]] [[like]] she was [[trying]] too [[hard]] to [[be]] some [[kind]] of ghetto/[[sexy]] [[black]] girl...key [[word]] here is "[[trying]]"..<[[br]] /><br />Gina.. you can't [[act]] and you are not hot enough physically for this [[kind]] of role.. you need to play [[character]] [[roles]] and [[be]] more humble in your [[self]] presentation..<[[br]] /><br />I [[think]] the actress is [[Gina]] Hirazumi... I looked her up on the IMDb and she is a great Asian Actress???? if that is the [[case]] I don't want to see what the bad Asian American actresses are..<br /><br />. No wonder Hollywood doesn't have Asian American Actors!!! if this is the best they got!!! they were supposedly winning some kind of Asian film award?? give me break...it looked like they just made a movie for the sake of putting a bunch of Asian girls in them.. they aren't even hot..Gina...you are not hot.. stop trying..play character roles and improve your acting..you are not a leading female type...<br /><br />If this movies makes money pigs can fly..sorry for being so blunt but I feel that these actors/ actresses need to either get better or work on their craft: for the exception of the two actors I mentioned who should have played the leads.. I say this in love for all the Asian lead girls in the film please do what your parents say and go and be doctors/lawyers/and engineers...and do acting on the side for fun..hopefully that is what you are doing now.. I am not trying to be mean but hoping this will be read and push you people to either get better or go do another business.. there was not even a message ethically in this movie..<br /><br />I would not be surprised if "Soap Girls" was secretly funded by members of the Ku Klux Klan special department of Asian American hate propaganda of the Klan<br /><br />.. Otherwise Asian people must hate themselves..seeing this film makes me as the viewer grateful that I am not Asian..you folks are pathetic..have some self respect you Asian people.

Why???? What a disgusting joke of a supposed movie...from the [[labeling]] it looked like a cute movie.. what a disappointment.. who the heck is the male [[promotion]]? He looks like an [[senior]] retarded retired reject cop... I am a [[cops]] and I can tell.. the [[folks]] can't act... [[going]] back to being a cop..no [[filtering]] presence.. why [[were]] they [[demo]] his bare ass [[subsequently]], as if he is Mel Gibson,, [[underworld]] no... [[submitted]] the [[playwright]] out of business.. this guy has no [[industry]] [[fabrication]] a movie... [[me]] seriously [[suspicion]] [[feminine]] or [[cheerful]] [[males]] [[achieve]] him attractive... whoever [[throw]] the [[films]] is a no talent hack who [[casting]] no talent [[wankers]] in the lead.. it's [[marvelous]] that [[we]] [[caucasian]] [[dude]] are [[truely]] [[gaining]] the Asian [[feminine]] but why an ugly [[caucasian]] [[kid]] why not Dean Cain or Brad Pitt as the white boyfriend.. why to Asian [[female]] like ugly [[blanc]] [[fellow]] or [[noir]] [[dude]] in what I [[embrace]]??? Don't [[attained]] it.. must [[represent]] [[temperate]] self esteem..<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] />The only [[hottest]] [[girls]] who can [[acted]] in the [[film]] was the Kate Holliday..why was there one [[hottest]] white [[girls]] among all the [[diner]] of the [[dirty]] [[Asiatic]] [[girls]] who [[thought]] they are [[heat]] and can [[regulations]]???<[[ab]] /><br />Only [[three]] [[performers]] in this movie the [[Receiving]] of the [[Poetic]] at the [[termination]] of the movie and the one [[hottest]] [[polar]] [[gal]] in the massage house.. TL [[Yong]] and Kate Holliday [[wished]] have been the [[culminating]] in the movie..<[[ab]] /><br />[[Both]] Asia [[Personalities]] was [[ironic]] [[considered]] [[lover]] she was [[tried]] too [[rigorous]] to [[become]] some [[ranks]] of ghetto/[[hot]] [[noir]] girl...key [[terms]] here is "[[tries]]"..<[[ab]] /><br />Gina.. you can't [[deeds]] and you are not hot enough physically for this [[genre]] of role.. you need to play [[kind]] [[characters]] and [[remain]] more humble in your [[independence]] presentation..<[[ab]] /><br />I [[guess]] the actress is [[Christy]] Hirazumi... I looked her up on the IMDb and she is a great Asian Actress???? if that is the [[occasions]] I don't want to see what the bad Asian American actresses are..<br /><br />. No wonder Hollywood doesn't have Asian American Actors!!! if this is the best they got!!! they were supposedly winning some kind of Asian film award?? give me break...it looked like they just made a movie for the sake of putting a bunch of Asian girls in them.. they aren't even hot..Gina...you are not hot.. stop trying..play character roles and improve your acting..you are not a leading female type...<br /><br />If this movies makes money pigs can fly..sorry for being so blunt but I feel that these actors/ actresses need to either get better or work on their craft: for the exception of the two actors I mentioned who should have played the leads.. I say this in love for all the Asian lead girls in the film please do what your parents say and go and be doctors/lawyers/and engineers...and do acting on the side for fun..hopefully that is what you are doing now.. I am not trying to be mean but hoping this will be read and push you people to either get better or go do another business.. there was not even a message ethically in this movie..<br /><br />I would not be surprised if "Soap Girls" was secretly funded by members of the Ku Klux Klan special department of Asian American hate propaganda of the Klan<br /><br />.. Otherwise Asian people must hate themselves..seeing this film makes me as the viewer grateful that I am not Asian..you folks are pathetic..have some self respect you Asian people.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

The use of the term 'comedy' with relation to this documentary is an insult to the art of comedy, and [[worse]] yet is the pain that is inflicted on the viewers of this production. Almost nothing was funny.<br /><br />This [[documentary]] [[followed]] a small group of stand-up 'comics' on the road as they travel from town to town to perform in small clubs.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that their conversations and behavior off-stage and on-stage are indistinguishable, but sadly, [[equally]] unfunny.<br /><br />It's possible to understand the self delusions of [[grandeur]] which the featured 'comedians' possess, but it's harder to grasp the sounds of laughter heard from their audiences. Perhas these are the same audiences for whom the lame sitcoms on TV are intended.<br /><br />This was possibly the [[worst]] film I've ever watched in my 50+ years of movie viewing.

The use of the term 'comedy' with relation to this documentary is an insult to the art of comedy, and [[weaker]] yet is the pain that is inflicted on the viewers of this production. Almost nothing was funny.<br /><br />This [[document]] [[respected]] a small group of stand-up 'comics' on the road as they travel from town to town to perform in small clubs.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that their conversations and behavior off-stage and on-stage are indistinguishable, but sadly, [[also]] unfunny.<br /><br />It's possible to understand the self delusions of [[glory]] which the featured 'comedians' possess, but it's harder to grasp the sounds of laughter heard from their audiences. Perhas these are the same audiences for whom the lame sitcoms on TV are intended.<br /><br />This was possibly the [[grandest]] film I've ever watched in my 50+ years of movie viewing.
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And [[I]] do. Peter Falk has created a role that will live on forever in TV land! And I'm [[grateful]] for that. This isn't one of his finest hours, though. Columbo goes to college and basically teaches how he solves a crime, and yet there are bad guys who go ahead and think they're smarter than he is. What all us fans know is that Columbo needs a worthy opponent. Without a great enemy, how can he be the hero in the wrinkled coat? Still, it's [[better]] than NO Columbo, and I'll wait and watch the next one as well.

And [[yo]] do. Peter Falk has created a role that will live on forever in TV land! And I'm [[thanks]] for that. This isn't one of his finest hours, though. Columbo goes to college and basically teaches how he solves a crime, and yet there are bad guys who go ahead and think they're smarter than he is. What all us fans know is that Columbo needs a worthy opponent. Without a great enemy, how can he be the hero in the wrinkled coat? Still, it's [[more]] than NO Columbo, and I'll wait and watch the next one as well.
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Vidor shines as Judith, the only truly [[strong]] and [[compassionate]] member of a [[strictly]] patriarchal family. [[Her]] brother, David, is [[so]] downtrodden by their [[father]] that it's a surprise he's [[able]] even to [[tie]] his shoes, rather than [[asking]] Dad to [[do]] it for him.<br /><br />Other [[reviewers]] [[have]] already outlined the plot, [[so]] I won't rehash it; I will, however, point out that Nan, who is pregnant by David, is also married to him. This is not an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, which would have been horrific by 1921 standards. The two are [[secretly]] [[married]], but Nan's [[father]], [[having]] been paid by David's [[father]], tears up their [[marriage]] certificate.<br /><br />Nan's death [[scene]], with Judith in attendance, is a [[truly]] heart-rending experience, and highly charged with emotion. This [[scene]] alone is [[worth]] watching the [[movie]] for, but there's far more to the [[plot]] than that; why on earth aren't modern movies made with the same [[attention]] to the [[story]]?

Vidor shines as Judith, the only truly [[stiff]] and [[indulgent]] member of a [[seriously]] patriarchal family. [[He]] brother, David, is [[well]] downtrodden by their [[paternal]] that it's a surprise he's [[potential]] even to [[liaison]] his shoes, rather than [[invited]] Dad to [[ca]] it for him.<br /><br />Other [[reviewer]] [[possesses]] already outlined the plot, [[unless]] I won't rehash it; I will, however, point out that Nan, who is pregnant by David, is also married to him. This is not an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, which would have been horrific by 1921 standards. The two are [[confidently]] [[weddings]], but Nan's [[predecessors]], [[takes]] been paid by David's [[ancestors]], tears up their [[bride]] certificate.<br /><br />Nan's death [[visuals]], with Judith in attendance, is a [[candidly]] heart-rending experience, and highly charged with emotion. This [[cinemas]] alone is [[chastisement]] watching the [[teatro]] for, but there's far more to the [[intrigue]] than that; why on earth aren't modern movies made with the same [[circumspect]] to the [[mythology]]?
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (97%)]]

Generally political messages are done on television, so if you are a big fan of environmental correctness, watch to your hearts content. Most people go to the movies to be entertained, not sold some poppycock political nonsense. The hook here is the [[big]] name cast. [[Unfortunately]] the [[sum]] of the performances equals a whole movie that [[went]] absolutely nowhere. The two best performances, Chris Cooper, and Richard Dreyfus, have [[minimal]] screen time. In short, "Silver [[City]]" is to be avoided as entertainment. It is nothing more than a non documentary, [[rambling]] political expose on illegal immigration, pollution, and any number of other causes that do not belong anywhere except on the small screen. - MERK

Generally political messages are done on television, so if you are a big fan of environmental correctness, watch to your hearts content. Most people go to the movies to be entertained, not sold some poppycock political nonsense. The hook here is the [[tremendous]] name cast. [[Spectacularly]] the [[volumes]] of the performances equals a whole movie that [[toured]] absolutely nowhere. The two best performances, Chris Cooper, and Richard Dreyfus, have [[teeniest]] screen time. In short, "Silver [[Stadt]]" is to be avoided as entertainment. It is nothing more than a non documentary, [[rambles]] political expose on illegal immigration, pollution, and any number of other causes that do not belong anywhere except on the small screen. - MERK
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

This is the "Battlefield Earth" of mini series. It has with a few exceptions, all the disastrous [[ingredients]] that doomed that movie and will follow it to the grave in the [[turkey]] cemetery. They are both [[adaptations]] of [[books]] with a endless [[amount]] of pages who has been turned to a complete mess by a [[script]] writer and a director ([[In]] this case they are the same person.) who clearly don't [[know]] what they are [[doing]], they have both a messiah [[wannabe]] that don't [[really]] [[deliver]], as a hero (Played in this case by a guy that [[looks]] like [[Mark]] Hamill but sadly the force is not with him.) and a bunch of stupid bad guys who [[likes]] to betray and mess up the [[life]] for each other, they are both containing scenes stolen from better productions and they are both [[cheap]] productions who tries to look expensive with some ([[often]] badly made) computer animation. The [[exceptions]] that [[actually]] makes the whole thing worse is the terrible [[work]] made by the lighting [[guy]] who don't even [[have]] the [[skills]] to [[turn]] on the [[light]] in his [[own]] living room, the camera [[work]] that for no [[reasons]] at all [[sometimes]] are in [[tilted]] "[[Battlefield]] [[Earth]]" [[mode]] but for the most of the time are flat as a pancake, the [[extremely]] [[cheap]] and to [[small]] desert set that only contents a [[pile]] of sand in the front of a [[backdrop]] [[painted]] as a [[desert]], that [[turns]] very old [[very]] [[fast]] because it [[appears]] in almost every [[scene]], and the bad idea by the [[costume]] [[designer]] to [[try]] to [[mimic]] "The fifth element"'s fashion [[madness]] with the [[addition]] of the [[silliest]] hats ever made. Silly moments to remember: 1. Every scene with the guild guys, who looks like MST3K's observer guys but with silly hats. 2. Irulan shows up at the party dressed in her butterfly dress (Why butterflys? -was the one with stuffed parrots in the cleaner?) with matching silly hat, together with a couple of guys with silly balloon hats. 3. Paul the stand-up comedian. 4. Baron Harkonnen in over [[acting]] overdrive, [[screaming]] "I,m alive". 5. [[Every]] [[Scene]] with the [[backdrop]], because it newer [[fits]] the [[foreground]] 6. [[Every]] scene with the Fremen's fake [[religious]] cermonies, specially the "water of life" cermony. 7. The [[battle]] scenes where the same guys gets killed a couple times and the same things explodes over and over again. It is a lot more but it is a 1000 words limit on this so i better stop before i gets carried away.

This is the "Battlefield Earth" of mini series. It has with a few exceptions, all the disastrous [[things]] that doomed that movie and will follow it to the grave in the [[ankara]] cemetery. They are both [[adjusting]] of [[textbooks]] with a endless [[cash]] of pages who has been turned to a complete mess by a [[command]] writer and a director ([[From]] this case they are the same person.) who clearly don't [[realizing]] what they are [[realised]], they have both a messiah [[midshipman]] that don't [[honestly]] [[giving]], as a hero (Played in this case by a guy that [[emerge]] like [[Scarred]] Hamill but sadly the force is not with him.) and a bunch of stupid bad guys who [[amour]] to betray and mess up the [[vida]] for each other, they are both containing scenes stolen from better productions and they are both [[cheaper]] productions who tries to look expensive with some ([[sometime]] badly made) computer animation. The [[objections]] that [[admittedly]] makes the whole thing worse is the terrible [[cooperating]] made by the lighting [[fellers]] who don't even [[do]] the [[power]] to [[revolve]] on the [[lamp]] in his [[sole]] living room, the camera [[workplace]] that for no [[cause]] at all [[someday]] are in [[prone]] "[[Guerre]] [[Planet]]" [[means]] but for the most of the time are flat as a pancake, the [[unimaginably]] [[tania]] and to [[little]] desert set that only contents a [[stack]] of sand in the front of a [[provenance]] [[paint]] as a [[dessert]], that [[conversion]] very old [[rather]] [[expedited]] because it [[transpires]] in almost every [[scenes]], and the bad idea by the [[suits]] [[creators]] to [[wishing]] to [[replay]] "The fifth element"'s fashion [[craziness]] with the [[anymore]] of the [[maddest]] hats ever made. Silly moments to remember: 1. Every scene with the guild guys, who looks like MST3K's observer guys but with silly hats. 2. Irulan shows up at the party dressed in her butterfly dress (Why butterflys? -was the one with stuffed parrots in the cleaner?) with matching silly hat, together with a couple of guys with silly balloon hats. 3. Paul the stand-up comedian. 4. Baron Harkonnen in over [[caretaker]] overdrive, [[weep]] "I,m alive". 5. [[Everybody]] [[Amphitheatre]] with the [[light]], because it newer [[suited]] the [[limelight]] 6. [[Everybody]] scene with the Fremen's fake [[clerical]] cermonies, specially the "water of life" cermony. 7. The [[tussle]] scenes where the same guys gets killed a couple times and the same things explodes over and over again. It is a lot more but it is a 1000 words limit on this so i better stop before i gets carried away.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (60%)]]

So lame it isn't even funny. A zombie [[infection]] overtakes a small college campus and a [[government]] squad of secret operatives back up a couple of scientists sent to find the origin of the outbreak. [[Collecting]] zombie DNA [[damn]] sure is not easy. [[Once]] bitten you're one of "them". The [[entire]] [[university]] [[has]] been [[completely]] infected by the [[run]] amok undead.<br /><br />[[This]] sequel [[does]] not even [[redeem]] the awful original [[HOUSE]] [[OF]] [[THE]] [[DEAD]](2003). [[Senseless]] [[entertainment]] is [[accomplished]] though. A [[few]] glimpses of [[female]] nakedness added to a [[gaggle]] of gore and exploding heads should keep any zombie freak happy. [[Credited]] cast members: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Victoria Pratt, Ed Quinn, Sid Haig and Nadine Velazquez. The "F" word holds together an [[unimaginative]] script.

So lame it isn't even funny. A zombie [[contaminated]] overtakes a small college campus and a [[governing]] squad of secret operatives back up a couple of scientists sent to find the origin of the outbreak. [[Perceive]] zombie DNA [[god]] sure is not easy. [[However]] bitten you're one of "them". The [[comprehensive]] [[fordham]] [[holds]] been [[absolutely]] infected by the [[implementation]] amok undead.<br /><br />[[That]] sequel [[wantto]] not even [[cashed]] the awful original [[CHAMBERS]] [[FOR]] [[BOTH]] [[FATALITIES]](2003). [[Wanton]] [[pleasure]] is [[finalized]] though. A [[rare]] glimpses of [[nana]] nakedness added to a [[gleeful]] of gore and exploding heads should keep any zombie freak happy. [[Rewarded]] cast members: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Victoria Pratt, Ed Quinn, Sid Haig and Nadine Velazquez. The "F" word holds together an [[sophomoric]] script.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

Two actors play rival gangsters in three films, the final of which is a sci-fi film, that nods strangely to William S. Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, and anime all at once. The robots are actually called "replicants", a reference to Dicks Blade Runner(several visual allusions to the film can be found as well) and the bad guy is a psychotic gay mayor obsessed with limiting procreation through use of a compulsory drug for "heterosexual love is fleeting, and homosexual love is eternal"....martial arts fights ensue, a first for the dead or alive films. The hilarious climax involves the two leads morphing into a winged robot with a gigantic phallus for a head, who personifies "destruction", which has been the path of both characters thus far, their individual minds and later literal heads functioning as something like testicles. The film ends with the mayor f*&%ing his free jazz playing boy lackey as the robot apparently tears down a wall around them, the last words of the mayor "Oh f*&%", followed by a quick fade to black. Part of me felt cheated, part of me confused, but mostly I was just laughing. A lot of the film is quite boring though, the best scenes bookend the film while the rest is far too slow. Takashi Miike has always mined the sexual motifs beneath male violence in action films, and this film with the exception of "Gozu", reinforces this theme more than any other. Sex and violence are two pretty basic themes, but like Cronerberg(who the jazz interludes may be a homage to ala Naked Lunch)Miike is able to show where the two [[connect]], to hilarious an oddly [[cohesive]] effect.

Two actors play rival gangsters in three films, the final of which is a sci-fi film, that nods strangely to William S. Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, and anime all at once. The robots are actually called "replicants", a reference to Dicks Blade Runner(several visual allusions to the film can be found as well) and the bad guy is a psychotic gay mayor obsessed with limiting procreation through use of a compulsory drug for "heterosexual love is fleeting, and homosexual love is eternal"....martial arts fights ensue, a first for the dead or alive films. The hilarious climax involves the two leads morphing into a winged robot with a gigantic phallus for a head, who personifies "destruction", which has been the path of both characters thus far, their individual minds and later literal heads functioning as something like testicles. The film ends with the mayor f*&%ing his free jazz playing boy lackey as the robot apparently tears down a wall around them, the last words of the mayor "Oh f*&%", followed by a quick fade to black. Part of me felt cheated, part of me confused, but mostly I was just laughing. A lot of the film is quite boring though, the best scenes bookend the film while the rest is far too slow. Takashi Miike has always mined the sexual motifs beneath male violence in action films, and this film with the exception of "Gozu", reinforces this theme more than any other. Sex and violence are two pretty basic themes, but like Cronerberg(who the jazz interludes may be a homage to ala Naked Lunch)Miike is able to show where the two [[connection]], to hilarious an oddly [[unanimity]] effect.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

I [[saw]] this movie when it was first released in 1986. At the time I was young and [[enjoyed]] all the normal comedy available, i.e.; Monty Python, Jim Belushi & SNL, Steve Martin, Cheech & Chong, so I believe that my judgment represents most "sane" individuals.<br /><br />The absolute best [[part]] of this movie was the trailer played at the beginning of the movie for the new "My Little Pony" movie that was coming out.<br /><br />This movie was [[so]] [[atrocious]] that it was actually yanked from most [[theaters]] before the [[initial]] week [[run]] was completed.<br /><br />I'm surprised that anyone would waste there corporate money to [[duplicate]] this steaming pile of human waste.<br /><br />Don't waste your time or money to [[rent]] or watch this "movie".

I [[enjoyed]] this movie when it was first released in 1986. At the time I was young and [[enjoying]] all the normal comedy available, i.e.; Monty Python, Jim Belushi & SNL, Steve Martin, Cheech & Chong, so I believe that my judgment represents most "sane" individuals.<br /><br />The absolute best [[segments]] of this movie was the trailer played at the beginning of the movie for the new "My Little Pony" movie that was coming out.<br /><br />This movie was [[even]] [[frightful]] that it was actually yanked from most [[teatro]] before the [[original]] week [[manages]] was completed.<br /><br />I'm surprised that anyone would waste there corporate money to [[twice]] this steaming pile of human waste.<br /><br />Don't waste your time or money to [[leasing]] or watch this "movie".
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[[Positive (73%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

I raced to the library to check out this miniseries after having just finished listening to the [[marvelous]] "talking books" unabridged version of the book. The first half of this TV version is really very good, but it stumbles quite a bit in the second half. The relationship with the trustee is overplayed and conflicts are inserted between Jean and Joe that don't exist in Shute's story, unwisely in my opinion, as they greatly diminish the power of their love story. I was disappointed to find that the wonderful Bryan Brown's Joe seemed a lot cockier and much less appealing than the man in the book, but Helen Morse's Jean was really quite good. I think they would have had to make this a 10-hour miniseries to develop the outback story properly. But all that said, I did watch whole thing in more or less one go and did appreciate its merits, all the while wishing that someone would do a less soapy remake.

I raced to the library to check out this miniseries after having just finished listening to the [[awesome]] "talking books" unabridged version of the book. The first half of this TV version is really very good, but it stumbles quite a bit in the second half. The relationship with the trustee is overplayed and conflicts are inserted between Jean and Joe that don't exist in Shute's story, unwisely in my opinion, as they greatly diminish the power of their love story. I was disappointed to find that the wonderful Bryan Brown's Joe seemed a lot cockier and much less appealing than the man in the book, but Helen Morse's Jean was really quite good. I think they would have had to make this a 10-hour miniseries to develop the outback story properly. But all that said, I did watch whole thing in more or less one go and did appreciate its merits, all the while wishing that someone would do a less soapy remake.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

I thought this movie'd [[be]] totally different than just another teen-slasher. Well I was totally wrong. There's a liquid [[nun]] coming out of the [[toilet]] seat and something really odd. I know that Spanish culture is a bit different and their movies too, but I didn't expect to see a fake Hollywood film. They [[certainly]] faked it pretty well though. Why'd they make a movie without any new [[aspects]]? [[This]] is just plain [[boring]] and it'd been done totally without any imagination.<br /><br />I thought that having a nun as the bad guy in the movie'd be something really original. It turned out to be a teen slasher. If this'd been done ten years ago then it'd have been something new.<br /><br />I can't [[recommend]] this [[movie]] for anyone but it certainly has some [[comedy]] [[value]]! It's like a [[horror]] parody in some points.

I thought this movie'd [[got]] totally different than just another teen-slasher. Well I was totally wrong. There's a liquid [[episcopal]] coming out of the [[bathroom]] seat and something really odd. I know that Spanish culture is a bit different and their movies too, but I didn't expect to see a fake Hollywood film. They [[admittedly]] faked it pretty well though. Why'd they make a movie without any new [[dot]]? [[That]] is just plain [[depressing]] and it'd been done totally without any imagination.<br /><br />I thought that having a nun as the bad guy in the movie'd be something really original. It turned out to be a teen slasher. If this'd been done ten years ago then it'd have been something new.<br /><br />I can't [[recommending]] this [[movies]] for anyone but it certainly has some [[farce]] [[valour]]! It's like a [[terrifying]] parody in some points.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

What can [[I]] [[say]]? This was one awful [[movie]] to watch. [[I]] am normally not [[very]] [[critical]] of gay [[cinema]] in [[general]], due to the [[fact]] that most are [[usually]] low-budget, but this really pushed me up the wall. I [[mean]], is this was [[has]] happened to [[gay]] [[cinema]]? Haven't [[gay]] producers and [[directors]] [[learned]] anything from [[Gus]] [[Van]] [[Saints]] and Ang Lee's [[films]]?. Just having to sit through the [[entire]] [[movie]] was like being in a dentist's [[chair]] and having my [[wisdom]] teeth extracted. [[I]] kept on praying for [[moments]] where I would [[feel]] any [[sort]] of connection with any of the [[characters]], but that never happened. [[Most]] of the characters [[performances]] were just not [[very]] convincing. It was like [[watching]] one of those badly produced made-for-TV movie specials on a local [[access]] TV stations. I cannot [[tell]] u how greatly [[disappointed]] [[It]] was seeing this film after being a big [[fan]] of Tori Spellings other works and the directors last work on "[[Latter]] day saints." It was [[definitely]] not [[worth]] the wait. [[Definitely]], a few hours of my life I will never get back and will certainly not be purchasing it on DVD.

What can [[me]] [[mention]]? This was one awful [[cinemas]] to watch. [[yo]] am normally not [[terribly]] [[main]] of gay [[teatro]] in [[global]], due to the [[fait]] that most are [[traditionally]] low-budget, but this really pushed me up the wall. I [[wherewithal]], is this was [[enjoy]] happened to [[gai]] [[drama]]? Haven't [[comrades]] producers and [[officials]] [[lectured]] anything from [[Man]] [[Suv]] [[Santo]] and Ang Lee's [[filming]]?. Just having to sit through the [[comprehensive]] [[film]] was like being in a dentist's [[wheelchair]] and having my [[clever]] teeth extracted. [[me]] kept on praying for [[episodes]] where I would [[thoughts]] any [[classifications]] of connection with any of the [[character]], but that never happened. [[Stronger]] of the characters [[representations]] were just not [[rather]] convincing. It was like [[believe]] one of those badly produced made-for-TV movie specials on a local [[entry]] TV stations. I cannot [[tells]] u how greatly [[disillusionment]] [[His]] was seeing this film after being a big [[vent]] of Tori Spellings other works and the directors last work on "[[Finals]] day saints." It was [[probably]] not [[worthwhile]] the wait. [[Decisively]], a few hours of my life I will never get back and will certainly not be purchasing it on DVD.
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[[Negative (98%)]] --> [[Positive (87%)]]

Attractive husband and wife writing team Robert Wagner (as Joel Gregory) and Kate Jackson (as Donna Gregory) arrive at the spooky mansion of actress "Lorna Love" (actually, silent film star Harold Lloyd's house). Mr. Wagner and Ms. Jackson are contracted to write the silent movie star's biography. Wagner has a personal interest in the project, since his father was once the famed star's lover. Mysterious events unfold, and Jackson must fight to save her husband from the spirit of the beautiful blonde, who is "perfectly preserved" in a crypt on the estate; moreover, the evil woman seems bent on possessing her husband, and murdering Jackson! <br /><br />This is very much a "Night of Dark Shadows" variation, co-starring genuine "Dark Shadows" alumni Kate Jackson, who knows and plays her part well. Robert Wagner [[lacks]] David Selby's intensity. Sylvia Sidney (as Mrs. Josephs) sidesteps Grayson Hall. Marianna Hill is not a match for Lara Parker (or Diana Millay). Bill Macy (as Oscar Payne) is good in a part that would have been played by John Karlen (in a Dan Curtis production).<br /><br />There are smooth cameos by Joan Blondell, John Carradine, and Dorothy Lamour. Ms. Lamour's delivery resembles Joan Bennett, which begs the question: why didn't producer Aaron Spelling get more of the original "Dark Shadows" regulars? <br /><br />Director E.W. Swackhamer was Bridget Hanley's husband; he worked with Ms. Blondell on "Here Come the Brides", and with Jackson on "The Rookies". "Death at Love House" has, arguably, a tighter storyline than the "Night of Dark Shadows" film; it differs in the movie star angle; and, in its "Father Eternal Fire" ending, it more closely resembles the TVseries' "Laura the Phoenix" storyline. <br /><br />**** Death at Love House (9/3/76) E.W. Swackhamer ~ Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson, Sylvia Sidney

Attractive husband and wife writing team Robert Wagner (as Joel Gregory) and Kate Jackson (as Donna Gregory) arrive at the spooky mansion of actress "Lorna Love" (actually, silent film star Harold Lloyd's house). Mr. Wagner and Ms. Jackson are contracted to write the silent movie star's biography. Wagner has a personal interest in the project, since his father was once the famed star's lover. Mysterious events unfold, and Jackson must fight to save her husband from the spirit of the beautiful blonde, who is "perfectly preserved" in a crypt on the estate; moreover, the evil woman seems bent on possessing her husband, and murdering Jackson! <br /><br />This is very much a "Night of Dark Shadows" variation, co-starring genuine "Dark Shadows" alumni Kate Jackson, who knows and plays her part well. Robert Wagner [[shortcoming]] David Selby's intensity. Sylvia Sidney (as Mrs. Josephs) sidesteps Grayson Hall. Marianna Hill is not a match for Lara Parker (or Diana Millay). Bill Macy (as Oscar Payne) is good in a part that would have been played by John Karlen (in a Dan Curtis production).<br /><br />There are smooth cameos by Joan Blondell, John Carradine, and Dorothy Lamour. Ms. Lamour's delivery resembles Joan Bennett, which begs the question: why didn't producer Aaron Spelling get more of the original "Dark Shadows" regulars? <br /><br />Director E.W. Swackhamer was Bridget Hanley's husband; he worked with Ms. Blondell on "Here Come the Brides", and with Jackson on "The Rookies". "Death at Love House" has, arguably, a tighter storyline than the "Night of Dark Shadows" film; it differs in the movie star angle; and, in its "Father Eternal Fire" ending, it more closely resembles the TVseries' "Laura the Phoenix" storyline. <br /><br />**** Death at Love House (9/3/76) E.W. Swackhamer ~ Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson, Sylvia Sidney
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

Is there anything else on earth to be more enticing than to learn what expects our frail bodies after, um, death. Spanish director Ignacio Cerdà (a soul-mate of his German colleague Jörg Buttgereit) provides blow-by-blow answer to our curiosity and invites us to an exciting journey in the world of preparation tables, scalpels, surgical saws, human entrails and warped minds.<br /><br />Welcome to the autopsy room!<br /><br />I don't know which facets of the film, apart of its notorious reputation, may have helped it to acquire sufficiently high rating.<br /><br />Storywise it's fairly simple and straightforward - a day in the life (actually half an hour) of a troubled coroner (or, perhaps, assistant pathologist or whoever he is) that is fed up with his routine morbid duty and discharges his psychological tension in a non-traditional fashion, right at his workplace. I'm perplexed of what particular message the authors tried to deliver with this one-note plot. I suspect it may be somehow inspired by Udo Kier's character's quirky demeanor in Andy Warhol's Frankenstein.<br /><br />Artistic values of the film are also questionable. It's hard to evaluate the performance of the actors that don't squeeze a single word. Their emotions are concealed behind the medical masks. There's also not enough room for great camera-work - basically, the entire action unfolds mostly within four walls.<br /><br />Authenticity - [[effects]] and makeup are impressive and the setup [[looks]] very plausible, but only a handful of medical/forensic experts can judge how truthful and anatomically correct the dissection is carried out here (if anyone cares). Honestly, I used to think that the autopsy is done to examine the condition of particular [[organs]] and to ascertain the cause of death. [[Now]] I know that dead bodies are severed, raped and humiliated, intestines are ripped apart, brains are retrieved from the head, stuffed into abdomen and mixed with guts, then the body is stitched back and washed - nothing personal. [[And]] what are these [[poor]] [[lads]] expected to [[write]] in their deceitful [[autopsy]] reports [[afterward]]?<br /><br />[[Shock]] and [[disgust]] [[factor]] - it's [[much]] unlikely that an unsuspecting [[viewer]] would [[discover]], to his [[horror]], that the disc he was intended to watch with his wife and kids beside a Christmas tree turns out to be a graphic video manual on vivisection. This obscure item is barely available, sought by people well familiar with the subject and not easily offended. Hence it would be pointless to warn anyone to sabotage this film. They are [[well]] aware what exactly they are watching and what they want to see.<br /><br />Cerdà is really gifted and stylish director, which is clearly obvious from at least two other parts of his "trilogy" - preceding 'The Awakening', amazing black and white short, and 30-minute 'Genesis', visually stunning and moody piece with an off-beat and interesting concept. And I'm pretty sure that one day he will conquer the hearts of moviegoers with his new, more mainstream oriented, material. And sooner or later 'Aftermath' would become a rarity for the meticulous collectors of his "early" "warm-up" works.<br /><br />But in the meantime, I'm afraid, it may be recommended strictly for medical students or specialists that study mental disorders and sexual deviations.

Is there anything else on earth to be more enticing than to learn what expects our frail bodies after, um, death. Spanish director Ignacio Cerdà (a soul-mate of his German colleague Jörg Buttgereit) provides blow-by-blow answer to our curiosity and invites us to an exciting journey in the world of preparation tables, scalpels, surgical saws, human entrails and warped minds.<br /><br />Welcome to the autopsy room!<br /><br />I don't know which facets of the film, apart of its notorious reputation, may have helped it to acquire sufficiently high rating.<br /><br />Storywise it's fairly simple and straightforward - a day in the life (actually half an hour) of a troubled coroner (or, perhaps, assistant pathologist or whoever he is) that is fed up with his routine morbid duty and discharges his psychological tension in a non-traditional fashion, right at his workplace. I'm perplexed of what particular message the authors tried to deliver with this one-note plot. I suspect it may be somehow inspired by Udo Kier's character's quirky demeanor in Andy Warhol's Frankenstein.<br /><br />Artistic values of the film are also questionable. It's hard to evaluate the performance of the actors that don't squeeze a single word. Their emotions are concealed behind the medical masks. There's also not enough room for great camera-work - basically, the entire action unfolds mostly within four walls.<br /><br />Authenticity - [[impact]] and makeup are impressive and the setup [[listens]] very plausible, but only a handful of medical/forensic experts can judge how truthful and anatomically correct the dissection is carried out here (if anyone cares). Honestly, I used to think that the autopsy is done to examine the condition of particular [[corps]] and to ascertain the cause of death. [[Here]] I know that dead bodies are severed, raped and humiliated, intestines are ripped apart, brains are retrieved from the head, stuffed into abdomen and mixed with guts, then the body is stitched back and washed - nothing personal. [[Nor]] what are these [[indigent]] [[comrades]] expected to [[drafted]] in their deceitful [[coroner]] reports [[formerly]]?<br /><br />[[Surprise]] and [[resentment]] [[elements]] - it's [[immensely]] unlikely that an unsuspecting [[spectators]] would [[detect]], to his [[revulsion]], that the disc he was intended to watch with his wife and kids beside a Christmas tree turns out to be a graphic video manual on vivisection. This obscure item is barely available, sought by people well familiar with the subject and not easily offended. Hence it would be pointless to warn anyone to sabotage this film. They are [[adequately]] aware what exactly they are watching and what they want to see.<br /><br />Cerdà is really gifted and stylish director, which is clearly obvious from at least two other parts of his "trilogy" - preceding 'The Awakening', amazing black and white short, and 30-minute 'Genesis', visually stunning and moody piece with an off-beat and interesting concept. And I'm pretty sure that one day he will conquer the hearts of moviegoers with his new, more mainstream oriented, material. And sooner or later 'Aftermath' would become a rarity for the meticulous collectors of his "early" "warm-up" works.<br /><br />But in the meantime, I'm afraid, it may be recommended strictly for medical students or specialists that study mental disorders and sexual deviations.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (81%)]]

This is just my all time favorite movie. [[Nothing]] special. It's just [[so]] [[incredibly]] detailed. [[Makes]] me cry just thinking about it. [[Geronimo]] Bill is the nicest guy I can imagine. Money is not important. Bamboo spears are important. You don't need money to get what you need. If you need something it [[will]] just [[come]] to you. [[If]] people would [[realize]] that the world would [[be]] a [[much]] [[better]] place. Whatever you do, don't [[do]] it for the money.

This is just my all time favorite movie. [[Null]] special. It's just [[too]] [[terribly]] detailed. [[Represents]] me cry just thinking about it. [[Banzai]] Bill is the nicest guy I can imagine. Money is not important. Bamboo spears are important. You don't need money to get what you need. If you need something it [[goes]] just [[happen]] to you. [[Without]] people would [[awareness]] that the world would [[represented]] a [[substantially]] [[good]] place. Whatever you do, don't [[know]] it for the money.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (75%)]]

No matter what country your In you have to buy this show, Sure It is Australian and if you ever seen any attempt of our comedy's they pretty much suck but with the chaser's they aren't boring forty year old men making bad puns they are a [[team]] of people who talk about current affairs (pretty much in Australia) make fun of our crap ads, make fun of our politicians and so on.<br /><br />The guys also had a show in 2002 called Cnnnn which was not as successful as the War which had only started this year so everything they talk about is current news which is really [[good]] considering no matter how boring or tragic it is they try to shine some humorous light on things.

No matter what country your In you have to buy this show, Sure It is Australian and if you ever seen any attempt of our comedy's they pretty much suck but with the chaser's they aren't boring forty year old men making bad puns they are a [[tooling]] of people who talk about current affairs (pretty much in Australia) make fun of our crap ads, make fun of our politicians and so on.<br /><br />The guys also had a show in 2002 called Cnnnn which was not as successful as the War which had only started this year so everything they talk about is current news which is really [[nice]] considering no matter how boring or tragic it is they try to shine some humorous light on things.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

Contains Spoiler The movie is a good action/[[comedy]] but i don't know if the director cut too many parts but it seems that the bad guy die too fast. The end of the movie come, the bad guy dies and that's it.<br /><br />The special effects are good and i don't regret paying to see it at the theatre.

Contains Spoiler The movie is a good action/[[travesty]] but i don't know if the director cut too many parts but it seems that the bad guy die too fast. The end of the movie come, the bad guy dies and that's it.<br /><br />The special effects are good and i don't regret paying to see it at the theatre.
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[[Positive (82%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

Dario Argento is a filmmaker I'm slowly getting into, following the iconoclastic efforts of Deep Red and Suspiria; he's not a filmmaker to always care directly about silly things like "plot". That might be his one minor (but, for me, apparent) liability: he won't let a little thing like common sense screw up his plan for his elaborate killing sequences, as his killer(s) can go through any kind of elaborate set-up of being invisible, until revealing past the point of the POV tracking shots of said psychopathic killer. But it's thrilling to see a filmmaker take chances like this anyway, of a pure Italian aesthetic making its way into the soul of a Hitchcockian warp (in fact, as a note of interest, if one has recently seen the Scorsese short film where he took three pages of an un-filmed Hitchcock film, which also took place in an Opera, Argento had it beat by almost twenty years, probably with no knowledge of the text). It's also unabashedly 80s (CD players and heavy metal and the hair, oh my!) and with an absurdity that makes it all the more palatable to swallow.<br /><br />The [[story]] is simple: an opera of Macbeth is being produced, with high-stylized pyrotechnics and trained ravens. There's even a talented up-and-coming star replaced at the last minute, Betty, played by Marsillach. But a murder occurs during the premiere- interrupted not by that but by a falling light- and now the killer is after Betty! She can't go to the police (how can she let out that the opera is really cursed?), but will that matter in the face of a killer who won't let up? One has probably seen premises like this played out in other Argento films- girl being chased by a killer- but it's how Argento, like De Palma, constructs and executes his sequences, and adds a distinctive flavor of his own to add touches of bizarre humor (the breakout of the ravens to attack the killer, and the subsequent version of pointing out in the lineup), a kind of over-stylization ala Leone (the bullet through the peephole through the door probably inspired a similar shot in Kill Bill 1), and even sado-masochistic inspiration with the pins taped to Betty's eyes, more than once! <br /><br />Argento puts his actress through the wringer, and she's all game for it, even when things seem to just go into 'what-the-hell' territory (I was throwing up my hands almost saying I give up when she is led down the secret passage by the little girl, as if suddenly we're in Aliens now). And through such dark genre material Argento keeps the violence thick and fresh, the suspense about as much as that with opera music coming right out of a speaker of a stereo system, and a cinematographer who may have had a few drinks (and rightfully so!) during some scenes the way they're shot and vibrate to a heart-beat. It should be considered trash, but it's elevated past any limitations of the genre by the ballsy attitude of the director, this in spite of a silly ending- sillier than anything that preceded what came before it (thanks little lizard)- and an attempt to break the Macbeth curse, which, unfortunately, didn't seem to happen in real life on the set of Opera. 8.5/10

Dario Argento is a filmmaker I'm slowly getting into, following the iconoclastic efforts of Deep Red and Suspiria; he's not a filmmaker to always care directly about silly things like "plot". That might be his one minor (but, for me, apparent) liability: he won't let a little thing like common sense screw up his plan for his elaborate killing sequences, as his killer(s) can go through any kind of elaborate set-up of being invisible, until revealing past the point of the POV tracking shots of said psychopathic killer. But it's thrilling to see a filmmaker take chances like this anyway, of a pure Italian aesthetic making its way into the soul of a Hitchcockian warp (in fact, as a note of interest, if one has recently seen the Scorsese short film where he took three pages of an un-filmed Hitchcock film, which also took place in an Opera, Argento had it beat by almost twenty years, probably with no knowledge of the text). It's also unabashedly 80s (CD players and heavy metal and the hair, oh my!) and with an absurdity that makes it all the more palatable to swallow.<br /><br />The [[historian]] is simple: an opera of Macbeth is being produced, with high-stylized pyrotechnics and trained ravens. There's even a talented up-and-coming star replaced at the last minute, Betty, played by Marsillach. But a murder occurs during the premiere- interrupted not by that but by a falling light- and now the killer is after Betty! She can't go to the police (how can she let out that the opera is really cursed?), but will that matter in the face of a killer who won't let up? One has probably seen premises like this played out in other Argento films- girl being chased by a killer- but it's how Argento, like De Palma, constructs and executes his sequences, and adds a distinctive flavor of his own to add touches of bizarre humor (the breakout of the ravens to attack the killer, and the subsequent version of pointing out in the lineup), a kind of over-stylization ala Leone (the bullet through the peephole through the door probably inspired a similar shot in Kill Bill 1), and even sado-masochistic inspiration with the pins taped to Betty's eyes, more than once! <br /><br />Argento puts his actress through the wringer, and she's all game for it, even when things seem to just go into 'what-the-hell' territory (I was throwing up my hands almost saying I give up when she is led down the secret passage by the little girl, as if suddenly we're in Aliens now). And through such dark genre material Argento keeps the violence thick and fresh, the suspense about as much as that with opera music coming right out of a speaker of a stereo system, and a cinematographer who may have had a few drinks (and rightfully so!) during some scenes the way they're shot and vibrate to a heart-beat. It should be considered trash, but it's elevated past any limitations of the genre by the ballsy attitude of the director, this in spite of a silly ending- sillier than anything that preceded what came before it (thanks little lizard)- and an attempt to break the Macbeth curse, which, unfortunately, didn't seem to happen in real life on the set of Opera. 8.5/10
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I [[found]] the [[film]] [[quite]] [[good]] for what I was expecting. Although I [[weary]], because I have a fear of injection needles, I sort of came to expect when they were coming. So if you're not into needles, blood, the human body, and some good medical fun, put this movie back and rent another. As the other user commented, I was also please at the [[German]] attempt at a slasher film. I'm an American who just moved to Germany to stay with a family and saw this lying on the shelf. I love psychological thrillers, and I'd say this is somewhere along those lines. A character falls into places and feels misconstrued. While trying to dig her way out and find some truth to a situation, things get a little sticky and other aren't so sure she's on the right track. So throughout the film you're kept on edge about who's anatomy you might catch a glimpse of and who's rounding the next corner.

I [[locate]] the [[theatres]] [[sufficiently]] [[optimum]] for what I was expecting. Although I [[gruelling]], because I have a fear of injection needles, I sort of came to expect when they were coming. So if you're not into needles, blood, the human body, and some good medical fun, put this movie back and rent another. As the other user commented, I was also please at the [[Bavarian]] attempt at a slasher film. I'm an American who just moved to Germany to stay with a family and saw this lying on the shelf. I love psychological thrillers, and I'd say this is somewhere along those lines. A character falls into places and feels misconstrued. While trying to dig her way out and find some truth to a situation, things get a little sticky and other aren't so sure she's on the right track. So throughout the film you're kept on edge about who's anatomy you might catch a glimpse of and who's rounding the next corner.
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I was [[lucky]] enough to grow up surfing in San Diego (not the biggest [[waves]] in the world but it was a hell of [[childhood]], I'll tell you that) and [[I]] have seen A [[LOT]] of so-called surfer flicks in my life. After watching NORTH SHORE for the first time just now, all I can say is THANK GOD I never saw this as a kid. [[If]] I had seen this and mistakenly thought that this was a [[realistic]] portrayal of the surf [[scene]], I would sold my board and totally gotten into, I don't [[know]], [[accounting]] or something.<br /><br />[[Seriously]], this movie has a as [[much]] in common with real [[surfing]] as TOP GUN has was real military life. The [[acting]] is [[terrible]], the [[music]] is worse, the cinematography is [[iffy]] at best and OH MY GOD what was Laird Hanilton thinking?! WOW!!! DO [[NOT]] SEE THIS MOVIE!!! IT SUCKS!!! If you want a REAL surf flick, see RIDING GIANTS. Hell, watch SURF'S UP instead of this. Seriously. Sucks. Sucks bad. Sucks REAL bad. Brah. ;)<br /><br />PS: Had to change my summery from "WTF?!" to wtf because, apparently, we are supposed to whisper on this site. NO YELLING!!! (shhhhhh!) ;D

I was [[pleased]] enough to grow up surfing in San Diego (not the biggest [[obscure]] in the world but it was a hell of [[infancy]], I'll tell you that) and [[me]] have seen A [[SHIPMENT]] of so-called surfer flicks in my life. After watching NORTH SHORE for the first time just now, all I can say is THANK GOD I never saw this as a kid. [[Although]] I had seen this and mistakenly thought that this was a [[lifelike]] portrayal of the surf [[scenarios]], I would sold my board and totally gotten into, I don't [[realizing]], [[accountants]] or something.<br /><br />[[Sincerely]], this movie has a as [[considerable]] in common with real [[navigating]] as TOP GUN has was real military life. The [[interim]] is [[disastrous]], the [[philharmonic]] is worse, the cinematography is [[uncertain]] at best and OH MY GOD what was Laird Hanilton thinking?! WOW!!! DO [[NO]] SEE THIS MOVIE!!! IT SUCKS!!! If you want a REAL surf flick, see RIDING GIANTS. Hell, watch SURF'S UP instead of this. Seriously. Sucks. Sucks bad. Sucks REAL bad. Brah. ;)<br /><br />PS: Had to change my summery from "WTF?!" to wtf because, apparently, we are supposed to whisper on this site. NO YELLING!!! (shhhhhh!) ;D
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The plot of "Sally of the [[Sawdust]]" is the [[usual]] melodramatic stuff-- an [[orphan]], rags-to-riches-- but the [[film]] [[rises]] above most silents thanks to [[three]] people: <br /><[[br]] />[[This]] is not, of [[course]], D. W. Griffith's [[masterpiece]], but it does [[showcase]] his film-making savvy in full maturity. He uses all his [[innovations]], which are techniques we take for [[granted]] now: close-ups, cross-cutting, a mobile camera, and the ability to modify acting from theatrical [[exaggeration]] to cinematic subtlety.<br /><br />W. C. Fields also showcases his skills-- not his signature gruff delivery, but his remarkable dexterity as a physical comedian. He does a [[few]] [[inventive]] juggling acts, cut too short to be fully [[appreciated]], and some [[very]] deft [[pickpocketing]], but it [[seems]] that every prop that comes within [[reach]] gets manipulated for [[comic]] effect-- hat, [[cane]], [[car]] [[roof]], [[dog]], cash. He's a [[joy]] to behold.<br /><br />Finally, there's Carol Dempster. Much has been said against this actress, but her performance here is also [[richly]] comic. She was 22 at the time, playing a teenager, and her approach to the role is a combination of grace and awkwardness that may not be wholly convincing, but she truly engages the eye when she's on screen-- particularly when she's dancing. She's not a beauty--though she's positively luminous in the one scene where she's gussied up like a Talmadge sister-- but her plainness only adds to Sally's character, especially in the many moments when she shows very obvious affection for Fields as her guardian/"father." Few, if any, Hollywood performers could compete with Fields when it came to comedy, but Griffith gives his leading lady every chance to match her co-star, and Dempster absolutely holds her own.

The plot of "Sally of the [[Rotted]]" is the [[banal]] melodramatic stuff-- an [[fatherless]], rags-to-riches-- but the [[cinematographer]] [[soaring]] above most silents thanks to [[five]] people: <br /><[[brit]] />[[That]] is not, of [[pathway]], D. W. Griffith's [[cornerstone]], but it does [[demo]] his film-making savvy in full maturity. He uses all his [[innovators]], which are techniques we take for [[supplied]] now: close-ups, cross-cutting, a mobile camera, and the ability to modify acting from theatrical [[exaggerated]] to cinematic subtlety.<br /><br />W. C. Fields also showcases his skills-- not his signature gruff delivery, but his remarkable dexterity as a physical comedian. He does a [[scant]] [[resourceful]] juggling acts, cut too short to be fully [[adored]], and some [[awfully]] deft [[banditry]], but it [[emerge]] that every prop that comes within [[accomplishment]] gets manipulated for [[grotesque]] effect-- hat, [[rod]], [[drivers]] [[capped]], [[canine]], cash. He's a [[arousal]] to behold.<br /><br />Finally, there's Carol Dempster. Much has been said against this actress, but her performance here is also [[ornate]] comic. She was 22 at the time, playing a teenager, and her approach to the role is a combination of grace and awkwardness that may not be wholly convincing, but she truly engages the eye when she's on screen-- particularly when she's dancing. She's not a beauty--though she's positively luminous in the one scene where she's gussied up like a Talmadge sister-- but her plainness only adds to Sally's character, especially in the many moments when she shows very obvious affection for Fields as her guardian/"father." Few, if any, Hollywood performers could compete with Fields when it came to comedy, but Griffith gives his leading lady every chance to match her co-star, and Dempster absolutely holds her own.
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The movie gets a score of 3 because it dared to be so very different. It features a cast acting while you can hear their thoughts and desires! This is truly a weird film and an experience I won't forget. The only problem is that the experiment, though in some ways interesting, is generally quite dull and unengaging. In fact, it's amazing that a Norma Shearer and Clark Gable film could be THIS dull! The film is based on a Eugene O'Neill play and it really does seem quite stagy. In fact, it would have been best just to keep it as a stage production--it just didn't translate at all to the big screen.<br /><br />So this movie is only recommended to die-hard cinemaniacs and those who love Gable films so much they just have to see all his films!
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When the trailer for Accepted first came up, many people began to get excited about seeing it... really excited. Who could blame them, it looked like fun. But that's exactly the thing. People went into Accepted looking for a good movie, but if you think about it, [[Accepted]] isn't the type of [[film]] [[destined]] to be a good movie. It's [[meant]] to be a film that pleases its crowd without too much effort being given. That being said, for those of you who expected a [[great]] film, you need to think about what could be made of a [[comedy]] like this one. Think that, and you will truly enjoy the film (because you'll rid yourself of your idea that the movie will be fantastic.) BOTTOM LINE: Watch the movie, and have fun, but don't look for anything groundbreaking.

When the trailer for Accepted first came up, many people began to get excited about seeing it... really excited. Who could blame them, it looked like fun. But that's exactly the thing. People went into Accepted looking for a good movie, but if you think about it, [[Admit]] isn't the type of [[footage]] [[design]] to be a good movie. It's [[implied]] to be a film that pleases its crowd without too much effort being given. That being said, for those of you who expected a [[awesome]] film, you need to think about what could be made of a [[comedic]] like this one. Think that, and you will truly enjoy the film (because you'll rid yourself of your idea that the movie will be fantastic.) BOTTOM LINE: Watch the movie, and have fun, but don't look for anything groundbreaking.
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[[This]] [[movie]] is one of the funniest I [[have]] [[seen]] in years. [[A]] movie which [[deals]] with [[death]] and [[funerals]] without being [[depressing]], or irreverant. [[Christopher]] [[Walken]] provides [[much]] of the [[comedy]] in this [[charming]] [[romance]] and I could [[hardly]] breathe for [[laughing]] [[so]] hard.<br /><br />I [[saw]] the [[movie]] a preview, and when it was over, the audience not only [[applauded]], but cheered. I am [[telling]] all my [[friends]] to [[watch]] for it's [[arrival]] in the USA. [[I]] [[definitely]] [[plan]] on [[seeing]] it again in the theater and [[purchasing]] it on [[DVD]] as [[soon]] as it's available.

[[That]] [[cinema]] is one of the funniest I [[had]] [[felt]] in years. [[para]] movie which [[accords]] with [[homicides]] and [[mortuary]] without being [[triste]], or irreverant. [[Christoph]] [[Devito]] provides [[quite]] of the [[giggle]] in this [[sumptuous]] [[novels]] and I could [[barely]] breathe for [[hilarity]] [[afterward]] hard.<br /><br />I [[seen]] the [[cinema]] a preview, and when it was over, the audience not only [[congratulation]], but cheered. I am [[declaring]] all my [[dude]] to [[observational]] for it's [[coming]] in the USA. [[me]] [[arguably]] [[plotting]] on [[imagining]] it again in the theater and [[pimping]] it on [[VCD]] as [[prematurely]] as it's available.
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Just like most people, I couldn't [[wait]] to see this Ocean's 11 [[sequel]] but it really [[stinks]], I must say. [[It]] stinks because there's [[simply]] no [[good]] [[screenplay]],it was just cheap. [[I]] hope the [[producers]] donate all the [[money]] this [[movie]] [[has]] [[made]] (or [[will]] [[make]]) to the tsunami-victims in Asia [[so]] this movie will have at least one [[good]] reason to exist. It is so bad I even can't write a [[decent]] comment about it but....i still [[advise]] the [[creators]] of this [[thing]] to [[make]] "Ocean's 13". Ocean's 13 will be about the same thieves who are trying to steal a screenplay well hidden somewhere in Hollywood. The 13th member will be a foreign (maybe,Russian) screenplay-writer who knows all tricks to write a copy of this well hidden screenplay, so they can replace the original they'll have to steal. Or they need to find at least 13 people to write a decent screenplay for a movie in which not only Julia [[Roberts]] plays herself but even all other star-members of the Ocean's-films. 13 People [[because]] it's the lucky number of Andy Garcia's character.

Just like most people, I couldn't [[looks]] to see this Ocean's 11 [[continuation]] but it really [[smells]], I must say. [[His]] stinks because there's [[bluntly]] no [[bestest]] [[scene]],it was just cheap. [[me]] hope the [[creators]] donate all the [[amounts]] this [[film]] [[maintains]] [[presented]] (or [[going]] [[afford]]) to the tsunami-victims in Asia [[alike]] this movie will have at least one [[exemplary]] reason to exist. It is so bad I even can't write a [[appropriate]] comment about it but....i still [[recommend]] the [[storytellers]] of this [[matter]] to [[accomplish]] "Ocean's 13". Ocean's 13 will be about the same thieves who are trying to steal a screenplay well hidden somewhere in Hollywood. The 13th member will be a foreign (maybe,Russian) screenplay-writer who knows all tricks to write a copy of this well hidden screenplay, so they can replace the original they'll have to steal. Or they need to find at least 13 people to write a decent screenplay for a movie in which not only Julia [[Nicholson]] plays herself but even all other star-members of the Ocean's-films. 13 People [[for]] it's the lucky number of Andy Garcia's character.
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One of the most interesting things is that this 1988 film is highly touted as an `in-name only' sequel. There's nothing [[wrong]] with that except this: The return of Chevy Chase as Ty Webb. This [[connects]] the viewer to this character (from the original Caddyshack in 1980,) and makes fans thinking or wanting Caddyshack II to be similar to the first one.<br /><br />There are rumors that Rodney Dangerfield was supposed to return. He carried a big part of the first film, so his return would have put Caddyshack 2 over the top. Jackie Mason is the `new' Rodney for this movie and does a decent job, even though their comic deliveries are way different. Dan Aykroyd was great but not in the film enough. He should have been involved to the tune of how much screen time Bill Murray got in the first one. Robert Stack (Airplane!) was good in the `new' Ted Knight/Villian role. (We miss you, Ted!) Danny Noonan should have been back. So many others could have returned to show us what happened to their characters eight years later. Bushwood should not have undergone the total makeover it did. Instead, the characters involved, rather than the club itself, should have been the main focus like they were in the first one. When you watch this film, keep in mind that it isn't a major sequel and you may think it's another good or bad eighties comedy. Fans of the first should see it but don't be shocked when the comparisons between the original and Part II are so far apart.

One of the most interesting things is that this 1988 film is highly touted as an `in-name only' sequel. There's nothing [[specious]] with that except this: The return of Chevy Chase as Ty Webb. This [[links]] the viewer to this character (from the original Caddyshack in 1980,) and makes fans thinking or wanting Caddyshack II to be similar to the first one.<br /><br />There are rumors that Rodney Dangerfield was supposed to return. He carried a big part of the first film, so his return would have put Caddyshack 2 over the top. Jackie Mason is the `new' Rodney for this movie and does a decent job, even though their comic deliveries are way different. Dan Aykroyd was great but not in the film enough. He should have been involved to the tune of how much screen time Bill Murray got in the first one. Robert Stack (Airplane!) was good in the `new' Ted Knight/Villian role. (We miss you, Ted!) Danny Noonan should have been back. So many others could have returned to show us what happened to their characters eight years later. Bushwood should not have undergone the total makeover it did. Instead, the characters involved, rather than the club itself, should have been the main focus like they were in the first one. When you watch this film, keep in mind that it isn't a major sequel and you may think it's another good or bad eighties comedy. Fans of the first should see it but don't be shocked when the comparisons between the original and Part II are so far apart.
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I first saw this [[film]] in the [[early]] 80's on cable. It was [[unique]] as a statement about the sixties, [[culture]], [[war]], [[music]], [[race]], and a [[bunch]] of [[things]] I'm [[certain]] I missed. However about a year [[ago]] it came back into my [[life]] as [[I]] [[started]] [[enjoying]] it with my son. He's a [[little]] [[young]] (9) for a [[lot]] of the [[themes]] in it, but he understands dancing [[hippies]] are [[fun]] to [[watch]], and he [[gets]] the [[idea]] that [[end]] is ironic. While I can't [[think]] of other [[films]] in this [[genre]], it [[does]] have a stand alone genius I love. [[It]] also does a unique justice to [[Central]] Park. Most musicals are lost on me, one way or another. "Tommy" was over the top and heavy [[handed]] in [[direction]], "Oliver" seemed like crowd control on the silver screen, "The Wall" was so much abstract self important and indulgent dribble, but listening to "Failure of the Flesh" from Hair sounds right for our times today, as it did in the eighties, as it must have in the sixties...truly Timeless.

I first saw this [[cinematographic]] in the [[fast]] 80's on cable. It was [[distinctive]] as a statement about the sixties, [[civilizations]], [[warfare]], [[symphony]], [[races]], and a [[bandwidth]] of [[themes]] I'm [[especial]] I missed. However about a year [[behind]] it came back into my [[subsistence]] as [[me]] [[opening]] [[pleasures]] it with my son. He's a [[lightweight]] [[youthful]] (9) for a [[batches]] of the [[topic]] in it, but he understands dancing [[hippy]] are [[amusement]] to [[supervisors]], and he [[is]] the [[sight]] that [[shuts]] is ironic. While I can't [[figured]] of other [[cinemas]] in this [[types]], it [[wants]] have a stand alone genius I love. [[His]] also does a unique justice to [[Centralized]] Park. Most musicals are lost on me, one way or another. "Tommy" was over the top and heavy [[uttered]] in [[directors]], "Oliver" seemed like crowd control on the silver screen, "The Wall" was so much abstract self important and indulgent dribble, but listening to "Failure of the Flesh" from Hair sounds right for our times today, as it did in the eighties, as it must have in the sixties...truly Timeless.
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[[This]] is the first movie I've [[seen]] from Singapore and it's great. If you don't [[know]] a [[lot]] about [[Asia]], its languages and its [[culture]], then this [[film]] may [[be]] a bit [[confusing]] for the non-informed people. As an Asian-American who's [[double]] [[majoring]] in two Asian [[languages]] (one of them being Mandarin) and [[has]] [[taken]] some [[Asian]] American [[Studies]] [[classes]], this [[film]] was [[easier]] for me to [[understand]], but even without that [[kind]] of [[knowledge]], I believe this movie is still [[accessible]] to its [[foreign]] [[audiences]] as long as you keep in [[mind]] that it's a coming-of-age [[type]] of movie. The film is definitely worth [[seeing]] just [[so]] that you get the [[chance]] to [[see]] what [[kind]] of [[issues]] Singapore's [[young]] [[teenage]] [[boys]] are [[struggling]] and [[having]] to [[deal]] with. This is an awesome coming-of-age movie, but filmed and shown in a more [[artistic]] and [[original]] way. The [[actors]] are outstanding.

[[That]] is the first movie I've [[remarked]] from Singapore and it's great. If you don't [[do]] a [[batches]] about [[Asiatic]], its languages and its [[cultures]], then this [[movie]] may [[was]] a bit [[shadowy]] for the non-informed people. As an Asian-American who's [[dual]] [[undergraduates]] in two Asian [[linguistics]] (one of them being Mandarin) and [[hectare]] [[catches]] some [[Asiatic]] American [[Study]] [[chapter]], this [[cinemas]] was [[lighter]] for me to [[realizes]], but even without that [[genera]] of [[competent]], I believe this movie is still [[viable]] to its [[outdoor]] [[hearing]] as long as you keep in [[intelligentsia]] that it's a coming-of-age [[dude]] of movie. The film is definitely worth [[staring]] just [[instead]] that you get the [[eventuality]] to [[admire]] what [[dudes]] of [[dossiers]] Singapore's [[infantile]] [[immature]] [[bro]] are [[trying]] and [[making]] to [[tackled]] with. This is an awesome coming-of-age movie, but filmed and shown in a more [[art]] and [[rudimentary]] way. The [[actress]] are outstanding.
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[[This]] is the third [[movie]] in a [[month]] [[I]] [[have]] [[watched]] that did not [[go]] the [[way]] [[I]] expected. [[The]] first two being The [[Black]] Dahlia and Hollywoodland, neither of which [[gave]] any [[new]] [[ideas]] of who [[committed]] the crimes.<br /><br />I [[have]] [[always]] [[had]] a [[fascination]] with UFOs and was [[so]] excited to [[see]] a [[new]] [[movie]] on the [[subject]] of UFO [[investigation]] that was not a comedy. But after about 30 minutes, it all [[went]] [[horribly]] wrong.<br /><br />[[I]] could [[have]] [[stood]] for the [[acting]], the camera [[angles]], the [[stereotypes]] if only there was a [[good]] [[story]] about chasing [[UFOs]], but none here. I am not [[saying]] there was anything wrong with the subject [[matter]], but Netflix [[pushed]] this [[movie]] as a UFO [[skeptic]] and a UFO [[believer]] [[investigating]] [[multiple]] sitings.<br /><br />[[I]] stopped watching about [[half]] [[way]] thru. Can't [[believe]] I [[wasted]] that [[much]] [[time]] with this one. [[Please]] don't [[make]] the same mistake I did.

[[These]] is the third [[film]] in a [[months]] [[me]] [[es]] [[seen]] that did not [[skip]] the [[routed]] [[me]] expected. [[Both]] first two being The [[Darkness]] Dahlia and Hollywoodland, neither of which [[ascribed]] any [[newer]] [[opinions]] of who [[executed]] the crimes.<br /><br />I [[was]] [[often]] [[ai]] a [[awe]] with UFOs and was [[too]] excited to [[believe]] a [[nueva]] [[photographic]] on the [[point]] of UFO [[sounding]] that was not a comedy. But after about 30 minutes, it all [[faded]] [[remarkably]] wrong.<br /><br />[[me]] could [[ai]] [[was]] for the [[caretaker]], the camera [[corner]], the [[prejudices]] if only there was a [[bueno]] [[myth]] about chasing [[aliens]], but none here. I am not [[arguing]] there was anything wrong with the subject [[asia]], but Netflix [[pressed]] this [[footage]] as a UFO [[sceptical]] and a UFO [[favour]] [[considering]] [[certain]] sitings.<br /><br />[[me]] stopped watching about [[east]] [[approach]] thru. Can't [[believing]] I [[omitted]] that [[mucho]] [[minute]] with this one. [[Drew]] don't [[giving]] the same mistake I did.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (60%)]]

(Spoilers)<br /><br />Oh [[sure]] it's based on Moby Dick. Totally [[obsessed]] and it destroy's him. It's a total folly. The movie [[starts]] off rather [[well]], but by the [[end]] of the film, everyone else is destroyed and the main star's mind is a blank.<br /><br />The supposed half sister is never convincing. Some [[very]] poor lighting effects. [[Music]] is interesting. But [[little]] else. It took me over a month to finally [[finish]] the darn thing. I [[suppose]] if you [[like]] [[Being]] John Malkovich, you might like this. But where as BJM was a [[great]] [[movie]] that I just didn't [[want]] to watch again, Pola X is a movie I just hate to high hell. The only possible [[excitement]] in the [[film]] is the gratuatious incest sexual scene towards the end of the film. (Hopefully [[yer]] not thinking of Catherine either.)<br /><br />This movie is severely boring, [[depressing]], and poorly directed. Not highly recommended. If if you like french movies. (go watch Crimson Rivers instead)<br /><br />4/10<br /><br />Quality: 5/10 Entertainment: 1/10 Replayable: 0/10

(Spoilers)<br /><br />Oh [[satisfied]] it's based on Moby Dick. Totally [[enamored]] and it destroy's him. It's a total folly. The movie [[cranking]] off rather [[so]], but by the [[cessation]] of the film, everyone else is destroyed and the main star's mind is a blank.<br /><br />The supposed half sister is never convincing. Some [[too]] poor lighting effects. [[Philharmonic]] is interesting. But [[petit]] else. It took me over a month to finally [[finite]] the darn thing. I [[seeing]] if you [[iove]] [[Persist]] John Malkovich, you might like this. But where as BJM was a [[wondrous]] [[filmmaking]] that I just didn't [[will]] to watch again, Pola X is a movie I just hate to high hell. The only possible [[tumult]] in the [[theatres]] is the gratuatious incest sexual scene towards the end of the film. (Hopefully [[goin]] not thinking of Catherine either.)<br /><br />This movie is severely boring, [[discouraged]], and poorly directed. Not highly recommended. If if you like french movies. (go watch Crimson Rivers instead)<br /><br />4/10<br /><br />Quality: 5/10 Entertainment: 1/10 Replayable: 0/10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (94%)]]

Guess a few upscale film directors were sitting around sipping their absinthe, grappa, aramangac or jungle juice some night in the 80's during the Cannes or other film festival and one said "Hey, guys let's do a movie where each of us creates a segment around a world class aria." Welllll...it kind of sort of worked. Clearly someone was smart enough to select some of the best recordings of the arias chosen, for example Bjoreling's Nessun Dorma, so if you were blind and lying on the floor just listening to the DVD you got more than your money's worth. Not every director succeeded but more did than not and the [[flick]] seems to [[improve]] with each viewing over the years. My favorite is the eerily beautiful love duet from Die Todt Statd; okay a young naked Elizabeth Hurley is eye candy but her husband singing to her, his wife's ghost, is incredibly beautiful with the love music second only to Otello and Desdemona's "Gia nella Notte Densa" in all the operatic repertoire. Could the flick been better, sure, what couldn't not have been but it's well worth a view especially of you're in a hyper-romantic mood.

Guess a few upscale film directors were sitting around sipping their absinthe, grappa, aramangac or jungle juice some night in the 80's during the Cannes or other film festival and one said "Hey, guys let's do a movie where each of us creates a segment around a world class aria." Welllll...it kind of sort of worked. Clearly someone was smart enough to select some of the best recordings of the arias chosen, for example Bjoreling's Nessun Dorma, so if you were blind and lying on the floor just listening to the DVD you got more than your money's worth. Not every director succeeded but more did than not and the [[moviemaking]] seems to [[redouble]] with each viewing over the years. My favorite is the eerily beautiful love duet from Die Todt Statd; okay a young naked Elizabeth Hurley is eye candy but her husband singing to her, his wife's ghost, is incredibly beautiful with the love music second only to Otello and Desdemona's "Gia nella Notte Densa" in all the operatic repertoire. Could the flick been better, sure, what couldn't not have been but it's well worth a view especially of you're in a hyper-romantic mood.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (79%)]]

I saw MESSIAH 2 a few months ago and didn`t get to see the original teleplay untill a few days ago and this is far [[superior]] to the sequel . Okay it`s not a million miles away from the plot of SEVEN but it`s still [[compelling]] . Much of my praise has to do with Ken Stott`s performance as DCI Red Metcalfe a policeman who seems to have led a very unlucky life and someone who has a terrible secret . It`d be easy for Stott to go over the top but he plays the role in a fairly subtle way . Likewise the murders are very shocking but - unlike the sequel where the murders are carried out onscreen in a rather OTT manner - there`s actually little violence shown .<br /><br />My only criticisms are that the red herring was too obviously a red herring which meant I wasn`t taken in by the shock twist ( And you would probably see the shock twist coming so I won`t bother with a spoiler alert ) and that when the real murderer was revealed it seemed both slightly far fetched and caused a few plot holes to appear in the story . If I remember correctly the sequel had similar problems once the murderer was revealed so maybe it`d be a good idea not to make MESSIAH 3

I saw MESSIAH 2 a few months ago and didn`t get to see the original teleplay untill a few days ago and this is far [[greater]] to the sequel . Okay it`s not a million miles away from the plot of SEVEN but it`s still [[overriding]] . Much of my praise has to do with Ken Stott`s performance as DCI Red Metcalfe a policeman who seems to have led a very unlucky life and someone who has a terrible secret . It`d be easy for Stott to go over the top but he plays the role in a fairly subtle way . Likewise the murders are very shocking but - unlike the sequel where the murders are carried out onscreen in a rather OTT manner - there`s actually little violence shown .<br /><br />My only criticisms are that the red herring was too obviously a red herring which meant I wasn`t taken in by the shock twist ( And you would probably see the shock twist coming so I won`t bother with a spoiler alert ) and that when the real murderer was revealed it seemed both slightly far fetched and caused a few plot holes to appear in the story . If I remember correctly the sequel had similar problems once the murderer was revealed so maybe it`d be a good idea not to make MESSIAH 3
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (62%)]]

The only good thing about this unfunny dreck is that I didn't [[have]] to pay for it. [[I]] [[saw]] it for free at college. And if a [[college]] student can't [[find]] [[humor]] in something that was [[free]], it's hopeless.<br /><br />Stale [[acting]] and poor jokes cannot [[be]] [[masked]] by an [[excellent]], yet bewildering [[set]] [[design]] (that goes out of its [[way]] to market Volkswagon [[Beetles]]). [[I]] don't [[know]] what Michaels Myers was doing in this [[movie]], but [[I]] [[have]] never [[seen]] anything more depressing. [[This]] was nothing more than a [[blatant]] [[effort]] to [[capitalize]] on the [[previous]] [[success]] of the Grinch (which [[has]] its opponents, but I [[enjoyed]] it [[very]] much). It's [[difficult]] not to [[sit]] through this [[failure]] and [[wonder]] what [[better]] [[projects]] were [[passed]] over to [[fund]] it.<br /><br />You want a [[funny]] Seuss [[adaptation]]? [[Go]] with the Grinch.

The only good thing about this unfunny dreck is that I didn't [[owns]] to pay for it. [[me]] [[uncovered]] it for free at college. And if a [[academies]] student can't [[finding]] [[kidding]] in something that was [[libre]], it's hopeless.<br /><br />Stale [[interim]] and poor jokes cannot [[is]] [[disguise]] by an [[wonderful]], yet bewildering [[establishment]] [[engineered]] (that goes out of its [[methods]] to market Volkswagon [[Beetle]]). [[me]] don't [[acknowledging]] what Michaels Myers was doing in this [[film]], but [[me]] [[enjoy]] never [[remarked]] anything more depressing. [[That]] was nothing more than a [[observable]] [[actions]] to [[leveraged]] on the [[former]] [[triomphe]] of the Grinch (which [[is]] its opponents, but I [[enjoying]] it [[absolutely]] much). It's [[tough]] not to [[seated]] through this [[absence]] and [[amazed]] what [[highest]] [[ventures]] were [[countersigned]] over to [[fonda]] it.<br /><br />You want a [[nosy]] Seuss [[readjusted]]? [[Went]] with the Grinch.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (82%)]]

From the acclaim it got I was expecting more from a Korean horror if it's going to be viewed in the same caliber as A Tale of Two Sisters, as some other reviews have stated. This movie isn't in the same caliber except in budget spent on special effects. Think Amytiville horror. With a tree and sparse dialogue.<br /><br />If you're going to have a movie with limited dialogue, the plot line and characters have to carry the film. This film could [[have]] been told quite well in a 30 minute short film concept, 2 hours with a lot of staring at trees and terror scenes that make you not only not scared, but detract in a "What the..." sort of way does not a [[good]] horror movie make.<br /><br />Those people who are stating that this film gave them lasting impressions must literally have heart [[attacks]] when decent horror films lay it in.

From the acclaim it got I was expecting more from a Korean horror if it's going to be viewed in the same caliber as A Tale of Two Sisters, as some other reviews have stated. This movie isn't in the same caliber except in budget spent on special effects. Think Amytiville horror. With a tree and sparse dialogue.<br /><br />If you're going to have a movie with limited dialogue, the plot line and characters have to carry the film. This film could [[be]] been told quite well in a 30 minute short film concept, 2 hours with a lot of staring at trees and terror scenes that make you not only not scared, but detract in a "What the..." sort of way does not a [[buena]] horror movie make.<br /><br />Those people who are stating that this film gave them lasting impressions must literally have heart [[hitting]] when decent horror films lay it in.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (90%)]]

[[Keys]] to the [[VIP]] is one of the most entertaining, [[informative]] and [[hilarious]] [[shows]] that is on [[television]] [[right]] now. The [[idea]] is [[original]], and [[well]] [[executed]], as it [[manages]] to [[preserve]] the [[reality]] [[aspect]], but [[still]] [[remain]] entertaining. [[All]] of the [[judges]] [[have]] a [[razor]] wit. They're not the [[nicest]] at all [[times]], but if you're [[looking]] for [[comfort]], go [[watch]] a [[chick]] flick. [[Say]] what you [[like]] about [[validity]] of the [[show]], but it is [[absolutely]] real. [[I]] [[know]] [[people]] who [[have]] competed on the [[show]], and they have [[confirmed]] this. <[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[If]] you [[want]] to [[laugh]], [[watch]] this show. It is on of the best [[comedy]] [[shows]] ever made.

[[Spanner]] to the [[DIGNITARIES]] is one of the most entertaining, [[suggestive]] and [[travesty]] [[fairs]] that is on [[estevez]] [[yeah]] now. The [[notion]] is [[originality]], and [[best]] [[made]], as it [[managing]] to [[preservative]] the [[practice]] [[ingredient]], but [[ever]] [[stayed]] entertaining. [[Any]] of the [[magistrate]] [[ter]] a [[shaving]] wit. They're not the [[bestest]] at all [[hour]], but if you're [[search]] for [[allay]], go [[supervising]] a [[girls]] flick. [[Tell]] what you [[adored]] about [[solidity]] of the [[shows]], but it is [[conclusively]] real. [[me]] [[listen]] [[inhabitants]] who [[gets]] competed on the [[showed]], and they have [[argued]] this. <[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Unless]] you [[aspirations]] to [[kidding]], [[watched]] this show. It is on of the best [[giggle]] [[salons]] ever made.
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[[Negative (98%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

After seeing the trailer it was an easy decision not to see this film. I mean, I don't care for stupid "stoner comedies." I'm sure it was also an easy choice for a lot of people to get together, smoke a bowl and go check out this flick with the guy from The Simpsons and some guy named "Billy Bob." Should have been a good time, but the film's just not that funny--too bad somebody had to go and bum their high.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I found out that the trailer was misleading after it had already left the theaters, so I had to wait for the video. I really enjoyed it. Nice locations, quality production and excellent performances from the entire cast. Looking back at it, the plot twists weren't totally unexpected, but I didn't find it cumbersome because the premise was so engaging.<br /><br />So why was this absorbing drama marketed as a comedy? Did something happen to the producer, leaving the associate producers to do the marketing by themselves?
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[[Positive (54%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I put down this vehicle from Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy, and Murphy in particular the first time but having seen it again, recently, I can see that it does have some very funny bits.<br /><br />This is by no means to say that this is the greatest buddy comedy of all time, but really what can you do to the already exhausted subgenre? What director, Tom Dey, has tried to do is make it a satire of the clichés of buddy comedy and the media. Early in the movie the executive of a cable network asks: "How is this different from Cops?", when Chase Renzi is pitching the idea of a reality show dealing with De Niro's character, Mitch Preston (hilariously boring name by the way). That's when I saw it in a new light that I hadn't previously noticed.<br /><br />The idea is to show all the elements of the buddy comedy and put a twist on them. De Niro's reluctance to star in the show and to partner up with Murphy is right out of every cop film you can think of. You can say that De Niro is actually playing himself asking: "Why would I do another movie playing a cop?" Chase Renzi is portrayed to be a Hollywood phony but if you look at her opening scene again, she is merely doing it to save her job. She somehow sees the ridiculousness of what she is doing but she wants to succeed despite that. One line says it all: "Who doesn't want to be on TV?" Maybe this is reading too much into what is essentially a lightweight film, merely set to entertain, but it does give it a little spin that I hadn't noticed before.<br /><br />As for Murphy. You got to applaud him for looking this ridiculous. Trey wants to be a star so bad that he is willing to sell out everything he comes in contact with. Murphy was a big star and maybe it struck a nerve that it is all so fleeting.<br /><br />The plot with the gun is of course pretty boring. The action sequences are nothing special, except the end which required a lot of effort both from cast and crew. One thing that I noticed about the villain is that he is dressed like an 80's pop star. George Michael comes to mind and that adds to the whole media spin.<br /><br />So, I trashed it the first time around but what the heck; if you are gonna do this, why not point out how ridiculous it really is and De Niro and Murphy took a big chance doing this.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (92%)]]

A sadly inferior precursor to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" this film drags on and on, occasionally reviving your interest only to put you through more selfindulgent maundering and obvious but patently overdone plot points.<br /><br />It may list as 111 minutes but [[feels]] like three hours of [[painfully]] [[wasted]] time.

A sadly inferior precursor to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" this film drags on and on, occasionally reviving your interest only to put you through more selfindulgent maundering and obvious but patently overdone plot points.<br /><br />It may list as 111 minutes but [[esteem]] like three hours of [[terrifically]] [[omitted]] time.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (61%)]]

My first [[post]] at the IMDb [[has]] to ([[unfortunately]]) [[be]] to [[warn]] others not to [[waste]] their [[time]] with The [[Cavern]]! There is no story, no [[character]] [[development]], no [[scares]], and no [[good]] lighting. [[It]] doesn't [[make]] any sense. [[If]] you [[enjoy]] [[bad]] [[acting]], [[people]] [[running]] through [[small]] [[portions]] of [[caves]], [[bouncing]] [[cameras]] [[posed]] at [[bad]] [[angles]], and [[people]] [[screaming]] while the [[screen]] is in [[complete]] darkness, you'll [[love]] this movie. I could [[shut]] the [[lights]] off in my [[house]] and [[scream]] too, and [[I]] wouldn't [[have]] to [[pay]] for the rental. The only thing that [[scared]] me was that [[someone]] [[actually]] [[made]] a [[movie]] this awful.<br /><br />... one of the [[worst]] movies I've ever rented.

My first [[mail]] at the IMDb [[maintains]] to ([[sadly]]) [[coming]] to [[alarm]] others not to [[vandalize]] their [[era]] with The [[Caves]]! There is no story, no [[digits]] [[changing]], no [[panic]], and no [[proper]] lighting. [[His]] doesn't [[introduces]] any sense. [[Except]] you [[loved]] [[wrong]] [[behaved]], [[peoples]] [[execution]] through [[hsiao]] [[shards]] of [[cave]], [[smashing]] [[maison]] [[caused]] at [[filthy]] [[prism]], and [[folks]] [[yell]] while the [[screens]] is in [[fill]] darkness, you'll [[iove]] this movie. I could [[conclusion]] the [[lamps]] off in my [[sarcophagus]] and [[cry]] too, and [[me]] wouldn't [[did]] to [[give]] for the rental. The only thing that [[afraid]] me was that [[nobody]] [[honestly]] [[established]] a [[cinema]] this awful.<br /><br />... one of the [[hugest]] movies I've ever rented.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

I didn't expect much when I decided to watch this movie, so I was surprised to find myself thoroughly [[enjoying]] it. A couple of scenes had me laughing almost uncontrollably. The characters were engaging (no pun intended); however, the story is predictable. The fun of it comes from watching Crawl (Shore's character), a ditzy-yet-wise California dude a country college girl brings home for Thanksgiving, trying in his awkward (yet endearing) way to fit in to their lifestyle. I was also surprised that in all this there was a message. If you have a chance, see this movie!

I didn't expect much when I decided to watch this movie, so I was surprised to find myself thoroughly [[indulging]] it. A couple of scenes had me laughing almost uncontrollably. The characters were engaging (no pun intended); however, the story is predictable. The fun of it comes from watching Crawl (Shore's character), a ditzy-yet-wise California dude a country college girl brings home for Thanksgiving, trying in his awkward (yet endearing) way to fit in to their lifestyle. I was also surprised that in all this there was a message. If you have a chance, see this movie!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (60%)]]

If you like Cagney you'll like this film. It has the pretense of American [[integrity]] at any cost, personal or social. Cagney plays the head of weights and measures in NYC. Cagney goes up against crooked politicians, the criminal underground, a prominent philanthropist and simple grocers who add a few ounces to the price of a chicken. The chicken scene is hilarious where Cagney finds a weight placed in the bird cavity by an unsuspecting butcher. The chicken gets tossed around the shop in a hilarious scene about who controls the "evidence". If you like old telephones there are interesting scenes of dials, phones and even bizarre [[phone]] cords. Compared to a lot of film made today this is pure entertainment and includes mystery with comedy and a message that honesty above all should be the guiding principle of humanity. Made in simpler times it reflects a world we can't find today. The fashion (especially hats) outwear and automobiles all play a prominent visual role in defining this [[little]] film.

If you like Cagney you'll like this film. It has the pretense of American [[entirety]] at any cost, personal or social. Cagney plays the head of weights and measures in NYC. Cagney goes up against crooked politicians, the criminal underground, a prominent philanthropist and simple grocers who add a few ounces to the price of a chicken. The chicken scene is hilarious where Cagney finds a weight placed in the bird cavity by an unsuspecting butcher. The chicken gets tossed around the shop in a hilarious scene about who controls the "evidence". If you like old telephones there are interesting scenes of dials, phones and even bizarre [[handheld]] cords. Compared to a lot of film made today this is pure entertainment and includes mystery with comedy and a message that honesty above all should be the guiding principle of humanity. Made in simpler times it reflects a world we can't find today. The fashion (especially hats) outwear and automobiles all play a prominent visual role in defining this [[scant]] film.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (70%)]]

Just reading why this show got canceled makes me rather steamed. This was a favorite of mine as a kid and I always watched it when it came on no matter how many times I saw the episode. Sure the effects were not great, but they were also not horrible either. They did a fairly good job with the costume and it had the nice 70's vibe to it that is always enjoyable to see and hear as the music was also very 70's. It did not really have any villains from the comics, but then most comic book live show adaptations had none to very few actual super villains from the comics. Spidey's powers were a bit different here too, he had his Spidey sense and he could climb walls, but he was not nearly as strong as the Spider-man of the comics. He was super strong though as I do remember an episode where he broke into a room by breaking the door knob off, he just was not the car hurler that the one from the comic book can be. The show was set in Los Angelos so there were not as man buildings to swing from, but they did okay with the web. It is nice that this show actually has the web shooters and not organic shooters of the movie. I love the movies, but part of me wishes they would start over and do the more smarty pants Spidey that has the mechanical web shooters. This show had a good star as Peter Parker and he was okay as Spider-man, it is nice to see a Spidey who does not basically live in the slums like he does in the movies. Neither this show nor the movie though has a Spider-man that is quick with the insult like the one in the comic. Still, this show was [[fun]] without being as corny as the Batman show.

Just reading why this show got canceled makes me rather steamed. This was a favorite of mine as a kid and I always watched it when it came on no matter how many times I saw the episode. Sure the effects were not great, but they were also not horrible either. They did a fairly good job with the costume and it had the nice 70's vibe to it that is always enjoyable to see and hear as the music was also very 70's. It did not really have any villains from the comics, but then most comic book live show adaptations had none to very few actual super villains from the comics. Spidey's powers were a bit different here too, he had his Spidey sense and he could climb walls, but he was not nearly as strong as the Spider-man of the comics. He was super strong though as I do remember an episode where he broke into a room by breaking the door knob off, he just was not the car hurler that the one from the comic book can be. The show was set in Los Angelos so there were not as man buildings to swing from, but they did okay with the web. It is nice that this show actually has the web shooters and not organic shooters of the movie. I love the movies, but part of me wishes they would start over and do the more smarty pants Spidey that has the mechanical web shooters. This show had a good star as Peter Parker and he was okay as Spider-man, it is nice to see a Spidey who does not basically live in the slums like he does in the movies. Neither this show nor the movie though has a Spider-man that is quick with the insult like the one in the comic. Still, this show was [[droll]] without being as corny as the Batman show.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

I was mighty impressed with Nurse Betty all the way through. It has a great ensemble of characters, an origional plot, and an ending I shoulda seen coming but didn't and [[pulls]] at your [[heart]] strings.<br /><br />If theres any one thing about this movie that got me the most it was Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock's interaction. These two are [[great]] and it warms my heart to [[see]] Rock isn't going to do crappy Big Hollywood fare like Lethal Weapon 4 for the rest of his life. Freeman is as always the man, really there shouldnt be any need to critique his work anymore. Hell, Kiss the Girls was watchable with him in it.<br /><br />Renee Zellwegger does the best she can with her role, and Kinnear is good as her obession.<br /><br />[[Sweet]] movie with a nice touch of gratuitous violence in it to satisfy the bloodlust of the male. 9 outa 10<br /><br />

I was mighty impressed with Nurse Betty all the way through. It has a great ensemble of characters, an origional plot, and an ending I shoulda seen coming but didn't and [[recanted]] at your [[coeur]] strings.<br /><br />If theres any one thing about this movie that got me the most it was Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock's interaction. These two are [[gargantuan]] and it warms my heart to [[behold]] Rock isn't going to do crappy Big Hollywood fare like Lethal Weapon 4 for the rest of his life. Freeman is as always the man, really there shouldnt be any need to critique his work anymore. Hell, Kiss the Girls was watchable with him in it.<br /><br />Renee Zellwegger does the best she can with her role, and Kinnear is good as her obession.<br /><br />[[Ravishing]] movie with a nice touch of gratuitous violence in it to satisfy the bloodlust of the male. 9 outa 10<br /><br />
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

I made a big mistake going to see this film. That's the lottery of going to see films I guess. After five minutes you just knew it was going to be a [[clunker]], and I fought quite hard to stay in my seat - the old "lose two hours of your life" kind of feeling.<br /><br />The fundamental problem is that, without even [[mentioning]] the whole "historical accuracy" thread of reviews, the [[script]] is achingly, [[painful]], bad.<br /><br />The first thirty minutes could [[have]] been spread out to an hour to [[give]] a [[plausible]], real, plot development. [[Instead]], it lurched from from one undramatic "dramatic" event to the next. Having the girl cry at the start of the film makes no sense [[because]] the audience has no emotional attachment to anything at this point. [[And]] that whole walking off into the sunset through the long-grass field at the end, what the hell was that about? <br /><br />Not even the excellent Ed Harris could save this one. You could almost feel his pain at some of the [[lines]] he had to utter. The most [[fabulously]] awful one was, for no apparent reason, he stares at the girl as she copies his work in his apartment, she looks up, it all goes a bit fuzzy romantic kind-a lighting (or am I dreaming), and he says, with authority in his voice, <br /><br />"WASH ME." <br /><br />And she gets up and washes him, with a sponge. "Wash me" WTF? That's hilarious.<br /><br />And then there was the music. The long extended session when it was just Beethoven conducting and the 9th Symphony pouring out of the surround sound in the cinema and the choir waiting, waiting, standing there silently for what seems like forever. And then, finally, launching into enormous sound. It was spine-chillingly wonderful and [[dare]] I say it, it brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />So that is where the [[film]] picked up two stars. The only [[part]] of the [[film]] where Beethoven got to say exactly what he wanted to say.<br /><br />And I believed him.

I made a big mistake going to see this film. That's the lottery of going to see films I guess. After five minutes you just knew it was going to be a [[jalopy]], and I fought quite hard to stay in my seat - the old "lose two hours of your life" kind of feeling.<br /><br />The fundamental problem is that, without even [[reminisce]] the whole "historical accuracy" thread of reviews, the [[command]] is achingly, [[scathing]], bad.<br /><br />The first thirty minutes could [[get]] been spread out to an hour to [[furnishes]] a [[unconvincing]], real, plot development. [[Even]], it lurched from from one undramatic "dramatic" event to the next. Having the girl cry at the start of the film makes no sense [[since]] the audience has no emotional attachment to anything at this point. [[Neither]] that whole walking off into the sunset through the long-grass field at the end, what the hell was that about? <br /><br />Not even the excellent Ed Harris could save this one. You could almost feel his pain at some of the [[lanes]] he had to utter. The most [[splendidly]] awful one was, for no apparent reason, he stares at the girl as she copies his work in his apartment, she looks up, it all goes a bit fuzzy romantic kind-a lighting (or am I dreaming), and he says, with authority in his voice, <br /><br />"WASH ME." <br /><br />And she gets up and washes him, with a sponge. "Wash me" WTF? That's hilarious.<br /><br />And then there was the music. The long extended session when it was just Beethoven conducting and the 9th Symphony pouring out of the surround sound in the cinema and the choir waiting, waiting, standing there silently for what seems like forever. And then, finally, launching into enormous sound. It was spine-chillingly wonderful and [[adventurous]] I say it, it brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />So that is where the [[movies]] picked up two stars. The only [[chapter]] of the [[cinema]] where Beethoven got to say exactly what he wanted to say.<br /><br />And I believed him.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

the only reason i bought this DVD is because cynthia rothrock is in it.now everybody knows she is the queen of martial arts b movies.the trouble is this is not a martial arts movie.cynthia rothrock has about a minute or so of fight scenes in this stupid movie.now if you were a film maker and you had cynthia rothrock in your movie would'nt you want to have a lot of martial arts action? all she does in this movie is walk around looking bored just like i was when i watched this pile of crap.i own a lot of her movies and they are all b movies but at least they had some cool fight scenes in them.if you are a martial arts fan avoid this no matter what.i'm still mad i wasted 4 dollars to buy this DVD
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (91%)]]

R.I.C.C.O. is the STUPIDEST film ever made. I can't [[believe]] my [[father]] [[bought]] this crap. [[This]] [[film]] [[should]] [[da]] never [[got]] made. [[If]] this [[film]] was [[wide]] [[known]], trust me it [[will]] [[be]] on the #1 [[spot]] for IMDB's worst.The acting is [[horrible]] it's scary,which it is why it's horror. [[This]] [[piece]] of s*** had no horror in at at all. It's an [[urban]] action,which is [[funny]], because [[I]] could of [[swore]] it was a comedy. When people got [[shot]] I couldn't [[help]] but laugh. I am the only [[person]] who [[reviewed]] this and [[I]] hope that [[I]] am the last. [[With]] this vote only [[I]] hope it [[make]] it to the #1 [[spot]] at the [[worst]]!!!!!!!

R.I.C.C.O. is the STUPIDEST film ever made. I can't [[thinking]] my [[dad]] [[syndrome]] this crap. [[These]] [[photos]] [[requirements]] [[prosecutors]] never [[receive]] made. [[After]] this [[flick]] was [[broader]] [[recognized]], trust me it [[dedication]] [[coming]] on the #1 [[colored]] for IMDB's worst.The acting is [[nasty]] it's scary,which it is why it's horror. [[These]] [[portion]] of s*** had no horror in at at all. It's an [[municipal]] action,which is [[funniest]], because [[me]] could of [[begged]] it was a comedy. When people got [[pulled]] I couldn't [[allowing]] but laugh. I am the only [[people]] who [[assessments]] this and [[me]] hope that [[me]] am the last. [[At]] this vote only [[me]] hope it [[delivering]] it to the #1 [[smudges]] at the [[finest]]!!!!!!!
--------------------------------------------- Result 76 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

This [[movie]] [[follows]] in the tracks of The Riddle for an all star British cast in a downright [[awful]] movie! Poor cgi effects, poor editing, poor direction, a cast that i [[hope]] were [[well]] paid as this will be a nail in many a careers coffin.<br /><br />Nigel Planer should've donned his Neil wig once more & gone out with a laugh at least!<br /><br />It was like a particularly [[long]] & drawn out episode of "Torchwood" but without the camp fake Canadian doctor fella...it had the same [[overly]] [[dramatic]] music though, perpetually repeated, in a vain attempt to drum up some tension.<br /><br />Oh the humanity!

This [[cinematographers]] [[continues]] in the tracks of The Riddle for an all star British cast in a downright [[outrageous]] movie! Poor cgi effects, poor editing, poor direction, a cast that i [[awaits]] were [[duly]] paid as this will be a nail in many a careers coffin.<br /><br />Nigel Planer should've donned his Neil wig once more & gone out with a laugh at least!<br /><br />It was like a particularly [[along]] & drawn out episode of "Torchwood" but without the camp fake Canadian doctor fella...it had the same [[supremely]] [[superb]] music though, perpetually repeated, in a vain attempt to drum up some tension.<br /><br />Oh the humanity!
--------------------------------------------- Result 77 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (65%)]]

This movie had very [[few]] moments of real drama. After the opening minutes the film descended in a spiral that didn't quite take us to hell and back - viewing was pure purgatory to say the least. The acting was more [[horrendous]] than the subject matter of the film and at times I couldn't stop laughing. The continuity between some of the scenes was dire - characters disappeared from scenes without explanation only to be replaced by other characters who minutes earlier had been some where else. Surely this was a spoof of The Exorcist. The collection plate at the church must have been full of copper the day Mr Russo signed up for this one. Do I speak Latin? Et tu Brutus.

This movie had very [[rare]] moments of real drama. After the opening minutes the film descended in a spiral that didn't quite take us to hell and back - viewing was pure purgatory to say the least. The acting was more [[heinous]] than the subject matter of the film and at times I couldn't stop laughing. The continuity between some of the scenes was dire - characters disappeared from scenes without explanation only to be replaced by other characters who minutes earlier had been some where else. Surely this was a spoof of The Exorcist. The collection plate at the church must have been full of copper the day Mr Russo signed up for this one. Do I speak Latin? Et tu Brutus.
--------------------------------------------- Result 78 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (81%)]]

I don't care what anyone else [[says]], this movie is the worst piece of trash [[committed]] on film. What was [[John]] Landis [[thinking]]?<br /><[[br]] />I [[know]] it's [[based]] on a series of children's books, but c'mon! [[Even]] [[kids]] hate this movie. It's [[pointless]] and boring. Tom [[Arnold]] once again amply [[demonstrates]] that his only talent is wasting [[production]] money.<br /><br />I think the only reason The Stupids hasn't [[appeared]] on the 100 [[worst]] [[films]] of all [[time]] is that only 20 or [[so]] [[people]] [[will]] admit to [[watching]] this garbage. [[At]] least Hobgoblins [[made]] it on MST3K.

I don't care what anyone else [[proclaimed]], this movie is the worst piece of trash [[pledged]] on film. What was [[Giovanni]] Landis [[concept]]?<br /><[[ab]] />I [[suis]] it's [[located]] on a series of children's books, but c'mon! [[Conversely]] [[minors]] hate this movie. It's [[grotesque]] and boring. Tom [[Burgess]] once again amply [[exposition]] that his only talent is wasting [[product]] money.<br /><br />I think the only reason The Stupids hasn't [[arisen]] on the 100 [[harshest]] [[filmmakers]] of all [[date]] is that only 20 or [[where]] [[persons]] [[va]] admit to [[remarking]] this garbage. [[For]] least Hobgoblins [[submitted]] it on MST3K.
--------------------------------------------- Result 79 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

Oh Gawd. I want to time travel back to [[Monogram]] Studios and throttle someone in their 2 room front office for this [[sloppy]] musical. It is one watt above flat-lining for 60 of its 61 minutes and then actually shows (for the one thin minute, spread in milli-second blips across the hour) that there is real life talent being badly photographed.I just don't see the point of going to some trouble to actually make this [[film]] that could easily be [[energetic]] and actually [[funny]] and allow [[lethargy]] to be the main thing on view. The weird storyline shows cranky vaudeville trouper Grace Hayes bulldozing her blowsy way into a college where her rat-bag son is rich college clown. She's gonna fix his playboy ways, no matter what.Her real life son (weird looking) Peter Hays plays her screen son. His real life wife plays her secretary. Talk about nepotism. I suspect this talent [[package]] was almost the raison d'etre for Monogram financing this back-lot musical produced by resident schlockmeister extraordinaire Sam Katzman. As with other Monogram musicals it just looks more like a reason to film recent new furniture purchases and light fittings in order to show off to other studios that Monogram Pictures are 'lavish' in their B grade ways. Have a ghastly look at SWING PARADE OF 1946 for genuine evidence of this: they just constructed this gigantic nightclub set then found an excuse to film actors and musicians running all over it. Story? None. Anyway ZIS BOOM [[BAH]] is more [[BAH]] than BOOM. Where was Gale Storm and Mantan Mooreland when Monogram really needed them? Probably standing at the boom gate of PRC Pictures wondering if it looked safe to [[enter]] there. [[Junior]] [[jive]] hepster [[Roland]] Dupree springs to life to rappety tap his [[teen]] legs around two wobbly [[dance]] [[numbers]], especially in the 'big show' finale set in the new and expanded malt shoppe/club set. The usual crumpled curtains are loosely hanging on the back wall, and the stage [[set]] of mis matched drapery even has one dark main rag that is yanked back and forth as each amateur [[sequence]] elbows past the [[previous]] one. The chorus [[girls]] and their very plain looking [[partners]] in this finale just look like Monogram [[office]] [[staff]] borrowed (from typing and carpentry) for the morning of filming. They [[have]] absolutely no [[dance]] talent and are so [[ordinary]] on screen... ALL the [[girls]] look [[like]] they are all called Joyce. There is even a costume calamity where they wear frilly hot-pants...on one leg only. It is all so awful and crummy...and actually annoying when one more tweak up by all concerned would result in ZIS being actually FUN. The one strangely interesting thing is the dialog delivery between Grace and her son/daughter in law: it is so casually delivered that it actually works in spite of the script and logic. She has a very life like presence which is the only thing that allows the ridiculous story to be slightly compelling. The Dupree kid is the real star. He can actually do something...in spite of looking like a tubby Liberace tap dancing teen... You read that right.

Oh Gawd. I want to time travel back to [[Tote]] Studios and throttle someone in their 2 room front office for this [[sentimental]] musical. It is one watt above flat-lining for 60 of its 61 minutes and then actually shows (for the one thin minute, spread in milli-second blips across the hour) that there is real life talent being badly photographed.I just don't see the point of going to some trouble to actually make this [[movie]] that could easily be [[strong]] and actually [[wry]] and allow [[languor]] to be the main thing on view. The weird storyline shows cranky vaudeville trouper Grace Hayes bulldozing her blowsy way into a college where her rat-bag son is rich college clown. She's gonna fix his playboy ways, no matter what.Her real life son (weird looking) Peter Hays plays her screen son. His real life wife plays her secretary. Talk about nepotism. I suspect this talent [[packs]] was almost the raison d'etre for Monogram financing this back-lot musical produced by resident schlockmeister extraordinaire Sam Katzman. As with other Monogram musicals it just looks more like a reason to film recent new furniture purchases and light fittings in order to show off to other studios that Monogram Pictures are 'lavish' in their B grade ways. Have a ghastly look at SWING PARADE OF 1946 for genuine evidence of this: they just constructed this gigantic nightclub set then found an excuse to film actors and musicians running all over it. Story? None. Anyway ZIS BOOM [[ALRIGHTY]] is more [[RIGHTLY]] than BOOM. Where was Gale Storm and Mantan Mooreland when Monogram really needed them? Probably standing at the boom gate of PRC Pictures wondering if it looked safe to [[penetrate]] there. [[Subsidiary]] [[tango]] hepster [[Rolland]] Dupree springs to life to rappety tap his [[youthful]] legs around two wobbly [[dances]] [[fingers]], especially in the 'big show' finale set in the new and expanded malt shoppe/club set. The usual crumpled curtains are loosely hanging on the back wall, and the stage [[game]] of mis matched drapery even has one dark main rag that is yanked back and forth as each amateur [[staking]] elbows past the [[senior]] one. The chorus [[hoochie]] and their very plain looking [[partnered]] in this finale just look like Monogram [[bedroom]] [[servant]] borrowed (from typing and carpentry) for the morning of filming. They [[ai]] absolutely no [[ballet]] talent and are so [[classic]] on screen... ALL the [[dames]] look [[enjoy]] they are all called Joyce. There is even a costume calamity where they wear frilly hot-pants...on one leg only. It is all so awful and crummy...and actually annoying when one more tweak up by all concerned would result in ZIS being actually FUN. The one strangely interesting thing is the dialog delivery between Grace and her son/daughter in law: it is so casually delivered that it actually works in spite of the script and logic. She has a very life like presence which is the only thing that allows the ridiculous story to be slightly compelling. The Dupree kid is the real star. He can actually do something...in spite of looking like a tubby Liberace tap dancing teen... You read that right.
--------------------------------------------- Result 80 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

[[This]] is a [[pretty]] [[clever]], well-acted [[version]] of the "[[modern]]" 30s woman's fairytale romance. In this case, she helps the man she loves become head of the company while serving as his secretary and eventually wins his love from a scheming social butterfly. Interestingly, her business sense is shown as subtly parallel to her homemaking prowess, and the ladies of the office are depicted as the "powers behind the throne." Lifted way above the average by Mrs. Astor's intelligent performance.

[[That]] is a [[reasonably]] [[skilful]], well-acted [[copies]] of the "[[upgraded]]" 30s woman's fairytale romance. In this case, she helps the man she loves become head of the company while serving as his secretary and eventually wins his love from a scheming social butterfly. Interestingly, her business sense is shown as subtly parallel to her homemaking prowess, and the ladies of the office are depicted as the "powers behind the throne." Lifted way above the average by Mrs. Astor's intelligent performance.
--------------------------------------------- Result 81 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (60%)]]

[[The]] [[rise]] of punk music was [[scarcely]] documented on film and most people [[tend]] to focus on the [[happenings]] of other cities such as London or New York. Penelope Spheeris managed to preserve a snapshot of Los Angeles circa '79-'81 which proves a vibrant and diverse art/music community had spawned which rivalled any other. To some, the bands read like a who's who of now legendary American punk; Black Flag, X, Circle Jerks, Germs, Fear. Purists argue that vital bands were missed (Weirdos, Zeros, Flesheaters) and that the [[movie]] was the cause of an onslaught of suburban poseurs and macho violence. However, the issues [[touched]] upon in the film [[remain]] relevant, the [[intensity]] of the music remains [[unmatched]] and the influence continues to be seen and heard in the cliques/fashions of today.

[[Both]] [[hiked]] of punk music was [[shortly]] documented on film and most people [[propensity]] to focus on the [[incidents]] of other cities such as London or New York. Penelope Spheeris managed to preserve a snapshot of Los Angeles circa '79-'81 which proves a vibrant and diverse art/music community had spawned which rivalled any other. To some, the bands read like a who's who of now legendary American punk; Black Flag, X, Circle Jerks, Germs, Fear. Purists argue that vital bands were missed (Weirdos, Zeros, Flesheaters) and that the [[filmmaking]] was the cause of an onslaught of suburban poseurs and macho violence. However, the issues [[shook]] upon in the film [[leftovers]] relevant, the [[luminosity]] of the music remains [[unpublished]] and the influence continues to be seen and heard in the cliques/fashions of today.
--------------------------------------------- Result 82 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (71%)]]

I first saw it at 5am [[January]] 1, 2009, and after a [[day]] i watched it again and i want to [[watch]] it again. [[Love]] everything ([[well]], almost, [[so]] 9 stars) about it. No [[color]], [[beautiful]] [[naive]] stories, [[funny]] gangsters, Anna, camera work, music. Well, sometimes you just want to listen little bit longer and the music just stops. But this is not a [[musical]] after all. I like Anna's acting, this naive wannabe gangster girl, how she speaks, holds the gun, everything makes me smile. No, it's not that funny, though i have laughed a bit at some moments, it's just so subtle. Excellent work by Samuel Benchetrit. Though 3d [[nouvelle]] seems weaker, but they are also gangsters, maybe even worse, cause they are stealing ideas. And the last scene is my favorite. Makes me feel so warm and.. romantic. Yes, i would recommend this movie for the romantic souls with a taste for such art-housish movies. And i don't agree with those comparing it to Pulp Fiction. It's not about action and twisted story, though all vignettes intersect. It's [[calm]], and [[maybe]] too slow movie for most of the people. It's about characters, their [[feelings]], very subtle. Anyway, probably this review won't be of much help to anyone (my first), just wanted to express my appreciation.<br /><br />SPOILER: This movie doesn't have a Goofs section. Wonder, didn't anybody notice that hand in the 2 part when the kidnappers decided to go home? Looks like a part of crew, hehe. I know i should better post this in forums, but i don't agree with some policies here.

I first saw it at 5am [[Aug]] 1, 2009, and after a [[moment]] i watched it again and i want to [[supervising]] it again. [[Worshiped]] everything ([[adequately]], almost, [[whereby]] 9 stars) about it. No [[coloring]], [[ravishing]] [[imbecilic]] stories, [[droll]] gangsters, Anna, camera work, music. Well, sometimes you just want to listen little bit longer and the music just stops. But this is not a [[choral]] after all. I like Anna's acting, this naive wannabe gangster girl, how she speaks, holds the gun, everything makes me smile. No, it's not that funny, though i have laughed a bit at some moments, it's just so subtle. Excellent work by Samuel Benchetrit. Though 3d [[novel]] seems weaker, but they are also gangsters, maybe even worse, cause they are stealing ideas. And the last scene is my favorite. Makes me feel so warm and.. romantic. Yes, i would recommend this movie for the romantic souls with a taste for such art-housish movies. And i don't agree with those comparing it to Pulp Fiction. It's not about action and twisted story, though all vignettes intersect. It's [[sooth]], and [[eventually]] too slow movie for most of the people. It's about characters, their [[ideas]], very subtle. Anyway, probably this review won't be of much help to anyone (my first), just wanted to express my appreciation.<br /><br />SPOILER: This movie doesn't have a Goofs section. Wonder, didn't anybody notice that hand in the 2 part when the kidnappers decided to go home? Looks like a part of crew, hehe. I know i should better post this in forums, but i don't agree with some policies here.
--------------------------------------------- Result 83 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (58%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I was never in the past interested in this play although love Shakespeare and have seen most of his plays now and enthusiastically studied some at school. Something about this story and all the fuss about it seemed to put me off. I never bothered to try to see Hamlet until fairly recently deciding I should at least try to watch it and I borrowed the Olivier version from the library. Well, I struggled with it. Olivier seemed far too old, not only in his looks but in his acting of the part. The play had been enormously cut to fit a more conventional movie length and I think must have missed out too much as I found it difficult to concentrate on it, soon became bored and annoyed by it. I still think Olivier's Henry V is the best version I've seen of that rousing play - tho' admit I haven't rewatched the Beeb version yet and can't recall how it was when first shown.<br /><br />I heard of the Branagh full length version of Hamlet. Although I enjoyed his Much Ado, I think the Beeb version is far better and I wasn't entirely impressed by his Henry V. But I was off Branagh a bit after seeing his disappointing effort at a musical of Love's Labour's Lost which is a play I like and was so well made by the Beeb. <br /><br />Finally acquiring the complete Beeb Shakespeare on DVD recently, I soon rewatched one of my most favourite Shakespeare plays, Richard II, and was simply enthralled by Jacobi in the part so was immediately persuaded to watch his Hamlet next. What a revelation this play now is for me! Yes, it is splendid, but I feel it needs an actor you can emphathise with to play Hamlet and this for me is Jacobi. Amazing. Intriguing to note that although he is older than I understand the character Hamlet was, it doesn't show whilst in Olivier it did. Now I note he's also in the Branagh version and had much to do with training Branagh, so I shall have to watch that to see what Jocobi does with Claudius! I'm interested to discover Jacobi has trained Branagh as yes, you can certainly see the influence.<br /><br />And now I'm going to watch it all over again....
--------------------------------------------- Result 84 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

This [[movie]] was an absolute waste of time. It's nothing but a wanna-be gangster movie. [[It]] [[contains]] a [[very]] [[predictable]] plot. My feelings are unsympathetic to the characters, and the [[dialogue]] is mediocre at best. Half the [[time]] you are looking for something else to [[do]], because the movie is that boring, since you already [[know]] what's [[going]] to happen. The other [[half]] of the [[time]] you're desperately [[hoping]] the [[protagonist]] grows a [[pair]] of [[balls]] or just [[ends]] his [[life]] by [[jumping]] off a [[bridge]] or something. [[Also]], the secondary characters are for the most part one- dimensional. There's no [[depth]] to any of the [[characters]] in this [[movie]]! [[No]] [[depth]]!

This [[theater]] was an absolute waste of time. It's nothing but a wanna-be gangster movie. [[He]] [[provides]] a [[tremendously]] [[foretold]] plot. My feelings are unsympathetic to the characters, and the [[dialog]] is mediocre at best. Half the [[periods]] you are looking for something else to [[get]], because the movie is that boring, since you already [[am]] what's [[leave]] to happen. The other [[mid]] of the [[moments]] you're desperately [[wish]] the [[novelist]] grows a [[peer]] of [[dollars]] or just [[shutting]] his [[forever]] by [[strides]] off a [[embankment]] or something. [[Nevertheless]], the secondary characters are for the most part one- dimensional. There's no [[profound]] to any of the [[idiosyncrasies]] in this [[theaters]]! [[Ani]] [[deepening]]!
--------------------------------------------- Result 85 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (59%)]]

[[Flawlessly]] directed, written, performed, and filmed, this quiet and unpretentious Danish [[film]] is an example of cinema at its [[best]], and if a person exists who can watch BABETTE'S FEAST without being touched at a very fundamental level, they are a person I do not care to know.<br /><br />The [[story]] is quite simple. In the 1800s, two elderly maiden ladies (Birgitte Federspiel and Bodil Kjer) reside in remote Jutland, where they have sacrificed their lives, romantic possibilities, and personal happiness in order to continue their long-dead father's religious ministry to the small flock he served. One of the women's youthful admirers sends to them a Frenchwoman, Babette (Stéphane Audran), whose husband and son have been killed in France and who has fled her homeland lest she meet the same fate. Although they do not really require her services, the sisters engage her as maid and cook--and as the years pass her cleverness and [[tireless]] efforts on their [[behalf]] enables the aging congregation to remain together and the sisters to live in more comfort than they had imagined; indeed, the entire village [[admires]] and depends upon her.<br /><br />One day, however, Babette receives a letter: she has won a lottery and is now, by village standards, a wealthy woman. Knowing that her new wealth will mean her return to France, the sisters grant her wish that she be allowed to prepare a truly French meal for them and the members of their tiny congregation. The meal and the evening it is served is indeed a night to remember--but not for reasons that might be expected, for Babette's feast proves to be food for both body and soul, and is ultimately her gift of love to the women who took her in and the villagers who have been so kind to her.<br /><br />The film is [[extraordinary]] in every way, meticulous in detail yet not overpowering in its presentation of them. As the film progresses, we come to [[love]] the characters in both their simple devotion to God and their all-too-human frailties, and the scenes in which Babette prepares her feast and in which the meal is consumed are powerful, beautiful, and incredibly memorable. There have been several films that have used food as a metaphor for love, but none approach the simple artistry and beauty of BABETTE'S FEAST, which reminds us of all the good things about humanity and which proves food for both body and soul. Highly, highly recommended.<br /><br />Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer

[[Skilfully]] directed, written, performed, and filmed, this quiet and unpretentious Danish [[scorsese]] is an example of cinema at its [[noblest]], and if a person exists who can watch BABETTE'S FEAST without being touched at a very fundamental level, they are a person I do not care to know.<br /><br />The [[storybooks]] is quite simple. In the 1800s, two elderly maiden ladies (Birgitte Federspiel and Bodil Kjer) reside in remote Jutland, where they have sacrificed their lives, romantic possibilities, and personal happiness in order to continue their long-dead father's religious ministry to the small flock he served. One of the women's youthful admirers sends to them a Frenchwoman, Babette (Stéphane Audran), whose husband and son have been killed in France and who has fled her homeland lest she meet the same fate. Although they do not really require her services, the sisters engage her as maid and cook--and as the years pass her cleverness and [[obstinate]] efforts on their [[title]] enables the aging congregation to remain together and the sisters to live in more comfort than they had imagined; indeed, the entire village [[obsesses]] and depends upon her.<br /><br />One day, however, Babette receives a letter: she has won a lottery and is now, by village standards, a wealthy woman. Knowing that her new wealth will mean her return to France, the sisters grant her wish that she be allowed to prepare a truly French meal for them and the members of their tiny congregation. The meal and the evening it is served is indeed a night to remember--but not for reasons that might be expected, for Babette's feast proves to be food for both body and soul, and is ultimately her gift of love to the women who took her in and the villagers who have been so kind to her.<br /><br />The film is [[unusual]] in every way, meticulous in detail yet not overpowering in its presentation of them. As the film progresses, we come to [[affectionate]] the characters in both their simple devotion to God and their all-too-human frailties, and the scenes in which Babette prepares her feast and in which the meal is consumed are powerful, beautiful, and incredibly memorable. There have been several films that have used food as a metaphor for love, but none approach the simple artistry and beauty of BABETTE'S FEAST, which reminds us of all the good things about humanity and which proves food for both body and soul. Highly, highly recommended.<br /><br />Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
--------------------------------------------- Result 86 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

The Romanian cinema is little known out of Romania. No directors from Romania came out to the attention of the international public, as some from other countries from Eastern Europe like Hungary, Czekoslowakia, or Yugoslavia succeeded to do. One of the few great directors in Romanian cinema is Lucian Pintilie, who 35 ago directed a great movie 'Reconstituirea' - quickly taken out of the circuit by the communist censorship. After that film, still a reference for the Romanian cinema, Pintilie was not allowed to create freely in Romania until the Communist rule fell in 1989.<br /><br />'Furia' reminds me Pintilie's [[film]] 35 years ago. The title means 'The Rage' and I cannot imagine why the distributors chose to translate it differently. It is about a lost generation. While in the classic of Pintilie the root of evil is in the oppression and lies of the communist regime, here the young folks need to deal with the emergence of the sub-culture, and the moral filth that filled in the void left by the totalitarian rule. The [[end]] is tragic and painfully expected.<br /><br />The movie is well directed, and the acting is good. [[Without]] too much complexity, it succeeds to create an emotional link between the characters and the viewer. One would say that some [[situations]] seem similar to '8 Miles' or 'The Fast and the Furious' - but look at the date of the production! This film was made at the same time, if not before the Western peers. If this is indeed the first film of director Dan Munteanu, as IMDB says, it is an outstanding debut. In any case, a good movie, can compete and may sell well on the Western market.<br /><br />There is hope for a new generation of Romanian films that with some luck and good distribution will make its place in the international cinema scene.<br /><br />8/10 on my personal scale.

The Romanian cinema is little known out of Romania. No directors from Romania came out to the attention of the international public, as some from other countries from Eastern Europe like Hungary, Czekoslowakia, or Yugoslavia succeeded to do. One of the few great directors in Romanian cinema is Lucian Pintilie, who 35 ago directed a great movie 'Reconstituirea' - quickly taken out of the circuit by the communist censorship. After that film, still a reference for the Romanian cinema, Pintilie was not allowed to create freely in Romania until the Communist rule fell in 1989.<br /><br />'Furia' reminds me Pintilie's [[movie]] 35 years ago. The title means 'The Rage' and I cannot imagine why the distributors chose to translate it differently. It is about a lost generation. While in the classic of Pintilie the root of evil is in the oppression and lies of the communist regime, here the young folks need to deal with the emergence of the sub-culture, and the moral filth that filled in the void left by the totalitarian rule. The [[completion]] is tragic and painfully expected.<br /><br />The movie is well directed, and the acting is good. [[If]] too much complexity, it succeeds to create an emotional link between the characters and the viewer. One would say that some [[instance]] seem similar to '8 Miles' or 'The Fast and the Furious' - but look at the date of the production! This film was made at the same time, if not before the Western peers. If this is indeed the first film of director Dan Munteanu, as IMDB says, it is an outstanding debut. In any case, a good movie, can compete and may sell well on the Western market.<br /><br />There is hope for a new generation of Romanian films that with some luck and good distribution will make its place in the international cinema scene.<br /><br />8/10 on my personal scale.
--------------------------------------------- Result 87 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (96%)]] --> [[Positive (84%)]]

What can you say about a movie whose funniest episode sees a fat man wrestling a garden hose? The acting, particularly that of lead man Jerry O'Connel, is embarrassing. The dialogue is so contrived and [[unfunny]] it makes you cringe. The controlling idea is actually not a bad one for this genre (infantile teen comedy), but, somehow, the director manages to make the least of it. I rate it a 2 out of 10.

What can you say about a movie whose funniest episode sees a fat man wrestling a garden hose? The acting, particularly that of lead man Jerry O'Connel, is embarrassing. The dialogue is so contrived and [[comedic]] it makes you cringe. The controlling idea is actually not a bad one for this genre (infantile teen comedy), but, somehow, the director manages to make the least of it. I rate it a 2 out of 10.
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[[Positive (81%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Big D.B. tries to keep peace between the settlers and their red brothers.<br /><br />Boone (an aging Bruce Bennett) has to try and prove to the local Indian chief (Lon Chaney, Jr., appearing to be drunk, as usual) that his son was killed by the tribe's leading jerk who has also been dealing in rifle-trafficking when nobody's looking. Faron Young sings, though he holds his rifle like it's a mop. <br /><br />OK western-adventure directed by two guys, neither of whom has many credits on his resume, but this flick ain't too bad and it has a nice short running time of 76 minutes.
--------------------------------------------- Result 89 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

It seems ever since 1982, about every two or three years we get a movie that claims to be "The Next Officer and a Gentleman." There has yet to be one movie that has lived up to this claim and this movie is no different.<br /><br />We get the usual ripped off scenes from OAAG ("I want you DOR," the instructor gives the Richard [[Gere]] character his overdose of drills in hopes he'll quit, the Gere character comes back for the girl, the [[Gere]] character realizes the instructor is great, etc.) and this movie is as [[predictable]] as the [[sun]] rising in the East and is [[horribly]] miscast on top. Costner plays his usual "wise teacher" character, the only character he can play, and you really get a sense of his limited acting abilities here. Kutcher is terrible in the Richard Gere character, just miscast with acting skills barely a notch above Keanu Reeves.<br /><br />The main problem with this OAAG wannabe is the two main characters are so amazingly one-dimensional, you never care for either in the least and when Kutcher's character finally turns around (just like Gere did in OAAG) you just go "so what? The movie leaves no plot point unturned and seems to never end as if to say "oh wait, we forgot to close out the girlfriend story, or the what happens after he graduates story, or the other six plot points in the movie..." What's more baffling is the great "reviews" I see here. The general public's opinions never cease to amaze me.

It seems ever since 1982, about every two or three years we get a movie that claims to be "The Next Officer and a Gentleman." There has yet to be one movie that has lived up to this claim and this movie is no different.<br /><br />We get the usual ripped off scenes from OAAG ("I want you DOR," the instructor gives the Richard [[Deniro]] character his overdose of drills in hopes he'll quit, the Gere character comes back for the girl, the [[Travolta]] character realizes the instructor is great, etc.) and this movie is as [[prophesy]] as the [[sol]] rising in the East and is [[terrifically]] miscast on top. Costner plays his usual "wise teacher" character, the only character he can play, and you really get a sense of his limited acting abilities here. Kutcher is terrible in the Richard Gere character, just miscast with acting skills barely a notch above Keanu Reeves.<br /><br />The main problem with this OAAG wannabe is the two main characters are so amazingly one-dimensional, you never care for either in the least and when Kutcher's character finally turns around (just like Gere did in OAAG) you just go "so what? The movie leaves no plot point unturned and seems to never end as if to say "oh wait, we forgot to close out the girlfriend story, or the what happens after he graduates story, or the other six plot points in the movie..." What's more baffling is the great "reviews" I see here. The general public's opinions never cease to amaze me.
--------------------------------------------- Result 90 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (66%)]]

"The Saint Takes Over" stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, aka "The Saint" in this 1940 entry into the series. It also stars Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale and Paul Guilfoyle. On board ship en route to the U.S., The Saint meets and tries to make time with a woman (Wendy Barrie) who gives him the brushoff. Simon is coming to New York to help Inspector Fernack, now thoroughly discredited due to a gangster frame-up; $50,000 was found in his home. The gangster, Rocky (Roland Drew), of course, was found not guilty at trial, and he and his fellow mobsters pay the bill for the frame and attorney representation - $90,000 in total. Today you need that to defend yourself against a parking ticket. This was a murder rap.<br /><br />Rocky sends his bodyguard, Pearly Gates (Guilfoyle) to the lawyer's house to steal the $90,000 from the safe. The attorney catches him red-handed and sends him back to his boss with a message. Seconds later, he's dead. Rocky meets a similar fate. And on and on - who's killing this group of gangsters? The Saint has to get one of them to talk so that Fernack can be cleared - can he get to anyone before they're murdered? The woman he met on board ship reappears and figures prominently in the case.<br /><br />Few actors have a way with a line like George Sanders, and his dry wit, good looks, smooth voice and depth as an [[actor]] suit Simon Templar perfectly. Paul Guilfoyle provides some humor as the nervous, milk drinking Pearly Gates, and Jonathan Hale is [[great]] as the [[sometimes]] exasperated but worried sick Inspector Fernack. Wendy Barrie, who appeared in many Saint episodes, is very good as the woman who captures Simon's heart.<br /><br />[[Very]] enjoyable.

"The Saint Takes Over" stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, aka "The Saint" in this 1940 entry into the series. It also stars Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale and Paul Guilfoyle. On board ship en route to the U.S., The Saint meets and tries to make time with a woman (Wendy Barrie) who gives him the brushoff. Simon is coming to New York to help Inspector Fernack, now thoroughly discredited due to a gangster frame-up; $50,000 was found in his home. The gangster, Rocky (Roland Drew), of course, was found not guilty at trial, and he and his fellow mobsters pay the bill for the frame and attorney representation - $90,000 in total. Today you need that to defend yourself against a parking ticket. This was a murder rap.<br /><br />Rocky sends his bodyguard, Pearly Gates (Guilfoyle) to the lawyer's house to steal the $90,000 from the safe. The attorney catches him red-handed and sends him back to his boss with a message. Seconds later, he's dead. Rocky meets a similar fate. And on and on - who's killing this group of gangsters? The Saint has to get one of them to talk so that Fernack can be cleared - can he get to anyone before they're murdered? The woman he met on board ship reappears and figures prominently in the case.<br /><br />Few actors have a way with a line like George Sanders, and his dry wit, good looks, smooth voice and depth as an [[agent]] suit Simon Templar perfectly. Paul Guilfoyle provides some humor as the nervous, milk drinking Pearly Gates, and Jonathan Hale is [[sumptuous]] as the [[repeatedly]] exasperated but worried sick Inspector Fernack. Wendy Barrie, who appeared in many Saint episodes, is very good as the woman who captures Simon's heart.<br /><br />[[Awfully]] enjoyable.
--------------------------------------------- Result 91 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (87%)]]

Bob Clampett's 'The Hep Cat' is a distinctly average cartoon only really notable for the fact that it was the first colour Looney Tune (previously Looney Tunes were all black and white while Merrie Melodies were in colour). The tale of a singing, dancing cat's attempts to woo a lady cat and a dog's attempts to catch the cat, 'The Hep Cat' lacks the trademark energy and pace of most Clampett shorts. To be fair, Clampett doesn't have a great deal to work with. Warren Foster's script is embarrassingly thin and, while he has spun straw into gold with other cartoons, Clampett doesn't manage it with 'The Hep Cat'. It's often said of Clampett that you can't mistake his cartoons for anyone else's and it's generally true but 'The Hep Cat' is an exception. There's flashes of Clampett genius, such as the chase scene in which the cat stops to ask the dog "Hey, are you following me". When the dog confirms that he is, the cat simply says "Oh" and the chase immediately resumes. Unfortunately, there's very [[little]] of such brilliance on show here. Knowing who directed it, 'The Hep Cat' is a bitter disappointment. [[We]] all [[have]] off days and this was [[clearly]] one of Clampett's!

Bob Clampett's 'The Hep Cat' is a distinctly average cartoon only really notable for the fact that it was the first colour Looney Tune (previously Looney Tunes were all black and white while Merrie Melodies were in colour). The tale of a singing, dancing cat's attempts to woo a lady cat and a dog's attempts to catch the cat, 'The Hep Cat' lacks the trademark energy and pace of most Clampett shorts. To be fair, Clampett doesn't have a great deal to work with. Warren Foster's script is embarrassingly thin and, while he has spun straw into gold with other cartoons, Clampett doesn't manage it with 'The Hep Cat'. It's often said of Clampett that you can't mistake his cartoons for anyone else's and it's generally true but 'The Hep Cat' is an exception. There's flashes of Clampett genius, such as the chase scene in which the cat stops to ask the dog "Hey, are you following me". When the dog confirms that he is, the cat simply says "Oh" and the chase immediately resumes. Unfortunately, there's very [[humble]] of such brilliance on show here. Knowing who directed it, 'The Hep Cat' is a bitter disappointment. [[Ourselves]] all [[enjoy]] off days and this was [[absolutely]] one of Clampett's!
--------------------------------------------- Result 92 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

Naturally in a film who's [[main]] [[themes]] are of [[mortality]], [[nostalgia]], and [[loss]] of innocence it is [[perhaps]] not [[surprising]] that it is [[rated]] more [[highly]] by [[older]] [[viewers]] than [[younger]] ones. [[However]] there is a craftsmanship and completeness to the [[film]] which anyone can enjoy. [[The]] pace is steady and [[constant]], the characters full and engaging, the [[relationships]] and [[interactions]] natural [[showing]] that you [[do]] not [[need]] [[floods]] of [[tears]] to [[show]] [[emotion]], [[screams]] to [[show]] [[fear]], [[shouting]] to [[show]] dispute or [[violence]] to [[show]] anger. Naturally Joyce's [[short]] story [[lends]] the film a [[ready]] [[made]] [[structure]] as perfect as a [[polished]] diamond, but the [[small]] changes [[Huston]] [[makes]] such as the [[inclusion]] of the poem fit in neatly. It is [[truly]] a [[masterpiece]] of [[tact]], [[subtlety]] and overwhelming beauty.

Naturally in a film who's [[prime]] [[issuing]] are of [[murdering]], [[passion]], and [[loser]] of innocence it is [[presumably]] not [[marvelous]] that it is [[rankings]] more [[noticeably]] by [[eldest]] [[onlooker]] than [[adolescent]] ones. [[Even]] there is a craftsmanship and completeness to the [[theater]] which anyone can enjoy. [[Both]] pace is steady and [[unchanged]], the characters full and engaging, the [[reports]] and [[imparting]] natural [[showed]] that you [[could]] not [[must]] [[stream]] of [[whining]] to [[spectacle]] [[sensations]], [[screamed]] to [[reflect]] [[creepy]], [[screeching]] to [[exhibit]] dispute or [[aggression]] to [[illustrating]] anger. Naturally Joyce's [[pithy]] story [[ripe]] the film a [[willing]] [[doing]] [[architecture]] as perfect as a [[refined]] diamond, but the [[unassuming]] changes [[Richardson]] [[becomes]] such as the [[intro]] of the poem fit in neatly. It is [[awfully]] a [[geometry]] of [[touch]], [[finesse]] and overwhelming beauty.
--------------------------------------------- Result 93 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (98%)]]

After winning a championship fight, boxer John Garfield (as Johnnie Bradfield) celebrates with a drinking binge, which leads to the manslaughter of a pushy reporter. Although his manager killed the man, Mr. Garfield is blamed. When the manager dies in a car crash, wearing Garfield's stolen watch, authorities think the boxer is dead. Still a WANTED man, Garfield changes his identity to "Jack Dorney" and moves to an Arizona ranch. There, Garfield meets "The Dead End Kids": Billy Halop (as Tommy), Bobby Jordan (as Angel), Leo Gorcey (as Spit), Huntz Hall (as Dippy), Gabriel Dell (as T.B.), and Bernard Punsly (as Milt).<br /><br />Garfield bonds with the young "Dead End" lads, who were sent to stay with sweet "Grandma Rafferty" (May Robson) as an alternative to reform school, courtesy of her brother, deceased priest "Father Rafferty". Garfield falls in love with Halop's sister, pretty "Peggy" (Gloria Dickson), who is there to keep any eye on the kids. Of course, Garfield's past comes back to haunt him <br /><br />"John Garfield and The 'Dead End' Kids" make beautiful (Max Steiner) music together, thanks to effective direction and photography, by Busby Berkeley and James Wong Howe. The story is predictably [[comfortable]], with the Warner Brothers support team in fine form. Garfield and the "Dead End" kids are a winning combination; although Garfield made no further movies with the "East Side" gang, the studio had him re-team with both Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan, almost immediately, for "Dust Be My Destiny".<br /><br />The boxing scenes are nicely staged. But, the most exciting sequence has Garfield and four of the New York "Kids" (Halop, Jordan, Hall, and Punsly) climbing into a giant water tank for a swim - which unexpectedly puts their lives in danger. Other, more brief, highlights include floozy Ann Sheridan (as Goldie), boozy Barbara Pepper (as Budgie), and young Ronald Sinclair (as Douglas) losing at strip poker.<br /><br />******** They Made Me a Criminal (1/21/39) Busby Berkeley ~ John Garfield, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan

After winning a championship fight, boxer John Garfield (as Johnnie Bradfield) celebrates with a drinking binge, which leads to the manslaughter of a pushy reporter. Although his manager killed the man, Mr. Garfield is blamed. When the manager dies in a car crash, wearing Garfield's stolen watch, authorities think the boxer is dead. Still a WANTED man, Garfield changes his identity to "Jack Dorney" and moves to an Arizona ranch. There, Garfield meets "The Dead End Kids": Billy Halop (as Tommy), Bobby Jordan (as Angel), Leo Gorcey (as Spit), Huntz Hall (as Dippy), Gabriel Dell (as T.B.), and Bernard Punsly (as Milt).<br /><br />Garfield bonds with the young "Dead End" lads, who were sent to stay with sweet "Grandma Rafferty" (May Robson) as an alternative to reform school, courtesy of her brother, deceased priest "Father Rafferty". Garfield falls in love with Halop's sister, pretty "Peggy" (Gloria Dickson), who is there to keep any eye on the kids. Of course, Garfield's past comes back to haunt him <br /><br />"John Garfield and The 'Dead End' Kids" make beautiful (Max Steiner) music together, thanks to effective direction and photography, by Busby Berkeley and James Wong Howe. The story is predictably [[squeamish]], with the Warner Brothers support team in fine form. Garfield and the "Dead End" kids are a winning combination; although Garfield made no further movies with the "East Side" gang, the studio had him re-team with both Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan, almost immediately, for "Dust Be My Destiny".<br /><br />The boxing scenes are nicely staged. But, the most exciting sequence has Garfield and four of the New York "Kids" (Halop, Jordan, Hall, and Punsly) climbing into a giant water tank for a swim - which unexpectedly puts their lives in danger. Other, more brief, highlights include floozy Ann Sheridan (as Goldie), boozy Barbara Pepper (as Budgie), and young Ronald Sinclair (as Douglas) losing at strip poker.<br /><br />******** They Made Me a Criminal (1/21/39) Busby Berkeley ~ John Garfield, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan
--------------------------------------------- Result 94 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

Tim [[Robbins]] [[did]] a masterful [[job]] [[directing]] this film. [[I]] [[say]] this [[because]] he avoided convention and cliché. He also [[oversaw]] [[superb]] performances from Susan Sarandon (who won an Oscar for her role) and [[Sean]] Penn. Even more amazing, Robbins doesn't patronize. [[He]] just [[tells]] the story and lets the [[events]] [[play]] on the viewer's mind. [[This]] is so effective [[because]] it allows the [[viewer]] to form his [[own]] [[opinions]] on the death penalty, one of the most controversial [[subjects]] of our [[time]], without being [[unfairly]] manipulated in either direction. I can't [[recommend]] this [[film]] enough, 9/10.

Tim [[Robbers]] [[gets]] a masterful [[labour]] [[channeling]] this film. [[me]] [[mentioning]] this [[than]] he avoided convention and cliché. He also [[audited]] [[magnifique]] performances from Susan Sarandon (who won an Oscar for her role) and [[Are]] Penn. Even more amazing, Robbins doesn't patronize. [[It]] just [[alleges]] the story and lets the [[manifestation]] [[toying]] on the viewer's mind. [[That]] is so effective [[once]] it allows the [[visualization]] to form his [[proprietary]] [[remarks]] on the death penalty, one of the most controversial [[issuance]] of our [[clocking]], without being [[uselessly]] manipulated in either direction. I can't [[proposition]] this [[moviemaking]] enough, 9/10.
--------------------------------------------- Result 95 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (96%)]]

If you love Vampire lore and are a fan of Gothic horror, then you might want to check out Soul's Midnight. I did not know much about this movie before I watched it, and I wasn't expecting much, but I found the movie to be fun and entertaining.<br /><br />Starring Armand Assante as the leader of the vampires Simon, Soul's separates itself from other low budget vampire [[flicks]] by weaving in the mythology of St. George and the Dragon in a [[fun]] new way.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the budget for this movie was, but I sense that if it was a little more then they might have really been able to hit home the gore and effects.<br /><br />If you're up late one night and you're in the mood for a fun low budget vampire flick then Soul's Midnight is a good choice.

If you love Vampire lore and are a fan of Gothic horror, then you might want to check out Soul's Midnight. I did not know much about this movie before I watched it, and I wasn't expecting much, but I found the movie to be fun and entertaining.<br /><br />Starring Armand Assante as the leader of the vampires Simon, Soul's separates itself from other low budget vampire [[gesture]] by weaving in the mythology of St. George and the Dragon in a [[jest]] new way.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the budget for this movie was, but I sense that if it was a little more then they might have really been able to hit home the gore and effects.<br /><br />If you're up late one night and you're in the mood for a fun low budget vampire flick then Soul's Midnight is a good choice.
--------------------------------------------- Result 96 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (62%)]]

A SOUND [[OF]] THUNDER. One of the greatest short stories ever written. By one of the grandest Grand [[Masters]] of Fantasy, Ray Bradbury. What a great story.<br /><br />But what a vomitous [[movie]]! <br /><br />In Bradbury's science fiction short story, a company called Time Safari offers big game hunters the opportunity to go back in time and kill dinosaurs. Rule Number One is: Stay On The Path, a floating metallic walkway that ensures no interaction with the prehistoric environment. During a hunt, a man steps off the path and inadvertently crushes a butterfly. When the hunting party returns to the present - the world as they know it has drastically changed. Though there are paradoxes in any time travel story, Bradbury's tale was a quick jugular stroke, a parable of the ripple effect.<br /><br />A Sound of Thunder was published in 1952 (according to Wikipedia, the most republished science fiction story of all time), and illustrated Chaos Theory, Darwinism, and The Butterfly Effect (which would only be coined in the 1960s by Edward Lorenz). In Bradbury's story, the wonder of time travel was overshadowed by corporate greed, in turn overshadowed by the mortal danger to humanity's existence itself.<br /><br />While in the movie, A SOUND OF THUNDER (directed by the uneven Peter Hyams, CAPRICORN ONE, 2010: ODYSSEY TWO), a clutch of bad actors goes through the time portal again and again to try to rectify their mistakes, like an excrement version of BACK TO THE FUTURE. The movie has nothing to do with Bradbury's powerful tale, except the initial jolt of the time traveling prehistoric hunting party. Egregious liberties are taken with Bradbury's story - baboon-faced reptiles, plants overrunning Chicago's concrete, time waves rippling through the city, CGI insectoids - for which Bradbury should sue the pants and underpants and ass-hairs off the filmmakers.<br /><br />Novice writers Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer and Gregory Poirier should start a Big Balls Agency, for thinking they could actually add elements to a Ray Bradbury story that would improve it. How do these guys walk in a straight line with balls this big? Ben Kingsley is the corporate owner of Time Safari, with a hairpiece so bad it looks like a hairpiece, Edward Burns is his lead hunter, Travis, and Catherine McCormack (who was Murron MacClannough, in BRAVEHEART) is the scientist with the best breasts.<br /><br />I can't possibly relate the hundreds upon thousands of egregious stupidities and asinine pieces of dialog, but here is just one, spoken by David Oyelowo as some kind of "scientist": he refers to the Pleiades star cluster, "The Seven Sisters, they look like stars, don't they? But each of them is a whole galaxy." Uh, no, idiot scientist, they're actually, uh, stars.<br /><br />Those three morons who rewrote Bradbury's story forgot they didn't know anything about physics or astronomy. Or writing.<br /><br />Best part of the movie is Catherine McCormick's chest straining against her disheveled one-size-too-small blouses.<br /><br />--Review by Poffy The Cucumber (for Poffy's Movie Mania).

A SOUND [[DEL]] THUNDER. One of the greatest short stories ever written. By one of the grandest Grand [[Mister]] of Fantasy, Ray Bradbury. What a great story.<br /><br />But what a vomitous [[theatres]]! <br /><br />In Bradbury's science fiction short story, a company called Time Safari offers big game hunters the opportunity to go back in time and kill dinosaurs. Rule Number One is: Stay On The Path, a floating metallic walkway that ensures no interaction with the prehistoric environment. During a hunt, a man steps off the path and inadvertently crushes a butterfly. When the hunting party returns to the present - the world as they know it has drastically changed. Though there are paradoxes in any time travel story, Bradbury's tale was a quick jugular stroke, a parable of the ripple effect.<br /><br />A Sound of Thunder was published in 1952 (according to Wikipedia, the most republished science fiction story of all time), and illustrated Chaos Theory, Darwinism, and The Butterfly Effect (which would only be coined in the 1960s by Edward Lorenz). In Bradbury's story, the wonder of time travel was overshadowed by corporate greed, in turn overshadowed by the mortal danger to humanity's existence itself.<br /><br />While in the movie, A SOUND OF THUNDER (directed by the uneven Peter Hyams, CAPRICORN ONE, 2010: ODYSSEY TWO), a clutch of bad actors goes through the time portal again and again to try to rectify their mistakes, like an excrement version of BACK TO THE FUTURE. The movie has nothing to do with Bradbury's powerful tale, except the initial jolt of the time traveling prehistoric hunting party. Egregious liberties are taken with Bradbury's story - baboon-faced reptiles, plants overrunning Chicago's concrete, time waves rippling through the city, CGI insectoids - for which Bradbury should sue the pants and underpants and ass-hairs off the filmmakers.<br /><br />Novice writers Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer and Gregory Poirier should start a Big Balls Agency, for thinking they could actually add elements to a Ray Bradbury story that would improve it. How do these guys walk in a straight line with balls this big? Ben Kingsley is the corporate owner of Time Safari, with a hairpiece so bad it looks like a hairpiece, Edward Burns is his lead hunter, Travis, and Catherine McCormack (who was Murron MacClannough, in BRAVEHEART) is the scientist with the best breasts.<br /><br />I can't possibly relate the hundreds upon thousands of egregious stupidities and asinine pieces of dialog, but here is just one, spoken by David Oyelowo as some kind of "scientist": he refers to the Pleiades star cluster, "The Seven Sisters, they look like stars, don't they? But each of them is a whole galaxy." Uh, no, idiot scientist, they're actually, uh, stars.<br /><br />Those three morons who rewrote Bradbury's story forgot they didn't know anything about physics or astronomy. Or writing.<br /><br />Best part of the movie is Catherine McCormick's chest straining against her disheveled one-size-too-small blouses.<br /><br />--Review by Poffy The Cucumber (for Poffy's Movie Mania).
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

Eight Legged Freaks is a modern monster movie, like a remake of any of the old 'Attack of the giant [INSERT ANIMAL HERE]'-movies of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Or rather, it should have been more like a remake of the, instead of what is was. So, how is a monster movie done in the year 2002? Well, from the typical opening with some chemical making the spiders grow to huge proportions, they mix movies like [[Gremlins]], Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers and flavor it with some parody like Scary Movie. [[Gremlins]] is probably the best comparison, but Eight Legged Freaks was so full of parodies and [[stupid]] jokes that it was sometimes more like Scary Movie. It was way too much, at least if you're looking for a monster movie and not just another parody movie filled with jokes.<br /><br />For a movie like this you don't expect much of the acting, and that is just the way it was. The story though was [[extremely]] [[thin]], with just a bunch of loosely connected events to show off some action mixed with all of the jokes, leading up to an easily spotted and corny ending.<br /><br />I [[rate]] Eight Legged Freaks a 4/10, and that includes the fact that the special effects where pretty good and that the noises the spiders made where hilarious.

Eight Legged Freaks is a modern monster movie, like a remake of any of the old 'Attack of the giant [INSERT ANIMAL HERE]'-movies of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Or rather, it should have been more like a remake of the, instead of what is was. So, how is a monster movie done in the year 2002? Well, from the typical opening with some chemical making the spiders grow to huge proportions, they mix movies like [[Robocop]], Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers and flavor it with some parody like Scary Movie. [[Robocop]] is probably the best comparison, but Eight Legged Freaks was so full of parodies and [[silly]] jokes that it was sometimes more like Scary Movie. It was way too much, at least if you're looking for a monster movie and not just another parody movie filled with jokes.<br /><br />For a movie like this you don't expect much of the acting, and that is just the way it was. The story though was [[tremendously]] [[lean]], with just a bunch of loosely connected events to show off some action mixed with all of the jokes, leading up to an easily spotted and corny ending.<br /><br />I [[rhythm]] Eight Legged Freaks a 4/10, and that includes the fact that the special effects where pretty good and that the noises the spiders made where hilarious.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (94%)]]

This is a very well [[done]] [[film]] [[showing]] the [[life]] of [[international]] [[students]] during their "Erasmus [[year]]" in Barcelona which by the [[way]] is one of the most [[beautiful]] [[towns]] in [[Europe]] and is an [[ideal]] location. <br /><[[br]] />The [[idea]] itself with all the [[different]] [[languages]] is great and [[gives]] the [[film]] an [[original]] atmosphere. There are some clichés about the countries but most of them are true! The [[characters]] could not [[better]] represent their [[different]] countries.<br /><br />[[Having]] [[experienced]] "Erasmus" on myself during my exchang [[semester]] in Italy I can [[say]] that is [[movie]] is incredibly authentic. I [[had]] [[many]] experiences which were similar to the characters (except I didn't [[get]] [[laid]] as [[often]]). The movie is also quite funny yet not [[like]] all those [[stupid]] American [[college]] movies.<br /><[[br]] />[[Finally]] the movie [[touches]] also some [[important]] [[issues]] [[like]] the [[change]] from [[student]] to [[work]] life.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />9/10 ([[I]] may not [[be]] [[very]] [[objective]] though)

This is a very well [[made]] [[theatres]] [[denotes]] the [[iife]] of [[welt]] [[apprentice]] during their "Erasmus [[leto]]" in Barcelona which by the [[fashion]] is one of the most [[awesome]] [[county]] in [[Eu]] and is an [[best]] location. <br /><[[brit]] />The [[concept]] itself with all the [[miscellaneous]] [[linguistics]] is great and [[bring]] the [[cinemas]] an [[rudimentary]] atmosphere. There are some clichés about the countries but most of them are true! The [[letters]] could not [[enhance]] represent their [[miscellaneous]] countries.<br /><br />[[Thereafter]] [[piloted]] "Erasmus" on myself during my exchang [[midway]] in Italy I can [[confess]] that is [[stills]] is incredibly authentic. I [[enjoys]] [[big]] experiences which were similar to the characters (except I didn't [[recieve]] [[submitted]] as [[traditionally]]). The movie is also quite funny yet not [[amore]] all those [[jackass]] American [[universities]] movies.<br /><[[brit]] />[[Latest]] the movie [[impacted]] also some [[overwhelming]] [[hassles]] [[adore]] the [[amend]] from [[schoolchildren]] to [[collaborator]] life.<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] />9/10 ([[me]] may not [[coming]] [[awfully]] [[objectivity]] though)
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (63%)]]

Emanuele Crialese did a fantastic job with one of those films that linger in the back of your mind for years. It was Respiro (see comments and synopsis here in IMDb).<br /><br />Now, carrying the magnificent young talents he had for the first time on screen then, he takes the audience into a dark void. A literal plunge into dangerous waters. The subject is migration. In this case, from Italy to the New World (the name of the film). A [[big]] [[deal]] calling it for its American release "The Golden Door".<br /><br />The story of a family that leaves everything and risks the rest -that is, their lives, for a dream.<br /><br />I [[hate]] to spoil the show telling the story, so I'll [[dwell]] a bit in the work Crialese and all his team did so brilliantly.<br /><br />First of all, choosing to stick to what he knows: direct [[sound]] as much as possible. [[This]] [[means]], the whole film. The textures, the pain, the nuances of reality are [[always]] mingled with the smells, the heat or the cold, the sweat and the blood, life and death, as vibrantly as it is in real life.<br /><br />The squeaks of bent metal and grinding [[wood]], the infamous drone of the wind and the ominous sounds of big engines and ship horns are among the points that [[make]] this [[film]] [[so]] involving.<br /><br />Cinematography is in the [[hands]] of a [[French]] couturier. The symbolism of light is present from the very first [[shot]] (again, almost the very first shot from Respiro) and pervades throughout the [[film]] with [[intimacy]] and a terrible sense of desperation. The subdued tones and the very gray and grim depictions of people suffering the cramped and filthy boat they sail to hope is mesmerising.<br /><br />Light is used sparsely, almost to discover every character in the dark. The beauty of every shot, and every scene is accentuated by the period costumes and the perfectly selected physical features of the actors.<br /><br />Again, as he usually does, Vincenzo Amato is definitely on his own. He plays the father of two sons (the same actors who were fifteen and twelve and now are nineteen and sixteen) with all the power he always conveys to his very complex characters.<br /><br />Charlotte Gainsbourg is so-so. I guess she's never achieved again the perfection she reached in The Cement Garden and in her very first film: L'Effrontée.<br /><br />Maybe it's just that she seems a bit awkward in her role.<br /><br />The locations and sets are harsh and compelling, almost playing a character on their own.<br /><br />Maybe the most remarkable character is the one played by Filippo Pucillo, the mute younger son. The contrast here with his first role is complete. Then, he played a supercharged kid that was as relentless as anything around him. Now, his character is all expression. And just that: no words at all. His eyes tell the whole story with sublime power.<br /><br />Maybe this is one of those films that will not be very well received in the States. It's absolutely Italian in everything. It's so Italian that most of the time, the language is one of the many dialects that is much older than Italian itself. In the USA this film may be a bit too much for Americans because of the subject. But anyone who remembers the story of their families when they arrived in the States, will see this films with awe.<br /><br />And, again, the minimalism that goes hand in hand with Crialese's ideas is back with a closing scene in the water. Only this time it goes from underwater photography to aerial.<br /><br />All in all, another great and very well told story from this filmmaker that only this year (2006) has collected 6 prizes and was nominated for the Golden Lion. Not a small deed!

Emanuele Crialese did a fantastic job with one of those films that linger in the back of your mind for years. It was Respiro (see comments and synopsis here in IMDb).<br /><br />Now, carrying the magnificent young talents he had for the first time on screen then, he takes the audience into a dark void. A literal plunge into dangerous waters. The subject is migration. In this case, from Italy to the New World (the name of the film). A [[jumbo]] [[tackle]] calling it for its American release "The Golden Door".<br /><br />The story of a family that leaves everything and risks the rest -that is, their lives, for a dream.<br /><br />I [[repugnance]] to spoil the show telling the story, so I'll [[insists]] a bit in the work Crialese and all his team did so brilliantly.<br /><br />First of all, choosing to stick to what he knows: direct [[selim]] as much as possible. [[That]] [[medio]], the whole film. The textures, the pain, the nuances of reality are [[unceasingly]] mingled with the smells, the heat or the cold, the sweat and the blood, life and death, as vibrantly as it is in real life.<br /><br />The squeaks of bent metal and grinding [[drank]], the infamous drone of the wind and the ominous sounds of big engines and ship horns are among the points that [[exerting]] this [[filmmaking]] [[too]] involving.<br /><br />Cinematography is in the [[fingers]] of a [[Spanish]] couturier. The symbolism of light is present from the very first [[slaughtered]] (again, almost the very first shot from Respiro) and pervades throughout the [[cinemas]] with [[privacy]] and a terrible sense of desperation. The subdued tones and the very gray and grim depictions of people suffering the cramped and filthy boat they sail to hope is mesmerising.<br /><br />Light is used sparsely, almost to discover every character in the dark. The beauty of every shot, and every scene is accentuated by the period costumes and the perfectly selected physical features of the actors.<br /><br />Again, as he usually does, Vincenzo Amato is definitely on his own. He plays the father of two sons (the same actors who were fifteen and twelve and now are nineteen and sixteen) with all the power he always conveys to his very complex characters.<br /><br />Charlotte Gainsbourg is so-so. I guess she's never achieved again the perfection she reached in The Cement Garden and in her very first film: L'Effrontée.<br /><br />Maybe it's just that she seems a bit awkward in her role.<br /><br />The locations and sets are harsh and compelling, almost playing a character on their own.<br /><br />Maybe the most remarkable character is the one played by Filippo Pucillo, the mute younger son. The contrast here with his first role is complete. Then, he played a supercharged kid that was as relentless as anything around him. Now, his character is all expression. And just that: no words at all. His eyes tell the whole story with sublime power.<br /><br />Maybe this is one of those films that will not be very well received in the States. It's absolutely Italian in everything. It's so Italian that most of the time, the language is one of the many dialects that is much older than Italian itself. In the USA this film may be a bit too much for Americans because of the subject. But anyone who remembers the story of their families when they arrived in the States, will see this films with awe.<br /><br />And, again, the minimalism that goes hand in hand with Crialese's ideas is back with a closing scene in the water. Only this time it goes from underwater photography to aerial.<br /><br />All in all, another great and very well told story from this filmmaker that only this year (2006) has collected 6 prizes and was nominated for the Golden Lion. Not a small deed!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

Having known and [[loved]] this [[book]] since I was eleven [[I]] was terrified to [[see]] it coming up as a [[movie]] - what if they'd made a dreadful mess of it? [[In]] the event I needn't have [[worried]] at all. Everyone was very [[well]] [[cast]] and the acting is terrific, it followed the story very well except for the strange [[addition]] of the scene in the [[prison]], which to me [[added]] nothing at all. However it really is the most beautiful [[love]] [[story]] and I'm so glad I videoed it so I can watch it again and again. My only gripe is - why didn't they [[give]] [[Kester]] a green [[waistcoat]] 'which [[made]] him such a personable man'? Such a simple thing, when they [[went]] to so much trouble for everything else. [[If]] you [[get]] the chance, see this, it is excellent.

Having known and [[enjoying]] this [[livre]] since I was eleven [[me]] was terrified to [[believe]] it coming up as a [[filmmaking]] - what if they'd made a dreadful mess of it? [[Throughout]] the event I needn't have [[startled]] at all. Everyone was very [[too]] [[moulded]] and the acting is terrific, it followed the story very well except for the strange [[complement]] of the scene in the [[imprisoning]], which to me [[additional]] nothing at all. However it really is the most beautiful [[adores]] [[narration]] and I'm so glad I videoed it so I can watch it again and again. My only gripe is - why didn't they [[conferring]] [[Eby]] a green [[blouse]] 'which [[implemented]] him such a personable man'? Such a simple thing, when they [[grabbed]] to so much trouble for everything else. [[Until]] you [[procured]] the chance, see this, it is excellent.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

Greetings, Moviegoers! As I [[watch]] [[Octopus]] II, [[I]] contemplate the inherent lameness of the [[Octopus]]/Croc/Dino Horror Genre. [[Many]] moviegoers may blame the poor acting, nonsensical screenplay, or poorly [[constructed]] [[plot]] as the [[reasons]] that cause the OCD [[movie]] to flounder. These reasons may indeed be floundering [[factors]], but it is the inherent difficulty of [[filming]] an OCD movie that is at the [[heart]] of the lameness.<br /><br />You see, the technology does not yet exist to make a realistic, life-size OCD and the CGI technology currently used by studios [[lacks]] the ability to blend in smoothly with real world environments and characters. Even with clever cinematography, you can only film the semi-dark depths of the sea/semi-dark forest/semi-dark cave/semi-dark corridor so many times before the Sci-Fi [[aficionado]] becomes bored with the genre entirely (the OCD sub-genre, that is).<br /><br />What can be done, you ask? I wouldn't suggest that the genre surrender to cheesiness, but another avenue needs to be explored. We can't really go back to the days of the "Fade-to-Black" cue that someone has been killed. Or can we? If we can't reach the goal of realism, we have to compensate in other ways, such as plot twists, [[innuendo]], and photo-ingenuity.<br /><br />It will be through [[ingenious]] and alternate methods that the disease of lameness, so common to the OCD sub-genre, will be cured.

Greetings, Moviegoers! As I [[observe]] [[Sashimi]] II, [[me]] contemplate the inherent lameness of the [[Eel]]/Croc/Dino Horror Genre. [[Umpteen]] moviegoers may blame the poor acting, nonsensical screenplay, or poorly [[constructions]] [[lots]] as the [[motivating]] that cause the OCD [[cinemas]] to flounder. These reasons may indeed be floundering [[items]], but it is the inherent difficulty of [[photos]] an OCD movie that is at the [[gist]] of the lameness.<br /><br />You see, the technology does not yet exist to make a realistic, life-size OCD and the CGI technology currently used by studios [[unaccounted]] the ability to blend in smoothly with real world environments and characters. Even with clever cinematography, you can only film the semi-dark depths of the sea/semi-dark forest/semi-dark cave/semi-dark corridor so many times before the Sci-Fi [[connoisseurs]] becomes bored with the genre entirely (the OCD sub-genre, that is).<br /><br />What can be done, you ask? I wouldn't suggest that the genre surrender to cheesiness, but another avenue needs to be explored. We can't really go back to the days of the "Fade-to-Black" cue that someone has been killed. Or can we? If we can't reach the goal of realism, we have to compensate in other ways, such as plot twists, [[insinuating]], and photo-ingenuity.<br /><br />It will be through [[inventive]] and alternate methods that the disease of lameness, so common to the OCD sub-genre, will be cured.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

[[I]] have to [[say]] that this [[movie]] was not what i expected. Even though i have not read the [[book]] the [[fact]] that plants can one bait and then wait for a killing to happen only to have it drag off a corpse for lunch is about the [[worst]] scenario anyone has come up with. With the title ruins you would think that out of 3000 years that some kind of deity or ancient animal or god would be the culprit. This is like another movie primeval where you would think it was something strange that villagers fear the most, but not a crocodile. [[Either]] way this film was like that, it entices you to [[think]] about ruins of Mayan or Inca folklore resulting in awakening and old god or the people had another agenda for sacrifice or something to that effect. But [[plants]]?.... come on, is there nothing else [[producers]] can come up with to [[wow]] a [[crowd]]?. [[As]] for this movie it [[will]] [[hit]] the 'b' list in no time. I have to [[say]] that some of the gore was [[excellent]] to see, but it didn't make up for the rest of the film. [[And]] a plant mimicking a cell phone sound or [[peoples]] voices is just too much to [[be]] believed. [[I]] am a [[fan]] of [[horror]] films but i am not a stereo typed fan who relies on just gore or mechanical effects. [[I]] do rely on [[great]] [[suspense]] and whats the next scene going to bring for more suspense. The thing had a better [[story]] [[line]] than this did. Even the ring had me jumping for more, but the ruins is just that..... [[ruined]] for using a [[plant]] to coax victims into killing or be killed by the villagers. The premise was [[alright]] for the [[villagers]] to keep it at [[bay]] with salt and such but [[still]] a simple blow torch and lots of napalm can easily do the [[trick]] to [[end]] those pesky plants with a flesh [[eating]] disorder.

[[me]] have to [[argue]] that this [[film]] was not what i expected. Even though i have not read the [[manuel]] the [[made]] that plants can one bait and then wait for a killing to happen only to have it drag off a corpse for lunch is about the [[finest]] scenario anyone has come up with. With the title ruins you would think that out of 3000 years that some kind of deity or ancient animal or god would be the culprit. This is like another movie primeval where you would think it was something strange that villagers fear the most, but not a crocodile. [[Both]] way this film was like that, it entices you to [[insights]] about ruins of Mayan or Inca folklore resulting in awakening and old god or the people had another agenda for sacrifice or something to that effect. But [[installations]]?.... come on, is there nothing else [[creators]] can come up with to [[oh]] a [[countless]]?. [[Because]] for this movie it [[readiness]] [[beaten]] the 'b' list in no time. I have to [[noted]] that some of the gore was [[magnificent]] to see, but it didn't make up for the rest of the film. [[Nor]] a plant mimicking a cell phone sound or [[countries]] voices is just too much to [[have]] believed. [[me]] am a [[vent]] of [[terrifying]] films but i am not a stereo typed fan who relies on just gore or mechanical effects. [[me]] do rely on [[terrific]] [[awaited]] and whats the next scene going to bring for more suspense. The thing had a better [[storytelling]] [[harmony]] than this did. Even the ring had me jumping for more, but the ruins is just that..... [[annihilated]] for using a [[factory]] to coax victims into killing or be killed by the villagers. The premise was [[fines]] for the [[pueblo]] to keep it at [[cove]] with salt and such but [[again]] a simple blow torch and lots of napalm can easily do the [[ploys]] to [[terminated]] those pesky plants with a flesh [[diet]] disorder.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

I first watched this movie in Istanbul Film Festival back in 1994. It was so good I took couple of friends with me and went to see it again the same week. The characters are very well played and the humor here and there is amazing. It sure is a very powerful gay movie. Some scenes make you feel you're watching an episode of Friends with much more sophisticated lines. I guess I'll put it in my VCR and watch it again tonight...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (75%)]]

If you decide to watch Wild Rebels, don't expect anything deep and meaningful. If you're looking for a film that explores the relationships and structure of a motorcycle gang, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. If you're looking for an expose on the breakdown of the American educational system and the problem of juvenile delinquency, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. If you're looking for a movie that examines how undermanned rural police departments are when facing a well-financed, well-organized gang, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. But if you're looking for an absurd movie filled with scene after scene of [[unintentional]] humor, horrendous acting, a paper-thin plot, and community theater style production values, Wild Rebels is the right movie.<br /><br />Wild Rebels is the story of a down-on-his-luck stock-car driver named Rod Tillman (Steve Alaimo). After a fiery crash (which Rod walks away from completely unscathed despite having only a cotton pants and a London Fog style jacket for protection), Rod decides to give it up. With no plan for his future other than to wander aimless through the back-roads of the South, he stumbles on the Satan's Angels motorcycle gang (a gang being three of the stupidest guys to ever zip up a leather jacket and a woman they seem to share). This group of hoodlums spends their time terrorizing a rural town in Florida by committing such atrocities as stealing a newspaper from a neighbor's mailbox. These bumbling idiots need someone to act as their driver during some larger crimes they have planned. Apparently, these three Einsteins can only drive vehicles with two tires, not four. So they recruit Rod to perform feats of daring that only an experienced stunt driver would be capable of like keeping the car in the middle of a gravel road during a low-speed chase. Eventually, they hold-up a bank, get into the aforementioned low-speed chase, and have the [[lamest]] gun battle with the police ever put on film. I could go on forever, but you get the idea.<br /><br />I hate the term "so [[bad]] it's good", but that seems to aptly describe Wild Rebels.

If you decide to watch Wild Rebels, don't expect anything deep and meaningful. If you're looking for a film that explores the relationships and structure of a motorcycle gang, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. If you're looking for an expose on the breakdown of the American educational system and the problem of juvenile delinquency, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. If you're looking for a movie that examines how undermanned rural police departments are when facing a well-financed, well-organized gang, Wild Rebels is the wrong movie. But if you're looking for an absurd movie filled with scene after scene of [[unwitting]] humor, horrendous acting, a paper-thin plot, and community theater style production values, Wild Rebels is the right movie.<br /><br />Wild Rebels is the story of a down-on-his-luck stock-car driver named Rod Tillman (Steve Alaimo). After a fiery crash (which Rod walks away from completely unscathed despite having only a cotton pants and a London Fog style jacket for protection), Rod decides to give it up. With no plan for his future other than to wander aimless through the back-roads of the South, he stumbles on the Satan's Angels motorcycle gang (a gang being three of the stupidest guys to ever zip up a leather jacket and a woman they seem to share). This group of hoodlums spends their time terrorizing a rural town in Florida by committing such atrocities as stealing a newspaper from a neighbor's mailbox. These bumbling idiots need someone to act as their driver during some larger crimes they have planned. Apparently, these three Einsteins can only drive vehicles with two tires, not four. So they recruit Rod to perform feats of daring that only an experienced stunt driver would be capable of like keeping the car in the middle of a gravel road during a low-speed chase. Eventually, they hold-up a bank, get into the aforementioned low-speed chase, and have the [[finest]] gun battle with the police ever put on film. I could go on forever, but you get the idea.<br /><br />I hate the term "so [[mala]] it's good", but that seems to aptly describe Wild Rebels.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (66%)]]

When Northfork debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, many people didn't like it because they felt it was boring and too slow. While I agree that it was slow (one of the slowest movies of the year), in no [[way]] was it boring. As Roger Ebert said, `there has never been a movie like Northfork.' I usually don't agree with Ebert, but for once he speaks the truth. Although John Sayles' Sunshine State may have some of the same immediate themes, nothing that I have ever seen or known of can even compare to the [[striking]] [[originality]] of the Polish Brothers' Northfork.<br /><br />Northfork is a perfect example of how many times it's better to trek an extra few minutes to go to an art-house film [[instead]] of the latest Jack Black movie. The plot isn't some hackneyed, cookie-cutter plot; it's just so strikingly original. A small town in Montana named Northfork has a dam nearby that is about to be taken down. Therefore, the entire town must be evacuated. Some people, however, just don't want to leave. In a side plot, a young orphan (Duel Farnes) is very sick and bedridden; he's being taken care of by Father Harlan (Nick Nolte). The boy imagines himself as a fallen angel, so to speak, who help him out through his time of sickness.<br /><br />Although much of the movie is straightforward, some of it could give David Lynch a run for his money. There's odd weather patterns, a weird, wooden, huge dog thing, and symbolism that would make Fellini proud. It's not as overall confusing as a Lynch film, but it's still quite odd. That's what makes Northfork [[so]] great: it's [[so]] out of the ordinary and yet so simple and plausible.<br /><br />Northfork has a [[magical]] [[feel]] to it: it's almost like you're watching something you're not quite sure what it is but you [[feel]] entranced by it. As I [[said]] [[earlier]], I agreed with Ebert on how this movie is unlike any other. However, I [[disagree]] when he says that it is `not entertaining'. He goes on to say it's just `enthralling.' Perhaps he just thought he should give it good reviews because everyone else is, but in lieu of how slow it was, I still thought it was very entertaining, something many dramas now can't do.<br /><br />Northfork may not be the quickest movie or the most popular movie, but if you can get to and through it, you'll be extremely surprised, as I was.<br /><br />My rating: 8/10<br /><br />Rated PG-13 for brief sexuality.

When Northfork debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, many people didn't like it because they felt it was boring and too slow. While I agree that it was slow (one of the slowest movies of the year), in no [[lane]] was it boring. As Roger Ebert said, `there has never been a movie like Northfork.' I usually don't agree with Ebert, but for once he speaks the truth. Although John Sayles' Sunshine State may have some of the same immediate themes, nothing that I have ever seen or known of can even compare to the [[whopping]] [[idiosyncratic]] of the Polish Brothers' Northfork.<br /><br />Northfork is a perfect example of how many times it's better to trek an extra few minutes to go to an art-house film [[incidentally]] of the latest Jack Black movie. The plot isn't some hackneyed, cookie-cutter plot; it's just so strikingly original. A small town in Montana named Northfork has a dam nearby that is about to be taken down. Therefore, the entire town must be evacuated. Some people, however, just don't want to leave. In a side plot, a young orphan (Duel Farnes) is very sick and bedridden; he's being taken care of by Father Harlan (Nick Nolte). The boy imagines himself as a fallen angel, so to speak, who help him out through his time of sickness.<br /><br />Although much of the movie is straightforward, some of it could give David Lynch a run for his money. There's odd weather patterns, a weird, wooden, huge dog thing, and symbolism that would make Fellini proud. It's not as overall confusing as a Lynch film, but it's still quite odd. That's what makes Northfork [[too]] great: it's [[again]] out of the ordinary and yet so simple and plausible.<br /><br />Northfork has a [[surrealistic]] [[contemplate]] to it: it's almost like you're watching something you're not quite sure what it is but you [[foreboding]] entranced by it. As I [[avowed]] [[ahead]], I agreed with Ebert on how this movie is unlike any other. However, I [[wrangle]] when he says that it is `not entertaining'. He goes on to say it's just `enthralling.' Perhaps he just thought he should give it good reviews because everyone else is, but in lieu of how slow it was, I still thought it was very entertaining, something many dramas now can't do.<br /><br />Northfork may not be the quickest movie or the most popular movie, but if you can get to and through it, you'll be extremely surprised, as I was.<br /><br />My rating: 8/10<br /><br />Rated PG-13 for brief sexuality.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

[[overrated]], poorly [[written]], [[badly]] acted. [[did]] the [[academy]] even [[watch]] this? i [[guess]] not. the [[political]] content guaranteed it an Oscar [[nomination]] -- indo -[[pak]] border -- a [[little]] boy , terrorism. anything with the [[word]] "[[terrorist]]" gets [[attention]] in<br /><br />this [[post]] 9-11 world. its like [[holocaust]] [[movies]] that are guaranteed an Oscar nomination irrespective of their merits. <br /><br />and please cinematography does not [[mean]] [[shooting]] [[landscapes]] which are pretty in the first place. you have to be a rotten [[shooter]] to screw up making the [[desert]] pretty. at least this didn't win the Oscar. they got that right at least. would have been a travesty.

[[hyped]], poorly [[drafted]], [[harshly]] acted. [[became]] the [[oscar]] even [[observation]] this? i [[thought]] not. the [[strategic]] content guaranteed it an Oscar [[appointment]] -- indo -[[buck]] border -- a [[lightweight]] boy , terrorism. anything with the [[verbs]] "[[terrorists]]" gets [[focus]] in<br /><br />this [[positions]] 9-11 world. its like [[molotov]] [[cinematography]] that are guaranteed an Oscar nomination irrespective of their merits. <br /><br />and please cinematography does not [[average]] [[skirmish]] [[environment]] which are pretty in the first place. you have to be a rotten [[militiamen]] to screw up making the [[sahara]] pretty. at least this didn't win the Oscar. they got that right at least. would have been a travesty.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

Whoever filled this [[stupid]] idea of acting and producing a movie in Himesh's head, which is always hidden under a cap, covering almost half of his face all the time ? Only hope this is first and the last as well, for God's sake ! From Assalam Valekum to Gayatri Mantra, Himesh has [[tried]] every thing, to create an aura of his so-called singing talent, which is nothing but atrocious pronunciations of words like Tanhaiyya, which completely kill the beauty of the terms, so commonly used for love songs. Why does Himesh not smile ? Simple, because he does not use close Up toothpaste ! Now there this friend of his, [[tailing]] him around every where, and this number one lawyer in the town, who has to herself sexily [[wiggle]] and try to seduce Himesh, of all the handsome German people she might have met earlier, [[perhaps]] the [[male]] [[lawyers]] on this part of the world [[might]] be cursing their fate, for destined to deal with the stiff, unattractive lot, every [[day]] ! The [[action]] [[scenes]] are so funnily shot, like the event [[planner]] attacked by the thief, [[autos]] riding over the cars, so on and so forth. The father of the bride seems to be in a great hurry to get rid of his daughter by marrying her off, that he flies to and [[fro]] around. Most hypocrite, he praises HR for distributing love among people of the world, as if they were sweets , and on his back, coolly gives a lecture to his daughter on these show business men. when Himesh is proved innocent, he again unceremoniously dumps the other guy, as if it's a game of musical chair ! i didn't get to se the poor guy's face even, did you ? Hansika in the role of Ria, looks as if she is in need of an eye check up, for strain in her eyes ! The fellow in the role of a friend is good, who has acted quite naturally, and should be in better movies, like [[Sharman]] Joshi, for example. Child artist in Trishu's brief appearance is sweet, but wasted. It seems today's young generation has gone nuts , since they prefer this kind of [[mockery]] of [[lyrics]] and musical scores , and associate gossip with it, for example, if you sing ek bar aaja, the ghost would come. this is a weird taste in music, and rather funny. i am surprised, how such classic lyricists like Gulzar , have opted for Himesh of all the people, to give music. There is story in Panchtantra , that a crow attachés so many feathers of a peacock, to look beautiful, and appeal to the birds; but the feathers fall off ultimately, and the real dark crow is revealed ! Hope Himesh takes a hint, and refrains from manufacturing such meaningless stuff, and wasting precious money, which he has earned by taxing his short nose so much ! His friend does tell him, if your nose is cut, how will you sing ? Thanks for showing us Germany, Himesh, at a reasonable cost of renting the DVD ! and correct those spelling mistakes, will you ? an extra e in movie, and no e in love ! There is also a famous number from the old film Sholey, Mehbooba, on which Mallika Sherawat wiggles, once again, but this time with Himesh, winking at her, and conveniently, Ria , his so-called real love, and his new bride is not around ! Now that was very clever, Himesh ! At least one thing in this movie which you have done smartly, to justify Sherawat's presence . But doesn't she look a bit washed down ?

Whoever filled this [[nonsense]] idea of acting and producing a movie in Himesh's head, which is always hidden under a cap, covering almost half of his face all the time ? Only hope this is first and the last as well, for God's sake ! From Assalam Valekum to Gayatri Mantra, Himesh has [[prosecuted]] every thing, to create an aura of his so-called singing talent, which is nothing but atrocious pronunciations of words like Tanhaiyya, which completely kill the beauty of the terms, so commonly used for love songs. Why does Himesh not smile ? Simple, because he does not use close Up toothpaste ! Now there this friend of his, [[leftover]] him around every where, and this number one lawyer in the town, who has to herself sexily [[backwater]] and try to seduce Himesh, of all the handsome German people she might have met earlier, [[eventually]] the [[folks]] [[attorneys]] on this part of the world [[may]] be cursing their fate, for destined to deal with the stiff, unattractive lot, every [[daytime]] ! The [[strides]] [[pictured]] are so funnily shot, like the event [[programmer]] attacked by the thief, [[che]] riding over the cars, so on and so forth. The father of the bride seems to be in a great hurry to get rid of his daughter by marrying her off, that he flies to and [[ther]] around. Most hypocrite, he praises HR for distributing love among people of the world, as if they were sweets , and on his back, coolly gives a lecture to his daughter on these show business men. when Himesh is proved innocent, he again unceremoniously dumps the other guy, as if it's a game of musical chair ! i didn't get to se the poor guy's face even, did you ? Hansika in the role of Ria, looks as if she is in need of an eye check up, for strain in her eyes ! The fellow in the role of a friend is good, who has acted quite naturally, and should be in better movies, like [[Boman]] Joshi, for example. Child artist in Trishu's brief appearance is sweet, but wasted. It seems today's young generation has gone nuts , since they prefer this kind of [[comedy]] of [[melody]] and musical scores , and associate gossip with it, for example, if you sing ek bar aaja, the ghost would come. this is a weird taste in music, and rather funny. i am surprised, how such classic lyricists like Gulzar , have opted for Himesh of all the people, to give music. There is story in Panchtantra , that a crow attachés so many feathers of a peacock, to look beautiful, and appeal to the birds; but the feathers fall off ultimately, and the real dark crow is revealed ! Hope Himesh takes a hint, and refrains from manufacturing such meaningless stuff, and wasting precious money, which he has earned by taxing his short nose so much ! His friend does tell him, if your nose is cut, how will you sing ? Thanks for showing us Germany, Himesh, at a reasonable cost of renting the DVD ! and correct those spelling mistakes, will you ? an extra e in movie, and no e in love ! There is also a famous number from the old film Sholey, Mehbooba, on which Mallika Sherawat wiggles, once again, but this time with Himesh, winking at her, and conveniently, Ria , his so-called real love, and his new bride is not around ! Now that was very clever, Himesh ! At least one thing in this movie which you have done smartly, to justify Sherawat's presence . But doesn't she look a bit washed down ?
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (80%)]]

I did something a little daring tonight when I [[watched]] this movie. I attempted to wean myself from silent movie scores. Sure, when this film originally was distributed, a piano score was probably played with it. [[Oftentimes]], the director would choose the score himself (Charlie Chaplin often composed the scores of his later silent films). But most of the music you hear on VHS tapes over silent films is in no way the same music that was supposed to be played when the film was first released. And, then again, there were plenty of silent films that were played without a score. I do not know the history of Potemkin's score, so I decided to watch it for the medium this piece of art was produced within - film. <br /><br />Soon after I turned the music off, unaided (or should I say unimpeded) by the musical [[interpretation]] of the [[emotions]] on screen, I [[became]] utterly [[attached]] to the film. Visually, it is easily one of the most stunning of all films. [[Eisenstein]] was a master of composition. The editing, possibly the cinematic technique Eisenstein is most famous for (montage), is extraordinary. The mood of this film is anger, and it stirred my [[passions]] violently. <br /><br />It takes a lot of effort to enjoy a silent film, especially a drama, but films like Battleship Potemkin prove that this effort is [[entirely]] [[worth]] it. Come on! You owe it to yourself to watch this film! Your education is incomplete without it.

I did something a little daring tonight when I [[faced]] this movie. I attempted to wean myself from silent movie scores. Sure, when this film originally was distributed, a piano score was probably played with it. [[Ordinarily]], the director would choose the score himself (Charlie Chaplin often composed the scores of his later silent films). But most of the music you hear on VHS tapes over silent films is in no way the same music that was supposed to be played when the film was first released. And, then again, there were plenty of silent films that were played without a score. I do not know the history of Potemkin's score, so I decided to watch it for the medium this piece of art was produced within - film. <br /><br />Soon after I turned the music off, unaided (or should I say unimpeded) by the musical [[construe]] of the [[affective]] on screen, I [[had]] utterly [[plugged]] to the film. Visually, it is easily one of the most stunning of all films. [[Potemkin]] was a master of composition. The editing, possibly the cinematic technique Eisenstein is most famous for (montage), is extraordinary. The mood of this film is anger, and it stirred my [[aspirations]] violently. <br /><br />It takes a lot of effort to enjoy a silent film, especially a drama, but films like Battleship Potemkin prove that this effort is [[radically]] [[laudable]] it. Come on! You owe it to yourself to watch this film! Your education is incomplete without it.
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[[Positive (99%)]] --> [[Negative (82%)]]

Husband-and-wife doctor team Carole and Niles Nelson are doing modestly well in their careers, but Niles has a gambling problem. His luck changes when he (unknowingly) saves the life of a gangster from Joe Gurney's mob and gets a big bonus from the gangleader himself. Loving his change of fortune (and snazzy new apartment), Niles continues to receive payoffs for patching up other injured members of the gang. Unfortunately, his shady deals come to light in a police raid, which hangs a shadow over his wife's career as well.<br /><br />At this point the plot comes into focus, as Carole Nelson has to rescue her career before her license is suspended. This involves bringing the gang to justice more or less single- handedly. <br /><br />This is not a hard-edged gangster picture, but a plot that might have been comfortable on a show like MATLOCK or MURDER SHE WROTE. There is some tension, but the mood is kept light by Bogart's tongue-in-cheek performance of a stupid gangster who imagines himself as the "Napoleon of Crime." His other gang members also function more as stooges than hoodlums. And there's some snappy dialog between Bogart and Francis, especially when she's treating his injuries at his hideout. Of course, as in all gangster flicks, there's a big shootout ending, but with a humorous twist. This is a [[good]] short film showing Bogart on his rise to stardom.

Husband-and-wife doctor team Carole and Niles Nelson are doing modestly well in their careers, but Niles has a gambling problem. His luck changes when he (unknowingly) saves the life of a gangster from Joe Gurney's mob and gets a big bonus from the gangleader himself. Loving his change of fortune (and snazzy new apartment), Niles continues to receive payoffs for patching up other injured members of the gang. Unfortunately, his shady deals come to light in a police raid, which hangs a shadow over his wife's career as well.<br /><br />At this point the plot comes into focus, as Carole Nelson has to rescue her career before her license is suspended. This involves bringing the gang to justice more or less single- handedly. <br /><br />This is not a hard-edged gangster picture, but a plot that might have been comfortable on a show like MATLOCK or MURDER SHE WROTE. There is some tension, but the mood is kept light by Bogart's tongue-in-cheek performance of a stupid gangster who imagines himself as the "Napoleon of Crime." His other gang members also function more as stooges than hoodlums. And there's some snappy dialog between Bogart and Francis, especially when she's treating his injuries at his hideout. Of course, as in all gangster flicks, there's a big shootout ending, but with a humorous twist. This is a [[suitable]] short film showing Bogart on his rise to stardom.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (94%)]]

In reaction to the dullness of the films of actual combat in that time, the wartime public increasingly turned to humor as escape from monotony and anxiety <br /><br />Charlie Chaplin feared that his great "Shoulder Arms" would offend people, but it became his greatest hit In it, Charlie, by luck, courage, and devilish ingenuity wins the war singlehanded and brings a captive Kaiser in triumph to London <br /><br />The chief difference between this [[hilarious]] burlesque and some of the serious war dramas was that in Charlie's case it all turned out to be a dream

In reaction to the dullness of the films of actual combat in that time, the wartime public increasingly turned to humor as escape from monotony and anxiety <br /><br />Charlie Chaplin feared that his great "Shoulder Arms" would offend people, but it became his greatest hit In it, Charlie, by luck, courage, and devilish ingenuity wins the war singlehanded and brings a captive Kaiser in triumph to London <br /><br />The chief difference between this [[travesty]] burlesque and some of the serious war dramas was that in Charlie's case it all turned out to be a dream
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (81%)]]

Just to correct something in a previous review here, I don't believe this film is only for people who know London, it's a case of a very specific situation being used to make universal comments. Jack Rosenthal says in an introduction to the published script that it was meant to be about [[characters]] who, by going though this gruelling [[Knowledge]] [[test]], gain some measure of self-knowledge.<br /><br />I [[think]] it's one of the most perfectly-written [[dramas]] I've seen: technically it's supremely adept at conveying quite complex details but it's also [[joyous]] in how it [[involves]] you. At the start you know no more about this London Knowledge test than the main characters but you get scooped up right along with them until it's vitally important to you. You become tremendously proud of those characters who succeed, and you are crushed for those who don't. Especially one whose downfall, without giving anything anyway, will make your hands fly to your face.<br /><br />Also just as a point of fact, Nigel Hawthorne's character, Mr Burgess, is called the Vampire, not Dracula. You don't need to know this, I'm not saying it's crucial, but it's a measure of the drama: once you've seen this, you will want everyone to and you will evangelise about its every detail.<br /><br />I hope you [[get]] to see it.<br /><br />William

Just to correct something in a previous review here, I don't believe this film is only for people who know London, it's a case of a very specific situation being used to make universal comments. Jack Rosenthal says in an introduction to the published script that it was meant to be about [[character]] who, by going though this gruelling [[Familiar]] [[tested]], gain some measure of self-knowledge.<br /><br />I [[thinks]] it's one of the most perfectly-written [[drama]] I've seen: technically it's supremely adept at conveying quite complex details but it's also [[boisterous]] in how it [[assumes]] you. At the start you know no more about this London Knowledge test than the main characters but you get scooped up right along with them until it's vitally important to you. You become tremendously proud of those characters who succeed, and you are crushed for those who don't. Especially one whose downfall, without giving anything anyway, will make your hands fly to your face.<br /><br />Also just as a point of fact, Nigel Hawthorne's character, Mr Burgess, is called the Vampire, not Dracula. You don't need to know this, I'm not saying it's crucial, but it's a measure of the drama: once you've seen this, you will want everyone to and you will evangelise about its every detail.<br /><br />I hope you [[did]] to see it.<br /><br />William
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

[[Continuing]] in the [[string]] of "stalker/slasher" [[flicks]] in the [[vein]] of "Wolf Creek," "Hostel," "Joy [[Ride]]," etc., [[comes]] "[[Rest]] Stop." The most unoriginal and useless one of them all.<br /><br />We [[start]], reasonably promising, with the violent death of a pretty young girl in a filthy restroom.<br /><br />This is where our [[interest]] is lost. We, then, move to the [[cliché]] [[road]] [[trip]] couple, on their way to LA with their eyes on acting stardom. . . which, [[doing]] movies [[like]] this, they'll never achieve.<br /><br />[[From]] the sexual [[romp]] in the [[park]], the couple drives, [[arguing]] all the [[way]], to a deserted and disgusting rest [[area]] for the [[girl]] to [[use]] the bathroom. Harmless enough until she exits and [[finds]] her [[boyfriend]] missing and realizes she's being [[stalked]] by a [[lame]] [[version]] of "Joy [[Ride]]"'s Rusty Nail. . . only [[driving]] around in Mater from "Cars".<br /><br />Honestly, if this [[had]] been [[directed]]/written/produced/acted by anyone else, it might've been [[fairly]] good. But no.<br /><br />Because then comes the [[ghost]] story. Yup. . . you [[guessed]] it. Plenty of "oh, i'll help you, but wait, you're dead" to "wait is this stalker a person, [[monster]], or ghost?".<br /><br />But wait? Who comes to the [[rescue]] to [[save]] the girl's life and possibly the movie? That one Lawerence brother. Excellent. We're saved. (sarcasm) Oh wait, no we're not.<br /><br />You know. . . if you want to laugh off a pretty bad, or if you get free rentals like I do, give it a try.<br /><br />If anything, you'll learn how NOT to make a movie.<br /><br />-AP3-

[[Persevering]] in the [[padlocks]] of "stalker/slasher" [[gesture]] in the [[feeling]] of "Wolf Creek," "Hostel," "Joy [[Torre]]," etc., [[is]] "[[Stays]] Stop." The most unoriginal and useless one of them all.<br /><br />We [[waging]], reasonably promising, with the violent death of a pretty young girl in a filthy restroom.<br /><br />This is where our [[interests]] is lost. We, then, move to the [[maudlin]] [[paths]] [[journeys]] couple, on their way to LA with their eyes on acting stardom. . . which, [[realised]] movies [[amore]] this, they'll never achieve.<br /><br />[[Towards]] the sexual [[riotous]] in the [[yuen]], the couple drives, [[noting]] all the [[estrada]], to a deserted and disgusting rest [[district]] for the [[maid]] to [[using]] the bathroom. Harmless enough until she exits and [[notes]] her [[bro]] missing and realizes she's being [[harassed]] by a [[filthy]] [[editorial]] of "Joy [[Rook]]"'s Rusty Nail. . . only [[disk]] around in Mater from "Cars".<br /><br />Honestly, if this [[es]] been [[instructions]]/written/produced/acted by anyone else, it might've been [[satisfactorily]] good. But no.<br /><br />Because then comes the [[ghosts]] story. Yup. . . you [[awhile]] it. Plenty of "oh, i'll help you, but wait, you're dead" to "wait is this stalker a person, [[fiend]], or ghost?".<br /><br />But wait? Who comes to the [[save]] to [[rescues]] the girl's life and possibly the movie? That one Lawerence brother. Excellent. We're saved. (sarcasm) Oh wait, no we're not.<br /><br />You know. . . if you want to laugh off a pretty bad, or if you get free rentals like I do, give it a try.<br /><br />If anything, you'll learn how NOT to make a movie.<br /><br />-AP3-
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

Combining serious drama with [[adequate]] comedy is touchy at the best of times. LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE Muslim WORLD pulled it off thanks to a topical subject and a fantastic script; not to mention Albert Brooks' excellent broodish character portrayal. But MAN OF THE YEAR can't come close by comparison. It has a messy message folded in with forced jokes and a twisted love story that is completely unbelievable.<br /><br />The premise initially seemed very promising. Put a Jon Stewart-like comedy news guy up for President of the United States and see what happens. This independent runner is Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams, RV), a successful TV personality who is pressured into running by his audience. Along with him comes his manager Jack (Christopher Walken, CLICK), and his writer Eddie (Lewis Black). Seeming to have very little chance at a successful run, Tom Dobbs amazingly wins the election.<br /><br />But did he? Eleanor Green (Laura Linney, THE EXORCIST OF EMILY ROSE) is a computer whiz at the company who designed the new software for electronic voting at polling stations. She finds a glitch in the system that is quickly swept under the rug by the company's owner and his dark attorney Alan (Jeff Goldblum, INDEPENDENCE DAY). Poised to lose billions of dollars if word of this gets out, the company's evil men decided to discredit and/or kill Eleanor to make sure she never tells anyone. But Eleanor is able to get to President-elect Dobbs and finally spill the beans (this is where the unbelievable love story starts blossoming, too). Dobbs goes onto Saturday Night Live and explains everything to the world, thus removing himself as the newly elected President and ending the careers of those at the computer company ...oh, and saving Ms. Green's life.<br /><br />Does any of this sound funny? The comedy is forcefully wedged into the story and is often awkward. Robin Williams blazes for a few moments during a debate but is quickly doused as the gravity of how he became President bears down on him.<br /><br />The message of the film is interesting and debatable, too: that special interest owns presidential candidates. I'm sure there's substantial truth in this, and if you wanted to make a movie about it you could. If you wanted to make a comedy about you could. But Man of the Year isn't it.

Combining serious drama with [[satisfying]] comedy is touchy at the best of times. LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE Muslim WORLD pulled it off thanks to a topical subject and a fantastic script; not to mention Albert Brooks' excellent broodish character portrayal. But MAN OF THE YEAR can't come close by comparison. It has a messy message folded in with forced jokes and a twisted love story that is completely unbelievable.<br /><br />The premise initially seemed very promising. Put a Jon Stewart-like comedy news guy up for President of the United States and see what happens. This independent runner is Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams, RV), a successful TV personality who is pressured into running by his audience. Along with him comes his manager Jack (Christopher Walken, CLICK), and his writer Eddie (Lewis Black). Seeming to have very little chance at a successful run, Tom Dobbs amazingly wins the election.<br /><br />But did he? Eleanor Green (Laura Linney, THE EXORCIST OF EMILY ROSE) is a computer whiz at the company who designed the new software for electronic voting at polling stations. She finds a glitch in the system that is quickly swept under the rug by the company's owner and his dark attorney Alan (Jeff Goldblum, INDEPENDENCE DAY). Poised to lose billions of dollars if word of this gets out, the company's evil men decided to discredit and/or kill Eleanor to make sure she never tells anyone. But Eleanor is able to get to President-elect Dobbs and finally spill the beans (this is where the unbelievable love story starts blossoming, too). Dobbs goes onto Saturday Night Live and explains everything to the world, thus removing himself as the newly elected President and ending the careers of those at the computer company ...oh, and saving Ms. Green's life.<br /><br />Does any of this sound funny? The comedy is forcefully wedged into the story and is often awkward. Robin Williams blazes for a few moments during a debate but is quickly doused as the gravity of how he became President bears down on him.<br /><br />The message of the film is interesting and debatable, too: that special interest owns presidential candidates. I'm sure there's substantial truth in this, and if you wanted to make a movie about it you could. If you wanted to make a comedy about you could. But Man of the Year isn't it.
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[[Negative (79%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

It's just that. Chucky 1 was good. Chucky 2 was better. Chucky 3 sucked. Now, the 4th in the series which is, in my opinion, the best out of the series. Jennifer Tilly was just great in this movie. For dolls, they were better than a few actors that come to mind (Freddie Prince Jr, for one) and funnier than many comedies I've seen in the past.<br /><br />The plot wasn't great, but I really didn't care about it. Just to see Chucky and Tiffany bicker and fight each other. And the ending leaves it wide open for a 5th sequel (which I hear is in the works). Idle Hands premiers next week and looks to be another horror/comedy, but I doubt it'll top this one.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

It seems at least vaguely possible that this movie provided a bit of inspiration for "The Sopranos," as its main character, Martin Blank (John Cusack) is a hit man who has so many issues from his past and his profession that he's in therapy trying to deal with it all. Everything finally comes to a head at his 10-year high school reunion. The problem was that by the time Blank got to the reunion I had stopped caring. Frankly, I [[found]] this movie a drag from start to finish.<br /><br />It had potential. There was a reasonably good [[cast]], headed by [[Cusack]] and Dan Aykroyd, playing Grocer, his arch-rival in the hit-man business, along with Minnie Driver as [[Debi]], Blank's high school sweetheart who he stood up on prom night, and a limited role for Alan Arkin as Dr. Oatman, Blank's psychologist. That fairly talented cast never really seemed to come together, though. The drama lacked intensity and the comedy [[lacked]] real humour. What I thought had the most potential to be a comedic storyline was Grocer's proposal for a hit man's union, but aside from becoming a bit of a running joke, the idea never really got developed. As for the romance, one wondered why Debi would even think of letting this guy back into her life.<br /><br />There were a handful of [[chuckles]], but nothing really [[caught]] me and held me and I spent most of the movie wondering whether this [[thing]] was ever going to start to click. It never did - not for me, at least. 2/10

It seems at least vaguely possible that this movie provided a bit of inspiration for "The Sopranos," as its main character, Martin Blank (John Cusack) is a hit man who has so many issues from his past and his profession that he's in therapy trying to deal with it all. Everything finally comes to a head at his 10-year high school reunion. The problem was that by the time Blank got to the reunion I had stopped caring. Frankly, I [[pinpoint]] this movie a drag from start to finish.<br /><br />It had potential. There was a reasonably good [[blown]], headed by [[Malkovich]] and Dan Aykroyd, playing Grocer, his arch-rival in the hit-man business, along with Minnie Driver as [[Debby]], Blank's high school sweetheart who he stood up on prom night, and a limited role for Alan Arkin as Dr. Oatman, Blank's psychologist. That fairly talented cast never really seemed to come together, though. The drama lacked intensity and the comedy [[shortcoming]] real humour. What I thought had the most potential to be a comedic storyline was Grocer's proposal for a hit man's union, but aside from becoming a bit of a running joke, the idea never really got developed. As for the romance, one wondered why Debi would even think of letting this guy back into her life.<br /><br />There were a handful of [[snorts]], but nothing really [[apprehend]] me and held me and I spent most of the movie wondering whether this [[things]] was ever going to start to click. It never did - not for me, at least. 2/10
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

Well, how to make a movie as provocative as possible? This cartoonishly straight [[shocker]] [[tries]] by having two low-life Paris women (one prostitute, one recently raped ex-porn actress, no less) lash out and go on a national sex-and-killing spree- of men in particular. <br /><br />Very [[short]] [[running]] time gives you a hint of the experimental nature of this violently hardcore "Thelma & Louise"- but it's done completely without irony or contemplation for any possible feminist message... And since we don't get very close to the protagonists, the violence actually feels muted and numbing- and maybe that's a good thing. <br /><br />As a liberal advocate of freedom of expression, I always welcome when the "serious" movie industry dares to contain full-on sex scenes. But the question is: Does it work for the movie as a whole? Is it any good? Here, not very, although we're given a new meaning to the phrase "a shot in the ass"! <br /><br />3 out of 10 from Ozjeppe

Well, how to make a movie as provocative as possible? This cartoonishly straight [[startling]] [[endeavors]] by having two low-life Paris women (one prostitute, one recently raped ex-porn actress, no less) lash out and go on a national sex-and-killing spree- of men in particular. <br /><br />Very [[concise]] [[run]] time gives you a hint of the experimental nature of this violently hardcore "Thelma & Louise"- but it's done completely without irony or contemplation for any possible feminist message... And since we don't get very close to the protagonists, the violence actually feels muted and numbing- and maybe that's a good thing. <br /><br />As a liberal advocate of freedom of expression, I always welcome when the "serious" movie industry dares to contain full-on sex scenes. But the question is: Does it work for the movie as a whole? Is it any good? Here, not very, although we're given a new meaning to the phrase "a shot in the ass"! <br /><br />3 out of 10 from Ozjeppe
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (77%)]]

Michael Caine [[might]] [[have]] [[tried]] to make a larger than life character to a successful degree but the whole storyline and Character's around him where not likable or interesting at all. It was all [[very]] [[Boring]] and somewhat predictable. Martin Landau , a favorite actor of mine [[had]] a nothing role.He was useless. Michael Caine got a [[bit]] [[irritating]] after a while and the film couldn't [[decide]] if it was a comedy or a serious thriller. Caine tries hard and good on him but i felt the [[direction]] and storyline [[let]] him down. Don't waste your time. It starts off well for the first 10 minutes and then that's about it. A film for Die Hard Caine Fans Only. Stay away from this One...

Michael Caine [[dangers]] [[be]] [[considered]] to make a larger than life character to a successful degree but the whole storyline and Character's around him where not likable or interesting at all. It was all [[supremely]] [[Drilled]] and somewhat predictable. Martin Landau , a favorite actor of mine [[owns]] a nothing role.He was useless. Michael Caine got a [[bite]] [[distracting]] after a while and the film couldn't [[defines]] if it was a comedy or a serious thriller. Caine tries hard and good on him but i felt the [[guided]] and storyline [[enables]] him down. Don't waste your time. It starts off well for the first 10 minutes and then that's about it. A film for Die Hard Caine Fans Only. Stay away from this One...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (94%)]]

I am ashamed to admit in public that I even held the cover of this movie once! This is an absolute reason why one should research on the movie before seeing it! The 'makers' of this movie have called us all fools and gullible losers with too much time on our hands.<br /><br />Based on the mythical Indian shape-shifting powerful cobras and rebirth, the story takes us for a [[painful]] ride. College going 40+ actors (now really?) are the target of their former friend Manisha Koirala (who was in her former life a cobra, but is now a ghost!) and her pathetic, eternal, powerful boyfriend cobra/killing machine boyfriend Munish Kohli (who thankfully hasn't been seen since). Now do you need to know more?<br /><br />I vote for studying for the upcoming test in school rather than this movie! Give it a pass if you are sane. If not... then you'll probably enjoy it.

I am ashamed to admit in public that I even held the cover of this movie once! This is an absolute reason why one should research on the movie before seeing it! The 'makers' of this movie have called us all fools and gullible losers with too much time on our hands.<br /><br />Based on the mythical Indian shape-shifting powerful cobras and rebirth, the story takes us for a [[hard]] ride. College going 40+ actors (now really?) are the target of their former friend Manisha Koirala (who was in her former life a cobra, but is now a ghost!) and her pathetic, eternal, powerful boyfriend cobra/killing machine boyfriend Munish Kohli (who thankfully hasn't been seen since). Now do you need to know more?<br /><br />I vote for studying for the upcoming test in school rather than this movie! Give it a pass if you are sane. If not... then you'll probably enjoy it.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

One would [[think]] that with the [[incredible]] [[backdrop]] of WWII Stalingrad that the [[writers]] would [[come]] up with a script. Nope. There is NO [[story]] here! It's like porn, vignettes of [[violence]] [[interrupted]] by [[pathetic]], [[rote]], and [[meaningless]] dialogue.<br /><br />A [[bunch]] of Germans march around [[shooting]] and getting shot. Slowly there are [[fewer]] [[Germans]] to [[march]] around, [[shoot]], and [[get]] shot. [[Then]] there are no [[Germans]] to [[march]] around, [[shoot]], and [[get]] shot.<br /><br />[[Pretty]] bad.<br /><[[br]] />Chilcoot

One would [[figured]] that with the [[funky]] [[illumination]] of WWII Stalingrad that the [[publishers]] would [[arrives]] up with a script. Nope. There is NO [[floors]] here! It's like porn, vignettes of [[intimidation]] [[ceases]] by [[sob]], [[khmer]], and [[claptrap]] dialogue.<br /><br />A [[ribbons]] of Germans march around [[firing]] and getting shot. Slowly there are [[less]] [[Krauts]] to [[hallmark]] around, [[murders]], and [[reaching]] shot. [[Formerly]] there are no [[Deutsch]] to [[marr]] around, [[heaving]], and [[arriving]] shot.<br /><br />[[Beau]] bad.<br /><[[ab]] />Chilcoot
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

This [[film]] is totally mindblowing. It manages to be thought provoking, funny, tragic, and cinematic yet claustrophobic.<br /><br />Although the flashbacks are unnecessary, the film maintains a pacy, punchy grip and the performances are all [[excellent]], in particular [[Alec]] [[Baldwin]], and the mesmerising Eric Bogosian as the film's anti-hero, Barry Champlain.

This [[photographing]] is totally mindblowing. It manages to be thought provoking, funny, tragic, and cinematic yet claustrophobic.<br /><br />Although the flashbacks are unnecessary, the film maintains a pacy, punchy grip and the performances are all [[unbelievable]], in particular [[Baldwin]] [[Bullock]], and the mesmerising Eric Bogosian as the film's anti-hero, Barry Champlain.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (73%)]]

Humm, an Italian movie starred by David hasselhoff and Linda Blair, I wasn´t expecting very much, to [[be]] [[honest]] and in fact, [[I]] took even [[less]] than I was expecting. It doesn´t mean this movie is the worst [[I]] have [[seen]] [[because]] [[I]] [[have]] [[watched]] worse things than this but the plot was most of the [[times]] [[confusing]] and [[uninteresting]] and some good gore scenes are the only thing [[saving]] this. Apart from that you are going to [[love]] some special effects, they are really cheesy and bad. Now [[I]] only [[want]] to [[watch]] "Troll 3" by this same [[director]], sure it is not going to be worse than that.

Humm, an Italian movie starred by David hasselhoff and Linda Blair, I wasn´t expecting very much, to [[is]] [[staunch]] and in fact, [[me]] took even [[underneath]] than I was expecting. It doesn´t mean this movie is the worst [[me]] have [[commented]] [[than]] [[me]] [[gets]] [[ticked]] worse things than this but the plot was most of the [[periods]] [[puzzled]] and [[useless]] and some good gore scenes are the only thing [[sparing]] this. Apart from that you are going to [[darlings]] some special effects, they are really cheesy and bad. Now [[me]] only [[will]] to [[monitoring]] "Troll 3" by this same [[administrators]], sure it is not going to be worse than that.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

You cannot be seeing the same movie if you didn't grow up in France (or spent at least 10 years there, like me). I don't know if it will ever make it outside French cultural borders (I include Belgium and Luxembourg here). You cannot [[translate]] its kind of fun - every name is joke (how many people outside Paris would understand the pun in "Couloirdebus", the name of one of the Roman legionnaires ?). However Monica Bel(l?)ucci is so [[beautiful]], I almost forgot to breathe when I saw her.

You cannot be seeing the same movie if you didn't grow up in France (or spent at least 10 years there, like me). I don't know if it will ever make it outside French cultural borders (I include Belgium and Luxembourg here). You cannot [[make]] its kind of fun - every name is joke (how many people outside Paris would understand the pun in "Couloirdebus", the name of one of the Roman legionnaires ?). However Monica Bel(l?)ucci is so [[sumptuous]], I almost forgot to breathe when I saw her.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

I have no idea why [[people]] are so [[crazy]] about the show. It is so boring. The [[jokes]] are not even close to what we usually say funny. It's like, [[Alex]] [[say]] something that is not funny nor interesting and then suddenly there's a laughing sound background. My friend and I just looked at each other with blank look as if we asked each other, "What's so funny?!!". Seriously, every time we watched that show, you wouldn't hear any laughing or coughing. Just a blank look. [[So]] we stop watching it. I am [[personally]] a [[fan]] of sitcoms, so I tried to watch the show. But the [[show]] us such a disappointment. [[This]] show might be one of the [[worst]] comedy sitcom ever...

I have no idea why [[countrymen]] are so [[mad]] about the show. It is so boring. The [[joke]] are not even close to what we usually say funny. It's like, [[Alec]] [[affirmed]] something that is not funny nor interesting and then suddenly there's a laughing sound background. My friend and I just looked at each other with blank look as if we asked each other, "What's so funny?!!". Seriously, every time we watched that show, you wouldn't hear any laughing or coughing. Just a blank look. [[If]] we stop watching it. I am [[nobody]] a [[midshipman]] of sitcoms, so I tried to watch the show. But the [[appears]] us such a disappointment. [[These]] show might be one of the [[scariest]] comedy sitcom ever...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (59%)]]

[[Cheerleader]] Massacre was supposed to be the fourth installment of the [[Slumber]] Party Massacre series; if that's what they were doing (which it is [[considering]] ONE [[actress]] from the original returns in a small cameo role), they [[have]] [[failed]] [[miserably]] and made, by far, the worst installment of the 'quadrilogy'. [[Cheerleader]] [[Massacre]] seamlessly [[combines]] [[bad]] acting, a horrible [[plot]], a [[dumb]] killer, dull and boring deaths, boring scenery, and hideous camera [[work]] to make it one of the worst films ever made. [[Did]] I already [[mention]] how bad it was? Don't [[get]] me wrong: this [[cheesy]] and [[retarded]] excuse for a [[horror]] film is nowhere near as [[bad]] as Napoleon Dynamite, but it is undeniably a [[horrible]] movie.<br /><br />Cheerleader [[Massacre]] is an [[exact]] polar [[opposite]] of the original [[Slumber]] [[Party]] Massacre. Stay away by all [[means]]! [[This]] [[movie]] is [[utter]] [[garbage]]!

[[Fille]] Massacre was supposed to be the fourth installment of the [[Sleeper]] Party Massacre series; if that's what they were doing (which it is [[explorations]] ONE [[actor]] from the original returns in a small cameo role), they [[enjoys]] [[omission]] [[terrifically]] and made, by far, the worst installment of the 'quadrilogy'. [[Cheerfulness]] [[Mayhem]] seamlessly [[coupled]] [[nasty]] acting, a horrible [[conspiracy]], a [[ironic]] killer, dull and boring deaths, boring scenery, and hideous camera [[workplace]] to make it one of the worst films ever made. [[Know]] I already [[commenting]] how bad it was? Don't [[becomes]] me wrong: this [[cutesy]] and [[ironic]] excuse for a [[revulsion]] film is nowhere near as [[adverse]] as Napoleon Dynamite, but it is undeniably a [[outrageous]] movie.<br /><br />Cheerleader [[Kill]] is an [[authentic]] polar [[opposed]] of the original [[Dozed]] [[Segment]] Massacre. Stay away by all [[styles]]! [[These]] [[theatres]] is [[entirety]] [[sack]]!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

When a [[friend]] and I saw this in the recent releases, we decided to get it despite the fact that neither of us had heard of it before. [[We]] both like Costas Mandylor and it had James Coburn so we figured it couldn't [[be]] that bad. We were wrong. It was. It was [[REALLY]] that bad. [[No]] actor or actress could have made this film worth seeing. It was like [[taking]] Titanic, The Poseidon Adventure and some nuclear bomb film and trying to cut and paste it all together.<br /><br />I must admit that there were a couple of chuckles. [[I]] did laugh when the head cabin boy is asking Alan (Costas Mandylor) if he's some "pussy marine." [[The]] other [[laughs]] this film got though had nothing to do with the writing. I would dearly love to know how the [[people]] making this movie thought that you could have a cruise liner knocked upside down and have it remain steady. It isn't tipped or anything.<br /><br />If you are looking for something to watch for Costas Mandylor, James Coburn or any of the rest of this cast, move on. [[Find]] something good that they did.

When a [[friendships]] and I saw this in the recent releases, we decided to get it despite the fact that neither of us had heard of it before. [[Our]] both like Costas Mandylor and it had James Coburn so we figured it couldn't [[pose]] that bad. We were wrong. It was. It was [[AUTHENTIC]] that bad. [[Any]] actor or actress could have made this film worth seeing. It was like [[doing]] Titanic, The Poseidon Adventure and some nuclear bomb film and trying to cut and paste it all together.<br /><br />I must admit that there were a couple of chuckles. [[me]] did laugh when the head cabin boy is asking Alan (Costas Mandylor) if he's some "pussy marine." [[Both]] other [[fun]] this film got though had nothing to do with the writing. I would dearly love to know how the [[peoples]] making this movie thought that you could have a cruise liner knocked upside down and have it remain steady. It isn't tipped or anything.<br /><br />If you are looking for something to watch for Costas Mandylor, James Coburn or any of the rest of this cast, move on. [[Uncover]] something good that they did.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (97%)]]

well, what can i say. WHAT THE F**K? There really isn't much to say about this, really. The only way you would like this is if u, like me, like bad bad horror to laugh at.<br /><br />ACTING- VERY [[UNCONVINCING]]! Just watch the last scene with the main actresses running! Rip-off of Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE! but in a bad way! [[Just]] [[awful]]!<br /><br />Gore- Really not believable. In one scene they use one of those knives which have a chunk cut out of them which fit over a body part etc. By using this,with the addition of red ketchup, its supposed 2 look real, although it really doesn't.<br /><br />Plot- predictable 'kids get lost in woods on camping weekend' movie ripped off from Friday the 13th.<br /><br />Killer Quality- scary mask if you're scared of clowns, kinda unbelievable that someone would chose this as their costume however. The director obviously realised all the good costumes had been used in all the other horror-camp movies out there.<br /><br />TOTAL- 3/10 */***** p.s- stay away from CAMP BLOOD II, that one made this look [[like]] LORD OF THE RINGS.

well, what can i say. WHAT THE F**K? There really isn't much to say about this, really. The only way you would like this is if u, like me, like bad bad horror to laugh at.<br /><br />ACTING- VERY [[COMPELLING]]! Just watch the last scene with the main actresses running! Rip-off of Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE! but in a bad way! [[Virtuoso]] [[scary]]!<br /><br />Gore- Really not believable. In one scene they use one of those knives which have a chunk cut out of them which fit over a body part etc. By using this,with the addition of red ketchup, its supposed 2 look real, although it really doesn't.<br /><br />Plot- predictable 'kids get lost in woods on camping weekend' movie ripped off from Friday the 13th.<br /><br />Killer Quality- scary mask if you're scared of clowns, kinda unbelievable that someone would chose this as their costume however. The director obviously realised all the good costumes had been used in all the other horror-camp movies out there.<br /><br />TOTAL- 3/10 */***** p.s- stay away from CAMP BLOOD II, that one made this look [[adore]] LORD OF THE RINGS.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (69%)]]

If you thought NBC's 10.5 was stupid, you'll be [[happy]] to [[hear]] that FX reached into the bowels of made-for-TV hell and squished it's fingers into this [[pseudo]] post-9/11 poop. Not only was the [[plot]] [[stupid]], it was a [[complete]] ripoff of 24 and a [[bad]] ripoff at that. The filming [[style]] was the now [[overused]] "docu-action" look, [[complete]] with cuts to [[grainy]] B&[[W]] "rawcore" footage. I'm not [[quite]] [[sure]] what that [[means]], but it [[sure]] [[sounds]] like something the DP [[said]] to the [[director]] before filming. I don't [[know]] what they were [[going]] for here but it [[reminded]] me of the [[guy]] at the office who [[thinks]] Powerpoint presentations with "fly-ins" and "animations" are "cool."<br /><br />The story is that 6 "[[terrorists]]" [[take]] over a [[nuclear]] power plant in southern CA. That's [[right]], [[nuclear]] power plants, where [[hundreds]] of people work, where there's [[security]] precautions up the ying-yang. For the sake of reality, they put 2 off-duty CHiPpies in the mix. [[Because]], they'd [[be]] [[able]] to [[stop]] 6 [[people]], right? Six. I [[mean]], even [[Bruce]] Willis had to [[deal]] with more [[terrorists]] over at that stupid Nakatomi building.<br /><br />[[Leslie]] Hope (TV's Teri Bauer) plays a CHP [[officer]] who has [[problems]] talking on the [[phone]] after she's shot in her bullet-proof vest. Her voice sounds [[like]] a [[Sally]] Struther's TV ad, whiny and monotonous. Her [[character]] is only a plot device, and after she performs her one small duty, she is promptly disposed of. Yes, Teri Bauer is died! <br /><br />[[Bruce]] [[Greenwood]] stars as FBI S.A.C. Tom Shea, who [[continually]] [[points]] out how he punches foreign diplomats in the face. His boss is out, so nobody over at the Dept. of [[Homeland]] [[Security]] believes his prognosis of the situation. He's the sensible one out of a group of paranoid public officials afraid of taking blame for any type of catastrophe. He's calm, he's strong, he's BORING.<br /><br />There is absolutely nothing redeeming or [[entertaining]] about Meltdown - OK, well maybe Teri Bauer getting [[died]] was pretty unnecessary and funny - other than that, nothing redeeming.

If you thought NBC's 10.5 was stupid, you'll be [[playful]] to [[overheard]] that FX reached into the bowels of made-for-TV hell and squished it's fingers into this [[fictional]] post-9/11 poop. Not only was the [[lots]] [[claptrap]], it was a [[total]] ripoff of 24 and a [[harmful]] ripoff at that. The filming [[elegance]] was the now [[undervalued]] "docu-action" look, [[exhaustive]] with cuts to [[hazy]] B&[[walker]] "rawcore" footage. I'm not [[wholeheartedly]] [[confident]] what that [[implies]], but it [[secure]] [[solid]] like something the DP [[remarked]] to the [[trustees]] before filming. I don't [[understand]] what they were [[abandoning]] for here but it [[affirmed]] me of the [[petit]] at the office who [[figured]] Powerpoint presentations with "fly-ins" and "animations" are "cool."<br /><br />The story is that 6 "[[terrorism]]" [[grab]] over a [[atom]] power plant in southern CA. That's [[yeah]], [[radioactive]] power plants, where [[scores]] of people work, where there's [[certainty]] precautions up the ying-yang. For the sake of reality, they put 2 off-duty CHiPpies in the mix. [[Since]], they'd [[get]] [[possible]] to [[brake]] 6 [[capita]], right? Six. I [[meanings]], even [[Liao]] Willis had to [[dealing]] with more [[terror]] over at that stupid Nakatomi building.<br /><br />[[Tricia]] Hope (TV's Teri Bauer) plays a CHP [[constable]] who has [[phenomenon]] talking on the [[cellphone]] after she's shot in her bullet-proof vest. Her voice sounds [[lover]] a [[Sal]] Struther's TV ad, whiny and monotonous. Her [[individuality]] is only a plot device, and after she performs her one small duty, she is promptly disposed of. Yes, Teri Bauer is died! <br /><br />[[Liu]] [[Greeley]] stars as FBI S.A.C. Tom Shea, who [[increasingly]] [[themes]] out how he punches foreign diplomats in the face. His boss is out, so nobody over at the Dept. of [[Country]] [[Ensure]] believes his prognosis of the situation. He's the sensible one out of a group of paranoid public officials afraid of taking blame for any type of catastrophe. He's calm, he's strong, he's BORING.<br /><br />There is absolutely nothing redeeming or [[laughing]] about Meltdown - OK, well maybe Teri Bauer getting [[assassinate]] was pretty unnecessary and funny - other than that, nothing redeeming.
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My Take: [[Steven]] [[Seagal]] is [[obviously]] too [[boring]] to [[be]] a [[lead]] in an action thriller, even a [[totally]] [[dull]] one. <br /><br />[[Remember]] [[Steven]] Seagal? You don't? Don't [[worry]], there's not [[much]] to [[catch]] up on. After starring in [[admittedly]] [[enjoyable]] crowd-pleasing [[films]] [[like]] [[UNDER]] [[SIEGE]] and [[EXECUTIVE]] [[DECISION]], [[Seagal]] [[hits]] the [[low]] [[grounds]] of the [[bad]] [[movie]] abyss. [[Now]], he [[stars]] in low-budgeted B-level [[action]] vehicles, some of which are made-for-TV "[[Movie]] of the Week" [[entries]] that [[lost]] their [[way]] to the [[big]] screen. [[HALF]] [[PAST]] [[DEAD]] is among these, [[shall]] we [[say]], [[dead]] [[action]] movies. A [[loud]] and lousy [[action]] [[film]], sloppily directed and lazily [[written]] (and [[worse]], [[badly]] [[acted]]). [[This]] is one of those [[bad]] movies that [[I]] don't [[need]] to [[watch]] until the ending to [[know]] it's bad. [[I]] didn't [[have]] the [[guts]] to [[have]] all my braincells [[die]] while [[wasting]] my [[time]] with this. It it this [[kind]] of [[bad]] [[films]] in which you [[realize]], those other [[films]] you [[hate]] are not [[bad]] after all.<br /><br />[[The]] plot (and the locale) is [[completely]] lifted from a [[similar]] [[picture]], Michael Bay's [[THE]] [[ROCK]], although similar may not [[be]] the [[word]] to describe it. [[Both]] [[movies]] are summer [[movies]], and not [[meant]] to [[be]] [[taken]] [[so]] seriously. But in [[comparison]], even [[THE]] [[ROCK]] (which isn't much in the writing [[department]] as much as the [[lights]] and [[sounds]]) [[has]] [[better]] [[characters]], a more [[compelling]] [[plot]], [[better]] [[action]] [[sequences]] and [[overall]], a more [[entertaining]] atmosphere. [[Although]] there are [[action]] [[scenes]] in HALF [[PAST]] [[DEAD]], none of them are exciting. [[All]] of which are [[sometimes]] [[tedious]] and predictable.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />Although [[predictability]] [[seemed]] to [[be]] a [[welcome]] [[asset]] in summer action [[films]], predictability has never [[tasted]] more [[sour]] in [[ones]] that aren't [[fun]], and [[HALF]] [[PAST]] [[DEAD]] is never [[really]] [[fun]], a lot of [[times]] it's just a pain in the [[head]] ([[hearing]] the [[bad]] rap [[music]] [[repeat]] over and over again throughout this [[film]] [[makes]] me [[yearn]] for an [[aspirin]] [[every]] second [[I]] [[hear]] them). [[The]] [[acting]] is horrendously [[mediocre]], the [[plot]] is derivative, with no [[compelling]] or [[appealing]] [[characters]] whatsoever. Seagal's [[character]], an [[undercover]] [[agent]] [[sent]] to [[Alcatraz]] to [[stop]] a [[criminal]] [[mastermind]] ([[Morris]] Chestnut), a very boring villain, is nothing to get excited about. Seagal's character is also provided with a sidekick (played by rap star Ja Rule) and a bunch of amigo inmates, and there's no chemistry going on here.<br /><br />If starring in a series of other forgotten action vehicles (what were those films again?) killed of Seagal's career for good, HALF PAST DEAD is overkill. And audiences be warned: you're invited to feel the pain. Advice: avoid it at all costs.<br /><br />Rating: 0 out of 5.

My Take: [[Stephens]] [[Stallone]] is [[undoubtedly]] too [[frustrating]] to [[come]] a [[progression]] in an action thriller, even a [[highly]] [[blunt]] one. <br /><br />[[Mention]] [[Stephen]] Seagal? You don't? Don't [[upset]], there's not [[multiple]] to [[catching]] up on. After starring in [[notoriously]] [[sweet]] crowd-pleasing [[theater]] [[amore]] [[BELOW]] [[SURROUNDED]] and [[EXECUTIVES]] [[JUDGEMENT]], [[Stallone]] [[infects]] the [[moderately]] [[reasons]] of the [[foul]] [[theaters]] abyss. [[Presently]], he [[fame]] in low-budgeted B-level [[efforts]] vehicles, some of which are made-for-TV "[[Filmmakers]] of the Week" [[list]] that [[loss]] their [[ways]] to the [[largest]] screen. [[AVERAGES]] [[FINALLY]] [[SLAIN]] is among these, [[should]] we [[mention]], [[manslaughter]] [[jobs]] movies. A [[loudest]] and lousy [[initiatives]] [[theaters]], sloppily directed and lazily [[writing]] (and [[greatest]], [[naughty]] [[work]]). [[These]] is one of those [[poorly]] movies that [[me]] don't [[demanding]] to [[supervise]] until the ending to [[hear]] it's bad. [[me]] didn't [[gets]] the [[balls]] to [[enjoys]] all my braincells [[murdering]] while [[extravagance]] my [[duration]] with this. It it this [[ranking]] of [[naughty]] [[theatres]] in which you [[accomplishments]], those other [[moviemaking]] you [[hates]] are not [[damaging]] after all.<br /><br />[[Both]] plot (and the locale) is [[absolutely]] lifted from a [[synonymous]] [[cinematographer]], Michael Bay's [[ANGELES]] [[BOULDER]], although similar may not [[ai]] the [[term]] to describe it. [[Even]] [[films]] are summer [[stills]], and not [[directed]] to [[is]] [[logged]] [[moreover]] seriously. But in [[comparisons]], even [[HIM]] [[ROCHE]] (which isn't much in the writing [[office]] as much as the [[illuminating]] and [[appears]]) [[is]] [[good]] [[letters]], a more [[definite]] [[parcel]], [[greatest]] [[measure]] [[chronology]] and [[comprehensive]], a more [[amusing]] atmosphere. [[If]] there are [[effort]] [[footage]] in HALF [[PASSED]] [[SLAIN]], none of them are exciting. [[Full]] of which are [[rarely]] [[painful]] and predictable.<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] />Although [[predicts]] [[noticed]] to [[is]] a [[glad]] [[abbreviated]] in summer action [[theatres]], predictability has never [[coma]] more [[acidic]] in [[people]] that aren't [[chuckles]], and [[AVERAGES]] [[LAST]] [[KILL]] is never [[quite]] [[laughing]], a lot of [[stage]] it's just a pain in the [[leaders]] ([[audiences]] the [[damaging]] rap [[gig]] [[repetition]] over and over again throughout this [[movie]] [[fact]] me [[crave]] for an [[advil]] [[all]] second [[me]] [[audition]] them). [[Both]] [[interim]] is horrendously [[lousy]], the [[plots]] is derivative, with no [[convincing]] or [[attracts]] [[letters]] whatsoever. Seagal's [[qualities]], an [[confidential]] [[servants]] [[transmission]] to [[Diversion]] to [[judgment]] a [[offense]] [[planner]] ([[Morrie]] Chestnut), a very boring villain, is nothing to get excited about. Seagal's character is also provided with a sidekick (played by rap star Ja Rule) and a bunch of amigo inmates, and there's no chemistry going on here.<br /><br />If starring in a series of other forgotten action vehicles (what were those films again?) killed of Seagal's career for good, HALF PAST DEAD is overkill. And audiences be warned: you're invited to feel the pain. Advice: avoid it at all costs.<br /><br />Rating: 0 out of 5.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (96%)]]

This is Burt Reynolds'"Citizen Kane".Tragically nothing else he was ever involved in came [[close]] to approaching "Sharkey's Machine".It seemed to me that he put everything he had into it.It is a movie that is in [[love]] with movies.The opening sequence where Detective Sharkey single-handedly rescues a bus-load of hostages is an [[immensely]] exciting [[piece]] of cinema. Everything moves [[so]] quickly once it has started to go wrong that it appears to take on a life of its own,a brilliantly achieved effect. It looks cold,tense and dangerous on Mr Reynolds' streets. The precinct house looks dirty and tired,full of desperate people on both sides of the law,shouting,cursing out,trying to do deals or just stay alive.Into this underworld descends the recently demoted Sharkey - a reward for a bungled drugs bust(caused by a corrupt cop) - he and his team are part of the vice squad.Information they pick up concerning a crooked politician leads them into the world of high-class call girls and ruthless drug barons. Watching the apartment of one such call-girl(Rachel Ward)Sharkey falls in love with her portrait on the wall(I know,I know)and when a woman's body is found with its face shot off in one of the rooms,he thinks its her.(Well,I did say it was a movie that loved movies). The scene where she walks in on him works beautifully,even if you have seen the original. The film is [[full]] of good touches,I particularly like Charles Durning's war story,subtly acted and shot in sharp contrast to Sharkey's abduction and torture which is suitably harsh and brutal. I must mention [[Vittorio]] Gassman and Henry Silva as two disparate but equally evil [[brothers]] with absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever. They are "full on" every time they're on screen and are no loss to [[society]] when their [[time]] comes,Mr Silva's end being extra special indeed. As has been mention,this is a Clint Eastwood movie that [[Clint]] never made.The biggest compliment I can pay "Sharkey's Machine" is to point out that in my opinion Clint Eastwood couldn't have made a better job of it. The soundtrack is of an equally high [[standard]],[[featuring]] Sarah Vaughan,Joe Williams,Julie London,Chet Baker and other top class artists. Randy Crawford's "Street Life" plays behind the title sequence,and I can never hear it without ,in my mind's eye,seeing Sharkey striding along the sidewalk. Like other correspondents I have never understood why this film was a bit of a flop.I hope it is due for a critical revision,particularly at a time when so many cop movies and shows without a quarter of its energy , freshness and sheer joie de vivre are lauded from the rooftops. If you're ever tempted to think of Burt Reynolds as a burnt - out one - trick pony,put "Sharkey's Machine" in your video machine.I promise you won't be disappointed.

This is Burt Reynolds'"Citizen Kane".Tragically nothing else he was ever involved in came [[tightest]] to approaching "Sharkey's Machine".It seemed to me that he put everything he had into it.It is a movie that is in [[luv]] with movies.The opening sequence where Detective Sharkey single-handedly rescues a bus-load of hostages is an [[terribly]] exciting [[lump]] of cinema. Everything moves [[conversely]] quickly once it has started to go wrong that it appears to take on a life of its own,a brilliantly achieved effect. It looks cold,tense and dangerous on Mr Reynolds' streets. The precinct house looks dirty and tired,full of desperate people on both sides of the law,shouting,cursing out,trying to do deals or just stay alive.Into this underworld descends the recently demoted Sharkey - a reward for a bungled drugs bust(caused by a corrupt cop) - he and his team are part of the vice squad.Information they pick up concerning a crooked politician leads them into the world of high-class call girls and ruthless drug barons. Watching the apartment of one such call-girl(Rachel Ward)Sharkey falls in love with her portrait on the wall(I know,I know)and when a woman's body is found with its face shot off in one of the rooms,he thinks its her.(Well,I did say it was a movie that loved movies). The scene where she walks in on him works beautifully,even if you have seen the original. The film is [[ample]] of good touches,I particularly like Charles Durning's war story,subtly acted and shot in sharp contrast to Sharkey's abduction and torture which is suitably harsh and brutal. I must mention [[Enrique]] Gassman and Henry Silva as two disparate but equally evil [[bros]] with absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever. They are "full on" every time they're on screen and are no loss to [[corporation]] when their [[deadline]] comes,Mr Silva's end being extra special indeed. As has been mention,this is a Clint Eastwood movie that [[Vaughn]] never made.The biggest compliment I can pay "Sharkey's Machine" is to point out that in my opinion Clint Eastwood couldn't have made a better job of it. The soundtrack is of an equally high [[spec]],[[character]] Sarah Vaughan,Joe Williams,Julie London,Chet Baker and other top class artists. Randy Crawford's "Street Life" plays behind the title sequence,and I can never hear it without ,in my mind's eye,seeing Sharkey striding along the sidewalk. Like other correspondents I have never understood why this film was a bit of a flop.I hope it is due for a critical revision,particularly at a time when so many cop movies and shows without a quarter of its energy , freshness and sheer joie de vivre are lauded from the rooftops. If you're ever tempted to think of Burt Reynolds as a burnt - out one - trick pony,put "Sharkey's Machine" in your video machine.I promise you won't be disappointed.
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Rita Hayworth plays a Brooklyn nightclub dancer named Rusty who specializes in cheesecake chorus revues; she manages to get herself on the cover of a national fashion magazine, but her impending success as a solo (with romantic offers all around) has smitten boss Gene Kelly [[chomping]] at the bit. [[Terribly]] tired [[piece]] of Technicolor cotton candy, with unmemorable musical sketches (the two worst of which are irrelevant [[flashbacks]] to the 1890s, with [[Hayworth]] portraying her own grandmother). Kelly, as always, [[dances]] well but acts with false sincerity; when he's serious, he's insufferable, and the rest of the time he's flying on adrenaline. The script is a lead weight, not even giving supporting players Phil Silvers and Eve Arden any good lines. *1/2 from ****

Rita Hayworth plays a Brooklyn nightclub dancer named Rusty who specializes in cheesecake chorus revues; she manages to get herself on the cover of a national fashion magazine, but her impending success as a solo (with romantic offers all around) has smitten boss Gene Kelly [[chomp]] at the bit. [[Terrifically]] tired [[part]] of Technicolor cotton candy, with unmemorable musical sketches (the two worst of which are irrelevant [[recollection]] to the 1890s, with [[Bacall]] portraying her own grandmother). Kelly, as always, [[ballets]] well but acts with false sincerity; when he's serious, he's insufferable, and the rest of the time he's flying on adrenaline. The script is a lead weight, not even giving supporting players Phil Silvers and Eve Arden any good lines. *1/2 from ****
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[[I]] just [[saw]] this [[film]] and I recommend it. [[It]] has a [[very]] [[good]] [[plot]], it holds your [[complete]] [[attention]], the acting is [[superb]], [[Tom]] Wilkinson was [[fantastic]] and Emily Watson was also [[very]] good. [[A]] [[very]] [[good]] [[film]] indeed, about great and unconditional love. [[Tom]] Wilkinson's character is a man who is not [[prepared]] for the [[ordeal]] that is about to begin, but he [[takes]] the [[matter]] in [[hand]] as the [[story]] [[progresses]], and this great actor [[gives]] a performance that [[makes]] you [[feel]] the character's [[anguish]] and suffering. [[Emily]] Watson's [[character]] is very strong, and she has only to [[give]] a quick [[glance]] and you understand everything. I won't [[say]] more [[because]] it is [[better]] for you have to enter the story as it unfolds.

[[me]] just [[enjoyed]] this [[cinematographer]] and I recommend it. [[He]] has a [[awfully]] [[appropriate]] [[conspiring]], it holds your [[finalized]] [[interest]], the acting is [[awesome]], [[Thom]] Wilkinson was [[awesome]] and Emily Watson was also [[awfully]] good. [[para]] [[terribly]] [[best]] [[theaters]] indeed, about great and unconditional love. [[Tone]] Wilkinson's character is a man who is not [[authored]] for the [[suffer]] that is about to begin, but he [[opt]] the [[instances]] in [[hands]] as the [[sagas]] [[operates]], and this great actor [[prescribes]] a performance that [[assumes]] you [[ideas]] the character's [[wretchedness]] and suffering. [[Aargh]] Watson's [[specifications]] is very strong, and she has only to [[delivers]] a quick [[visualizing]] and you understand everything. I won't [[declare]] more [[once]] it is [[best]] for you have to enter the story as it unfolds.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

Ramsay  the kings of comedy (or was it horror, whatever) wake after years of hibernation. And yes, I did get scared. No not because of the horror element (of course I am not that squeamish) but because rats were constantly dancing on my feet in the khatmal-chaap theatre (where else do such movies run).<br /><br />So check the plot. A man is repeatedly stabbed, choked to death, stuffed in plastic and dumped in a pool. But he still returns to take revenge. Now was the film a thriller or a horror? That itself is the suspense for you to discover. And the end turns out to be another mask mystery. Remember those trademark Ramsay undercover agents  men wearing some stupid horror masks. Only here the mask is of a human. I suppose, no more detailing is required to skip this flick.<br /><br />Amarr Upadhyay tends to get over-dramatic and theatrical, forgetting the difference between cinema and TV soaps. A cheaply and skimpily dressed Aditi Gowitrikar in her typical pink lipstick looks like .. (Uh! you know what).<br /><br />The background score is a straight lift from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Not a [[single]] [[department]] of the film, whether technical or creative, is worth commenting. Novelty [[lacks]] both in story and execution.<br /><br />Dhund [[certainly]] [[fogs]] your senses.

Ramsay  the kings of comedy (or was it horror, whatever) wake after years of hibernation. And yes, I did get scared. No not because of the horror element (of course I am not that squeamish) but because rats were constantly dancing on my feet in the khatmal-chaap theatre (where else do such movies run).<br /><br />So check the plot. A man is repeatedly stabbed, choked to death, stuffed in plastic and dumped in a pool. But he still returns to take revenge. Now was the film a thriller or a horror? That itself is the suspense for you to discover. And the end turns out to be another mask mystery. Remember those trademark Ramsay undercover agents  men wearing some stupid horror masks. Only here the mask is of a human. I suppose, no more detailing is required to skip this flick.<br /><br />Amarr Upadhyay tends to get over-dramatic and theatrical, forgetting the difference between cinema and TV soaps. A cheaply and skimpily dressed Aditi Gowitrikar in her typical pink lipstick looks like .. (Uh! you know what).<br /><br />The background score is a straight lift from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Not a [[mere]] [[minster]] of the film, whether technical or creative, is worth commenting. Novelty [[missed]] both in story and execution.<br /><br />Dhund [[definitely]] [[droplets]] your senses.
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One of the enduring classics from MGM came out in the closing years of World War II, it's the film that made young Elizabeth Taylor a star. She had done a few films as a child actress before National Velvet, but when it came out her place in the movies was assured. Ironically enough biologically she'd be growing up fast enough after National Velvet was out and her next struggle as an actress was to get substantial adult roles because casting directors only saw her as innocent little Velvet Brown who loved her jumping horse.<br /><br />I'm not sure of how this would work because steeplechase horses have to have confirmed bloodlines and the Pi's are a subject not dealt with in National Velvet. All we know is that he's a reckless and untrainable horse in the hands of Reginald Owen and after he breaks free and causes considerable damage, Owen gets rid of him for a nominal price to the local butcher Donald Crisp.<br /><br />At the same time as these things are happening, Mickey Rooney comes wandering into the lives of the Brown family which consists of Crisp, wife Anne Revere, and daughters Angela Lansbury, Juanita Quigley, and Elizabeth Taylor and their little brother Butch Jenkins. Rooney is a former jockey who's now on the open road and heading for the Brown family where his father was once a horse trainer for Anne Revere's family. It's he who sees the potential of the Pi (short for pirate) as a steeplechase jumper and it's Elizabeth who convinces Crisp not to pass up this chance.<br /><br />Elizabeth Taylor was so [[sweet]] and innocent in National Velvet. The Good Book says you have to have faith like a child and she has it to spare. She infuses Rooney with it, to have faith in the heart and ability of the Pi and to leave a little over for himself.<br /><br />Anne Revere won a Best Supporting Actress Award for National Velvet. She's a very wise mother who has hidden depths to her that the audience doesn't suspect. It turns out that back in her youth she had a taste of fame and glory swimming the English Channel and her prize money, saved all these years, she gives to her daughter. That scene is probably what won her the Oscar. National Velvet also won one other Academy Award, for Film Editing.<br /><br />Over 60 years after it made its debut National Velvet as a family classic hasn't lost a thing. Its depiction of life between the World Wars in Great Britain is still a standout. And National Velvet launched a movie legend. Can't do much better than that for high regard.

One of the enduring classics from MGM came out in the closing years of World War II, it's the film that made young Elizabeth Taylor a star. She had done a few films as a child actress before National Velvet, but when it came out her place in the movies was assured. Ironically enough biologically she'd be growing up fast enough after National Velvet was out and her next struggle as an actress was to get substantial adult roles because casting directors only saw her as innocent little Velvet Brown who loved her jumping horse.<br /><br />I'm not sure of how this would work because steeplechase horses have to have confirmed bloodlines and the Pi's are a subject not dealt with in National Velvet. All we know is that he's a reckless and untrainable horse in the hands of Reginald Owen and after he breaks free and causes considerable damage, Owen gets rid of him for a nominal price to the local butcher Donald Crisp.<br /><br />At the same time as these things are happening, Mickey Rooney comes wandering into the lives of the Brown family which consists of Crisp, wife Anne Revere, and daughters Angela Lansbury, Juanita Quigley, and Elizabeth Taylor and their little brother Butch Jenkins. Rooney is a former jockey who's now on the open road and heading for the Brown family where his father was once a horse trainer for Anne Revere's family. It's he who sees the potential of the Pi (short for pirate) as a steeplechase jumper and it's Elizabeth who convinces Crisp not to pass up this chance.<br /><br />Elizabeth Taylor was so [[ravishing]] and innocent in National Velvet. The Good Book says you have to have faith like a child and she has it to spare. She infuses Rooney with it, to have faith in the heart and ability of the Pi and to leave a little over for himself.<br /><br />Anne Revere won a Best Supporting Actress Award for National Velvet. She's a very wise mother who has hidden depths to her that the audience doesn't suspect. It turns out that back in her youth she had a taste of fame and glory swimming the English Channel and her prize money, saved all these years, she gives to her daughter. That scene is probably what won her the Oscar. National Velvet also won one other Academy Award, for Film Editing.<br /><br />Over 60 years after it made its debut National Velvet as a family classic hasn't lost a thing. Its depiction of life between the World Wars in Great Britain is still a standout. And National Velvet launched a movie legend. Can't do much better than that for high regard.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

Could this be one of the earliest colour films? It's actually the second. This is a very [[beautiful]] piece of [[film]] produced by Thomas Edison. This was one of many of his other films.<br /><br />I think this is the most beautiful of any Thomas Edison films. It shows a girl dancing and moving her [[dress]] all around, which turns red with the film. It's just beautiful.<br /><br />[[You]] are watching history when you watch this. You are watching what [[began]] to make movies of the day great! This may not have a plot, or anything very interesting, but this is the second colour film ever.<br /><br />I recommend this to everyone, [[especially]] if you're teaching students about filming or something of the sort, you have to show them what began color films!

Could this be one of the earliest colour films? It's actually the second. This is a very [[peachy]] piece of [[imaging]] produced by Thomas Edison. This was one of many of his other films.<br /><br />I think this is the most beautiful of any Thomas Edison films. It shows a girl dancing and moving her [[disguise]] all around, which turns red with the film. It's just beautiful.<br /><br />[[Thyself]] are watching history when you watch this. You are watching what [[commences]] to make movies of the day great! This may not have a plot, or anything very interesting, but this is the second colour film ever.<br /><br />I recommend this to everyone, [[basically]] if you're teaching students about filming or something of the sort, you have to show them what began color films!
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A [[great]] film. Every moment masterfully conducted by Toyoda and his crew. The actors [[give]] credible [[performances]] all around.The visuals are haunting,beautiful and [[sometimes]] hauntingly beautiful [[shots]] of the Japanese country and city landscapes.The [[sounds]],courtesy of Japanese band 'Dig', are never overly edgy as one would expect from band-made soundtracks. It's [[strangely]] atmospheric and well suited to the scenes they're on. <br /><br />All in all, they worked everything out perfectly....Well, if they were to give any [[justice]] to the story, perfection is the only thing anyone could have accepted. <br /><br />The real greatness of 9 Souls is the compelling story. The prison break movie maybe something of a lost genre these days, and road trip movie losing it's appeal due to the way the world is getting smaller. But this story easily mixes something fresh to those two genres.<br /><br />9 convicts are given freedom and possibly the opportunity to regain their places in society. will society accept them? will they be truly free of their dark pasts? and can they stick together long enough to stay alive and find out? <br /><br />Each convict has an interesting history. Their crimes are as varied as their apparent fates. A sense of brotherhood among them keeps the story high on drama and supplies it with hilariously comedic situations. And due to the nature of their backgrounds, violence is [[always]] something waiting to happen.<br /><br />After all that, all i can say is go give it a watch.

A [[gargantuan]] film. Every moment masterfully conducted by Toyoda and his crew. The actors [[let]] credible [[executions]] all around.The visuals are haunting,beautiful and [[intermittently]] hauntingly beautiful [[bursts]] of the Japanese country and city landscapes.The [[bran]],courtesy of Japanese band 'Dig', are never overly edgy as one would expect from band-made soundtracks. It's [[annoyingly]] atmospheric and well suited to the scenes they're on. <br /><br />All in all, they worked everything out perfectly....Well, if they were to give any [[impartiality]] to the story, perfection is the only thing anyone could have accepted. <br /><br />The real greatness of 9 Souls is the compelling story. The prison break movie maybe something of a lost genre these days, and road trip movie losing it's appeal due to the way the world is getting smaller. But this story easily mixes something fresh to those two genres.<br /><br />9 convicts are given freedom and possibly the opportunity to regain their places in society. will society accept them? will they be truly free of their dark pasts? and can they stick together long enough to stay alive and find out? <br /><br />Each convict has an interesting history. Their crimes are as varied as their apparent fates. A sense of brotherhood among them keeps the story high on drama and supplies it with hilariously comedic situations. And due to the nature of their backgrounds, violence is [[ceaselessly]] something waiting to happen.<br /><br />After all that, all i can say is go give it a watch.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

This was very energetic and well played show. I saw it back in 98 and my friends and i still joke about it. Each time I watch it's always as funny as the first. I also love the way that everyone can relate to it in their own particular ways. I am very much looking forward to seeing more of John's own scripts and productions. <br /><br />Unfortunately I can't find it anywhere for sale, and I've done quite a lot of looking. If anyone knows a website or store to refer me to, I would very much appreciate it as I am looking for his other live performances as well. Please send me a message if any of you have info on the subject. Thankyou.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

Pretty darn [[good]] for a French film. I have not seen any of Catherine Breillat's previous films, and so have no opinions about this compared to her previous work. French cinema usually sticks to the ultimately arty films, and leaves the shoot-em-ups and star vehicles to Hollywood. That is probably a good business strategy, as no other nation's film industry will likely have the resources to compete on those sorts of projects. Films about film-making are [[often]] a bore, as it has little resonance for people not in the business. But this one held my interest [[much]] more than I thought it would. In spite of the title, (oddly in English) it really isn't much of a comedy, in spite of a few droll moments. I've only seen a few of Anne Parillaud's films, but she shows a generous amount of talent and range, from the action/psychological drama of "La Femme Nikita" to the wry comedy of "Innocent Blood". This [[film]] also extends her range as she plays a more or less ordinary woman, yet is still compelling on the screen. Kudos also to Roxane Mesquida, with whom I was unfamiliar. She plays a very inexpressive actress for most of the film, whose talent is drawn out at the end. If you don't HAVE to have car chases and explosions to be entertained, check this one out.

Pretty darn [[exemplary]] for a French film. I have not seen any of Catherine Breillat's previous films, and so have no opinions about this compared to her previous work. French cinema usually sticks to the ultimately arty films, and leaves the shoot-em-ups and star vehicles to Hollywood. That is probably a good business strategy, as no other nation's film industry will likely have the resources to compete on those sorts of projects. Films about film-making are [[systematically]] a bore, as it has little resonance for people not in the business. But this one held my interest [[severely]] more than I thought it would. In spite of the title, (oddly in English) it really isn't much of a comedy, in spite of a few droll moments. I've only seen a few of Anne Parillaud's films, but she shows a generous amount of talent and range, from the action/psychological drama of "La Femme Nikita" to the wry comedy of "Innocent Blood". This [[cinemas]] also extends her range as she plays a more or less ordinary woman, yet is still compelling on the screen. Kudos also to Roxane Mesquida, with whom I was unfamiliar. She plays a very inexpressive actress for most of the film, whose talent is drawn out at the end. If you don't HAVE to have car chases and explosions to be entertained, check this one out.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (51%)]]

The second (not animated) movie about the only people still refusing to surrender to the Roman Empire is even more [[hilarious]] than the first film "[[Asterix]] & [[Obelix]] contre [[Ceasar]]".<br /><br />Where the first movie got all the laughs because all cartoon-characters were so perfectly brought to [[life]] without [[losing]] their cartoonesque identity, this sequel (which is a separate story as are all the comic-books) is even better. [[Sure]], all the ingredients that you find in the first movie and in the comic-books are present again: Obelix is still dying to taste the "magic potion" that gives his other tribe members such enormous powers, Caesar and the rest of the Roman Empire are still enemy number 1, but some new, refreshing elements have been brought to the stage as well.<br /><br />Not only is setting [[very]] idyllic (biggest part plays of course in Egypt) but rather than repeating movie number one, some extras have been added by making all kinds of references to other movies (Bruce Lee etc.). This is all not very new, but the unexpected combination of the known story from the comic-book (with almost the same title as the movie) and references to stuff that has got absolutely nothing to do with Asterix & Obelix really works.<br /><br />In that way the movie builds [[further]] on a tradition by comic-writers Goscinny and Uderzo who didn't hesitate to bring Laurel and [[Hardy]] on the stage and even dedicate an entire story to Kirk Douglas.<br /><br />If all of this doesn't convince you to watch this movie, I'm sure Monica Bellucci [[playing]] Cleopatra will....

The second (not animated) movie about the only people still refusing to surrender to the Roman Empire is even more [[travesty]] than the first film "[[Tintin]] & [[Snoopy]] contre [[Tsar]]".<br /><br />Where the first movie got all the laughs because all cartoon-characters were so perfectly brought to [[living]] without [[wastes]] their cartoonesque identity, this sequel (which is a separate story as are all the comic-books) is even better. [[Satisfied]], all the ingredients that you find in the first movie and in the comic-books are present again: Obelix is still dying to taste the "magic potion" that gives his other tribe members such enormous powers, Caesar and the rest of the Roman Empire are still enemy number 1, but some new, refreshing elements have been brought to the stage as well.<br /><br />Not only is setting [[awfully]] idyllic (biggest part plays of course in Egypt) but rather than repeating movie number one, some extras have been added by making all kinds of references to other movies (Bruce Lee etc.). This is all not very new, but the unexpected combination of the known story from the comic-book (with almost the same title as the movie) and references to stuff that has got absolutely nothing to do with Asterix & Obelix really works.<br /><br />In that way the movie builds [[alternatively]] on a tradition by comic-writers Goscinny and Uderzo who didn't hesitate to bring Laurel and [[Rugged]] on the stage and even dedicate an entire story to Kirk Douglas.<br /><br />If all of this doesn't convince you to watch this movie, I'm sure Monica Bellucci [[wagering]] Cleopatra will....
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

[[For]] the most [[part]], [[romance]] [[films]] were never my [[cup]] of tea. But [[Valley]] [[Girl]] is one of the [[few]] romance [[films]] I not only could [[sit]] through, but [[actually]] enjoy. [[Nicholas]] Cage is great in his first [[role]] and [[Deborah]] [[Foreman]] is [[cute]] beyond belief. There are some [[side]] [[stories]] that [[tend]] to [[become]] muddled, but not enough to [[diminish]] this film.

[[Through]] the most [[party]], [[novel]] [[photographed]] were never my [[bowl]] of tea. But [[Valle]] [[Girls]] is one of the [[marginally]] romance [[filming]] I not only could [[sitting]] through, but [[even]] enjoy. [[Andras]] Cage is great in his first [[functionality]] and [[Suzanne]] [[Foremen]] is [[sumptuous]] beyond belief. There are some [[parties]] [[storybooks]] that [[gravitate]] to [[constitutes]] muddled, but not enough to [[slashing]] this film.
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A ridiculous, badly [[acted]] Mini Cooper infomercial. Includes cameos from Pepsi, Dell, etc. <br /><br />Absolutely nothing [[worth]] rescuing here. [[Particularly]] bad are Donald Sutherland, the [[music]] [[score]], [[scene]] [[transitions]], etc. An [[embarrassing]] production.<br /><br />Hey, [[THEY]] [[should]] [[pay]] [[YOU]] for [[watching]] this one.

A ridiculous, badly [[deed]] Mini Cooper infomercial. Includes cameos from Pepsi, Dell, etc. <br /><br />Absolutely nothing [[meritorious]] rescuing here. [[Basically]] bad are Donald Sutherland, the [[chanson]] [[classifications]], [[filmmaking]] [[changeover]], etc. An [[demeaning]] production.<br /><br />Hey, [[ILS]] [[must]] [[reward]] [[PENSE]] for [[admiring]] this one.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

"The Cave" got released more or less simultaneously with the English film "The Descent", directed by Neil Marshall. Both movies share a similar premise; only "The Cave" is dreadfully unoriginal, unexciting and incompetent compared to the splendid horror adventure that is "The Descent". It feels like Neil Marshall realized that the basic story was too poor and instantly added ingenious ideas, depth and a personalized style, whereas "The Cave"-director Bruce Hunt simply went for the most rudimentary elaboration of the screenplay that was thrown on his desk. The result is an unbelievably mediocre film that features every single horror cliché you can think of and in which most of the violence happens off-screen. And we all hate that, don't we? The story introduces a clique of insufferable cave-divers that become trapped in a completely undiscovered Romanian underground ecosystem. Hideous winged creatures, that also happen to be parasites, soon attack them and escape seems impossible due to a landslide. The first half hour is still mildly entertaining if you keep yourself busy with spotting all the clichés and listening to the cheesy textbook dialogs, but the whole thing just gets too dire. None of the events are even slightly plausible and it looks like the entire cast is competing with each other to deliver the WORST performance. I've seen better special effects in anonymous B-movies already, the filming locations aren't used to the fullest and the ending downright sucks! Very much NOT recommended!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

What can be said about a movie that [[makes]] two hours seem like three weeks? The hero starts out in ninjaville, Japan, goes through an identity crisis (saving a shinobi), makes a voyage to America (saving a slave named Sam) engages in a little wild west action (saving a French/japanese native american named Julie), goes hunting pirate's gold, and then heads back to Japan to fight a war. The film obviously has no clue where it's going at any point in time; I think the director [[modeled]] each scene after the last movie he'd watched. If you're going to watch this film, I suggest renting the subtitled so you and your peers can openly discuss how [[dumb]] the [[movie]] is without speaking over the movie, potentially missing another dumb [[plot]] twist.<br /><br />Movies the director was watching during the making of this movie - An American Tail, Fievel Goes West, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu, Vampire Hunter D, The Ten Commandments.<br /><br />[[Notes]] of Interests - Most fear inspiring [[line]] of all time. About 90 minutes (or 19 days) into the movie, the lead character has just bested an American villain, and just as one heads to the vcr to end the pain the hero [[proclaims]] "Let's go back to Japan", and the [[agony]] [[continues]] for another week.

What can be said about a movie that [[contributes]] two hours seem like three weeks? The hero starts out in ninjaville, Japan, goes through an identity crisis (saving a shinobi), makes a voyage to America (saving a slave named Sam) engages in a little wild west action (saving a French/japanese native american named Julie), goes hunting pirate's gold, and then heads back to Japan to fight a war. The film obviously has no clue where it's going at any point in time; I think the director [[idealized]] each scene after the last movie he'd watched. If you're going to watch this film, I suggest renting the subtitled so you and your peers can openly discuss how [[speechless]] the [[theatres]] is without speaking over the movie, potentially missing another dumb [[parcel]] twist.<br /><br />Movies the director was watching during the making of this movie - An American Tail, Fievel Goes West, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu, Vampire Hunter D, The Ten Commandments.<br /><br />[[Score]] of Interests - Most fear inspiring [[harmony]] of all time. About 90 minutes (or 19 days) into the movie, the lead character has just bested an American villain, and just as one heads to the vcr to end the pain the hero [[indicated]] "Let's go back to Japan", and the [[sadness]] [[sustained]] for another week.
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ALICE is the kind of movie they made in the 30's and 40's. [[Never]] attempts to be an "[[event]]". [[Just]] [[wants]] to entertain. And it does. I was surprised by [[Kiefer]] Sutherland. In a role that could be a [[cliche]], he made it real. The plot [[does]] make allusions to ALICE IN WONDERLAND. A guy dressed in white does go through a hole and [[Kiefer]] does fall down one. Like ALICE the [[plot]] does [[twist]] and turn, but with a freshness you don't see in small movies. I [[loved]] the direction, Sutherland, just a [[very]] fast [[paced]] and [[interesting]] movie.

ALICE is the kind of movie they made in the 30's and 40's. [[Nope]] attempts to be an "[[manifestations]]". [[Lone]] [[intention]] to entertain. And it does. I was surprised by [[Winkler]] Sutherland. In a role that could be a [[horvath]], he made it real. The plot [[wants]] make allusions to ALICE IN WONDERLAND. A guy dressed in white does go through a hole and [[Winkler]] does fall down one. Like ALICE the [[lots]] does [[barge]] and turn, but with a freshness you don't see in small movies. I [[wanted]] the direction, Sutherland, just a [[awfully]] fast [[abetted]] and [[glamorous]] movie.
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Mark Blankfield (from the old late night TV show "Fridays")plays Dr. Daniel Jekyll, a mild-mannered surgeon who invents a powder that turns him into a drug-crazed party animal. This was not, of course, his intent, he had higher aspirations, but he goes with the flow. This is actually a fairly stupid movie, but it's also pretty fun. Of course, once the good doctor realizes what he's done, he's ashamed, but he's also not above doing it all again & running through Hollywood as a crazed sex machine with frizzed out hair & gold chains. There's a few subplots like Jekyll's fiancée, who is the daughter of the head doctor at Our Lady of Suffering and Pain, Jekyll's employer. And there's Tim Thomerson as a plastic surgeon with seemingly few "real" parts and a taste for men, and a rich old man whose situation is a parody of Howard Hughes, and who is going to make several people rich with a complete set of organ transplants, including testicles. Yeah, the humor is raunchy and silly, and overall the whole thing is fairly tasteless, but if you're not above a quick wallow in the gutter, you'll probably like it just fine. Now available on DVD too, for the first time! Woohoo! 7 out of 10.
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At times, the [[mainstream]] news media seems to be driven by a bunch of no-brain reporters. In that they just listen to each other and report what others report. <br /><br />This documentary [[shows]] what can be found if some more effort is put into the task of reporting about something. <br /><br />True journalism should be about providing the people with different perspectives on things that happen so that they have a fair chance of creating an own opinion. <br /><br />[[This]] documentary together with mainstream media reports, [[will]] [[help]] you with this. At least for me, it provided a lot of relevant information regarding the purpose/motivation behind the nowadays frequent world-wide protests at different political summits.

At times, the [[unremarkable]] news media seems to be driven by a bunch of no-brain reporters. In that they just listen to each other and report what others report. <br /><br />This documentary [[demonstrates]] what can be found if some more effort is put into the task of reporting about something. <br /><br />True journalism should be about providing the people with different perspectives on things that happen so that they have a fair chance of creating an own opinion. <br /><br />[[That]] documentary together with mainstream media reports, [[gonna]] [[subsidized]] you with this. At least for me, it provided a lot of relevant information regarding the purpose/motivation behind the nowadays frequent world-wide protests at different political summits.
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Kramer vs. Kramer is the story of a marital breakup and the consequences of same. They can be devastating to the partners and even more so to a minor child which in this case is played by Justin Henry.<br /><br />What I really did like about Kramer vs. Kramer, it's [[greatest]] [[strength]] as a film is the [[way]] that parents Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep are presented to the audience as whole people with many sides to their nature. Though the film is slanted in Hoffman's direction and more about his relationship with his son, he's not presented as any kind of saint, nor is Streep a completely black villain. Hoffman's a career oriented man in the advertising game. He's pretty much ignored his wife's dreams and aspirations, still it's a big shock to him when Streep says the love's no longer there and she wants out. She also wants out of being a mother, at least for a while.<br /><br />Hoffman and Henry make do the best they can. The pressure of being both parents causes Hoffman to lose his job and he has to take a lower paying one in another agency. At that point after over a year, Streep decides she wants custody.<br /><br />Both parents make compelling witnesses and state their case beautifully, but in these situations, the tie is always broken in favor of the mother.<br /><br />Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep won their first of two Oscars respectively for this film, her in the Supporting Actress category. I'm not sure how these things are decided, Streep does get less screen time than Hoffman if that's the determining factor. The film does focus on Hoffman's relationship with his son and his evolving realization that he has his share of the blame for the marriage failure. As for Meryl it's a Hob's choice for her as it is for many women, to balance a career and motherhood. The conflict in her psyche registers for all to see on the screen.<br /><br />Dustin Hoffman may have won that Oscar partly for the same reason that Spencer Tracy picked up his first, by performing the impossible task of not letting a scene stealing child steal the film. Children with their lack of inhibitions are natural actors and Henry is great because he comes over as a real kid, not a Hollywood kid. I wonder if Hoffman saw Captains Courageous and saw how Spencer Tracy dealt with Freddie Bartholomew. Dustin could have done a lot worse than channel Spencer Tracy in his performance.<br /><br />Kramer vs. Kramer also won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Benton and Best Adapted Screenplay. It's an intelligent and compelling drama about adults falling out of love and trying to deal as best they can with it for themselves and their child. Don't miss it if ever broadcast.

Kramer vs. Kramer is the story of a marital breakup and the consequences of same. They can be devastating to the partners and even more so to a minor child which in this case is played by Justin Henry.<br /><br />What I really did like about Kramer vs. Kramer, it's [[lousiest]] [[resistance]] as a film is the [[runways]] that parents Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep are presented to the audience as whole people with many sides to their nature. Though the film is slanted in Hoffman's direction and more about his relationship with his son, he's not presented as any kind of saint, nor is Streep a completely black villain. Hoffman's a career oriented man in the advertising game. He's pretty much ignored his wife's dreams and aspirations, still it's a big shock to him when Streep says the love's no longer there and she wants out. She also wants out of being a mother, at least for a while.<br /><br />Hoffman and Henry make do the best they can. The pressure of being both parents causes Hoffman to lose his job and he has to take a lower paying one in another agency. At that point after over a year, Streep decides she wants custody.<br /><br />Both parents make compelling witnesses and state their case beautifully, but in these situations, the tie is always broken in favor of the mother.<br /><br />Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep won their first of two Oscars respectively for this film, her in the Supporting Actress category. I'm not sure how these things are decided, Streep does get less screen time than Hoffman if that's the determining factor. The film does focus on Hoffman's relationship with his son and his evolving realization that he has his share of the blame for the marriage failure. As for Meryl it's a Hob's choice for her as it is for many women, to balance a career and motherhood. The conflict in her psyche registers for all to see on the screen.<br /><br />Dustin Hoffman may have won that Oscar partly for the same reason that Spencer Tracy picked up his first, by performing the impossible task of not letting a scene stealing child steal the film. Children with their lack of inhibitions are natural actors and Henry is great because he comes over as a real kid, not a Hollywood kid. I wonder if Hoffman saw Captains Courageous and saw how Spencer Tracy dealt with Freddie Bartholomew. Dustin could have done a lot worse than channel Spencer Tracy in his performance.<br /><br />Kramer vs. Kramer also won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Benton and Best Adapted Screenplay. It's an intelligent and compelling drama about adults falling out of love and trying to deal as best they can with it for themselves and their child. Don't miss it if ever broadcast.
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For all viewers out there who have slammed John Waters for creating a film like Pink Flamingos, just stop. It's getting you nowhere. Has anyone ever cared to stop and think about the ambition and dedication Mr.Waters possesses. To gather your best friends up and to create a movie just to gross out thousands of viewers all over shows this man has a great deal of ambition inside himself. Just read his biography Shock Value. It discusses the lengths he went through to get this film finished. Maybe it wasn't just the fact that John made this film to gross people out, it was to prove that there can be something such as good bad taste>
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... when we all [[know]], no one does it like the BBC.<br /><br />[[Being]] an [[avid]] fan of this sort of Sunday night [[watching]], i was [[quite]] looking [[forward]] to this. How [[disappointed]] was I! In the first [[thirty]] seconds I didn't [[think]] it was looking [[promising]] and after two [[minutes]] i was finding it hard to watch.<br /><br />However me and my friends persisted only to find [[bad]] [[acting]] and a complete misunderstanding of [[half]] of the characters. The [[plot]] was hurried to the [[extreme]] and the make up and [[costumes]] [[gaudy]] and very 21st century in a 'bbc robin hood' style. This modern [[style]] may have been [[able]] to be placed within sharp camera [[angles]] and visually sumptuous cinematography but unfortunately we got neither. The direction felt decidedly sloppy for both acting and shot choice.<br /><br />After 30 mins we couldn't bare to watch it and went out and [[rented]] 'The Prestige'(which is very [[good]] [[btw]]) Maybe it is unfair that I judge this as I have watched so little of this, but rarely have I felt so compelled to warn people not to watch something! However, me and my friends did think that the house and parasols were pretty- but thats as good as it gets.

... when we all [[heard]], no one does it like the BBC.<br /><br />[[Currents]] an [[miserly]] fan of this sort of Sunday night [[behold]], i was [[somewhat]] looking [[impatiently]] to this. How [[unimpressed]] was I! In the first [[twenty]] seconds I didn't [[believe]] it was looking [[promised]] and after two [[record]] i was finding it hard to watch.<br /><br />However me and my friends persisted only to find [[amiss]] [[behaving]] and a complete misunderstanding of [[midway]] of the characters. The [[plotted]] was hurried to the [[utmost]] and the make up and [[apparel]] [[glittering]] and very 21st century in a 'bbc robin hood' style. This modern [[lifestyle]] may have been [[unable]] to be placed within sharp camera [[prism]] and visually sumptuous cinematography but unfortunately we got neither. The direction felt decidedly sloppy for both acting and shot choice.<br /><br />After 30 mins we couldn't bare to watch it and went out and [[rental]] 'The Prestige'(which is very [[satisfying]] [[hahahaha]]) Maybe it is unfair that I judge this as I have watched so little of this, but rarely have I felt so compelled to warn people not to watch something! However, me and my friends did think that the house and parasols were pretty- but thats as good as it gets.
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[[Negative (66%)]] --> [[Positive (68%)]]

The comparisons between the 1995 version and this are inevitable. Sadly, this version falls far short.<br /><br />The casting is uninspired and the acting wooden. One gets the impression the director did not read the book,so did not understand the characters.<br /><br />Sir Walter Elliot is portrayed as pompous but his inadvertent silliness which Redgrave brilliantly captured (in the 1995 version) is nowhere to be found.<br /><br />The Musgrove sisters are so unlikable, one doesn't understand why Wentworth or anybody else would give them a second glance.<br /><br />The relationship between Wentworth and Anne is [[devoid]] of feeling.<br /><br />In the 1995 version, Hinds and Root managed to convey the depth of emotion the two of them felt towards each other with their body language and facial expressions. In this one, it is hard to understand Anne spent years mired in regret unless one has read the book.<br /><br />This production does not capture the emotional complexity of the main characters' relationship.<br /><br />In the scene where Wentworth walks in on Anne and Mary having breakfast, it seems to the viewer, as Mary thinks, they are only slight acquaintances.<br /><br />In the 1995 version, when Wentworth walks in (the first time he sees her in years), the tension is thick. Resentment is coming off Wentworth in waves, while Anne is almost overcome.<br /><br />In this version, while Wentworth is courting Lousia, it is as if he is truly invested, the undercurrents are missing. In the 1995 version, the viewer sees Wentworth's anger at Anne. He is flaunting his courtship in front of Anne, as if to say, "see what you gave up, I don't need or want you anymore".<br /><br />Yet he still cares if she suffers, as the scene where he asks his sister and the Admiral to take Anne back to house illustrates. In the 1995 version the viewer feels Anne's shock that he would care if she was tired, we also feel Wentworth's discomfort that he does still care. In this version he just walks on with Lousia as if nothing happened.<br /><br />The pivotal scene where Anne is conversing with Harville about who loves longest, man or woman, is totally botched. The actors are just reciting lines with no emotional investment.<br /><br />When Anne reads the letter from Wentworth, it is as if she is reading a grocery list.<br /><br />Contrast this to the 1995 version, where the viewer feels Anne's joy at her second chance. We are there with her as she reads the letter. The director had both actors reading the letter and you hear both their voices. Wentworth is full of frustration, passion and hope, while Anne's is at first incredulous then evolves in to joy.<br /><br />This production has more scenes after the revelation, probably because it was needed to explain to the viewer what just happened. The 1995 version didn't need to explain, we knew and rejoiced for the characters The only thing this production has in it's favor is it kept the Mrs. Smith sub plot intact, while the 1995 version did not.<br /><br />The 1995 version however did include part of Austen's original ending. The scene where Wentworth is commissioned by the Admiral to find out if Anne and Mr. Elliot will want to move back to her house (which he & Mrs. Croft are renting) after they marry. <br /><br />This is a production to avoid at all costs.

The comparisons between the 1995 version and this are inevitable. Sadly, this version falls far short.<br /><br />The casting is uninspired and the acting wooden. One gets the impression the director did not read the book,so did not understand the characters.<br /><br />Sir Walter Elliot is portrayed as pompous but his inadvertent silliness which Redgrave brilliantly captured (in the 1995 version) is nowhere to be found.<br /><br />The Musgrove sisters are so unlikable, one doesn't understand why Wentworth or anybody else would give them a second glance.<br /><br />The relationship between Wentworth and Anne is [[unoccupied]] of feeling.<br /><br />In the 1995 version, Hinds and Root managed to convey the depth of emotion the two of them felt towards each other with their body language and facial expressions. In this one, it is hard to understand Anne spent years mired in regret unless one has read the book.<br /><br />This production does not capture the emotional complexity of the main characters' relationship.<br /><br />In the scene where Wentworth walks in on Anne and Mary having breakfast, it seems to the viewer, as Mary thinks, they are only slight acquaintances.<br /><br />In the 1995 version, when Wentworth walks in (the first time he sees her in years), the tension is thick. Resentment is coming off Wentworth in waves, while Anne is almost overcome.<br /><br />In this version, while Wentworth is courting Lousia, it is as if he is truly invested, the undercurrents are missing. In the 1995 version, the viewer sees Wentworth's anger at Anne. He is flaunting his courtship in front of Anne, as if to say, "see what you gave up, I don't need or want you anymore".<br /><br />Yet he still cares if she suffers, as the scene where he asks his sister and the Admiral to take Anne back to house illustrates. In the 1995 version the viewer feels Anne's shock that he would care if she was tired, we also feel Wentworth's discomfort that he does still care. In this version he just walks on with Lousia as if nothing happened.<br /><br />The pivotal scene where Anne is conversing with Harville about who loves longest, man or woman, is totally botched. The actors are just reciting lines with no emotional investment.<br /><br />When Anne reads the letter from Wentworth, it is as if she is reading a grocery list.<br /><br />Contrast this to the 1995 version, where the viewer feels Anne's joy at her second chance. We are there with her as she reads the letter. The director had both actors reading the letter and you hear both their voices. Wentworth is full of frustration, passion and hope, while Anne's is at first incredulous then evolves in to joy.<br /><br />This production has more scenes after the revelation, probably because it was needed to explain to the viewer what just happened. The 1995 version didn't need to explain, we knew and rejoiced for the characters The only thing this production has in it's favor is it kept the Mrs. Smith sub plot intact, while the 1995 version did not.<br /><br />The 1995 version however did include part of Austen's original ending. The scene where Wentworth is commissioned by the Admiral to find out if Anne and Mr. Elliot will want to move back to her house (which he & Mrs. Croft are renting) after they marry. <br /><br />This is a production to avoid at all costs.
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[[When]] i watched this [[movie]] i had no idea what it was about, and i had never heard of it before. But i must say i was positively surprised. The first few minutes are almost the most [[funny]] of the whole movie. The store clerk from [[India]] is just too funny! Anyways, the [[story]] isn´t really too much to talk about, but i think it´s ok. The acting on the other hand is [[quite]] good, and still the only [[actor]] i [[recognized]] was [[Mickey]] Rourke who wasn´t really in the movie until the ending. And the [[ending]] is where the turn-off is i think, it´s not bad but i don´t feel like it really ends. I feel like there should have been something more. A final battle in some way. I don´t know. All in all, this was a [[good]] movie and i recommend it to anyone into Tarantino-type movies with loads of violence and dark, sinister humor! I rate it 7/10.

[[Whereby]] i watched this [[cine]] i had no idea what it was about, and i had never heard of it before. But i must say i was positively surprised. The first few minutes are almost the most [[outlandish]] of the whole movie. The store clerk from [[Indians]] is just too funny! Anyways, the [[narration]] isn´t really too much to talk about, but i think it´s ok. The acting on the other hand is [[too]] good, and still the only [[entertainer]] i [[accepts]] was [[Mick]] Rourke who wasn´t really in the movie until the ending. And the [[interruption]] is where the turn-off is i think, it´s not bad but i don´t feel like it really ends. I feel like there should have been something more. A final battle in some way. I don´t know. All in all, this was a [[advisable]] movie and i recommend it to anyone into Tarantino-type movies with loads of violence and dark, sinister humor! I rate it 7/10.
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Any movie that offers Bonnie Hunt, Sarah Silverman and Amy Sedaris in the supporting cast has to be well [[worth]] [[watching]], and comic actor Jeff Garlin takes advantage of the terrific talent he recruited for his 2007 directorial debut, a sad-sack comedy about an overweight man who feels out of step with the world around him. Familiar as Larry David's manager Jeff on "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Garlin plays James, a still-struggling, 39-year old Chicago actor who still lives with his widowed mother. His self-esteem is so low that he can't meet women, but it's the comical way he views his single status that makes his dilemma involving. If the storyline sounds a bit familiar, that's because the film is partially a tribute to the 1955 Ernest Borgnine classic, "Marty", about a lonely Bronx butcher living with his meddlesome mother. In fact, Garlin uses "Marty" as the play which James is desperate to do since he is so empathetic to the character's situation.<br /><br />[[Naturally]] there is a love story of sorts in this new [[millennium]] [[version]], and Silverman plays Beth, an off-kilter, sexually voracious ice cream parlor server who takes him on an underwear shopping spree. Their best scene together is in his favorite convenience store where they improvise different characters in different aisles. Hunt plays a lonely elementary school teacher who shares a passion with James for jazz musician Ben Webster. They meet accidentally in a record store and then again at a career day at her school where he hilariously exposes his sexual neuroses in front of a classroom of first-graders, including his best friend Luca's pert daughter Penelope (played by Dakota Fanning's look-alike baby sister Elle). In a wedged-in cameo and looking quite a bit like Jerri Blank, Sedaris plays the school's counselor who speaks to James after his inappropriate monologue. David Pasquesi plays Luca, a retirement home manager, and his scenes with Garlin have an easy rapport that makes their friendship easy to believe. Almost stealing the movie is character actress Mina Kolb, who plays James' pixilated mother with pluck and heart.<br /><br />There are also unexpected cameos from teen idol Aaron Carter and Gina Gershon (don't askbut the set-up is funny), as well as sharply played bits by director Paul Mazursky (as the snaky director of a candid-camera-type show, "Smear Job"), Tim Kazurinsky (as the unsuspecting victim of that show) and Dan Castellaneta (as the tough-love convenience store owner). With his rueful bouts of insecurity and self-loathing, Garlin's comic sensibilities resemble those of Albert Brooks, and the casual dialogue at its best reminds me of "Modern Romance" and "Defending Your Life". The one persistent problem I had with the film is pacing as some scenes dragged out longer than necessary. The problem is more evident in the first half when Garlin is trying to establish the right tempo, and the lack of real conflict adds to the sluggishness. Regardless, what he does well is capture that gnawing sense of desperation one feels upon the revelation that life is not what it is supposed to be, that a significant other may be out of reach, and that a steady diet of junk food eaten on a car hood is the only sure thing when it comes to gratification.

Any movie that offers Bonnie Hunt, Sarah Silverman and Amy Sedaris in the supporting cast has to be well [[meaningful]] [[looking]], and comic actor Jeff Garlin takes advantage of the terrific talent he recruited for his 2007 directorial debut, a sad-sack comedy about an overweight man who feels out of step with the world around him. Familiar as Larry David's manager Jeff on "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Garlin plays James, a still-struggling, 39-year old Chicago actor who still lives with his widowed mother. His self-esteem is so low that he can't meet women, but it's the comical way he views his single status that makes his dilemma involving. If the storyline sounds a bit familiar, that's because the film is partially a tribute to the 1955 Ernest Borgnine classic, "Marty", about a lonely Bronx butcher living with his meddlesome mother. In fact, Garlin uses "Marty" as the play which James is desperate to do since he is so empathetic to the character's situation.<br /><br />[[Categorically]] there is a love story of sorts in this new [[targeting]] [[text]], and Silverman plays Beth, an off-kilter, sexually voracious ice cream parlor server who takes him on an underwear shopping spree. Their best scene together is in his favorite convenience store where they improvise different characters in different aisles. Hunt plays a lonely elementary school teacher who shares a passion with James for jazz musician Ben Webster. They meet accidentally in a record store and then again at a career day at her school where he hilariously exposes his sexual neuroses in front of a classroom of first-graders, including his best friend Luca's pert daughter Penelope (played by Dakota Fanning's look-alike baby sister Elle). In a wedged-in cameo and looking quite a bit like Jerri Blank, Sedaris plays the school's counselor who speaks to James after his inappropriate monologue. David Pasquesi plays Luca, a retirement home manager, and his scenes with Garlin have an easy rapport that makes their friendship easy to believe. Almost stealing the movie is character actress Mina Kolb, who plays James' pixilated mother with pluck and heart.<br /><br />There are also unexpected cameos from teen idol Aaron Carter and Gina Gershon (don't askbut the set-up is funny), as well as sharply played bits by director Paul Mazursky (as the snaky director of a candid-camera-type show, "Smear Job"), Tim Kazurinsky (as the unsuspecting victim of that show) and Dan Castellaneta (as the tough-love convenience store owner). With his rueful bouts of insecurity and self-loathing, Garlin's comic sensibilities resemble those of Albert Brooks, and the casual dialogue at its best reminds me of "Modern Romance" and "Defending Your Life". The one persistent problem I had with the film is pacing as some scenes dragged out longer than necessary. The problem is more evident in the first half when Garlin is trying to establish the right tempo, and the lack of real conflict adds to the sluggishness. Regardless, what he does well is capture that gnawing sense of desperation one feels upon the revelation that life is not what it is supposed to be, that a significant other may be out of reach, and that a steady diet of junk food eaten on a car hood is the only sure thing when it comes to gratification.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

The [[photography]] is accomplished, the acting is quite good, but in virtually [[every]] other department The Greek [[Tycoon]] is a [[dreary]] bore. Taking its [[inspiration]] from the real-life love affair of Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis, the film is a glossy but absolutely empty [[soap]] [[opera]] of the kind that can be found on TV all day long. Viewers who embrace the whole "celebrity magazine culture" (paparazzi photographs and gossipy stories about the rich and famous) will undoubtedly find much to [[whet]] their appetite here. But those who prefer films with a bit more substance and craft and quirkiness will find the 107 [[minute]] running time a butt-numbing slog.<br /><br />American president James Cassidy (James Franciscus) and his beautiful wife Liz (Jacqueline Bisset) are in Greece on official business. A [[ridiculously]] wealthy Greek shipping tycoon, Theo Tomasis (Anthony Quinn), catches sight of Liz at a party at his elegant manor. Despite the fact that both of them are [[married]] to someone else, there is an immediate [[attraction]] between them. [[Later]], at a private party aboard his yacht, Tomasis makes his desires known to Liz. Some while later, President Cassidy is assassinated whilst out strolling on a beach. Liz is shocked and saddened by his death, but it isn't long before she seeks comfort in the arms of her Greek lover Tomasis. Eventually the two of them are married and their love affair becomes a favourite talking point for the world's newspapers, magazines, photographers and wags.<br /><br />It is somewhat amusing to note the vigour with which the producers of this film denied that it was a dramatisation of the Kennedy-Onassis story. They wanted the film to be seen as an original story, rooted in fiction. But anyone with a brain can see from where the movie is drawing its inspiration. Even Aristotle Onassis himself knew The Greek Tycoon amounted to his love-life getting the Hollywood treatment (if rumours are to [[be]] believed, he actually had a [[hand]] in approving Anthony Quinn for the Tomasis role!) J. Lee-Thompson isn't really the [[right]] sort of director for this type of movie  he's better suited to action fodder like The Guns Of Navarone and Ice Cold In Alex  but he marshals the proceedings with an uninspired, professional adequacy. Quinn is very watchable as Tomasis; Bisset looks lovely as the object of his desires; Franciscus uses his toothy smile and a façade of integrity to make for a believable politician. Their performances are good on the surface, but there's little for the actors to do on any deeper level. Similarly, Tony Richmond's photography gives the film an elegant surface sheen as it moves from one exotic locale to the next, but the merest of scratches proves that there's nothing behind the film's glossy exterior.

The [[picture]] is accomplished, the acting is quite good, but in virtually [[any]] other department The Greek [[Tycoons]] is a [[somber]] bore. Taking its [[illumination]] from the real-life love affair of Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis, the film is a glossy but absolutely empty [[soaps]] [[operas]] of the kind that can be found on TV all day long. Viewers who embrace the whole "celebrity magazine culture" (paparazzi photographs and gossipy stories about the rich and famous) will undoubtedly find much to [[realign]] their appetite here. But those who prefer films with a bit more substance and craft and quirkiness will find the 107 [[secs]] running time a butt-numbing slog.<br /><br />American president James Cassidy (James Franciscus) and his beautiful wife Liz (Jacqueline Bisset) are in Greece on official business. A [[disproportionately]] wealthy Greek shipping tycoon, Theo Tomasis (Anthony Quinn), catches sight of Liz at a party at his elegant manor. Despite the fact that both of them are [[wife]] to someone else, there is an immediate [[attracts]] between them. [[Henceforth]], at a private party aboard his yacht, Tomasis makes his desires known to Liz. Some while later, President Cassidy is assassinated whilst out strolling on a beach. Liz is shocked and saddened by his death, but it isn't long before she seeks comfort in the arms of her Greek lover Tomasis. Eventually the two of them are married and their love affair becomes a favourite talking point for the world's newspapers, magazines, photographers and wags.<br /><br />It is somewhat amusing to note the vigour with which the producers of this film denied that it was a dramatisation of the Kennedy-Onassis story. They wanted the film to be seen as an original story, rooted in fiction. But anyone with a brain can see from where the movie is drawing its inspiration. Even Aristotle Onassis himself knew The Greek Tycoon amounted to his love-life getting the Hollywood treatment (if rumours are to [[worden]] believed, he actually had a [[mano]] in approving Anthony Quinn for the Tomasis role!) J. Lee-Thompson isn't really the [[allright]] sort of director for this type of movie  he's better suited to action fodder like The Guns Of Navarone and Ice Cold In Alex  but he marshals the proceedings with an uninspired, professional adequacy. Quinn is very watchable as Tomasis; Bisset looks lovely as the object of his desires; Franciscus uses his toothy smile and a façade of integrity to make for a believable politician. Their performances are good on the surface, but there's little for the actors to do on any deeper level. Similarly, Tony Richmond's photography gives the film an elegant surface sheen as it moves from one exotic locale to the next, but the merest of scratches proves that there's nothing behind the film's glossy exterior.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Yeah, I guess this movie is kinda dull compared to some of Pam Grier's other films. The plot is overly familiar, the dialog stilted, and some of the acting isn't too good. But it's worth seeing for the lengthy stretch near the end of the film, where we see Ms Grier in a sexy blue wetsuit, with the zipper half unzipped. Yeah, it seems like a frivolous point when discussing an actress of Pam Grier's talent, but she also happens to be an extremely gorgeous woman, and back in the day, she had a body that wouldn't quit. It's nice to see it being showcased in a tight wetsuit. Rent the DVD, and then tell me I'm wrong. Can't, can you? That's because you know I'm right! :-) And yes, I really did give a 10 just for the wetsuit scenes! ;-)
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (70%)]]

[[Ridiculous]], [[nauseating]] doggerel with [[terrible]] acting; ineptly, [[superficially]], and condescendingly [[trawling]] all the most [[banal]] [[clichés]] about [[Tuscany]] and [[Italy]], [[divorce]] and midlife. The [[main]] [[actor]] [[nervously]] grimaces her [[way]] through the [[film]], [[struggling]] to [[portray]] the [[appropriate]] [[level]] of smug, self-congratulatory self-pity the [[worthless]] [[character]] and [[script]] [[call]] for. I'm [[sure]] the [[book]] was [[bad]], but it can't have been this [[bad]]! The camera is [[permanently]] [[fitted]] with a vomit-yellow "Tuscan" lense filter ([[perhaps]] the [[Tuscan]] [[sun]] wasn't [[Tuscan]] enough?), which they [[forgot]] to [[remove]] when the [[scene]] [[shifts]] to Rome and (how [[imaginative]]!) the [[Amalfi]] coast. You've never [[seen]] the white [[marble]] of Rome's [[Vittorio]] [[Emmanuelle]] [[monument]] [[looking]] [[so]] yellow... I [[mean]] Tuscan. One of the [[worst]] [[movies]] ever, and therefore [[quite]] [[worth]] a look.

[[Contemptuous]], [[detested]] doggerel with [[outrageous]] acting; ineptly, [[modestly]], and condescendingly [[hauled]] all the most [[insignificant]] [[stereotype]] about [[Venice]] and [[Venezia]], [[divorces]] and midlife. The [[elementary]] [[player]] [[helplessly]] grimaces her [[routed]] through the [[teatro]], [[war]] to [[synopsis]] the [[decent]] [[ranked]] of smug, self-congratulatory self-pity the [[vain]] [[personalities]] and [[commands]] [[ask]] for. I'm [[convincing]] the [[libretto]] was [[unpleasant]], but it can't have been this [[negative]]! The camera is [[invariably]] [[facility]] with a vomit-yellow "Tuscan" lense filter ([[eventually]] the [[Puglia]] [[sunshine]] wasn't [[Puglia]] enough?), which they [[forget]] to [[withdrawn]] when the [[theatres]] [[developments]] to Rome and (how [[artistic]]!) the [[Veneto]] coast. You've never [[commented]] the white [[indifferent]] of Rome's [[Claudio]] [[Camila]] [[memory]] [[find]] [[afterward]] yellow... I [[averages]] Tuscan. One of the [[nastiest]] [[films]] ever, and therefore [[supremely]] [[valuable]] a look.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (72%)]]

OK from the point of view of an American, who i assume do not know much about rugby this would [[be]] an amazing film for them.First of all its got heart, good morals the typical good coach trying to change the bad boy. [[HOWEVER]] to us where I come from rugby is the number one [[sport]], it is a way of life it is a game played only by the bravest and the victorious are hailed like heroes as though Americans do for their baseball/basketball stars. Am not really sure if it was the cheap budget or the maybe the director or actors knew very little about rugby and being a rugby fan my whole life i can see than some of the actors didn't even knew rugby existed before acting in this movie. In [[summing]] up to me this movie was terrible. If you watch it and [[thought]] it was great please make time to go online and maybe Google "All Blacks" this is new Zealand's national team and the ones who made the haka famous. Believe me they will make the Highlands boys look like school girls.

OK from the point of view of an American, who i assume do not know much about rugby this would [[is]] an amazing film for them.First of all its got heart, good morals the typical good coach trying to change the bad boy. [[ENCORE]] to us where I come from rugby is the number one [[leisure]], it is a way of life it is a game played only by the bravest and the victorious are hailed like heroes as though Americans do for their baseball/basketball stars. Am not really sure if it was the cheap budget or the maybe the director or actors knew very little about rugby and being a rugby fan my whole life i can see than some of the actors didn't even knew rugby existed before acting in this movie. In [[insertion]] up to me this movie was terrible. If you watch it and [[ideals]] it was great please make time to go online and maybe Google "All Blacks" this is new Zealand's national team and the ones who made the haka famous. Believe me they will make the Highlands boys look like school girls.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (58%)]]

[[This]] [[movie]] was so heart warming. [[A]] [[true]] [[testament]] to an [[actors]] [[real]] life [[everyday]] ups and downs.It was [[truly]] a [[wonderful]] [[experience]] to [[share]] the [[passion]] of the actor on [[film]] and [[respect]] for what it must [[have]] [[taken]] off screen. This [[film]] is a [[reminder]] to everyone to [[go]] for there [[dreams]]![[Never]] give up![[Hurray]] for The Stand -in!!!

[[That]] [[filmmakers]] was so heart warming. [[another]] [[right]] [[prove]] to an [[staffers]] [[authentic]] life [[regular]] ups and downs.It was [[surely]] a [[awesome]] [[enjoys]] to [[sharing]] the [[fondness]] of the actor on [[theatres]] and [[abide]] for what it must [[did]] [[taking]] off screen. This [[movie]] is a [[memento]] to everyone to [[goes]] for there [[fantasized]]![[Nope]] give up![[Howdy]] for The Stand -in!!!
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[[Positive (97%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I've expected a comedy about the NVA, but this is a parody. It shows the national army of Eastern Germany in a light that is not appropriate, and definitely not true.<br /><br />One can make a comedy about everything, as long as the underlying facts are not changed. Even a comedy about the German KZ is possible, as Roberto Benigni with "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL" has shown.<br /><br />The movie NVA would be an "OK" comedy, because the jokes in it are overall OK. Nothing special - not hilarious, but enough to live with it.<br /><br />The point is, that the movie makes a farce and a parody about the NVA. A death machine that was ready to attack WESTERN EUROPE along with it's friend the RED ARMY. An institution that used everything to get the utmost from it's soldiers. An army that marched into the CSPR in 1968, and was ready to march also in POLAND to destroy the SOLIDARNOSC. You can't make a movie without showing the tiniest bit of evil, or would you make a parody about a KZ,Guantanamo or 9/11??? Showing Osama bin Laden as a funny screwed guy? 90 minutes about a funny Osama in a Afghan Taliban camp, where he makes jokes and is training his soldiers would be comparable to what this movie is doing about the NVA!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (80%)]]

The movie is about a day in the life of a woman who is going insane. To show that she is mentally ill, she overacts a lot and the narrator tells us she's "going mad". Along the way, she goes out with a fat guy who looks like he could be Orson Welles' brother and he later takes a header off a building in one of the only interesting moments in the movie.<br /><br />This is a strange little film that is very [[cheaply]] made--and it sure shows. The film was shot without sound (probably using 8mm or some other cheap type of film) and had some sound effects and an overbearing narration added later. In fact, the narration was the most obtrusive and [[unintentionally]] hilarious I have ever heard and it is said in such a silly and over-the-top manner you'd just have to hear it to believe it. As a result of these cost-cutting actions, it's not surprising that the film is bad, though the idea of trying to make this sort of film was pretty original. Plus, it's VERY [[hard]] to make it through the entire film.

The movie is about a day in the life of a woman who is going insane. To show that she is mentally ill, she overacts a lot and the narrator tells us she's "going mad". Along the way, she goes out with a fat guy who looks like he could be Orson Welles' brother and he later takes a header off a building in one of the only interesting moments in the movie.<br /><br />This is a strange little film that is very [[cheep]] made--and it sure shows. The film was shot without sound (probably using 8mm or some other cheap type of film) and had some sound effects and an overbearing narration added later. In fact, the narration was the most obtrusive and [[unwittingly]] hilarious I have ever heard and it is said in such a silly and over-the-top manner you'd just have to hear it to believe it. As a result of these cost-cutting actions, it's not surprising that the film is bad, though the idea of trying to make this sort of film was pretty original. Plus, it's VERY [[tricky]] to make it through the entire film.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

I think it is very interesting this movie is called a thriller. It is anything but thrilling.<br /><br />Most of the time you hear piano sounds. Then you hear piano sounds. Then some people talk about facts which do not concern anybody.<br /><br />Then again piano sounds.<br /><br />To be honest, this movie was the reason for me to register at IMDb, because I think this movie is one of those which humankind has to [[be]] [[warned]] of.<br /><br />Spoiler: By the way, the most action-like part happens when a can of hot chocolate is spilled.<br /><br />Also very interesting: The "actors". Yes, the quotes are intentional, as you can think, because they do not act. They play piano and do smalltalk, but it's not acting they do.<br /><br />I think before this movie I never left a [[cinema]] and felt angry. [[Really]], this film made me angry. Angry for the time and money I [[spent]] on it.

I think it is very interesting this movie is called a thriller. It is anything but thrilling.<br /><br />Most of the time you hear piano sounds. Then you hear piano sounds. Then some people talk about facts which do not concern anybody.<br /><br />Then again piano sounds.<br /><br />To be honest, this movie was the reason for me to register at IMDb, because I think this movie is one of those which humankind has to [[is]] [[told]] of.<br /><br />Spoiler: By the way, the most action-like part happens when a can of hot chocolate is spilled.<br /><br />Also very interesting: The "actors". Yes, the quotes are intentional, as you can think, because they do not act. They play piano and do smalltalk, but it's not acting they do.<br /><br />I think before this movie I never left a [[footage]] and felt angry. [[Vitally]], this film made me angry. Angry for the time and money I [[spend]] on it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (62%)]]

[[This]] movie is a gem...an [[undiscovered]] Gerry [[Anderson]] classic.<br /><br />The [[origins]] of both "UFO" and "Space 1999" are [[obvious]] from this movie, including the cast list which includes the late Ed Bishop and [[George]] [[Sewell]] who both went onto "UFO".<br /><br />It is unfortunate that Anderson, despite his [[many]] TV successes, did not get a chance to develop his talent on the big screen. Just think what he could [[have]] done with the movie version of "Thunderbirds" (which he quite rightly disowned himself from!).<br /><br />I'm sure if you give "JTTFSOTS"/"Doppleganger" a fair chance you'll appreciate it's good qualities.

[[These]] movie is a gem...an [[unpublished]] Gerry [[Jacobsen]] classic.<br /><br />The [[onset]] of both "UFO" and "Space 1999" are [[gross]] from this movie, including the cast list which includes the late Ed Bishop and [[Georgy]] [[Voorhees]] who both went onto "UFO".<br /><br />It is unfortunate that Anderson, despite his [[incalculable]] TV successes, did not get a chance to develop his talent on the big screen. Just think what he could [[ont]] done with the movie version of "Thunderbirds" (which he quite rightly disowned himself from!).<br /><br />I'm sure if you give "JTTFSOTS"/"Doppleganger" a fair chance you'll appreciate it's good qualities.
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[[Positive (87%)]] --> [[Negative (71%)]]

At the time that this movie was made most housewives knew exactly who Barbara Stanwick was parodying.Today only some women over 50 probably remember Gladys Taber,whose column "Butternut Wisdom" ran in Family Circle Magazine from before World War II until the 1970's.She lived on Stillmeadow Farm in Conecticut,and her columns were collected into a number of books,Stillmeadow Seasons, Stillmeadow Daybook, etc. The lines that Barbara Stanwick recites as she types them for her column are quite typical of the ones that began a typical Gladys Taber column.Besides cooking and country living,she got rather nostalgic and philosophical at times.She talked a lot about her favorite dogs, mostly cocker spaniels.You might say that Martha Stewart is the Gladys Tabor of today.<br /><br />Christmas is Connecticut may not be any cinematic masterpiece,but it is pleasant,lighthearted entertainment,soothing to the stressed out mind,and that is [[good]] enough

At the time that this movie was made most housewives knew exactly who Barbara Stanwick was parodying.Today only some women over 50 probably remember Gladys Taber,whose column "Butternut Wisdom" ran in Family Circle Magazine from before World War II until the 1970's.She lived on Stillmeadow Farm in Conecticut,and her columns were collected into a number of books,Stillmeadow Seasons, Stillmeadow Daybook, etc. The lines that Barbara Stanwick recites as she types them for her column are quite typical of the ones that began a typical Gladys Taber column.Besides cooking and country living,she got rather nostalgic and philosophical at times.She talked a lot about her favorite dogs, mostly cocker spaniels.You might say that Martha Stewart is the Gladys Tabor of today.<br /><br />Christmas is Connecticut may not be any cinematic masterpiece,but it is pleasant,lighthearted entertainment,soothing to the stressed out mind,and that is [[adequate]] enough
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (96%)]]

ALL GROWN UP is basically a spin off and not much else of the original Nickalodeon RUGRATS cartoon that featured the babies Tommy Pickles, Chucky Finster, Lil and Phil DeVille, Angelica, Susie and (later) Kimi (Chuckies sister) and Dill (Tommy's brother). I [[grew]] up with RUGRATS and thought it was a great cartoon. It had excellent humor, nice stories and the show's creators, Klasky & Csupo, were obviously very original and creative with the concept of the adventures of babies. The new show ALL GROWN UP tries to recapture the magic of the original cartoon. I was [[disappointed]] when I saw it. I found the "all-grown-up" Chuckie just annoying and the whole "pre-teen-acting-mature/trying-to-be-popular" that applied to (unfortunately) *all* of the characters dull and washed out. There still are some funny scenes and jokes in the new series and it was interesting how the artists would make the whole baby gang of RUGRATS look ten years from their age in the original show. Overall, this show is 'fair' and only watchable if a) you're a die-hard fan of the RUGRATS, b) have never seen the original show, c) you're a pre-teen that has nothing to do, or d) your so bored that your somehow forced to see this show. This show is not that good. It doesn't compare to the older RUGRATS episodes in quality, humor, and everything else.

ALL GROWN UP is basically a spin off and not much else of the original Nickalodeon RUGRATS cartoon that featured the babies Tommy Pickles, Chucky Finster, Lil and Phil DeVille, Angelica, Susie and (later) Kimi (Chuckies sister) and Dill (Tommy's brother). I [[surged]] up with RUGRATS and thought it was a great cartoon. It had excellent humor, nice stories and the show's creators, Klasky & Csupo, were obviously very original and creative with the concept of the adventures of babies. The new show ALL GROWN UP tries to recapture the magic of the original cartoon. I was [[disappoint]] when I saw it. I found the "all-grown-up" Chuckie just annoying and the whole "pre-teen-acting-mature/trying-to-be-popular" that applied to (unfortunately) *all* of the characters dull and washed out. There still are some funny scenes and jokes in the new series and it was interesting how the artists would make the whole baby gang of RUGRATS look ten years from their age in the original show. Overall, this show is 'fair' and only watchable if a) you're a die-hard fan of the RUGRATS, b) have never seen the original show, c) you're a pre-teen that has nothing to do, or d) your so bored that your somehow forced to see this show. This show is not that good. It doesn't compare to the older RUGRATS episodes in quality, humor, and everything else.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (60%)]]

I've seen this programme a few times and the more a see of it, the [[less]] I like it. Jamie Lynn Spears was approached to do this because of the fact that she is Britney's sister and I'm sorry to say that that in the show is obvious. They've created the character Zoey to be everything people want to believe Jamie Lynn is, clever, original, smart, pretty, popular etc. The characters around her are only there to make her look better, by being smarter then them, more popular than them, more wanted by boys then them. There is nothing original about this and it's poured with money, so every kid there has the coolest of fashions and stuff. I also have to say, for a 13 year old girl (or however old she is, can't be much older) she wears very mature clothing, those short skirts are too short, it makes young people want to wear them, and all that make-up, this adds to the rising [[problems]] of why young girls get into so much trouble. The only thing I will say is that the opening credits are sung by Jamie Lynn and, given her age, isn't bad at all, much better than her sister anyway when it comes to vocal ability. Sorry, it's too mature and yet too dumbed down. It's poorly acted with predictable story lines and there is far too much stereotyping going on too.

I've seen this programme a few times and the more a see of it, the [[slightly]] I like it. Jamie Lynn Spears was approached to do this because of the fact that she is Britney's sister and I'm sorry to say that that in the show is obvious. They've created the character Zoey to be everything people want to believe Jamie Lynn is, clever, original, smart, pretty, popular etc. The characters around her are only there to make her look better, by being smarter then them, more popular than them, more wanted by boys then them. There is nothing original about this and it's poured with money, so every kid there has the coolest of fashions and stuff. I also have to say, for a 13 year old girl (or however old she is, can't be much older) she wears very mature clothing, those short skirts are too short, it makes young people want to wear them, and all that make-up, this adds to the rising [[matters]] of why young girls get into so much trouble. The only thing I will say is that the opening credits are sung by Jamie Lynn and, given her age, isn't bad at all, much better than her sister anyway when it comes to vocal ability. Sorry, it's too mature and yet too dumbed down. It's poorly acted with predictable story lines and there is far too much stereotyping going on too.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (50%)]]

My two daughters ([[ages]] 11 and 13) and I were lucky enough to [[see]] a [[screening]] of this movie [[last]] night. We were all [[pleasantly]] surprised to [[see]] how [[entertaining]] and [[funny]] this [[movie]] was. David Duchovny was [[very]] appealing as the male [[lead]] and Minnie [[Driver]] gave her usually [[competent]] performance. Some of the scenes are laugh out [[loud]] [[funny]] - [[especially]] one [[scene]] [[Minnie]] [[Driver]] [[has]] with a fellow "[[transplant]]" donee. I liked the [[fact]] that it was a [[movie]] that I could [[watch]] with my [[children]] and I wasn't [[embarrassed]] by any [[scene]] whatsoever. [[Everyone]] in the [[movie]] [[theater]] was laughing and enjoying themselves. Thumbs up Bonnie [[Hunt]]!

My two daughters ([[yrs]] 11 and 13) and I were lucky enough to [[peek]] a [[testing]] of this movie [[eventual]] night. We were all [[mercifully]] surprised to [[think]] how [[funniest]] and [[freaky]] this [[cinemas]] was. David Duchovny was [[totally]] appealing as the male [[guided]] and Minnie [[Drivers]] gave her usually [[eligible]] performance. Some of the scenes are laugh out [[aloud]] [[sitcom]] - [[explicitly]] one [[film]] [[Millie]] [[Handler]] [[enjoys]] with a fellow "[[transplantation]]" donee. I liked the [[acted]] that it was a [[filmmaking]] that I could [[watching]] with my [[immature]] and I wasn't [[bothered]] by any [[film]] whatsoever. [[Nobody]] in the [[video]] [[movies]] was laughing and enjoying themselves. Thumbs up Bonnie [[Hunters]]!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (70%)]]

This movie was very [[disappointing]], and except for a few moments, wasn't fly at all. More than anything, it was just flippin' stupid. The [[music]] was frickin' bad and the plot played out like a BYU bowl game  very predictable (avoiding embarrassment by scoring, a late game [[flurry]] of touchdowns, a rally that falls short and leads to a loss). In essence, the half-childish / half-naive Will (the movie's fetcher) and his [[religiously]] confused brother Danny (we'll just call him a democrat), treat Kirby (the movie's "Sweet Spirit"), the 3rd member of their [[hapless]] Mormon "boy band," like crap until the man and father figure of the film (the stage manager, Jill) has a talk with Will and straightens him out. Believably, Will's personality [[changes]] 180 degrees and he's instantly the mature and self-aware [[leader]] of the band. This would [[be]] a cute, perhaps funny, 10 minute roadshow gig, but the fact that the movie is 93 minutes long really [[sucks]] the life out of you if you watch it to the end. My advise  take the money you'd normally spend to rent this show and either burn it in your fireplace or flush it down the toilet  more entertainment with much less time commitment. If you want to watch a better movie of the same genre, get Saints and Soldiers  not a comedy but an infinitely better show (actually, Kirby has more funny stuff in Saints than he does in SOP).

This movie was very [[grim]], and except for a few moments, wasn't fly at all. More than anything, it was just flippin' stupid. The [[philharmonic]] was frickin' bad and the plot played out like a BYU bowl game  very predictable (avoiding embarrassment by scoring, a late game [[twister]] of touchdowns, a rally that falls short and leads to a loss). In essence, the half-childish / half-naive Will (the movie's fetcher) and his [[confessional]] confused brother Danny (we'll just call him a democrat), treat Kirby (the movie's "Sweet Spirit"), the 3rd member of their [[sob]] Mormon "boy band," like crap until the man and father figure of the film (the stage manager, Jill) has a talk with Will and straightens him out. Believably, Will's personality [[adaptation]] 180 degrees and he's instantly the mature and self-aware [[principals]] of the band. This would [[either]] a cute, perhaps funny, 10 minute roadshow gig, but the fact that the movie is 93 minutes long really [[strokes]] the life out of you if you watch it to the end. My advise  take the money you'd normally spend to rent this show and either burn it in your fireplace or flush it down the toilet  more entertainment with much less time commitment. If you want to watch a better movie of the same genre, get Saints and Soldiers  not a comedy but an infinitely better show (actually, Kirby has more funny stuff in Saints than he does in SOP).
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

I saw this film when it first came out in the cinema. We were all looking forward to seeing Mark Hamill relaunch his career, but we came out wishing we hadn't bothered. Many people walked out after about half an hour - I wish I had too. The basic premise seems okay, but the plot was [[ridiculously]] involved and [[tortuous]], and runs out half way through. Its [[completely]] unmemorable, and not a film you want to have paid money to see. If you're really bored and it's on TV, then it'll help you kill a couple of hours (or help you to nod off!). 2/10

I saw this film when it first came out in the cinema. We were all looking forward to seeing Mark Hamill relaunch his career, but we came out wishing we hadn't bothered. Many people walked out after about half an hour - I wish I had too. The basic premise seems okay, but the plot was [[terrifically]] involved and [[tangled]], and runs out half way through. Its [[absolutely]] unmemorable, and not a film you want to have paid money to see. If you're really bored and it's on TV, then it'll help you kill a couple of hours (or help you to nod off!). 2/10
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (69%)]]

From the epicenter of the cultural globe, four working class teenagers attempted to change the world through music and fashion. It was the final attempt to do so last century, and they failed. Before the dust had cleared, band manager and SEX shop proprietor Malcolm McLaren spent the money The Sex Pistols had earned to make a "mockumentary" about his own role in their success. The film was called The Great Rock 'n Roll [[Swindle]] (take the hint) and consists of very little footage of The Sex Pistols actually playing music, and quite a lot of footage of McLaren effectively calling the audience idiots.<br /><br />Cod-surrealist nonsense in which guitarist Steve Jones is a detective on McLaren's tail, soon [[dissolves]] so he and drummer Paul Cook can jet off to Rio and spend time with "great train robber" Ronnie Biggs. Ready yourself for the spectacle of three very [[unappealing]] men dancing naked to a [[hideous]] irony-free version of "[[Belsen]] was a Gas" (a song about killing Jews for gold in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp), and another song sung in Ronnie's tone deaf whine which includes the lyrics "God save Myra Hindley, God save Ian Brady" (lyrics that Johnny Rotten would have considered distasteful). The Sid Vicious scenes are few and idiotic. Jumping out of bed in a thong with a [[swastika]] over the testicles to sing some bad boy biker song from the '50s. Playing into to the "Punk's a joke" theme of the movie, in an attempt to turn Sid into James Dean. I'm surprised McLaren doesn't take credit for Siddy's death too. The redeeming scenes are those of Sid in Paris and the infamous performance of My Way. The punk rock zeitgeist right there. Mocking an [[adoring]] audience before shooting them all. No need for an entire film, just watch that clip on YouTube.<br /><br />From Julien Temple's far superior (and more enjoyable) 2001 documentary followup, The [[Filth]] and the Fury, we were given a more balanced/honest view of what transpired in '78. But there were also a number of scenes that I would have liked to have seen in Swindle (as Fury was basically a reediting of the same material). One was an animated Sid complete with Sid's voice acting; "You f*cken betta wat'ch out, alright, or I'll slice you open" - a still of which appeared on the cover of the Something Else 7 inch - a snippet was shown in Fury, but I don't know what context that originally appeared. Was it in original prints, but removed after Sid's death? Was there more? Fury also shed light on the film Who Killed Bambi, which would have been the mock Hard Day's Night movie McLaren was originally intending to make. It starred Sting(!) as a member of a gay New Romantics group, and looked a damn sight more entertaining than Swindle.<br /><br />Sod Swindle, t'is a swindle. If you must, rent The Filth and The Fury and revel in music's failure as a world changing polemic.

From the epicenter of the cultural globe, four working class teenagers attempted to change the world through music and fashion. It was the final attempt to do so last century, and they failed. Before the dust had cleared, band manager and SEX shop proprietor Malcolm McLaren spent the money The Sex Pistols had earned to make a "mockumentary" about his own role in their success. The film was called The Great Rock 'n Roll [[Hustle]] (take the hint) and consists of very little footage of The Sex Pistols actually playing music, and quite a lot of footage of McLaren effectively calling the audience idiots.<br /><br />Cod-surrealist nonsense in which guitarist Steve Jones is a detective on McLaren's tail, soon [[evaporating]] so he and drummer Paul Cook can jet off to Rio and spend time with "great train robber" Ronnie Biggs. Ready yourself for the spectacle of three very [[uncool]] men dancing naked to a [[infamous]] irony-free version of "[[Auschwitz]] was a Gas" (a song about killing Jews for gold in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp), and another song sung in Ronnie's tone deaf whine which includes the lyrics "God save Myra Hindley, God save Ian Brady" (lyrics that Johnny Rotten would have considered distasteful). The Sid Vicious scenes are few and idiotic. Jumping out of bed in a thong with a [[insignia]] over the testicles to sing some bad boy biker song from the '50s. Playing into to the "Punk's a joke" theme of the movie, in an attempt to turn Sid into James Dean. I'm surprised McLaren doesn't take credit for Siddy's death too. The redeeming scenes are those of Sid in Paris and the infamous performance of My Way. The punk rock zeitgeist right there. Mocking an [[lovers]] audience before shooting them all. No need for an entire film, just watch that clip on YouTube.<br /><br />From Julien Temple's far superior (and more enjoyable) 2001 documentary followup, The [[Wastes]] and the Fury, we were given a more balanced/honest view of what transpired in '78. But there were also a number of scenes that I would have liked to have seen in Swindle (as Fury was basically a reediting of the same material). One was an animated Sid complete with Sid's voice acting; "You f*cken betta wat'ch out, alright, or I'll slice you open" - a still of which appeared on the cover of the Something Else 7 inch - a snippet was shown in Fury, but I don't know what context that originally appeared. Was it in original prints, but removed after Sid's death? Was there more? Fury also shed light on the film Who Killed Bambi, which would have been the mock Hard Day's Night movie McLaren was originally intending to make. It starred Sting(!) as a member of a gay New Romantics group, and looked a damn sight more entertaining than Swindle.<br /><br />Sod Swindle, t'is a swindle. If you must, rent The Filth and The Fury and revel in music's failure as a world changing polemic.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (89%)]]

If you like to watch movies because they are pretty, you should be okay with this one. If you like to watch movies that start out with a good guy trying to catch a bad guy, then reveal clues to the motives of each throughout the movie, [[skip]] it. At the end of the movie i still didn't know why Stargher killed the women the way he did. When you set up such a ritualistic serial killer it would be nice to know where the rituals originated from. In Dreams was a similar pretty movie with a serial killer which also wasn't the [[best]], but at least the whys of how he killed the girls was explained. They also hinted at a dark background for Vaughn's character but didn't explain, didn't really say why Lopez's child psychologist was so much better suited for this task than the rest of the people they interviewed, didn't give much of an explanation for the little kid's problem, etc. [[If]] the rest of the story is compelling, I don't care about details like how Stargher afforded all the fancy electronic equipment and underground chambers or why the FBI wasn't checking to see if he owned any other property or had access to out of the way places while they were waiting to see if the whole entering the killer's mind thing would work, but I do like to have a sense of what motivates the serial killer in a serial killer movie when he kills in such a complex manner.

If you like to watch movies because they are pretty, you should be okay with this one. If you like to watch movies that start out with a good guy trying to catch a bad guy, then reveal clues to the motives of each throughout the movie, [[bypassing]] it. At the end of the movie i still didn't know why Stargher killed the women the way he did. When you set up such a ritualistic serial killer it would be nice to know where the rituals originated from. In Dreams was a similar pretty movie with a serial killer which also wasn't the [[greatest]], but at least the whys of how he killed the girls was explained. They also hinted at a dark background for Vaughn's character but didn't explain, didn't really say why Lopez's child psychologist was so much better suited for this task than the rest of the people they interviewed, didn't give much of an explanation for the little kid's problem, etc. [[Except]] the rest of the story is compelling, I don't care about details like how Stargher afforded all the fancy electronic equipment and underground chambers or why the FBI wasn't checking to see if he owned any other property or had access to out of the way places while they were waiting to see if the whole entering the killer's mind thing would work, but I do like to have a sense of what motivates the serial killer in a serial killer movie when he kills in such a complex manner.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" has received no respect whatsoever. It was [[hilarious]]! Cary Elwes was excellent as the "Prince of Thieves," and David Chappelle, Amy Yasbeck, Patrick Stewart, Richard Lewis and Mark Blankfield as Blinkin all did fine jobs. I will never understand the hostility toward "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," but I do know a great comedy when I see one.<br /><br />"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" receives *** out of ****.

"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" has received no respect whatsoever. It was [[unfunny]]! Cary Elwes was excellent as the "Prince of Thieves," and David Chappelle, Amy Yasbeck, Patrick Stewart, Richard Lewis and Mark Blankfield as Blinkin all did fine jobs. I will never understand the hostility toward "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," but I do know a great comedy when I see one.<br /><br />"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" receives *** out of ****.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (95%)]]

You know you've got a bad film when you hear that the soundtrack is performed completely on a single cheap programmable synthesizer, without any melody or sense of rhythm.<br /><br />It's hard to see how anyone could take this film seriously, even while giving it a bad review. This film is way beneath 'bad'.<br /><br />The continuity of this film is [[outrageously]] butchered. In one fight scene, we the hero (wearing bluejeans and undershirt) turn a corner with two revolvers in his hand; he doubles back, only now he has two semi-automatics in his hands; he turns another corner and now he has an automatic rifle in his hands; he chases down a hallway and comes out (suddenly dressed in standard army fatigue jacket)with a shotgun; after which he exits the building with yet another automatic rifle. Or here's one for the books - a bus slams into a car at high speed; the car goes flying, thrown by a gigantic explosion - cut to the bus which is completely unscathed from the same explosion? The narrative continuity suffers from an equally numbing sense of unreality; the bad guys really want to kill the hero - obviously - but every time they knock him out or otherwise get him in a vulnerable position, they suddenly decide they want him "to live to see this!" Huh? One of the funnier moments of the film is when the hero is released from isolation because his lawyer has come to see him; then the bad guy decides he's not going to let the two meet after all; and this despite the fact that the the villain, the hero and his lawyer all know what's going on anyway, so the hero writes a note to the lawyer and next we see the note being passed to the lawyer by another prisoner, even though we never see the hero give it to him. (This lawyer, BTW, has complete access to the Offices of the ATF in California, including its confidential computer files.) Huh? Well, but it's a mindless action movie - so how're the action scenes? Not bad, surprisingly; unfortunately they happen to be stoled from about a dozen Hong Kong films made five or ten years previously. The opening scene, a shoot-out in a junker garage, actually has shots the composition of which are stolen directly from "Hard Boiled" - so clearly so that it's a wonder John Woo didn't sue for plagiarism.<br /><br />Other Hong Kong films stolen from include "Prison on Fire", "Island on Fire", "Burning Paradise", "Police Story" I, II, and III (aka "Supercop"). I thought I recognized a couple Sammo Hung clips here as well. In other words, the actions scenes are exciting only to the extent that they are successful duplications of action scenes from other films.<br /><br />There's nothing one can do with this film unless one shoots smack and just needs a lot of visual stimuli that needn't be make any sense.<br /><br />Very funny film, for all the wrong reasons.

You know you've got a bad film when you hear that the soundtrack is performed completely on a single cheap programmable synthesizer, without any melody or sense of rhythm.<br /><br />It's hard to see how anyone could take this film seriously, even while giving it a bad review. This film is way beneath 'bad'.<br /><br />The continuity of this film is [[terrifically]] butchered. In one fight scene, we the hero (wearing bluejeans and undershirt) turn a corner with two revolvers in his hand; he doubles back, only now he has two semi-automatics in his hands; he turns another corner and now he has an automatic rifle in his hands; he chases down a hallway and comes out (suddenly dressed in standard army fatigue jacket)with a shotgun; after which he exits the building with yet another automatic rifle. Or here's one for the books - a bus slams into a car at high speed; the car goes flying, thrown by a gigantic explosion - cut to the bus which is completely unscathed from the same explosion? The narrative continuity suffers from an equally numbing sense of unreality; the bad guys really want to kill the hero - obviously - but every time they knock him out or otherwise get him in a vulnerable position, they suddenly decide they want him "to live to see this!" Huh? One of the funnier moments of the film is when the hero is released from isolation because his lawyer has come to see him; then the bad guy decides he's not going to let the two meet after all; and this despite the fact that the the villain, the hero and his lawyer all know what's going on anyway, so the hero writes a note to the lawyer and next we see the note being passed to the lawyer by another prisoner, even though we never see the hero give it to him. (This lawyer, BTW, has complete access to the Offices of the ATF in California, including its confidential computer files.) Huh? Well, but it's a mindless action movie - so how're the action scenes? Not bad, surprisingly; unfortunately they happen to be stoled from about a dozen Hong Kong films made five or ten years previously. The opening scene, a shoot-out in a junker garage, actually has shots the composition of which are stolen directly from "Hard Boiled" - so clearly so that it's a wonder John Woo didn't sue for plagiarism.<br /><br />Other Hong Kong films stolen from include "Prison on Fire", "Island on Fire", "Burning Paradise", "Police Story" I, II, and III (aka "Supercop"). I thought I recognized a couple Sammo Hung clips here as well. In other words, the actions scenes are exciting only to the extent that they are successful duplications of action scenes from other films.<br /><br />There's nothing one can do with this film unless one shoots smack and just needs a lot of visual stimuli that needn't be make any sense.<br /><br />Very funny film, for all the wrong reasons.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (63%)]]

[[I]] love this movie, first and [[foremost]] [[because]] of [[Mark]] Wahlberg is in it and [[secondly]] because the [[end]] justifies the means. There is something about this [[film]] that sucks you in and [[allows]] you to [[feel]] all of the [[emotions]] the [[characters]] are feeling. [[Jen]] Aniston is [[great]] as the girlfriend in this movie. [[It]] [[takes]] a [[look]] at the Rockstar [[lifestyle]] that [[so]] [[many]] [[hardcore]] rockers [[lived]] back in the [[day]] (perhaps these [[days]] they [[have]] gotten just abit smarter). It [[takes]] through a rainbow of [[emotions]] and [[has]] a [[lot]] of [[subtle]] facets to [[allow]] the light through. Like a [[diamond]], this movie shines. You won't [[waste]] your popcorn on this one. Semi-chick [[flick]] but my [[husband]] [[enjoyed]] it too. There's some [[laughs]] [[thrown]] in too.

[[me]] love this movie, first and [[firstly]] [[than]] of [[Tagged]] Wahlberg is in it and [[then]] because the [[halt]] justifies the means. There is something about this [[movie]] that sucks you in and [[afford]] you to [[sentiment]] all of the [[sentiments]] the [[peculiarity]] are feeling. [[Merely]] Aniston is [[gargantuan]] as the girlfriend in this movie. [[He]] [[choices]] a [[staring]] at the Rockstar [[llfe]] that [[instead]] [[considerable]] [[labelled]] rockers [[births]] back in the [[days]] (perhaps these [[moment]] they [[obtains]] gotten just abit smarter). It [[took]] through a rainbow of [[thrill]] and [[gets]] a [[batches]] of [[canny]] facets to [[enable]] the light through. Like a [[sapphire]], this movie shines. You won't [[vandalize]] your popcorn on this one. Semi-chick [[theater]] but my [[man]] [[adores]] it too. There's some [[joke]] [[dump]] in too.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

Okay... for the most part, and all its cheesiness, this movie was actually pretty good for an MST3K flick... but then they [[decided]] to [[ruin]] what [[little]] [[goodness]] it [[had]] about [[fifteen]] [[minutes]] before the ending. *SPOILER ALERT* The film is very basic... a rich mama's boy named Danny meets a bum named Bix, and the two of them travel to a small town, where Bix meets a pretty girl named Carrie (who is so very.) [[Now]], this film's basic premise seemed promising enough. All they needed to do was follow the simple chemistry of any romance movie... Carrie loves Bix... Bix loves Carrie... a creepy guy in town lusts for Carrie... Now, I know what you're thinking... Bix fights the creep and ultimately decides to settle down with Carrie, and Danny returns home, and they all live happily ever after... right? WRONG!! Because Carrie gets murdered by the town creep, because Bix is too gay to commit. (There are so many homosexual undertones between Danny and Bix.) And then, the whole town decides to lynch Bix, even though the town creep would've easily been the prime suspect. Then, the town creep confesses to killing Carrie without much hesitation... (must've felt bad, the poor dope.) Then, Danny brings Bix home with him... that's the film's "happily ever after." Sad, huh? All I can say is, thank God for Joel and the Bots. Because they turned this [[horse]] [[hockey]] into one of my favorite MST3K episodes.

Okay... for the most part, and all its cheesiness, this movie was actually pretty good for an MST3K flick... but then they [[ruled]] to [[vandalized]] what [[lightweight]] [[paradise]] it [[am]] about [[fifteenth]] [[recordings]] before the ending. *SPOILER ALERT* The film is very basic... a rich mama's boy named Danny meets a bum named Bix, and the two of them travel to a small town, where Bix meets a pretty girl named Carrie (who is so very.) [[Here]], this film's basic premise seemed promising enough. All they needed to do was follow the simple chemistry of any romance movie... Carrie loves Bix... Bix loves Carrie... a creepy guy in town lusts for Carrie... Now, I know what you're thinking... Bix fights the creep and ultimately decides to settle down with Carrie, and Danny returns home, and they all live happily ever after... right? WRONG!! Because Carrie gets murdered by the town creep, because Bix is too gay to commit. (There are so many homosexual undertones between Danny and Bix.) And then, the whole town decides to lynch Bix, even though the town creep would've easily been the prime suspect. Then, the town creep confesses to killing Carrie without much hesitation... (must've felt bad, the poor dope.) Then, Danny brings Bix home with him... that's the film's "happily ever after." Sad, huh? All I can say is, thank God for Joel and the Bots. Because they turned this [[riding]] [[skating]] into one of my favorite MST3K episodes.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

A couple of friends and myself visited the video shop a few years back and we were in one of those moods to rent some cheesy non seen flicks. My friend grabbed Head of the Family and we were greeted by a head sitting in a wheelchair. Well that set us off laughing and we decided to have a bet to see who would be the one who had to go to the desk and pay for the movie. Well you guessed it, it was me!!!!!!!! I have never been so embarrised in all my life. We got home and put it on and we rolled about the floor laughing for about 45mins because this was the funniest film in the world. I cant remember much about it but one thing i do remember was the blonde girl getting it on with some guy in the back of a shop every 5 mins. That head made me laugh and when i look at other peoples comments aboout this movie it makes me laugh even more. Head of the family is so good and the head is funny and im still laughing ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (82%)]]

I was giddy with girlish-glee when I found out about this movie shortly after seeing Spirits Within.<br /><br />After years of anticipation, they gave November 2005 release date. Well, November came. And went. Followed by December. Oh, look, today's January 31, 2006. No US release as of yet.<br /><br />Oh well, I'm so glad I had a friend with a bootlegged subtitled copy. ;D<br /><br />Well, the cg was great. Not as good as expected, but near perfect. I cringed, however, at the unnatural movements made by the children throughout the movie. I had thought that we were passed this by now. Also, I didn't really care for the anime look given to their faces. I was under the impression that they were shooting for a realistic look to the film, and yet most of the characters have larger-than-norm eyes, especially the girl characters. They had personality, though, I'll give them that.<br /><br />Even though I'm not a big fan of anime, I do have to say I was impressed with the wild fight scenes. They were animated beautifully and had me hanging onto the edge of my seat.<br /><br />For about the first two.<br /><br />And there-in lies Advent Children's biggest flaw. It's mostly just a bunch of hyper-stylized fight scenes.<br /><br />A FF7 sequel of epic proportions had been promised for years. Instead, they gave us a pretty piece of cg with barely a plot to excuse it's just-under-two-hours running time.<br /><br />Where Final Fantasy is famous for its intricate stories, this movie [[falls]] short. You don't really get to know the characters. The only way you'd have any understanding of most of what occurred in the film would have been if you had played the game. We barely got to see them before they were battling it out with whatever current threat.<br /><br />What [[hurts]] the fans even more is the awful cameos that the majority of FF7 characters were given. They were nothing more than Cloud's "I'll call if I need you, but I probably won't" back up singers. And, to add to the hurt, they had each character individually throw Cloud higher and higher. This little part here was so cheesy I almost turned it off. I would have been much more impressed if he had just simply jumped up all on his own, ricocheting off of walls to get himself up higher.<br /><br />It hurt even more when they reduced the Turks to less-than-just comic relief. That was fine for the game, but this is cinema. People do not act like cartoon characters in a harsh battle. They took away their dignity :/<br /><br />And, spoiler (yeah right, most of you probably already know, anyhow). Who remembers Darth Maul being hyped up in SW: Episode 1? Yeah, now, picture that, but with Sephiroth. That's right. He had maybe 5 minutes of screen time. Maybe that. End Spoiler :P<br /><br />If this movie was made for the fans, then way to go Square. If this is any indication of the direction you're taking the FF series, I doubt you're going to be seeing much of my money. I played your games for the wonderful story and the excellent characters.<br /><br />You had a chance to make something epic. Something truly beautiful, a masterpiece that flies in the face of all of the Disney CG films.<br /><br />Instead you gave us a pretty piece of flesh with hardly anything underneath to hold it together. Way to go.<br /><br />And I'm sure if the rest of the fans paused for a moment and tried to just pay attention to everything but the CG they'd know what I'm talking about. Well, I was gonna rate this a 5/10, but after thinking about it while righting this, I'm giving it a 3/10 because they could have done better. They have done better. And this is just sad.<br /><br />If they're gonna remake anything FFVII, they need to do this one first.

I was giddy with girlish-glee when I found out about this movie shortly after seeing Spirits Within.<br /><br />After years of anticipation, they gave November 2005 release date. Well, November came. And went. Followed by December. Oh, look, today's January 31, 2006. No US release as of yet.<br /><br />Oh well, I'm so glad I had a friend with a bootlegged subtitled copy. ;D<br /><br />Well, the cg was great. Not as good as expected, but near perfect. I cringed, however, at the unnatural movements made by the children throughout the movie. I had thought that we were passed this by now. Also, I didn't really care for the anime look given to their faces. I was under the impression that they were shooting for a realistic look to the film, and yet most of the characters have larger-than-norm eyes, especially the girl characters. They had personality, though, I'll give them that.<br /><br />Even though I'm not a big fan of anime, I do have to say I was impressed with the wild fight scenes. They were animated beautifully and had me hanging onto the edge of my seat.<br /><br />For about the first two.<br /><br />And there-in lies Advent Children's biggest flaw. It's mostly just a bunch of hyper-stylized fight scenes.<br /><br />A FF7 sequel of epic proportions had been promised for years. Instead, they gave us a pretty piece of cg with barely a plot to excuse it's just-under-two-hours running time.<br /><br />Where Final Fantasy is famous for its intricate stories, this movie [[autumn]] short. You don't really get to know the characters. The only way you'd have any understanding of most of what occurred in the film would have been if you had played the game. We barely got to see them before they were battling it out with whatever current threat.<br /><br />What [[hurting]] the fans even more is the awful cameos that the majority of FF7 characters were given. They were nothing more than Cloud's "I'll call if I need you, but I probably won't" back up singers. And, to add to the hurt, they had each character individually throw Cloud higher and higher. This little part here was so cheesy I almost turned it off. I would have been much more impressed if he had just simply jumped up all on his own, ricocheting off of walls to get himself up higher.<br /><br />It hurt even more when they reduced the Turks to less-than-just comic relief. That was fine for the game, but this is cinema. People do not act like cartoon characters in a harsh battle. They took away their dignity :/<br /><br />And, spoiler (yeah right, most of you probably already know, anyhow). Who remembers Darth Maul being hyped up in SW: Episode 1? Yeah, now, picture that, but with Sephiroth. That's right. He had maybe 5 minutes of screen time. Maybe that. End Spoiler :P<br /><br />If this movie was made for the fans, then way to go Square. If this is any indication of the direction you're taking the FF series, I doubt you're going to be seeing much of my money. I played your games for the wonderful story and the excellent characters.<br /><br />You had a chance to make something epic. Something truly beautiful, a masterpiece that flies in the face of all of the Disney CG films.<br /><br />Instead you gave us a pretty piece of flesh with hardly anything underneath to hold it together. Way to go.<br /><br />And I'm sure if the rest of the fans paused for a moment and tried to just pay attention to everything but the CG they'd know what I'm talking about. Well, I was gonna rate this a 5/10, but after thinking about it while righting this, I'm giving it a 3/10 because they could have done better. They have done better. And this is just sad.<br /><br />If they're gonna remake anything FFVII, they need to do this one first.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

[[This]], in my [[opinion]], is a very poor movie that advertises [[Arnold]] Schwarzenegger as [[starring]] (despite him being the co-star) only to [[sell]] more copies. Obviously [[taking]] [[influence]] from the [[similarly]] [[themed]] Conan' movies, this film [[fails]] to prove as enjoyable and [[eventually]] [[fails]] to entertain at all.<br /><br />[[Bridgette]] Neilsen stars as Sonja, a beautiful [[woman]] who [[has]] been [[given]] unbelievable strength by a [[ghostly]] figure after her [[village]] was pillaged, her family killed and she herself [[raped]] by the [[soldiers]] of Queen Gedran (Sandahl Bergman). Gedran is a tyrant Queen who wants control over the [[barbaric]] world and [[seeks]] out a [[talisman]] protected by Sonja's sister to do it. After [[discovering]] what has happened Sonja sets out for revenge and at the same time she must save the world from the [[wrath]] of Gedran. Kalidor ([[Schwarzenegger]]), the master of the talisman, sets out to protect her whether she wants him there or not.<br /><br />The first [[major]] [[problem]] with this movie is the beginning. The events leading up to the point where Sonja receives her powers could have easily made a good ten to fifteen minutes of enjoyable film. However, the [[beginnings]] are rushed into what seems like a quick one-minute `Previously on.' segment from a television show. Had they actually made these events part of the story and cut out some of the filler later on they may have been able to start redeeming this movie but unfortunately they didn't (I wonder why director Richard Fleischer has only currently directed two movies since Red [[Sonja]]).<br /><br />This film also [[features]] some of the most annoying characters in history like [[Tarn]] (Ernie Reyes Jr.) who is a stupid character and just adds an over abundance of camp to the movie, which sometimes [[works]] but in this case fails miserably. He was quite obviously written into the movie for some comic relief but with the overall [[absurdity]] of the film anyway this was another [[costly]] [[mistake]] for [[Red]] Sonja'.<[[br]] /><br />[[For]] all it's [[faults]] there were some good fight scenes [[involving]] both Neilsen and Arnie which are worth [[noting]] but these are nowhere enough to [[save]] this turkey. The acting is about as [[good]] as it [[gets]] for [[movies]] of this [[quality]] and even [[Arnie]] didn't [[seem]] too [[bothered]] about his performance. [[I]] don't [[recommend]] this film at all; to me it's a waste of an hour and a half. My rating for Red Sonja'  3/10

[[These]], in my [[sight]], is a very poor movie that advertises [[Burgess]] Schwarzenegger as [[showing]] (despite him being the co-star) only to [[sale]] more copies. Obviously [[chosen]] [[stricken]] from the [[however]] [[décor]] Conan' movies, this film [[omitted]] to prove as enjoyable and [[conceivably]] [[impossibility]] to entertain at all.<br /><br />[[Kelsey]] Neilsen stars as Sonja, a beautiful [[femme]] who [[gets]] been [[attributed]] unbelievable strength by a [[bleak]] figure after her [[villages]] was pillaged, her family killed and she herself [[despised]] by the [[guerrilla]] of Queen Gedran (Sandahl Bergman). Gedran is a tyrant Queen who wants control over the [[barbary]] world and [[wanting]] out a [[allure]] protected by Sonja's sister to do it. After [[discovered]] what has happened Sonja sets out for revenge and at the same time she must save the world from the [[hatred]] of Gedran. Kalidor ([[Stallone]]), the master of the talisman, sets out to protect her whether she wants him there or not.<br /><br />The first [[massive]] [[lawsuit]] with this movie is the beginning. The events leading up to the point where Sonja receives her powers could have easily made a good ten to fifteen minutes of enjoyable film. However, the [[introductory]] are rushed into what seems like a quick one-minute `Previously on.' segment from a television show. Had they actually made these events part of the story and cut out some of the filler later on they may have been able to start redeeming this movie but unfortunately they didn't (I wonder why director Richard Fleischer has only currently directed two movies since Red [[Nena]]).<br /><br />This film also [[qualities]] some of the most annoying characters in history like [[Crag]] (Ernie Reyes Jr.) who is a stupid character and just adds an over abundance of camp to the movie, which sometimes [[effort]] but in this case fails miserably. He was quite obviously written into the movie for some comic relief but with the overall [[craziness]] of the film anyway this was another [[treasured]] [[flawed]] for [[Khmer]] Sonja'.<[[ab]] /><br />[[By]] all it's [[shortcoming]] there were some good fight scenes [[implying]] both Neilsen and Arnie which are worth [[noticing]] but these are nowhere enough to [[asceticism]] this turkey. The acting is about as [[beneficial]] as it [[becoming]] for [[movie]] of this [[qualities]] and even [[Schwarzenegger]] didn't [[appearing]] too [[miffed]] about his performance. [[me]] don't [[praising]] this film at all; to me it's a waste of an hour and a half. My rating for Red Sonja'  3/10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (82%)]]

Since others have complained about putting Sherlock Holmes into a contemporary setting, I won't do that. Basil Rathbone could have fit in in any era with that voice, that savoir faire. This is a [[nicely]] put together mystery based loosely on "The Dancing Men," one of the best of Conan-Doyle's stories. Instead of the original plot, it makes the men part of a Nazi plot. Holmes becomes a spokesman for the British war effort. His adversary is Moriarity, who seems to die frequently enough to rival the central figure in the Friday 13th films. He is certainly creative, but the Rathbone Holmes is unflappable. Watson is just along for the ride in this one. He isn't given much stupidity to spout in this film and that's a real plus. The plot is complex enough to keep ones interest. There is a concluding speech that is almost a parody of itself. But then I can't be critical of a time and nation that was under great duress. If they needed to call in Holmes, so be it.

Since others have complained about putting Sherlock Holmes into a contemporary setting, I won't do that. Basil Rathbone could have fit in in any era with that voice, that savoir faire. This is a [[sparingly]] put together mystery based loosely on "The Dancing Men," one of the best of Conan-Doyle's stories. Instead of the original plot, it makes the men part of a Nazi plot. Holmes becomes a spokesman for the British war effort. His adversary is Moriarity, who seems to die frequently enough to rival the central figure in the Friday 13th films. He is certainly creative, but the Rathbone Holmes is unflappable. Watson is just along for the ride in this one. He isn't given much stupidity to spout in this film and that's a real plus. The plot is complex enough to keep ones interest. There is a concluding speech that is almost a parody of itself. But then I can't be critical of a time and nation that was under great duress. If they needed to call in Holmes, so be it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (50%)]]

The [[Women]] is a cute [[movie]] about [[women]] at all ages (but mostly 30+) and their [[issues]] in life. Not just [[men]] and [[infidelity]], but also about [[relationships]] with [[friends]] & [[family]], making [[time]] to [[connect]] with others, [[problems]] with [[image]], [[compromising]] your [[values]], [[accomplishments]] in [[life]], and [[finding]] what [[will]] [[really]] [[make]] you happy.<[[br]] /><br />It's also about being [[true]] to yourself. [[A]] lot of times, people [[will]] [[give]] you advice but not [[really]] [[follow]] it themselves. Sometimes they [[have]] [[created]] a [[delusion]] for themselves, and [[should]] you [[really]] [[follow]] in that same [[path]] or [[react]] [[based]] on your [[feelings]] now? I really liked this movie. Granted, it was trying a [[bit]] to be like Sex & the City at [[times]], but that probably helped me like it. The difference here is it's kind of like the discoveries after the stage in life that the Sex & the City stars were in -- here, most are married or past the point of trying to find a man. Now, they are trying to find happiness in their marriages and lives.<br /><br />Obviously it's not an Oscar contender, but it is [[entertaining]] and [[serves]] its purpose.<br /><br />And for the men out there, there were an equal [[share]] of men and women in the movie theater (most were with their wives/girlfriends), and the men were in fact laughing. :)

The [[Chick]] is a cute [[theaters]] about [[womens]] at all ages (but mostly 30+) and their [[topic]] in life. Not just [[beings]] and [[cheat]], but also about [[intercourse]] with [[girlfriends]] & [[clans]], making [[dated]] to [[attach]] with others, [[issues]] with [[visuals]], [[menace]] your [[assessing]], [[achievement]] in [[existence]], and [[research]] what [[wants]] [[totally]] [[give]] you happy.<[[brit]] /><br />It's also about being [[actual]] to yourself. [[para]] lot of times, people [[dedication]] [[brings]] you advice but not [[very]] [[oversight]] it themselves. Sometimes they [[owns]] [[establishing]] a [[deluded]] for themselves, and [[need]] you [[totally]] [[monitoring]] in that same [[runways]] or [[behaves]] [[basal]] on your [[ideas]] now? I really liked this movie. Granted, it was trying a [[bite]] to be like Sex & the City at [[dated]], but that probably helped me like it. The difference here is it's kind of like the discoveries after the stage in life that the Sex & the City stars were in -- here, most are married or past the point of trying to find a man. Now, they are trying to find happiness in their marriages and lives.<br /><br />Obviously it's not an Oscar contender, but it is [[distracting]] and [[servicing]] its purpose.<br /><br />And for the men out there, there were an equal [[pooled]] of men and women in the movie theater (most were with their wives/girlfriends), and the men were in fact laughing. :)
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

Well how can I categorise Farscape without [[resorting]] to [[gushing]] superlatives? Ok, here goes! The scripts are fantastic, with [[each]] episode [[offering]] so [[much]] entertainment, drama, [[humour]] and sheer watchability. The casting is perfect especially that of Zhaan (the blue [[lady]]) played by [[Virginia]] Hey, [[each]] [[character]] [[has]] a [[depth]] that just isn't there on the Star Trek series.<[[br]] /><br />I think having an Australian spin on the show makes this for me, [[Australia]] has been [[knocking]] out quality [[films]] for years and Farscape is no exception.<br /><br />I have only seen the first four episodes in UK [[order]] and they have a [[quality]] that makes [[each]] 45 minute [[show]] (in the UK) [[stand]] out more like a film than a weekly TV series.<[[br]] /><br />The episode that [[really]] does it for me is 'I, ET' which [[turns]] the [[alien]] concept around where [[Moya]] (a living ship, even the spacecraft has a great [[character]]) is forced to land on a planet that has yet to make '[[First]] contact' and is [[surprisingly]] earth like and Crichton meets a radio telescope operator and *he* is the 'little green man' to them. [[Gripping]] stuff.<br /><[[br]] />[[In]] [[short]] the effects are great, the scripts are top quality and the main characters (not one of them really given any more importance than any other) are [[interesting]], not [[always]] 'good' and well just excellent.<br /><br />Roll on the second season!

Well how can I categorise Farscape without [[cures]] to [[salivating]] superlatives? Ok, here goes! The scripts are fantastic, with [[any]] episode [[submit]] so [[large]] entertainment, drama, [[travesty]] and sheer watchability. The casting is perfect especially that of Zhaan (the blue [[stewardess]]) played by [[Roanoke]] Hey, [[both]] [[idiosyncratic]] [[hectare]] a [[dug]] that just isn't there on the Star Trek series.<[[ab]] /><br />I think having an Australian spin on the show makes this for me, [[Queensland]] has been [[punching]] out quality [[scene]] for years and Farscape is no exception.<br /><br />I have only seen the first four episodes in UK [[ordinances]] and they have a [[qualities]] that makes [[any]] 45 minute [[proving]] (in the UK) [[withstand]] out more like a film than a weekly TV series.<[[brit]] /><br />The episode that [[actually]] does it for me is 'I, ET' which [[rotating]] the [[aliens]] concept around where [[Ochoa]] (a living ship, even the spacecraft has a great [[properties]]) is forced to land on a planet that has yet to make '[[Commence]] contact' and is [[unbelievably]] earth like and Crichton meets a radio telescope operator and *he* is the 'little green man' to them. [[Wrenching]] stuff.<br /><[[brit]] />[[During]] [[summary]] the effects are great, the scripts are top quality and the main characters (not one of them really given any more importance than any other) are [[riveting]], not [[evenly]] 'good' and well just excellent.<br /><br />Roll on the second season!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (62%)]]

This movie [[lacks]] in everything. Except Bobby deol, who in his own standards is mediocre, no one in this movie has come close to act in a single scene. Kangana is complete [[fake]] in her acting.<br /><br />The great Anupam Kher has a guest appearance and is better in those 2 minutes than bobby in the whole movie. The music does'nt compliment the movie<br /><br />that well. The contrast in Music between Bobby and Upen is not highlighted that well. Great concept gone completely wrong. The movie does'nt have a proper ending. Please don't waste your time as i did on this movie

This movie [[rarity]] in everything. Except Bobby deol, who in his own standards is mediocre, no one in this movie has come close to act in a single scene. Kangana is complete [[forged]] in her acting.<br /><br />The great Anupam Kher has a guest appearance and is better in those 2 minutes than bobby in the whole movie. The music does'nt compliment the movie<br /><br />that well. The contrast in Music between Bobby and Upen is not highlighted that well. Great concept gone completely wrong. The movie does'nt have a proper ending. Please don't waste your time as i did on this movie
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (94%)]]

A tedious [[mixture]] of [[puerile]] [[efforts]] at humour with [[romantic]] [[relationship]] [[melodrama]] [[fails]] to [[provide]] this weakly [[made]] [[film]] with any flavour of reality. As [[action]] [[opens]], Reno (A.J. [[Buckley]]) enters his [[apartment]], there discovering his [[girlfriend]] in [[flagrante]] delicto with his [[roommate]], who gloatingly [[tells]] Reno "[[Well]], at least it's with [[someone]] you [[know]]", [[resulting]] in Reno's [[decision]] to never [[have]] another roommate, this [[decision]] [[told]] to [[viewers]] by [[means]] of a [[soon]] [[abandoned]] voice-over. The [[storyline]] then [[proceeds]] ten months where we [[find]] that Reno is indeed [[true]] to his word [[concerning]] [[avoidance]] of [[roommates]], although this [[appears]] to [[beg]] the [[question]] due to his garnering of a live-in [[lover]], Holly (Holly [[Fields]]), with whom he [[has]] generated [[marital]] plans. The [[plot]] briefly [[shifts]] to a sleazy Hollywood strip [[club]], wherein Reno's Uncle Charley, enamoured of a "dancer" whom he [[finds]] [[eminently]] desirable, keels over dead atop the club's bar after seeing the unadorned charms displayed by the object of his affections. It is [[apparent]] that Charley had been aware of the flawed condition of his heart, because he [[created]] a [[video]] tape during which his commentary bequeaths his large (and mortgaged) residence in Hollywood to Reno, and we see the latter deciding to, contrary to his vow, interview applicants for two roommates as tenants, with he and Holly sharing the selection process in an [[organized]] manner. Following an inane [[sequence]] [[involving]] [[bizarre]] renter [[candidates]], all of whom Reno and Holly unsurprisingly [[find]] [[unsuitable]] for [[living]] along with them in their [[house]] they, [[unknown]] to [[each]] other, [[each]] [[select]] a renter of the [[opposite]] [[sex]], with the [[lovers]] [[manifestly]] [[cool]] toward the [[choice]] of their partner. The [[newcomers]] (Chad and [[Nicole]]) would [[seem]] to [[have]] [[little]] discernible [[point]] to their [[existence]] other than [[highly]] [[aural]] fornication with a [[broad]] [[range]] of partners, and it is not [[long]] before [[jealousy]] [[mars]] the harmonic relationship of Reno and Holly. [[Reno]] is [[bent]] upon patenting and merchandising a type of sporting travel [[bag]] and, as he [[has]] given an engagement ring to Holly, the potential success of this entrepreneurial [[adventure]] is of [[great]] financial [[significance]] if he intends to [[advance]] his marital plan. [[Unfortunately]], the [[rapacious]] [[team]] of Chad and Nicole, whose [[every]] [[action]] is ostensibly laced with lust, is likely to [[disrupt]] any future wedding intentions of Reno. [[Direction]] is [[slack]], [[plainly]] [[far]] from fulfilling basic needs of the players, although an erratically composed script provides scant material with which actors may work, and ad libbing falls embarrassingly flat. As a result, the performances are undistinguished, not aided by spotty editing, while the manner of camera-work changes as abruptly and often as a firefly's tail light. Filmed with a low budget and on location, only a modicum of skill is required for the designing processes, but a larger measure of value might have been placed upon the tasteless D.J. background soundtrack, generally blaring and nearly always invasive. A good deal of discussion has been stimulated by the movie's final sequences that are apparently not expected by a viewer based upon what has come before, but in reality these comprise probably the only thoughtful portions of a poorly cobbled screenplay, and bids fair to make the work almost watchable, despite the shabby quality of the production as a whole.

A tedious [[brew]] of [[playfulness]] [[strides]] at humour with [[melancholy]] [[intercourse]] [[cornball]] [[overlooking]] to [[provision]] this weakly [[were]] [[theatre]] with any flavour of reality. As [[work]] [[opened]], Reno (A.J. [[Connolly]]) enters his [[dwelling]], there discovering his [[lady]] in [[delicto]] delicto with his [[housemates]], who gloatingly [[tell]] Reno "[[Adequate]], at least it's with [[personality]] you [[reckon]]", [[appearing]] in Reno's [[solution]] to never [[does]] another roommate, this [[verdict]] [[speaks]] to [[readers]] by [[modes]] of a [[readily]] [[resigned]] voice-over. The [[narration]] then [[output]] ten months where we [[identified]] that Reno is indeed [[concrete]] to his word [[involve]] [[avoided]] of [[pals]], although this [[arises]] to [[vendors]] the [[troubles]] due to his garnering of a live-in [[fond]], Holly (Holly [[Fronts]]), with whom he [[have]] generated [[civil]] plans. The [[lots]] briefly [[adjustment]] to a sleazy Hollywood strip [[clubs]], wherein Reno's Uncle Charley, enamoured of a "dancer" whom he [[found]] [[uncommonly]] desirable, keels over dead atop the club's bar after seeing the unadorned charms displayed by the object of his affections. It is [[notable]] that Charley had been aware of the flawed condition of his heart, because he [[established]] a [[clip]] tape during which his commentary bequeaths his large (and mortgaged) residence in Hollywood to Reno, and we see the latter deciding to, contrary to his vow, interview applicants for two roommates as tenants, with he and Holly sharing the selection process in an [[holds]] manner. Following an inane [[listing]] [[implying]] [[extravagant]] renter [[nominate]], all of whom Reno and Holly unsurprisingly [[found]] [[irregular]] for [[vivid]] along with them in their [[foyer]] they, [[uncertain]] to [[every]] other, [[both]] [[choices]] a renter of the [[contrary]] [[sexes]], with the [[amateur]] [[admittedly]] [[cold]] toward the [[click]] of their partner. The [[arrival]] (Chad and [[Nickel]]) would [[emerge]] to [[be]] [[humble]] discernible [[observation]] to their [[perpetuity]] other than [[infinitely]] [[beeps]] fornication with a [[largest]] [[interval]] of partners, and it is not [[longest]] before [[envious]] [[marte]] the harmonic relationship of Reno and Holly. [[Renaud]] is [[twisty]] upon patenting and merchandising a type of sporting travel [[packed]] and, as he [[enjoy]] given an engagement ring to Holly, the potential success of this entrepreneurial [[adventuring]] is of [[terrific]] financial [[emphasis]] if he intends to [[progression]] his marital plan. [[Sadly]], the [[starved]] [[teams]] of Chad and Nicole, whose [[all]] [[pursuits]] is ostensibly laced with lust, is likely to [[obstruct]] any future wedding intentions of Reno. [[Branch]] is [[lenient]], [[absolutely]] [[highly]] from fulfilling basic needs of the players, although an erratically composed script provides scant material with which actors may work, and ad libbing falls embarrassingly flat. As a result, the performances are undistinguished, not aided by spotty editing, while the manner of camera-work changes as abruptly and often as a firefly's tail light. Filmed with a low budget and on location, only a modicum of skill is required for the designing processes, but a larger measure of value might have been placed upon the tasteless D.J. background soundtrack, generally blaring and nearly always invasive. A good deal of discussion has been stimulated by the movie's final sequences that are apparently not expected by a viewer based upon what has come before, but in reality these comprise probably the only thoughtful portions of a poorly cobbled screenplay, and bids fair to make the work almost watchable, despite the shabby quality of the production as a whole.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (66%)]]

what a shame our first movie is so [[bad]] .............................. [[hi]] sham , what did you do in this movie:( . . it is awful! and the [[director]] :( .. there is no story in this film . i [[had]] sleep when i was watching this film .. It is a [[disappointment]], and the majority of the [[crew]] is not from Saudi Arabia. [[Supposed]] to be a comedy movie, but it [[lacks]] the essential elements in Comedy ,<br /><br />I know it first experience of [[cinema]] in Saudi Arabia, but I expect better from Kaif Al Hal !! The only [[positive]] in the movie is the presence of some talented actors who did not help much text to explode their talents Finally.., iwant to know your comment about this movie guys... is it bad or what?

what a shame our first movie is so [[unpleasant]] .............................. [[hail]] sham , what did you do in this movie:( . . it is awful! and the [[mgr]] :( .. there is no story in this film . i [[grabbed]] sleep when i was watching this film .. It is a [[sadness]], and the majority of the [[crews]] is not from Saudi Arabia. [[Invoked]] to be a comedy movie, but it [[absences]] the essential elements in Comedy ,<br /><br />I know it first experience of [[cinematography]] in Saudi Arabia, but I expect better from Kaif Al Hal !! The only [[affirmative]] in the movie is the presence of some talented actors who did not help much text to explode their talents Finally.., iwant to know your comment about this movie guys... is it bad or what?
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

Two of Hollywood's great child stars (Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney) are perfectly teamed to deliver one of the all-time [[family]] classics. The story of a determined 12 year old girl, whose adoration for horses won't allow her to turn away from her goal to win the British Nationals. Mickey Rooney is the newly orphaned drifter, looking to tie himself over until he can follow his own dreams.<br /><br />A [[beautiful]] side plot reveals that the girl's mother had ambitions of her own as a young girl. Repeatedly overruling the father's decisions in favor of their spirited daughter, it is mother who seems to know best. The scene where the exhausted Taylor rushes to go to school is priceless: father protests "why did you let her go to school, she'll drop from exhaustion before noon!" - Not to worry, she'd be back within a half hour; it was Saturday! The brilliant Technicolor, the sumptuous music score, and those beautiful faces, all telling a [[bittersweet]] story. Here's a good reason for the old saying: They don't make'm like that anymore!

Two of Hollywood's great child stars (Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney) are perfectly teamed to deliver one of the all-time [[relatives]] classics. The story of a determined 12 year old girl, whose adoration for horses won't allow her to turn away from her goal to win the British Nationals. Mickey Rooney is the newly orphaned drifter, looking to tie himself over until he can follow his own dreams.<br /><br />A [[peachy]] side plot reveals that the girl's mother had ambitions of her own as a young girl. Repeatedly overruling the father's decisions in favor of their spirited daughter, it is mother who seems to know best. The scene where the exhausted Taylor rushes to go to school is priceless: father protests "why did you let her go to school, she'll drop from exhaustion before noon!" - Not to worry, she'd be back within a half hour; it was Saturday! The brilliant Technicolor, the sumptuous music score, and those beautiful faces, all telling a [[lilting]] story. Here's a good reason for the old saying: They don't make'm like that anymore!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

It has a bit of that indie queer edge that was hip in the 90s and which places an explicit sell-by date on the visual style. Characters are uniformly apathetic and farcically deadpan. Street hoodlums in Greece wear new clothing out of the box without creases or stains. They all appear to visit the same marine hair dresser. All uniformly exhibit the same low IQ when making their dispassionate underground business deals. When things go wrong its all because they aren't real Greeks - they're pastoral sunshine boys caught in a strange night city world. Makes a big whine about disaffected immigrants but never bothers to actually investigate the problems with Russian/Kazakh/Albanian cultures. If Giannaris had the proper perspective on this project it [[might]] have made a wonderful Bel Ami production. The fleeting glimpses of toned boy-beef is the only [[spark]] in this generic small-time mobster programmer.

It has a bit of that indie queer edge that was hip in the 90s and which places an explicit sell-by date on the visual style. Characters are uniformly apathetic and farcically deadpan. Street hoodlums in Greece wear new clothing out of the box without creases or stains. They all appear to visit the same marine hair dresser. All uniformly exhibit the same low IQ when making their dispassionate underground business deals. When things go wrong its all because they aren't real Greeks - they're pastoral sunshine boys caught in a strange night city world. Makes a big whine about disaffected immigrants but never bothers to actually investigate the problems with Russian/Kazakh/Albanian cultures. If Giannaris had the proper perspective on this project it [[probabilities]] have made a wonderful Bel Ami production. The fleeting glimpses of toned boy-beef is the only [[kindled]] in this generic small-time mobster programmer.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (65%)]]

Just saw this at the cinema. I haven't read the books. There is nothing new about this film at all. <br /><br />the bad guys seem to die with a couple of slashes no matter how many times our hero has been stabbed with a big sword he keeps on going looking the same ([[ish]])! There are several [[action]] scenes but they are very fake. [[filmmakers]] seem to be under the impression that whenever they [[cant]] be bothered to [[choreograph]] a fight scene they just move the camera up close, move fast and turn the music up......... This leaves me feeling [[conned]] yet again.<br /><br />[[I]] admire them for attempting to tackle a dark storyline without the normal Hollywood cheese but I'm sorry to say the filmmakers have [[failed]] miserably. The characters are 2 dimensional. We [[hardly]] [[get]] to know them or feel for them at all. The lead has a charming farmers accent oo arrr..... though it seems he hasn't got much to say...<br /><br />Don't bother watching this unless you are bored and got it half price from blockbusters....

Just saw this at the cinema. I haven't read the books. There is nothing new about this film at all. <br /><br />the bad guys seem to die with a couple of slashes no matter how many times our hero has been stabbed with a big sword he keeps on going looking the same ([[hsi]])! There are several [[deeds]] scenes but they are very fake. [[directors]] seem to be under the impression that whenever they [[suprised]] be bothered to [[choreographer]] a fight scene they just move the camera up close, move fast and turn the music up......... This leaves me feeling [[deceived]] yet again.<br /><br />[[me]] admire them for attempting to tackle a dark storyline without the normal Hollywood cheese but I'm sorry to say the filmmakers have [[faulted]] miserably. The characters are 2 dimensional. We [[just]] [[attain]] to know them or feel for them at all. The lead has a charming farmers accent oo arrr..... though it seems he hasn't got much to say...<br /><br />Don't bother watching this unless you are bored and got it half price from blockbusters....
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (73%)]]

This is [[good]] movie that is flawed in many [[ways]] with low production. Martha [[Coolidge]] herself said she only had 350,000 dollars to work with. [[This]] is a movie that I loved growing up in the midwest. I remember friends and [[I]] [[having]] the nostalgia trip on this movie 10 years ago. [[Great]] things about this movie....Great cast with hungry actors and a hungry director. Bad [[points]] of this movie....To small of a budget calling for way too much improvisation. If Martha Coolidge had been given more money and time on this movie then the results would of been even better. They should have taken the story from an early 20's prospective and not from a 15-17 year old high school stand point. Most of the actors/actresses were in their early to mid 20's trying to play 15-17 year olds....(come on) The music is extremely memorable and the two soundtracks get played all the time in my car. The best scenes in this film take place in seedy Hollywood clubs by Nicolas Cage's character. I gave this film a high rating of 9/10 for five reasons.. Nicholas Cage's improvisational on the spot acting; The camera work and angles are excellent given the budget they had and only being able to have one take of each scene; The sytles, music and lingo are captured perfectly and forever; Again the music is incredible and carries the story along from scene to scene; And finally...Martha Coolidge could turn a weak script, unknown actors and a very very low budget and 20 days of shooting the entire movie into such a good and memorable movie is astounding!

This is [[guten]] movie that is flawed in many [[trails]] with low production. Martha [[Woodrow]] herself said she only had 350,000 dollars to work with. [[That]] is a movie that I loved growing up in the midwest. I remember friends and [[me]] [[taken]] the nostalgia trip on this movie 10 years ago. [[Gargantuan]] things about this movie....Great cast with hungry actors and a hungry director. Bad [[topic]] of this movie....To small of a budget calling for way too much improvisation. If Martha Coolidge had been given more money and time on this movie then the results would of been even better. They should have taken the story from an early 20's prospective and not from a 15-17 year old high school stand point. Most of the actors/actresses were in their early to mid 20's trying to play 15-17 year olds....(come on) The music is extremely memorable and the two soundtracks get played all the time in my car. The best scenes in this film take place in seedy Hollywood clubs by Nicolas Cage's character. I gave this film a high rating of 9/10 for five reasons.. Nicholas Cage's improvisational on the spot acting; The camera work and angles are excellent given the budget they had and only being able to have one take of each scene; The sytles, music and lingo are captured perfectly and forever; Again the music is incredible and carries the story along from scene to scene; And finally...Martha Coolidge could turn a weak script, unknown actors and a very very low budget and 20 days of shooting the entire movie into such a good and memorable movie is astounding!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

[[I]] picked up this DVD for $4.99. They [[had]] [[put]] [[spiffy]] [[cover]] [[art]] on the [[package]], along with a plot [[summary]] that had nothing to [[do]] with the movie. The acting is [[terrible]], and the [[writing]] is worse. The only [[possible]] [[way]] this movie could be [[redeemed]] would [[be]] as MST3K fodder. I [[paid]] too much.

[[me]] picked up this DVD for $4.99. They [[holds]] [[make]] [[fabulously]] [[covered]] [[artistry]] on the [[packed]], along with a plot [[overview]] that had nothing to [[ai]] with the movie. The acting is [[vile]], and the [[writting]] is worse. The only [[imaginable]] [[manner]] this movie could be [[refunded]] would [[was]] as MST3K fodder. I [[giving]] too much.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

[[This]] is the [[result]] of the [[town]] of Milpitas [[California]] making a [[home]] movie and [[subjecting]] the rest of the [[world]] to it. Legendary in some [[circles]] as the biggest cinematic [[turkey]] this [[movie]] is [[rightly]] [[thought]] of as a [[bad]] movie. [[Part]] [[comedy]], [[part]] [[giant]] [[monster]] [[horror]] movie this [[movie]] is full of [[non]] [[actors]] not acting. the plot [[has]] something to [[do]] with a [[giant]] monster being [[created]] from the [[garbage]] and [[pollution]] in the [[area]] and [[going]] on a rampage. The monster, which we don't [[see]] until the [[final]] 20 minutes, is [[rather]] cool [[looking]] but isn't [[cool]] enough to [[warrant]] [[watching]] the [[preceding]] [[hour]] of boredom. [[Frankly]] even [[hardened]] bad movie [[lovers]] are [[going]] to [[have]] a [[tough]] [[time]] [[getting]] through to the end. [[This]] is a stinker.

[[These]] is the [[accomplishment]] of the [[urban]] of Milpitas [[Ca]] making a [[foyer]] movie and [[submissions]] the rest of the [[planets]] to it. Legendary in some [[cycle]] as the biggest cinematic [[anatolia]] this [[films]] is [[satisfactorily]] [[figured]] of as a [[wicked]] movie. [[Chunks]] [[banter]], [[servings]] [[immense]] [[monsters]] [[anxiety]] movie this [[cinematic]] is full of [[frm]] [[entertainers]] not acting. the plot [[enjoys]] something to [[did]] with a [[sizeable]] monster being [[inflicted]] from the [[trash]] and [[pollute]] in the [[regard]] and [[will]] on a rampage. The monster, which we don't [[refer]] until the [[finale]] 20 minutes, is [[exactly]] cool [[excavations]] but isn't [[nice]] enough to [[writ]] [[seeing]] the [[precedents]] [[moments]] of boredom. [[Definitely]] even [[tightening]] bad movie [[enthusiast]] are [[go]] to [[gets]] a [[intense]] [[times]] [[gets]] through to the end. [[That]] is a stinker.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

I hated the book. [[A]] [[guy]] [[meets]] a smart [[dog]], gets a virgin girlfriend, and all the while they're being chased by a hit-man and a [[ape]] [[beast]] thing (both of whom want the dog). [[Dean]] Koontz really can't write (I read the book at my sister's recommendation, I should have known better). When I [[saw]] this, (mostly out of a morbid curiosity) I actually found myself [[criticizing]] it because of the fact that it was untrue to the [[book]], even though this is a book that its impossible to make a [[good]] [[movie]] of. I [[figured]] at least if they're going to [[make]] a film [[adaptation]] of the [[worst]] [[book]] I've ever [[read]] the [[filmmakers]] might as well be accurate. They turned the guy and his virgin love interest into a boy and his mother, for some reason that bothered me most of all (even though I seriously [[doubt]] [[keeping]] it a guy and his chick wouldn't [[have]] made it any [[better]]). Quite simply; [[bad]] [[book]], bad [[movie]], don't see it.

I hated the book. [[para]] [[comrade]] [[meet]] a smart [[bulldog]], gets a virgin girlfriend, and all the while they're being chased by a hit-man and a [[gorilla]] [[jerk]] thing (both of whom want the dog). [[Provost]] Koontz really can't write (I read the book at my sister's recommendation, I should have known better). When I [[enjoyed]] this, (mostly out of a morbid curiosity) I actually found myself [[condemn]] it because of the fact that it was untrue to the [[ledgers]], even though this is a book that its impossible to make a [[bueno]] [[films]] of. I [[thought]] at least if they're going to [[give]] a film [[amended]] of the [[shittiest]] [[booklets]] I've ever [[lu]] the [[cinematography]] might as well be accurate. They turned the guy and his virgin love interest into a boy and his mother, for some reason that bothered me most of all (even though I seriously [[hesitations]] [[conserved]] it a guy and his chick wouldn't [[got]] made it any [[stronger]]). Quite simply; [[harmful]] [[textbooks]], bad [[theatres]], don't see it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (81%)]]

Fulci... Does this man brings one of the goriest and weirdest movies ever made? Answer: yes! Cat in the Brain, also known as Nightmare Concert is Fulci's last masterpiece. Yes it is, no matter what some people will say about it. There are few facts why this movie is one of the [[best]] Fulci's movies.<br /><br />Fulci make a fun of himself and his movies with this one. Lead roll in this movie is no other then Fulci himself, who plays... well horror-splatter-gore director, who thinks he is slowly going insane. It's filled with black [[humor]] which unlike in the most of the modern horror movies works here. Being Fulci flick, you need to know it's gory. How much? Well pretty much. I always loved gore in the movies and I never get enough of it, but Cat in the Brain actually stopped my thirst for gore, and believe me, it's a hard to archive. Even the Braindead didn't stop it. CITB is all about gore. Almost every scene revolves about Fulci, who after being hypnotized by *khmmm* evil psychiatrists is seeing all kinds of horrors for everything that happens to him or everything he sees. Some of the scenes involves him accidentally dropping the whiskey, and instead of that he sees rotten corpse lying on the floor, which starts to spit some ooze from it's wounds. Forget the Beyond or Zombie 2, this IS the goriest Fulci movie! Now I like how Fulci manage to apply all those comic parts in the gorefest movie. He is such a brilliant director. Some funny moments and lines happens from time to time, like one where Fulci says "making gore movies is kind of a sickness" Ending is very good considering that Fulci (and most of the Italian horror masters) is know for making ending with no sense or many plot holes. If you are fun of the Fulci, make sure you check it out. If you have a weak stomach, avoid this and repeat "Its only a movie" ps. some of the gore scenes within this movie: Chainsaw dismemberment (full), tongue torn out, eyeballs torn out, maggot infested corpses, zombies, decapitations, face being putted in boiling water, stabs in the shower (to head), throat slit, many parts of the body and organs being toast aside, hammer smashed face...

Fulci... Does this man brings one of the goriest and weirdest movies ever made? Answer: yes! Cat in the Brain, also known as Nightmare Concert is Fulci's last masterpiece. Yes it is, no matter what some people will say about it. There are few facts why this movie is one of the [[noblest]] Fulci's movies.<br /><br />Fulci make a fun of himself and his movies with this one. Lead roll in this movie is no other then Fulci himself, who plays... well horror-splatter-gore director, who thinks he is slowly going insane. It's filled with black [[mockery]] which unlike in the most of the modern horror movies works here. Being Fulci flick, you need to know it's gory. How much? Well pretty much. I always loved gore in the movies and I never get enough of it, but Cat in the Brain actually stopped my thirst for gore, and believe me, it's a hard to archive. Even the Braindead didn't stop it. CITB is all about gore. Almost every scene revolves about Fulci, who after being hypnotized by *khmmm* evil psychiatrists is seeing all kinds of horrors for everything that happens to him or everything he sees. Some of the scenes involves him accidentally dropping the whiskey, and instead of that he sees rotten corpse lying on the floor, which starts to spit some ooze from it's wounds. Forget the Beyond or Zombie 2, this IS the goriest Fulci movie! Now I like how Fulci manage to apply all those comic parts in the gorefest movie. He is such a brilliant director. Some funny moments and lines happens from time to time, like one where Fulci says "making gore movies is kind of a sickness" Ending is very good considering that Fulci (and most of the Italian horror masters) is know for making ending with no sense or many plot holes. If you are fun of the Fulci, make sure you check it out. If you have a weak stomach, avoid this and repeat "Its only a movie" ps. some of the gore scenes within this movie: Chainsaw dismemberment (full), tongue torn out, eyeballs torn out, maggot infested corpses, zombies, decapitations, face being putted in boiling water, stabs in the shower (to head), throat slit, many parts of the body and organs being toast aside, hammer smashed face...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Brain of Blood starts as Abdul Amir (Reed Hadley) the leader of a country called Kahlid is close to death because of cancer, however if he dies Kahlid will tear itself apart without anyone to lead them so doctor Robert Nigserian (Grant Williams) & one of Amir's devotees Mohammed (Zandor Vorkov) have devised a plan to take Amir's dead body to America where mad scientist Dr. Lloyd Trenton (Kent Taylor) will transplant his brain into a fresh body & with a bit of plastic surgery no-one will ever know he was even dead. Things don't go according to plan though as when the time comes to transplant Amir's brain Trenton's freak assistant Gor (John Bloom) brings a dead body of someone that fell from a balcony, Trenton needed a strong fit living body & since there's no more time he decides to use Gor's body as a temporary stop-gap until another more suitable one can be found. Unfortunately when Amir wakes up in his new body he's not very happy at what he sees, I mean would you be if you found out your brain was inside a badly burned freak?<br /><br />Also known as Brain Damage, The Brain, The Creature's Revenege & The Undying Brain this cheapo exploitation flick was produced & directed by the one & only Al Adamason & quite frankly I'm offended at the pathetic 1.5 rating Brain of Blood has on the IMDb, personally I think it's terrific fun in a so bad it's good sort of way. The highly entertaining script by Kane W. Lynn & Joe Van Rodgers is as loopy & silly as they come from sloppy blood soaked brain transplants to crazed mad scientists, from 7 foot tall acid scarred freaks who play with toy cars to 4 foot tall midget medical assistant's, from basement dungeons to rooftop chases, from car crashes to assassination's, kidnaps to screaming scantily clad women, from Regina Carrol's hair-do which should get it's own mention during the opening credits to teenage girls imprisoned in the basement for blood to a laugh-out-loud hilarious ending which includes some deep meaningful speech! It's all here & Brain of Blood has quality cheese stamped all over it, if your a fan of bad low budget exploitation flicks with a sense of fun then this film should be right at the top of your list of 'must see' films. Despite it's lowly 1.5 rating I am proud to admit that I liked Brain of Blood a lot, I thought it was an absolute hoot to watch, it slows down a bit at the end with a few too many shots of people wandering around doing nothing in particular but until that point it had moved along like a rocket, at only 85 minutes it's relatively short, it's difficult to second guess the barmy plot & I just think it's loads of campy fun.<br /><br />This is director Adamson's masterpiece as far as I'm concerned along with Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) which he made a year before this. Those who have seen an Adamson film before will know about the none existent production values, cheap special effects & cardboard sets & that all adds to the fun, this film manages that fine between incompetence & seriousness to create a memorable viewing experience. I love the opening shot of Kahlid which is obviously just a photo of the Taj Mahal in India complete with statuesque people in the foreground! Regina Carrol's hair seems to be a separate entity on it's own, it seems to change styles between shots & is frankly horrendous, don't get me started about her make-up job either that she must apply with a a paint sprayer! There is another hilarious moment when we see Amir's body has been transported to America wrapped in what looks like ordinary tin foil, why is the question I asked myself, why!? The effects are variable, there's a terrible looking fake spider, Gor's burned make-up job is pretty bad although there is a surprisingly gory brain removal which is actually quite impressive.<br /><br />The budget for Brain of Blood must have been practically none existent, I must admit I thought Trenton's lab was quite good with various computers & medical instruments although the rest of the film looks cheap & nasty. The production values are low, the music was taken from another film Beast of Blood (1971) & the acting is awful but in a campy fun sort of way.<br /><br />Brain of Blood may have the best title for an exploitation film ever & as far as I'm concerned it's a highly entertaining piece of nonsense that I had a great time watching & laughing at. They just don't/can't/won't make them like this anymore, impossible to recommend to anyone looking for a good film but bad movie lovers should enjoy it. I liked it, but then again I'm just weird.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (88%)]]

I will [[admit]] that this [[movie]] was awful, cheesy, sexist, badly dubbed, and poorly edited, but I [[loved]] it anyway. I first saw this movie when I was 14, and it has stuck with me ever since. FYI, this is very close to hard-core [[porn]] as I remember. It certainly got my juices flowing. This flick gives a whole new meaning to swedish erotica. It is a humourous [[take]] on human [[sexuality]] as seen by hot randy female aliens who are, I think, just looking for some spermatozoa for their dying race.

I will [[recognition]] that this [[moviemaking]] was awful, cheesy, sexist, badly dubbed, and poorly edited, but I [[rained]] it anyway. I first saw this movie when I was 14, and it has stuck with me ever since. FYI, this is very close to hard-core [[pornography]] as I remember. It certainly got my juices flowing. This flick gives a whole new meaning to swedish erotica. It is a humourous [[wear]] on human [[obscene]] as seen by hot randy female aliens who are, I think, just looking for some spermatozoa for their dying race.
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[[Positive (96%)]] --> [[Negative (75%)]]

I can't say this [[show]] is perfect. Perhaps all the previous commenters remember the old Tuesday 10:30 slot taken up by the childish humour of butch Elvira Curt ("There's a space shuttle humping a 747!"). Oh the glory of scrambling to hit any button on the remote to make it change.<br /><br />Face it, comedy can't pull a Showcase and create the comedic genius of the truly Canadian Trailer Park Boys. But hey, they try.<br /><br />This show is by far one of the better original shows. However, none of the following will find themselves laughing at the apparent "players" who showcase their stupidity in picking up girls:<br /><br />a) "Dumb" Girls - Obviously, they can't realise that they are just like the girls on the show. Oblivious. Jump on the man meat, you can call yourself a whore tomorrow and get his name. He looks good, he must be popular and nice. HAHAHAHA!!! Oh but you'd never do that! Nobody would... if they knew it was happening<br /><br />b) Unsocial guys who think women like nice guys - Obviously seeing these guys succeed at what you fail at or don't even get to experience is going to make your primal rages boil. Watch more closely, they get shot down most of the time. They say stupid crap.<br /><br />c) Girls with respect for one another - Obviously seeing your separate distinctly female species get caught up in real world situations is wrong wrong wrong. Nobody gets played. Women are not objects, they can't be played, because they are all very faithful angels who are going to clubs to converse politely with one another without fear of guys trying to pick them up.<br /><br />Oh wait... hmmmmmmmm<br /><br />As much as EVERYBODY will say that this show is not funny, and that it doesn't teach you anything, I have to take the opposite side. The show is very good at detailing the way relationships work for both men AND women. The way they think, and the way they think each other think, and social hierarchy. Its funny to see and hear the guys make absolutely idiotic comments to things the women say ("My grandfather died recently" "Oh... well are we having fun tonight?").<br /><br />Besides, its a club. The place people go to have fun, and get laid. No matter who you are, you're going to a club to get or give attention to someone. Guys go there to test their game and pick up girls. Girls go there to flirt with guys and find the one that sweeps her off her feet the best. Lighten up!<br /><br />If you're a guy, learn a thing or two about different approaches and the different effects they have. If you're a girl, learn what these "studly" man whores really think like, and learn to tell them apart from genuine guys. Next time you get broken up with by one of those douchewads, realise its not because of him, its because you're dumb and thought he was the greatest guy ever when he was quite clearly a dick to you the whole time

I can't say this [[spectacle]] is perfect. Perhaps all the previous commenters remember the old Tuesday 10:30 slot taken up by the childish humour of butch Elvira Curt ("There's a space shuttle humping a 747!"). Oh the glory of scrambling to hit any button on the remote to make it change.<br /><br />Face it, comedy can't pull a Showcase and create the comedic genius of the truly Canadian Trailer Park Boys. But hey, they try.<br /><br />This show is by far one of the better original shows. However, none of the following will find themselves laughing at the apparent "players" who showcase their stupidity in picking up girls:<br /><br />a) "Dumb" Girls - Obviously, they can't realise that they are just like the girls on the show. Oblivious. Jump on the man meat, you can call yourself a whore tomorrow and get his name. He looks good, he must be popular and nice. HAHAHAHA!!! Oh but you'd never do that! Nobody would... if they knew it was happening<br /><br />b) Unsocial guys who think women like nice guys - Obviously seeing these guys succeed at what you fail at or don't even get to experience is going to make your primal rages boil. Watch more closely, they get shot down most of the time. They say stupid crap.<br /><br />c) Girls with respect for one another - Obviously seeing your separate distinctly female species get caught up in real world situations is wrong wrong wrong. Nobody gets played. Women are not objects, they can't be played, because they are all very faithful angels who are going to clubs to converse politely with one another without fear of guys trying to pick them up.<br /><br />Oh wait... hmmmmmmmm<br /><br />As much as EVERYBODY will say that this show is not funny, and that it doesn't teach you anything, I have to take the opposite side. The show is very good at detailing the way relationships work for both men AND women. The way they think, and the way they think each other think, and social hierarchy. Its funny to see and hear the guys make absolutely idiotic comments to things the women say ("My grandfather died recently" "Oh... well are we having fun tonight?").<br /><br />Besides, its a club. The place people go to have fun, and get laid. No matter who you are, you're going to a club to get or give attention to someone. Guys go there to test their game and pick up girls. Girls go there to flirt with guys and find the one that sweeps her off her feet the best. Lighten up!<br /><br />If you're a guy, learn a thing or two about different approaches and the different effects they have. If you're a girl, learn what these "studly" man whores really think like, and learn to tell them apart from genuine guys. Next time you get broken up with by one of those douchewads, realise its not because of him, its because you're dumb and thought he was the greatest guy ever when he was quite clearly a dick to you the whole time
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

I could never imagine I would start loving movies like this. After seeing Yimou Zhang's 'Hero', I decided to check his other movies, perhaps looking for something similar. The second Yimou Zhang's movie I watched was 'No One Less' after which I realized what kind of [[cinema]] I'm now in. No wonder why I got 'Keep Cool' immediately. It is a simple, [[touching]] and [[brilliant]] piece of cinema, [[I]] [[pay]] my respect to the director.<br /><br />This movie shows that it's not the amount of money makes film good. It's all about what the [[director]] wants to show and how [[successful]] he is in doing this. The story is very simple, a typical extract of a typical daily life, moreover shown in a very simple way, the movements of camera also strengthen the impression and the feeling of the movie. I give a top rating to this film and impatiently waiting to see other Yimou Zhang's films.

I could never imagine I would start loving movies like this. After seeing Yimou Zhang's 'Hero', I decided to check his other movies, perhaps looking for something similar. The second Yimou Zhang's movie I watched was 'No One Less' after which I realized what kind of [[movie]] I'm now in. No wonder why I got 'Keep Cool' immediately. It is a simple, [[plaguing]] and [[sumptuous]] piece of cinema, [[me]] [[wage]] my respect to the director.<br /><br />This movie shows that it's not the amount of money makes film good. It's all about what the [[jefe]] wants to show and how [[efficacious]] he is in doing this. The story is very simple, a typical extract of a typical daily life, moreover shown in a very simple way, the movements of camera also strengthen the impression and the feeling of the movie. I give a top rating to this film and impatiently waiting to see other Yimou Zhang's films.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

Prince of Central Park (2000) is so utterly bad. It was a pure waste of my time and I can't believe I actually watched the whole thing. Please do not watch this movie, if it's the last thing you do!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (59%)]]

This was one of the [[dullest]] movies I have seen in some time. I'm in my late 40s, and watched it with my son-in-law (early 20s) and son (17). The scenery was beautiful, but the story was a bust. We watched about an hour of it and turned it off. I spent more time on my iphone during the hour that we watched it than I spent actually watching the movie. I gave it a 3 because I enjoyed the scenery and cinematography; otherwise I would have given it a 1. I'm sure there are people who are really into the "art" of it all who will find my review appalling but we're all entitled to our own opinions, right? I couldn't figure out if this was supposed to be a "chick flick" where the focus was on the mother, or if it was supposed to be a movie for guys, with the focus on battle and adventure. In my opinion, it didn't succeed in either.

This was one of the [[loveliest]] movies I have seen in some time. I'm in my late 40s, and watched it with my son-in-law (early 20s) and son (17). The scenery was beautiful, but the story was a bust. We watched about an hour of it and turned it off. I spent more time on my iphone during the hour that we watched it than I spent actually watching the movie. I gave it a 3 because I enjoyed the scenery and cinematography; otherwise I would have given it a 1. I'm sure there are people who are really into the "art" of it all who will find my review appalling but we're all entitled to our own opinions, right? I couldn't figure out if this was supposed to be a "chick flick" where the focus was on the mother, or if it was supposed to be a movie for guys, with the focus on battle and adventure. In my opinion, it didn't succeed in either.
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[[Positive (97%)]] --> [[Negative (98%)]]

Widely known as "Don't Look in the Basement" - this is pure 70s horror, B-movie goodness that could actually pass as the genre's version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Though the movie seems to go nowhere throughout the first hour+ of it's runtime, I [[enjoyed]] this particular batch of quirky crazies and their various personalities and deficiencies - such as the former army sergeant, a chick obsessed with caring for a plastic doll, a lovable man-child, and a loony nymph. After their head-doctor is murdered by a patient, a small sanitarium hires a new nurse onto their under-staffed facility, who becomes immersed in the resident's different "ticks" and outbursts. Things gradually become stranger, however, when patients start acting far more abnormal than usual... You never really know, or care, where the movie is going, 'cause it still entertains up until it's completely whacked-out ending! Several of the "twists" felt a little too forced and I could have used a tad more blood, but I really dug this much too under-rated blend of humor and horror. Check it out...

Widely known as "Don't Look in the Basement" - this is pure 70s horror, B-movie goodness that could actually pass as the genre's version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Though the movie seems to go nowhere throughout the first hour+ of it's runtime, I [[benefitted]] this particular batch of quirky crazies and their various personalities and deficiencies - such as the former army sergeant, a chick obsessed with caring for a plastic doll, a lovable man-child, and a loony nymph. After their head-doctor is murdered by a patient, a small sanitarium hires a new nurse onto their under-staffed facility, who becomes immersed in the resident's different "ticks" and outbursts. Things gradually become stranger, however, when patients start acting far more abnormal than usual... You never really know, or care, where the movie is going, 'cause it still entertains up until it's completely whacked-out ending! Several of the "twists" felt a little too forced and I could have used a tad more blood, but I really dug this much too under-rated blend of humor and horror. Check it out...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (60%)]]

Most likely "Cleopatra 2525" will be of little interest if you did not watch the series when it was broadcast; and I don't think that many people did. But if you are still somewhat intrigued it is a "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" premise without space ships and with no budget for wardrobe or production design. <br /><br />In this case the Buck Rogers part (Cleopatra) is played by Jennifer Sky. Which one might expect to be a good thing as Jennifer is very beautiful and quite talented; and has a nice comedic touch. But a quick glance at the promotional material will show that she is somewhat the worse for having a bad haircut and a Salvation Army Thrift Store wardrobe. [[If]] you [[remember]] how fetching Jennifer was during her time on "[[Xena]]" her dowdy Cleopatra look [[will]] be a huge disappointment. [[With]] a target [[audience]] of "[[teenage]] [[boys]] looking to [[burn]] their [[eyeballs]] looking at "hot fetish-attired girls" it is not a [[good]] idea to skimp on the exploitation value of your heroine or her costume. And they wonder why some series don't attract much of an audience. Love it or hate it, "Buck Rogers" had hotter costumes and much better looking guest stars. <br /><br />The other two exploitation elements are Cleopatra's two female associates; Hel (Gina Torres basically playing her stock "Firefly" character) and [[Sarge]] (Victoria Pratt-another "Xena" connection-an extremely wooden version of Natasha Henstridge). Torres does a good job playing off the Cleopatra character, providing most of the show's comic relief. <br /><br />Torres sings the theme song, a somewhat [[lame]] [[parody]] of Rick Evans' "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" (1969). You [[remember]] the one that opens with the words "In the [[year]] 2525, If man is still [[alive]], [[If]] [[woman]] can [[survive]], They may find..."I suspect that they gave the [[series]] its title so that they could [[butcher]] this catchy little song although who knows, perhaps the title is a homage to "Buck Rogers" and they thought of using the song later. <br /><br />So, the premise of the show is that the Earth's surface has been taken over by aliens called Bailies (not the WKRP one) and the humans have been driven underground. Our three heroines fight against the Bailies under the direction of a disembodied (presumably) female voice (appropriately referred to as "Voice"). Unlike Buck Rogers, Cleopatra is kind of a wimpy third stooge, still dazed and confused from her cryogenic sleep or maybe just disoriented from the creepy haircut. There are a lot of nice close-ups of Sky wide-eyed and bewildered. Like "Buck Rogers" the running gag is Cleopatra using a common 21st century expression and everyone finding it either totally profound or completely baffling. <br /><br />Unlike "Firefly" the action is more of that hyper edited "Xena" garbage which is neither realistic nor particularly entertaining. One good gimmick is that the girls travel around "Spiderman" fashion, a sort of web slinging through tunnels and shafts in the labyrinth of their underground world. <br /><br />Strangely (or maybe not considering the budget) these are only half hour episodes and except for one two-part show there is not enough time for any subtlety and nuance. <br /><br />Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

Most likely "Cleopatra 2525" will be of little interest if you did not watch the series when it was broadcast; and I don't think that many people did. But if you are still somewhat intrigued it is a "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" premise without space ships and with no budget for wardrobe or production design. <br /><br />In this case the Buck Rogers part (Cleopatra) is played by Jennifer Sky. Which one might expect to be a good thing as Jennifer is very beautiful and quite talented; and has a nice comedic touch. But a quick glance at the promotional material will show that she is somewhat the worse for having a bad haircut and a Salvation Army Thrift Store wardrobe. [[Except]] you [[reminded]] how fetching Jennifer was during her time on "[[Mighty]]" her dowdy Cleopatra look [[wishing]] be a huge disappointment. [[Per]] a target [[customers]] of "[[child]] [[son]] looking to [[fires]] their [[noses]] looking at "hot fetish-attired girls" it is not a [[beneficial]] idea to skimp on the exploitation value of your heroine or her costume. And they wonder why some series don't attract much of an audience. Love it or hate it, "Buck Rogers" had hotter costumes and much better looking guest stars. <br /><br />The other two exploitation elements are Cleopatra's two female associates; Hel (Gina Torres basically playing her stock "Firefly" character) and [[Sergeants]] (Victoria Pratt-another "Xena" connection-an extremely wooden version of Natasha Henstridge). Torres does a good job playing off the Cleopatra character, providing most of the show's comic relief. <br /><br />Torres sings the theme song, a somewhat [[void]] [[derision]] of Rick Evans' "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" (1969). You [[remembering]] the one that opens with the words "In the [[annum]] 2525, If man is still [[perennial]], [[Without]] [[donna]] can [[livelihood]], They may find..."I suspect that they gave the [[installment]] its title so that they could [[boucher]] this catchy little song although who knows, perhaps the title is a homage to "Buck Rogers" and they thought of using the song later. <br /><br />So, the premise of the show is that the Earth's surface has been taken over by aliens called Bailies (not the WKRP one) and the humans have been driven underground. Our three heroines fight against the Bailies under the direction of a disembodied (presumably) female voice (appropriately referred to as "Voice"). Unlike Buck Rogers, Cleopatra is kind of a wimpy third stooge, still dazed and confused from her cryogenic sleep or maybe just disoriented from the creepy haircut. There are a lot of nice close-ups of Sky wide-eyed and bewildered. Like "Buck Rogers" the running gag is Cleopatra using a common 21st century expression and everyone finding it either totally profound or completely baffling. <br /><br />Unlike "Firefly" the action is more of that hyper edited "Xena" garbage which is neither realistic nor particularly entertaining. One good gimmick is that the girls travel around "Spiderman" fashion, a sort of web slinging through tunnels and shafts in the labyrinth of their underground world. <br /><br />Strangely (or maybe not considering the budget) these are only half hour episodes and except for one two-part show there is not enough time for any subtlety and nuance. <br /><br />Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
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Scary in places though the effects did leave something to be desired unless you have bad eyesight or are afraid of the dark. However most of the acting was convincing and most of the effects were well done. I thought the creature looked a bit too much like a man in a gorilla suit for my liking. It reminded me of the original pink panther film.
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[[This]] movie is somehow showing 6.2 [[stars]], It seems [[inconceivable]] that the [[director]] has that [[many]] relations. [[I]] am at a loss to [[explain]] this.<br /><br />[[Avoid]] this movie at all costs. You [[have]] only a certain [[number]] of [[hours]] on the [[Earth]], don't waste 1&1/2 of them on this [[retarded]] steaming heap of Guano!!!<br /><br />There is no [[story]] as [[apparently]] the director "[[wrote]]" (and I'm [[guessing]] with a blunt orange crayon) the next day's [[script]] at the completion of the day's shooting. The "story" [[has]] been [[called]] [[whimsical]], no it is aimless, there is maybe enough "story" to [[fill]] a commercial. Don't you [[hate]] [[ads]]?<br /><br />[[Now]] while both [[leads]] can [[act]] they [[obviously]] decided not to here. And [[similarly]] the [[writer]]/[[director]] can [[actually]] both [[write]] and [[direct]] as [[evidenced]] by his next work "[[Toy]] [[Love]]" <br /><br />[[So]] to recap, even if you [[get]] this movie for free, even if you're [[paid]] to [[watch]] it [[avoid]] it.<br /><br />To [[paraphrase]] Monty Python's [[Search]] for the [[holy]] Grail, "[[Run]] [[flee]]!"

[[That]] movie is somehow showing 6.2 [[shines]], It seems [[unexplained]] that the [[headmaster]] has that [[various]] relations. [[me]] am at a loss to [[clarification]] this.<br /><br />[[Prevented]] this movie at all costs. You [[ai]] only a certain [[quantity]] of [[periods]] on the [[Land]], don't waste 1&1/2 of them on this [[stupid]] steaming heap of Guano!!!<br /><br />There is no [[narration]] as [[famously]] the director "[[texted]]" (and I'm [[thought]] with a blunt orange crayon) the next day's [[dash]] at the completion of the day's shooting. The "story" [[gets]] been [[calls]] [[inconstant]], no it is aimless, there is maybe enough "story" to [[filled]] a commercial. Don't you [[hating]] [[noticing]]?<br /><br />[[Still]] while both [[carries]] can [[deeds]] they [[arguably]] decided not to here. And [[evenly]] the [[filmmaker]]/[[dumbledore]] can [[exactly]] both [[typed]] and [[straight]] as [[reflected]] by his next work "[[Game]] [[Amore]]" <br /><br />[[Thus]] to recap, even if you [[attain]] this movie for free, even if you're [[makes]] to [[see]] it [[flee]] it.<br /><br />To [[misunderstand]] Monty Python's [[Scrutinize]] for the [[sant]] Grail, "[[Managed]] [[escaping]]!"
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Unfortunately I think this is one of those films that if you or I took it to the studio and said, 'can I make this great movie with my friends Mary, Mungo and Midge from school?' the studio would have you kicked to death on the spot. However, if a bunch of massive Hollywood names say, 'look, I fancy a jaunt to Italy with my mates, how about it?' the studio writes a cheque.<br /><br />We kick off with the casino boss from Ocean's 11 tracking down the robbers who made off with his cash, and then Brad Pitt is shagging Catherine Zeta Jones, and then there's some monkeying about in Amsterdam and Italy and such and such and then it all ends somehow.<br /><br />The film does, however, include the most [[shameful]] moment of both Julia Roberts' and Bruce Willis' careers, which is a cinematic gem. I nearly vomited in my lap and tore my eyes out when Julia Roberts, playing Tess in the movie, pretends to be (you guessed it) Julia Roberts! Bruce Willis stands about clearly wondering when he can leave, and how much the cheque will be.<br /><br />Ah well, to be fair, I'd have done it for the cash, so I suppose I can't really criticize the poor loves, but I'm a penniless slob not a Hollywood legend. I guess what really annoys me about this film is not that it is boring and pointless and has a [[terrible]] story, but that I think the actors probably all had good fun doing it! I think the actor's entire job is to project emotion outwards...I feel like I paid to go to the party, but had to stand outside in the rain. Booo!<br /><br />Watch it if you like Como, or fancy CZJ or something, but otherwise go for a walk.

Unfortunately I think this is one of those films that if you or I took it to the studio and said, 'can I make this great movie with my friends Mary, Mungo and Midge from school?' the studio would have you kicked to death on the spot. However, if a bunch of massive Hollywood names say, 'look, I fancy a jaunt to Italy with my mates, how about it?' the studio writes a cheque.<br /><br />We kick off with the casino boss from Ocean's 11 tracking down the robbers who made off with his cash, and then Brad Pitt is shagging Catherine Zeta Jones, and then there's some monkeying about in Amsterdam and Italy and such and such and then it all ends somehow.<br /><br />The film does, however, include the most [[embarrass]] moment of both Julia Roberts' and Bruce Willis' careers, which is a cinematic gem. I nearly vomited in my lap and tore my eyes out when Julia Roberts, playing Tess in the movie, pretends to be (you guessed it) Julia Roberts! Bruce Willis stands about clearly wondering when he can leave, and how much the cheque will be.<br /><br />Ah well, to be fair, I'd have done it for the cash, so I suppose I can't really criticize the poor loves, but I'm a penniless slob not a Hollywood legend. I guess what really annoys me about this film is not that it is boring and pointless and has a [[devastating]] story, but that I think the actors probably all had good fun doing it! I think the actor's entire job is to project emotion outwards...I feel like I paid to go to the party, but had to stand outside in the rain. Booo!<br /><br />Watch it if you like Como, or fancy CZJ or something, but otherwise go for a walk.
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable, well-acted film. It is funny and sometimes hilarious. The finale is a bit disappointing, since it tries to wrap everything up into too neat a package. The film is better remembered for its priceless vignettes: the Jane Austen staging, the camping trip as examples. B & H does not attempt to mirror the predominant attitudes toward homosexuality and bisexuality. Most of the characters are quite accepting of sexual diversity. In that sense it is a joyous vacation from homophobic society. And it is a celebration of a flexibility, a loosening of rigid sexual categories--perhaps a happy harbinger of things to come.
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[[Wow]]! What a lovely, warm, [[rural]] film! The story focuses upon Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), a young male wanderer, whose [[journey]] takes him to a [[quiet]], rural [[coastal]] town. There he stays with the [[Brown]] family. Velvet ([[Liz]] Taylor) their [[youngest]] [[daughter]], who [[Mi]] subtly [[befriends]], has a [[passion]] for [[horses]] and [[wins]] one at an auction. This [[horse]] is a [[beautiful]], [[maroon]] stallion; [[referred]] by its [[previous]] [[owner]] as a 'murderous pirate', but [[Velvet]] re-names him Pie. Not long later, [[Velvet]] [[suggests]] to [[enter]] him in the Grand National race, Mi and her family are against the [[idea]], but [[soon]] [[agree]] and Velvet and Mi began to [[train]] him for Britain's most famous [[horse]] [[race]]  [[This]] [[film]] is a beautiful [[example]] of what British [[films]] are like. [[I]] remember I first saw this when [[I]] was eight and on my summer holidays. My [[parents]] [[taped]] it off the [[TV]] and [[I]] warmed to it [[instantly]]  [[watching]] it most [[days]] [[instead]] of the [[large]] [[collection]] of [[Disney]] [[films]] that I owned.<br /><br />I [[believe]] it was one of Liz Taylor's first [[movies]] and a [[good]] one! Her [[character]] is naïve but [[sweet]]  her acting is [[extremely]] [[convincing]], [[especially]] when she [[portrays]] her [[love]] for horses. It's also a [[good]] [[chance]] to [[see]] Angela Lansbury in one of her [[early]] roles; who co-stars as Velvet's [[older]] sister, who spends most of her [[time]] in the [[film]] being smitten with a [[boy]] in the town! [[I]] must [[say]] she was a [[gorgeous]] [[lady]] when she was younger. Beautiful [[blonde]] hair and a rosy cheeked face. Although she doesn't [[have]] a [[major]] [[part]] in the [[movie]], she dose have a [[number]] of [[scenes]] - [[so]] not to [[disappoint]] her fans! Parents reading this, [[I]] must [[emphasis]]  if you can get hold of a copy of this please [[do]]! If you're children [[love]] animals  I strongly suggest you show it to them! They may find a few scenes boring but you see Velvet [[riding]] the horse on many occasions throughout the film and would most [[defiantly]] entertain children! A lovely and nostalgic film. I [[might]] just go away now and put it on!

[[Aw]]! What a lovely, warm, [[villages]] film! The story focuses upon Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), a young male wanderer, whose [[adventure]] takes him to a [[serene]], rural [[seaside]] town. There he stays with the [[Braun]] family. Velvet ([[Cassie]] Taylor) their [[fewer]] [[wife]], who [[Michigan]] subtly [[convinces]], has a [[passions]] for [[riding]] and [[accomplishments]] one at an auction. This [[riding]] is a [[super]], [[bordeaux]] stallion; [[posed]] by its [[longtime]] [[owns]] as a 'murderous pirate', but [[Pile]] re-names him Pie. Not long later, [[Pile]] [[illustrate]] to [[penetration]] him in the Grand National race, Mi and her family are against the [[views]], but [[formerly]] [[ok]] and Velvet and Mi began to [[trains]] him for Britain's most famous [[horses]] [[groceries]]  [[These]] [[cinemas]] is a beautiful [[occasion]] of what British [[theaters]] are like. [[me]] remember I first saw this when [[me]] was eight and on my summer holidays. My [[family]] [[inscribed]] it off the [[TELEVISION]] and [[me]] warmed to it [[directly]]  [[stared]] it most [[moments]] [[similarly]] of the [[grand]] [[garnered]] of [[Disneyland]] [[cinematographer]] that I owned.<br /><br />I [[contemplating]] it was one of Liz Taylor's first [[cinemas]] and a [[appropriate]] one! Her [[features]] is naïve but [[tasty]]  her acting is [[terribly]] [[persuasion]], [[uniquely]] when she [[showed]] her [[likes]] for horses. It's also a [[proper]] [[luck]] to [[consult]] Angela Lansbury in one of her [[earlier]] roles; who co-stars as Velvet's [[regent]] sister, who spends most of her [[timeline]] in the [[filmmakers]] being smitten with a [[dude]] in the town! [[me]] must [[explaining]] she was a [[fabulous]] [[daughter]] when she was younger. Beautiful [[buxom]] hair and a rosy cheeked face. Although she doesn't [[ont]] a [[big]] [[parties]] in the [[filmmaking]], she dose have a [[serial]] of [[photo]] - [[alike]] not to [[foil]] her fans! Parents reading this, [[me]] must [[specializes]]  if you can get hold of a copy of this please [[make]]! If you're children [[iike]] animals  I strongly suggest you show it to them! They may find a few scenes boring but you see Velvet [[horseback]] the horse on many occasions throughout the film and would most [[gloriously]] entertain children! A lovely and nostalgic film. I [[chance]] just go away now and put it on!
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I recently purchased this on DVD as I hadn't heard of it and like robert carlyle.<br /><br />Obviously this movie is not going to have Hollywood blockbuster special effects,in saying that though the special effects were decent enough,and the acting was fine also.<br /><br />I [[found]] the movie to be enjoyable and do not [[regret]] buying it at all,at almost 2 [[hours]] long it is just the right length for this type of movie.<br /><br />Do not [[expect]] thrilling explosive action from beginning to end though,it is a fairly well balanced movie with a decent enough storyline!

I recently purchased this on DVD as I hadn't heard of it and like robert carlyle.<br /><br />Obviously this movie is not going to have Hollywood blockbuster special effects,in saying that though the special effects were decent enough,and the acting was fine also.<br /><br />I [[indicated]] the movie to be enjoyable and do not [[spite]] buying it at all,at almost 2 [[temps]] long it is just the right length for this type of movie.<br /><br />Do not [[anticipated]] thrilling explosive action from beginning to end though,it is a fairly well balanced movie with a decent enough storyline!
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[[This]] [[movie]] was a [[pleasant]] [[surprise]] for me. [[In]] all [[honesty]], the previews [[looked]] [[horrible]], up until the [[point]] where Emma [[Thompson]] and [[Alan]] Rickman appeared. [[So]] [[I]] rented it with [[reservation]], but I [[thoroughly]] [[enjoyed]] this movie. It [[had]] [[great]] [[acting]], a [[few]] [[good]] [[plot]] [[twists]], and, of course, Emma [[Thompson]] and [[Alan]] Rickman. It's [[definitely]] worth checking out.

[[That]] [[films]] was a [[cute]] [[dumbfounded]] for me. [[Of]] all [[seriousness]], the previews [[discussed]] [[creepy]], up until the [[comments]] where Emma [[Robinson]] and [[Allen]] Rickman appeared. [[Then]] [[me]] rented it with [[preserves]], but I [[totally]] [[rained]] this movie. It [[got]] [[brilliant]] [[interim]], a [[short]] [[super]] [[conspiracy]] [[folds]], and, of course, Emma [[Evans]] and [[Allen]] Rickman. It's [[obviously]] worth checking out.
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I can't explain it, but I find this movie not only funny, but so [[enjoyable]] I feel compelled to watch it over and over, or at least I did when I had cable TV. I always felt it was a really poorly made movie, but perhaps that is because I watched it on cable. I plan to get a DVD of this movie to really take an honest look at at, but more importantly to just have a good time watching it. I liked the plot and the idea of the movie and I especially liked the cast. I always wonder if the cast enjoyed making the movies they are in and this is no exception. This film deserved a better fate than it received and Kelsey Grammar deserved at least one love scene with Ms. Holly. Who wouldn't? The characters in this movie were the kind of guys I could identify with when I was in the military and the zaniness was exact. Nice going troops.

I can't explain it, but I find this movie not only funny, but so [[droll]] I feel compelled to watch it over and over, or at least I did when I had cable TV. I always felt it was a really poorly made movie, but perhaps that is because I watched it on cable. I plan to get a DVD of this movie to really take an honest look at at, but more importantly to just have a good time watching it. I liked the plot and the idea of the movie and I especially liked the cast. I always wonder if the cast enjoyed making the movies they are in and this is no exception. This film deserved a better fate than it received and Kelsey Grammar deserved at least one love scene with Ms. Holly. Who wouldn't? The characters in this movie were the kind of guys I could identify with when I was in the military and the zaniness was exact. Nice going troops.
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Seagal was way off the mark with this film. I'm a [[fan]] of his and come to expect cool fight scenes and sharp one liners but this film [[had]] none of this, instead it had [[injections]] and [[cheesy]] music. Even if you're a fan of his i strongly recommend you keep away from this film and [[watch]] under siege or even on deadly ground instead.

Seagal was way off the mark with this film. I'm a [[inhale]] of his and come to expect cool fight scenes and sharp one liners but this film [[assumed]] none of this, instead it had [[injection]] and [[cutesy]] music. Even if you're a fan of his i strongly recommend you keep away from this film and [[observers]] under siege or even on deadly ground instead.
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This is truly a [[documentary]] of [[love]] about a fascinating character, her [[outlook]] on [[life]] and her [[extended]] family. The [[filmmakers]] [[spent]] [[three]] [[years]] taping [[Sister]] [[Helen]] at her halfway [[house]] and [[managed]] to capture [[so]] [[much]] wonderful [[material]] that you can not help but [[feel]] you [[know]] [[Sister]] [[Helen]] and her "boys." The house holds 21 recovering addicts [[each]] with a [[story]] almost as [[involving]] as [[Sister]] Helen's. The [[ending]] [[scenes]] are [[particularly]] [[involving]] and emotional.<br /><[[br]] />[[Sister]] Helen's [[story]] of [[marriage]], [[addiction]] and [[loss]] [[reveals]] a [[very]] [[complex]] [[character]] who's [[tough]] [[love]] is at all times [[funny]], touching and endearing.<br /><br />The film is a amazing in the [[way]] it [[tells]] its story in wonderful slice of [[life]] sequences which develop into a story that is almost as [[clear]] as if [[each]] [[scene]] were scripted and [[acted]] by the best. The honesty (and [[obvious]] [[dishonesty]]) of the "clients" is [[very]] [[involving]] as you [[learn]] of their [[fears]] and [[watch]] their [[attempts]] to grow.<br /><br />You [[will]] never [[forget]] [[Sister]] [[Helen]], [[Robert]], [[Moe]] or [[poor]] [[Ashish]]([[spelling]]?).

This is truly a [[documentation]] of [[worshipped]] about a fascinating character, her [[predictions]] on [[resident]] and her [[lengthy]] family. The [[film]] [[invests]] [[b]] [[annum]] taping [[Herman]] [[Geraldine]] at her halfway [[accomodation]] and [[runs]] to capture [[instead]] [[plenty]] wonderful [[hardware]] that you can not help but [[brainchild]] you [[behold]] [[Siblings]] [[Marjorie]] and her "boys." The house holds 21 recovering addicts [[any]] with a [[novels]] almost as [[cover]] as [[Nuns]] Helen's. The [[dissolve]] [[photographed]] are [[distinctly]] [[consists]] and emotional.<br /><[[brit]] />[[Nun]] Helen's [[floors]] of [[weddings]], [[addicted]] and [[waste]] [[showed]] a [[perfectly]] [[sprawling]] [[featured]] who's [[draconian]] [[iove]] is at all times [[inquisitive]], touching and endearing.<br /><br />The film is a amazing in the [[course]] it [[directs]] its story in wonderful slice of [[survival]] sequences which develop into a story that is almost as [[unmistakable]] as if [[all]] [[scenery]] were scripted and [[managed]] by the best. The honesty (and [[akin]] [[duplicitous]]) of the "clients" is [[awfully]] [[consisting]] as you [[lectured]] of their [[scare]] and [[watchdog]] their [[vainly]] to grow.<br /><br />You [[desired]] never [[omitted]] [[Hermano]] [[Elsie]], [[Deborah]], [[Doe]] or [[lousy]] [[Manish]]([[alphabet]]?).
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Van Sant copies Hitchcock's masterpiece shot for shot including some modern facets: a walkman, and nudity from Anne Heche. Unless you have a strong desire to see Ms. Heche naked there is absolutely NO reason to see this film instead of the original. Hitchcock's masterpiece is much better and Van Sant [[fails]] to realize that in hiding the nudity and the gore, the original shower scene is all the more terrifying. Ask Janet Leigh about that one. The acting is also much flatter and the technical aspects much [[less]] impressive.

Van Sant copies Hitchcock's masterpiece shot for shot including some modern facets: a walkman, and nudity from Anne Heche. Unless you have a strong desire to see Ms. Heche naked there is absolutely NO reason to see this film instead of the original. Hitchcock's masterpiece is much better and Van Sant [[fail]] to realize that in hiding the nudity and the gore, the original shower scene is all the more terrifying. Ask Janet Leigh about that one. The acting is also much flatter and the technical aspects much [[minder]] impressive.
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The silent film masterpiece Battleship Potemkin (1925) was commissioned by the Soviet government to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the uprising of 1905 and to establish the event as an heroic foreshadowing of the October Revolution of 1917. Ironically the film's director, Sergei Eisenstein, was one of the earliest and most influential advocates of a formalistic approach to film art. Subsequently, Eisenstein's formalism and suspect politics would cause innumerable conflicts with government agencies insisting on "socialist realism." Influenced by the Russian film theoretician, Lev Kuleshov, and through him by D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (smuggled into Russia in 1919), Eisenstein constructed his films from a "collision" of rapidly edited images, a montage of shots varied in length, motion, content, lighting, and camera angle. Without [[question]] the most memorable illustration of Eisenstein's stylistic approach - and probably the single most cited and studied sequence in world cinema history - is the "Odessa Steps" sequence in Potemkin.<br /><br />In structure Potemkin is a "five reeler" divided into five narrative parts, an organization clearly derived from the five-act arrangement of Western drama. In "Men and Maggots," Eisenstein dramatizes the pre-revolutionary oppression and discontent of the battleship's working class sailors as the situation inevitably builds to mutiny. Even before the sailors and their upper class officers/masters are visually introduced, Eisenstein establishes revolutionary conditions symbolically by the collision editing of waves breaking violently and ominously at sea. Onboard ship we witness crowded, unsanitary conditions. Eisenstein emphasizes the sailors' dehumanization with shots of arbitrary lashings, harsh labor, and - most memorably - the maggot infested meat intended for the evening's meal. The ship's nearsighted physician is brought forward by the other officers to declare the meat perfectly suitable to be served with the dark soup, boiling like the sailors' rage. In accordance with Marxist maxims, the church also fails the men, and we see one of them smashing a plate inscribed with words from The Lord's Prayer from two different camera angles (in perhaps the first deliberate "jump cut" in cinema history).<br /><br />Identified by inter-titles as "Drama on the Quarterdeck" and "An Appeal from the Dead," Potemkin's second and third parts depict the actual mutiny and the onshore funeral of its leader and first hero of the revolution, Vakulinchuk. United by Vakulinchuk's appeals to brotherhood, the initial mutineers are joined by the entire crew in an attack on the officers. A chaotic scene ensues whose violent passion is served well by Eisenstein's editing techniques. The officers' quarters are trampled and symbols of their privilege are destroyed. The ship's doctor is thrown overboard, accompanied by dramatic crosscuts to the maggot-ridden meat and his eyeglasses metonymically dangling in the rigging. Tragically, Vakolinchuk's death is the price paid for the revolt (no omelet without breaking eggs) and he is laid out with dignity on an Odessa pier. Hundreds of ordinary Odessa citizens gather with the sailors to honor him and to pledge "Death to the oppressors." Shots of fists clenching and unclenching signal the birth of revolutionary consciousness.<br /><br />The complex and unforgettable Odessa Steps sequence constitutes the film's fourth act. It begins with uplifting music and a series of close-ups and medium shots on the elated faces of diverse people on the shore and selected objects (parasol, eyeglasses, baby carriage). Suddenly (as exclaims a title card in huge letters) the music stops and lines of soldiers with drawn rifles and fixed bayonets appear at the top of the steps. Here Eisenstein releases the full force of collision editing as nearly a hundred shots are pieced together to contrast the panicked mayhem and victimization of the citizenry with the relentless assault of the soldiers driving the citizens down to the trampling horses and flying sabers of the waiting Cossacks below. The mise-en-scene is framed by a statue of Caesar at the top of the stairs and a church at the bottom, symbolic metonyms for Russia's oppressive institutions: tsarist monarchy and the Orthodox Christian church.<br /><br />Punctuating the sequence are two scenes involving mothers and children. In the first, a mother and young boy who had been introduced among the joyous faces in the crowd are among the slaughter's first victims. The boy is shot, but the mother continues running until close-ups of her face convey her horrified gaze at the son's fallen body being trampled by the crowd. With a much slowed editing pace, the camera follows the mother as she carries the lifeless body of her child up the stairs to confront the soldiers (shown only in a diagonal shadow line). They summarily shoot her dead. After this lull, the carnage continues for another several dozen cuts until a second mother is shot through the stomach (the womb of Mother Russia?) as she tries to shield her baby in its carriage. In a scene famously imitated in The Untouchables, the carriage incongruously slips down the staircase. Horrified faces of huddled citizens watch the slow progress to its doom. When the carriage reaches the bottom there is a cut to a Cossack wielding a sword and a classic Kuleshov effect suggests what we do not actually see: the slaughtering of this pure and symbolic innocent. The final series of shots in the Odessa sequence is of three stone lions, one in repose, one sitting up, and one roaring. The editing animates them into a visual metaphor of the people's awakened rage.<br /><br />Somewhat anticlimactically, the fifth act returns us to the battleship as the mutinous sailors flee on the high seas and await an encounter with other ships from the fleet. They and the viewer expect retribution, but when the meeting occurs no shots are fired and instead all the sailors wave and throw their hats in the air in a symbol of comradeship. Eisenstein was rewriting history at this point since the revolution was not successfully launched for another twelve years. But that quibble aside, Battleship Potemkin stands as one of the seminal works of the silent film era, and it retains extraordinary cinematic power.

The silent film masterpiece Battleship Potemkin (1925) was commissioned by the Soviet government to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the uprising of 1905 and to establish the event as an heroic foreshadowing of the October Revolution of 1917. Ironically the film's director, Sergei Eisenstein, was one of the earliest and most influential advocates of a formalistic approach to film art. Subsequently, Eisenstein's formalism and suspect politics would cause innumerable conflicts with government agencies insisting on "socialist realism." Influenced by the Russian film theoretician, Lev Kuleshov, and through him by D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (smuggled into Russia in 1919), Eisenstein constructed his films from a "collision" of rapidly edited images, a montage of shots varied in length, motion, content, lighting, and camera angle. Without [[issuance]] the most memorable illustration of Eisenstein's stylistic approach - and probably the single most cited and studied sequence in world cinema history - is the "Odessa Steps" sequence in Potemkin.<br /><br />In structure Potemkin is a "five reeler" divided into five narrative parts, an organization clearly derived from the five-act arrangement of Western drama. In "Men and Maggots," Eisenstein dramatizes the pre-revolutionary oppression and discontent of the battleship's working class sailors as the situation inevitably builds to mutiny. Even before the sailors and their upper class officers/masters are visually introduced, Eisenstein establishes revolutionary conditions symbolically by the collision editing of waves breaking violently and ominously at sea. Onboard ship we witness crowded, unsanitary conditions. Eisenstein emphasizes the sailors' dehumanization with shots of arbitrary lashings, harsh labor, and - most memorably - the maggot infested meat intended for the evening's meal. The ship's nearsighted physician is brought forward by the other officers to declare the meat perfectly suitable to be served with the dark soup, boiling like the sailors' rage. In accordance with Marxist maxims, the church also fails the men, and we see one of them smashing a plate inscribed with words from The Lord's Prayer from two different camera angles (in perhaps the first deliberate "jump cut" in cinema history).<br /><br />Identified by inter-titles as "Drama on the Quarterdeck" and "An Appeal from the Dead," Potemkin's second and third parts depict the actual mutiny and the onshore funeral of its leader and first hero of the revolution, Vakulinchuk. United by Vakulinchuk's appeals to brotherhood, the initial mutineers are joined by the entire crew in an attack on the officers. A chaotic scene ensues whose violent passion is served well by Eisenstein's editing techniques. The officers' quarters are trampled and symbols of their privilege are destroyed. The ship's doctor is thrown overboard, accompanied by dramatic crosscuts to the maggot-ridden meat and his eyeglasses metonymically dangling in the rigging. Tragically, Vakolinchuk's death is the price paid for the revolt (no omelet without breaking eggs) and he is laid out with dignity on an Odessa pier. Hundreds of ordinary Odessa citizens gather with the sailors to honor him and to pledge "Death to the oppressors." Shots of fists clenching and unclenching signal the birth of revolutionary consciousness.<br /><br />The complex and unforgettable Odessa Steps sequence constitutes the film's fourth act. It begins with uplifting music and a series of close-ups and medium shots on the elated faces of diverse people on the shore and selected objects (parasol, eyeglasses, baby carriage). Suddenly (as exclaims a title card in huge letters) the music stops and lines of soldiers with drawn rifles and fixed bayonets appear at the top of the steps. Here Eisenstein releases the full force of collision editing as nearly a hundred shots are pieced together to contrast the panicked mayhem and victimization of the citizenry with the relentless assault of the soldiers driving the citizens down to the trampling horses and flying sabers of the waiting Cossacks below. The mise-en-scene is framed by a statue of Caesar at the top of the stairs and a church at the bottom, symbolic metonyms for Russia's oppressive institutions: tsarist monarchy and the Orthodox Christian church.<br /><br />Punctuating the sequence are two scenes involving mothers and children. In the first, a mother and young boy who had been introduced among the joyous faces in the crowd are among the slaughter's first victims. The boy is shot, but the mother continues running until close-ups of her face convey her horrified gaze at the son's fallen body being trampled by the crowd. With a much slowed editing pace, the camera follows the mother as she carries the lifeless body of her child up the stairs to confront the soldiers (shown only in a diagonal shadow line). They summarily shoot her dead. After this lull, the carnage continues for another several dozen cuts until a second mother is shot through the stomach (the womb of Mother Russia?) as she tries to shield her baby in its carriage. In a scene famously imitated in The Untouchables, the carriage incongruously slips down the staircase. Horrified faces of huddled citizens watch the slow progress to its doom. When the carriage reaches the bottom there is a cut to a Cossack wielding a sword and a classic Kuleshov effect suggests what we do not actually see: the slaughtering of this pure and symbolic innocent. The final series of shots in the Odessa sequence is of three stone lions, one in repose, one sitting up, and one roaring. The editing animates them into a visual metaphor of the people's awakened rage.<br /><br />Somewhat anticlimactically, the fifth act returns us to the battleship as the mutinous sailors flee on the high seas and await an encounter with other ships from the fleet. They and the viewer expect retribution, but when the meeting occurs no shots are fired and instead all the sailors wave and throw their hats in the air in a symbol of comradeship. Eisenstein was rewriting history at this point since the revolution was not successfully launched for another twelve years. But that quibble aside, Battleship Potemkin stands as one of the seminal works of the silent film era, and it retains extraordinary cinematic power.
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Giorgino can to some people look a bit long but it's one of [[rare]] real romantique [[adventure]] film. It could be compare to Docter Jivago with a bit of Sleepy Holow. [[You]] must see it.

Giorgino can to some people look a bit long but it's one of [[scant]] real romantique [[adventuring]] film. It could be compare to Docter Jivago with a bit of Sleepy Holow. [[Thyself]] must see it.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

you know, i always fancy disturbing or strange movies, especially when they get shown at the fantasy film [[festival]] in hamburg, germany. but subconscious cruelty was probably the [[worst]] [[film]] i saw this year. will this comment contain any spoilers?<br /><br />no, because i just did not understand this movie. but well, what can you expect from a flick that was introduced to a festival crowd "we (the guys from the festival) know that not all of you will watch this one until the very end"...<br /><br />i like [[splatter]] movies and i also like movies with a strong graphical language. but this? there are a lot of bloody scenes in this one, but why? what is the [[director]] trying to tell us? is he saying that we lost all morality and all [[religious]] feelings? or is he saying that incest [[will]] always end in a disaster? who knows - i do not.<br /><br />if you want to watch a movie that keeps you [[thinking]] for quite some time - watch it. but don´t expect to think "wow, i [[got]] the message" - i did not get it...

you know, i always fancy disturbing or strange movies, especially when they get shown at the fantasy film [[sect]] in hamburg, germany. but subconscious cruelty was probably the [[strongest]] [[cinematography]] i saw this year. will this comment contain any spoilers?<br /><br />no, because i just did not understand this movie. but well, what can you expect from a flick that was introduced to a festival crowd "we (the guys from the festival) know that not all of you will watch this one until the very end"...<br /><br />i like [[splash]] movies and i also like movies with a strong graphical language. but this? there are a lot of bloody scenes in this one, but why? what is the [[headmistress]] trying to tell us? is he saying that we lost all morality and all [[iglesias]] feelings? or is he saying that incest [[ambition]] always end in a disaster? who knows - i do not.<br /><br />if you want to watch a movie that keeps you [[imagined]] for quite some time - watch it. but don´t expect to think "wow, i [[enjoys]] the message" - i did not get it...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

Since THE MAGUS is a confusing puzzle that really has no solution, one should sit back and enjoy the scenery. Set on a "remote Greek island," it stars a very [[uptight]] Michael Caine as a teacher working at a school for boys who gets caught up in mind games with local wacko/mystery man Anthony Quinn and his daffy girlfriend Candice Bergen. Quinn, looking like Pablo Picasso with white hair and striped sailor shirt, is actually pretty good but Caine looks like he's ready to explode. Bergen, although stunning, should NOT put on a British accent EVER. She's not very good at that type of thing. Guy Green's [[direction]] is fine, but unless you have infinite patience with the circular logic of the film, you will not enjoy it. A [[real]] [[sour]] note is the casting of the effervescent Anna Karina in the completely joyless role of Caine's girlfriend. After seeing her in the likes of A WOMAN IS A WOMAN and A BAND APART, her presence here is quite jarring.

Since THE MAGUS is a confusing puzzle that really has no solution, one should sit back and enjoy the scenery. Set on a "remote Greek island," it stars a very [[taut]] Michael Caine as a teacher working at a school for boys who gets caught up in mind games with local wacko/mystery man Anthony Quinn and his daffy girlfriend Candice Bergen. Quinn, looking like Pablo Picasso with white hair and striped sailor shirt, is actually pretty good but Caine looks like he's ready to explode. Bergen, although stunning, should NOT put on a British accent EVER. She's not very good at that type of thing. Guy Green's [[governing]] is fine, but unless you have infinite patience with the circular logic of the film, you will not enjoy it. A [[authentic]] [[sulphurous]] note is the casting of the effervescent Anna Karina in the completely joyless role of Caine's girlfriend. After seeing her in the likes of A WOMAN IS A WOMAN and A BAND APART, her presence here is quite jarring.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

Six out of seven people who took the time to comment on this movie have very positive responses. The one negative review happens to reside (or did) on the first page of the movie's location in the IMDb.<br /><br />I found "What Alice Found" to be one of the best movies almost no one's [[heard]] of that I have [[seen]] this year. It's 6.4 rating is misleading and may be more a function of the difficult subject matter than the quality of the movie. Who would [[think]] that a movie purportedly about truck stop prostitution would be worth seeing? [[Guess]] again.<br /><br />For me, "Alice" was a positively gripping psychological thriller. [[I]] was virtually on the edge of my seat the entire time. It's a very credible story with a realistic script and is very well cast. In a fairer world, actress Judith Ivey would win awards for keeping you guessing whether she was good or evil.<br /><br />Ignore the rating and see this [[terrific]] movie. (And by the way, I wish there was a soundtrack album.)

Six out of seven people who took the time to comment on this movie have very positive responses. The one negative review happens to reside (or did) on the first page of the movie's location in the IMDb.<br /><br />I found "What Alice Found" to be one of the best movies almost no one's [[fathom]] of that I have [[looked]] this year. It's 6.4 rating is misleading and may be more a function of the difficult subject matter than the quality of the movie. Who would [[devine]] that a movie purportedly about truck stop prostitution would be worth seeing? [[Suppositions]] again.<br /><br />For me, "Alice" was a positively gripping psychological thriller. [[me]] was virtually on the edge of my seat the entire time. It's a very credible story with a realistic script and is very well cast. In a fairer world, actress Judith Ivey would win awards for keeping you guessing whether she was good or evil.<br /><br />Ignore the rating and see this [[unbelievable]] movie. (And by the way, I wish there was a soundtrack album.)
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

[[I]] saw this movie as a child and fell in love with it. [[It]] has a sweet [[sensitive]] story. Something [[children]] can appreciate. I [[loved]] so much as a [[child]] [[I]] had to [[find]] it for my daughter. It is definitely a movie I would [[watch]] with kids. It reminds me a [[great]] [[deal]] of story's of a Disney [[nature]] like Pete's Dragon and [[Mary]] Poppins. [[Both]] because of the [[live]] [[action]] and cartoon [[features]] but on its premise. It is also a good [[story]] to [[show]] [[kids]] that if they [[tell]] the [[truth]] they can [[be]] [[trusted]] and adults [[will]] [[listen]] to them. I [[think]] all kids [[should]] [[see]] it and would enjoy it. It is such a break from the [[violent]] [[movies]] of [[bad]] [[taste]] [[so]] [[many]] [[kids]] watch these days. It has all the charming qualities so many of today's [[movies]] don't have.

[[me]] saw this movie as a child and fell in love with it. [[He]] has a sweet [[clumsy]] story. Something [[babies]] can appreciate. I [[revered]] so much as a [[childhood]] [[me]] had to [[researching]] it for my daughter. It is definitely a movie I would [[look]] with kids. It reminds me a [[gargantuan]] [[dealing]] of story's of a Disney [[sorted]] like Pete's Dragon and [[Remarried]] Poppins. [[Unless]] because of the [[alive]] [[proceedings]] and cartoon [[distinctive]] but on its premise. It is also a good [[storybooks]] to [[demo]] [[babies]] that if they [[explains]] the [[authenticity]] they can [[pose]] [[credibility]] and adults [[going]] [[staring]] to them. I [[figured]] all kids [[wanna]] [[peek]] it and would enjoy it. It is such a break from the [[ferocious]] [[theatre]] of [[negative]] [[chewy]] [[yet]] [[lots]] [[jugend]] watch these days. It has all the charming qualities so many of today's [[filming]] don't have.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (96%)]]

During the summer, the cue line for this attraction is really long, since it is a water ride. It's very well-themed, but a lot of the ride's artifacts seem to be out of order. Overall, the ride is not [[worth]] it if you have to wait for almost 2 hrs. in line. The drop at the end is exciting, but the whole ride itself could have been better. Creators for Indiana Jones could have prob. helped these Hollywood designers. Also, many times the ride breaks down and causes even longer waiting periods for others. It's also very unpleasing when they only have one raft departing dock open and not the two, like they are supposed to. During Halloween Horror Nights, you ride in the dark, and it's exciting if it's your first time, but if it's not, then don't bother waiting in a four-hour line.

During the summer, the cue line for this attraction is really long, since it is a water ride. It's very well-themed, but a lot of the ride's artifacts seem to be out of order. Overall, the ride is not [[chastisement]] it if you have to wait for almost 2 hrs. in line. The drop at the end is exciting, but the whole ride itself could have been better. Creators for Indiana Jones could have prob. helped these Hollywood designers. Also, many times the ride breaks down and causes even longer waiting periods for others. It's also very unpleasing when they only have one raft departing dock open and not the two, like they are supposed to. During Halloween Horror Nights, you ride in the dark, and it's exciting if it's your first time, but if it's not, then don't bother waiting in a four-hour line.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

One night on an independent channel famous for showing off-the-wall films was aired this monstrosity. Though tempted to turn it off, we watched it to the bitter end, hoping to see some semblance of redeeming value. Alas, there was none. Absolutely nothing. The film quality was cheap; the soundtrack was muddy; the editing was ridiculous. Then again, there was precious little to salvage. After a few minutes of Cameron Mitchell's doctor character narrating about some patient of his, the viewer is tortured by no plot, pathetic writing, abysmally terrible acting, and an utter lack of cohesion and continuity. The rotting cherry on top of this fetid mess was the most horrendous "special effects" and "makeup" to ever disgrace the screen, even for television. The main character stumbles through his role in a dimestore rubber mask and a pair of dishwashing gloves which appear to have been dipped in glue and rolled in beads. Perhaps the poor lighting and gag-worthy film quality were attempting to cover up how bad-to-the-tenth-power the makeup was. One can only hope that at least one deliberate decision was made in the course of this hopelessly amateurish video. Seriously, a handful of three-year-old kids could've produced a better project. At the end, poor Mr. Mitchell returns (how desperate he must've been for money!) and drones out some nonsense that's supposed to connect this pile of crap with the AIDS epidemic. Please spare you and your loved ones the inhuman cruelty of sitting through this. It was so bad, even Mystery Science Theater 3000 couldn't have salvaged it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

The 08th MS team features two hopeful romantics from different sides of the conflict. Aina, the Zeon officer, and Shiro, the Federal Forces' new pilot, meet in a battle in space, throughout the 12 episode [[series]] (and one "movie") the two debate their love for each other while trying to come to grips with the war that surrounds them. It features a Romeo and Juliet romance and unbeatable animation. By [[far]] one of the [[best]] to hit American Shores. Suit Up!

The 08th MS team features two hopeful romantics from different sides of the conflict. Aina, the Zeon officer, and Shiro, the Federal Forces' new pilot, meet in a battle in space, throughout the 12 episode [[instalment]] (and one "movie") the two debate their love for each other while trying to come to grips with the war that surrounds them. It features a Romeo and Juliet romance and unbeatable animation. By [[eminently]] one of the [[advisable]] to hit American Shores. Suit Up!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (70%)]]

We arrived at the theater too late to see Rendition, which was our intention, and 'The Comebacks' was the only film that hadn't already started. I had an inkling of how [[bad]] a film it was after reading the short blurb at the ticket counter. The theater was empty when we arrived and only two other people entered before the film started.<br /><br />The [[screenwriters]] and director [[threw]] every imaginable sports cliché at the audience without creating a single laugh, not one during the entire movie. Think of all the football movies that have been made and the millions of dollars schools and fans spend each year on football and you realize how ripe it is to be parodied or lampooned. If you add Texas to the mix,you ought to come up with the sports version of 'Little Miss Sunshine', not a big yawn.<br /><br />The first film that came to mind as we exited the theater was 'Can't Stop the Music' By comparison, this was 'Can't stop the Music' without Bruce Jenner, Valerie Perrine, or the Village People.<br /><br />If the film had a single grace [[note]], it was seeing Matthew Lawrence grown up.

We arrived at the theater too late to see Rendition, which was our intention, and 'The Comebacks' was the only film that hadn't already started. I had an inkling of how [[inauspicious]] a film it was after reading the short blurb at the ticket counter. The theater was empty when we arrived and only two other people entered before the film started.<br /><br />The [[playwright]] and director [[dropped]] every imaginable sports cliché at the audience without creating a single laugh, not one during the entire movie. Think of all the football movies that have been made and the millions of dollars schools and fans spend each year on football and you realize how ripe it is to be parodied or lampooned. If you add Texas to the mix,you ought to come up with the sports version of 'Little Miss Sunshine', not a big yawn.<br /><br />The first film that came to mind as we exited the theater was 'Can't Stop the Music' By comparison, this was 'Can't stop the Music' without Bruce Jenner, Valerie Perrine, or the Village People.<br /><br />If the film had a single grace [[watching]], it was seeing Matthew Lawrence grown up.
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[[Negative (99%)]] --> [[Positive (89%)]]

A clever overall story/[[location]] for a story. Action is respectable. The children are annoying and their motivation is unclear. The leading villain was a nice change but could have been better. "I Love You" was more overplayed than "you complete me" but at least Van Damme got a chance to show a little tenderness. One of Van Damme's better movies.

A clever overall story/[[lease]] for a story. Action is respectable. The children are annoying and their motivation is unclear. The leading villain was a nice change but could have been better. "I Love You" was more overplayed than "you complete me" but at least Van Damme got a chance to show a little tenderness. One of Van Damme's better movies.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

I [[wish]] I could [[tell]] you that this [[film]] is as [[exciting]] as the [[theories]] it espouses. But I can't. Another species could have come and [[mutated]] while [[I]] [[waited]] for some action. [[For]] such a [[controversial]] [[man]], [[Darwin]] [[lived]] the most [[conventional]] life. [[If]] you didn't [[know]] about the [[mad]] theories, you could almost mistake him for a stamp collector.<[[br]] /><br />The film-makers have cast Darwin as a [[dullard]] which [[does]] him a disservice. [[Even]] when he [[briefly]] [[loses]] his [[mind]] due to his [[tireless]] theorising, it wasn't [[interesting]] to watch. Maybe [[great]] thinkers are [[dull]] [[people]]? [[I]] don't [[know]] what [[I]] was expecting: a forehead-banging eccentric with [[wild]] hair and [[eyes]] espousing his [[love]] of all [[things]] simian, the glint of madness straining from a furrowed brow? [[A]] long-haired hermit who [[babbled]] to animals? A head-cradling lunatic with [[eyes]] lit up like [[beacons]] of [[truth]]? [[All]] of the above would have been great. This is the [[movies]] for Scorsese's sake.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />But there was none of that. [[No]] [[lightning]], no thunder, no wonder, no awe. Just Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly fresh from the Subtle as [[Breath]] School of Method Acting. I imagine that someone with Darwin's ideas had a brain [[like]] a speeding train [[so]] why [[did]] this film just pootle along - [[chug]] [[chug]] chug - like a slow winter? [[The]] [[disappointment]] is immeasurable.

I [[wishes]] I could [[avowed]] you that this [[movie]] is as [[enthralling]] as the [[notion]] it espouses. But I can't. Another species could have come and [[reprogrammed]] while [[me]] [[anticipated]] for some action. [[Under]] such a [[contested]] [[boy]], [[Darwinism]] [[livelihood]] the most [[customary]] life. [[Until]] you didn't [[acknowledge]] about the [[hysterical]] theories, you could almost mistake him for a stamp collector.<[[ab]] /><br />The film-makers have cast Darwin as a [[shitbag]] which [[want]] him a disservice. [[Then]] when he [[speedy]] [[lost]] his [[sanity]] due to his [[abiding]] theorising, it wasn't [[tempting]] to watch. Maybe [[formidable]] thinkers are [[bleak]] [[countries]]? [[me]] don't [[learns]] what [[me]] was expecting: a forehead-banging eccentric with [[fierce]] hair and [[sight]] espousing his [[amour]] of all [[strands]] simian, the glint of madness straining from a furrowed brow? [[another]] long-haired hermit who [[sneered]] to animals? A head-cradling lunatic with [[view]] lit up like [[buoy]] of [[realities]]? [[Each]] of the above would have been great. This is the [[movie]] for Scorsese's sake.<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] />But there was none of that. [[Nor]] [[thunder]], no thunder, no wonder, no awe. Just Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly fresh from the Subtle as [[Inhaled]] School of Method Acting. I imagine that someone with Darwin's ideas had a brain [[iike]] a speeding train [[once]] why [[suis]] this film just pootle along - [[chugs]] [[chugs]] chug - like a slow winter? [[Both]] [[consternation]] is immeasurable.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (91%)]]

That is the answer. The question is: What is the single reason to watch this movie? I [[loved]] her in "My Name Is Julia Ross." That is one of the best films noir of all time. Noir or whatever one may call it, it's a very unsettling movie.<br /><br />She is fun in one of the [[worst]] major studio releases of all time, too. That would be "The Guilt Of Janet Ames." This one has a spooky, promising title. It has a good cast. It has a fine director. I was expecting something dark. Maybe something a little tawdry. [[Instead]], it's an uninspired, routine espionage movie. It's pretty much is a total bore. At least it was to me. Ms. Foch is captivating. And that is about it.

That is the answer. The question is: What is the single reason to watch this movie? I [[luv]] her in "My Name Is Julia Ross." That is one of the best films noir of all time. Noir or whatever one may call it, it's a very unsettling movie.<br /><br />She is fun in one of the [[toughest]] major studio releases of all time, too. That would be "The Guilt Of Janet Ames." This one has a spooky, promising title. It has a good cast. It has a fine director. I was expecting something dark. Maybe something a little tawdry. [[Also]], it's an uninspired, routine espionage movie. It's pretty much is a total bore. At least it was to me. Ms. Foch is captivating. And that is about it.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

This movie tries to run away to the typical 'I'm fighting because I'm obliged to defend the fatherland. The NAZI's are all bad guys, I'm against them' (typical of German war movies). How? By not talking too much about it, and just referring the war and the POW's. Nevertheless I would like to see a German movie which would be something between the extremity of Come And See and the "bad NAZI's" Das Boot. I say this because, excluding this factor, the German movies are the best depicting 2nd world war and the German side. You easily see some of the German hierarchical relations, very different from the ones in US army.<br /><br />This is a movie which tries to get a real sight of what was Stalingrad, and I was not there, and I doubt most people were there now, but if I would choose one movie depicting this battle, for sure would not be the all American Enemy At The Gates. Why do I say this? Because even the best soldiers are not hero's, and given the conditions they may regard their own lives instead of the fatherland. This goes for all the ranks, and in the end you see von Paulus giving the example.
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The first feature-length adventure of Jim Henson's beloved muppet characters is a very [[competent]] musical comedy vehicle as Kermit The [[Frog]] [[leaves]] his carefree, swampy surroundings for the bright lights (egged on by stranded Hollywood agent Dom DeLuise who overheard him singing); on the way, he meets Fozzie Bear (a pitiful stand-up comedian at James Coburn's El Sleazo Café who has Telly Savalas for a bouncer and Madeline Kahn a patron!), the piano-playing dog Rowlf, bestial drummer Animal and his laid-back, funky band, egomaniacal beauty queen Miss Piggy (in a ceremony presided over by Elliott Gould and Edgar Bergen), etc. All the while, Kermit et al are [[pursued]] by frogleg burger magnate Charles Durning and reluctant acolyte Austin Pendleton, sold cars, ice cream and balloons to by, respectively, Milton Berle, Bob Hope and Richard Pryor, served food by insolent waiter Steve Martin, nearly brainwashed by mad German scientist Mel Brooks and, finally, land an audition in the offices of movie mogul Orson Welles (who has Cloris Leachman for a secretary)! The pleasant song score comes courtesy of Paul Williams who also makes an appearance as the resident pianist at El Sleazo's. For the [[record]], I have recently [[acquired]] four of the subsequent Muppet movies and should be watching them in the weeks to come when their turn falls due.

The first feature-length adventure of Jim Henson's beloved muppet characters is a very [[eligible]] musical comedy vehicle as Kermit The [[Frogs]] [[tarps]] his carefree, swampy surroundings for the bright lights (egged on by stranded Hollywood agent Dom DeLuise who overheard him singing); on the way, he meets Fozzie Bear (a pitiful stand-up comedian at James Coburn's El Sleazo Café who has Telly Savalas for a bouncer and Madeline Kahn a patron!), the piano-playing dog Rowlf, bestial drummer Animal and his laid-back, funky band, egomaniacal beauty queen Miss Piggy (in a ceremony presided over by Elliott Gould and Edgar Bergen), etc. All the while, Kermit et al are [[proceeded]] by frogleg burger magnate Charles Durning and reluctant acolyte Austin Pendleton, sold cars, ice cream and balloons to by, respectively, Milton Berle, Bob Hope and Richard Pryor, served food by insolent waiter Steve Martin, nearly brainwashed by mad German scientist Mel Brooks and, finally, land an audition in the offices of movie mogul Orson Welles (who has Cloris Leachman for a secretary)! The pleasant song score comes courtesy of Paul Williams who also makes an appearance as the resident pianist at El Sleazo's. For the [[logging]], I have recently [[absorbing]] four of the subsequent Muppet movies and should be watching them in the weeks to come when their turn falls due.
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[[As]] was mentioned by others, could there be any other reason to see this film other than to see former "Wayne's World" star Mike Myers play a serious role? The [[story]] line is interesting but lacks development and is [[sabotaged]] by loose ends and bad characters. If there was any good scenic shots of Ireland then it would give it another reason to see it. But instead it focuses on a little normal [[village]] that is obviously surrounded by the 'green pastures' of the Emerald-Isle that are often shown in Irish films. If there was any cultural 'spice' to admire the "Irish personality" it would be worth seeing, however this could have almost been [[shot]] in England. [[Too]] bad for Myers, but this one [[fails]] to please or [[satisfy]] the heart of [[anybody]] who ever [[wanted]] to [[visit]] the [[land]] of Guiness.

[[Since]] was mentioned by others, could there be any other reason to see this film other than to see former "Wayne's World" star Mike Myers play a serious role? The [[storytelling]] line is interesting but lacks development and is [[impair]] by loose ends and bad characters. If there was any good scenic shots of Ireland then it would give it another reason to see it. But instead it focuses on a little normal [[municipal]] that is obviously surrounded by the 'green pastures' of the Emerald-Isle that are often shown in Irish films. If there was any cultural 'spice' to admire the "Irish personality" it would be worth seeing, however this could have almost been [[offed]] in England. [[Bene]] bad for Myers, but this one [[missed]] to please or [[absorb]] the heart of [[individual]] who ever [[envy]] to [[voyager]] the [[topography]] of Guiness.
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Watching ALIEN EXPRESS inspired feelings of awe, shock, pity and, yes, sheer terror. To think that actors who have done good work in the past should come to something like this. The horror, the horror.<br /><br />Tell me if any of this sounds familiar.<br /><br />A train especially built for a political campaign is on it's way to Las Vegas for a big rally for the candidate, a Senator from Texas (Barry Corbin, the only actor with roles both ALIEN EXPRESS and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN in the same decade). At a railroad crossing in Utah a meteor incinerates a car waiting for the train to pass.<br /><br />The train stops. Local law enforcement is summoned. Oh, can it be? The Senator has a lovely young lady (Amy Locane from CRY-BABY and MELROSE PLACE) who just happened to have once been married to one of the officers answering the 911 call. Lou Diamond Phillips (STAND AND DELIVER, LA BAMBA) is the ex-husband.<br /><br />Meanwhile eeeeevil aliens have managed to stow away on the train.<br /><br />The train leaves. Lou gets his buddy to pilot a helicopter so that Lou can drop onto the moving train (about 70 miles per hour) so that he can save the day. As the buddy's reward, he crashes the helicopter into the mountain.<br /><br />Which is another example of how [[poorly]] [[written]] ALIEN EXPRESS is. The cop hero's sidekick must die, we all know that. But he's supposed to die near the end of the third act, usually while saving several lives.<br /><br />Once on the train, Lou manages to lose his shirt so that he can channel Bruce Willis in DIE HARD by wearing a wife beater t-shirt. Yeah, Lou is 46 years old but he hits the gym. The part he's [[playing]] isn't worth bothering with, but he's in good shape.<br /><br />The Senator is going to have an afternoon delight with Miss Utah, but aliens intercede and both he and the woman young enough to be his granddaughter pay the ultimate price.<br /><br />Soon we have bomb threats, multiplying aliens, and of course the train goes out of control and speeds toward its date with destiny while Lou and Todd Bridges (DIFF'RENT STROKES) try to save as many lives as they can.<br /><br />There is exactly one surprise in the entire movie. Early in the story a couple lift wine glasses to their thirty-fifth anniversary, with hopes for thirty-five more years together. The dude gets banged up, but he and the Mrs. both live. Maybe the writers just lost track of them.<br /><br />This is the kind of movie that you'd love to be a fly on the wall. These actors who have done better work (and, really, deserve much better than this) are probably just happy for the work. Did they actually think they were working on something worthwhile, or did they cry (and/or drink) themselves to sleep at night? At the end of the story the (fairly numerous, all things considered) survivors gather in the last car of the train, which is unhooked. The other cars go over a cliff but the one containing the protagonists stops just inches short of the cliff.<br /><br />Lou and his ex are reunited. Happiness reigns. I'd have thought that the first thing they'd do was get off the train so they'd have solid ground under their feet, but I digress.<br /><br />Someone looks out the window and sees a shooting star. Look, make a wish. Then another. Then more and more. The Earth is being bombarded with meteors that will crack open and creepy crawly hand puppets with big teeth will be everywhere.<br /><br />It's gotten to a point that seeing the words "The Sci-Fi Channel Presents" on an "original" movie tells us that we'll be glad we have Ti-Vo so that we can fast forward through the next two hours. Or, better yet, just go ahead and erase it two minutes into the story and spend that time more wisely.

Watching ALIEN EXPRESS inspired feelings of awe, shock, pity and, yes, sheer terror. To think that actors who have done good work in the past should come to something like this. The horror, the horror.<br /><br />Tell me if any of this sounds familiar.<br /><br />A train especially built for a political campaign is on it's way to Las Vegas for a big rally for the candidate, a Senator from Texas (Barry Corbin, the only actor with roles both ALIEN EXPRESS and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN in the same decade). At a railroad crossing in Utah a meteor incinerates a car waiting for the train to pass.<br /><br />The train stops. Local law enforcement is summoned. Oh, can it be? The Senator has a lovely young lady (Amy Locane from CRY-BABY and MELROSE PLACE) who just happened to have once been married to one of the officers answering the 911 call. Lou Diamond Phillips (STAND AND DELIVER, LA BAMBA) is the ex-husband.<br /><br />Meanwhile eeeeevil aliens have managed to stow away on the train.<br /><br />The train leaves. Lou gets his buddy to pilot a helicopter so that Lou can drop onto the moving train (about 70 miles per hour) so that he can save the day. As the buddy's reward, he crashes the helicopter into the mountain.<br /><br />Which is another example of how [[wicked]] [[crafted]] ALIEN EXPRESS is. The cop hero's sidekick must die, we all know that. But he's supposed to die near the end of the third act, usually while saving several lives.<br /><br />Once on the train, Lou manages to lose his shirt so that he can channel Bruce Willis in DIE HARD by wearing a wife beater t-shirt. Yeah, Lou is 46 years old but he hits the gym. The part he's [[game]] isn't worth bothering with, but he's in good shape.<br /><br />The Senator is going to have an afternoon delight with Miss Utah, but aliens intercede and both he and the woman young enough to be his granddaughter pay the ultimate price.<br /><br />Soon we have bomb threats, multiplying aliens, and of course the train goes out of control and speeds toward its date with destiny while Lou and Todd Bridges (DIFF'RENT STROKES) try to save as many lives as they can.<br /><br />There is exactly one surprise in the entire movie. Early in the story a couple lift wine glasses to their thirty-fifth anniversary, with hopes for thirty-five more years together. The dude gets banged up, but he and the Mrs. both live. Maybe the writers just lost track of them.<br /><br />This is the kind of movie that you'd love to be a fly on the wall. These actors who have done better work (and, really, deserve much better than this) are probably just happy for the work. Did they actually think they were working on something worthwhile, or did they cry (and/or drink) themselves to sleep at night? At the end of the story the (fairly numerous, all things considered) survivors gather in the last car of the train, which is unhooked. The other cars go over a cliff but the one containing the protagonists stops just inches short of the cliff.<br /><br />Lou and his ex are reunited. Happiness reigns. I'd have thought that the first thing they'd do was get off the train so they'd have solid ground under their feet, but I digress.<br /><br />Someone looks out the window and sees a shooting star. Look, make a wish. Then another. Then more and more. The Earth is being bombarded with meteors that will crack open and creepy crawly hand puppets with big teeth will be everywhere.<br /><br />It's gotten to a point that seeing the words "The Sci-Fi Channel Presents" on an "original" movie tells us that we'll be glad we have Ti-Vo so that we can fast forward through the next two hours. Or, better yet, just go ahead and erase it two minutes into the story and spend that time more wisely.
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I have been wanting to see this since my French teacher recommend it to me over forty years ago. Perhaps the long wait was [[worth]] it, since the Criterion Collection DVD restoration is impressive.<br /><br />In its outline this movie follows the time-worn script: a quartet of men diligently plot a difficult heist of a bank vault, the heist takes place, a small seemingly insignificant event leads to the ultimate demise of all. Even though the heist footage is transfixing, it occurs rather early and is ultimately not at the core of the film. This [[film]] [[separates]] itself from the typical heist movie by giving us insights into the personalities of the characters and their motivations - its plays as much as a drama as it does a thriller. Relationships play a big role and a kidnapping is tacked on, giving us two movies for the price of one.<br /><br />John Servais plays the idea man Tony le Stéphanois (always referred to as "le Stéphanois") with such world-weariness that he could have just stepped out of a Camus novel. Tony has just recently gotten out of jail and resists re-entering the life of crime until he has a highly unpleasant interaction with his ex-lover (who has taken up with another man) where, as punishment, he physically whips her with a belt. Thankfully that scene occurs off camera, but you are not likely to forget it. After that sobering event, since there seems little hope of reviving that relationship, Tony meets with two of his old partners in crime, Jo and Mario, and decides to join them in one last big heist. They enlist the services of Cesar, an Italian safe cracker - played by director Dassin himself - and we are off to the heist.<br /><br />The heist goes off without a hitch. But Cesar's womanizing bent is a personality trait that turns out to be fatal for all concerned. However, we can understand his attraction to the nightclub singer he has fallen for, since there is a brilliant set piece where she performs a sexy and cinematically inspired nightclub act - it has to be one of the most memorable scenes from any noir film.<br /><br />It is established early on that Tony has a close relationship with Jo and his family; in fact Jo's son refers to him as uncle. I think it is partly to help Jo's family that Tony agrees to the heist. The ending scenes, where Tony saves the life of Jo's kidnapped son, partially redeems his more brutal and amoral actions. But only partially.

I have been wanting to see this since my French teacher recommend it to me over forty years ago. Perhaps the long wait was [[pena]] it, since the Criterion Collection DVD restoration is impressive.<br /><br />In its outline this movie follows the time-worn script: a quartet of men diligently plot a difficult heist of a bank vault, the heist takes place, a small seemingly insignificant event leads to the ultimate demise of all. Even though the heist footage is transfixing, it occurs rather early and is ultimately not at the core of the film. This [[moviemaking]] [[division]] itself from the typical heist movie by giving us insights into the personalities of the characters and their motivations - its plays as much as a drama as it does a thriller. Relationships play a big role and a kidnapping is tacked on, giving us two movies for the price of one.<br /><br />John Servais plays the idea man Tony le Stéphanois (always referred to as "le Stéphanois") with such world-weariness that he could have just stepped out of a Camus novel. Tony has just recently gotten out of jail and resists re-entering the life of crime until he has a highly unpleasant interaction with his ex-lover (who has taken up with another man) where, as punishment, he physically whips her with a belt. Thankfully that scene occurs off camera, but you are not likely to forget it. After that sobering event, since there seems little hope of reviving that relationship, Tony meets with two of his old partners in crime, Jo and Mario, and decides to join them in one last big heist. They enlist the services of Cesar, an Italian safe cracker - played by director Dassin himself - and we are off to the heist.<br /><br />The heist goes off without a hitch. But Cesar's womanizing bent is a personality trait that turns out to be fatal for all concerned. However, we can understand his attraction to the nightclub singer he has fallen for, since there is a brilliant set piece where she performs a sexy and cinematically inspired nightclub act - it has to be one of the most memorable scenes from any noir film.<br /><br />It is established early on that Tony has a close relationship with Jo and his family; in fact Jo's son refers to him as uncle. I think it is partly to help Jo's family that Tony agrees to the heist. The ending scenes, where Tony saves the life of Jo's kidnapped son, partially redeems his more brutal and amoral actions. But only partially.
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Shohei Imamaura's Black Rain was released in 1989 just at the onset of the AIDS epidemic, a fact that gives the film about the slow deterioration of Hiroshima radiation victims an [[added]] poignancy. The black rain in the title refers to the combination of ash, radioactive fallout, and water that fell one or two hours after the explosion. There have been other books and films about the dropping of the atomic bomb but none as [[unique]] and powerful as this one. Based on a novel by Masuji Ibuse who gathered information from interviews and the diaries of real-life bomb victims, the film depicts how an entire family is affected psychologically as well as physically by the bomb years after the original explosion. It is a horrifying vision but one that [[resonates]] with deep [[compassion]] for humanity. <br /><br />The film begins in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 as soldiers and civilians go about their normal daily activities. Suddenly a blinding light flashes and a thunderous blast is heard. Almost every single building is destroyed or damaged beyond repair. The first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city is now a part of history. Survivors must somehow restart their lives, unaware of the bomb's devastating after effects. Filmed in high-contrast black and white, the story centers around Yasuko (Yoshiko Tanaka), a young woman who is caught in the radioactive rain as her boat heads back to the city to search for friends and relatives. In Hiroshima, Imamura shows us indelible images that remain with us: a young boy with skin hanging from his body pleads with his brother to recognize him, an older man is in tears over his inability to free his son from piles of debris, a mother is in torment as she rocks the blackened body of her child.<br /><br />When the family returns to their rural home, Yasuko's life is forever changed. She sees her friends dying around her and waits for the inevitable bouts of radiation sickness that have already affected her Uncle Shigematsu Shimuza (Kazuo Kitamura) and Aunt Shigeko Shimuza (Etsuko Ichihara). Pretending that there is only business as usual, the family denies that the bomb has affected Yasuko. "She forgot how Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed. Everyone forgot it. They forget the hell of fire and go to rallies like an annual festival. I'm sick of it," says a friend Katayama (Akiji Kobayashi). Yasuko internalizes the tragedy, feeling shame for being different than others and guilty for being contaminated.<br /><br />When her aunt and uncle try to find her a husband, the eligible men refuse to marry her because of suspicions about her health, even though Shigematsu has copied her diary to prove that she wasn't directly exposed to the bomb. The only suitor she feels comfortable with is another damaged man, Yuichi (Keisuke Ishida), who has a panic attack every time he hears the roar of an engine. At the end, the beauty of life shows itself ever so fleetingly when Yasuko goes to the pond and sees a sight she has been longing for all her life, the king carp jumping in the water, playfully as if to say that beyond despair there is still joy. Sadly we hear on the radio statements by politicians about using the bomb once again in the Korean War. "Human beings learn nothing", says Shigematsu. "They strangle themselves. Unjust peace is better than a war of justice. Why can't they see?" Immamura's Black Rain has hopefully allowed all of us to see more clearly.

Shohei Imamaura's Black Rain was released in 1989 just at the onset of the AIDS epidemic, a fact that gives the film about the slow deterioration of Hiroshima radiation victims an [[insert]] poignancy. The black rain in the title refers to the combination of ash, radioactive fallout, and water that fell one or two hours after the explosion. There have been other books and films about the dropping of the atomic bomb but none as [[idiosyncratic]] and powerful as this one. Based on a novel by Masuji Ibuse who gathered information from interviews and the diaries of real-life bomb victims, the film depicts how an entire family is affected psychologically as well as physically by the bomb years after the original explosion. It is a horrifying vision but one that [[echoed]] with deep [[pity]] for humanity. <br /><br />The film begins in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 as soldiers and civilians go about their normal daily activities. Suddenly a blinding light flashes and a thunderous blast is heard. Almost every single building is destroyed or damaged beyond repair. The first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city is now a part of history. Survivors must somehow restart their lives, unaware of the bomb's devastating after effects. Filmed in high-contrast black and white, the story centers around Yasuko (Yoshiko Tanaka), a young woman who is caught in the radioactive rain as her boat heads back to the city to search for friends and relatives. In Hiroshima, Imamura shows us indelible images that remain with us: a young boy with skin hanging from his body pleads with his brother to recognize him, an older man is in tears over his inability to free his son from piles of debris, a mother is in torment as she rocks the blackened body of her child.<br /><br />When the family returns to their rural home, Yasuko's life is forever changed. She sees her friends dying around her and waits for the inevitable bouts of radiation sickness that have already affected her Uncle Shigematsu Shimuza (Kazuo Kitamura) and Aunt Shigeko Shimuza (Etsuko Ichihara). Pretending that there is only business as usual, the family denies that the bomb has affected Yasuko. "She forgot how Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed. Everyone forgot it. They forget the hell of fire and go to rallies like an annual festival. I'm sick of it," says a friend Katayama (Akiji Kobayashi). Yasuko internalizes the tragedy, feeling shame for being different than others and guilty for being contaminated.<br /><br />When her aunt and uncle try to find her a husband, the eligible men refuse to marry her because of suspicions about her health, even though Shigematsu has copied her diary to prove that she wasn't directly exposed to the bomb. The only suitor she feels comfortable with is another damaged man, Yuichi (Keisuke Ishida), who has a panic attack every time he hears the roar of an engine. At the end, the beauty of life shows itself ever so fleetingly when Yasuko goes to the pond and sees a sight she has been longing for all her life, the king carp jumping in the water, playfully as if to say that beyond despair there is still joy. Sadly we hear on the radio statements by politicians about using the bomb once again in the Korean War. "Human beings learn nothing", says Shigematsu. "They strangle themselves. Unjust peace is better than a war of justice. Why can't they see?" Immamura's Black Rain has hopefully allowed all of us to see more clearly.
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I managed to [[obtain]] an original BBC broadcast of this film on video and [[loved]] it so [[much]] I had to try and locate the original video in its original box; thanks [[go]] to Ebay.<br /><br />[[Deleted]] on any [[format]] [[since]] 1990, this exceptional [[wildlife]] [[film]] is [[finely]] constructed and [[well]] acted. Directed by Stewart Raffil (MAC & Me), the scenes of [[leaping]] Tigers running through the Alaskan wilderness is nothing short of stunning and its [[timeless]] tale of a trapper trying to survive on his own in the frozen wastes with two young tiger cubs is moving on each viewing.<br /><br />Why no major company has picked up this movie to distribute on DVD is a big wonder; but makes it that extra special to know its also [[hard]] to locate.<br /><br />If you find this film by chance or eventually track it down to add to your collection, make sure never to let it vanish out of your grasp. Films of this calibre, as shown, don't come often.<br /><br />A true masterpiece in every sense of the word, and highly worthy of its praised comments, "WHEN THE NORTH WIND BLOWS" [[will]] [[sink]] deep into your [[heart]] as soon as you [[see]] it.

I managed to [[earn]] an original BBC broadcast of this film on video and [[rained]] it so [[considerable]] I had to try and locate the original video in its original box; thanks [[will]] to Ebay.<br /><br />[[Cancel]] on any [[styling]] [[because]] 1990, this exceptional [[mammal]] [[imaging]] is [[skilfully]] constructed and [[too]] acted. Directed by Stewart Raffil (MAC & Me), the scenes of [[hopping]] Tigers running through the Alaskan wilderness is nothing short of stunning and its [[ageless]] tale of a trapper trying to survive on his own in the frozen wastes with two young tiger cubs is moving on each viewing.<br /><br />Why no major company has picked up this movie to distribute on DVD is a big wonder; but makes it that extra special to know its also [[severe]] to locate.<br /><br />If you find this film by chance or eventually track it down to add to your collection, make sure never to let it vanish out of your grasp. Films of this calibre, as shown, don't come often.<br /><br />A true masterpiece in every sense of the word, and highly worthy of its praised comments, "WHEN THE NORTH WIND BLOWS" [[lust]] [[capsized]] deep into your [[centerpiece]] as soon as you [[query]] it.
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An interesting movie [[based]] on [[three]] of Jules Verne's novels. [[Considering]] the [[special]] effects and computer [[enhanced]] [[animation]] of [[today]], this movie [[stands]] as an historic marker of [[cinematic]] [[resourcefulness]] and imagination. Karel Zeman [[has]] brought to [[life]] the lithographic [[images]] of the [[original]] Jules Verne texts. this is a must see for classic science [[fiction]] and [[history]] buffs.<[[br]] /><br />I give this movie 9 out of 10. [[Enjoy]]!!

An interesting movie [[baze]] on [[two]] of Jules Verne's novels. [[Review]] the [[bizarre]] effects and computer [[augmented]] [[spirited]] of [[tuesday]], this movie [[bleachers]] as an historic marker of [[spielberg]] [[inventor]] and imagination. Karel Zeman [[ai]] brought to [[subsistence]] the lithographic [[photo]] of the [[primal]] Jules Verne texts. this is a must see for classic science [[novels]] and [[novels]] buffs.<[[ab]] /><br />I give this movie 9 out of 10. [[Adored]]!!
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"Midnight Clear" has a great premise. A group of over-educated, overly bright GI's are sent out by [[incompetent]] leaders on a vague mission to patrol around an isolated farm house on the eve of the Battle of the Bulge. The GI's encounter a group of battle-weary German regulars, and it becomes clear that they don't want to fight anymore.<br /><br />Therein lies the problem. It's really pretty simple. If the Germans want to surrender, they do so and that's the end of the movie. If the Germans want to fight, they do so and that's also the end of the movie. So instead of doing either the GI's and Germans play games with each other, even throwing snowballs at one point. [[Interesting]] for one or two scenes, but it [[soon]] [[becomes]] [[very]] annoying. After all, these are GERMANS. The enemy. Nothing in this film makes me think they should not be either taken prisoner or shot. The film does noting to make them more human. In fact, much of what the German characters did made ME want to shoot them, including one scene where the German officer refuses to deal with a Jew or to surrender to a mere enlisted man! Why should I care about such characters? Just shoot them and let's move on to the Battle of the Bulge. It's much more [[interesting]], anyway.<br /><br />One good scene: The GI's are returning from a recon of the German position, where they had the Germans in their sights but did not fire. While walking across a clearing, they realize a group of Germans have their Mausers leveled at them. The Germans are about 100 yards away. The GIs then do something I've NEVER seen any GI's do in any Sillywood movie. They throw down their rifles and throw up their hands! Unusual as this may be in films, it is an entirely sensible reaction to having a rifle aimed at you from that distance. Though it seems far, in reality it's point-blank range for those rifles. I'll lay odds that someone working on this film was a cruffler!

"Midnight Clear" has a great premise. A group of over-educated, overly bright GI's are sent out by [[inept]] leaders on a vague mission to patrol around an isolated farm house on the eve of the Battle of the Bulge. The GI's encounter a group of battle-weary German regulars, and it becomes clear that they don't want to fight anymore.<br /><br />Therein lies the problem. It's really pretty simple. If the Germans want to surrender, they do so and that's the end of the movie. If the Germans want to fight, they do so and that's also the end of the movie. So instead of doing either the GI's and Germans play games with each other, even throwing snowballs at one point. [[Outstanding]] for one or two scenes, but it [[formerly]] [[ai]] [[rather]] annoying. After all, these are GERMANS. The enemy. Nothing in this film makes me think they should not be either taken prisoner or shot. The film does noting to make them more human. In fact, much of what the German characters did made ME want to shoot them, including one scene where the German officer refuses to deal with a Jew or to surrender to a mere enlisted man! Why should I care about such characters? Just shoot them and let's move on to the Battle of the Bulge. It's much more [[enthralling]], anyway.<br /><br />One good scene: The GI's are returning from a recon of the German position, where they had the Germans in their sights but did not fire. While walking across a clearing, they realize a group of Germans have their Mausers leveled at them. The Germans are about 100 yards away. The GIs then do something I've NEVER seen any GI's do in any Sillywood movie. They throw down their rifles and throw up their hands! Unusual as this may be in films, it is an entirely sensible reaction to having a rifle aimed at you from that distance. Though it seems far, in reality it's point-blank range for those rifles. I'll lay odds that someone working on this film was a cruffler!
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But [[I]] can't [[say]] how I [[really]] feel about this pile of steaming dung. [[Where]] to begin. The [[film]] [[quality]], there isn't any. I've [[seen]] [[clearer]] [[pictures]] on America's [[FUNNIEST]] [[HOME]] [[VIDEOS]]! The [[acting]] is substandard, the gore [[effects]] is okay. The clown [[mask]] is the best [[part]] of this movie, the [[story]] is repetitive. The same thing over and over again. [[At]] least in a Friday THE 13TH or HALLOWEEN we stick with one main character for the most part. There is no main characters, just victims. [[Man]], now we come to the worst part of all. The final survivor [[kills]] the clown and finds out it was one of her friends. Then when the police finally arrive, they don't believe her and she is locked up in a rubber room. What kind of ending do you call that, crap, that's what. In my opinion, there is no excuse for a bad ending in a horror movie, that was just [[sloppy]] writing. The [[excuse]], "It [[has]] to [[ending]] badly, it's a [[horror]] movie." or "We [[need]] to [[end]] it [[badly]] to [[leave]] it [[open]] to a sequel" are just [[lame]] [[excuses]] and that is all. I must give the [[CAMP]] [[BLOOD]] the [[THANKSGIVING]] TURKEY.

But [[me]] can't [[declaring]] how I [[explicitly]] feel about this pile of steaming dung. [[Then]] to begin. The [[cinemas]] [[qualification]], there isn't any. I've [[uncovered]] [[lighter]] [[paint]] on America's [[SHITTIEST]] [[INTERNAL]] [[RIBBONS]]! The [[behaving]] is substandard, the gore [[impacted]] is okay. The clown [[costumes]] is the best [[slice]] of this movie, the [[tale]] is repetitive. The same thing over and over again. [[Among]] least in a Friday THE 13TH or HALLOWEEN we stick with one main character for the most part. There is no main characters, just victims. [[Friend]], now we come to the worst part of all. The final survivor [[dies]] the clown and finds out it was one of her friends. Then when the police finally arrive, they don't believe her and she is locked up in a rubber room. What kind of ending do you call that, crap, that's what. In my opinion, there is no excuse for a bad ending in a horror movie, that was just [[carefree]] writing. The [[apologized]], "It [[had]] to [[closure]] badly, it's a [[terrifying]] movie." or "We [[would]] to [[discontinue]] it [[harshly]] to [[permitted]] it [[inaugural]] to a sequel" are just [[uninspiring]] [[apologies]] and that is all. I must give the [[TABOR]] [[TRANSFUSIONS]] the [[HASHANAH]] TURKEY.
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"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" is nothing more than a New Age [[update]] of the "[[Pygmalion]]" / "My Fair Lady" story: A professor attempts to turn a common girl into an upper society woman. This time, however, instead of using language skills, the professor tries to do so by hypnotism and past life regression.<br /><br />You know a musical has problems when reviewers constantly mention the sets and the costumes before they mention the plot and the music. The songs are instantly forgettable. (No "Get [[Me]] to the [[Church]] on Time" here, I'm afraid.) [[And]] the [[plot]] goes nowhere. To paraphrase [[Gertrude]] Stein, there is no "there" here. The characters wander through the [[story]] without ever getting from point A to [[point]] B. [[Professor]] Chabot claims several times that he will get to the root of Daisy's troubles, but he never [[seems]] to do so.<br /><br />All meaningful [[conflict]] is avoided. For [[instance]], there comes a [[time]] when Chabot's [[university]] demands he either stop his research into reincarnation or resign his position. Now there is conflict! Will he give up his [[career]] for Daisy? Alas! Nothing [[comes]] of this development. A scene or two later the university changes its mind and tells Chabot to [[continue]] on with his work. So much for conflict.<br /><br />The talent was [[certainly]] assembled for this movie: [[Directed]] by Vincente Minnelli. [[Written]], in part, by Alan Jay Lerner. A [[cast]] of Yves Montand, Bob Newhart and Jack Nicholson. And, oh yes, [[starring]] Barabara Striesand who was nearly at the top of her [[game]] at this point in her career.<br /><br />But it all [[falls]] flat. Lerner's attempt to reincarnate his greatest success, the previously mentioned "My Fair Lady," is as doomed to failure as Daisy's attempt to revive the greatness of her own past.<br /><br />If you [[enjoy]] movie musicals, there are far better choices than this.

"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" is nothing more than a New Age [[renovated]] of the "[[Galatea]]" / "My Fair Lady" story: A professor attempts to turn a common girl into an upper society woman. This time, however, instead of using language skills, the professor tries to do so by hypnotism and past life regression.<br /><br />You know a musical has problems when reviewers constantly mention the sets and the costumes before they mention the plot and the music. The songs are instantly forgettable. (No "Get [[Could]] to the [[Clergy]] on Time" here, I'm afraid.) [[Neither]] the [[conspiring]] goes nowhere. To paraphrase [[Inez]] Stein, there is no "there" here. The characters wander through the [[saga]] without ever getting from point A to [[things]] B. [[Lectured]] Chabot claims several times that he will get to the root of Daisy's troubles, but he never [[gaze]] to do so.<br /><br />All meaningful [[conflicts]] is avoided. For [[circumstances]], there comes a [[deadline]] when Chabot's [[schools]] demands he either stop his research into reincarnation or resign his position. Now there is conflict! Will he give up his [[racing]] for Daisy? Alas! Nothing [[derives]] of this development. A scene or two later the university changes its mind and tells Chabot to [[sustained]] on with his work. So much for conflict.<br /><br />The talent was [[soberly]] assembled for this movie: [[Governed]] by Vincente Minnelli. [[Formulated]], in part, by Alan Jay Lerner. A [[molded]] of Yves Montand, Bob Newhart and Jack Nicholson. And, oh yes, [[showing]] Barabara Striesand who was nearly at the top of her [[playing]] at this point in her career.<br /><br />But it all [[rests]] flat. Lerner's attempt to reincarnate his greatest success, the previously mentioned "My Fair Lady," is as doomed to failure as Daisy's attempt to revive the greatness of her own past.<br /><br />If you [[cherishes]] movie musicals, there are far better choices than this.
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Blame Guy Ritchie. The late 90s success of Ritchie's cliché-ridden Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels triggered a series of pitiful gangster movies from which the genre never really recovered. Sadly Rise of The Footsoldier - the true story of Essex hardnut Carlton Leach - isn't likely to reverse that trend. [[Despite]] a decent lead performance from Hartnett, the film falls victim to all-too familiar East End stereotypes. They're either busy blowing someone's brains out or shagging a scantily-clad blonde.<br /><br />From fearsome football hooligan in the eighties to a key figure in the criminal underworld during the nineties, Footsoldier charts Leach's rise through the ranks of thuggery. Leaving the terraces for nightclubs, Leach becomes a bouncer where he's given carte blanche to kick the crap out of anyone. Here he gets in with notorious gangland leaders Pat Tate (Fairbrass) and Tony Tucker (Stone), and begins to realise gang-warfare ain't what it's cracked up to be.<br /><br />There is fun to be had deconstructing writer-director Julian Gilbey's [[laughable]] join-the-dots yob patois, as every sentence seems to start with an, 'I'm gonna fackin'' or 'You fackin'' or, on occasion, 'So then I only went an' fackin'', typically concluded with a mandatory 'caaaant!' The direction, too, smacks of sadism, especially the obvious glee Gilbey gets from filming violent scenes in close-up and, in the case of the bloody shotgun-to-the-face denouement, in triplicate.<br /><br />Director Gilbey's use of the classic rise-and-fall gangster narrative isn't what will condemn Footsoldier to big screen obscurity. Nor is it the fact that half way through, the film [[annoyingly]] sidelines Leach in favour of the events culminating in the infamous shooting of Tate and Tucker. It's Gilbey's sickening appetite for scatter-shot violence that ruins the film; whether it's a brick in the face or axe in the head during a vicious attack on a train, it's all unnecessarily prolonged. Footsoldier doesn't so much pack a punch as leave you feeling violated and more importantly, robs you of two hours of your life you won't get back...

Blame Guy Ritchie. The late 90s success of Ritchie's cliché-ridden Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels triggered a series of pitiful gangster movies from which the genre never really recovered. Sadly Rise of The Footsoldier - the true story of Essex hardnut Carlton Leach - isn't likely to reverse that trend. [[If]] a decent lead performance from Hartnett, the film falls victim to all-too familiar East End stereotypes. They're either busy blowing someone's brains out or shagging a scantily-clad blonde.<br /><br />From fearsome football hooligan in the eighties to a key figure in the criminal underworld during the nineties, Footsoldier charts Leach's rise through the ranks of thuggery. Leaving the terraces for nightclubs, Leach becomes a bouncer where he's given carte blanche to kick the crap out of anyone. Here he gets in with notorious gangland leaders Pat Tate (Fairbrass) and Tony Tucker (Stone), and begins to realise gang-warfare ain't what it's cracked up to be.<br /><br />There is fun to be had deconstructing writer-director Julian Gilbey's [[counterintuitive]] join-the-dots yob patois, as every sentence seems to start with an, 'I'm gonna fackin'' or 'You fackin'' or, on occasion, 'So then I only went an' fackin'', typically concluded with a mandatory 'caaaant!' The direction, too, smacks of sadism, especially the obvious glee Gilbey gets from filming violent scenes in close-up and, in the case of the bloody shotgun-to-the-face denouement, in triplicate.<br /><br />Director Gilbey's use of the classic rise-and-fall gangster narrative isn't what will condemn Footsoldier to big screen obscurity. Nor is it the fact that half way through, the film [[terrifically]] sidelines Leach in favour of the events culminating in the infamous shooting of Tate and Tucker. It's Gilbey's sickening appetite for scatter-shot violence that ruins the film; whether it's a brick in the face or axe in the head during a vicious attack on a train, it's all unnecessarily prolonged. Footsoldier doesn't so much pack a punch as leave you feeling violated and more importantly, robs you of two hours of your life you won't get back...
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Whenever I see a video like this, [[I]] have to [[ask]] myself how it was financed. [[HBO]] or Showtime or whatever must pay for the [[production]] company to go through the [[motions]] -- to hire someone who may or may not actually speak English to get high and hammer out something [[approaching]] a plot, to [[pay]] strippers with terrifying boob jobs to bounce up and down on grossly waxed dudes' torsos, to find people to [[design]] and light sets, to [[purchase]] the rights to cheesy techno music, etc. But I [[have]] to imagine this has to be a vanity [[project]] for whoever's serving as executive producer... He had to have nailed all of those girls, right? And bro's not wrong about the "Spanish looking" girl, but to call the cops "[[stunning]]" is awfully generous. In fact, I'd go so far as to [[call]] them something much closer to "hideous," or "fugly." [[Watching]] these women writhe around -- sometimes *clearly* [[high]] on pain killers -- was so [[far]] from [[erotic]] that my [[testicles]] [[actually]] [[ascended]] inside of my body. Gross.<br /><br />Why waste [[time]] with this when there's so [[much]] freely [[available]] hardcore porn on the [[internet]]? I wonder whether the popularization of [[internet]] [[video]] [[will]] slowly kill the softcore [[video]] industry... One can only [[hope]], right?

Whenever I see a video like this, [[me]] have to [[wondered]] myself how it was financed. [[SHOWTIME]] or Showtime or whatever must pay for the [[fabrication]] company to go through the [[claims]] -- to hire someone who may or may not actually speak English to get high and hammer out something [[shutting]] a plot, to [[treatment]] strippers with terrifying boob jobs to bounce up and down on grossly waxed dudes' torsos, to find people to [[styled]] and light sets, to [[absorbing]] the rights to cheesy techno music, etc. But I [[ter]] to imagine this has to be a vanity [[suggestion]] for whoever's serving as executive producer... He had to have nailed all of those girls, right? And bro's not wrong about the "Spanish looking" girl, but to call the cops "[[funky]]" is awfully generous. In fact, I'd go so far as to [[phone]] them something much closer to "hideous," or "fugly." [[Noticing]] these women writhe around -- sometimes *clearly* [[greatest]] on pain killers -- was so [[exceptionally]] from [[nudie]] that my [[testes]] [[admittedly]] [[surged]] inside of my body. Gross.<br /><br />Why waste [[timetables]] with this when there's so [[numerous]] freely [[feasible]] hardcore porn on the [[networks]]? I wonder whether the popularization of [[lnternet]] [[cassette]] [[dedication]] slowly kill the softcore [[taping]] industry... One can only [[desire]], right?
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (50%)]]

I saw this film knowing absolutely nothing about both it and its stars, Chris Farley and David Spade, and I have to say that this film is a comic classic. It is so stupid at times that it can only be hilarious. Farley is [[brilliant]] as the bumbling idiot who takes to the road with his dad's right hand man (the equally excellent Spade) to find the funding to save the families 'auto parts' business. Relax, put your brain on auto-pilot and [[soak]] up the fun. A great supporting cast features film favourites such as Brian Dennehy (Cocoon), Rob Lowe (Wayne's World) and Bo Derek ("10"). Highly recommended for a good laugh.

I saw this film knowing absolutely nothing about both it and its stars, Chris Farley and David Spade, and I have to say that this film is a comic classic. It is so stupid at times that it can only be hilarious. Farley is [[sumptuous]] as the bumbling idiot who takes to the road with his dad's right hand man (the equally excellent Spade) to find the funding to save the families 'auto parts' business. Relax, put your brain on auto-pilot and [[overwhelm]] up the fun. A great supporting cast features film favourites such as Brian Dennehy (Cocoon), Rob Lowe (Wayne's World) and Bo Derek ("10"). Highly recommended for a good laugh.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (67%)]]

[[This]] movie was in one word. Terrible. First of all the people who invented that thingie that puts you in the TV, are slightly insane! [[Secondly]], the three teens are so [[obsessed]] with the show, it's scary! The movie was [[stupid]], and no effort or thought was put into it!

[[That]] movie was in one word. Terrible. First of all the people who invented that thingie that puts you in the TV, are slightly insane! [[Then]], the three teens are so [[narcissistic]] with the show, it's scary! The movie was [[punchy]], and no effort or thought was put into it!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

Makes the fourth theatrical release (the one National Lampoon took its name OFF of) look like a comedy classic. A [[complete]] mistake and a sad attempt to [[capitalize]] on a once-proud franchise. Painfully [[unfunny]] and unwatchable...even for a TV movie! The Cousin Eddie character has become progressively less [[amusing]], from the original Vacation when it was fresh and unique, through Christmas Vacation when it was starting to wear a bit thin, to Vegas Vacation where it was actually annoying to see come on-screen (but, in fairness, there were a LOT of things that were annoying to see come on-screen in that movie!). But this attempt to move the character up to lead status is unfortunate to say the least. The [[Vacation]] [[movies]] themselves met an ugly death in Las Vegas, and this [[hope]] at reviving even the thinnest [[thread]] of the series for [[television]] was [[thoroughly]] misguided. Chevy Chase and [[company]] put [[together]] a [[great]] trilogy back when he was in his prime; now let's just pull the plug and let the [[title]] rest in peace. (One tiny [[note]] of interest: The [[original]] [[Audrey]] Griswold--Dana [[Barron]], the first of four [[actresses]] to play the [[part]], [[including]] Juliette Lewis--returns to the [[role]] 20 years [[later]]! One is left only to wonder...WHY?)

Makes the fourth theatrical release (the one National Lampoon took its name OFF of) look like a comedy classic. A [[finalized]] mistake and a sad attempt to [[harnessing]] on a once-proud franchise. Painfully [[unlikable]] and unwatchable...even for a TV movie! The Cousin Eddie character has become progressively less [[laughing]], from the original Vacation when it was fresh and unique, through Christmas Vacation when it was starting to wear a bit thin, to Vegas Vacation where it was actually annoying to see come on-screen (but, in fairness, there were a LOT of things that were annoying to see come on-screen in that movie!). But this attempt to move the character up to lead status is unfortunate to say the least. The [[Holidays]] [[cinemas]] themselves met an ugly death in Las Vegas, and this [[wish]] at reviving even the thinnest [[rope]] of the series for [[estevez]] was [[radically]] misguided. Chevy Chase and [[companionship]] put [[jointly]] a [[gargantuan]] trilogy back when he was in his prime; now let's just pull the plug and let the [[behalf]] rest in peace. (One tiny [[recalling]] of interest: The [[upfront]] [[Jackie]] Griswold--Dana [[Barone]], the first of four [[performers]] to play the [[piece]], [[encompassing]] Juliette Lewis--returns to the [[task]] 20 years [[further]]! One is left only to wonder...WHY?)
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (56%)]]

Pinocchio's revenge is not a [[good]] movie. Nor is it terrible.<br /><br />The acting was [[wooden]] at least on Pinocchio's part.The [[puppet]] had all of 2 expressions.As did most of the actors,except strangely enough...the secondary characters...most of them were enjoyable over the top.<br /><br />The special effects in this are pretty "[[B]]" and as I [[said]] earlier the puppet really blew.<br /><br />The 2 best scenes in the movie are the knife through the hand...looked pretty good,i think they [[spent]] about a 1/3 of the [[budget]] on that...and the shower scene...WOW...I think they must have spent the other 2/3rds of the budget on talking the [[actress]] who did that scene to do it.Outstanding.<br /><br />[[Seriously]] this is a slightly below average "b" horror puppet movie...rent Chucky if you have a urge to see puppets kill.<br /><br />The story had a few interesting idea's, enough to keep me watching it to the end.

Pinocchio's revenge is not a [[optimum]] movie. Nor is it terrible.<br /><br />The acting was [[bois]] at least on Pinocchio's part.The [[dummy]] had all of 2 expressions.As did most of the actors,except strangely enough...the secondary characters...most of them were enjoyable over the top.<br /><br />The special effects in this are pretty "[[d]]" and as I [[highlighted]] earlier the puppet really blew.<br /><br />The 2 best scenes in the movie are the knife through the hand...looked pretty good,i think they [[spend]] about a 1/3 of the [[budgeted]] on that...and the shower scene...WOW...I think they must have spent the other 2/3rds of the budget on talking the [[actors]] who did that scene to do it.Outstanding.<br /><br />[[Fervently]] this is a slightly below average "b" horror puppet movie...rent Chucky if you have a urge to see puppets kill.<br /><br />The story had a few interesting idea's, enough to keep me watching it to the end.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

Looking backwards to that year 2002 when "Furia" was [[made]], one can easily [[recognize]] the heralding [[sings]] of today's New [[Generation]] in Romania.<br /><br />The [[main]] [[qualities]] of "Furia" stand in a [[very]] solid script, with a substantial dramatic core and a really professional developing, plus a cast of [[excellent]] actors. All four leading roles are admirably performed, both with depth and casualness: Dragos Bucur and Andy Vasluianu confirmed, [[since]] then, being two of our best performers [[today]], Dorina Chiriac [[follows]] them [[closely]], and Adrian Tuli, a non-professional (in real life, a graveyard manager!) cast as Gabonu, was a genuine revelation! <br /><br />[[Further]], Radu Muntean's directing is skilled and expressive, creating in a very [[compelling]] style that feeling of "a fateful [[night]]" and inescapable destiny. One can easily pass over the few awkward and even failed moments, [[since]] time proved them to be only the uncertainties inherent to a debut, never [[repeated]] in his subsequent movies: "Hârtia va fi albasträ" and "Boogie".

Looking backwards to that year 2002 when "Furia" was [[waged]], one can easily [[agreeing]] the heralding [[choir]] of today's New [[Produce]] in Romania.<br /><br />The [[principal]] [[idiosyncrasies]] of "Furia" stand in a [[too]] solid script, with a substantial dramatic core and a really professional developing, plus a cast of [[unbelievable]] actors. All four leading roles are admirably performed, both with depth and casualness: Dragos Bucur and Andy Vasluianu confirmed, [[unless]] then, being two of our best performers [[ayer]], Dorina Chiriac [[nonstop]] them [[narrowly]], and Adrian Tuli, a non-professional (in real life, a graveyard manager!) cast as Gabonu, was a genuine revelation! <br /><br />[[Similarly]], Radu Muntean's directing is skilled and expressive, creating in a very [[unmistakable]] style that feeling of "a fateful [[nightfall]]" and inescapable destiny. One can easily pass over the few awkward and even failed moments, [[unless]] time proved them to be only the uncertainties inherent to a debut, never [[rehearse]] in his subsequent movies: "Hârtia va fi albasträ" and "Boogie".
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

[[This]] [[cheap]], grainy-filmed Italian [[flick]] is about a couple of inheritors of a manor in the Italian countryside who head up to the house to stay, and then find themselves getting killed off by ghosts of people killed in that house.<br /><br />I wasn't impressed by this. It wasn't really that scary, mostly just the way a [[cheap]] [[Italian]] [[film]] should be. A girl, her two cousins, and one cousin's girlfriend, head to this huge house for some reason (I couldn't figure out why) and are staying there, cleaning up and checking out the place. [[Characters]] come in and out of the film, and it's quite [[boring]] at points, and the [[majority]] of deaths are quite rushed. The girlfriend is hit by a car when fleeing the house after having a dream of her death, and the scene is quite good, but then [[things]] get slow again, until a confusing end, when the male cousins are killed together in some weird way, and this weirdo guy (I couldn't figure out who he was during the movie, or maybe I just don't remember) goes after this one girl, attacking her, until finally this other girl kills him off. Hate to give away the ending, but oh well. The female cousin decides to stay at the house and watch over it, and they show scenes of her living there years later. The end. You really aren't missing anything, and anyway, you probably won't find this anywhere, so lucky you.

[[That]] [[affordable]], grainy-filmed Italian [[teatro]] is about a couple of inheritors of a manor in the Italian countryside who head up to the house to stay, and then find themselves getting killed off by ghosts of people killed in that house.<br /><br />I wasn't impressed by this. It wasn't really that scary, mostly just the way a [[cheep]] [[Sicilian]] [[cinematography]] should be. A girl, her two cousins, and one cousin's girlfriend, head to this huge house for some reason (I couldn't figure out why) and are staying there, cleaning up and checking out the place. [[Peculiarity]] come in and out of the film, and it's quite [[drudgery]] at points, and the [[gros]] of deaths are quite rushed. The girlfriend is hit by a car when fleeing the house after having a dream of her death, and the scene is quite good, but then [[matters]] get slow again, until a confusing end, when the male cousins are killed together in some weird way, and this weirdo guy (I couldn't figure out who he was during the movie, or maybe I just don't remember) goes after this one girl, attacking her, until finally this other girl kills him off. Hate to give away the ending, but oh well. The female cousin decides to stay at the house and watch over it, and they show scenes of her living there years later. The end. You really aren't missing anything, and anyway, you probably won't find this anywhere, so lucky you.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (70%)]]

A [[skillfully]] directed film by [[Martin]] Ritt where a drifter and anti-hero, John Cassevetes lands in N.Y. to escape a tragic incident in his life, where he killed his brother in an automobile accident as well as going AWOL from the army.<br /><br />Cassavetes, always an intense actor, shows [[grit]] in his portrayal of a film. Am surprised that [[Montgomery]] Clift didn't get this part.<br /><br />Ruth White is his mother and does remarkably well in two scenes on the telephone.<br /><br />Once in New York, he befriends Sidney Poitier as the two work on the docks. Immediately, Jack Warden, a bully and villain in this film,takes a dislike to him and tragedy ensues when Poitier tries to defend his friend.<br /><br />Ruby Dee, plays Poitier's wife in this film, and is brilliant in a [[scene]] where she urges Cassavetes to reveal the killer of her husband.<br /><br />This is definitely an interesting film of moral values and the loner in society. With the backdrop of tenements, the right mood is depicted in the film.

A [[clumsily]] directed film by [[Maarten]] Ritt where a drifter and anti-hero, John Cassevetes lands in N.Y. to escape a tragic incident in his life, where he killed his brother in an automobile accident as well as going AWOL from the army.<br /><br />Cassavetes, always an intense actor, shows [[dust]] in his portrayal of a film. Am surprised that [[Fayette]] Clift didn't get this part.<br /><br />Ruth White is his mother and does remarkably well in two scenes on the telephone.<br /><br />Once in New York, he befriends Sidney Poitier as the two work on the docks. Immediately, Jack Warden, a bully and villain in this film,takes a dislike to him and tragedy ensues when Poitier tries to defend his friend.<br /><br />Ruby Dee, plays Poitier's wife in this film, and is brilliant in a [[theater]] where she urges Cassavetes to reveal the killer of her husband.<br /><br />This is definitely an interesting film of moral values and the loner in society. With the backdrop of tenements, the right mood is depicted in the film.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (59%)]]

Alas, another Costner movie that was an hour too long. [[Credible]] performances, but the script had no where to go and was in no hurry to get there. First we are offered an unrelated string of events few of which further the story. Will the [[script]] center on Randall and his wife? Randall and Fischer? How about Fischer and Thomas? In the end, no real front [[story]] ever develops and the characters themselves are artificially propped up by monologues from third parties. The singer explains Randall, Randall explains Fischer, on and on. Finally, long after you don't care anymore, you [[will]] learn something about the script meetings. Three endings were no doubt proffered and no one could make a decision. The end result? All three were used, one, after another, after another. If you can hang in past the 100th yawn, you'll be able to pick them out. [[Despite]] the transparent attempt to [[gain]] [[points]] with a dedication to the Coast Guard, this one should have [[washed]] out the very first day.

Alas, another Costner movie that was an hour too long. [[Believable]] performances, but the script had no where to go and was in no hurry to get there. First we are offered an unrelated string of events few of which further the story. Will the [[scenarios]] center on Randall and his wife? Randall and Fischer? How about Fischer and Thomas? In the end, no real front [[fairytale]] ever develops and the characters themselves are artificially propped up by monologues from third parties. The singer explains Randall, Randall explains Fischer, on and on. Finally, long after you don't care anymore, you [[dedication]] learn something about the script meetings. Three endings were no doubt proffered and no one could make a decision. The end result? All three were used, one, after another, after another. If you can hang in past the 100th yawn, you'll be able to pick them out. [[Albeit]] the transparent attempt to [[climbs]] [[dots]] with a dedication to the Coast Guard, this one should have [[cleanliness]] out the very first day.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

Well, Anne is way way too old. Wentworth looks younger than she and he should not. Louisa is much too young and too cheerful Oh sister Mary is way too pretty. She is supposed to [[be]] [[average]], not pretty. [[When]] this [[actress]] complains the [[way]] Mary should all I think is that she is too pretty to [[be]] a complainer. [[Lady]] Russell is too Old. [[This]] is crazy. If you read the [[novel]], she is Anne's older more [[mature]] [[friend]], [[maybe]] as old as Annes [[mother]] would [[be]] which would be around 18-20 [[years]] older than Anne- [[so]] around 50 NOT 70! Its [[crazy]], doesn't fit. How [[come]] Anne is so darn happy in the [[beginning]]? She smiles when she says "oh the worst is over, I've [[seen]] him now the worst [[has]] passed" yeah right. OK if anyone [[has]] seen the 1995 Roger Michell version than you [[cant]] [[compare]] these two. That one is right on. [[This]] one is [[way]] off. Read the novel and you'll know what I mean.

Well, Anne is way way too old. Wentworth looks younger than she and he should not. Louisa is much too young and too cheerful Oh sister Mary is way too pretty. She is supposed to [[is]] [[mid]], not pretty. [[Where]] this [[publicist]] complains the [[trajectories]] Mary should all I think is that she is too pretty to [[got]] a complainer. [[Catherine]] Russell is too Old. [[These]] is crazy. If you read the [[new]], she is Anne's older more [[adulthood]] [[friendships]], [[ultimately]] as old as Annes [[mommy]] would [[worden]] which would be around 18-20 [[age]] older than Anne- [[until]] around 50 NOT 70! Its [[wacky]], doesn't fit. How [[forthcoming]] Anne is so darn happy in the [[principle]]? She smiles when she says "oh the worst is over, I've [[sighted]] him now the worst [[got]] passed" yeah right. OK if anyone [[is]] seen the 1995 Roger Michell version than you [[afar]] [[relation]] these two. That one is right on. [[These]] one is [[ways]] off. Read the novel and you'll know what I mean.
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[[Negative (99%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

I thought Choke had potential, but I thought it could have been a much better film. It had some interesting twists and turns, but some of them seemed kind of pointless. When showing background on the two main characters, some of that really seemed to go awry. Most of it was sort of useless and didn't help the movie at all. This was also not Dennis Hopper's finest hour. However, the main [[saving]] grace of this movie for me was Michael Madsen. His performance was excellent. In this movie, he almost makes Mr. Blonde look like a nice guy. All in all, it was watchable. Still, I was left thinking some things could have been done differently. These things would have made the movie much better, in my opinion.

I thought Choke had potential, but I thought it could have been a much better film. It had some interesting twists and turns, but some of them seemed kind of pointless. When showing background on the two main characters, some of that really seemed to go awry. Most of it was sort of useless and didn't help the movie at all. This was also not Dennis Hopper's finest hour. However, the main [[saves]] grace of this movie for me was Michael Madsen. His performance was excellent. In this movie, he almost makes Mr. Blonde look like a nice guy. All in all, it was watchable. Still, I was left thinking some things could have been done differently. These things would have made the movie much better, in my opinion.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

This was truly a tense and [[dark]] episode. Excellently executed, wonderful acting and atmospheric directing, 'Ice' is one of my favorite episodes. Along with 'Pusher' 'Grotesque' 'Wetwired' and 'Home' (these are quite good in dark atmosphere in my case) It seem quite realistic to me, their paranoia, their suspicion and their ever growing rage was perfectly executed by the great actors. However, 'Ice' had a problem that I got over after a few watches: IT WAS TOO SHORT! I WANTED MORE!<br /><br />Overall, 'ice' had what 98% of all X [[Files]] [[episodes]] have: Excellent acting, Intense story-writing, gritty directing. All the works.<br /><br />10 out of 10

This was truly a tense and [[dismal]] episode. Excellently executed, wonderful acting and atmospheric directing, 'Ice' is one of my favorite episodes. Along with 'Pusher' 'Grotesque' 'Wetwired' and 'Home' (these are quite good in dark atmosphere in my case) It seem quite realistic to me, their paranoia, their suspicion and their ever growing rage was perfectly executed by the great actors. However, 'Ice' had a problem that I got over after a few watches: IT WAS TOO SHORT! I WANTED MORE!<br /><br />Overall, 'ice' had what 98% of all X [[Depositions]] [[seasons]] have: Excellent acting, Intense story-writing, gritty directing. All the works.<br /><br />10 out of 10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

[[Last]] [[year]], I [[fell]] in love with the Tim Burton's [[version]] of [[Sweeney]] Todd [[so]] I [[wanted]] to [[check]] out the other [[versions]] of this musical and I [[found]] this one at the library. [[Though]] I [[think]] Burton's is [[best]], [[probably]] because I [[like]] [[film]] a [[lot]] [[better]] than [[theater]], this is [[still]] a [[great]] [[production]] of the story. I haven't [[seen]] any of the other versions but [[I]] am [[trying]] to [[get]] my [[hands]] on them.<br /><br />After [[seeing]] [[Johnny]] Depp as [[Todd]], it's [[hard]] for me to [[imagine]] anyone else in the [[role]], but George [[Hearn]] [[does]] a [[fantastic]] job. Angela Lansbury is [[great]], as [[always]] and all of the [[singing]] is fantastic. I [[found]] myself singing along. [[This]] is a play you won't [[want]] to [[miss]], but try and [[see]] it before you [[see]] the [[film]] version [[so]] you won't [[have]] a [[biased]] [[view]] like me.

[[Former]] [[enjoyment]], I [[autumn]] in love with the Tim Burton's [[text]] of [[Sweeny]] Todd [[since]] I [[striven]] to [[ticked]] out the other [[text]] of this musical and I [[commented]] this one at the library. [[After]] I [[opinion]] Burton's is [[coolest]], [[naturally]] because I [[love]] [[moviemaking]] a [[lots]] [[easier]] than [[theatre]], this is [[so]] a [[formidable]] [[fabrication]] of the story. I haven't [[seemed]] any of the other versions but [[me]] am [[try]] to [[do]] my [[manos]] on them.<br /><br />After [[opinions]] [[Joni]] Depp as [[Thad]], it's [[onerous]] for me to [[thought]] anyone else in the [[rol]], but George [[Carmody]] [[desires]] a [[unbelievable]] job. Angela Lansbury is [[big]], as [[constantly]] and all of the [[choir]] is fantastic. I [[seen]] myself singing along. [[That]] is a play you won't [[going]] to [[forgot]], but try and [[think]] it before you [[seeing]] the [[theater]] version [[until]] you won't [[has]] a [[unequal]] [[idea]] like me.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (95%)]]

Apparently in early 2005, SciFi Channel threatened to release the incriminating photos they have of John Rhys-Davies and said, "We need you to star in another SciFi Original." The scary thing is, he's actually pretty damn [[good]] in this movie. That's really saying something since this is a [[silly]] SciFi [[creature]] feature; you've [[gotta]] [[put]] some [[feeling]] into it in order to [[be]] well-acted. Unfortunately, nobody else does. It's your [[stereotypical]] "moster-run-amok" movie on a cruise ship. The cryptozoologist wants to keep the creature alive, the [[Navy]] [[SEALs]] think they [[have]] everything under [[control]] but they don't [[know]] what they're dealing with and they all end up dead, a [[girl]] [[jumps]] into the "movie [[sexpot]]" role as Rhys-Davies' [[daughter]] and the [[creature]] mauls about 100 or so shipmates. What this [[movie]] has [[going]] for it is, it's [[VERY]] fast-paced and lively; you're never [[bored]] or waiting for another kill. Other than that, though, it [[does]] nothing to distinguish itself, and it's silly that this [[thing]] crawls all over the ceilings and can't be wounded by Navy SEAL machine guns, but can be karate-kicked into submission by Rhys-Davies' daughter. Kinda went back and forth on giving this bad boy a 5, but for the above silliness I'm giving it a 4.

Apparently in early 2005, SciFi Channel threatened to release the incriminating photos they have of John Rhys-Davies and said, "We need you to star in another SciFi Original." The scary thing is, he's actually pretty damn [[fine]] in this movie. That's really saying something since this is a [[punchy]] SciFi [[animals]] feature; you've [[requirements]] [[tabled]] some [[printout]] into it in order to [[represent]] well-acted. Unfortunately, nobody else does. It's your [[stereotype]] "moster-run-amok" movie on a cruise ship. The cryptozoologist wants to keep the creature alive, the [[Armed]] [[sealed]] think they [[was]] everything under [[comptroller]] but they don't [[appreciate]] what they're dealing with and they all end up dead, a [[nana]] [[raising]] into the "movie [[cuties]]" role as Rhys-Davies' [[lady]] and the [[creatures]] mauls about 100 or so shipmates. What this [[films]] has [[will]] for it is, it's [[TREMENDOUSLY]] fast-paced and lively; you're never [[boring]] or waiting for another kill. Other than that, though, it [[fact]] nothing to distinguish itself, and it's silly that this [[element]] crawls all over the ceilings and can't be wounded by Navy SEAL machine guns, but can be karate-kicked into submission by Rhys-Davies' daughter. Kinda went back and forth on giving this bad boy a 5, but for the above silliness I'm giving it a 4.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

[[I]] am a [[huge]] Robert Taylor [[fan]] and I [[have]] been trying to find all of his films. This is one I did not [[have]], but I watched it [[recently]] on Fox [[Movie]] Channel, and was [[very]] disappointed. I [[know]] he was a contract [[player]] with little [[control]] over his scripts, but the acting was as bad as the script. Victor McLaglen was even [[bad]], and [[Brian]] DonLevy was almost unrecognizable. Considering the [[relations]] off screen between Taylor and [[Stanwyck]], it was [[surprising]] how little chemistry there was on screen between the two of them. But the premise of the film was so ridiculous: that the [[President]] of the U.S. would [[order]] a Navy Lt to [[leave]] the service secretly to hunt down [[bank]] [[robbers]], and [[report]] only to the President, that it made it hard to appreciate anything else about the film. The death row [[scenes]] were entirely unmoving. The only thing [[worse]] than Taylor's [[acting]] was Stanwyck's singing. She got better [[later]] in [[Ball]] of Fire-thank heavens.

[[me]] am a [[major]] Robert Taylor [[vent]] and I [[received]] been trying to find all of his films. This is one I did not [[got]], but I watched it [[presently]] on Fox [[Photographic]] Channel, and was [[rather]] disappointed. I [[suis]] he was a contract [[pied]] with little [[audit]] over his scripts, but the acting was as bad as the script. Victor McLaglen was even [[hurt]], and [[Johnathan]] DonLevy was almost unrecognizable. Considering the [[tying]] off screen between Taylor and [[Garbo]], it was [[shocking]] how little chemistry there was on screen between the two of them. But the premise of the film was so ridiculous: that the [[Chairman]] of the U.S. would [[injunction]] a Navy Lt to [[enabled]] the service secretly to hunt down [[banco]] [[offenders]], and [[apprised]] only to the President, that it made it hard to appreciate anything else about the film. The death row [[images]] were entirely unmoving. The only thing [[largest]] than Taylor's [[behaving]] was Stanwyck's singing. She got better [[finally]] in [[Bal]] of Fire-thank heavens.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

Well, I'm an Italian horror big fan and I love movies from directors such Argento, Fulci, Bava Sr and Bava Jr, only to quote the most famous. "La villa delle anime maledette" is one of the most unknown movie of this genre, shot when this kind of cinema began its crisis that continues still today, and director Carlo Ausino sounds totally new to my ears (althoug he directed six movies... this is the price Italian directors have to pay to not work in Rome...) . But the film is not so bad. And it's absolutely not correct to talk about "trash". OK, the plot is not so original; it reminds me stuff like the Amytville series (the year is the same of "Amityville Possession" by Damiano Damiani) or "Shock", the last work of Mario Bava. But you have to think that this is the movie of a cinematographer (like Mario Bava movies); so the most important thing is the atmosphere, not the story or the characters; atmosphere very well created by the use of light and by the camera movement. The rest remain in the background. I [[think]] the movie works; not [[so]] good, but works; it's surely better than a lot of Hollywoodian production like "the Haunting" which have a bigger budget, but not bigger ideas...

Well, I'm an Italian horror big fan and I love movies from directors such Argento, Fulci, Bava Sr and Bava Jr, only to quote the most famous. "La villa delle anime maledette" is one of the most unknown movie of this genre, shot when this kind of cinema began its crisis that continues still today, and director Carlo Ausino sounds totally new to my ears (althoug he directed six movies... this is the price Italian directors have to pay to not work in Rome...) . But the film is not so bad. And it's absolutely not correct to talk about "trash". OK, the plot is not so original; it reminds me stuff like the Amytville series (the year is the same of "Amityville Possession" by Damiano Damiani) or "Shock", the last work of Mario Bava. But you have to think that this is the movie of a cinematographer (like Mario Bava movies); so the most important thing is the atmosphere, not the story or the characters; atmosphere very well created by the use of light and by the camera movement. The rest remain in the background. I [[contemplating]] the movie works; not [[even]] good, but works; it's surely better than a lot of Hollywoodian production like "the Haunting" which have a bigger budget, but not bigger ideas...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (91%)]]

This version is very [[painful]] to watch. All of the acting is very [[stilted]] but especially that of Norma Shearer who is still acting as though she were in a silent movie instead of a talkie. Check out the 1937 version with Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and William Powell which is much more entertaining.

This version is very [[hard]] to watch. All of the acting is very [[melodramatic]] but especially that of Norma Shearer who is still acting as though she were in a silent movie instead of a talkie. Check out the 1937 version with Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and William Powell which is much more entertaining.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

1 thing. this movie sucks [[BIG]] TIME..i was into singaporean [[comedy]] when Chiken Rice war came along. But, this time, even Gurmit [[Singh]] (well-done) [[acting]] [[cant]] [[pull]] this one of. A [[total]] [[failure]] of [[following]] HK's Shaolin Soccer. Next time: do ur own thing!

1 thing. this movie sucks [[WHOLESALE]] TIME..i was into singaporean [[joke]] when Chiken Rice war came along. But, this time, even Gurmit [[Anand]] (well-done) [[interim]] [[beleive]] [[traction]] this one of. A [[totalled]] [[incapacity]] of [[hereafter]] HK's Shaolin Soccer. Next time: do ur own thing!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (95%)]]

Hey, this Ralf Westhoff seems to knows a lot about people! We have nine women and nine men taking part in a speed dating event, each person has five minutes to talk to each opposite. A good idea to make a movie out of these conversations. [[And]] even better: it works very, [[very]] well! The dialog is witty, [[original]] and [[authentic]], [[each]] [[person]] is subtly [[characterized]], without falling into the cliché trap, something that is unusual for German movies, remember: All these [[years]], we Germans were [[tormented]] with silly zeitgeist comedies such as "[[Workaholic]]" or "Stadtgespräch".<br /><br />But now the time has come for young German directors to do their own thing and take the risk of producing movies which are entertaining and funny AND intelligent and sensitive at the same time. The [[timing]] of "Shoppen" is good, too: Although it presents mainly dialog, it keeps the tension and interest. After a while, you actually become curious to see how this man and that woman would do. Some of the participants meet later on for a two-some, it's fun to see them interacting together in "real life". Of course, the film has a few drawbacks: it's not very cinematic (but can such a movie be?), the musical soundtrack could have been better, but all this is only marginal.<br /><br />The most important thing about this movie: We have some damn good actors here. Imagine this: All of them are still pretty unknown even here in Germany (most were derived from the Munich or Bavarian theater scene). But I predict that out of the 18 main actors, at least 11 will quickly become very well-known in the movie and TV scene over here. It's great to see so many fresh and at the same time talented faces. Well-done!<br /><br />For those who want to read more, here's a rundown of all 18 actors:(spoilers!)<br /><br />Sebastian Weber: Silent waters are deep! Memorize his "Flower garden" monologue, you can win any woman's heart with this one.<br /><br />Anna Böger: A hell of a woman! Every time she opens her mouth, you can't help but laugh and feel good. Listen how she pronounces "asshole" and calls the pink shirt guy a "Bürscherl"!<br /><br />Felix Hellmann: The "Bürscherl" from above is fun to watch. The inconvenient truth is that there are too many of those guys around. His looks somewhat reminded me of Flo Weber of "Sportfreunde Stiller".<br /><br />Katharina Schubert: This woman has everything: love, hope, despair, beauty. Her "do you want children" scene is a classic. A great actress of whom we will hear again, no doubt.<br /><br />David Baalcke: Now is this guy a loser or not? Almost as authentic as Paul Giamatti in "Sideways". I hope this is NOT method acting.<br /><br />Julia Koschitz: The "good looking" woman in the circle. Julia used to play theater in my hometown, kudos! I think she will appear in many TV series to come.<br /><br />Martin Butzke: The revolutionary guy catches the cutest and most conventional woman in the end. Would you like to share a taxi with this guy?<br /><br />Kathrin von Steinburg: She gave a stunning performance in "Tatort" last year. Her trance-like performance in this movie is no less. SEE her beautiful face and HEAR her dirty laugh. The best scene in the movie belongs to her. <br /><br />Matthias Bundschuh: I know these "write down everything"-guys back from school. I'm not sure whether the hot blond got her allergic reaction because of him or his cat. Matthias' portrayal of such a chicken is outstanding. <br /><br />Mediha Cetin: The sister-in-law of my ex-girl-friend was the same talker like her. The day I met her was the only day in my life I needed tranquilizers, so bad remembrances here.<br /><br />Thomas Limpinsel: The "nice and desperate guy" in the circle. Limpinsel has a comical talent that is way better than most so-called "comedians" on TV.<br /><br />Lisa Wagner: The victim of Sebastian's "flower garden" metaphor. Lisa's face is funny and full of melancholy, her story made me feel good and sad at the same time, wow!<br /><br />Oliver Bürgin: The "good looking" man in the circle. No wonder he catches Julia in the end. These two really fit together. I think he will appear in many TV series to come.<br /><br />Julia Heinze: The "cute, conventional" woman. I hope she won't be underrated: Julia's face changes from naive to hurt to furious are great! <br /><br />Stephan Zinner: The "nature boy" from Partenkirchen likes cooking, eating  and good sex. Watch the body language between him and the hot blond! Zinner usually plays CSU politician Söder on stage!<br /><br />Anja Klawun: The "bargain girl" has some good moments, but, beg your pardon, fails (like most actors) in playing a drunk on screen.<br /><br />Christian Pfeil: Plays the arrogant and narcissistic guy. Couldn't believe that this very actor owns two art-house cinemas in Munich. <br /><br />Tanja Schleiff: Plays the girl who sleeps with every man around. I'm sure many male visitors will go for her. I have heard she can do dramatic roles as well, so I'm curious.

Hey, this Ralf Westhoff seems to knows a lot about people! We have nine women and nine men taking part in a speed dating event, each person has five minutes to talk to each opposite. A good idea to make a movie out of these conversations. [[Neither]] even better: it works very, [[awfully]] well! The dialog is witty, [[initial]] and [[vera]], [[any]] [[personality]] is subtly [[labelled]], without falling into the cliché trap, something that is unusual for German movies, remember: All these [[seniors]], we Germans were [[disrupted]] with silly zeitgeist comedies such as "[[Introverted]]" or "Stadtgespräch".<br /><br />But now the time has come for young German directors to do their own thing and take the risk of producing movies which are entertaining and funny AND intelligent and sensitive at the same time. The [[times]] of "Shoppen" is good, too: Although it presents mainly dialog, it keeps the tension and interest. After a while, you actually become curious to see how this man and that woman would do. Some of the participants meet later on for a two-some, it's fun to see them interacting together in "real life". Of course, the film has a few drawbacks: it's not very cinematic (but can such a movie be?), the musical soundtrack could have been better, but all this is only marginal.<br /><br />The most important thing about this movie: We have some damn good actors here. Imagine this: All of them are still pretty unknown even here in Germany (most were derived from the Munich or Bavarian theater scene). But I predict that out of the 18 main actors, at least 11 will quickly become very well-known in the movie and TV scene over here. It's great to see so many fresh and at the same time talented faces. Well-done!<br /><br />For those who want to read more, here's a rundown of all 18 actors:(spoilers!)<br /><br />Sebastian Weber: Silent waters are deep! Memorize his "Flower garden" monologue, you can win any woman's heart with this one.<br /><br />Anna Böger: A hell of a woman! Every time she opens her mouth, you can't help but laugh and feel good. Listen how she pronounces "asshole" and calls the pink shirt guy a "Bürscherl"!<br /><br />Felix Hellmann: The "Bürscherl" from above is fun to watch. The inconvenient truth is that there are too many of those guys around. His looks somewhat reminded me of Flo Weber of "Sportfreunde Stiller".<br /><br />Katharina Schubert: This woman has everything: love, hope, despair, beauty. Her "do you want children" scene is a classic. A great actress of whom we will hear again, no doubt.<br /><br />David Baalcke: Now is this guy a loser or not? Almost as authentic as Paul Giamatti in "Sideways". I hope this is NOT method acting.<br /><br />Julia Koschitz: The "good looking" woman in the circle. Julia used to play theater in my hometown, kudos! I think she will appear in many TV series to come.<br /><br />Martin Butzke: The revolutionary guy catches the cutest and most conventional woman in the end. Would you like to share a taxi with this guy?<br /><br />Kathrin von Steinburg: She gave a stunning performance in "Tatort" last year. Her trance-like performance in this movie is no less. SEE her beautiful face and HEAR her dirty laugh. The best scene in the movie belongs to her. <br /><br />Matthias Bundschuh: I know these "write down everything"-guys back from school. I'm not sure whether the hot blond got her allergic reaction because of him or his cat. Matthias' portrayal of such a chicken is outstanding. <br /><br />Mediha Cetin: The sister-in-law of my ex-girl-friend was the same talker like her. The day I met her was the only day in my life I needed tranquilizers, so bad remembrances here.<br /><br />Thomas Limpinsel: The "nice and desperate guy" in the circle. Limpinsel has a comical talent that is way better than most so-called "comedians" on TV.<br /><br />Lisa Wagner: The victim of Sebastian's "flower garden" metaphor. Lisa's face is funny and full of melancholy, her story made me feel good and sad at the same time, wow!<br /><br />Oliver Bürgin: The "good looking" man in the circle. No wonder he catches Julia in the end. These two really fit together. I think he will appear in many TV series to come.<br /><br />Julia Heinze: The "cute, conventional" woman. I hope she won't be underrated: Julia's face changes from naive to hurt to furious are great! <br /><br />Stephan Zinner: The "nature boy" from Partenkirchen likes cooking, eating  and good sex. Watch the body language between him and the hot blond! Zinner usually plays CSU politician Söder on stage!<br /><br />Anja Klawun: The "bargain girl" has some good moments, but, beg your pardon, fails (like most actors) in playing a drunk on screen.<br /><br />Christian Pfeil: Plays the arrogant and narcissistic guy. Couldn't believe that this very actor owns two art-house cinemas in Munich. <br /><br />Tanja Schleiff: Plays the girl who sleeps with every man around. I'm sure many male visitors will go for her. I have heard she can do dramatic roles as well, so I'm curious.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (81%)]]

The skeleton of the story is that the main character needs to win a public kung fu tournament with high stakes. The flesh of the story consists of LOTs of fighting, a love triangle, betrayals, rivalries, and revenge.<br /><br />There is a [[lot]] to this story. The main character is very likeable as an even tempered, mild mannered, and very tough country boy. A good [[versus]] bad movie is only as [[good]] as the villains and the main villains are tough and smart, not to mention ugly, devious and tricky.<br /><br />If there is one weakness, it's the scene where the fiance of the main character is imagining her and the protagonist running towards each other in a flowery field and hugging when they meet. I thought I was watching The Sound of Music for a second and nearly [[lost]] hope for the movie. Luckily, the movie recovered quickly with a fight scene.

The skeleton of the story is that the main character needs to win a public kung fu tournament with high stakes. The flesh of the story consists of LOTs of fighting, a love triangle, betrayals, rivalries, and revenge.<br /><br />There is a [[alot]] to this story. The main character is very likeable as an even tempered, mild mannered, and very tough country boy. A good [[contre]] bad movie is only as [[decent]] as the villains and the main villains are tough and smart, not to mention ugly, devious and tricky.<br /><br />If there is one weakness, it's the scene where the fiance of the main character is imagining her and the protagonist running towards each other in a flowery field and hugging when they meet. I thought I was watching The Sound of Music for a second and nearly [[confiscated]] hope for the movie. Luckily, the movie recovered quickly with a fight scene.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (96%)]]

"What Alice Found" was a [[pleasant]] discovery. As written and directed by A. Dean Bell, this is combination of a road movie with a cautionary tale, as well as a voyage of discovery.<br /><br />If you haven't seen the film, maybe you should stop reading here.<br /><br />Alice is a case study of a young woman that wants to break away from the unhappy life she leads in a New England town. Her pretext for leaving is going to join her best friend, who is away studying at a Miami university. Alice is the product of a single mother's home, one that is struggling to make ends meet, in sharp contrast with the life of ease her friend seems to inhabit. In flashbacks we get to see Alice's life before going on the road.<br /><br />Alice, like her namesake in "Alice in Wonderland", embarks in a trip to the unknown that life hasn't prepared her for. The highways of America are full of predators in search of the weak and innocent. Alice meets with disaster when her car breaks down the road and a friendly Southern couple come to her assistance when a strange man approaches in the darkness with the excuse he wants to help her. Sandra and Bill convince her to come along in their plush R.V. on her way down South.<br /><br />Nothing has prepared Alice for what this couple turns out to be. After all, in her sheltered life, she hasn't dealt with what Sandra and Bill, her new benefactors do during the overnight stays at the rest stops in the American highways. It comes as a shock to her the realization that the kind Sandra is nothing but a prostitute that plies her trade among the truck driving populace one meets in those places.<br /><br />Alice, [[brilliantly]] played by Emily Grace, is a study in how the young woman awakens to the new reality she can't escape. In fact, Sandra makes it seem so easy that Alice tries her luck at the oldest profession on earth in order to raise some badly needed money.<br /><br />Judith Ivey gives a [[tremendous]] performance as Sandra. Ms. Ivey is perfect as the seemingly normal woman, one wouldn't suspect she is doing the nasty with clients she and Bill find along the route they travel. Ms. Ivey is amazing when she reveals the truth about her life to an accusing Alice. As the husband, Bill Raymond is good in his portrayal as the husband, that in reality is a procurer.<br /><br />Under the excellent direction of Mr. Dean Bell, the film is not afraid to go to places mainstream films dare not to go. Congratulations to this director who has written a plausible story and has gathered the perfect cast to play it for our benefit.

"What Alice Found" was a [[tasty]] discovery. As written and directed by A. Dean Bell, this is combination of a road movie with a cautionary tale, as well as a voyage of discovery.<br /><br />If you haven't seen the film, maybe you should stop reading here.<br /><br />Alice is a case study of a young woman that wants to break away from the unhappy life she leads in a New England town. Her pretext for leaving is going to join her best friend, who is away studying at a Miami university. Alice is the product of a single mother's home, one that is struggling to make ends meet, in sharp contrast with the life of ease her friend seems to inhabit. In flashbacks we get to see Alice's life before going on the road.<br /><br />Alice, like her namesake in "Alice in Wonderland", embarks in a trip to the unknown that life hasn't prepared her for. The highways of America are full of predators in search of the weak and innocent. Alice meets with disaster when her car breaks down the road and a friendly Southern couple come to her assistance when a strange man approaches in the darkness with the excuse he wants to help her. Sandra and Bill convince her to come along in their plush R.V. on her way down South.<br /><br />Nothing has prepared Alice for what this couple turns out to be. After all, in her sheltered life, she hasn't dealt with what Sandra and Bill, her new benefactors do during the overnight stays at the rest stops in the American highways. It comes as a shock to her the realization that the kind Sandra is nothing but a prostitute that plies her trade among the truck driving populace one meets in those places.<br /><br />Alice, [[brightly]] played by Emily Grace, is a study in how the young woman awakens to the new reality she can't escape. In fact, Sandra makes it seem so easy that Alice tries her luck at the oldest profession on earth in order to raise some badly needed money.<br /><br />Judith Ivey gives a [[whopping]] performance as Sandra. Ms. Ivey is perfect as the seemingly normal woman, one wouldn't suspect she is doing the nasty with clients she and Bill find along the route they travel. Ms. Ivey is amazing when she reveals the truth about her life to an accusing Alice. As the husband, Bill Raymond is good in his portrayal as the husband, that in reality is a procurer.<br /><br />Under the excellent direction of Mr. Dean Bell, the film is not afraid to go to places mainstream films dare not to go. Congratulations to this director who has written a plausible story and has gathered the perfect cast to play it for our benefit.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (57%)]]

[[For]] once a [[story]] of [[hope]] [[highlighted]] over the [[tragic]] [[reality]] our [[youth]] face. [[Favela]] [[Rising]] [[draws]] one into a scary, [[unsafe]] and [[unfair]] [[world]] and [[shows]] through [[beautiful]] [[color]] and [[moving]] [[music]] how one [[man]] and his [[dedicated]] [[friends]] [[choose]] not to [[accept]] that [[world]] and [[change]] it through [[action]] and art. An [[entertaining]], [[interesting]], [[emotional]], [[aesthetically]] [[beautiful]] film. I showed this [[film]] to [[numerous]] [[high]] [[school]] [[students]] as [[well]] who all live in [[neighborhoods]] with [[poverty]] and and [[gun]] [[violence]] and they were [[enamored]] with [[Anderson]], the protagonist. I recommend this [[film]] to all [[ages]] over 13 (due to [[subtitles]] and some [[images]] of [[death]]) from all backgrounds.

[[Among]] once a [[conte]] of [[anticipation]] [[showed]] over the [[awful]] [[practice]] our [[adolescents]] face. [[Shantytown]] [[Escalated]] [[pulling]] one into a scary, [[volatile]] and [[injustice]] [[internationale]] and [[showed]] through [[sumptuous]] [[colorful]] and [[scroll]] [[concert]] how one [[mankind]] and his [[appropriated]] [[dude]] [[opted]] not to [[endorsed]] that [[worldwide]] and [[amend]] it through [[act]] and art. An [[entertained]], [[glamorous]], [[affective]], [[impeccably]] [[glamorous]] film. I showed this [[imaging]] to [[umpteen]] [[akbar]] [[academies]] [[learners]] as [[sufficiently]] who all live in [[districts]] with [[deprivation]] and and [[gunnery]] [[assault]] and they were [[transfixed]] with [[Petersen]], the protagonist. I recommend this [[theaters]] to all [[olds]] over 13 (due to [[captions]] and some [[archives]] of [[homicide]]) from all backgrounds.
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Before seeing the sneak preview today of Angels & Demons, I cleared my mind of any uncertainties that might hold me back from enjoying it; the enormous amount of hatred towards Dan Brown, the fact that it was written by Dan Brown, and because Dan Brown's name is slapped on all of the posters. I went in with an open mind, and expected the worse, but instead what I got was a 2 and a half hour Roman cat and mouse game with Forrest Gump, and that is by all means good entertainment value.<br /><br />The movie hangs loosely on the actual novel itself. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) jets off to Rome after the Pope's sudden death and the re-election through Papal Conclave. Arranging all of this is the carmelengo, Patrick McKenna (McGregor). However, he soon learns of a new threat, one that involves a secret brotherhood making its presence known, an anti-matter time bomb that Vatican City is now targeted with and the kidnapping of four cardinals. Langdon, using his intellects (and trust me, you'll be hearing a LOT from it) is given the task of finding and rescuing them using the mysterious Path of Illumination. Aiding him on the quest is CERN scientist Vittoria Vetra (Zurer), who is also the co-creator of the anti-matter. <br /><br />The movie itself runs at an uneven pace. One minute Langdon and the Swiss Guard are speeding to save a branded cardinal, the next minute he bores you with pointless information about every random object he passes, evidently slowing the book's much anticipated action/thriller sequences down. It makes for an interesting read on paper, but on screen it can go either way. <br /><br />The character's are decently written onto the big screen. Ewan McGregor does a convincing performance as the quiet but knowledgeable Patrick McKenna, famous accent included. Tom Hanks is slightly more agile, intellectually and physically, since his last performance in the mediocre Da Vinci Code. Stellen Skarsgard plays Commander Richter, the straight-faced leader of the Swiss Guard. Unfortunately, neither his nor Ayelet Zurer's performance are worthwhile ones, and instead of playing a part in the story, they are just kicked aside as assets. <br /><br />However, Angels & Demons accomplishes what DVC could never; a thrilling fast-paced movie filled with satisfying explosions, beautiful recreations of St. Peter's Square and Basilica (including many of the churches) and a pulsing bomb counting down the midnight hour. Ron Howard does a decent job at directing this second Langdon adventure, this time taking in much criticism and almost completely exchanging the boring dialogue for tense chases (almost). <br /><br />While newcomers might call it a "National Treasure 3" with a much larger threat, there is still enough contagious suspense/thriller eye-candy and brilliant still shots of Rome to breathe in. Fans of the book might feel differently towards the movies drastic changes, but considering the amount of blasphemy and inaccuracy it generates, A&D does exceedingly well at keeping the viewer locked on to the screen this time rather than on their sleepy shoulder. <br /><br />A good book-to-movie adaption that will both appeal and entertain.<br /><br />7.4/10
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DIRTY WAR <br /><br />Aspect ratio: 1.78:1<br /><br />Sound format: Stereo<br /><br />Emergency services struggle to cope when Islamic terrorists detonate a so-called 'dirty bomb' in the middle of London.<br /><br />Daniel Percival's frightening movie uses all available evidence to dramatize the possible effects of a radioactive explosion in the heart of the UK capital, using the kind of documentary-style realism which has distinguished this particular subgenre since the 1960's. In essence, the film reveals a catalogue of flaws in the British government's current strategy for dealing with such terrorist outrages, and Percival's carefully-honed script (co-written by Lizzie Mickery) vents its spleen against mealy-mouthed politicians who would rather maintain the economic status quo than tackle this issue head-on. The film covers all necessary bases, and makes the salient point that this kind of terrorism is practised by a tiny handful of fanatics who have tarnished the Islamic faith with their reckless disregard for human life, though viewers won't be reassured by the subsequent scenes of devastation and horror. Not merely a drama, the film acts as a warning against complacency. Either that, or its just another post-9/11 scaremongering tactic. YOU be the judge...
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[[I]] couldn't [[believe]] how bad this [[film]] was, and trust me, [[I]] was not [[expecting]] a masterpiece from a made-for-cable film. [[I]] [[taped]] it just [[because]] [[I]] [[liked]] [[Jane]] Seymour. I've [[seen]] her enough to [[know]] that she is certainly an [[accomplished]] actress, [[so]] [[I]] just don't [[know]] what happened here. The [[characters]] were [[shallow]], the dialog [[stilted]], the [[acting]] [[bad]], and yes that [[includes]] Seymour. It was [[nice]] [[seeing]] her [[play]] against [[type]], but not in something this bad. [[I]] [[noticed]] that she [[carried]] a [[credit]] for [[executive]] [[producer]], [[so]] she cannot escape [[blame]] for the [[sheer]] [[badness]] of this film. And oh, [[yeah]], they [[had]] [[Barry]] Bostwick [[playing]] the [[male]] lead. '[[Nuff]] said.

[[me]] couldn't [[think]] how bad this [[cinema]] was, and trust me, [[yo]] was not [[pending]] a masterpiece from a made-for-cable film. [[me]] [[inscribed]] it just [[since]] [[me]] [[favourite]] [[Joanna]] Seymour. I've [[uncovered]] her enough to [[did]] that she is certainly an [[carried]] actress, [[if]] [[me]] just don't [[recognizing]] what happened here. The [[letters]] were [[cursory]], the dialog [[creaky]], the [[caretaker]] [[unpleasant]], and yes that [[realises]] Seymour. It was [[wondrous]] [[considering]] her [[set]] against [[sorted]], but not in something this bad. [[me]] [[commented]] that she [[tabled]] a [[lending]] for [[administered]] [[fabricating]], [[after]] she cannot escape [[defendant]] for the [[simpler]] [[vileness]] of this film. And oh, [[ah]], they [[ha]] [[Bary]] Bostwick [[sets]] the [[mens]] lead. '[[Puttin]] said.
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Three distinct and distant individuals' lives intersect with the brutal killing of one by another. The one-hour film only reveals the event that brings the three individuals together only after half the film is over. I have seen other segments of the "Dekalog" but this one struck me as the most sparse one in dialogue and yet most [[fascinating]] in structure.<br /><br />The film opens with a law student practicing a mock plea of defense for a man charged with murder. Obviously the same arguments must have been repeated by the man as a full-fledged lawyer but this is never shown on screen (at least in the short 1-hr version of Dekalog 5). We are made to imagine that this must have been the case. A cab driver who is a misanthrope, has two facets to his character: the good side feeds a mangy dog, cleans his cab meticulously, picks up dirty rags thrown by people who lack civic sense, and remembers his wife while dying; the bad side frightens small poodles, refuses to give a ride to a drunk--probably worried that he will puke in the cab--and ogles at pretty girls. The repulsive protagonist who murders without mercy, drops stones from bridges on fast moving traffic, and pushes strangers into urinals without any provocation, is also a person who can make innocent young girls laugh. Kieslowski's film and the script thus present the good and the bad side of two of the three main characters.<br /><br />Yet the film is not about capital punishment but more a treatise on killing. The Fifth Commandment "Thou shalt not kill" is explored theologically--("Even God spared Cain...'), sociologically the tenderness of brutes to children and poor forlorn dogs, and psychologically (after effects of drunken night with a male friend that led to the accidental death of his sister, whose photograph he carries with him). What makes ordinary persons turn into killers--this is never fully explained but suggestions are legion.<br /><br />In Kieslowski's world there is a pattern where events and people are interlinked in a cosmic sense (note the resemblance of clown to the killer, as it hangs from the mirror in the cab). Kieslowski and the young idealist lawyer seem to ask us to look at the Commandment literally and figuratively--why do we kill? Are the people legally killed truly bad? Is there a force beyond society (the drunken night that led to life of a girl) that makes us into abhorrent murderers?<br /><br />It would be missing the forest for the trees to discuss the two detailed killings in the film--both without mercy. The film invites the viewer to contemplate why we are asked by God not to kill.<br /><br />I understand a longer full-length version of the film was made by Kieslowski. But even this short 1-hr version is superb with its bleak and sparse script, intelligent editing, interesting cinematography and top-notch direction that provides much more than the sum of its parts.<br /><br />This segment anticipates the more wholesome Dekalogs 6,7 and 8.

Three distinct and distant individuals' lives intersect with the brutal killing of one by another. The one-hour film only reveals the event that brings the three individuals together only after half the film is over. I have seen other segments of the "Dekalog" but this one struck me as the most sparse one in dialogue and yet most [[astounding]] in structure.<br /><br />The film opens with a law student practicing a mock plea of defense for a man charged with murder. Obviously the same arguments must have been repeated by the man as a full-fledged lawyer but this is never shown on screen (at least in the short 1-hr version of Dekalog 5). We are made to imagine that this must have been the case. A cab driver who is a misanthrope, has two facets to his character: the good side feeds a mangy dog, cleans his cab meticulously, picks up dirty rags thrown by people who lack civic sense, and remembers his wife while dying; the bad side frightens small poodles, refuses to give a ride to a drunk--probably worried that he will puke in the cab--and ogles at pretty girls. The repulsive protagonist who murders without mercy, drops stones from bridges on fast moving traffic, and pushes strangers into urinals without any provocation, is also a person who can make innocent young girls laugh. Kieslowski's film and the script thus present the good and the bad side of two of the three main characters.<br /><br />Yet the film is not about capital punishment but more a treatise on killing. The Fifth Commandment "Thou shalt not kill" is explored theologically--("Even God spared Cain...'), sociologically the tenderness of brutes to children and poor forlorn dogs, and psychologically (after effects of drunken night with a male friend that led to the accidental death of his sister, whose photograph he carries with him). What makes ordinary persons turn into killers--this is never fully explained but suggestions are legion.<br /><br />In Kieslowski's world there is a pattern where events and people are interlinked in a cosmic sense (note the resemblance of clown to the killer, as it hangs from the mirror in the cab). Kieslowski and the young idealist lawyer seem to ask us to look at the Commandment literally and figuratively--why do we kill? Are the people legally killed truly bad? Is there a force beyond society (the drunken night that led to life of a girl) that makes us into abhorrent murderers?<br /><br />It would be missing the forest for the trees to discuss the two detailed killings in the film--both without mercy. The film invites the viewer to contemplate why we are asked by God not to kill.<br /><br />I understand a longer full-length version of the film was made by Kieslowski. But even this short 1-hr version is superb with its bleak and sparse script, intelligent editing, interesting cinematography and top-notch direction that provides much more than the sum of its parts.<br /><br />This segment anticipates the more wholesome Dekalogs 6,7 and 8.
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Okay, so when a friend of mine told me he was supposed to [[direct]] MM2 and MM3, I thought, heck, I got to [[check]] out [[Monster]] Man and see what its like, maybe I can get a part in it, but when I popped it into my DVD player and and tried to choke down the first 45 minutes of nothing but bad, bad [[I]] mean horribly annoying bad [[comedy]] from that fat ass [[thinking]] he's [[funny]], not to mention how looooong the director spent on the pointless [[desert]] road trip, I cam to the conclusion that these guys didn't have a clue of what they were doing and missed the boat by a long shot. The story had [[potential]] to [[be]] somewhat different than the usual BS you see on the Blockbuster/Hollywood Video shelf put out by Lions gate these days, but they surely messed this one up. Why put [[so]] [[much]] [[time]] and effort in [[shooting]] annoying bad [[acting]] and [[bad]] [[jokes]], why not [[shorten]] the [[road]] [[trip]] and [[put]] more of the [[plot]] in the movie. Myabe the [[writing]] was [[so]] [[bad]] that they [[had]] to cut out a [[lot]] of the movie or [[maybe]] the director didn't shoot enough of the [[horror]] and gore, that they [[had]] to [[find]] [[filler]] to [[make]] the [[usual]] 84 minutes???? All in all, and I'm being easy here, [[maybe]] because a [[friend]] of mine is the bald redneck in the [[bar]] [[scene]] that [[gets]] his [[skull]] [[crushed]] when [[chasing]] the [[three]] [[leads]] out into the [[street]], [[I]] [[will]] [[give]] it at least 1 star for [[trying]], and the [[gore]]/kill scenes weren't that bad, again, they tried. [[Too]] [[bad]], [[Lions]] [[Gate]] could [[have]] created a cool franchise from this [[idea]], but failed. I don't [[recommend]] paying to rent it, [[maybe]] you can [[find]] a cut down [[version]] where the [[movie]] [[starts]] from the hitch [[hiker]] scene. CRAP!

Okay, so when a friend of mine told me he was supposed to [[outright]] MM2 and MM3, I thought, heck, I got to [[reviews]] out [[Monsters]] Man and see what its like, maybe I can get a part in it, but when I popped it into my DVD player and and tried to choke down the first 45 minutes of nothing but bad, bad [[me]] mean horribly annoying bad [[derision]] from that fat ass [[thinks]] he's [[laughter]], not to mention how looooong the director spent on the pointless [[sahara]] road trip, I cam to the conclusion that these guys didn't have a clue of what they were doing and missed the boat by a long shot. The story had [[conceivable]] to [[become]] somewhat different than the usual BS you see on the Blockbuster/Hollywood Video shelf put out by Lions gate these days, but they surely messed this one up. Why put [[thereafter]] [[plenty]] [[times]] and effort in [[killing]] annoying bad [[behaved]] and [[harmful]] [[puns]], why not [[rundown]] the [[estrada]] [[tourists]] and [[brings]] more of the [[parcels]] in the movie. Myabe the [[editorial]] was [[tad]] [[harmful]] that they [[ap]] to cut out a [[multiple]] of the movie or [[allegedly]] the director didn't shoot enough of the [[afraid]] and gore, that they [[taken]] to [[search]] [[refill]] to [[give]] the [[classic]] 84 minutes???? All in all, and I'm being easy here, [[eventually]] because a [[amigo]] of mine is the bald redneck in the [[rudder]] [[theaters]] that [[perceive]] his [[head]] [[stomped]] when [[looking]] the [[five]] [[culminating]] out into the [[strada]], [[me]] [[determination]] [[furnishes]] it at least 1 star for [[attempt]], and the [[montenegro]]/kill scenes weren't that bad, again, they tried. [[Than]] [[soiled]], [[Leones]] [[Wearing]] could [[enjoy]] created a cool franchise from this [[brainchild]], but failed. I don't [[suggestions]] paying to rent it, [[eventually]] you can [[uncovered]] a cut down [[printouts]] where the [[theaters]] [[booting]] from the hitch [[climber]] scene. CRAP!
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I [[saw]] this ego-centric "[[effort]]" at achieving a film of "epic" status in the company of several native Russian family members. Five people gave 5 different reactions, from Mikhalkov worship to my cynicism.<br /><br />I saw a movie that looked like Mikhalkov took a lot of "Canal +" money, put some of it in his (and other's) pockets and turned the project over to a bunch of film students. I counted at least 4 different "styles" in the movie. There is no way that the same director is responsible for these different scenes. Contrast these for yourself:<br /><br />·Cadets polishing shoes with a dog.<br /><br />·Train station scene (saying goodbye to Andrei).<br /><br />·Outdoor panorama shots.<br /><br />·Ormond talking through the keyhole.<br /><br />·Initial attempt on the Grand Duke and later chase scenes to get Andrei back to sing in Figaro.<br /><br />·Fencing sequence<br /><br />Julia Ormond is faster than superman. Learning about his transfer belatedly, she gets all the way across Moscow in one minute to say goodbye to Andrei.<br /><br />The Russian natives felt that the impression given of Russian life was "caricature" and not history. They called it "tourist postcard" Russia.<br /><br />They were all proud that a Russian director/producer/fixer has managed to break into the "big time" and be able to waste over 30 million dollars of other people's money while maybe putting a little into local pockets during filming.<br /><br />If you want to "think" you have seen Russia go see this movie. Drink some coffee before you go.

I [[enjoyed]] this ego-centric "[[endeavors]]" at achieving a film of "epic" status in the company of several native Russian family members. Five people gave 5 different reactions, from Mikhalkov worship to my cynicism.<br /><br />I saw a movie that looked like Mikhalkov took a lot of "Canal +" money, put some of it in his (and other's) pockets and turned the project over to a bunch of film students. I counted at least 4 different "styles" in the movie. There is no way that the same director is responsible for these different scenes. Contrast these for yourself:<br /><br />·Cadets polishing shoes with a dog.<br /><br />·Train station scene (saying goodbye to Andrei).<br /><br />·Outdoor panorama shots.<br /><br />·Ormond talking through the keyhole.<br /><br />·Initial attempt on the Grand Duke and later chase scenes to get Andrei back to sing in Figaro.<br /><br />·Fencing sequence<br /><br />Julia Ormond is faster than superman. Learning about his transfer belatedly, she gets all the way across Moscow in one minute to say goodbye to Andrei.<br /><br />The Russian natives felt that the impression given of Russian life was "caricature" and not history. They called it "tourist postcard" Russia.<br /><br />They were all proud that a Russian director/producer/fixer has managed to break into the "big time" and be able to waste over 30 million dollars of other people's money while maybe putting a little into local pockets during filming.<br /><br />If you want to "think" you have seen Russia go see this movie. Drink some coffee before you go.
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In all, it took me three [[attempts]] to get through this movie. Although not total trash, I've found a number of things to be more useful to dedicate my time to, such as [[taking]] off my fingernails with sandpaper.<br /><br />The [[actors]] involved have to feel about the same as people who star in herpes medication commercials do; people won't really pay to see either, the notoriety you earn won't be the best for you personally, but at least the commercials get air time.<br /><br />The first one was bad, but this gave the word bad a whole new definition, but it does have one good feature: if your kids bug you about letting them watch R-rated movies before you want them to, tie them down and [[pop]] this little gem in. Watch the whining stop and the tears begin. ;)

In all, it took me three [[tends]] to get through this movie. Although not total trash, I've found a number of things to be more useful to dedicate my time to, such as [[pick]] off my fingernails with sandpaper.<br /><br />The [[entertainers]] involved have to feel about the same as people who star in herpes medication commercials do; people won't really pay to see either, the notoriety you earn won't be the best for you personally, but at least the commercials get air time.<br /><br />The first one was bad, but this gave the word bad a whole new definition, but it does have one good feature: if your kids bug you about letting them watch R-rated movies before you want them to, tie them down and [[grampa]] this little gem in. Watch the whining stop and the tears begin. ;)
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[[John]] Huston [[finished]] his remarkable [[career]] with one of the most perfect and sensitive [[movies]] I've ever seen. For his farewell he decided to [[adapt]] [[James]] Joyce's [[beautiful]] short story, "The Dead", and [[made]] not only one of the most faithful literature-to-film adaptations yet, he also [[crafted]] a [[movie]] that more than 20 years [[later]] [[still]] [[surpasses]] a lot of [[contemporary]] cinema.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[When]] I watched this movie a few [[years]] [[ago]], as a [[student]] at [[University]], I [[gazed]] in awe at the screen, marvelling at every [[aspect]] of the movie: acting, [[screen]] [[writing]], [[direction]], [[costumes]], [[settings]], [[music]], cinematography. [[Thinking]] about it now, [[I]] still can't of anything I'd [[criticise]] it for. Huston just [[knew]] how to tell a good story.<br /><br />A good [[deal]] of [[credit]] [[should]] also go to Tony Huston. He knew [[better]] than to [[meddle]] with a [[text]] that is not only [[perfection]] itself but already [[visual]] enough for cinema. [[Father]] and son let the story [[breathe]] and [[relish]] in the long, [[fascinating]] [[conversations]] between [[characters]], and in the meaningful silences.<br /><br />Donal McCann also [[deserves]] [[credit]] for the his performance as Gabriel Conroy. I [[had]] never [[seen]] him in movies before, nor [[have]] I [[seen]] him afterwards, but he gave one of the most moving [[performances]] I've ever seen.<br /><br />All in all, The [[Dead]] is a fine cinematic experience, from a legendary director who never stopped being excellent.

[[Jan]] Huston [[finishing]] his remarkable [[bullfight]] with one of the most perfect and sensitive [[cinematographers]] I've ever seen. For his farewell he decided to [[tailored]] [[Jack]] Joyce's [[wondrous]] short story, "The Dead", and [[instituted]] not only one of the most faithful literature-to-film adaptations yet, he also [[preparation]] a [[filming]] that more than 20 years [[finally]] [[similarly]] [[overmatched]] a lot of [[current]] cinema.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Where]] I watched this movie a few [[decades]] [[alumni]], as a [[disciple]] at [[College]], I [[flinched]] in awe at the screen, marvelling at every [[issues]] of the movie: acting, [[filter]] [[typing]], [[directorate]], [[disguise]], [[configurations]], [[symphony]], cinematography. [[Believe]] about it now, [[me]] still can't of anything I'd [[detractors]] it for. Huston just [[construed]] how to tell a good story.<br /><br />A good [[deals]] of [[debts]] [[necessity]] also go to Tony Huston. He knew [[decent]] than to [[subside]] with a [[phraseology]] that is not only [[perfected]] itself but already [[video]] enough for cinema. [[Dad]] and son let the story [[blowing]] and [[delighting]] in the long, [[ravishing]] [[schmooze]] between [[featured]], and in the meaningful silences.<br /><br />Donal McCann also [[deserved]] [[debt]] for the his performance as Gabriel Conroy. I [[have]] never [[remarked]] him in movies before, nor [[owns]] I [[visto]] him afterwards, but he gave one of the most moving [[spectacles]] I've ever seen.<br /><br />All in all, The [[Deceased]] is a fine cinematic experience, from a legendary director who never stopped being excellent.
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This movie is not a remake of She's all That ( 1999)?<br /><br />[[Where]] is the renewal of the american movie? [[This]] was probably the [[worst]] movie I [[saw]] in the last 5 years. This and the last movies of Schwarzenegger.<br /><br />

This movie is not a remake of She's all That ( 1999)?<br /><br />[[Whenever]] is the renewal of the american movie? [[That]] was probably the [[meanest]] movie I [[enjoyed]] in the last 5 years. This and the last movies of Schwarzenegger.<br /><br />
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The film [[begins]] with a dowdy housewife (Norma Shearer) finding out that her husband (Rod La Rocque) had been cheating on her. Three years pass and apparently they'd been divorced during these years due to the infidelity. Oddly, during this time, La Rocque did not see Shearer or his two kids as Shearer took them to Paris.<br /><br />Marie Dressler is a rich society lady and she has invited a new and improved Norma to come to her house for the weekend--ostensibly to help Marie break up a budding romance between her daughter and La Rocque! Apparently, Norma is now a super-vamp and with her magical sex appeal, she can break up the romance--and no one seems to realize that she and La Rocque were married. Several others are there for the weekend and immediately Norma is a hit with her gay, carefree sexy ways--and almost all the men (including La Rocque) are captivated by her. Neither tells anyone that they were married but it's obvious that her ex- wants the new and improved Norma back! This film is a sophisticated [[comedy]] of manners among the upper-crust--similar in some ways to Jean Renoir's THE RULES OF THE GAME. Oddly, despite the severity of the Depression, such films about pretty rich folks were pretty popular though many today will doubtless find them a bit too droll in spots. However, fortunately, in LET US BE GAY, there are plenty of cute and funny moments (particularly towards the end when Marie Dressler shows her true colors). While not a great film, it certainly is a good one and more than just another time-passer. My only real regret is that I didn't love the very end. You'll just have to see it for yourself--perhaps you'll agree about the ending, perhaps you won't, but I'm pretty sure you will enjoy this clever film.

The film [[cranking]] with a dowdy housewife (Norma Shearer) finding out that her husband (Rod La Rocque) had been cheating on her. Three years pass and apparently they'd been divorced during these years due to the infidelity. Oddly, during this time, La Rocque did not see Shearer or his two kids as Shearer took them to Paris.<br /><br />Marie Dressler is a rich society lady and she has invited a new and improved Norma to come to her house for the weekend--ostensibly to help Marie break up a budding romance between her daughter and La Rocque! Apparently, Norma is now a super-vamp and with her magical sex appeal, she can break up the romance--and no one seems to realize that she and La Rocque were married. Several others are there for the weekend and immediately Norma is a hit with her gay, carefree sexy ways--and almost all the men (including La Rocque) are captivated by her. Neither tells anyone that they were married but it's obvious that her ex- wants the new and improved Norma back! This film is a sophisticated [[travesty]] of manners among the upper-crust--similar in some ways to Jean Renoir's THE RULES OF THE GAME. Oddly, despite the severity of the Depression, such films about pretty rich folks were pretty popular though many today will doubtless find them a bit too droll in spots. However, fortunately, in LET US BE GAY, there are plenty of cute and funny moments (particularly towards the end when Marie Dressler shows her true colors). While not a great film, it certainly is a good one and more than just another time-passer. My only real regret is that I didn't love the very end. You'll just have to see it for yourself--perhaps you'll agree about the ending, perhaps you won't, but I'm pretty sure you will enjoy this clever film.
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I don't understand why everyone is hating on Barney. If you hate the show so much, then Don't WATCH IT! Its stupid how everyone is changing the "I love you" son to "I hate you." If you don't like it, fine. Whatever, thats your opinion. But there is no point to [[degrading]] the show, when it isn't even that bad. OK, [[so]] its corny, and yes, it has its flaws, but its a kids show. Kids don't want to be sad and miserable, they want to be happy. And Barney helps that. And even in the show, there are moments of sadness and anger and etc. And yes, Barney uses magic. But the kids see Barney as a figment of imagination. Kids need a place to escape to express themselves. The world is a miserable and hard place. We all need a place to express ourselves, and be happier. Barney does this to us. [[This]] show is great. I watched Barney when I was younger. Yes, some people find it stupid. But I watched it, and I'm top of my class. It might not necessarily make you smarter, but that's not the point. I believe that the point of Barney is to provide a place where kids can be kids and the spirit of childhood can be expressed. Where imagination lives on. So many teenagers now are unimaginative and are scared to express themselves. Barney helps encourage that. Barney helped me to not be afraid and to just show myself for who I am. I'm a sophomore at high school now, an AP student with a 4.0, a drama student with a love for theater and art, and with a new baby cousin who loves Barney. I [[watch]] it with him and [[enjoy]] it and sing along with it. Yes, its corny and silly, and whatever, but its great for kids. Who wants to be an adult who doesn't have time to have fun? Im a kid at heart and I love Barney. Its great for kids and those who are a kid at heart.<br /><br />Its a great show for babies and toddlers. So stop hating. [[Say]] that you don't like it, but stop it with the "Dumbest show ever" or "Barneys a [[load]] of [[bull]]" or whatever. [[Keep]] it to yourself. [[Take]] a [[chill]] [[pill]] or whatever. Here's something: I never liked Sesame Street. But you don't see me going: "Grover is a load of bull" or "Cookie Monster should die" or whatever. I hate all of the BULLSS**T that people say about books or movies, like Barney or Twilight. If you hate it, OK, whatever. No one cares. Don't go saying hate things about it, cuz you might just offend someone.

I don't understand why everyone is hating on Barney. If you hate the show so much, then Don't WATCH IT! Its stupid how everyone is changing the "I love you" son to "I hate you." If you don't like it, fine. Whatever, thats your opinion. But there is no point to [[demeaning]] the show, when it isn't even that bad. OK, [[unless]] its corny, and yes, it has its flaws, but its a kids show. Kids don't want to be sad and miserable, they want to be happy. And Barney helps that. And even in the show, there are moments of sadness and anger and etc. And yes, Barney uses magic. But the kids see Barney as a figment of imagination. Kids need a place to escape to express themselves. The world is a miserable and hard place. We all need a place to express ourselves, and be happier. Barney does this to us. [[That]] show is great. I watched Barney when I was younger. Yes, some people find it stupid. But I watched it, and I'm top of my class. It might not necessarily make you smarter, but that's not the point. I believe that the point of Barney is to provide a place where kids can be kids and the spirit of childhood can be expressed. Where imagination lives on. So many teenagers now are unimaginative and are scared to express themselves. Barney helps encourage that. Barney helped me to not be afraid and to just show myself for who I am. I'm a sophomore at high school now, an AP student with a 4.0, a drama student with a love for theater and art, and with a new baby cousin who loves Barney. I [[monitored]] it with him and [[cherishes]] it and sing along with it. Yes, its corny and silly, and whatever, but its great for kids. Who wants to be an adult who doesn't have time to have fun? Im a kid at heart and I love Barney. Its great for kids and those who are a kid at heart.<br /><br />Its a great show for babies and toddlers. So stop hating. [[Chitchat]] that you don't like it, but stop it with the "Dumbest show ever" or "Barneys a [[cargo]] of [[bulls]]" or whatever. [[Garde]] it to yourself. [[Grabs]] a [[paralysing]] [[pills]] or whatever. Here's something: I never liked Sesame Street. But you don't see me going: "Grover is a load of bull" or "Cookie Monster should die" or whatever. I hate all of the BULLSS**T that people say about books or movies, like Barney or Twilight. If you hate it, OK, whatever. No one cares. Don't go saying hate things about it, cuz you might just offend someone.
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[[This]] [[movie]] is one of the [[worst]] remakes I [[have]] ever [[seen]] in my [[life]]! The acting is [[laughable]] and Corman [[has]] not [[improved]] his piranhas any [[since]] 1978. 90% of the [[special]] [[effects]] are [[lifted]] from Piranha (1978), Up [[From]] The [[Depths]] (1979) and [[Humanoids]] [[From]] The [[Deep]] (1979). It [[makes]] Piranha II: The [[Spawning]] [[look]] [[like]] it [[belongs]] on the [[American]] [[Film]] [[Institute]] List.

[[These]] [[scene]] is one of the [[worse]] remakes I [[was]] ever [[commented]] in my [[vida]]! The acting is [[comic]] and Corman [[did]] not [[heighten]] his piranhas any [[unless]] 1978. 90% of the [[exceptional]] [[influencing]] are [[lifts]] from Piranha (1978), Up [[Throughout]] The [[Profound]] (1979) and [[Starships]] [[Among]] The [[Serious]] (1979). It [[afford]] Piranha II: The [[Playing]] [[listens]] [[adore]] it [[possesses]] on the [[Americana]] [[Drama]] [[Defining]] List.
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[[If]] you [[have]] never [[heard]] of Jane Austen, [[seen]] the original [[movie]] or the 1995 BBC [[adaptation]], or even [[seen]] a [[pop]] up version of the [[book]], then this [[farcical]] [[attempt]] to show this [[classic]] [[love]] [[story]] may [[be]] [[considered]] [[vaguely]] endurable.<br /><br />[[From]] the [[opening]] [[scene]], this [[film]] must be [[remembered]] for its awful [[acting]], abominable miscasting and complete [[lack]] of the classic wit of Jane Austen.<br /><br />[[Whoever]] [[decided]] to [[cast]] [[actors]] (with the [[exception]] of the [[excellent]] Judi Dench) who [[have]] [[obviously]] never heard of [[Jane]] Austen, [[let]] alone [[read]] her, [[should]] [[be]] punished! Keira Knightley grimaces and [[grins]] through every [[scene]], and [[came]] across as being so obnoxious that no-one would [[want]] to [[marry]] her! Darcy [[looked]] as if he was trying to [[remember]] his [[lines]] throughout the whole film and the rest of the Bennet girls were interchangeable in their lack of portraying their characters as they were [[originally]] written.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[This]] [[version]] [[failed]] to show the [[proper]] [[Pride]] and [[Prejudice]] that both Darcy and [[Elizabeth]] [[suffered]] from and, at the [[end]] of the [[longest]] [[two]] [[hours]] of my [[life]], who [[cared]] whether they [[got]] [[together]] or not! Absolutely abysmal - even the too [[few]] minutes of [[Judi]] Dench cannot [[save]] this rubbish. I cannot [[think]] of anything [[good]] to [[say]] about this [[film]] [[apart]] from that it [[eventually]] [[ended]]!

[[Upon]] you [[enjoy]] never [[listen]] of Jane Austen, [[judged]] the original [[scene]] or the 1995 BBC [[adaptations]], or even [[seeing]] a [[papa]] up version of the [[libretto]], then this [[hilarious]] [[prosecute]] to show this [[characteristic]] [[loving]] [[tale]] may [[is]] [[watched]] [[sweetly]] endurable.<br /><br />[[Among]] the [[launches]] [[scenarios]], this [[scene]] must be [[commemorate]] for its awful [[behaved]], abominable miscasting and complete [[fault]] of the classic wit of Jane Austen.<br /><br />[[Anyone]] [[selections]] to [[castings]] [[performers]] (with the [[exempt]] of the [[wondrous]] Judi Dench) who [[hectares]] [[decidedly]] never heard of [[Dorothy]] Austen, [[leash]] alone [[lee]] her, [[shall]] [[exists]] punished! Keira Knightley grimaces and [[chuckle]] through every [[movies]], and [[entered]] across as being so obnoxious that no-one would [[gonna]] to [[weddings]] her! Darcy [[reviewed]] as if he was trying to [[mention]] his [[lane]] throughout the whole film and the rest of the Bennet girls were interchangeable in their lack of portraying their characters as they were [[lately]] written.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[These]] [[text]] [[faulted]] to show the [[correctly]] [[Swagger]] and [[Wound]] that both Darcy and [[Gertrude]] [[made]] from and, at the [[complete]] of the [[greatest]] [[three]] [[length]] of my [[lifetime]], who [[appreciated]] whether they [[enjoys]] [[along]] or not! Absolutely abysmal - even the too [[unassuming]] minutes of [[Kristy]] Dench cannot [[asceticism]] this rubbish. I cannot [[guess]] of anything [[opportune]] to [[declared]] about this [[movie]] [[incidentally]] from that it [[thirdly]] [[fini]]!
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A group of people goes deep into the jungle for various reasons, and finally find a lost city (where apparently King Solomon's Diamonds are) and a race of super-gorilla's... Now, you know you're in trouble when you put fine actors like Linney and Curry in one movie that stars... a talking gorilla, and that is just the beginning. Okay, what else...?<br /><br />For an action/adventure movie the film is... well, [[lacking]] just that. The first hour (!) of the movie they aren't even in the jungle, just trying to get there, with subplot after subplot (something about a local military regime, whatever), and when they finally do... it's just no [[fun]] anymore.<br /><br />The effects of the movie are only so-and-so (and really [[bad]] compared to the earlier Jurassic Park movie).<br /><br />Now, the ending... The father not caring for the death of his son, but just interested in the diamonds? Uh-huh... only in the movies folks, only in the movies.<br /><br />A [[complete]] [[waste]] of [[talent]], this Chricton (Jurassic Park, Twister, ER) adaptation. 2/10.

A group of people goes deep into the jungle for various reasons, and finally find a lost city (where apparently King Solomon's Diamonds are) and a race of super-gorilla's... Now, you know you're in trouble when you put fine actors like Linney and Curry in one movie that stars... a talking gorilla, and that is just the beginning. Okay, what else...?<br /><br />For an action/adventure movie the film is... well, [[lacked]] just that. The first hour (!) of the movie they aren't even in the jungle, just trying to get there, with subplot after subplot (something about a local military regime, whatever), and when they finally do... it's just no [[joking]] anymore.<br /><br />The effects of the movie are only so-and-so (and really [[inclement]] compared to the earlier Jurassic Park movie).<br /><br />Now, the ending... The father not caring for the death of his son, but just interested in the diamonds? Uh-huh... only in the movies folks, only in the movies.<br /><br />A [[conclude]] [[dustbin]] of [[skill]], this Chricton (Jurassic Park, Twister, ER) adaptation. 2/10.
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I first [[saw]] this [[masterpiece]] on VHS 10 years ago, and the powerful [[interpretation]] on angry-kid-painfully-against-established-society it carried stayed in my heart [[since]] then. Director Hector Babenco is such a good humanity, who finds a [[delicate]] angle to tell the story of how urbanity kills the childhood of the kids from poverty class. [[Even]] the outcast kids have their [[innocent]] [[beautiful]] dreams. But the corrupt [[reality]] never [[gives]] a chance...<br /><br />Thanks to the [[publishers]] for the recent DVD release, I now can [[keep]] this great movie to my favorite collection.

I first [[encountered]] this [[linchpin]] on VHS 10 years ago, and the powerful [[misreading]] on angry-kid-painfully-against-established-society it carried stayed in my heart [[unless]] then. Director Hector Babenco is such a good humanity, who finds a [[clumsy]] angle to tell the story of how urbanity kills the childhood of the kids from poverty class. [[Indeed]] the outcast kids have their [[perfect]] [[impressive]] dreams. But the corrupt [[realism]] never [[lends]] a chance...<br /><br />Thanks to the [[publisher]] for the recent DVD release, I now can [[hold]] this great movie to my favorite collection.
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Kate Gulden, played by one of the most nominated actresses of the last decade of this century, and also one of the most talented actresses Meryl Streep(Out of Africa). She is [[wonderful]] is [[every]] [[part]] that she plays. The [[Yale]] graduate is the pride and joy of the [[American]] Cinema.<br /><br />Kate's health is deteriorating and her husband, George, role well developed by brilliant actor and also Oscar winner, William Hurt (Smoke, Kiss of the Spider Woman) has a hard time with the deteriorating health of his one true thing, and seeks his daughter's help. The poor daughter, Ellen Gulden, Renée Zellweger (Jerry Maguire) has way too much expected of her. No [[breaks]]! The [[story]] takes a [[very]] realistic view on the illness of a parent. In this movie the only daughter has to put her life on hold to care for the needs of others. There is always one in every family who faces that kind of responsibility. Ellen is angry the beginning of the movie, but as time passes she ends up understanding her mothers' life time dedication to her family. She even asks her mom: How do you do his, every day, in and out and nobody notices it? That is what women do, a lot of what I call invisible work. Moreover we clean, we fix, we mend, we stretch, we celebrate, we are the best friends, we are confidants, the mistress, outreachers, disciplinarians, sensitive. Some of us, like both women in this movie, have the perfect education, are the psychological pillar for the entire family and also do all that invisible work! That is Kate Ellen, and many women in our society. Many of us have already gone through that stage of life when our parents age and died. I have been there. They just went too young. I have given my parents my thanks, but I never understood them as well as when I had to play their roles, and had to walk in their shoes. [[This]] movie mirrors the reality of life. Perhaps it is sad, but that is how life is, at times. George a Professor at Harvard is complicated person, who appears to think that his work is more important than everybody else, and has a very "master/servant" mentality toward the women in his life. He is not strong enough to cope. If you want to see good acting and the reality of life do not miss this movie. Favorite Scenes: The restaurant coming to Kate, violins and all. The making of a table out of broken china. That I so symbolic! We are all broken vessels! Favorite Quotes: George: "It is only by going uphill, that you realize that you are really going downhill." George "You have a Harvard education but where is your heart?" <br /><br />

Kate Gulden, played by one of the most nominated actresses of the last decade of this century, and also one of the most talented actresses Meryl Streep(Out of Africa). She is [[glamorous]] is [[any]] [[parties]] that she plays. The [[Amherst]] graduate is the pride and joy of the [[Americana]] Cinema.<br /><br />Kate's health is deteriorating and her husband, George, role well developed by brilliant actor and also Oscar winner, William Hurt (Smoke, Kiss of the Spider Woman) has a hard time with the deteriorating health of his one true thing, and seeks his daughter's help. The poor daughter, Ellen Gulden, Renée Zellweger (Jerry Maguire) has way too much expected of her. No [[hop]]! The [[anecdotes]] takes a [[terribly]] realistic view on the illness of a parent. In this movie the only daughter has to put her life on hold to care for the needs of others. There is always one in every family who faces that kind of responsibility. Ellen is angry the beginning of the movie, but as time passes she ends up understanding her mothers' life time dedication to her family. She even asks her mom: How do you do his, every day, in and out and nobody notices it? That is what women do, a lot of what I call invisible work. Moreover we clean, we fix, we mend, we stretch, we celebrate, we are the best friends, we are confidants, the mistress, outreachers, disciplinarians, sensitive. Some of us, like both women in this movie, have the perfect education, are the psychological pillar for the entire family and also do all that invisible work! That is Kate Ellen, and many women in our society. Many of us have already gone through that stage of life when our parents age and died. I have been there. They just went too young. I have given my parents my thanks, but I never understood them as well as when I had to play their roles, and had to walk in their shoes. [[These]] movie mirrors the reality of life. Perhaps it is sad, but that is how life is, at times. George a Professor at Harvard is complicated person, who appears to think that his work is more important than everybody else, and has a very "master/servant" mentality toward the women in his life. He is not strong enough to cope. If you want to see good acting and the reality of life do not miss this movie. Favorite Scenes: The restaurant coming to Kate, violins and all. The making of a table out of broken china. That I so symbolic! We are all broken vessels! Favorite Quotes: George: "It is only by going uphill, that you realize that you are really going downhill." George "You have a Harvard education but where is your heart?" <br /><br />
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I feel very strongly that this film was just like Waiting to Exhale with white females in the 1950's. As in Waiting to Exhale, all of the female characters got mixed up with men who were either married or no good. The only difference, besides the obvious, was that there wasn't much humor in this film. I would even say that it was tragic. Only one of the male characters seemed to be kind and sincere (Hope Lange's guy), but even then there was conflict in this relationship.<br /><br />The story was about three young women who shared an apartment together and who had hopes and dreams of success. Unfortunately for them, romance didn't seem to come easy although they were young, intelligent and attractive. This movie could be called a tearjerker with the saddest part involving Suzy Parker's character whose obsession of an ex-boyfriend leads to tragedy.<br /><br />This is a must see.
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The Ealing Comedies constitute their own specific sub-genre in the history of film. They were wry, droll reflections on British life in the late Forties and early Fifties. They are always amusing but I feel it is misleading to characterise them as comedies. They are breezy and good-humoured, rather than laugh-out-loud funny. However, the best of them are laced with understated satire and shot through with an occasional dark streak (epecially Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Ladykillers).<br /><br />I have an affection for all of them, but The Lavender Hill Mob is probably the one I have most difficulty with. Compared to the others, it seems somewhat perfunctory. To me, it is an outline sketch for a movie, but one that needed to spend a lot more time in development before it was ready to go before the cameras.<br /><br />Everything about it is a bit undercooked. For example, nobody is given any real context or background. Henry is simply a dutiful drudge, whose secret dreams and hidden ambitions go unrecognised, while Albert is a frustrated artist forced to prostitute his talent by making gift shop trash for a living. This establishes a motive for their crime, but nothing that subsequently happens is a consequence either of their characters or their plan.<br /><br />Other characters are introduced but play no real part in the story. The elderly resident in Henry's guest house could (with her love of detective stories) have been made an unwitting thorn in his side, but is merely used as background 'colour'. Similarly, the various policemen who pop in and out of the action are simply there to keep the plot ticking along.<br /><br />As a result, the movie is driven entirely by its contrived plot devices, which I find both frustrating and faintly irritating. The not-very-ingenious robbery is accomplished with minimal problems, despite Albert being prevented from carrying out his part in the plan (by Sidney Tafler's Clayton). The gold is then smuggled to France without mishap. Everything would have gone smoothly if it wasn't for a minor hitch, lamely based on the French pronunciation of the letter 'R', which results in six of the gold Eiffel Towers being accidentally sold to some English schoolgirls.<br /><br />This leads to a series of frantic chases as Henry and Albert seek to retrieve them. These scenes are well executed, but at each point the conspirators are frustrated in their pursuit of the schoolgirls by a series of wholly factitious accidents. It is as if God is deliberately intervening to give them a hard time. This kind of plotting always has me grinding my teeth.<br /><br />When they finally track the last Eiffel Tower to a Police Academy exhibition and snatch it from under the nose of John Gregson's Police Inspector (why is he there, anyway?) all shreds of plot logic are abandoned. The final car chases are then simply filling up screen time until we are returned to the framing device with which the picture began.<br /><br />The movie doesn't even bother to tell us the fate of Albert (Stanley Holloway), Lackery (Sid James) and Shorty (Alfie Bass).<br /><br />This genial little caper has the professionalism of the Ealing team behind it, so it is far from being a bad movie. I suspect most viewers will find it considerably more enjoyable than I do (and why shouldn't they?), but I cannot help thinking there was a much better movie waiting to be made, if only more time and effort had been expended on fleshing out both the characters and the story.<br /><br />By the standards established by Ealing, Lavender Hill Mob is a missed opportunity.<br /><br />PS: One curious footnote is that Audrey Hepburn gets a credit for her single line early on, but Archie Duncan remains anonymous despite his much more substantial contribution. I guess she just had a better agent.
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OK, first of all, who in their right mind would remake Hitchcock and second, who would do it shot for shot? I admit I had no intention of ever watching this [[movie]] for that very reason. The original [[Psycho]] is one of my [[favorite]] films ever and this just seemed like a degrading photocopy of it. [[I]] did [[watch]] it because my [[girlfriend]] wanted to compare it to the original and we both [[agreed]] less than five minutes into this crap that it was awful. First, as [[mentioned]], they did it [[shot]] for shot. Where's originality? Why remake a [[movie]] that is almost perfect EXACTLY the way it was done the first [[time]]? Why remake such a movie to [[begin]] with? If you [[ARE]] going to [[remake]] something, remake something that doesn't [[work]] and [[make]] it [[BETTER]]!<[[br]] /><br />Second, they used the [[exact]] same script from the 1960 version. The dialog no [[longer]] works. It [[works]] [[fine]] and [[sounds]] [[perfect]] for the 1960 [[version]], but seems odd and stilted coming out of [[modern]] actors. Why not update the dialog? Hitch didn't write the [[script]], you could have rewritten. <br /><br />[[This]] film [[had]] some very [[good]] [[talent]] and they were [[wasted]] by [[imitation]] of the original actors. The [[actor]] who [[played]] the [[car]] [[salesman]] [[seemed]] [[like]] he was just [[playing]] [[John]] Anderson's [[performance]] as the [[car]] [[salesman]] in the original. All the [[actors]] seemed [[like]] the only [[direction]] they were given was be the characters from the original movie. Vince Vaughn may have seemed a little creepier than Anthony Perkins, but in doing so, you loose the [[sympathy]] you are supposed to have for Norman. Having Norman [[masturbate]] while watching Marion undress was going too far and [[lost]] the innocence of the [[character]] that I think Tony [[Perkins]] captured so well in his performance. Viggo Mortensen's accent was [[annoying]] and Rita [[Wilson]] was [[far]] too [[old]] to [[play]] Caroline. [[Her]] [[lines]] came off as someone [[desperate]] rather than just young and [[fun]] like [[Patricia]] Hitchcock's performance. <br /><br />The only [[good]] thing I saw about the [[film]] was that Gus Van Sant was able to [[open]] the movie with the [[shot]] Hitch [[had]] envisioned. [[Hitch]] wanted to [[open]] with 1 [[long]] [[shot]] going over Phoenix but couldn't at the [[time]] [[so]] he had to settle for a [[series]] of shots cross-dissolved together. This [[film]] fulfilled that [[vision]] with a helicopter [[shot]] going into the window of the hotel. [[After]] that, though the film became a worthless waste of celluloid. <br /><br />If you are curious about how to destroy a wonderful film, watch this, but do NOT under any circumstances watch this BEFORE you watch the original. This is a faded photocopy of the original and should never have been green-lit. Stick to the master's film, not the imitation.

OK, first of all, who in their right mind would remake Hitchcock and second, who would do it shot for shot? I admit I had no intention of ever watching this [[movies]] for that very reason. The original [[Freak]] is one of my [[privileged]] films ever and this just seemed like a degrading photocopy of it. [[me]] did [[sighting]] it because my [[fiancee]] wanted to compare it to the original and we both [[countersigned]] less than five minutes into this crap that it was awful. First, as [[aforementioned]], they did it [[bites]] for shot. Where's originality? Why remake a [[photographed]] that is almost perfect EXACTLY the way it was done the first [[lifespan]]? Why remake such a movie to [[opens]] with? If you [[RESIDE]] going to [[remade]] something, remake something that doesn't [[tandem]] and [[translating]] it [[SMOOTHER]]!<[[ab]] /><br />Second, they used the [[corrected]] same script from the 1960 version. The dialog no [[anymore]] works. It [[operation]] [[fabulous]] and [[looks]] [[infallible]] for the 1960 [[printing]], but seems odd and stilted coming out of [[newer]] actors. Why not update the dialog? Hitch didn't write the [[scripts]], you could have rewritten. <br /><br />[[These]] film [[am]] some very [[alright]] [[don]] and they were [[vandalized]] by [[counterfeiting]] of the original actors. The [[representative]] who [[realized]] the [[carts]] [[distributor]] [[saw]] [[amore]] he was just [[replay]] [[Nguyen]] Anderson's [[findings]] as the [[engine]] [[distributors]] in the original. All the [[agents]] seemed [[genus]] the only [[branch]] they were given was be the characters from the original movie. Vince Vaughn may have seemed a little creepier than Anthony Perkins, but in doing so, you loose the [[pity]] you are supposed to have for Norman. Having Norman [[dicked]] while watching Marion undress was going too far and [[dissipated]] the innocence of the [[attribute]] that I think Tony [[Hodges]] captured so well in his performance. Viggo Mortensen's accent was [[irritating]] and Rita [[Saunders]] was [[importantly]] too [[oldest]] to [[games]] Caroline. [[Him]] [[trajectories]] came off as someone [[devoid]] rather than just young and [[enchanting]] like [[Deborah]] Hitchcock's performance. <br /><br />The only [[buenos]] thing I saw about the [[movie]] was that Gus Van Sant was able to [[initiation]] the movie with the [[fire]] Hitch [[enjoys]] envisioned. [[Berth]] wanted to [[introductory]] with 1 [[most]] [[slaying]] going over Phoenix but couldn't at the [[days]] [[because]] he had to settle for a [[periodicals]] of shots cross-dissolved together. This [[cinematography]] fulfilled that [[viewing]] with a helicopter [[bullet]] going into the window of the hotel. [[Until]] that, though the film became a worthless waste of celluloid. <br /><br />If you are curious about how to destroy a wonderful film, watch this, but do NOT under any circumstances watch this BEFORE you watch the original. This is a faded photocopy of the original and should never have been green-lit. Stick to the master's film, not the imitation.
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This is a [[masterful]] [[piece]] of film-making, with [[many]] themes simmering and occasionally boiling over in this warts and all [[study]] of the poet's bohemian, self-indulgent [[wartime]] [[years]] that [[span]] the aerial bombardments of London and the [[outward]] [[tranquillity]] of a Welsh coastal [[retreat]] - the borderlines between [[friendship]], lust and [[love]], [[dedication]] to [[art]] and [[experience]] versus [[practical]] [[concerns]], jealousy, [[rivalry]], cowardice and egotism versus [[heroism]] and self-sacrifice and more. [[A]] [[mature]], [[subtle]] script that [[suggests]] and [[occasionally]] [[brings]] into [[dramatic]] focus the underlying [[tensions]] is [[well]] [[served]] by perfect performances ([[apart]] from the odd inappropriate [[smiling]] that [[Keira]] [[Knightley]] is prone to, though perhaps under direction this time as the other characters themselves often mention it). But above all the exquisite visual composition of [[each]] moment, with inventive and elegant use of close-up, camera angle and lighting, including pointillistic faux home movie footage, is a wonder and joy to behold. It's as continuously beautiful to look at as a Bertolucci, but the [[relationships]] here are more convincing and the narrative more engaging than some of that master's work. A very rare type of film these days - it holds the attention and stirs the emotions without [[abandoning]] artistic integrity and succumbing to manipulative, superficial shortcuts.

This is a [[deft]] [[lump]] of film-making, with [[respective]] themes simmering and occasionally boiling over in this warts and all [[examined]] of the poet's bohemian, self-indulgent [[warfare]] [[anni]] that [[period]] the aerial bombardments of London and the [[outgoing]] [[soothing]] of a Welsh coastal [[pensions]] - the borderlines between [[kindness]], lust and [[worshipped]], [[vowed]] to [[article]] and [[enjoys]] versus [[actual]] [[relating]], jealousy, [[competes]], cowardice and egotism versus [[prowess]] and self-sacrifice and more. [[another]] [[ripening]], [[inconspicuous]] script that [[illustrates]] and [[sparsely]] [[provoke]] into [[memorable]] focus the underlying [[highlighting]] is [[sufficiently]] [[performed]] by perfect performances ([[however]] from the odd inappropriate [[giggled]] that [[Knightly]] [[Angelina]] is prone to, though perhaps under direction this time as the other characters themselves often mention it). But above all the exquisite visual composition of [[any]] moment, with inventive and elegant use of close-up, camera angle and lighting, including pointillistic faux home movie footage, is a wonder and joy to behold. It's as continuously beautiful to look at as a Bertolucci, but the [[relating]] here are more convincing and the narrative more engaging than some of that master's work. A very rare type of film these days - it holds the attention and stirs the emotions without [[capitulation]] artistic integrity and succumbing to manipulative, superficial shortcuts.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

[[I]] think this movie [[has]] got it all. It [[has]] really cool [[music]] that [[I]] can never get out of my head. It has cool looking characters. IS REALLY funny(you know, the [[kind]] that you'll crack up on the ground and you'll [[keep]] saying the funny parts over every day for three weeks).[[Despite]] the bad acting, [[bad]] cgi, and bad story(about [[cops]] [[going]] after a robot), its really cool. Its one of those movies you and all of your family can watch, get together, [[eat]] pizza, laugh like crazy, and [[watch]] it two more times.<br /><br />There are so [[many]] funny parts, like when Kurt was trying to get Edison's attention and gave him the finger, and then threw a paint ball gun at him so they could play paint ball. On that part, I kept saying "Remember, Remember?"to my cousins who saw it and showed them what happened. There was also a really funny part when Edision ran into the room and Kurt was there(just before they fought) and Kurt was talking about his "Strange dream" and how he was "Superman". I LOVED that part, although it has been a while since I saw it, so I don't [[remember]] that part. [[Everything]] the [[actors]] said were funny, like how Kurt says, "I worship you, like a GOD!" to the robot.<br /><br />[[Although]] there was some [[bad]] [[things]], in all it was a [[GREAT]] movie. Man, I can't stop laughing. I wish I had that movie. );

[[me]] think this movie [[ai]] got it all. It [[got]] really cool [[songs]] that [[me]] can never get out of my head. It has cool looking characters. IS REALLY funny(you know, the [[guy]] that you'll crack up on the ground and you'll [[protected]] saying the funny parts over every day for three weeks).[[If]] the bad acting, [[lousy]] cgi, and bad story(about [[policing]] [[vanishing]] after a robot), its really cool. Its one of those movies you and all of your family can watch, get together, [[coma]] pizza, laugh like crazy, and [[controlling]] it two more times.<br /><br />There are so [[different]] funny parts, like when Kurt was trying to get Edison's attention and gave him the finger, and then threw a paint ball gun at him so they could play paint ball. On that part, I kept saying "Remember, Remember?"to my cousins who saw it and showed them what happened. There was also a really funny part when Edision ran into the room and Kurt was there(just before they fought) and Kurt was talking about his "Strange dream" and how he was "Superman". I LOVED that part, although it has been a while since I saw it, so I don't [[resembles]] that part. [[Every]] the [[performers]] said were funny, like how Kurt says, "I worship you, like a GOD!" to the robot.<br /><br />[[Unless]] there was some [[wrong]] [[topic]], in all it was a [[WHOPPING]] movie. Man, I can't stop laughing. I wish I had that movie. );
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (73%)]]

Patty Chayevsky was years ahead of most [[successful]] [[screenplay]] and drama [[writers]] in tackling sticky subjects. In this 1971 film he [[followed]] Sinclair [[Lewis]] and A. J. Cronin (in respectively ARROWSMITH and THE CITADEL) in looking critically at the world of medicine, although his target is centered on a special stage: a modern hospital in Manhattan. Chayevsky's point of view is [[quite]] direct: are hospital's places for people to go to to get well, or are they money making organizations where people frequently die due to incompetence.<br /><br />[[As]] a person who has recently been to a hospital too many [[times]] (and will shortly have to return again) [[I]] find THE HOSPITAL a very timely and [[rewarding]] satire. George C. Scott is Dr. Block, one of the heads of the Manhattan Surgical Center, a major teaching hospital. He has just started his day when he is told that one of the second year residents has died during the night in an apparent mix-up. It seems he was sedated and drugged while sleeping on a bed (he'd been having a tryst with a nurse), and someone tampered with an i.v. that should have contained water with glucose in it (later it turns out he got an overdose of insulin in the i.v.). Soon Scott finds that whenever he turns around some other member of the staff dies of a heart attack or of a botched operation. The key to all this appears to be one patient who came to the hospital ten days before for a regular check-up, and has since lost one kidney, nearly lost his other kidney, and is now in a comatose state (Barnard Hughes). <br /><br />Hughes' daughter (Diana Rigg) wants to bring the comatose dad back to his home on an Apache Indian Reservation in Mexico. Scott is not totally opposed to the idea - after all, hospital errors almost killed Hughes. [[Also]], Scott is suffering a mid-life crisis with the collapse of his marriage and family, and his growing doubts about what his chosen profession really accomplishes. It is not only looking at a case like Hughes'. The hospital is in a constant state of chaos wherein the regular staff (Scott, Stephen Elliot, Nancy Marchand, Stockard Channing) is overworked and overtaxed, and is at war with the business staff (typified by Frances Steenhagen in a really chilly performance). The local community is hostile because of the expansion plans of the hospital - but when they meet to "discuss" matters with Elliot they prove to be as divisive among themselves (militant Black Panthers versus local clergy versus birth control seeking women and pro-abortion clinic types). Rigg (who falls in love with Scott in the course of the film) becomes more and more certain that leaving the insanity of the city makes sense, and Scott also toys with the idea.<br /><br />Scott was at his acting height in this film, what with ANATOMY OF A MURDER, THE HUSTLER, DR. STRANGELOVE, and PATTON under his belt before THE HOSPITAL was made. His angst registered when he and Rigg get to know each other (she prevents him from killing himself due to his despair). He can't tell if anything done in the hospital is worthwhile, and screams out the window the words in the "Summary Line". Though he does later relax a little about how good his teaching has been for doctors studying with him, Scott really never fully is sure about it all - he does, however, fully accept his own sense of responsibility that others just dump. Rigg too was at the height of her international fame (if not her acting abilities) - her stint as Mrs. Peel on THE AVENGERS was a few years old, but she was recognized as a leading stage talent in Britain at the time, as well as one of the sexiest women performers of that period. <br /><br />The supporting actors are good too. Besides the chilling Steenhagen (demanding Medicare/Medicaid/insurance information from comatose patients in the E.R.), there is Hughes as a religious maniac who wins, and Elliot as the fed up head of the hospital. There is also my favorite caricature: Richard Dysart as Dr. Elwell. Elwell is a butcher who has found a real home for himself on the Big Board of the Stock Exchange, having incorporated himself for tax incentives. Anyone recalling his performances as ethical types such as the head of the law firm in L.A.LAW or as the friend and physician to Melvin Douglas in BEING THERE, upon seeing his greedy Dr. Elwell see another facet to this underrated actor's talents.

Patty Chayevsky was years ahead of most [[fruitful]] [[assumption]] and drama [[screenwriter]] in tackling sticky subjects. In this 1971 film he [[observing]] Sinclair [[Soares]] and A. J. Cronin (in respectively ARROWSMITH and THE CITADEL) in looking critically at the world of medicine, although his target is centered on a special stage: a modern hospital in Manhattan. Chayevsky's point of view is [[awfully]] direct: are hospital's places for people to go to to get well, or are they money making organizations where people frequently die due to incompetence.<br /><br />[[Iike]] a person who has recently been to a hospital too many [[tiempo]] (and will shortly have to return again) [[me]] find THE HOSPITAL a very timely and [[bounties]] satire. George C. Scott is Dr. Block, one of the heads of the Manhattan Surgical Center, a major teaching hospital. He has just started his day when he is told that one of the second year residents has died during the night in an apparent mix-up. It seems he was sedated and drugged while sleeping on a bed (he'd been having a tryst with a nurse), and someone tampered with an i.v. that should have contained water with glucose in it (later it turns out he got an overdose of insulin in the i.v.). Soon Scott finds that whenever he turns around some other member of the staff dies of a heart attack or of a botched operation. The key to all this appears to be one patient who came to the hospital ten days before for a regular check-up, and has since lost one kidney, nearly lost his other kidney, and is now in a comatose state (Barnard Hughes). <br /><br />Hughes' daughter (Diana Rigg) wants to bring the comatose dad back to his home on an Apache Indian Reservation in Mexico. Scott is not totally opposed to the idea - after all, hospital errors almost killed Hughes. [[Then]], Scott is suffering a mid-life crisis with the collapse of his marriage and family, and his growing doubts about what his chosen profession really accomplishes. It is not only looking at a case like Hughes'. The hospital is in a constant state of chaos wherein the regular staff (Scott, Stephen Elliot, Nancy Marchand, Stockard Channing) is overworked and overtaxed, and is at war with the business staff (typified by Frances Steenhagen in a really chilly performance). The local community is hostile because of the expansion plans of the hospital - but when they meet to "discuss" matters with Elliot they prove to be as divisive among themselves (militant Black Panthers versus local clergy versus birth control seeking women and pro-abortion clinic types). Rigg (who falls in love with Scott in the course of the film) becomes more and more certain that leaving the insanity of the city makes sense, and Scott also toys with the idea.<br /><br />Scott was at his acting height in this film, what with ANATOMY OF A MURDER, THE HUSTLER, DR. STRANGELOVE, and PATTON under his belt before THE HOSPITAL was made. His angst registered when he and Rigg get to know each other (she prevents him from killing himself due to his despair). He can't tell if anything done in the hospital is worthwhile, and screams out the window the words in the "Summary Line". Though he does later relax a little about how good his teaching has been for doctors studying with him, Scott really never fully is sure about it all - he does, however, fully accept his own sense of responsibility that others just dump. Rigg too was at the height of her international fame (if not her acting abilities) - her stint as Mrs. Peel on THE AVENGERS was a few years old, but she was recognized as a leading stage talent in Britain at the time, as well as one of the sexiest women performers of that period. <br /><br />The supporting actors are good too. Besides the chilling Steenhagen (demanding Medicare/Medicaid/insurance information from comatose patients in the E.R.), there is Hughes as a religious maniac who wins, and Elliot as the fed up head of the hospital. There is also my favorite caricature: Richard Dysart as Dr. Elwell. Elwell is a butcher who has found a real home for himself on the Big Board of the Stock Exchange, having incorporated himself for tax incentives. Anyone recalling his performances as ethical types such as the head of the law firm in L.A.LAW or as the friend and physician to Melvin Douglas in BEING THERE, upon seeing his greedy Dr. Elwell see another facet to this underrated actor's talents.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

[[At]] the 2005 Phoenix Film Festival, it was no secret which film ranked at the top of everyone's viewing list. Checking Out (2004)brought crowds of film lovers to Scottsdale's Harkins Cine-capri. Festival attendees who waited in line for hours, were turned away at the door, despite the two-theater screening capacity.<br /><br />Checking Out (2004) is a beautifully-made moving picture; an inspiring [[comedy]] for a wide-range of [[audiences]] to enjoy. The director, Jeff [[Hare]], blends traditional [[film]] [[technique]] with a [[new]] [[twist]] of [[creativity]], [[capturing]] Peter Falk at his [[greatest]] and most [[sentimental]] [[moments]] ([[usually]] [[shown]] in intimate close-up [[shots]]) on the silver screen.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[With]] its [[uplifting]] mix of witty humor and [[narrative]] plot [[development]], [[Checking]] Out (2004) is a landmark independent film, well-deserving of your attention.

[[In]] the 2005 Phoenix Film Festival, it was no secret which film ranked at the top of everyone's viewing list. Checking Out (2004)brought crowds of film lovers to Scottsdale's Harkins Cine-capri. Festival attendees who waited in line for hours, were turned away at the door, despite the two-theater screening capacity.<br /><br />Checking Out (2004) is a beautifully-made moving picture; an inspiring [[sitcom]] for a wide-range of [[readers]] to enjoy. The director, Jeff [[Rabbit]], blends traditional [[photographer]] [[techno]] with a [[lately]] [[revolves]] of [[inventor]], [[grabbed]] Peter Falk at his [[lousiest]] and most [[romance]] [[hours]] ([[frequently]] [[portrayed]] in intimate close-up [[blows]]) on the silver screen.<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] />[[For]] its [[inspirational]] mix of witty humor and [[descriptive]] plot [[formulation]], [[Ticking]] Out (2004) is a landmark independent film, well-deserving of your attention.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

Couple having financial trouble gets a box delivered to their door. If they push the button they get a million dollars but someone they don't know will die. Do they push the button? <br /><br />This is an odd film based on a Richard Matheson short story has a few chills but mostly is a [[messy]] affair. The trouble is that there is so much going on it feels as though writer director Richard Kelly didn't know what sort of movie he was making. Is this a straight out horror film with supernatural overtones? At times it seems like it with talk of moral choices, damnation and the afterlife. Is it a science fiction film? Possibly, there are lots of questions about that Mars project. And what are the strange looks that people seem to have as if in some grand conspiracy? Is this Invasion of the Body Snatchers or a demonic take over film? Don't know, maybe. And that's the problem there are lots of questions, most of them intriguing, but there are too many. Little seems to have been explained and when we get to the end of the film things seem more to stop then to conclude (even in an open ended way). I'm all for making a film rich with themes and points but writer Kelly fills his script with simply too many that director Kelly can't handle, or does so in such away that each theme or plot thread gets its ten minutes of screen time and for those minutes it hold court before its cast off the next bit. It made me crazy. (I won't get into the two leads, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, who aren't very good or more likely don't know what to make of the material which is so ever shifting ) <br /><br />It's a heady mix that doesn't [[work]] (there are ultimately too many holes). [[I]] got to the end and suddenly realized I had no idea what I just saw. I really didn't like it, but its more in a this isn't good because it just misses sort of a way rather. I'd take a pass or wait for cable where its not going to cost you anything

Couple having financial trouble gets a box delivered to their door. If they push the button they get a million dollars but someone they don't know will die. Do they push the button? <br /><br />This is an odd film based on a Richard Matheson short story has a few chills but mostly is a [[turbulent]] affair. The trouble is that there is so much going on it feels as though writer director Richard Kelly didn't know what sort of movie he was making. Is this a straight out horror film with supernatural overtones? At times it seems like it with talk of moral choices, damnation and the afterlife. Is it a science fiction film? Possibly, there are lots of questions about that Mars project. And what are the strange looks that people seem to have as if in some grand conspiracy? Is this Invasion of the Body Snatchers or a demonic take over film? Don't know, maybe. And that's the problem there are lots of questions, most of them intriguing, but there are too many. Little seems to have been explained and when we get to the end of the film things seem more to stop then to conclude (even in an open ended way). I'm all for making a film rich with themes and points but writer Kelly fills his script with simply too many that director Kelly can't handle, or does so in such away that each theme or plot thread gets its ten minutes of screen time and for those minutes it hold court before its cast off the next bit. It made me crazy. (I won't get into the two leads, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, who aren't very good or more likely don't know what to make of the material which is so ever shifting ) <br /><br />It's a heady mix that doesn't [[labor]] (there are ultimately too many holes). [[me]] got to the end and suddenly realized I had no idea what I just saw. I really didn't like it, but its more in a this isn't good because it just misses sort of a way rather. I'd take a pass or wait for cable where its not going to cost you anything
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[[Positive (99%)]] --> [[Negative (74%)]]

This is a low budget stop motion monster [[movie]] from Brett (A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell) Piper... and it [[delivers]] just what I'd expect from such a production: light-hearted (though cheesy) dialogue, some cute actresses and lots of stop motion critters. That's why I've given the film 10 out of 10 - because it delivers what I expected it to deliver... and a bit more: Brett doesn't penny-pinch when it comes to putting his critters on screen. He hurls lots of bugs at his cast for the finale. And, anyway, I LOVE stop motion monsters which, compared to CGI critters in bigger budgeted movies, just seem to be that much fun to watch.

This is a low budget stop motion monster [[cinematographic]] from Brett (A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell) Piper... and it [[poses]] just what I'd expect from such a production: light-hearted (though cheesy) dialogue, some cute actresses and lots of stop motion critters. That's why I've given the film 10 out of 10 - because it delivers what I expected it to deliver... and a bit more: Brett doesn't penny-pinch when it comes to putting his critters on screen. He hurls lots of bugs at his cast for the finale. And, anyway, I LOVE stop motion monsters which, compared to CGI critters in bigger budgeted movies, just seem to be that much fun to watch.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (73%)]]

I caught this [[movie]] [[late]] night on TV, and was expecting a low-budget campy "masterpiece", I was [[surprised]] with a pretty decent movie. Angelina Jolie's unique acting capabilities (or should I say lack thereof?) make her perfect as an android, and the other actors, while terribly average, are at least not terrible.<br /><br />There is a plot; a fairly intricate plot at that, involving conspiracies and the lengths a couple (one human, one android) will go to pursue their illegal romance, with a "big brother"-type figure and android assassin thrown in the mix. The production and sets, also, were much better than I expected. I haven't seen the original Cyborg, so I can't really compare it to much else; granted this film is no Blade Runner, but as a late-night, futuristic guilty [[pleasure]], its worth a watch.

I caught this [[cine]] [[tard]] night on TV, and was expecting a low-budget campy "masterpiece", I was [[disgusted]] with a pretty decent movie. Angelina Jolie's unique acting capabilities (or should I say lack thereof?) make her perfect as an android, and the other actors, while terribly average, are at least not terrible.<br /><br />There is a plot; a fairly intricate plot at that, involving conspiracies and the lengths a couple (one human, one android) will go to pursue their illegal romance, with a "big brother"-type figure and android assassin thrown in the mix. The production and sets, also, were much better than I expected. I haven't seen the original Cyborg, so I can't really compare it to much else; granted this film is no Blade Runner, but as a late-night, futuristic guilty [[pleasures]], its worth a watch.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (56%)]]

This [[movie]] is [[bad]] as we all knew it would be. Most times i usually love the bad 80s / early 90s trash-can comedy ([[haha]] no pun intended). I list Ski School, Career opportunities, Hot Shots, Summer School and many more made around this time. This even has the classic yet forgotten comedy of Dean Cameron (aka.. ski School section 8 instructor and Party [[Maniac]] for Summer School). But this movie is just to slow. It takes almost 30 min to get going and we have to [[sit]] through [[pointless]] dialog between to half-wits the Sheen boys (E&C). And yes i can hear the [[bloggers]] dieing to trash me with "obviously you don't watch 2 and 1/2 men). Well Charlie was not at the level he is now during this flick...not that he's anything [[worth]] watching now. Charlie only [[shines]] when his co-stars support him and Emilio isn't anymore than an [[overused]] wonder bra offering little support. [[Actually]], this movie was written by Emilio and it shows. It has no [[real]] ending (come on Emilio, even the Ski [[School]] 2 writers [[barfed]] out an ending). No idea how any issue brought is solved, no hot babes, no swearing to [[lighten]] the [[bad]] plot, characters, acting... I'm now tired of this tirade. Just save your time and watch the [[movies]] i [[listed]] above. You'll [[enjoy]] them much more.

This [[films]] is [[nasty]] as we all knew it would be. Most times i usually love the bad 80s / early 90s trash-can comedy ([[dunno]] no pun intended). I list Ski School, Career opportunities, Hot Shots, Summer School and many more made around this time. This even has the classic yet forgotten comedy of Dean Cameron (aka.. ski School section 8 instructor and Party [[Insanity]] for Summer School). But this movie is just to slow. It takes almost 30 min to get going and we have to [[tis]] through [[claptrap]] dialog between to half-wits the Sheen boys (E&C). And yes i can hear the [[blogs]] dieing to trash me with "obviously you don't watch 2 and 1/2 men). Well Charlie was not at the level he is now during this flick...not that he's anything [[precious]] watching now. Charlie only [[glisten]] when his co-stars support him and Emilio isn't anymore than an [[overstated]] wonder bra offering little support. [[Genuinely]], this movie was written by Emilio and it shows. It has no [[truthful]] ending (come on Emilio, even the Ski [[Schoolhouse]] 2 writers [[pooped]] out an ending). No idea how any issue brought is solved, no hot babes, no swearing to [[downplay]] the [[nasty]] plot, characters, acting... I'm now tired of this tirade. Just save your time and watch the [[movie]] i [[list]] above. You'll [[loves]] them much more.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

I saw this back in 99 and I remember loving it. [[Still]] to this [[day]] I can remember parts of the movie in my head, [[like]] the slanted pitch. [[Unfortunately]] from 99 - now I could never remember the name of this until I was looking through the filmography of a [[friend]] of my [[uncles]] and [[came]] across this (he [[played]] Clive Kennard). [[Straight]] away after reading the description [[I]] [[knew]] what it was. After catching up I was shocked to [[find]] out that not only [[did]] it not [[make]] a release on video or DVD but [[still]] [[has]] yet to be repeated. This is a massive shame, I am begging you ITV at least repeat this superb TV Movie. Nick Hancock showed in this movie he could do more than just host a show with his character Mike Tonker. This is a movie that most football [[fans]] would love and even those who aren't too keen on the sport would be able to [[enjoy]] the comedic value of this. Yes this is a brief review but there is not [[much]] to [[say]] [[apart]] from this is an underrated movie, deserves to be repeated or released on video/DVD [[so]] ITV, myself and other fans of this movie [[beg]] you. PLEASE CONSIDER ONE OF THOSE!

I saw this back in 99 and I remember loving it. [[Once]] to this [[stardate]] I can remember parts of the movie in my head, [[adore]] the slanted pitch. [[Unhappily]] from 99 - now I could never remember the name of this until I was looking through the filmography of a [[dude]] of my [[grandpa]] and [[infiltrated]] across this (he [[functioned]] Clive Kennard). [[Squarely]] away after reading the description [[me]] [[believing]] what it was. After catching up I was shocked to [[deems]] out that not only [[could]] it not [[implement]] a release on video or DVD but [[also]] [[possesses]] yet to be repeated. This is a massive shame, I am begging you ITV at least repeat this superb TV Movie. Nick Hancock showed in this movie he could do more than just host a show with his character Mike Tonker. This is a movie that most football [[groupies]] would love and even those who aren't too keen on the sport would be able to [[appreciates]] the comedic value of this. Yes this is a brief review but there is not [[mucho]] to [[talked]] [[whichever]] from this is an underrated movie, deserves to be repeated or released on video/DVD [[then]] ITV, myself and other fans of this movie [[vagrancy]] you. PLEASE CONSIDER ONE OF THOSE!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

I really thoroughly [[enjoyed]] this movie. For one it didn't have the corny special effects that the big budget movies have. The acting was decent in this one, only you can tell right off the bat that it's dubbed, but once you get over that fact, and that you can't switch languages on the DVD version it's cool. The plot line was very unique, you take a situation like a heat wave very common around the world, especially in Frankfurt which I've been to many times, and you take a garbage strike which happens often enough in this country and you have a recipe for disaster. i loved how the hordes of rats just went everywhere and how the idea that if you picked up the garbage, that's the last thing you wanna do, you pick it up, the rats don't get what the want, they are in essence following the garbage pick up, so you ask well if garbage men are on strike , who picks up the garbage, private contractors, anyway military wants to quarantine off the city oops wrong thing to do, then you would have all the rats take over the city, then throw in a mayor who wants to keep a lid on the budget, and line her pockets, you have a realistic movie, and the female lead is also a pleasure to watch on the screen, a very decent movie i thought, wish more were made like this, another small nitpick is the depiction of Frankfurt could have been done a little better, but for the average viewer who's never been to Frankfurt... i was born in Germany and been to Frankfurt many times.. it won't matter, but all in all a great big thumbs up.

I really thoroughly [[rained]] this movie. For one it didn't have the corny special effects that the big budget movies have. The acting was decent in this one, only you can tell right off the bat that it's dubbed, but once you get over that fact, and that you can't switch languages on the DVD version it's cool. The plot line was very unique, you take a situation like a heat wave very common around the world, especially in Frankfurt which I've been to many times, and you take a garbage strike which happens often enough in this country and you have a recipe for disaster. i loved how the hordes of rats just went everywhere and how the idea that if you picked up the garbage, that's the last thing you wanna do, you pick it up, the rats don't get what the want, they are in essence following the garbage pick up, so you ask well if garbage men are on strike , who picks up the garbage, private contractors, anyway military wants to quarantine off the city oops wrong thing to do, then you would have all the rats take over the city, then throw in a mayor who wants to keep a lid on the budget, and line her pockets, you have a realistic movie, and the female lead is also a pleasure to watch on the screen, a very decent movie i thought, wish more were made like this, another small nitpick is the depiction of Frankfurt could have been done a little better, but for the average viewer who's never been to Frankfurt... i was born in Germany and been to Frankfurt many times.. it won't matter, but all in all a great big thumbs up.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

I honestly don't know where to [[begin]] when [[reviewing]] a movie as pathetic as [[Ernest]] Goes to Africa. [[Aside]] from [[two]] or [[three]] good laughs dispersed throughout the film, there is nothing [[positive]] about this hour-and-a-half [[waste]] of [[time]] and life. It is [[incredible]] that [[someone]] was able to round up a group of people willing to act, film, and [[edit]] this piece of trash, and even more incredible that this is the eighth [[installment]] in the Ernest series.<br /><br />[[During]] the [[opening]] [[credits]] of the [[movie]], we [[see]] Ernest posing next to [[various]] African [[objects]], such as wooden [[masks]] and the [[heads]] of African [[animals]], [[making]] [[faces]] and [[gestures]] that would [[probably]] [[make]] most 3rd [[graders]] laugh. This [[opening]] [[scene]] [[gives]] the [[viewer]] a [[taste]] of Ernest's [[frequent]] [[attempts]] at [[humor]], and [[demonstrates]] how his comedy [[falls]] [[flat]] 95% of the time.<br /><br />The first [[thing]] that [[really]] [[hit]] me about this [[movie]] is how bad the acting is. [[Everyone]] in the film is a [[typical]] C-movie [[actor]], but [[Linda]] Kash stands out as especially terrible. She is the epitome of overacting; all of her [[lines]] are delivered with [[shockingly]] inhuman [[enthusiasm]] that you'd [[find]] only in a middle [[school]] play. [[Most]] high [[school]] theater [[students]] probably could [[have]] [[replaced]] these actors and delivered a more powerful performance. Jim Varney at least [[displays]] some comedic ability every now and then, but for the majority of the [[movie]] he just [[acts]] like a [[complete]] retard, [[trying]] to [[be]] humorous by [[making]] stupid faces and [[speaking]] in different voices.<br /><br />[[Ernest]] Goes to Africa begins in [[Africa]], where an [[archaeologist]] has stolen two [[priceless]] gems from an African tribe. The gems then make their way back to the United States, where an [[unidentified]] man is seen [[running]] from several henchmen through a flea market. He hides them in a [[bucket]] of "two for a dollar" items, and then runs from the scene. Ernest is looking for a gift to buy for Rene, a waitress he likes, [[so]] he goes to the flea market and of course buys the priceless gems. He later takes them back to his house, paints them, and glues them together to make a yo-yo. He gives the yo-yo to Rene and she explains that they can never [[be]] together because he is just an average shmoe, and she wants a man of adventure. Rene and Ernest are [[tracked]] down by the [[henchmen]], and are then [[brought]] to Africa to be kept as prisoners.<br /><br />Most of the [[movie]] [[really]] doesn't make sense. Once [[Ernest]] is in Africa, he falls out of the truck that they are carrying him in and lands in a river. In the next scene, we see him as a Hindu servant named "Hey You." His skin is dark and he is wearing a loin cloth. At first, I thought Jim Varney was playing another role in the film in addition to Ernest, but I immediately recognized Ernest's idiocy once Hey You began to speak.<br /><br />Another scene that sticks out in my mind as being completely ridiculous is the car chase scene in the African wilderness. Rene and Ernest have taken an ostrich farmer's truck and are being chased by the henchmen. Driving at about twenty miles per hour on a fairly straight road, both henchmen are shooting at Ernest, who is in the back of the ostrich farmer's truck. Ernest, on the other hand, is throwing ostrich eggs at the henchmen and their driver. The henchmen never hit Ernest once during the five minute chase, but Ernest is able to fend them off by hitting them and their driver in the face, making their car swerve off the road and explode in a giant column of smoke. I should also add that Ernest is slingshotting the eggs, two at a time, from a large bra.<br /><br />The set design is also incredibly poor in this movie. There is a large portion of the film in which Rene and Ernest are walking in Africa, trying to find civilization. During their hike, we see them walking through fields and jungles, which probably could [[have]] been shot anywhere in the United States. The fields are simply plain grassy fields, with no indication whatsoever of being anywhere near Africa (they could have at least digitally added some African trees in the background), and the jungles look like the woods of rural Connecticut with papier mâchè skulls, vines, and thorns hanging from trees. According to IMDb.com, the film was actually shot in South Africa, but I [[still]] wouldn't believe that at all.<br /><br />The movie goes on and on, Ernest joke after Ernest joke. The rest of the movie doesn't really make any sense either; the African tribesmen all speak English for some reason, and Ernest is later challenged to a "Battle of Truth" by the lead henchman, who is suddenly dressed in an outfit that resembles that of a ninja, yet also somewhat resembles that of a bondage submissive. The henchman has a table of axes, swords, knives, and maces before him, while Ernest has a table with a sandwich, a teddy bear, and a few other worthless items. However, Ernest wins the battle and somehow ends up saving the day.<br /><br />Overall, this movie is painful to watch. I couldn't handle it in one sitting; I had to stop halfway through and do something productive for a few hours to compensate for the brain cells lost while trying to appreciate Varney's humor. They should really put a Surgeon's General Warning on the box to let people know that they will in fact be slightly more retarded upon finishing this movie. I would have to say that out of all the movies I have ever seen, none comes close to being as pitiable as Ernest Goes to Africa.

I honestly don't know where to [[beginnings]] when [[reviews]] a movie as pathetic as [[Earnie]] Goes to Africa. [[Side]] from [[three]] or [[two]] good laughs dispersed throughout the film, there is nothing [[preferential]] about this hour-and-a-half [[trash]] of [[lifespan]] and life. It is [[superb]] that [[individual]] was able to round up a group of people willing to act, film, and [[editors]] this piece of trash, and even more incredible that this is the eighth [[series]] in the Ernest series.<br /><br />[[By]] the [[inaugural]] [[credit]] of the [[theatres]], we [[considering]] Ernest posing next to [[else]] African [[goods]], such as wooden [[hid]] and the [[commandant]] of African [[beef]], [[deliver]] [[respond]] and [[steps]] that would [[definitely]] [[achieving]] most 3rd [[grader]] laugh. This [[keynote]] [[screenplay]] [[delivers]] the [[spectator]] a [[appetite]] of Ernest's [[everyday]] [[endeavors]] at [[laugh]], and [[show]] how his comedy [[decrease]] [[plate]] 95% of the time.<br /><br />The first [[something]] that [[explicitly]] [[strike]] me about this [[film]] is how bad the acting is. [[Any]] in the film is a [[usual]] C-movie [[soloist]], but [[Judy]] Kash stands out as especially terrible. She is the epitome of overacting; all of her [[lane]] are delivered with [[splendidly]] inhuman [[impatience]] that you'd [[identifying]] only in a middle [[schoolers]] play. [[Beyond]] high [[educators]] theater [[demanded]] probably could [[enjoy]] [[alternatives]] these actors and delivered a more powerful performance. Jim Varney at least [[displaying]] some comedic ability every now and then, but for the majority of the [[film]] he just [[ley]] like a [[fulfill]] retard, [[tends]] to [[have]] humorous by [[take]] stupid faces and [[debated]] in different voices.<br /><br />[[Ernesto]] Goes to Africa begins in [[Johannesburg]], where an [[egyptologist]] has stolen two [[pricey]] gems from an African tribe. The gems then make their way back to the United States, where an [[unmarked]] man is seen [[operation]] from several henchmen through a flea market. He hides them in a [[shovel]] of "two for a dollar" items, and then runs from the scene. Ernest is looking for a gift to buy for Rene, a waitress he likes, [[why]] he goes to the flea market and of course buys the priceless gems. He later takes them back to his house, paints them, and glues them together to make a yo-yo. He gives the yo-yo to Rene and she explains that they can never [[get]] together because he is just an average shmoe, and she wants a man of adventure. Rene and Ernest are [[monitored]] down by the [[supervillain]], and are then [[provoked]] to Africa to be kept as prisoners.<br /><br />Most of the [[cine]] [[truthfully]] doesn't make sense. Once [[Bennie]] is in Africa, he falls out of the truck that they are carrying him in and lands in a river. In the next scene, we see him as a Hindu servant named "Hey You." His skin is dark and he is wearing a loin cloth. At first, I thought Jim Varney was playing another role in the film in addition to Ernest, but I immediately recognized Ernest's idiocy once Hey You began to speak.<br /><br />Another scene that sticks out in my mind as being completely ridiculous is the car chase scene in the African wilderness. Rene and Ernest have taken an ostrich farmer's truck and are being chased by the henchmen. Driving at about twenty miles per hour on a fairly straight road, both henchmen are shooting at Ernest, who is in the back of the ostrich farmer's truck. Ernest, on the other hand, is throwing ostrich eggs at the henchmen and their driver. The henchmen never hit Ernest once during the five minute chase, but Ernest is able to fend them off by hitting them and their driver in the face, making their car swerve off the road and explode in a giant column of smoke. I should also add that Ernest is slingshotting the eggs, two at a time, from a large bra.<br /><br />The set design is also incredibly poor in this movie. There is a large portion of the film in which Rene and Ernest are walking in Africa, trying to find civilization. During their hike, we see them walking through fields and jungles, which probably could [[was]] been shot anywhere in the United States. The fields are simply plain grassy fields, with no indication whatsoever of being anywhere near Africa (they could have at least digitally added some African trees in the background), and the jungles look like the woods of rural Connecticut with papier mâchè skulls, vines, and thorns hanging from trees. According to IMDb.com, the film was actually shot in South Africa, but I [[additionally]] wouldn't believe that at all.<br /><br />The movie goes on and on, Ernest joke after Ernest joke. The rest of the movie doesn't really make any sense either; the African tribesmen all speak English for some reason, and Ernest is later challenged to a "Battle of Truth" by the lead henchman, who is suddenly dressed in an outfit that resembles that of a ninja, yet also somewhat resembles that of a bondage submissive. The henchman has a table of axes, swords, knives, and maces before him, while Ernest has a table with a sandwich, a teddy bear, and a few other worthless items. However, Ernest wins the battle and somehow ends up saving the day.<br /><br />Overall, this movie is painful to watch. I couldn't handle it in one sitting; I had to stop halfway through and do something productive for a few hours to compensate for the brain cells lost while trying to appreciate Varney's humor. They should really put a Surgeon's General Warning on the box to let people know that they will in fact be slightly more retarded upon finishing this movie. I would have to say that out of all the movies I have ever seen, none comes close to being as pitiable as Ernest Goes to Africa.
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Grand [[Champion]] is a [[bit]] old [[fashion]] at first glance. Andrew Morton at the Fort Worth Star Telegram said it best "If Walt Disney had hailed from Texas, he would have made Grand Champion" <br /><br />The movie does not have the video and special effects but it has heart and soul. The kids are great and the array of stars is incredible. I bet Bruce [[Willis]] and Julia [[Roberts]] are proud to be in a movie that their kids can actually see:) ([[G]] rated) <br /><br />This is a [[masterfully]] [[crafted]] "simple" [[little]] [[film]] made in [[Texas]] by Texas [[Barry]] Tubb. [[Take]] your [[kids]], take your [[kids]] [[friends]], [[take]] Grandma too....they [[will]] all [[enjoy]] it and you [[will]] too.

Grand [[Champions]] is a [[hunk]] old [[frock]] at first glance. Andrew Morton at the Fort Worth Star Telegram said it best "If Walt Disney had hailed from Texas, he would have made Grand Champion" <br /><br />The movie does not have the video and special effects but it has heart and soul. The kids are great and the array of stars is incredible. I bet Bruce [[Vaughn]] and Julia [[Stephens]] are proud to be in a movie that their kids can actually see:) ([[ounces]] rated) <br /><br />This is a [[clumsily]] [[engineered]] "simple" [[smallest]] [[imaging]] made in [[Denton]] by Texas [[Bare]] Tubb. [[Adopts]] your [[childhood]], take your [[jugend]] [[buddies]], [[grab]] Grandma too....they [[wanna]] all [[iike]] it and you [[wanna]] too.
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Imagine this...<br /><br />Whenever two [[people]] meet in this [[movie]], one of them is shot. The [[plot]] just does not exist - it appears that someone shot some [[action]] sequences and then tried to [[put]] them together to make a movie out of it. If you decide to [[watch]] it, you will [[regret]] it.

Imagine this...<br /><br />Whenever two [[persons]] meet in this [[film]], one of them is shot. The [[conspiring]] just does not exist - it appears that someone shot some [[steps]] sequences and then tried to [[submitted]] them together to make a movie out of it. If you decide to [[observe]] it, you will [[sorrowful]] it.
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I can't say I was [[surprised]] at this atrocity when I watched it a couple months or weeks ago (can't remember). I saw it as a two part episode of Zoey 101, because that's how they [[showed]] it here in Canada.<br /><br />I was incredibly [[annoyed]] at the [[Makeover]] a Nerd [[thing]], it's just an example of how unaccepting, unappreciating, superficial, negative, biased, and stereotypical the people in the entertainment business is and [[frankly]] I'm extremely peeved. It wasn't at all funny. A nerd is a stereotype and it makes people very offended.<br /><br />Secondly, the people in Zoey 101 don't have real problems. Logan has a big house, he has a famous dad, he has everything and Zoey is rich too. They never have to deal with the things that today's tweens and teens have to do deal with such as peer pressure, and stereotype problems. Also, the [[actors]] are horrific. Jamie Lynn Spears doesn't deserve to be in a television show as successful as Zoey 101 (what is wrong with the world?), she doesn't have any talent as an actor. In fact, she's worse than [[Britney]]! The Chase and Zoey [[thing]] was [[incredibly]] [[predictable]], I mean how could the show go on with Zoey and Chase [[dating]]? What other [[problems]] could they possibly have? Except for the fact that [[Chase]] doesn't [[get]] the girl he [[wants]], everything is [[perfect]]! The absolute [[worse]] 48 [[minutes]] of my television [[watching]] life. Ever. 0/10 (and that's being [[generous]])

I can't say I was [[puzzled]] at this atrocity when I watched it a couple months or weeks ago (can't remember). I saw it as a two part episode of Zoey 101, because that's how they [[exemplified]] it here in Canada.<br /><br />I was incredibly [[outraged]] at the [[Reshaping]] a Nerd [[question]], it's just an example of how unaccepting, unappreciating, superficial, negative, biased, and stereotypical the people in the entertainment business is and [[openly]] I'm extremely peeved. It wasn't at all funny. A nerd is a stereotype and it makes people very offended.<br /><br />Secondly, the people in Zoey 101 don't have real problems. Logan has a big house, he has a famous dad, he has everything and Zoey is rich too. They never have to deal with the things that today's tweens and teens have to do deal with such as peer pressure, and stereotype problems. Also, the [[officers]] are horrific. Jamie Lynn Spears doesn't deserve to be in a television show as successful as Zoey 101 (what is wrong with the world?), she doesn't have any talent as an actor. In fact, she's worse than [[Katy]]! The Chase and Zoey [[something]] was [[unspeakably]] [[foregone]], I mean how could the show go on with Zoey and Chase [[today]]? What other [[difficulties]] could they possibly have? Except for the fact that [[Pursuits]] doesn't [[gaining]] the girl he [[yearning]], everything is [[exquisite]]! The absolute [[strongest]] 48 [[mn]] of my television [[witnessing]] life. Ever. 0/10 (and that's being [[unselfish]])
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The Comebacks is a spoof on inspirational sports movies, and let me just tell you-it is not a [[good]] one. Tom Brady (the director) probably found it hilarious that referencing sports films (from Gridiron Gang, Invincible and even Miracle! to The Longest Yard and Dodgeball-yes Dodgeball!) and tossing in a couple of sex jokes, would be the funniest thing since Airplane! Well, he was wrong. They did such a slipshod job, you'd thought it was written in a week. I have found it that if a director loves the genre, the movie will be good. Obviously, Brady does not love the genre he is spoofing. [[This]] movie is a [[rancid]] piece of [[garbage]] not [[worth]] viewing, so don't see it!

The Comebacks is a spoof on inspirational sports movies, and let me just tell you-it is not a [[guten]] one. Tom Brady (the director) probably found it hilarious that referencing sports films (from Gridiron Gang, Invincible and even Miracle! to The Longest Yard and Dodgeball-yes Dodgeball!) and tossing in a couple of sex jokes, would be the funniest thing since Airplane! Well, he was wrong. They did such a slipshod job, you'd thought it was written in a week. I have found it that if a director loves the genre, the movie will be good. Obviously, Brady does not love the genre he is spoofing. [[These]] movie is a [[musty]] piece of [[spurns]] not [[chastisement]] viewing, so don't see it!
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This film [[took]] me by surprise. I [[make]] it a habit of finding out as little as [[possible]] about films before [[attending]] [[because]] trailers and [[reviews]] [[provide]] spoiler after spoiler. [[All]] I knew upon entering the theater is that it was a documentary about a long [[married]] [[couple]] and that IMDb readers gave it a 7.8, [[Rotten]] Tomatoes users ranked it at 7.9 and the critics [[averaged]] an amazing 8.2! If anything, they UNDERRATED this [[little]] gem.<br /><br />Filmmaker Doug Block [[decided]] to record his parents "for posterity" and at the beginning of the film we are [[treated]] to the requisite interviews with his parents, outspoken mother Mina, and less than forthcoming dad, Mike. I immediately found this [[couple]] interesting and had no idea where the filmmaker (Mike & Mina's son Doug) was going to [[take]] us. As a matter of fact, I doubt that Doug himself knew where he was going with this!<br /><br />[[Life]] takes unexpected twists and turns and this beautifully [[expressive]] [[film]] [[follows]] the journey. It is difficult to verbalize just how moved I was with this story and the unique way in which it was told. [[Absolutely]] riveting from beginning to end and it really is a must-see even if you aren't a fan of the documentary genre. This film [[will]] make you think of your [[own]] [[life]] and might even [[evoke]] memories that you [[thought]] were long forgotten. "51 Birch [[Street]]" is one of those rare filmgoing [[experiences]] that makes a deep impression and never leaves you. The best news of all is that HBO had a [[hand]] in the [[production]] [[so]] instead of playing to a limited art house [[audience]], [[eventually]], millions of [[people]] will have a chance to [[view]] this incredible [[piece]] of work. BRAVO!!!!!!!!

This film [[effected]] me by surprise. I [[delivering]] it a habit of finding out as little as [[affordable]] about films before [[competed]] [[since]] trailers and [[analysis]] [[establishes]] spoiler after spoiler. [[Entire]] I knew upon entering the theater is that it was a documentary about a long [[mari]] [[copulation]] and that IMDb readers gave it a 7.8, [[Lousy]] Tomatoes users ranked it at 7.9 and the critics [[touchdowns]] an amazing 8.2! If anything, they UNDERRATED this [[marginal]] gem.<br /><br />Filmmaker Doug Block [[ascertained]] to record his parents "for posterity" and at the beginning of the film we are [[manipulated]] to the requisite interviews with his parents, outspoken mother Mina, and less than forthcoming dad, Mike. I immediately found this [[pair]] interesting and had no idea where the filmmaker (Mike & Mina's son Doug) was going to [[wear]] us. As a matter of fact, I doubt that Doug himself knew where he was going with this!<br /><br />[[Vivre]] takes unexpected twists and turns and this beautifully [[timbre]] [[theater]] [[continued]] the journey. It is difficult to verbalize just how moved I was with this story and the unique way in which it was told. [[Flatly]] riveting from beginning to end and it really is a must-see even if you aren't a fan of the documentary genre. This film [[desiring]] make you think of your [[possessed]] [[perpetua]] and might even [[resemble]] memories that you [[figured]] were long forgotten. "51 Birch [[Pavement]]" is one of those rare filmgoing [[experimented]] that makes a deep impression and never leaves you. The best news of all is that HBO had a [[hands]] in the [[fabrication]] [[why]] instead of playing to a limited art house [[patrons]], [[finally]], millions of [[humans]] will have a chance to [[visualize]] this incredible [[lump]] of work. BRAVO!!!!!!!!
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I [[saw]] this film in [[Wales]] in July. It [[deals]] with the [[courage]] of [[Czech]] pilots who [[flew]] [[numerous]] missions for the [[RAF]] after their country [[had]] been [[occupied]] by the Nazis. [[In]] this film, the [[action]] [[takes]] [[place]] both in the early 1950's when these pilots are being [[beaten]] in political [[prisons]] in Czeckoslavakia and during [[World]] [[War]] [[II]] in Britain. They were imprisoned after their return to their homeland because the Communist regime viewed these warriors as a threat to their occupation of Czeckoslavakia. The pilots maintain their dignity in [[prison]] and during [[numerous]] [[air]] battles against [[Nazi]] pilots. [[This]] film contain a [[love]] sub-plot that [[does]] make sense because it helps [[us]] to understand that both civilians and soldiers made great sacrifices to preserve democracy. The [[end]] of this film indicates that the heroism of these [[Czech]] pilots was [[finally]] recognized in the [[early]] 1990's after the [[restoration]] of democracy in the country then known as Czeckoslavakia. This powerful and moving [[film]] was [[made]] with [[financial]] [[support]] from the [[Czech]] government. I [[highly]] recommend this film.

I [[sighted]] this film in [[Welch]] in July. It [[refers]] with the [[plucky]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] pilots who [[steal]] [[diverse]] missions for the [[SPITFIRE]] after their country [[owns]] been [[kuwait]] by the Nazis. [[At]] this film, the [[function]] [[selects]] [[positioning]] both in the early 1950's when these pilots are being [[clashed]] in political [[jail]] in Czeckoslavakia and during [[Cosmic]] [[Patel]] [[DEUX]] in Britain. They were imprisoned after their return to their homeland because the Communist regime viewed these warriors as a threat to their occupation of Czeckoslavakia. The pilots maintain their dignity in [[prisons]] and during [[miscellaneous]] [[boeing]] battles against [[Mussolini]] pilots. [[That]] film contain a [[honey]] sub-plot that [[would]] make sense because it helps [[we]] to understand that both civilians and soldiers made great sacrifices to preserve democracy. The [[ending]] of this film indicates that the heroism of these [[Czechoslovakia]] pilots was [[then]] recognized in the [[earlier]] 1990's after the [[restoring]] of democracy in the country then known as Czeckoslavakia. This powerful and moving [[cinematographer]] was [[exerted]] with [[monetary]] [[favours]] from the [[Czechoslovakia]] government. I [[terribly]] recommend this film.
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[[Rush]] in Rio is [[simply]] an amazing DVD. This concert is one of the [[peak]] [[moments]] of the [[history]] of Rush and they [[deliver]] their music brilliantly and with more power than ever.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to [[actually]] [[be]] in this concert, and not only that, I was in the very first row grabbing the [[gate]] that [[separated]] the [[audience]] from the [[stage]]!! It's the first and only [[time]] I've [[seen]] a Rush [[concert]] [[live]] and it was a dream come true for me. I have no [[words]] to [[accurately]] describe this experience but [[I]] can [[tell]] you it is one of the highlights of my life.<br /><[[br]] />Some [[people]] [[complain]] about the sound of this DVD saying it is not [[very]] [[clear]] and polished, but the [[sound]] you [[listen]] is real, true to how it was in the concert. It is [[raw]] and powerful and so authentic that every time I [[watch]] it I go back and re-live that [[beautiful]] moment. Many artists record live shows and then they make a lot of tweaking, [[so]] the final product is far from what the actual concert really was. Sure you can achieve a very sophisticated and polished sound this [[way]] but you don't get the real thing. This is not the case with Rush in Rio, this is the [[real]] [[deal]]!! I admit that I enjoy those fancy sounding concert DVD's, I love music and the [[sound]] is a very important [[aspect]], but it's refreshing to [[listen]] to a [[concert]] that is [[so]] honest. You listen to Rush just the way they sound in a [[live]] [[performance]], no [[tricks]], no tweaks. [[This]] is a real live [[concert]] DVD.<[[br]] /><br />I [[highly]] [[recommend]] Rush in Rio, the set-list is [[fantastic]] and the [[performances]] by Geddy, [[Alex]] and [[Neil]] are mind-blowing. Not to mention the crowd, you can see how [[much]] they love Rush and sing along to every tune, even YYZ which is an [[instrumental]]!! I [[actually]] [[appear]] singing twice; in [[Tom]] Sawyer [[I]] [[sing]] "[[always]] [[hopeful]] yet [[discontent]]" and in Earthshine I sing "only [[reflect]]". It's just a [[few]] seconds but I [[simply]] couldn't believe my eyes when I [[saw]] myself in a rush [[DVD]]!! Awesome!! [[I]] [[hope]] you enjoy this magnificent concert from the greatest band on Earth.

[[Sped]] in Rio is [[barely]] an amazing DVD. This concert is one of the [[orgasm]] [[dates]] of the [[tradition]] of Rush and they [[afford]] their music brilliantly and with more power than ever.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to [[even]] [[fi]] in this concert, and not only that, I was in the very first row grabbing the [[doorstep]] that [[distinguishing]] the [[listeners]] from the [[staging]]!! It's the first and only [[deadline]] I've [[remarked]] a Rush [[gig]] [[inhabit]] and it was a dream come true for me. I have no [[term]] to [[purely]] describe this experience but [[me]] can [[testified]] you it is one of the highlights of my life.<br /><[[brit]] />Some [[man]] [[complaining]] about the sound of this DVD saying it is not [[totally]] [[gross]] and polished, but the [[acoustics]] you [[entertain]] is real, true to how it was in the concert. It is [[gross]] and powerful and so authentic that every time I [[watched]] it I go back and re-live that [[peachy]] moment. Many artists record live shows and then they make a lot of tweaking, [[therefore]] the final product is far from what the actual concert really was. Sure you can achieve a very sophisticated and polished sound this [[routed]] but you don't get the real thing. This is not the case with Rush in Rio, this is the [[lifelike]] [[processing]]!! I admit that I enjoy those fancy sounding concert DVD's, I love music and the [[noise]] is a very important [[ingredients]], but it's refreshing to [[amuse]] to a [[gig]] that is [[too]] honest. You listen to Rush just the way they sound in a [[survive]] [[efficiency]], no [[gimmicks]], no tweaks. [[That]] is a real live [[gig]] DVD.<[[brit]] /><br />I [[terribly]] [[proposed]] Rush in Rio, the set-list is [[peachy]] and the [[concerts]] by Geddy, [[Allie]] and [[Riley]] are mind-blowing. Not to mention the crowd, you can see how [[plenty]] they love Rush and sing along to every tune, even YYZ which is an [[necessary]]!! I [[essentially]] [[demonstrates]] singing twice; in [[Thom]] Sawyer [[me]] [[choir]] "[[indefinitely]] [[auspicious]] yet [[displeasure]]" and in Earthshine I sing "only [[mirror]]". It's just a [[tad]] seconds but I [[overtly]] couldn't believe my eyes when I [[enjoyed]] myself in a rush [[BLURAY]]!! Awesome!! [[me]] [[wished]] you enjoy this magnificent concert from the greatest band on Earth.
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While the [[songs]] and dance numbers, in general, aren't as [[strong]] as many would have them be, the film's storyline and message are still there and ring out [[loudly]] above the simple 70s-style musical numbers. <br /><br />[[Keeping]] in [[mind]] that this film was made after the Hollywood Musical had nearly died out (with few exceptions being rock musicals), the audiences that went to see it new didn't appreciate the fact that it was a [[brave]] [[attempt]] at something that hadn't been done to date. Audiences that see it [[today]] will [[tend]] to judge it against the films and musicals of today and, perhaps, the huge all-star casts of musicals gone past. But to [[do]] that to this film, or any for that matter, is an injustice to the film itself.<br /><br />There are some good musical moments in the film. The first is that of Bobby Van. Mr. Van took his role of Harry [[Lovett]] just after closing a 2 year Tony nominated (for best actor) run of the Broadway revival, "No, No, Nanette." He is a song-and-dance-man from way back and, honestly, the only one in the cast that was truly talented and experienced for musicals. He never misses a step in his "Question Me An Answer" and [[rightly]] so ... he was [[totally]] at home as Harry. Other pleasant [[numbers]] are done by Olivia Hussey when she [[welcomes]] the new visitors and while the lyrics are weak, James Shigeta shows his strong voice in the "[[Family]]" song, as [[well]] as a [[nicely]] done staging of the full piece.<br /><br />View the film for what it is ... a fantasy about a place where you never grow old, hidden in the ice and snow covered mountains of Tibet, found by a group of unsuspecting modern-day people wrapped up in the strife of any modern culture. Take this and compare it to reality and you get a film that falls short of a goal. But ... take this film for the message of love and peace and tranquility and brotherly love and you get a warm and refreshing message and a positive one at that.<br /><br />To some this film may seem corny to others a welcomed release from the hectic pace of reality. To the first, try to not judge and just enjoy the message. To the second, you have discovered the secret of Shangri-La!

While the [[sings]] and dance numbers, in general, aren't as [[solid]] as many would have them be, the film's storyline and message are still there and ring out [[shrill]] above the simple 70s-style musical numbers. <br /><br />[[Preserved]] in [[bother]] that this film was made after the Hollywood Musical had nearly died out (with few exceptions being rock musicals), the audiences that went to see it new didn't appreciate the fact that it was a [[bravest]] [[attempting]] at something that hadn't been done to date. Audiences that see it [[time]] will [[trends]] to judge it against the films and musicals of today and, perhaps, the huge all-star casts of musicals gone past. But to [[accomplished]] that to this film, or any for that matter, is an injustice to the film itself.<br /><br />There are some good musical moments in the film. The first is that of Bobby Van. Mr. Van took his role of Harry [[Leavitt]] just after closing a 2 year Tony nominated (for best actor) run of the Broadway revival, "No, No, Nanette." He is a song-and-dance-man from way back and, honestly, the only one in the cast that was truly talented and experienced for musicals. He never misses a step in his "Question Me An Answer" and [[successfully]] so ... he was [[pretty]] at home as Harry. Other pleasant [[behalf]] are done by Olivia Hussey when she [[appreciates]] the new visitors and while the lyrics are weak, James Shigeta shows his strong voice in the "[[Familia]]" song, as [[also]] as a [[marginally]] done staging of the full piece.<br /><br />View the film for what it is ... a fantasy about a place where you never grow old, hidden in the ice and snow covered mountains of Tibet, found by a group of unsuspecting modern-day people wrapped up in the strife of any modern culture. Take this and compare it to reality and you get a film that falls short of a goal. But ... take this film for the message of love and peace and tranquility and brotherly love and you get a warm and refreshing message and a positive one at that.<br /><br />To some this film may seem corny to others a welcomed release from the hectic pace of reality. To the first, try to not judge and just enjoy the message. To the second, you have discovered the secret of Shangri-La!
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Even though he only made his debut film in Australia and left for Great Britain and then America to continue his career, Australians will tell you that the greatest film star they ever produced was Errol Flynn. I'm not sure he ever even went back to Australia after his breakout success in Captain Blood. Still I attribute this film to the well known Aussie irreverence for trashing the reputation of one of their own.<br /><br />Part of the problem in telling Errol Flynn's life story was that he told enough tall tales in his life right up to the very end in his memoir, My Wicked Wicked Ways. I could see that a lot of the film was based on that and upon reading between the lines of that book.<br /><br />His mother's infidelity to his father was not written, but could have been inferred in reading My Wicked Wicked Ways. He didn't particularly like the woman, that is clear from a few sources. <br /><br />I wish the film had dealt more with his New Guinea adventures, that to me was the most interesting part of My Wicked Wicked Ways. As for his street fighting in the Depression, I tend to disbelieve that. Even if he had been successful at it, I guarantee that enough of that would have ruined his looks and he would never have had a career as a leading man.<br /><br />Still the folks down under seem to think the atmosphere of Sydney during the Depression was captured well and Guy Pearce is a charismatic Errol Flynn. American audiences know him best as the uptight, but honest Lieutenant Exley in LA Confidential which came out the same year as Flynn.<br /><br />But LA Confidential was a far better film.
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[[Negative (63%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

This is a very strange little short film that initially didn't impress me. From a purely aesthetic point of view, the animation here certainly ain't pretty--though after a while you notice that the simple and silly drawings do possess a certain odd charm. That's probably because with the script as screwy as this one, the animation works.<br /><br />The film shows an older couple sitting at the table playing Scrabble. At the same time they are fixated on this game or other bizarre pursuits (such as the husband's compulsion to saw things--even the chair and table)! And all of this stuff occurs as the television warns of pending atomic annihilation--Armageddon is definitely here! Naturally, the neighbors are screaming and running amok--during which time the couple obliviously continues with this idiotic game. Heck, even their cat knows the end is coming as the couple begin bickering about who may or may not have cheated--leading to a very surreal ending indeed!! The film deserves kudos for both being unique as well as very funny. While it did not win the Oscar, it was nominated for Best Animated Short--which it richly deserved.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (62%)]]

This series is formulaic and boring. The episodes are the same thing every week, simply with slightly varied settings. Some purely evil character does some dastardly deed, Walker goes after him, and it ends in a Karate match. The villains are super-cliché super-stereotypical evil villains, the [[good]] [[guys]] are all pure, honest and saintly, and the story lines are [[simplistic]] and unrealistic. After about 2 episodes, the show becomes [[totally]] unwatchable by all but the least discerning fans. Certainly not Norris's best work. His other work may be cliché but it usually does not drag on for weeks. If you enjoy formulaic,boring, repetitive clichéd snooze-fests, then this is for you.

This series is formulaic and boring. The episodes are the same thing every week, simply with slightly varied settings. Some purely evil character does some dastardly deed, Walker goes after him, and it ends in a Karate match. The villains are super-cliché super-stereotypical evil villains, the [[alright]] [[lads]] are all pure, honest and saintly, and the story lines are [[easy]] and unrealistic. After about 2 episodes, the show becomes [[vitally]] unwatchable by all but the least discerning fans. Certainly not Norris's best work. His other work may be cliché but it usually does not drag on for weeks. If you enjoy formulaic,boring, repetitive clichéd snooze-fests, then this is for you.
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[[Negative (84%)]] --> [[Positive (97%)]]

This film is strange, even for a silent movie. Essentially, it follows the adventures about a engineer in post-revolutionary Russia who daydreams about going to Mars. In this movie, it seems like the producers KNOW the Communists have truly screwed up the country, but also seems to want to make it look like they've accomplished something good.<br /><br />Then we get to the "Martian" scenes, where everyone on Mars wears goofy hats. They have a revolution after being inspired by the Earth Men, but are quickly betrayed by the Queen who sides with them. Except it's all a dream, or is it. (And given that the Russian Revolution eventually lead to the Stalin dictatorship, it makes you wonder if it was all allegory.) <br /><br />Now, I've seen GOOD Russian cinema. For instance, Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin is a good movie. [[This]] is just, well, silly.

This film is strange, even for a silent movie. Essentially, it follows the adventures about a engineer in post-revolutionary Russia who daydreams about going to Mars. In this movie, it seems like the producers KNOW the Communists have truly screwed up the country, but also seems to want to make it look like they've accomplished something good.<br /><br />Then we get to the "Martian" scenes, where everyone on Mars wears goofy hats. They have a revolution after being inspired by the Earth Men, but are quickly betrayed by the Queen who sides with them. Except it's all a dream, or is it. (And given that the Russian Revolution eventually lead to the Stalin dictatorship, it makes you wonder if it was all allegory.) <br /><br />Now, I've seen GOOD Russian cinema. For instance, Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin is a good movie. [[That]] is just, well, silly.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (75%)]]

What a waste of a [[great]] cast. [[Figured]] I'd [[check]] it out because it looked like a good stoner comedy with a lot of fairly well-known actors. What it [[turned]] out to be was a pointless [[collection]] of [[boring]] intertwining [[stories]] about several [[characters]] with [[minimal]] [[connections]] with each other. Characters who [[start]] off looking like [[decent]] people but end up with not a single [[likable]] or [[interesting]] characteristic among them. [[Calling]] it a comedy was a [[stretch]] as well...the only thing that [[made]] me chuckle was Jack Black's [[song]], which was basically Tenacious D. I [[waited]] for something big to [[happen]] but ended up with nothing more than 97 [[minutes]] of my life wasted.

What a waste of a [[grand]] cast. [[Knew]] I'd [[ticked]] it out because it looked like a good stoner comedy with a lot of fairly well-known actors. What it [[converts]] out to be was a pointless [[vintage]] of [[blunt]] intertwining [[anecdote]] about several [[roles]] with [[humble]] [[linking]] with each other. Characters who [[inaugurated]] off looking like [[alright]] people but end up with not a single [[amicable]] or [[extraordinary]] characteristic among them. [[Inviting]] it a comedy was a [[spanning]] as well...the only thing that [[tabled]] me chuckle was Jack Black's [[ballads]], which was basically Tenacious D. I [[suspense]] for something big to [[come]] but ended up with nothing more than 97 [[record]] of my life wasted.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

I cannot BELIEVE anyone is giving this [[film]] a [[good]] rating. [[In]] [[addition]] to the [[terrible]] [[acting]], thin (nonexistent?) [[plot]] [[line]] and slooooooooow [[pace]], this would be the movie to [[watch]] if you were [[really]] TRYING to [[fall]] asleep. The writer's and director's [[brains]] must [[have]] been fried eggs to ever [[have]] [[concocted]] something as [[abominable]] as this. [[Based]] on the [[plot]] summary on the [[DVD]] [[case]], the [[premise]] [[really]] [[sounded]] promising. But within the first [[ten]] [[minutes]] I knew it was a [[lost]] cause. If you want to see a REALLY creep take on the Area 51 [[idea]], [[check]] out the remake of "The [[Hills]] Have Eyes". Dreamland will [[soon]] fade away as all [[pathetic]] films of its ilk do. NEXT!!!

I cannot BELIEVE anyone is giving this [[movie]] a [[guten]] rating. [[Of]] [[apart]] to the [[abominable]] [[behaved]], thin (nonexistent?) [[lots]] [[harmony]] and slooooooooow [[speed]], this would be the movie to [[scrutiny]] if you were [[honestly]] TRYING to [[declined]] asleep. The writer's and director's [[mind]] must [[ha]] been fried eggs to ever [[receive]] [[figured]] something as [[despicable]] as this. [[Grounded]] on the [[chart]] summary on the [[CDS]] [[litigation]], the [[presumed]] [[completely]] [[called]] promising. But within the first [[tenth]] [[minute]] I knew it was a [[losing]] cause. If you want to see a REALLY creep take on the Area 51 [[perceptions]], [[validation]] out the remake of "The [[Hil]] Have Eyes". Dreamland will [[before]] fade away as all [[tragic]] films of its ilk do. NEXT!!!
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[[Positive (99%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

[[Oh]] my [[gosh]]!! I [[love]] this movie sooooooooooooooooooooo [[much]]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is [[so]] incredible......I [[loved]] it as a [[wee]] [[babe]] and still [[love]] it as an adult. [[It]] is my favorite Disney movie of allllllllllllllllllllllllllllll [[time]]! You [[should]] [[watch]] it, [[watch]] it and [[love]] it. My [[friends]] and I [[watch]] it a ton.....It is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I [[recommend]] it to anyone who is a [[child]] or a [[child]] at heart. [[My]] favorite [[part]] is the [[song]] and [[dance]] [[number]] with all of the [[strays]] and [[Thomas]] O'Malley. The [[writers]]/[[producers]]/[[director]] [[completely]] nailed this one.....yeah, [[nailed]] it to the wall.<br /><br />xoxo~Wolly~xoxo

[[Yeah]] my [[geez]]!! I [[adore]] this movie sooooooooooooooooooooo [[considerable]]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is [[too]] incredible......I [[iike]] it as a [[pee]] [[girls]] and still [[liked]] it as an adult. [[He]] is my favorite Disney movie of allllllllllllllllllllllllllllll [[stardate]]! You [[wanna]] [[sighting]] it, [[observing]] it and [[adores]] it. My [[dude]] and I [[watching]] it a ton.....It is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I [[suggested]] it to anyone who is a [[babies]] or a [[jr]] at heart. [[Mu]] favorite [[piece]] is the [[hymn]] and [[ballets]] [[sums]] with all of the [[bums]] and [[Tomas]] O'Malley. The [[developers]]/[[manufactured]]/[[administrators]] [[sufficiently]] nailed this one.....yeah, [[bludgeoned]] it to the wall.<br /><br />xoxo~Wolly~xoxo
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

I rented this movie today... worst movie EVER. It was a total waste of time and a horrible story. The acting was horrible, especially by the actress of "Sai". She was so bad it was ridiculous. I can't tell if it was her bad acting or because the character was just that stupid in the first place. I can't even get my mind wrapped around just how awful and pointless this whole movie was. I'm surprised someone even thought it was a good idea to FILM this movie and bother to release it.<br /><br />If you're looking for a good Vampire/Horror flick.. this is not the movie for you. Move right along! It's a waste of time and money. Heck, I wouldn't even DOWNLOAD this movie if someone PAID me.<br /><br />This movie is so bad it doesn't even deserve a "1". I wish I could give it a "0"!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (94%)]]

So often these "Lifetime" flicks are one-dimension, with over-the-top characterizations and performances, and with contrived plot lines and climaxes which are intended to trade any semblance of reality for drama.<br /><br />But most of all, many of these flicks provide characters where it's difficult to feel a trace of sympathy or empathy for even the "good guy/good gal" characters, much less the"bad" ones.<br /><br />However, here the performance were all good, the characters realistic, and the relationships among the three leads (as well as the ex-husband/father and the two females) rang true throughout.<br /><br />The mother's boyfriend was portrayed as being about halfway in age between mother and daughter, and the actors were age-appropriate to this in term of their actual ages. None of the characters was portrayed at an extreme - either all-good or all-bad - and all rang true.<br /><br />Without in any way condoning his allowing the relationship with his prospective stepdaughter to advance to the level which it did - you can still feel some sympathy for him without retracting blame.<br /><br />Neither mother nor daughter were perfect, neither good nor bad, but [[simply]] two individuals whose relationship seemed realistic and not contrived by the script writer.<br /><br />Lifetime flicks - even those which begin with some semblance of normality - often end with a deranged character brandishing a carving knife or such. Other stories seem to need to provide the "everyone lived happily ever-after" close.<br /><br />[[This]] [[film]] presented a realistic premise, story and resolution, from start to finish - a [[welcomed]] variation to the norm of this [[genre]]/

So often these "Lifetime" flicks are one-dimension, with over-the-top characterizations and performances, and with contrived plot lines and climaxes which are intended to trade any semblance of reality for drama.<br /><br />But most of all, many of these flicks provide characters where it's difficult to feel a trace of sympathy or empathy for even the "good guy/good gal" characters, much less the"bad" ones.<br /><br />However, here the performance were all good, the characters realistic, and the relationships among the three leads (as well as the ex-husband/father and the two females) rang true throughout.<br /><br />The mother's boyfriend was portrayed as being about halfway in age between mother and daughter, and the actors were age-appropriate to this in term of their actual ages. None of the characters was portrayed at an extreme - either all-good or all-bad - and all rang true.<br /><br />Without in any way condoning his allowing the relationship with his prospective stepdaughter to advance to the level which it did - you can still feel some sympathy for him without retracting blame.<br /><br />Neither mother nor daughter were perfect, neither good nor bad, but [[scarcely]] two individuals whose relationship seemed realistic and not contrived by the script writer.<br /><br />Lifetime flicks - even those which begin with some semblance of normality - often end with a deranged character brandishing a carving knife or such. Other stories seem to need to provide the "everyone lived happily ever-after" close.<br /><br />[[That]] [[theatres]] presented a realistic premise, story and resolution, from start to finish - a [[saluted]] variation to the norm of this [[fella]]/
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[[Positive (55%)]] --> [[Negative (78%)]]

Don't you just hate them slashers that never seem to get started? It sometimes takes them a full hour of lame red herrings before some real action takes place. "Tourist Trap" isn't like that! If it's typically gruesome slashing you want...than it's typically gruesome slashing you'll get! Plenty of it AND constantly from start to finish! This movie contains what is probably the [[greatest]] opening sequence in 80's horror cinema when a teenager, on a stroll after engine trouble, is trapped in a deserted house and assaulted by a creepy collection of wax statues. Four other lambs to the slaughter arrive at the house and encounter an utterly insane maniac that looks somewhat like a mixture of Leatherface (from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre") and one of those mad sculptors from old wax-museum movies. "Tourist Trap" is exciting horror entertainment, with some genuine suspense, grisly images, ultimate weirdness, morbid humor and terrific make-up effects. The plot twists aren't always original and the acting is pretty lousy but, seriously, who cares? The fast pacing and the groovy killer-icon caused this "Tourist Trap" to earn a spot amongst my 5 favorite slashers. A bit surprising is the total lack of nudity, though. Too bad, because all the girls look ravishing and after only 10 minutes, the obligatory line "Who needs a bathing-suit?" is spoken.

Don't you just hate them slashers that never seem to get started? It sometimes takes them a full hour of lame red herrings before some real action takes place. "Tourist Trap" isn't like that! If it's typically gruesome slashing you want...than it's typically gruesome slashing you'll get! Plenty of it AND constantly from start to finish! This movie contains what is probably the [[highest]] opening sequence in 80's horror cinema when a teenager, on a stroll after engine trouble, is trapped in a deserted house and assaulted by a creepy collection of wax statues. Four other lambs to the slaughter arrive at the house and encounter an utterly insane maniac that looks somewhat like a mixture of Leatherface (from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre") and one of those mad sculptors from old wax-museum movies. "Tourist Trap" is exciting horror entertainment, with some genuine suspense, grisly images, ultimate weirdness, morbid humor and terrific make-up effects. The plot twists aren't always original and the acting is pretty lousy but, seriously, who cares? The fast pacing and the groovy killer-icon caused this "Tourist Trap" to earn a spot amongst my 5 favorite slashers. A bit surprising is the total lack of nudity, though. Too bad, because all the girls look ravishing and after only 10 minutes, the obligatory line "Who needs a bathing-suit?" is spoken.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (77%)]]

[[Perhaps]] I'm being too [[generous]] when I [[give]] this [[film]] [[two]] and a [[half]] [[stars]] out of five, but there was an [[occasional]] moment. However, as "An American [[Werewolf]]" [[movie]] this one is a missed [[chance]]! There are no [[real]] [[plot]] [[connections]] to the [[superior]] [[original]] to [[speak]] of, but the [[story]] is [[similar]] in some ways to "London".<br /><br />*Possible Spoiler Warning* American kids go to [[foreign]] [[country]], one [[falls]] in [[love]] with a [[beautiful]] girl. [[Another]] one of the [[kids]] gets [[slaughtered]] by a [[werewolf]] in the same [[night]] that one [[gets]] bitten, and [[despite]] his undead friend's [[warnings]], by the [[light]] of the full moon he [[sprouts]] [[fur]], [[fangs]], and [[claws]]!<br /><br />[[But]] there are some differences in the [[story]], for one; the girl is one of the werewolves. Second; there are [[three]] American Kids. And third; there's some weird-@$$ werewolf cult [[intent]] on taking over the world! [[As]] crazy as it [[sounds]], that [[last]] one, WASN'T a [[joke]]! *Spoiler Ends*<br /><br />The films [[suffers]] from many things, first the weak acting drags it down immensely! Tom Everret Scott's performance is amatuerish at best, and he and Julie Delpy, who plays his love interest, don't seem to have any [[chemistry]] together at all. Second; A [[weak]] script that seems to be all over the place. Many elements of suspense and dark comedy, that made the [[original]] one great, are missing in this one. And whoever said that eating out the heart of the werewolf that bit you will change you back human? Last I heard this wasn't part of werewolf lore at all! Third; terrible special effects; The werewolf effects are done with computer animation, which works for things such as dinosaurs, ghosts, and space ships. But seems choppy, fake and artificial, when used for furry creatures like werewolves.<br /><br />However there were a few things that saved this one from total "turkeydom", there's one hilarious scene in a Paris cafe when Andy (Scott) is having coffee with Serafine (Delpy), he drops a bunch of condoms on the table, and tries to pass them off as chewing gum, by chewing and blowing a bubble! Also; the soundtrack, a very cool mix of alternative rock bands like Bush and Smashmouth. Although none of the songs have the word "moon" in their title, like the original movie, the soundtrack is great nontheless. And another funny scene when a rotting corpse, played by Julie Bowen, attempts to whistle and her eyeball pops out, had me laughing out loud.<br /><br />But as a whole this film seems to lack the wit and suspense of the original. And the overly contrived ending doesn't help it out much either.<br /><br />**1/2 Two and a half Out of Five Stars (Average.)

[[Allegedly]] I'm being too [[plentiful]] when I [[furnishes]] this [[films]] [[three]] and a [[midst]] [[shines]] out of five, but there was an [[sporadic]] moment. However, as "An American [[Werewolves]]" [[filmmakers]] this one is a missed [[fortune]]! There are no [[truths]] [[plots]] [[liaison]] to the [[senior]] [[first]] to [[debating]] of, but the [[narratives]] is [[identical]] in some ways to "London".<br /><br />*Possible Spoiler Warning* American kids go to [[diplomatic]] [[nationality]], one [[tumbling]] in [[enjoy]] with a [[splendid]] girl. [[A]] one of the [[minors]] gets [[murders]] by a [[werewolves]] in the same [[overnight]] that one [[get]] bitten, and [[although]] his undead friend's [[ultimatum]], by the [[luz]] of the full moon he [[celery]] [[coat]], [[vampires]], and [[gloves]]!<br /><br />[[Yet]] there are some differences in the [[stories]], for one; the girl is one of the werewolves. Second; there are [[four]] American Kids. And third; there's some weird-@$$ werewolf cult [[fates]] on taking over the world! [[Como]] crazy as it [[solid]], that [[definitive]] one, WASN'T a [[jokes]]! *Spoiler Ends*<br /><br />The films [[distress]] from many things, first the weak acting drags it down immensely! Tom Everret Scott's performance is amatuerish at best, and he and Julie Delpy, who plays his love interest, don't seem to have any [[biochemistry]] together at all. Second; A [[modest]] script that seems to be all over the place. Many elements of suspense and dark comedy, that made the [[premiere]] one great, are missing in this one. And whoever said that eating out the heart of the werewolf that bit you will change you back human? Last I heard this wasn't part of werewolf lore at all! Third; terrible special effects; The werewolf effects are done with computer animation, which works for things such as dinosaurs, ghosts, and space ships. But seems choppy, fake and artificial, when used for furry creatures like werewolves.<br /><br />However there were a few things that saved this one from total "turkeydom", there's one hilarious scene in a Paris cafe when Andy (Scott) is having coffee with Serafine (Delpy), he drops a bunch of condoms on the table, and tries to pass them off as chewing gum, by chewing and blowing a bubble! Also; the soundtrack, a very cool mix of alternative rock bands like Bush and Smashmouth. Although none of the songs have the word "moon" in their title, like the original movie, the soundtrack is great nontheless. And another funny scene when a rotting corpse, played by Julie Bowen, attempts to whistle and her eyeball pops out, had me laughing out loud.<br /><br />But as a whole this film seems to lack the wit and suspense of the original. And the overly contrived ending doesn't help it out much either.<br /><br />**1/2 Two and a half Out of Five Stars (Average.)
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

See No Evil is the first film from WWE films. Yes WWE, Word Wrestling Entertainment, pro wrestling. Of course being that it's a WWE film a wrestler has to star in it, the wrestler being Glenn Jacobs aka Kane. Which is not really important as if you didn't know Kane or what WWE stood for you would never know it had anything to do with the wild word of wrestling, as the movie has nothing to do with wrestling. See No Evil is gross out horror film, it has some moments were the some people may jump but for the most part it's just saying, hey look how gross we can get! Not that there is anything wrong with that. Jacob Goodnight (played by Kane) is sort of a Jason type character, his mother tortured him as a kid with strict (understatement) Christian beliefs and has warped his mind. Now he's a big scary chopping killing machine. 90% of the movie takes place in an abandon hotel where Jacob stalks six teenagers (surprised?) and a handful of adults. I could explain why they are in a creepy old hotel but eh, who cares? Despite it's lack of originality See No Evil is well made, for what it's supposed to be. Kane plays an awesome killer and needs little make up to be scary. One flaw in the movie is the most annoying possibility people survive, I really looking forward to having them being horribly killed, but alas, does not happen. I wish the film didn't have the stigma of wrestling attached to it, although like I said the film has nothing to with wrestling, people are still closed minded enough not to want to see it because, given of course if they are a wrestling hater. Then again the movie may also make money because Wrestling fans will want to see it. Either way, See No Evil has top notch effects and little CGI, and like I said, it's quite brutal so like I say it's good stuff....if you like that sort of thing.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (92%)]]

What is it about certain films that generates such polar opposite reactions?<br /><br />Some people here have called High Roller "disgusting." Some have called it "[[extraordinary]]" (as would I, actually).<br /><br />Why? I think it's because [[films]] like this don't make heroes out of jerks, or glamour out of degeneration, and some people just can't deal with that emotionally. They NEED a hero. And I'd also add that if they're gamblers or poker players, they might feel personally betrayed when their existence isn't justified.<br /><br />High Roller in NOT a poker movie. It's a PEOPLE movie. It's not [[perfect]], but it looks good, is well-written, and wonderfully acted. And best of all, it generates an emotional response and inspires reflection.<br /><br />And maybe that's what makes some people so damn mad.

What is it about certain films that generates such polar opposite reactions?<br /><br />Some people here have called High Roller "disgusting." Some have called it "[[marvellous]]" (as would I, actually).<br /><br />Why? I think it's because [[moviemaking]] like this don't make heroes out of jerks, or glamour out of degeneration, and some people just can't deal with that emotionally. They NEED a hero. And I'd also add that if they're gamblers or poker players, they might feel personally betrayed when their existence isn't justified.<br /><br />High Roller in NOT a poker movie. It's a PEOPLE movie. It's not [[perfecting]], but it looks good, is well-written, and wonderfully acted. And best of all, it generates an emotional response and inspires reflection.<br /><br />And maybe that's what makes some people so damn mad.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (87%)]]

This little two-person movie is actually much bigger than it looks. It has so many layers. I've watched it over and over, and [[always]] [[pick]] up on something new. I am amazed at the depth of the acting, and I feel if this movie had gotten wider release that there would be no question that Alan Rickman is a major star

This little two-person movie is actually much bigger than it looks. It has so many layers. I've watched it over and over, and [[systematically]] [[opting]] up on something new. I am amazed at the depth of the acting, and I feel if this movie had gotten wider release that there would be no question that Alan Rickman is a major star
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (91%)]]

"The [[Beguiled]]" is a strange work among Clint Eastwood's oeuvre. By 1971 he had become well known as the star of action movies, not only Westerns (the genre in which he first made his name) but also war films (such as "Where Eagles Dare") and cop thrillers (such as "Coogan's Bluff"). Yet although "The Beguiled" takes place during wartime (the American Civil War), and was made by Don Siegel who had earlier directed Eastwood in "Coogan's Bluff" and was later the same year to direct him in "Dirty Harry", it is not an action film in the [[traditional]] sense. In most of his previous films Eastwood had played an active role, but here his role is largely passive- his character, Sergeant John McBurney, is a wounded fugitive forced to rely upon the charity of women in order to survive. Even while serving with his unit, McBurney played no active part in the conflict; he is a Quaker, whose religious principles forbid him to bear arms, and was serving with the Union forces as a medical orderly. <br /><br />The film is set in Louisiana towards the end of the war and starts with the injured McBurney being discovered by a young girl named Amy and brought back to her boarding school. The school is a small one, with only two teachers and a handful of girls. Although some of the girls are ardent supporters of the Confederate cause and want to hand him over to the authorities, the headmistress, Martha Farnsworth, decides to shelter him and tend him, fearing that his injuries are likely to prove fatal should he be sent to one of the Confederacy's notoriously harsh prison camps. <br /><br />Although McBurney scrupulously follows the teachings of his religion as regards pacifism, he is not so scrupulous when it comes to following its teachings on the sin of fornication, and as he starts to recover he makes [[full]] use of his opportunity to exercise his charms on both the staff and the older girls, and he wins the affections of number of them, including Miss Farnsworth, her assistant Edwina and Carol, one of the older girls. Even twelve year old Amy appears to have a sort of childish [[crush]] on him. In the sexually repressed atmosphere of the all-female school his presence gives rise to jealousy and hatred, and Miss Farnsworth, rejected in favour of the sluttish Carol, plots a terrible revenge. (Interestingly, the one female to resist McBurney's blandishments is Hallie, Miss Farnsworth's black slave, even though he tries to win her round by pointing out that he is fighting to free people like her). <br /><br />"The Beguiled" has been described as an anti-war film, but this seems to me to be a misconception. The film is not really about the rights and wrongs of the Civil War or of war in general. The only acts of violence we see are perpetrated by non-combatants, and they are motivated by a desire for personal revenge, not by zeal for the Confederate cause. It would be more accurate to see the film as a drama about the psychological stresses that can be caused by the peculiar circumstances of war. <br /><br />At the beginning the school, set in a beautiful old antebellum mansion, seems like an island of peace amid the war. The building is in the Classical style, associated with order, harmony and restraint, but the story that unfolds within its walls is one of disorder, passion and violence, qualities associated with the Gothic school of writing which in the 19th century was often regarded as the antithesis of Classicism. The film can be seen as falling within what has been called the "Southern Gothic" tradition in American film and literature. <br /><br />The film was not a great hit at the box office, possibly because Eastwood was cast so much against type. It is not perhaps his best film, but it did show that he could expand his range and play something other than action heroes. (In "Play Misty for Me", his first film as director made the following year, he was again to play a "passive" character in danger from a vindictive female). There are some very good performances from the female members of the cast, particularly Geraldine Page as Martha Farnsworth, outwardly a respectable middle-aged spinster but inwardly a woman of strong passions. (There are hints that she may have been having an affair with a man whom she passed off as her brother). There are also good contributions from Elizabeth Hartman as the shy, repressed Edwina, who falls in love with McBurney and rejects the idea of revenge and from young Pamelyn Ferdin as Amy. (Amy is an animal lover- a key moment in the film comes when McBurney kills her pet turtle- so it is interesting that in later life Ferdin became an animal rights activist). The one character I was less keen on was Jo Ann Harris's Carol who seemed too modern, like a swinging seventies chick transported back in time to the 1860s. The film is notable for the emotionally intense "hothouse" atmosphere which Siegel brings to it. This will not be a film which is to everyone's taste; some will find it too overwrought and melodramatic, and some have found it misogynistic. (Judith Crist called it a film for "woman haters and sadists"). Others, however, may find it a compelling psychological drama. 7/10

"The [[Befuddled]]" is a strange work among Clint Eastwood's oeuvre. By 1971 he had become well known as the star of action movies, not only Westerns (the genre in which he first made his name) but also war films (such as "Where Eagles Dare") and cop thrillers (such as "Coogan's Bluff"). Yet although "The Beguiled" takes place during wartime (the American Civil War), and was made by Don Siegel who had earlier directed Eastwood in "Coogan's Bluff" and was later the same year to direct him in "Dirty Harry", it is not an action film in the [[accustomed]] sense. In most of his previous films Eastwood had played an active role, but here his role is largely passive- his character, Sergeant John McBurney, is a wounded fugitive forced to rely upon the charity of women in order to survive. Even while serving with his unit, McBurney played no active part in the conflict; he is a Quaker, whose religious principles forbid him to bear arms, and was serving with the Union forces as a medical orderly. <br /><br />The film is set in Louisiana towards the end of the war and starts with the injured McBurney being discovered by a young girl named Amy and brought back to her boarding school. The school is a small one, with only two teachers and a handful of girls. Although some of the girls are ardent supporters of the Confederate cause and want to hand him over to the authorities, the headmistress, Martha Farnsworth, decides to shelter him and tend him, fearing that his injuries are likely to prove fatal should he be sent to one of the Confederacy's notoriously harsh prison camps. <br /><br />Although McBurney scrupulously follows the teachings of his religion as regards pacifism, he is not so scrupulous when it comes to following its teachings on the sin of fornication, and as he starts to recover he makes [[entire]] use of his opportunity to exercise his charms on both the staff and the older girls, and he wins the affections of number of them, including Miss Farnsworth, her assistant Edwina and Carol, one of the older girls. Even twelve year old Amy appears to have a sort of childish [[smashing]] on him. In the sexually repressed atmosphere of the all-female school his presence gives rise to jealousy and hatred, and Miss Farnsworth, rejected in favour of the sluttish Carol, plots a terrible revenge. (Interestingly, the one female to resist McBurney's blandishments is Hallie, Miss Farnsworth's black slave, even though he tries to win her round by pointing out that he is fighting to free people like her). <br /><br />"The Beguiled" has been described as an anti-war film, but this seems to me to be a misconception. The film is not really about the rights and wrongs of the Civil War or of war in general. The only acts of violence we see are perpetrated by non-combatants, and they are motivated by a desire for personal revenge, not by zeal for the Confederate cause. It would be more accurate to see the film as a drama about the psychological stresses that can be caused by the peculiar circumstances of war. <br /><br />At the beginning the school, set in a beautiful old antebellum mansion, seems like an island of peace amid the war. The building is in the Classical style, associated with order, harmony and restraint, but the story that unfolds within its walls is one of disorder, passion and violence, qualities associated with the Gothic school of writing which in the 19th century was often regarded as the antithesis of Classicism. The film can be seen as falling within what has been called the "Southern Gothic" tradition in American film and literature. <br /><br />The film was not a great hit at the box office, possibly because Eastwood was cast so much against type. It is not perhaps his best film, but it did show that he could expand his range and play something other than action heroes. (In "Play Misty for Me", his first film as director made the following year, he was again to play a "passive" character in danger from a vindictive female). There are some very good performances from the female members of the cast, particularly Geraldine Page as Martha Farnsworth, outwardly a respectable middle-aged spinster but inwardly a woman of strong passions. (There are hints that she may have been having an affair with a man whom she passed off as her brother). There are also good contributions from Elizabeth Hartman as the shy, repressed Edwina, who falls in love with McBurney and rejects the idea of revenge and from young Pamelyn Ferdin as Amy. (Amy is an animal lover- a key moment in the film comes when McBurney kills her pet turtle- so it is interesting that in later life Ferdin became an animal rights activist). The one character I was less keen on was Jo Ann Harris's Carol who seemed too modern, like a swinging seventies chick transported back in time to the 1860s. The film is notable for the emotionally intense "hothouse" atmosphere which Siegel brings to it. This will not be a film which is to everyone's taste; some will find it too overwrought and melodramatic, and some have found it misogynistic. (Judith Crist called it a film for "woman haters and sadists"). Others, however, may find it a compelling psychological drama. 7/10
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A [[terrible]] [[movie]] that is [[amateurish]] on almost [[every]] [[level]] - a [[boring]] and [[derivative]] [[screenplay]] [[filled]] with stereotyped [[characters]] [[played]] by [[embarrassed]] [[actors]] for a [[director]] [[lacking]] the most [[rudimentary]] [[understanding]] of his craft. [[The]] whole [[thing]] stinks. [[It]] [[plays]] [[like]] a [[slasher]] [[movie]] from the [[early]] [[eighties]], down to the [[crappy]] [[score]] and ketchup SFX, but without the [[childhood]] [[nostalgia]] that is required to [[look]] [[fondly]] on such dross. One of the [[worst]] [[horror]] [[films]] I've ever [[seen]] - [[definitely]] the [[worst]] that [[received]] a [[mainstream]] [[theatrical]] release. I've never [[walked]] out of a [[film]] in my [[life]] - [[had]] I been [[unlucky]] enough to [[see]] 'Hatchet' at the [[theater]], it would [[have]] been a first. [[Avoid]] at all costs.

A [[horrid]] [[scorsese]] that is [[unprofessional]] on almost [[all]] [[grades]] - a [[annoying]] and [[computed]] [[scene]] [[complied]] with stereotyped [[letters]] [[functioned]] by [[humiliated]] [[actor]] for a [[superintendent]] [[lacked]] the most [[untreated]] [[acquaintances]] of his craft. [[Both]] whole [[matter]] stinks. [[His]] [[gaming]] [[amateur]] a [[melodramas]] [[movies]] from the [[fastest]] [[eighty]], down to the [[lousy]] [[remark]] and ketchup SFX, but without the [[minors]] [[hankering]] that is required to [[seems]] [[jokingly]] on such dross. One of the [[strongest]] [[horrific]] [[filmmakers]] I've ever [[commented]] - [[vehemently]] the [[hardest]] that [[earned]] a [[unremarkable]] [[prodigious]] release. I've never [[protested]] out of a [[films]] in my [[reside]] - [[enjoys]] I been [[lousy]] enough to [[watching]] 'Hatchet' at the [[screenplays]], it would [[does]] been a first. [[Discourage]] at all costs.
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Purchased this film for one dollar and figured I could never go wrong, my big mistake was watching it. Enjoyed the acting of Ice-T and the rapping which gave lots of class to this film about Los Angeles and the world of pimps. There is a boxer who kills one of his opponents in a practice ring and who has a career, but because of mental problems from childhood and the killing of this other boxer he retires. He gets hired by a pimp who is looking for a bodyguard to protect the girls that work for him at their trade and make sure they are not beaten up. This boxer falls in love with the boss's girlfriend and all kinds of trouble starts. This is entertaining and it then becomes a big laughing comedy.
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I didn't understand what that line meant... I do now. I didn't really want to see Dirty Dancing either. I'd rented it out but never [[watched]] it - and [[today]] I did. And I thought it was a really fun, great movie that makes you [[want]] to [[get]] up and dance. Alright, it was [[cheesy]] at times... but it's [[still]] a great movie. I can't [[believe]] Jennifer [[Grey]] was 27 in this movie - my [[friend]] and I [[thought]] she looked about 18 or 19 - 20 at the most. [[I]] [[guess]] this is [[attributed]] to her acting talent. [[And]] she [[did]] [[really]] [[look]] [[awkward]] at times. Patrick Swayze is also very good, but you can [[tell]] he is in his thirties and [[seems]] a bit old. [[Nevertheless]], still [[very]] good. I love 80s songs [[so]] it [[really]] struck a chord with me, and the love story (yes, I'm a [[romantic]]) was [[so]] wonderfully done. [[I]] thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Exceeded my [[expectations]]!

I didn't understand what that line meant... I do now. I didn't really want to see Dirty Dancing either. I'd rented it out but never [[saw]] it - and [[mardi]] I did. And I thought it was a really fun, great movie that makes you [[aspires]] to [[obtaining]] up and dance. Alright, it was [[kitschy]] at times... but it's [[anymore]] a great movie. I can't [[watching]] Jennifer [[Shadows]] was 27 in this movie - my [[dawg]] and I [[imagining]] she looked about 18 or 19 - 20 at the most. [[me]] [[picturing]] this is [[assigning]] to her acting talent. [[Neither]] she [[could]] [[actually]] [[admire]] [[clunky]] at times. Patrick Swayze is also very good, but you can [[mentioning]] he is in his thirties and [[occurs]] a bit old. [[Than]], still [[severely]] good. I love 80s songs [[alike]] it [[surely]] struck a chord with me, and the love story (yes, I'm a [[romance]]) was [[even]] wonderfully done. [[me]] thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Exceeded my [[wait]]!
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Loosely based on novels by Earl Derr Biggers, 20th Century Fox's Charlie Chan series proved an audience favorite--but when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the studio feared audiences would turn against its Asian hero. This was a miscalculation: actor Sidney Toler took the role to "poverty row" Monogram Studios, where he continued to portray the character in eleven more films made between 1944 and his death in 1947.<br /><br />20th Century Fox had regarded the Chan films as inexpensive "B" movies, but even so the studio took considerable care with them: the plots were often silly, but the pace was sharp, the dialogue witty, and the casts (which featured the likes of Bela Lugosi and Ray Milland) always expert. The result was a kindly charm which has stood the test of time. Monogram was a different matter: Chan films were "B" movies plain and simple. Little care was taken with scripts or cast and resulting films were flat, mediocre at best, virtually unwatchable at worst.<br /><br />Thanks to an adequate cast and a few interesting plot devices, THE SHANGHAI COBRA is among the best of the Monogram-made Chan films--but even so it barely manages to achieve a consistent mediocrity. In this particularly entry, Chan (Sidney Toler) is called upon to investigate a murderer who kills with what appears to be a cobra-like bite; at the same time, he decides to make certain that a government supply of radium tucked away in a bank vault, of all places, remains secure. Do these two seemingly unrelated plot lines come together? Well... could be! Sidney Toler is always enjoyable as Chan, but most of his Monogram performances seemed "phoned in"--and that is as true of COBRA as it is of any Monogram Chan film. As usual, the really enjoyable performer is Mantan Mooreland. Changing times have led us to look upon Moreland's brand of comedy as demeaning to African-Americans, but he was an expert actor and comic, and taken within the context of what was possible for a black actor in the 1940s his work has tremendous charm and innocence.<br /><br />Fans of the 20th Century Fox series are likely to find Monogram's Chan a significant disappointment and newcomers who like the Monogram films will probably consider them third-rate after encountering the Fox films. Like other Monogram Chan films, THE SHANGHAI COBRA is best left to determined collectors. Four stars, and that's being generous.<br /><br />GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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Can a mentally [[challenged]] black youth be a catalyst to unite people in a [[South]] [[Carolina]] [[town]]? The [[answer]] appears to [[be]] that in spite of his handicap, James [[Kennedy]], understood much more than what he was given credit for and went to become a fixture in the [[sports]] scene. [[Also]], the [[film]] is saying how many of [[us]] overlook people with problems that can [[be]] helped if only we have the patience Coach Jones [[showed]] to the [[young]] [[man]] because of his [[own]] [[guilt]] in his heart.<br /><br />"Radio", directed by Michael Tolllin, is a formula film inspired on a [[true]] story. Yet, the [[movie]] is not a complete failure because of the inspired performances the director was able to get from his wonderful cast.<br /><br />Coach Jones is instrumental in getting the young man, who is called Radio because his passion for collecting them, involved in sports, a passion he discovers in this retarded man who has had only hard knocks in his young life. Coming from a poor background, Radio, lives with his mother who is protective of him and questions the coach's intentions. Radio is seen by the school kids as a mascot, at first, then, his sunny disposition wins him the acceptance of everyone because he is a good person without an ounce of malice in his body.<br /><br />The film owes a lot to Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr. who make a great pair as the coach and Radio. Mr. Harris, one of the best actors of our times is never boring in anything he graces with his presence. He gets the [[essence]] of the principled coach who sees the possibility to make amends for something that bothers him from his past. Cuba Gooding Jr. is also at his best portraying the mentally challenged young man.<br /><br />The supporting cast is excellent. S. Ephata Merkerson, one of the best actresses of her generation, does interesting work as the mother of Radio. Alfre Woodard, another good actress plays the high school principle with style. Debra Winger, only has a few scenes in the film.<br /><br />"Radio", while being sentimental, will warm anyone's heart because it shows how we tend to see some people are in our society that we know nothing about and how quick we are to judge them. Michael Tollin puts a lot of ideas in the proper perspective for us.

Can a mentally [[provocative]] black youth be a catalyst to unite people in a [[Sud]] [[Greensboro]] [[shing]]? The [[riposte]] appears to [[constitute]] that in spite of his handicap, James [[Rfk]], understood much more than what he was given credit for and went to become a fixture in the [[athlete]] scene. [[Alternately]], the [[moviemaking]] is saying how many of [[our]] overlook people with problems that can [[viens]] helped if only we have the patience Coach Jones [[portrayed]] to the [[childish]] [[blokes]] because of his [[owned]] [[remorse]] in his heart.<br /><br />"Radio", directed by Michael Tolllin, is a formula film inspired on a [[decent]] story. Yet, the [[moviemaking]] is not a complete failure because of the inspired performances the director was able to get from his wonderful cast.<br /><br />Coach Jones is instrumental in getting the young man, who is called Radio because his passion for collecting them, involved in sports, a passion he discovers in this retarded man who has had only hard knocks in his young life. Coming from a poor background, Radio, lives with his mother who is protective of him and questions the coach's intentions. Radio is seen by the school kids as a mascot, at first, then, his sunny disposition wins him the acceptance of everyone because he is a good person without an ounce of malice in his body.<br /><br />The film owes a lot to Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr. who make a great pair as the coach and Radio. Mr. Harris, one of the best actors of our times is never boring in anything he graces with his presence. He gets the [[nub]] of the principled coach who sees the possibility to make amends for something that bothers him from his past. Cuba Gooding Jr. is also at his best portraying the mentally challenged young man.<br /><br />The supporting cast is excellent. S. Ephata Merkerson, one of the best actresses of her generation, does interesting work as the mother of Radio. Alfre Woodard, another good actress plays the high school principle with style. Debra Winger, only has a few scenes in the film.<br /><br />"Radio", while being sentimental, will warm anyone's heart because it shows how we tend to see some people are in our society that we know nothing about and how quick we are to judge them. Michael Tollin puts a lot of ideas in the proper perspective for us.
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[[The]] [[defining]] scene to this [[movie]] is when the fat guy [[quits]],but the [[evil]] [[doctor]] just [[gives]] him one more [[duty]],[[check]] on the dinosaurs.Keep in [[mind]] that he no [[longer]] [[has]] this [[job]] and [[so]] is [[absolutely]] not [[getting]] [[paid]] for this.Also [[keep]] in [[mind]] it's a [[goddamn]] [[dinosaur]] and the [[doctor]] he's supposed to [[trust]] is [[evil]] and doesn't like him.But he's [[still]] like,yeah okay.That just [[defined]] the stupidity in this movie.One Melissa Brasselle [[proves]] that [[seriously]] anyone can [[bolt]] on some [[breasts]] and [[be]] in movies.I can go [[ride]] a mountain-bike between them,but [[hey]] aside from that the [[people]] of Paraguay are [[very]] nice.Eric [[Roberts]] [[gives]] his absolute worst [[performance]] so far,there's no adjective to [[describe]] how [[bored]] he is throughout.Corbin Bernsen [[saves]] what there is to [[save]] and you [[start]] rooting for him,but they [[have]] to stick to the [[formula]] of course.And I [[wonder]] how [[much]] your [[life]] sucks when you [[play]] like,one of the [[army]] [[guys]] in this one?How [[low]] can your acting career [[go]]?[[The]] special [[effects]] are [[so]] [[embarrassingly]] [[bad]] you [[expect]] a [[sign]] saying "[[Studio]] 3" to [[get]] into the frame.It's not even [[honest]] [[pulp]],it's all [[taken]] from "Carnosaur",which even [[sucked]] all by itself.And then I [[wonder]] why just anyone is allowed to [[make]] a movie.

[[Both]] [[identifies]] scene to this [[theaters]] is when the fat guy [[outgoing]],but the [[naughty]] [[doctors]] just [[give]] him one more [[homework]],[[ticked]] on the dinosaurs.Keep in [[witty]] that he no [[more]] [[got]] this [[worker]] and [[even]] is [[definitely]] not [[gets]] [[granted]] for this.Also [[retains]] in [[spirits]] it's a [[dammit]] [[dinosaurs]] and the [[doctors]] he's supposed to [[reliability]] is [[vile]] and doesn't like him.But he's [[equally]] like,yeah okay.That just [[noted]] the stupidity in this movie.One Melissa Brasselle [[showing]] that [[sincerely]] anyone can [[nuts]] on some [[titty]] and [[get]] in movies.I can go [[drive]] a mountain-bike between them,but [[hooray]] aside from that the [[pueblo]] of Paraguay are [[extraordinarily]] nice.Eric [[Goodwin]] [[delivers]] his absolute worst [[perform]] so far,there's no adjective to [[depicted]] how [[boring]] he is throughout.Corbin Bernsen [[save]] what there is to [[saves]] and you [[starter]] rooting for him,but they [[enjoy]] to stick to the [[form]] of course.And I [[surprise]] how [[plenty]] your [[living]] sucks when you [[games]] like,one of the [[solider]] [[homies]] in this one?How [[humble]] can your acting career [[will]]?[[Both]] special [[affect]] are [[moreover]] [[notoriously]] [[wicked]] you [[suspense]] a [[cues]] saying "[[Atelier]] 3" to [[getting]] into the frame.It's not even [[sincerest]] [[batter]],it's all [[introduced]] from "Carnosaur",which even [[sought]] all by itself.And then I [[surprising]] why just anyone is allowed to [[attain]] a movie.
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[[I]] just got [[done]] watching The Edge of Love (by the [[way]], this is one of the [[worst]] [[titles]] [[so]] [[far]] this [[year]]) and it felt like a chore. Watching Keira Knightly's unlikable, skeleton-looking [[character]] made me cringe even more throughout the coarse of the film.<br /><br />It took me four [[nights]] to [[watch]] this it was so boring. The only [[good]] [[thing]] about it was Cillian Murphy. He's always [[good]]/[[believable]] and is severely under [[looked]] in [[many]] films. [[This]], however, was just not [[good]] enough for him.<br /><br />[[Apart]] from the unlikable [[characters]], [[boring]] [[storyline]], the [[plot]] was also [[emotionally]] unsatisfying. I [[felt]] like I spent my [[time]] [[watching]] this for nothing (which [[I]] did). I [[should]] have done the smart [[thing]] and [[turned]] it off, but I kept it on out of [[respect]] for Cillian [[Murphy]] and the great cinematography.

[[me]] just got [[achieved]] watching The Edge of Love (by the [[estrada]], this is one of the [[harshest]] [[headlines]] [[then]] [[severely]] this [[years]]) and it felt like a chore. Watching Keira Knightly's unlikable, skeleton-looking [[wilderness]] made me cringe even more throughout the coarse of the film.<br /><br />It took me four [[nighttime]] to [[scrutiny]] this it was so boring. The only [[bestest]] [[things]] about it was Cillian Murphy. He's always [[beneficial]]/[[persuasive]] and is severely under [[reviewed]] in [[vast]] films. [[That]], however, was just not [[buen]] enough for him.<br /><br />[[Yet]] from the unlikable [[personalities]], [[grim]] [[recap]], the [[conspiring]] was also [[excitedly]] unsatisfying. I [[supposed]] like I spent my [[times]] [[gazing]] this for nothing (which [[me]] did). I [[waited]] have done the smart [[anything]] and [[process]] it off, but I kept it on out of [[honored]] for Cillian [[Connolly]] and the great cinematography.
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I've just [[seen]] a couple of Episodes of "[[Eleventh]] [[Hour]]", but I must say that they were enough to impress me. [[This]] series is just [[so]] impressive and interesting... I'm [[definitely]] going to [[follow]] it.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />First of all, I must say that the acting is top-notch. [[Patrick]] Stewart plays his character - Ian the scientist - believably and coolly, and he makes the audience [[believe]] in the character. Other characters, such as Rachel, are also believable, and, although they [[sometimes]] are a little cold - due to the way the series is filmed - they're interesting.<br /><br />The [[stories]] [[told]] by this series are also interesting. For example, one of the episodes I saw was about cloning, and a man who was trying to clone humans. The way the Episode was developed, and how Ian - Stewart - kept following clues and saving people was amazing. In addition, it made you think about ethics and how good or bad could this be.<br /><br />[[Anyway]], I think this is one good [[TV]] shows. I just hope it keeps going on like this - interesting, thought-provoking and with good acting. Even though it's filmed in a kind of cold way - little lightning, cold photography, lots of close-ups - it never [[stops]] being interesting. [[Highly]] recommendable.

I've just [[unearthed]] a couple of Episodes of "[[Fifteenth]] [[Times]]", but I must say that they were enough to impress me. [[These]] series is just [[too]] impressive and interesting... I'm [[decisively]] going to [[policed]] it.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />First of all, I must say that the acting is top-notch. [[Patricio]] Stewart plays his character - Ian the scientist - believably and coolly, and he makes the audience [[ideology]] in the character. Other characters, such as Rachel, are also believable, and, although they [[invariably]] are a little cold - due to the way the series is filmed - they're interesting.<br /><br />The [[novels]] [[announced]] by this series are also interesting. For example, one of the episodes I saw was about cloning, and a man who was trying to clone humans. The way the Episode was developed, and how Ian - Stewart - kept following clues and saving people was amazing. In addition, it made you think about ethics and how good or bad could this be.<br /><br />[[Briefly]], I think this is one good [[TELEVISION]] shows. I just hope it keeps going on like this - interesting, thought-provoking and with good acting. Even though it's filmed in a kind of cold way - little lightning, cold photography, lots of close-ups - it never [[suspension]] being interesting. [[Radically]] recommendable.
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I'm doing a thesis on blurring the boundaries: the female cross dresser and am using Tipping the Velvet the book as my main text, any comments on gender and sexual identity, gender and sexual confusion, gender as a performance, gender as a fiction, gender imagery, cross-dressing as an erotic fantasy and as revolution, the effect of the male costume etc etc would be much appreciated! But a bit off the point has anyone seen Sergio Toledo's 1987 film Vera? Its about a young lesbian possibly transsexual cross dresser..I'm dying to see it because I think it'd be really helpful...Does anyone know where I might get a copy of it? I've tried amazon and a few other sites but no luck...
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Wow, what a bad film. Not frightening in the least, and [[barely]] comprehensible. The plot doesn't hang [[together]] at all, and the acting is absolutely appalling. What's that [[line]] from a famous critic? "She [[runs]] the emotional [[gamut]] from A to B." Yup. That about sums it up. [[Not]] even [[good]] for [[camp]] [[value]]! [[I]] wasn't [[expecting]] Oscar material, but this? And [[gosh]], her friend's a [[ghost]]? You'd [[have]] to [[have]] the [[IQ]] of [[particularly]] [[stupid]] mollusk not to [[see]] that one coming.<br /><br />This [[film]] (and [[I]] [[use]] that word [[loosely]]) is an [[insult]] to the movie-going public. If only [[someone]] [[involved]] with it [[knew]] how to string [[together]] [[narrative]]! This gets a 1 out of 10, [[simply]] because there's nothing lower. [[On]] the [[bright]] side--at least it's not a [[full]] two [[hours]] long.

Wow, what a bad film. Not frightening in the least, and [[miraculously]] comprehensible. The plot doesn't hang [[jointly]] at all, and the acting is absolutely appalling. What's that [[lines]] from a famous critic? "She [[manages]] the emotional [[wavelengths]] from A to B." Yup. That about sums it up. [[Either]] even [[bestest]] for [[kamp]] [[appreciated]]! [[me]] wasn't [[expects]] Oscar material, but this? And [[sakes]], her friend's a [[ghosts]]? You'd [[gets]] to [[was]] the [[QI]] of [[explicitly]] [[punchy]] mollusk not to [[reckon]] that one coming.<br /><br />This [[movie]] (and [[me]] [[utilizes]] that word [[nicely]]) is an [[ridicule]] to the movie-going public. If only [[cares]] [[joins]] with it [[overheard]] how to string [[along]] [[autobiographical]]! This gets a 1 out of 10, [[uniquely]] because there's nothing lower. [[Throughout]] the [[brilliant]] side--at least it's not a [[sincere]] two [[hour]] long.
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A bunch of [[teen]] dirt [[bikers]] are out in the [[forest]] riding around in circles. They're having fun; little [[do]] they [[know]] nature is about to be [[unleashed]] by an emo refugee from a Deliverance or Hills Have Eyes movie. He's [[armed]] with matches and [[fire]] accellerant. And he's [[got]] an eye that's bleeding or something. Why torch a park? I dunno. Maybe he doesn't like Smokey the Bear, or something. [[But]] he [[wears]] army/navy store [[fatigues]], if that helps.<br /><br />The rangers [[send]] one [[single]] [[helicopter]] to battle the [[resulting]] blaze; that's all you ever see, except a [[bunch]] of [[people]] in a base somewhere talking a [[lot]] about the [[fire]], but [[doing]] nothing. Some cop or ranger or militiaman or whatever he is [[drops]] from the helicopter on a defective tether.<br /><br />Everybody now rides their [[dirt]] [[bikes]] like they're [[auditioning]] for motocross. They [[forever]] [[pop]] wheelies, [[do]] [[Evel]] [[Knievel]] [[jumps]], [[spin]] around etc. They argue incessantly. Shots of the [[fire]] are as phony as a 3 [[dollar]] bill; it's the same [[footage]] from a [[dozen]] different [[angles]], and the blaze never grows or moves. And you [[still]] never once [[see]] any [[fire]] [[fighting]] equipment.<br /><br />SyFy channel [[movie]] which has about 0% [[science]] fiction attached to it. What you can [[expect]] from this: bad [[acting]], [[cheap]] [[effects]], and a [[story]] that goes nowhere (like the bikes and fire go nowhere). [[Laughable]] insomniac cure.

A bunch of [[childish]] dirt [[bicycles]] are out in the [[wooden]] riding around in circles. They're having fun; little [[got]] they [[realising]] nature is about to be [[generated]] by an emo refugee from a Deliverance or Hills Have Eyes movie. He's [[guerrillas]] with matches and [[chimney]] accellerant. And he's [[received]] an eye that's bleeding or something. Why torch a park? I dunno. Maybe he doesn't like Smokey the Bear, or something. [[Yet]] he [[gate]] army/navy store [[trusses]], if that helps.<br /><br />The rangers [[forwards]] one [[unmarried]] [[plane]] to battle the [[emerging]] blaze; that's all you ever see, except a [[flock]] of [[peoples]] in a base somewhere talking a [[afar]] about the [[burnt]], but [[make]] nothing. Some cop or ranger or militiaman or whatever he is [[fall]] from the helicopter on a defective tether.<br /><br />Everybody now rides their [[litter]] [[motorcyclists]] like they're [[tryouts]] for motocross. They [[lifelong]] [[grandfather]] wheelies, [[fact]] [[Qiao]] [[Veneto]] [[breaks]], [[rocking]] around etc. They argue incessantly. Shots of the [[ceasefire]] are as phony as a 3 [[dollars]] bill; it's the same [[videotape]] from a [[hundreds]] different [[cornering]], and the blaze never grows or moves. And you [[however]] never once [[think]] any [[burns]] [[struggle]] equipment.<br /><br />SyFy channel [[films]] which has about 0% [[academics]] fiction attached to it. What you can [[hopes]] from this: bad [[behaved]], [[cheaper]] [[impacted]], and a [[myth]] that goes nowhere (like the bikes and fire go nowhere). [[Foolish]] insomniac cure.
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[[Negative (54%)]] --> [[Positive (54%)]]

When a BBC murder thriller is this rife with heterosexual dysfunction, you know who the killer must be: The Homosexual.<br /><br />Who murdered the sexy blonde teenager (who's also a pathological liar) on her way home from school? Let's see, could it be the mother who (against all common sense) is letting her teenaged son make unchaperoned visits to his serial-killer father behind bars? Could it be the moody son, who's impressed by his dad's no-nonsense attitude about women? Could it be the serial killer himself, who seems able to manipulate events from behind bars, a la Hannibal Lecter? Could it be mom's boyfriend, a teacher at the school whose affair with an ex-student led to his wife's suicide? Or could it be boyfriend's daughter, who goes blabbing everyone's secrets at school, causing untold misery? No, it's none of these likely suspects. It's...The Homosexual!<br /><br />The only mystery for the viewer is guessing who The Homosexual is. Of course, it could be anybody, since the only characteristics of The Homosexual are shameful secrecy and a propensity to murder and otherwise make life complicated for the "normal" folks. The Homosexual is the invisible root cause of society's ills; only when this person is exposed and eliminated can the fractured family come back together, and things can return to normal...whatever that is.<br /><br />As for the cast, both Jemma Redgrave and Robson Green are now officially past their sell-by dates. The [[world]] could get by marvelously without ever seeing either on screen again, but as long as the BBC has roles for The Aggrieved Woman and The Misunderstood Man, I suppose they'll keep coming back in movies like this one.

When a BBC murder thriller is this rife with heterosexual dysfunction, you know who the killer must be: The Homosexual.<br /><br />Who murdered the sexy blonde teenager (who's also a pathological liar) on her way home from school? Let's see, could it be the mother who (against all common sense) is letting her teenaged son make unchaperoned visits to his serial-killer father behind bars? Could it be the moody son, who's impressed by his dad's no-nonsense attitude about women? Could it be the serial killer himself, who seems able to manipulate events from behind bars, a la Hannibal Lecter? Could it be mom's boyfriend, a teacher at the school whose affair with an ex-student led to his wife's suicide? Or could it be boyfriend's daughter, who goes blabbing everyone's secrets at school, causing untold misery? No, it's none of these likely suspects. It's...The Homosexual!<br /><br />The only mystery for the viewer is guessing who The Homosexual is. Of course, it could be anybody, since the only characteristics of The Homosexual are shameful secrecy and a propensity to murder and otherwise make life complicated for the "normal" folks. The Homosexual is the invisible root cause of society's ills; only when this person is exposed and eliminated can the fractured family come back together, and things can return to normal...whatever that is.<br /><br />As for the cast, both Jemma Redgrave and Robson Green are now officially past their sell-by dates. The [[worldwide]] could get by marvelously without ever seeing either on screen again, but as long as the BBC has roles for The Aggrieved Woman and The Misunderstood Man, I suppose they'll keep coming back in movies like this one.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Not as bad as some people say...This is a unofficial Bond movie and a remake of "Thunderball", written by Kevin McClory (co- producer in "Thunderball"). Well, the cast is very very interesting, Maria Brandauer is a great Bond- villain, Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera are just like the "original" Bond- girls, plus Rowan Atkinson and a truly great Edward Fox, who looks really refreshing in the "M" role. In fact, the whole movie is refreshing and gives some new impulses. Sean Connery does it once more confident and charming, except that he looks a little bit too old. But alright, he is the original Bond and it was great to see him once more in this role. The locations are also typical- Bahamas, France, etc. The only thing that really fails is the music score, the song "Never say never again" is O.K., but the theme song is just missing. All in one, a nice try to make a difference from the comic and silly Roger Moore movies like "Moonraker". Only if there was another story, "Thunderball" was a excellent movie and really did not needed a remake
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

OK, this 'horror' film was meant to be a joke, right? Please tell me it was supposed to be a joke, then I'll understand.<br /><br />A big [[cawing]] bird with giant claws - or one [[claw]], anyway - swoops down on [[unsuspecting]] folks on the ground and [[gobbles]] them up. Mara Corday and [[Jeff]] Morrow [[sufficiently]] [[overact]] in order to keep things [[interesting]], but at least you'll enjoy a [[hearty]] snicker when you [[see]] the 'monster'. It looks like a cross between a deranged chicken and Mortimer Snerd.<br /><br />[[Either]] [[director]] [[Fred]] [[Sears]] just made this [[picture]] in a hurry and knew the [[bird]] looked utterly ridiculous, or he really [[thought]] his film and creature were genuinely frightening. I prefer to [[think]] - and hope - it was the former.<br /><br />P.S. The bird [[needs]] a haircut.

OK, this 'horror' film was meant to be a joke, right? Please tell me it was supposed to be a joke, then I'll understand.<br /><br />A big [[squawking]] bird with giant claws - or one [[devil]], anyway - swoops down on [[gullible]] folks on the ground and [[whacks]] them up. Mara Corday and [[Jeffrey]] Morrow [[satisfactorily]] [[misunderstand]] in order to keep things [[enthralling]], but at least you'll enjoy a [[passionate]] snicker when you [[glance]] the 'monster'. It looks like a cross between a deranged chicken and Mortimer Snerd.<br /><br />[[Whether]] [[trustees]] [[Fareed]] [[Roebuck]] just made this [[drawings]] in a hurry and knew the [[parrot]] looked utterly ridiculous, or he really [[cru]] his film and creature were genuinely frightening. I prefer to [[ideals]] - and hope - it was the former.<br /><br />P.S. The bird [[requiring]] a haircut.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (80%)]]

One of the more [[prominent]]/popular episodes, but clearly one of the worst. A red-shirt female [[falls]] for Khan (instead of dropping dead - for a change) and then proceeds to betray Kirk and the Enterprise as if loyalty were a non-existent character trait on the ship. [[Makes]] one wonder what kind of psychology tests this supposedly brilliant [[Starfleet]] uses to test people when hiring. We have the same kind of absurd lack of loyalty in "Wink Of An Eye", when a red-shirt male takes the enemy's side just because he falls in [[love]]! Same as in SS. (However, in that episode the [[betrayal]] plays a tiny role in the overall plot.) This is very silly because it once again makes Kirk's crew [[seem]] like a bunch of soft-headed, easy-to-impress morons, who - once they [[fall]] in [[love]] with the [[enemy]] - are [[capable]] of doing just about anything. The [[fact]] that McGivers [[switches]] back to Kirk's side doesn't ameliorate the illogic in any way. Lord McGiveth and the [[Lord]] McTaketh...<br /><br />Why is Khan kept behind a regular door when they know he [[has]] superior [[strength]]? That's one of [[several]] ST plot-devices that [[undermine]] Kirk's intelligence. Why does [[Khan]] [[hold]] a knife against McCoy's [[throat]]? If [[Khan]] is of such superior intelligence then one would [[expect]] him to be more wily with the [[way]] he [[carries]] himself. And what's with a Sikh being played with a Latino accent? Montalban [[should]] have been provided with a vocal coach. I was half-expecting to hear "the plaaain! the plaaaain!" in the background at any moment. Why the hell would Kirk (or any ship captain) provide limitless use of the ship's library concerning the innermost technical details of the Enterprise to ANYONE? Is the Starfleet an institution solely consisting of idiots? <br /><br />SS is a very cartoonish, silly episode, [[so]] no wonder Trekkies love it. It doesn't have too many sci-fi elements in it, which is what Trekkies [[hate]] the most. [[It]] also figures that the [[ST]] franchise [[chose]] to revive this [[dull]] character for the second movie, that [[way]] pleasing rabid Trekkies, who were so very disappointed with the first movie which - you guessed it - had far too much sci-fi for the average tiny Trekkie brain.

One of the more [[superb]]/popular episodes, but clearly one of the worst. A red-shirt female [[demise]] for Khan (instead of dropping dead - for a change) and then proceeds to betray Kirk and the Enterprise as if loyalty were a non-existent character trait on the ship. [[Contributed]] one wonder what kind of psychology tests this supposedly brilliant [[Picard]] uses to test people when hiring. We have the same kind of absurd lack of loyalty in "Wink Of An Eye", when a red-shirt male takes the enemy's side just because he falls in [[loving]]! Same as in SS. (However, in that episode the [[falsehood]] plays a tiny role in the overall plot.) This is very silly because it once again makes Kirk's crew [[happen]] like a bunch of soft-headed, easy-to-impress morons, who - once they [[diminishing]] in [[dear]] with the [[enemies]] - are [[conceivable]] of doing just about anything. The [[accompli]] that McGivers [[switched]] back to Kirk's side doesn't ameliorate the illogic in any way. Lord McGiveth and the [[Nobleman]] McTaketh...<br /><br />Why is Khan kept behind a regular door when they know he [[got]] superior [[insistence]]? That's one of [[diversified]] ST plot-devices that [[undermining]] Kirk's intelligence. Why does [[Kahn]] [[withholding]] a knife against McCoy's [[mouth]]? If [[Kahn]] is of such superior intelligence then one would [[gaze]] him to be more wily with the [[ways]] he [[implicates]] himself. And what's with a Sikh being played with a Latino accent? Montalban [[shoud]] have been provided with a vocal coach. I was half-expecting to hear "the plaaain! the plaaaain!" in the background at any moment. Why the hell would Kirk (or any ship captain) provide limitless use of the ship's library concerning the innermost technical details of the Enterprise to ANYONE? Is the Starfleet an institution solely consisting of idiots? <br /><br />SS is a very cartoonish, silly episode, [[yet]] no wonder Trekkies love it. It doesn't have too many sci-fi elements in it, which is what Trekkies [[detest]] the most. [[His]] also figures that the [[THOROUGHFARE]] franchise [[takes]] to revive this [[somber]] character for the second movie, that [[lane]] pleasing rabid Trekkies, who were so very disappointed with the first movie which - you guessed it - had far too much sci-fi for the average tiny Trekkie brain.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (67%)]]

I saw this short film on the dvd for Ridley Scott's film, The Duellists. There was no [[introduction]] by Scott before the film, it just [[started]] [[right]] up.<br /><br /> Boy and a Bicycle is hardly an example of Ridley Scott's other work, it bears no resemblance. The film shows a boy, played by Tony Scott, riding around on a bicycle. Guess what? That's pretty all that happens. The boy rides around, rambling on and on with [[pointless]], [[confusing]] dialogue. The film was shot in black and white, and since it was [[directed]] by Ridley Scott, [[I]] expected some cool cinematography or visually-striking sets. Instead, I was treated with nothing. This film isn't even [[good]] for a first effort. However, I recommend that any fan of Ridley Scott should check it out at least once.

I saw this short film on the dvd for Ridley Scott's film, The Duellists. There was no [[advent]] by Scott before the film, it just [[onset]] [[ok]] up.<br /><br /> Boy and a Bicycle is hardly an example of Ridley Scott's other work, it bears no resemblance. The film shows a boy, played by Tony Scott, riding around on a bicycle. Guess what? That's pretty all that happens. The boy rides around, rambling on and on with [[claptrap]], [[unnerving]] dialogue. The film was shot in black and white, and since it was [[wore]] by Ridley Scott, [[me]] expected some cool cinematography or visually-striking sets. Instead, I was treated with nothing. This film isn't even [[suitable]] for a first effort. However, I recommend that any fan of Ridley Scott should check it out at least once.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

[[After]] consuming "Human Pork [[Chop]]" and properly digesting it, [[I]] felt urged and obliged to [[inform]] [[potential]] [[viewers]], that chewing on this product is NO [[FUN]] and its substance of LOW nutritive value.<br /><br />According to the dull nature of this film, the following is gonna [[be]] a [[WARNING]] more than a REVIEW. [[This]] is the first [[time]] I [[wished]], that there is an "I-don't-care-to-rate-this-movie"-[[button]] on IMDB, [[because]] the only reaction to this boring piece of TRASH is stasis and indifference. Every [[possible]] rating would [[do]] [[injustice]] to all the other [[items]] [[listed]] here, a "10" is out of [[question]] anyway, "1" [[might]] persuade some [[readers]], that this is one of those [[cases]] where "it's [[so]] [[bad]] that it's [[actually]] [[REALLY]] [[bad]] and that's kewl!", and "5" is unsatisfying as [[well]], [[people]] might [[think]], that it's an OK-flick and [[alright]] if you [[wanna]] [[have]] some cheesy [[fun]], which it is not... [[Honest]] to God, it's neither a "10", a zero nor a 5, it's nothing, a black hole, A FUTILE WORK CONCEIVED [[BY]] AN EMBRYO. I [[bought]] the [[region]] 3 DVD, which was cheap (7 bucks!!!) at least and of [[good]] picture-quality, I [[bought]] it mainly [[because]] of the [[positive]] and [[promising]] reviews posted below my own entry. Oh [[boy]], was I to be DISAPPOINTED. This [[movie]] is neither [[shocking]] nor disgusting nor unnerving nor... it's not even laughable, it doesn't take itself too [[serious]] to [[be]] laughed at, but still serious enough [[so]] as not to [[be]] comic. A [[truly]] unpassionate, [[amateurish]] effort. The only [[sequence]] that I [[found]] [[MILDLY]] [[DISTURBING]] is when two [[giggling]] [[thugs]] [[put]] an ugly [[dog]] in a [[bag]] and bash it against a [[brick]] wall... but even such a [[cruel]] [[premise]] only [[lead]] to a [[poor]] execution. The [[further]] down [[cited]] [[TOILET]] [[SCENE]] is [[unrealistic]] and filmmed without any [[sense]] for [[suspense]], [[suffering]] or [[humiliation]] - the [[feces]] [[look]] like [[painted]] marsh-mellows!!! There is a [[butchery]] [[scene]] at the [[end]] of a loooong 85-minutes where three [[men]] dressed in plastic [[raincoats]] (a [[setup]] which one [[finds]] also [[depicted]] on the front [[cover]] of the [[DVD]]) [[start]] to [[dispose]] of the [[female]] body. [[Reminded]] me of "American Psycho" and "Shallow Grave", now these flicks are worth watching and true masterpieces.<br /><br />Let's be REALISTIC for once and not rush to make a myth out of every Asian-wannabe-scary-movie, as seems to happen lately...<br /><br />If you are looking out for some eastern horror then try Danny Lee's masterpiece of the very same (English) title "Ba Xian fan dian zhi ren rou cha shao bao" (Human Pork Chop) it's from 1992 and has - not without reason I might add - been compared to "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". There is also a similar film telling the same story by a different film crew called "Ren tou dou fu shang" ("There Is a Secret in My Soup") of the same year, sort of a rival production. It's available as a region 3 DVD and by most regarded as superior to "Peng shi zhi sang jin tian liang". I might add a few more words on the special effects... what special effects?!?... there are a few chopped off limbs, they look awful - in a wrong sense - probably "Made in Hong Kong".<br /><br />That's about all the info I can share on this subject, hopefully it will prove helpful... ENJOY YOUR MEAL!

[[Upon]] consuming "Human Pork [[Cut]]" and properly digesting it, [[me]] felt urged and obliged to [[advise]] [[eventual]] [[fans]], that chewing on this product is NO [[CHUCKLES]] and its substance of LOW nutritive value.<br /><br />According to the dull nature of this film, the following is gonna [[is]] a [[ATTENTIVE]] more than a REVIEW. [[These]] is the first [[occasion]] I [[wanting]], that there is an "I-don't-care-to-rate-this-movie"-[[buds]] on IMDB, [[since]] the only reaction to this boring piece of TRASH is stasis and indifference. Every [[unlikely]] rating would [[making]] [[unfair]] to all the other [[points]] [[rated]] here, a "10" is out of [[regard]] anyway, "1" [[probability]] persuade some [[reader]], that this is one of those [[instances]] where "it's [[even]] [[filthy]] that it's [[broadly]] [[VERY]] [[shitty]] and that's kewl!", and "5" is unsatisfying as [[too]], [[residents]] might [[thought]], that it's an OK-flick and [[handsome]] if you [[want]] [[owns]] some cheesy [[goofy]], which it is not... [[Fairness]] to God, it's neither a "10", a zero nor a 5, it's nothing, a black hole, A FUTILE WORK CONCEIVED [[DURING]] AN EMBRYO. I [[get]] the [[borough]] 3 DVD, which was cheap (7 bucks!!!) at least and of [[lovely]] picture-quality, I [[buying]] it mainly [[than]] of the [[beneficial]] and [[pledged]] reviews posted below my own entry. Oh [[bro]], was I to be DISAPPOINTED. This [[cinematography]] is neither [[astonishing]] nor disgusting nor unnerving nor... it's not even laughable, it doesn't take itself too [[painful]] to [[exists]] laughed at, but still serious enough [[likewise]] as not to [[represent]] comic. A [[loyally]] unpassionate, [[untested]] effort. The only [[successive]] that I [[felt]] [[AWKWARDLY]] [[DESTABILIZING]] is when two [[smile]] [[assassins]] [[filed]] an ugly [[pekingese]] in a [[saddlebags]] and bash it against a [[stone]] wall... but even such a [[excruciating]] [[proposal]] only [[inroads]] to a [[improper]] execution. The [[farther]] down [[commented]] [[HYGIENIC]] [[THEATRICAL]] is [[magical]] and filmmed without any [[vena]] for [[hoping]], [[sadness]] or [[ignominy]] - the [[stools]] [[expect]] like [[painter]] marsh-mellows!!! There is a [[butchered]] [[theatrical]] at the [[ceases]] of a loooong 85-minutes where three [[mankind]] dressed in plastic [[poncho]] (a [[installation]] which one [[considers]] also [[depicting]] on the front [[involving]] of the [[DVDS]]) [[began]] to [[disposed]] of the [[nana]] body. [[Alerting]] me of "American Psycho" and "Shallow Grave", now these flicks are worth watching and true masterpieces.<br /><br />Let's be REALISTIC for once and not rush to make a myth out of every Asian-wannabe-scary-movie, as seems to happen lately...<br /><br />If you are looking out for some eastern horror then try Danny Lee's masterpiece of the very same (English) title "Ba Xian fan dian zhi ren rou cha shao bao" (Human Pork Chop) it's from 1992 and has - not without reason I might add - been compared to "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". There is also a similar film telling the same story by a different film crew called "Ren tou dou fu shang" ("There Is a Secret in My Soup") of the same year, sort of a rival production. It's available as a region 3 DVD and by most regarded as superior to "Peng shi zhi sang jin tian liang". I might add a few more words on the special effects... what special effects?!?... there are a few chopped off limbs, they look awful - in a wrong sense - probably "Made in Hong Kong".<br /><br />That's about all the info I can share on this subject, hopefully it will prove helpful... ENJOY YOUR MEAL!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (69%)]]

If regarded as an independent feature I can't say it's too bad at all but from where I'm standing this sequel and the original "Lady and the Tramp" don't agree with each other! They are two completely different movies with [[different]] style, different voice personalities, different narratives and about the only [[thing]] that they share with each other is the visuals (e.g. the town-house of Jim Dear, Darling, Lady and Tramp) and none of those have changed.<br /><br />If you're seeking any kind of continuity years after the release of the original for those memorable songs like "Bella Notte" and "The Siamesse Cats Song" this sequel won't [[give]] you any at all! Just about every song has a little pop to it and those good old characters like Jock and Trusty, Jim Dear and Darling and Aunt Sarah and her cats may well be seen but they're seeming to be somehow replaced by new characters, not to mention Peg not appearing at all, whose voices are quite annoying. Even Lady and Tramp don't appear often enough and as for Scamp?! He is so spoilt! And treats his father Tramp with utter disrespect, then runs away with no remorse even after hearing how much he's being missed at home! And they called his shameless getaway an adventure! I'd say Scott Wolf truly brought out the abusive bad boy in Scamp wiping out the typical cute Disney animal. Even the old characters just drive you mad in this; Trusty sounds like Goofy sick in bed, Jock (Jeff-stupid-Bennett) - and his VOICE - sound neither Scottish nor worth hearing! Zap him off as far as possible to free our poor ears from his voice and as for the dumb, feather-brained, EXASPERATING JUNKYARD DOGS!!!!!! Somebody put them down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />"Lady and the Tramp 2" isn't completely bad if you're not already having a tough day but I [[expect]] a lot more charm from a sequel to a true classic - Scamp is chavvy, so is his girlfriend Angel and there is a [[feeble]] storyline. Still, I think you should try it at least once because, as I say, there are much worse movies around.

If regarded as an independent feature I can't say it's too bad at all but from where I'm standing this sequel and the original "Lady and the Tramp" don't agree with each other! They are two completely different movies with [[varied]] style, different voice personalities, different narratives and about the only [[question]] that they share with each other is the visuals (e.g. the town-house of Jim Dear, Darling, Lady and Tramp) and none of those have changed.<br /><br />If you're seeking any kind of continuity years after the release of the original for those memorable songs like "Bella Notte" and "The Siamesse Cats Song" this sequel won't [[conferring]] you any at all! Just about every song has a little pop to it and those good old characters like Jock and Trusty, Jim Dear and Darling and Aunt Sarah and her cats may well be seen but they're seeming to be somehow replaced by new characters, not to mention Peg not appearing at all, whose voices are quite annoying. Even Lady and Tramp don't appear often enough and as for Scamp?! He is so spoilt! And treats his father Tramp with utter disrespect, then runs away with no remorse even after hearing how much he's being missed at home! And they called his shameless getaway an adventure! I'd say Scott Wolf truly brought out the abusive bad boy in Scamp wiping out the typical cute Disney animal. Even the old characters just drive you mad in this; Trusty sounds like Goofy sick in bed, Jock (Jeff-stupid-Bennett) - and his VOICE - sound neither Scottish nor worth hearing! Zap him off as far as possible to free our poor ears from his voice and as for the dumb, feather-brained, EXASPERATING JUNKYARD DOGS!!!!!! Somebody put them down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />"Lady and the Tramp 2" isn't completely bad if you're not already having a tough day but I [[suspense]] a lot more charm from a sequel to a true classic - Scamp is chavvy, so is his girlfriend Angel and there is a [[delicate]] storyline. Still, I think you should try it at least once because, as I say, there are much worse movies around.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (56%)]]

From the weeks and [[weeks]] of [[promotion]] for this, ABC's "The One" was supposed to be "The Real World" meets "American Idol." We were to watch these singers perform, compete and [[see]] how they [[lived]] together in a [[house]] as well. The Drama! The Tension! <br /><br />Where does one begin with this [[atrocity]]? Let's start with the "judges" who were known as "Music Experts" on this program. "Experts" implies they have expertise. Andre Harrell at least had a pedigree. He was in charge of Motown Records for a time. The other two... eh. Kate Hudson's uncle, who could have been labeled Mr. Weird Beard. He dyed his facial hair three distinctly different florescent colors. I wonder how scary he would have been with a black light! And The Paula Abdul [[wannabe]], who did something [[I]] didn't think could happen: she was even more [[gushing]] and cloying than Paula! She then over corrected and became harshly critical after the first episode. The [[farce]] of "critiques" that these three [[offered]] was a true joke and an insult, not only to the [[process]] of [[finding]] the best [[singer]], but to the [[audience]] that is now quite savvy, already having done this numerous times on Fox.<br /><br />There was the host. George Stroumboulopoulos was no Ryan Seacrest. In fact, he was as [[lackluster]] as can be. He actually sucked what little energy there was in the [[program]], dry. How he got that job was the second biggest mystery of the show.<br /><br />The first was how did they [[pick]] the 11 competitors for this program? This was literally a talent-free talent show. OK. Perhaps that's an exaggeration. And granted, the performers all have to be relatively close in ability, because if they were not, there wouldn't be a "contest." [[If]] only one person was "good," there would be no "suspense." So, I [[get]] that they all needed to be comparable. But they all [[should]] [[have]] [[had]] *some* [[chops]]! [[Additionally]], the judges were running a "Singing Academy," so the [[program]] was [[part]] "[[Fame]]," as well. Clearly these performers [[desperately]] [[needed]] those lessons. But you [[need]] some extremely talented people to [[teach]] those with [[little]] talent to be talented. And that definitely wasn't what was happening here.<br /><br />It seemed in casting the show, the priority was on the "homelife" elements, as all of the players were very attractive to look at, in equal parts to how badly they vocalized. But the filmed segments in their house were so chopped and sliced, you couldn't get into the stories that were starting to happen, so the show didn't capture the events there, either.<br /><br />As badly devised as all of that was, "The One" had an incredible, unbelievable, fatal design flaw built into the results that made it completely laughable.<br /><br />The audience phoned in their votes for who they liked the best, just like on "AI." But then, after the audience vote was revealed, the bottom three contestants were forced to sing a final song. The "music experts," based on that performance, chose one person from the three to save for the following week. And THEN, the [[contestants]] who were safe got to vote for who they wanted to keep from the remaining two, sending the remaining contestant home.<br /><br />The "design flaw" was that the contestants had the final say. I mean, if you were in a music competition and you wanted to get as far along the path as you could, would you vote to KEEP the better singer, or would you try to get rid of your toughest rival? Any first season viewer of CBS's "Survivor" could answer that one! And that's exactly what happened on the program. The person who had the better potential was lost, and the contestants voted back "the one" who had no talent at all! On top of that, the contestant who was just saved from the bottom by the "experts" was also allowed to vote against the remaining two! It was a complete farce! <br /><br />Maybe if they let the contestants vote first, at least the "experts" would save the better of two evils to finish. But this just confirms how not ready this show was for broadcast, how unsatisfying the whole process was to view and how misguided the producers were in attempting it.

From the weeks and [[joo]] of [[promotions]] for this, ABC's "The One" was supposed to be "The Real World" meets "American Idol." We were to watch these singers perform, compete and [[embrace]] how they [[vivant]] together in a [[dwelling]] as well. The Drama! The Tension! <br /><br />Where does one begin with this [[savagery]]? Let's start with the "judges" who were known as "Music Experts" on this program. "Experts" implies they have expertise. Andre Harrell at least had a pedigree. He was in charge of Motown Records for a time. The other two... eh. Kate Hudson's uncle, who could have been labeled Mr. Weird Beard. He dyed his facial hair three distinctly different florescent colors. I wonder how scary he would have been with a black light! And The Paula Abdul [[wannabes]], who did something [[me]] didn't think could happen: she was even more [[spill]] and cloying than Paula! She then over corrected and became harshly critical after the first episode. The [[derision]] of "critiques" that these three [[submit]] was a true joke and an insult, not only to the [[treat]] of [[found]] the best [[sing]], but to the [[spectator]] that is now quite savvy, already having done this numerous times on Fox.<br /><br />There was the host. George Stroumboulopoulos was no Ryan Seacrest. In fact, he was as [[unconvincing]] as can be. He actually sucked what little energy there was in the [[schedules]], dry. How he got that job was the second biggest mystery of the show.<br /><br />The first was how did they [[decided]] the 11 competitors for this program? This was literally a talent-free talent show. OK. Perhaps that's an exaggeration. And granted, the performers all have to be relatively close in ability, because if they were not, there wouldn't be a "contest." [[Until]] only one person was "good," there would be no "suspense." So, I [[attain]] that they all needed to be comparable. But they all [[wouldnt]] [[got]] [[gets]] *some* [[sauteed]]! [[However]], the judges were running a "Singing Academy," so the [[systems]] was [[percentage]] "[[Prestigious]]," as well. Clearly these performers [[badly]] [[requested]] those lessons. But you [[oughta]] some extremely talented people to [[instructors]] those with [[lightweight]] talent to be talented. And that definitely wasn't what was happening here.<br /><br />It seemed in casting the show, the priority was on the "homelife" elements, as all of the players were very attractive to look at, in equal parts to how badly they vocalized. But the filmed segments in their house were so chopped and sliced, you couldn't get into the stories that were starting to happen, so the show didn't capture the events there, either.<br /><br />As badly devised as all of that was, "The One" had an incredible, unbelievable, fatal design flaw built into the results that made it completely laughable.<br /><br />The audience phoned in their votes for who they liked the best, just like on "AI." But then, after the audience vote was revealed, the bottom three contestants were forced to sing a final song. The "music experts," based on that performance, chose one person from the three to save for the following week. And THEN, the [[contestant]] who were safe got to vote for who they wanted to keep from the remaining two, sending the remaining contestant home.<br /><br />The "design flaw" was that the contestants had the final say. I mean, if you were in a music competition and you wanted to get as far along the path as you could, would you vote to KEEP the better singer, or would you try to get rid of your toughest rival? Any first season viewer of CBS's "Survivor" could answer that one! And that's exactly what happened on the program. The person who had the better potential was lost, and the contestants voted back "the one" who had no talent at all! On top of that, the contestant who was just saved from the bottom by the "experts" was also allowed to vote against the remaining two! It was a complete farce! <br /><br />Maybe if they let the contestants vote first, at least the "experts" would save the better of two evils to finish. But this just confirms how not ready this show was for broadcast, how unsatisfying the whole process was to view and how misguided the producers were in attempting it.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

[[Will]] [[Spanner]] (David [[Byrnes]], the fifth [[actor]] to play the [[role]] in the series) [[stumbles]] onto another bizarre case, this [[time]] involving vampires rather than the usual witches, [[warlocks]] & demons (he's at the hospital to [[check]] on his friend's son who got hurt in a hit and run when they wheel a girl who's been attacked by a vamp in). [[He]] [[brings]] in Detectve Lutz to help out with the case which revolves around a clandestine vampire organization trying to get a business merger to go through to let them legally own all the blood banks in the [[world]] or some such nonsense.<br /><br />The plot of this movie pretty much takes a backseat to the [[nudity]] & [[simulated]] sex scenes. (As is to be expected from this series, i guess). So complaining about the lack of [[good]] [[acting]], or [[compelling]] plot-line, or even [[convincing]] characters, I [[suspect]], would fall on deaf ears. If you're watching this film, you don't [[care]] about such 'frivolities' and just [[want]] some 'action'. Sadly on that front the [[film]] [[fails]] as well. All the [[woman]] are attractive enough but the [[way]] the scenes are [[filmed]] are just atrocious. Making this more or [[less]] an [[exercise]] in futility in every [[conceivable]] way.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[Eye]] Candy: [[Both]] [[Kimberly]] [[Blair]] & [[April]] Breneman show everything; Ashlie Rhey [[shows]] full- frontal; [[Aline]] Kassman & Mai-Lis Holmes only [[shows]] their [[breasts]]<br /><br />My Grade: D

[[Dedication]] [[Ratchet]] (David [[Corrigan]], the fifth [[soloist]] to play the [[trait]] in the series) [[befriends]] onto another bizarre case, this [[day]] involving vampires rather than the usual witches, [[alchemists]] & demons (he's at the hospital to [[ticking]] on his friend's son who got hurt in a hit and run when they wheel a girl who's been attacked by a vamp in). [[His]] [[is]] in Detectve Lutz to help out with the case which revolves around a clandestine vampire organization trying to get a business merger to go through to let them legally own all the blood banks in the [[universally]] or some such nonsense.<br /><br />The plot of this movie pretty much takes a backseat to the [[eroticism]] & [[pretend]] sex scenes. (As is to be expected from this series, i guess). So complaining about the lack of [[best]] [[caretaker]], or [[convince]] plot-line, or even [[definitive]] characters, I [[prosecuted]], would fall on deaf ears. If you're watching this film, you don't [[compassionate]] about such 'frivolities' and just [[would]] some 'action'. Sadly on that front the [[films]] [[forgot]] as well. All the [[women]] are attractive enough but the [[means]] the scenes are [[gunned]] are just atrocious. Making this more or [[slightly]] an [[exercising]] in futility in every [[unthinkable]] way.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Sight]] Candy: [[Yet]] [[Kimberley]] [[Cameron]] & [[Jan]] Breneman show everything; Ashlie Rhey [[proves]] full- frontal; [[Moraes]] Kassman & Mai-Lis Holmes only [[show]] their [[mommies]]<br /><br />My Grade: D
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

Our story: Two U.S. Navy deep sea divers search for silver coins hidden beneath the ocean off the Filipino coast. Our proof: Extremely [[dull]] entertainment at its best, with no plot in sight. Jim Brown is completely [[wasted]], provided his help in producing this 70s war turkey. Richard Jaeckel is in his usual form. Don Cornelius and Richard Pryor are among those who gave special thanks in their contributions! BOMBS AWAY!!!

Our story: Two U.S. Navy deep sea divers search for silver coins hidden beneath the ocean off the Filipino coast. Our proof: Extremely [[somber]] entertainment at its best, with no plot in sight. Jim Brown is completely [[trashed]], provided his help in producing this 70s war turkey. Richard Jaeckel is in his usual form. Don Cornelius and Richard Pryor are among those who gave special thanks in their contributions! BOMBS AWAY!!!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (58%)]]

An [[unusual]] [[movie]], which starts off with the classic premise of a hooligan who marries a girl who loves him in order to escape the country. But a [[twist]] soon turns the tale upside down. Most of the film hits the right buttons: the story develops smoothly, acting is solid (Sienna Miller's drawl is priceless, she really can act!), chemistry between both leads works, and rolling American rural scapes and quirky side characters really make for a good time. The mood, which starts off as light and romantic soon moves into something [[darker]] and downright eery at times.<br /><br />At times though the pace [[slows]] just a tad more than we would like, but don't let this stop you watching this unusual [[little]] cinematic treat. Alexandre Montin, [[Paris]]

An [[aberrant]] [[cinematic]], which starts off with the classic premise of a hooligan who marries a girl who loves him in order to escape the country. But a [[rotated]] soon turns the tale upside down. Most of the film hits the right buttons: the story develops smoothly, acting is solid (Sienna Miller's drawl is priceless, she really can act!), chemistry between both leads works, and rolling American rural scapes and quirky side characters really make for a good time. The mood, which starts off as light and romantic soon moves into something [[duller]] and downright eery at times.<br /><br />At times though the pace [[slower]] just a tad more than we would like, but don't let this stop you watching this unusual [[lowest]] cinematic treat. Alexandre Montin, [[Wagers]]
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

"Two [[Hands]]" is a [[hilarious]] Australian gangster movie set in really sultry Sydney. I bet tourists never envisage Sydney and Bondi to look like it did in this film: all sweaty bodies, oppressive nighttime and gangsters in nylon shorts and jandals. Heath Ledger plays an amateur boxer with an eye on becoming part of the local King's Cross boss's gang. He looked rather magnificent in his green wife beater and blue patterned budgie smuggler. A sweaty tattooed bod does become him. I always had him down as a "Home & Away" boy, and he has been in that soap, which is a little sweatier than the Weetbix-insipid "Neighbours". The film is really worth watching for its combination of sardonic humour and nasty violence - the drowning [[scene]] is expected to give me nightmares soon. Totty awards: Country girl love interest city brother and tattooed streetkid.

"Two [[Hand]]" is a [[travesty]] Australian gangster movie set in really sultry Sydney. I bet tourists never envisage Sydney and Bondi to look like it did in this film: all sweaty bodies, oppressive nighttime and gangsters in nylon shorts and jandals. Heath Ledger plays an amateur boxer with an eye on becoming part of the local King's Cross boss's gang. He looked rather magnificent in his green wife beater and blue patterned budgie smuggler. A sweaty tattooed bod does become him. I always had him down as a "Home & Away" boy, and he has been in that soap, which is a little sweatier than the Weetbix-insipid "Neighbours". The film is really worth watching for its combination of sardonic humour and nasty violence - the drowning [[screenplay]] is expected to give me nightmares soon. Totty awards: Country girl love interest city brother and tattooed streetkid.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (73%)]]

[[I]] haven't [[had]] a [[chance]] to [[view]] the [[previous]] [[film]], but from what I've [[read]] on other posts it was supposedly [[worse]] than this one, although [[I]] [[doubt]] that is possible. I'm a [[huge]] [[fan]] of the "Zombie" genre, and [[I]] am [[fascinated]] by the [[psychological]] [[aspects]] of [[viewing]] [[creatures]], that for all [[intents]] and [[purposes]] are human, as an [[atrocity]] that is only [[worth]] [[shooting]] in the head. That [[said]], HOTD 2 [[takes]] the "Zombie" [[movie]] to an all [[new]] low.<br /><br />[[Without]] giving any [[big]] spoilers (which I [[really]] [[should]] [[do]] just [[so]] you won't bother [[wasting]] your [[time]] [[actually]] [[watching]] this [[movie]]) I would [[like]] to [[express]] my utter [[contempt]] for the way the writers of this [[film]] portray our [[countries]] [[Special]] Forces. [[Gomer]] [[Pile]] could have [[probably]] [[survived]] [[longer]] than the "[[Spec]] Ops" [[soldiers]] in this film. [[For]] [[crying]] out loud they [[should]] have [[called]] them the Special [[Education]] [[Forces]] instead. [[If]] you are [[going]] to [[write]] a script where you [[send]] in an [[elite]] [[team]] to [[deal]] with an [[outbreak]] of zombies, at least [[have]] the [[soldiers]] [[be]] smarter than the [[walking]] corpses. I [[understand]] that you [[have]] to [[kill]] off some or most of the team, but you can [[find]] better [[ways]] to [[do]] it than [[having]] them [[set]] down their machine [[guns]] and [[walk]] over to lay a tender hand on the [[shoulder]] of the drooling [[crazy]] person [[rocking]] back and forth in the corner of the [[dark]] [[creepy]] basement.<br /><br />The [[writers]] actually [[try]] to [[take]] the whole zombie [[thing]] to a more high-tech [[level]] by [[making]] it a virus that they are [[searching]] for a vaccine for, and the [[idea]] [[has]] [[merit]], if it wasn't [[stuck]] in the middle of such a ridiculous display of [[wayward]] film making. [[I]] [[mean]] come on, zombie films aren't exactly "high art", and the viewer [[expects]] some tongue-in-cheek cheesiness along with the gore and [[thrills]], but HOTD 2 is the type of cheese that makes you turn the [[channel]] in disgust and [[awe]] of the sheer stupidity of the characters. [[If]] you are a zombie [[movie]] [[fan]] [[like]] me, please do yourself a [[favor]] and [[stay]] away from this one.

[[me]] haven't [[lasted]] a [[expectations]] to [[thought]] the [[aforementioned]] [[movie]], but from what I've [[lu]] on other posts it was supposedly [[greatest]] than this one, although [[me]] [[arguably]] that is possible. I'm a [[monumental]] [[inhale]] of the "Zombie" genre, and [[me]] am [[enthralled]] by the [[witty]] [[dimension]] of [[viewed]] [[animal]], that for all [[reasons]] and [[intended]] are human, as an [[outrage]] that is only [[fines]] [[gunfire]] in the head. That [[telling]], HOTD 2 [[surrounding]] the "Zombie" [[film]] to an all [[innovative]] low.<br /><br />[[Except]] giving any [[gigantic]] spoilers (which I [[totally]] [[gotta]] [[get]] just [[why]] you won't bother [[loser]] your [[dates]] [[absolutely]] [[staring]] this [[film]]) I would [[enjoy]] to [[telling]] my utter [[insult]] for the way the writers of this [[movies]] portray our [[nations]] [[Exclusive]] Forces. [[Dumbass]] [[Stack]] could have [[reportedly]] [[escaped]] [[tallest]] than the "[[Norms]] Ops" [[troopers]] in this film. [[During]] [[moaning]] out loud they [[would]] have [[nicknamed]] them the Special [[School]] [[Military]] instead. [[Despite]] you are [[disappeared]] to [[typing]] a script where you [[submitted]] in an [[aristocratic]] [[panel]] to [[therapy]] with an [[puff]] of zombies, at least [[received]] the [[troop]] [[sean]] smarter than the [[stroll]] corpses. I [[includes]] that you [[enjoys]] to [[dies]] off some or most of the team, but you can [[achieve]] better [[methods]] to [[fact]] it than [[making]] them [[creating]] down their machine [[pistols]] and [[marching]] over to lay a tender hand on the [[wear]] of the drooling [[freak]] person [[twisting]] back and forth in the corner of the [[noir]] [[horror]] basement.<br /><br />The [[publishers]] actually [[tends]] to [[adopting]] the whole zombie [[trick]] to a more high-tech [[layer]] by [[took]] it a virus that they are [[trying]] for a vaccine for, and the [[concept]] [[gets]] [[virtues]], if it wasn't [[yanked]] in the middle of such a ridiculous display of [[flighty]] film making. [[me]] [[meanings]] come on, zombie films aren't exactly "high art", and the viewer [[trusts]] some tongue-in-cheek cheesiness along with the gore and [[delights]], but HOTD 2 is the type of cheese that makes you turn the [[lines]] in disgust and [[admiration]] of the sheer stupidity of the characters. [[After]] you are a zombie [[films]] [[fans]] [[analog]] me, please do yourself a [[favors]] and [[permanence]] away from this one.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Bobcat Goldthwait should be commended for attempting to do something different with this surprisingly heartfelt film, a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of being honest about everything. Melinda Hamilton stars as Amy, a girl who has had oral sex with a canine in the past on a lark. She struggles with telling her fiancé, John. Of course the truth does rear it's shaggy ugly head. The film deals with the fallout of said escapade. The movie is well-acted by all, save for perhaps Jack Plotnick as Dougie, who never really felt like he mashed well with the picture. And the film while solid enough seems to miss it's mark a few times. Every single person in the film struggles with massive hypocrisy and all our a tad hard to relate to. Bobcat should be commended for doing something different, as I said before, but different does not always equal good and this pales ever so slightly not to Goldthwaits own directorial debut, the criminally misunderstood "Shakes the Clown"<br /><br />My Grade: C-
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[[Positive (60%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

The dominating conflict is between a couple of fine actors (Huppert and Dutronc) and the horrible script. Evidently, the actors lost, since the director/screenwriter Claude Chabrol eventually forced the leading couple to follow this worthless piece of sick imagination to the letter. Fortunately, the powerful performances by Huppert and Dutronc dramatically improve the overall quality of the movie, which miraculously gains the depth and humor. As for Chabrol's persistence in keeping the film bland and illogical, it reaches the climax in the final scene, which is so incredibly poor that you will wonder which pills he was taking himself while directing it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

This movie is the best movie I have seen in a long time. It is also the best movie seen that uses a drama to tell history, without going to speculation such as with JFK,Nixon or Hoffa. It deftly depicts the clutches that Belgium had on the Congo. It also teases out easily for us the European and American forces that were behind the power the inflict the Congo today. The film was sure to specifically implicate the U.S., rightly so, in the murder of Lumumba. This film could never be made in the U.S. for U.S. film rarely criticizes itself in acts of imperialism and murder. (Save Stone's JFK) It also lets us in on the problems that were present with the inner conflict of the Congo, between Lumumba, Mobutu and Katanga. We can see how precarious countries sit in establishing new governments when their history is one of colonization and those who were the colonizers continue to pull the strings of power and force. The film is excellently shot with Eriq Ebouaney an excellent Lumumba. The cast is great and they really draw you into the feeling of the climate in the Congo during that time.<br /><br />Again, this is a must see for those who love drama with a correct historical background. See my notes on Quilombo.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

I don't care what anyone [[says]], this [[movie]] was crap. The only thing it [[had]] going for it was camera [[work]] which was [[very]] [[well]] done. As for the [[dialogue]] [[I]] [[have]] heard [[so]] [[many]] people talk about...it sucked too. [[Yes]] it was [[honest]] and true to life, but so what, I can [[hear]] anyone talk like that on the street, or in a [[fast]] food joint. What made the dialogue good in movies like Pulp Fiction, and Gosford Park was the fact that it is WRITTEN dialogue, that [[takes]] time to think through. [[Another]] thing was that the [[director]] [[should]] not have put himself in the picture. I believe that the male character could have been a [[lot]] stronger, but [[instead]] it seemed weak. In fact the movie seemed to revolve around the male character, and then he completely disappears in the [[last]] twenty minutes. The [[girl]] in the film I [[found]] completely [[repulsive]], not in appearance, but in her needy needy ways. Saying she is in [[love]] with a guy, and actually getting jealous of him the next day, what a [[crock]] of crap. Final thing: the sound was [[terrible]], and I hope it was only something that [[plagued]] my theater instead of actually being on the final cut of the film. There was a [[constant]] buzzing sound during several scenes and it was actually [[taking]] away from the talking going on. The one good thing again was Blood's job as the DP, but the actress that played the main guy's ex girlfriend did a very good job as well. These two [[things]] couldn't [[save]] an [[ultimately]] terrible [[movie]], which I refuse to call a film.<br /><br /> 2/10

I don't care what anyone [[declaring]], this [[flick]] was crap. The only thing it [[were]] going for it was camera [[operates]] which was [[critically]] [[too]] done. As for the [[dialog]] [[me]] [[received]] heard [[too]] [[batch]] people talk about...it sucked too. [[Yep]] it was [[truth]] and true to life, but so what, I can [[knowing]] anyone talk like that on the street, or in a [[prompt]] food joint. What made the dialogue good in movies like Pulp Fiction, and Gosford Park was the fact that it is WRITTEN dialogue, that [[toma]] time to think through. [[A]] thing was that the [[directors]] [[expected]] not have put himself in the picture. I believe that the male character could have been a [[fate]] stronger, but [[elsewhere]] it seemed weak. In fact the movie seemed to revolve around the male character, and then he completely disappears in the [[previous]] twenty minutes. The [[mujer]] in the film I [[felt]] completely [[nasty]], not in appearance, but in her needy needy ways. Saying she is in [[likes]] with a guy, and actually getting jealous of him the next day, what a [[crap]] of crap. Final thing: the sound was [[frightful]], and I hope it was only something that [[beleaguered]] my theater instead of actually being on the final cut of the film. There was a [[unchanged]] buzzing sound during several scenes and it was actually [[picking]] away from the talking going on. The one good thing again was Blood's job as the DP, but the actress that played the main guy's ex girlfriend did a very good job as well. These two [[subjects]] couldn't [[sparing]] an [[presumably]] terrible [[theatre]], which I refuse to call a film.<br /><br /> 2/10
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[[Positive (98%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

My mother took me to this movie at the drive-in when i was around seven years old, which is thirty years ago. She had no idea a family movie would be so violent. My clearest memory was of the boy's father's face of pain as he was stabbed in the stomach and killed. This image haunted me for weeks. I had learned that I lived in a world where a person might stab my father at anytime. How could I stop them? How could my father protect himself? You must realise that this stabbing is not fantasy to a seven-year old. It is as real as witnessing an actual event, and has no place in a child's innocent mind. It is sad that we still do not understand the impact that bringing violence into the lives of our children has both on our children and our society. If only parents would protect their children from images of violence with the same vigor that they protect them from images of nudity and sex.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (50%)]]

Christopher Nolan's first film is a 'no budget' black and white film about a unemployed writer who begins following strangers, which in turn leads to robbery and also violence. [[It]] is very good.<br /><br />Like in his later film 'Memento' he doesn't present the story in a linear way. Instead it jumps around [[somewhat]] so you end up really sucked in trying to piece it all together and early, apparently random, shots take on significance as the [[film]] progresses. This [[style]] also means the [[twists]] are much more effective.<br /><br />Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance (especially if you like his later work and/or Film [[Noir]])

Christopher Nolan's first film is a 'no budget' black and white film about a unemployed writer who begins following strangers, which in turn leads to robbery and also violence. [[He]] is very good.<br /><br />Like in his later film 'Memento' he doesn't present the story in a linear way. Instead it jumps around [[satisfactorily]] so you end up really sucked in trying to piece it all together and early, apparently random, shots take on significance as the [[theater]] progresses. This [[tasteful]] also means the [[folds]] are much more effective.<br /><br />Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance (especially if you like his later work and/or Film [[Nigga]])
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (58%)]]

[[In]] 1937 Darryl Zanuck, who had recently moved from head of production at Warner Brothers, was trying to get his newly created company, 20th Century Fox off the ground and on a level playing field with his old bosses at Warners and the glitter palace at MGM. "This Is My Affair" was an attempt to cash in on the current success of historical films set around the turn of the century ("San Francisco" "In Old Chicago")and in [[retrospect]] he succeeded quite mightily. The [[plot]] is fascinating. A trouble maker but heroic naval officer (Robert Taylor) is given a secret assignment by President McKinley to uncover a ring of bank robbers that are [[paralyzing]] American finance. He finds the gang but falls in love with their female mascot (Barbara [[Stanwyck]]) and must decide between love and duty.<br /><br />Not everything about this vintage [[film]] works well, but [[overall]] it is a good [[slice]] of [[studio]] film-making. The [[plot]] gimmick would be borrowed by Kurt Vonnegut for "Mother Night" (the lead role of that film of the book was played [[brilliantly]] by Nick Nolte) and seems [[quite]] believable, at least within the confides of studio make believe. As a fan of old movies I am always thrilled when I stumble upon one that I have never seen and "This is my Affair" was no exception.

[[Roundabout]] 1937 Darryl Zanuck, who had recently moved from head of production at Warner Brothers, was trying to get his newly created company, 20th Century Fox off the ground and on a level playing field with his old bosses at Warners and the glitter palace at MGM. "This Is My Affair" was an attempt to cash in on the current success of historical films set around the turn of the century ("San Francisco" "In Old Chicago")and in [[retrospective]] he succeeded quite mightily. The [[plotting]] is fascinating. A trouble maker but heroic naval officer (Robert Taylor) is given a secret assignment by President McKinley to uncover a ring of bank robbers that are [[chilling]] American finance. He finds the gang but falls in love with their female mascot (Barbara [[Hepburn]]) and must decide between love and duty.<br /><br />Not everything about this vintage [[theaters]] works well, but [[global]] it is a good [[lowering]] of [[study]] film-making. The [[conspiracy]] gimmick would be borrowed by Kurt Vonnegut for "Mother Night" (the lead role of that film of the book was played [[fantastically]] by Nick Nolte) and seems [[somewhat]] believable, at least within the confides of studio make believe. As a fan of old movies I am always thrilled when I stumble upon one that I have never seen and "This is my Affair" was no exception.
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The movie "Everything is Illuminated" comes from first-time writer-director Liev Schreiber, adapting Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel. The book was ambitious and sprawling, its magical-realist elements and vivid use of language seemingly impossible to represent on screen. The movie, wisely, attempts less. While the end result is not as wildly original as the novel, it's [[still]] an [[accomplished]] [[movie]] about a strange Eastern European road trip, or, as one of the characters would have it, "a very rigid search."<br /><br />That character is Alex (Eugene Hutz), a young Ukrainian man who loves American pop culture but can't seem to get the English language straight. Nevertheless, his grandfather (Russian actor Boris Leskin), who runs a tour company catering to American Jews, convinces him to serve as a translator for Jonathan (Elijah Wood). Jonathan is investigating his family history, and specifically trying to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. More than one family secret gets revealed during their quest.<br /><br />The movie's Jonathan (not to be confused with the author of the novel) is a semi- kleptomaniacal weirdo who steals his own grandmother's dentures to add to his collection of "family things". Wood's quiet, wide-eyed, earnest manner works very well in this role. Hutz makes an impressive debut as the loose-limbed, easygoing Alex. His malapropisms are hilarious, but he is also able to pull off the character's growing self-awareness. The dog Mikki is very funny as the demented Sammy Davis Jr. Jr., and one of the few movie dogs I've ever seen that isn't cloyingly cute and precocious.<br /><br />"Everything is Illuminated" eventually puts the Holocaust on a human scale, asking us to remember it not as a general event, but as millions of specific, small tragedies. Reminiscent of a European movie, it also ponders the effect of past events on present-day young people like Jonathan and Alex. With its original perspective, strong performances and some [[very]] striking visuals, "Everything is Illuminated" is great work for a first-timer, and hopefully Schreiber will continue to direct movies.

The movie "Everything is Illuminated" comes from first-time writer-director Liev Schreiber, adapting Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel. The book was ambitious and sprawling, its magical-realist elements and vivid use of language seemingly impossible to represent on screen. The movie, wisely, attempts less. While the end result is not as wildly original as the novel, it's [[increasingly]] an [[incurred]] [[moviemaking]] about a strange Eastern European road trip, or, as one of the characters would have it, "a very rigid search."<br /><br />That character is Alex (Eugene Hutz), a young Ukrainian man who loves American pop culture but can't seem to get the English language straight. Nevertheless, his grandfather (Russian actor Boris Leskin), who runs a tour company catering to American Jews, convinces him to serve as a translator for Jonathan (Elijah Wood). Jonathan is investigating his family history, and specifically trying to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. More than one family secret gets revealed during their quest.<br /><br />The movie's Jonathan (not to be confused with the author of the novel) is a semi- kleptomaniacal weirdo who steals his own grandmother's dentures to add to his collection of "family things". Wood's quiet, wide-eyed, earnest manner works very well in this role. Hutz makes an impressive debut as the loose-limbed, easygoing Alex. His malapropisms are hilarious, but he is also able to pull off the character's growing self-awareness. The dog Mikki is very funny as the demented Sammy Davis Jr. Jr., and one of the few movie dogs I've ever seen that isn't cloyingly cute and precocious.<br /><br />"Everything is Illuminated" eventually puts the Holocaust on a human scale, asking us to remember it not as a general event, but as millions of specific, small tragedies. Reminiscent of a European movie, it also ponders the effect of past events on present-day young people like Jonathan and Alex. With its original perspective, strong performances and some [[terribly]] striking visuals, "Everything is Illuminated" is great work for a first-timer, and hopefully Schreiber will continue to direct movies.
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This movie was a monument to [[inept]] [[filmmaking]] on a colossal scale. I'm a huge Burt Reynolds [[fan]], but even he was horrible in this film. The only redeeming quality of this film was the chick that [[smoked]] all the time. She was kind of [[attractive]] to look at. [[Otherwise]], what a [[waste]] of [[time]] and energy...

This movie was a monument to [[tactless]] [[cinematography]] on a colossal scale. I'm a huge Burt Reynolds [[midshipman]], but even he was horrible in this film. The only redeeming quality of this film was the chick that [[stoned]] all the time. She was kind of [[sensuous]] to look at. [[Furthermore]], what a [[dustbin]] of [[juncture]] and energy...
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This film coincides with Mike Allred's comic book mini-series, "Red Rocket Seven" and tells the story of an alien who escaped to Earth to wait for "Astroesque" which ties into the book of Revelations and the apocylpse. This is only part of a bigger story (if the movie confuses you, read "RR7" too). You can easily tell that Allred is used to telling stories with pictures. The direction is very good and the effects aren't bad for a $500 budget. Unfortunately, Mike used many friends to play the [[roles]] and probably didn't have the heart to say that they couldn't act. Also, Mike is not [[showing]] his writing skills in this movie. [[His]] dialouge spoon-feeds the plot to you and doesn't [[let]] you [[enjoy]] the characters. [[This]] was actually disappointing considering his tremendous writing ability shown in his comic books. 4 out of 10.

This film coincides with Mike Allred's comic book mini-series, "Red Rocket Seven" and tells the story of an alien who escaped to Earth to wait for "Astroesque" which ties into the book of Revelations and the apocylpse. This is only part of a bigger story (if the movie confuses you, read "RR7" too). You can easily tell that Allred is used to telling stories with pictures. The direction is very good and the effects aren't bad for a $500 budget. Unfortunately, Mike used many friends to play the [[specifics]] and probably didn't have the heart to say that they couldn't act. Also, Mike is not [[demo]] his writing skills in this movie. [[It]] dialouge spoon-feeds the plot to you and doesn't [[abandoning]] you [[enjoys]] the characters. [[That]] was actually disappointing considering his tremendous writing ability shown in his comic books. 4 out of 10.
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This is one peace of art! If you like comedy you should watch this! Here comes a funny moment from the movie: "spoiler"<br /><br />Nikolai and Goroshkov are walking together in Paris for the first time. They are visiting the local market. And Goroshkov goes: -"Look Nikolai, how much food they have! Look! One-two-three-ten-thirty-fifty-hundred kinds of meat! But if ask for a tiny-tiny peace, just for the taste, they won't give you. French are very greedy!" Then Goroshkov takes Nikolai to a TV-shop...Goroshkov: "Tell me, who needs all these televisions? Look at this monster here, for example!" Goroshkov points a finger at the "monster"-TV and goes: "And this motherfu*ker...he is supposed to be digging a ditch, but no, he's on TV...wait a minute... that's ME! hahah!"<br /><br />Wanna laugh? Watch the movie, you won't regret!
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Apart from the DA (James Eckhouse), and a brief appearing woman who is convincingly sympathetic to Ellen Gulden's (Renee Zellweger)plight, Ellen herself is the only [[convincing]] character--and likable character in the movie. She is the one, not her dying mother, who should be and is--the one true thing. it's not only in the role, in Zellweger's acting, but also in the plot itself.... Until, the plot turns against itself--and makes the mother the "one true thing" in the eyes of her weak willed, shallow husband who can do nothing right for his wife or daughter. The daughter perceives what the viewer perceives, but such intelligent perceptions must give way to the [[shallow]] sentiment of the husband who is blanked out on both the realities of his wife and daughter. <br /><br />To boot, the one powerful scene in this whole movie, when Ellen confronts her father's cruelty, is given the lie at the end. Ellen is just another young strong woman who must be tamed into conformity by a crybaby father. A very flawed movie--so flawed as to be called a bore and not worth the time.

Apart from the DA (James Eckhouse), and a brief appearing woman who is convincingly sympathetic to Ellen Gulden's (Renee Zellweger)plight, Ellen herself is the only [[persuading]] character--and likable character in the movie. She is the one, not her dying mother, who should be and is--the one true thing. it's not only in the role, in Zellweger's acting, but also in the plot itself.... Until, the plot turns against itself--and makes the mother the "one true thing" in the eyes of her weak willed, shallow husband who can do nothing right for his wife or daughter. The daughter perceives what the viewer perceives, but such intelligent perceptions must give way to the [[evident]] sentiment of the husband who is blanked out on both the realities of his wife and daughter. <br /><br />To boot, the one powerful scene in this whole movie, when Ellen confronts her father's cruelty, is given the lie at the end. Ellen is just another young strong woman who must be tamed into conformity by a crybaby father. A very flawed movie--so flawed as to be called a bore and not worth the time.
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To answer the question of a previous reviewer who asked the name of the U.S. official mentioned in "Lumumba", the name of the character is "Mr. Carlucci." Frank Carlucci is reported as having been at that time Second Secretary at the U.S. Embassy in the Congo. Subsequently, among other assignments, he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Secretary of Defense, and is now the Chairman of the Carlyle Group. It's hardly surprising that Carlucci's biographical sketch on his www.carlylegroup.com web site fails to credit his service in the Belgian Congo. If his name was deliberately censored from the HBO version of "Lumumba" it may have been to avoid the possibility of HBO's being sued in U.S. courts. Carlucci's name, however, is clearly mentioned in the theatre version of "Lumumba" that I saw recently. In the event, I expect that he would deny any involvement in Lumumba's murder.<br /><br />Others have commented on the evenhandedness with which the film "Lumumba" treats the parties concerned: Lumumba-supporters, other Congolese, even Belgians. A somewhat more sinister view emerges, I [[think]], from the BBC documentary entitled "Who Killed Lumumba?", based on the book "The Murder of Lumumba" by Belgian historian Ludo de Witte. When examined closely, these [[films]] demonstrate that the fate of Lumumba and the history of the Congo is not just a matter of black and white. Only Lumumba's murderers believe that.

To answer the question of a previous reviewer who asked the name of the U.S. official mentioned in "Lumumba", the name of the character is "Mr. Carlucci." Frank Carlucci is reported as having been at that time Second Secretary at the U.S. Embassy in the Congo. Subsequently, among other assignments, he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Secretary of Defense, and is now the Chairman of the Carlyle Group. It's hardly surprising that Carlucci's biographical sketch on his www.carlylegroup.com web site fails to credit his service in the Belgian Congo. If his name was deliberately censored from the HBO version of "Lumumba" it may have been to avoid the possibility of HBO's being sued in U.S. courts. Carlucci's name, however, is clearly mentioned in the theatre version of "Lumumba" that I saw recently. In the event, I expect that he would deny any involvement in Lumumba's murder.<br /><br />Others have commented on the evenhandedness with which the film "Lumumba" treats the parties concerned: Lumumba-supporters, other Congolese, even Belgians. A somewhat more sinister view emerges, I [[contemplating]], from the BBC documentary entitled "Who Killed Lumumba?", based on the book "The Murder of Lumumba" by Belgian historian Ludo de Witte. When examined closely, these [[moviemaking]] demonstrate that the fate of Lumumba and the history of the Congo is not just a matter of black and white. Only Lumumba's murderers believe that.
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[[In]] the [[world]] of "shorts" (most of which aren't), this [[film]] is a gem.<br /><br />[[A]] [[quiet]], [[concise]] [[peek]] into the [[world]] of a young [[woman]] who's a reader for a blind [[woman]], here the [[stellar]] [[Elizabeth]] [[Franz]] - this [[film]] [[bears]] the [[textures]], layers and [[visual]] [[storytelling]] of a sumptuously painted still life.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />The [[dialogue]] is [[minimal]], the [[cinematography]] is stunning, and the direction sure, clear and compelling. I saw this film in a [[film]] festival held in a [[loud]] and [[crowded]] [[Tribeca]] [[bar]] - and within the first [[two]] minutes (and for the first [[time]] that [[night]]), the [[crowd]] [[fell]] quiet.<br /><br />That [[says]] it all.

[[Across]] the [[universes]] of "shorts" (most of which aren't), this [[filmmaking]] is a gem.<br /><br />[[para]] [[muted]], [[briefing]] [[swindle]] into the [[globo]] of a young [[chick]] who's a reader for a blind [[chick]], here the [[lustrous]] [[Katherine]] [[Giovanni]] - this [[cameraman]] [[pooh]] the [[sprites]], layers and [[optical]] [[novels]] of a sumptuously painted still life.<[[ab]] /><[[brit]] />The [[conversations]] is [[inane]], the [[moviemaking]] is stunning, and the direction sure, clear and compelling. I saw this film in a [[photographing]] festival held in a [[strident]] and [[overloaded]] [[Sundance]] [[jurist]] - and within the first [[three]] minutes (and for the first [[chronology]] that [[nuit]]), the [[throngs]] [[tumbles]] quiet.<br /><br />That [[proclaimed]] it all.
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[[This]] is the kind of film one [[initially]] selects to make up the numbers from video rental.....only to discover an under-rated entertaining and [[enjoyable]] movie!! The opening sequence of the police arriving at a dark and rainy house wherein the "wife" has committed murder.......or is it??....and the remainder of the [[film]] seeks to unravel what really happened....OK...the film is a [[bit]] "campy"...but has good editing and dialogue.....professional acting.....often humorous......and the [[very]] last scene with the [[facial]] expression is one of the best of its' kind......definitely worth watching.....deserving at least a 7 or an 8!

[[That]] is the kind of film one [[tentatively]] selects to make up the numbers from video rental.....only to discover an under-rated entertaining and [[tasty]] movie!! The opening sequence of the police arriving at a dark and rainy house wherein the "wife" has committed murder.......or is it??....and the remainder of the [[theater]] seeks to unravel what really happened....OK...the film is a [[hunk]] "campy"...but has good editing and dialogue.....professional acting.....often humorous......and the [[awfully]] last scene with the [[facing]] expression is one of the best of its' kind......definitely worth watching.....deserving at least a 7 or an 8!
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HOW MANY MOVIES ARE THERE GOING TO BE IN [[WHICH]] [[AGAINST]] ALL ODDS, A RAGTAG TEAM BEATS THE [[BIG]] GUYS WITH ALL THE MONEY?!!!!!!!! There's nothing new in "The Big Green". If anything, you want them to lose. Steve Guttenberg used to have such a good resume ("The Boys from Brazil", "Police Academy", "Cocoon"). Why, OH WHY, did he have to do these sorts of movies during the 1990s and beyond?! So, just [[avoid]] this movie. There are [[plenty]] of [[good]] [[movies]] out there, so there's no reason to [[waste]] your [[time]] and money on this junk. Obviously, the "[[green]]" on their minds was money, because there's no [[creativity]] here. At least in [[recent]] years, [[Disney]] has produced some clever movies with Pixar.

HOW MANY MOVIES ARE THERE GOING TO BE IN [[WHO]] [[TUSSLE]] ALL ODDS, A RAGTAG TEAM BEATS THE [[TAI]] GUYS WITH ALL THE MONEY?!!!!!!!! There's nothing new in "The Big Green". If anything, you want them to lose. Steve Guttenberg used to have such a good resume ("The Boys from Brazil", "Police Academy", "Cocoon"). Why, OH WHY, did he have to do these sorts of movies during the 1990s and beyond?! So, just [[anticipate]] this movie. There are [[multiple]] of [[super]] [[cinematographer]] out there, so there's no reason to [[junk]] your [[chronology]] and money on this junk. Obviously, the "[[greenery]]" on their minds was money, because there's no [[contrivance]] here. At least in [[elapsed]] years, [[Pixar]] has produced some clever movies with Pixar.
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[[I]] was waiting to [[welcome]] Arnold Schwarzeneger's return to action after the [[dismal]] movies he'd made after "Eraser." "End of Days," however, can be added to the dismal [[films]] he's [[had]] the [[misfortune]] of [[appearing]] in.<br /><br />"[[End]] of [[Days]]" [[starts]] [[well]] with a [[gripping]] [[action]] [[sequence]], yet [[quickly]] [[becomes]] a [[bore]], [[taking]] the [[focus]] off [[action]] and [[suspense]] and [[instead]] [[concentrating]] on the [[investigation]] of [[demonic]] [[happenings]] and the [[quickly]] approaching millenium ([[read]] "[[Doomsday]]"). <[[br]] /><br />[[Performances]] are [[stale]], [[special]] [[effects]] so-so, and [[gore]] plentiful. [[Considering]] myself a die-hard [[Schwarzenegger]] [[fan]], [[I]] couldn't believe [[I]] didn't like this [[film]], but with such an awful, [[lame]] script, what could [[Arnie]] [[have]] [[done]], besides [[passed]] on this [[turkey]]?<br /><br />3 out of 10<br /><[[br]] />

[[me]] was waiting to [[appreciate]] Arnold Schwarzeneger's return to action after the [[deplorable]] movies he'd made after "Eraser." "End of Days," however, can be added to the dismal [[theaters]] he's [[were]] the [[desolation]] of [[sprouting]] in.<br /><br />"[[Terminated]] of [[Times]]" [[lance]] [[even]] with a [[breathless]] [[measuring]] [[footage]], yet [[readily]] [[reaches]] a [[piercing]], [[shoulder]] the [[insistence]] off [[precautions]] and [[waited]] and [[alike]] [[priority]] on the [[explores]] of [[vile]] [[deeds]] and the [[urgently]] approaching millenium ([[lire]] "[[Doom]]"). <[[ab]] /><br />[[Executions]] are [[old]], [[bizarre]] [[incidence]] so-so, and [[montes]] plentiful. [[Reviews]] myself a die-hard [[Stallone]] [[ventilation]], [[me]] couldn't believe [[me]] didn't like this [[theatre]], but with such an awful, [[zero]] script, what could [[Schwarzenegger]] [[could]] [[reached]], besides [[approval]] on this [[istanbul]]?<br /><br />3 out of 10<br /><[[ab]] />
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Dirty Dancing - I think everyone has seen this movie at one time or another. I can remember as a kid I loved this movie and watched it over and over again without tiring of it.<br /><br />Now that I'm a little older, I bought the DVD recently and STILL wasn't disappointed with the performance.<br /><br />[[Swayze]] and Grey [[create]] the [[atmosphere]] for this movie, even though it's claimed they don't [[get]] along, the chemistry in the movie is unbelievable! As the [[movie]] proceeds, we are sucked into their [[relationship]], and [[believe]] [[every]] single one of their actions. <br /><br />The soundtrack is amazing, the music only adds to the romantic mood of the movie and adds to the relationship between Baby & Patrick.<br /><br />The last scene makes this movie, who can ever forget the famous line "Noboby puts Baby in the corner." The song is perfect and the dancing is amazing! <br /><br />I would recommend this movie to anyone, at any age, it's just a fun movie anyone can enjoy 8/10.

Dirty Dancing - I think everyone has seen this movie at one time or another. I can remember as a kid I loved this movie and watched it over and over again without tiring of it.<br /><br />Now that I'm a little older, I bought the DVD recently and STILL wasn't disappointed with the performance.<br /><br />[[Carradine]] and Grey [[forging]] the [[mood]] for this movie, even though it's claimed they don't [[have]] along, the chemistry in the movie is unbelievable! As the [[filmmaking]] proceeds, we are sucked into their [[liens]], and [[presume]] [[any]] single one of their actions. <br /><br />The soundtrack is amazing, the music only adds to the romantic mood of the movie and adds to the relationship between Baby & Patrick.<br /><br />The last scene makes this movie, who can ever forget the famous line "Noboby puts Baby in the corner." The song is perfect and the dancing is amazing! <br /><br />I would recommend this movie to anyone, at any age, it's just a fun movie anyone can enjoy 8/10.
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This animated short is a remake of one of Tex Avery's earlier shorts for Fred Quimby at M-G-M (Dog Gone Tired). An escaped convict (here just known as Joe)who just broke out of 'Alka Fizz Prison' tries to keep one step ahead of Droopy (known here as Sgt.McPoodle of the Mounties),but always manages to run into him,one way or another. This is easily one of the most side splitting,[[funny]] [[shorts]] that rolled out of the M-G-M animation studio. It manages to get most of it's laughs from the shocked reactions Joe has whenever he encounters McPoodle (including some equally deranged sound effects-i.e..car horns,screaming,elephants,etc.). As with any Avery M-G-M short,frantic,kinetic pacing is to be expected (along with some nice, surreal sight gags-i.e.Joe trying to run away from McPoodle & actually running off the side of the film). Pop this one into your DVD player & laugh yourself silly.

This animated short is a remake of one of Tex Avery's earlier shorts for Fred Quimby at M-G-M (Dog Gone Tired). An escaped convict (here just known as Joe)who just broke out of 'Alka Fizz Prison' tries to keep one step ahead of Droopy (known here as Sgt.McPoodle of the Mounties),but always manages to run into him,one way or another. This is easily one of the most side splitting,[[nosy]] [[underwears]] that rolled out of the M-G-M animation studio. It manages to get most of it's laughs from the shocked reactions Joe has whenever he encounters McPoodle (including some equally deranged sound effects-i.e..car horns,screaming,elephants,etc.). As with any Avery M-G-M short,frantic,kinetic pacing is to be expected (along with some nice, surreal sight gags-i.e.Joe trying to run away from McPoodle & actually running off the side of the film). Pop this one into your DVD player & laugh yourself silly.
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The [[acting]] is generally pretty weak. The [[dialog]] was also apparently dubbed in after the filming, so it just doesn't come across well. What do you want for a TV movie?<br /><br />Annette O'toole was OK; there were a few strong lines from the parent of the queen.<br /><br />Otherwise, these kids weren't quite up to it. Didn't [[impress]] my kids either.<br /><br />On the upside, it is only an hour long. Considering that, it got through plot and character development in a creditable fashion. The settings and cinematography are OK too.<br /><br />Some other viewers may like it for sentimental reasons.

The [[interim]] is generally pretty weak. The [[dialogue]] was also apparently dubbed in after the filming, so it just doesn't come across well. What do you want for a TV movie?<br /><br />Annette O'toole was OK; there were a few strong lines from the parent of the queen.<br /><br />Otherwise, these kids weren't quite up to it. Didn't [[disappoint]] my kids either.<br /><br />On the upside, it is only an hour long. Considering that, it got through plot and character development in a creditable fashion. The settings and cinematography are OK too.<br /><br />Some other viewers may like it for sentimental reasons.
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First off, I Hate Sci Fi Stuff, And Although This Movie got a little Sci Fi at times, That's Allright, Because At Least It Focused On Andre Toulon. In the last 3, Andre seemed to have kind of been Mentioned, but the Stories Never really focused on him, which made me mad. What also makes me mad is The Amount of 0's it Got on the Voting Chart. Give It a Rest People. If you saw this Movie and Liked it, Please vote for it. Please. What I [[Loved]] About this Movie is that It went back to [[Where]] it all started. When Andre first learned the Secret to Life. I would Recommend Renting this if you Have seen a Puppet [[Master]] Movie before and liked it. But not renting it if this is your First Time viewing one from the PM Collection, Mainly Because you might think all the Puppet Masters are as "Dull" as this one.

First off, I Hate Sci Fi Stuff, And Although This Movie got a little Sci Fi at times, That's Allright, Because At Least It Focused On Andre Toulon. In the last 3, Andre seemed to have kind of been Mentioned, but the Stories Never really focused on him, which made me mad. What also makes me mad is The Amount of 0's it Got on the Voting Chart. Give It a Rest People. If you saw this Movie and Liked it, Please vote for it. Please. What I [[Wanted]] About this Movie is that It went back to [[Whichever]] it all started. When Andre first learned the Secret to Life. I would Recommend Renting this if you Have seen a Puppet [[Marse]] Movie before and liked it. But not renting it if this is your First Time viewing one from the PM Collection, Mainly Because you might think all the Puppet Masters are as "Dull" as this one.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (77%)]]

There is no doubt that the Kokoda Trail depicts a truly great event in Australian Military history the brave defence of Australia against the cruel barbaric Japanese Army.Howver this film fails to take into account the story of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy's" or the New Guinea natives that The Australians used to help them carry out there military operations. The film also [[fails]] to give a credible account of the Australian soldier and his behaviour in this event. It is more like an [[uninformed]] contemporary [[view]] of what is was like.<br /><br />Again the Australian film industry has failed to give this important chapter in Australia';s history the film it deserved. [[This]] is film making at its worst with arbitrary cinematography , bad scripting and dialogue , no character development and cliché jungle warfare scenes.<br /><br />It fails to [[imbue]] the audience in any meaningful [[perspective]] other than the Japanese Army were ruthless and cruel murderers of an ill-equipped and badly trained group of Australians fighting in a jungle.<br /><br />The film failed as most Australian films do to attract a significant Australian audience in fact they stayed away in droves.<br /><br />I am not going to join the usual parochial garbage of saying its great because its an Australian film. I say either do a great job or just leave it to some one who knows how. This government funded film is just another failure by Australia's wealthy and spoilt rich kids.<br /><br />I am [[giving]] it zero [[stars]] [[because]] its an insult to the descendants of these truly great Australians and their enormous sacrifice. What a shameful waste and disrespect and I [[know]] this review will provoke more negativity from the Movie Show crew and most reviewers but I have a right to my opinion and that's what Australians fought for OUR FREEDOM and that includes freedom of speech and the right to express an opinion.

There is no doubt that the Kokoda Trail depicts a truly great event in Australian Military history the brave defence of Australia against the cruel barbaric Japanese Army.Howver this film fails to take into account the story of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy's" or the New Guinea natives that The Australians used to help them carry out there military operations. The film also [[failing]] to give a credible account of the Australian soldier and his behaviour in this event. It is more like an [[ignoramus]] contemporary [[vistas]] of what is was like.<br /><br />Again the Australian film industry has failed to give this important chapter in Australia';s history the film it deserved. [[These]] is film making at its worst with arbitrary cinematography , bad scripting and dialogue , no character development and cliché jungle warfare scenes.<br /><br />It fails to [[enter]] the audience in any meaningful [[expectations]] other than the Japanese Army were ruthless and cruel murderers of an ill-equipped and badly trained group of Australians fighting in a jungle.<br /><br />The film failed as most Australian films do to attract a significant Australian audience in fact they stayed away in droves.<br /><br />I am not going to join the usual parochial garbage of saying its great because its an Australian film. I say either do a great job or just leave it to some one who knows how. This government funded film is just another failure by Australia's wealthy and spoilt rich kids.<br /><br />I am [[don]] it zero [[shines]] [[than]] its an insult to the descendants of these truly great Australians and their enormous sacrifice. What a shameful waste and disrespect and I [[listen]] this review will provoke more negativity from the Movie Show crew and most reviewers but I have a right to my opinion and that's what Australians fought for OUR FREEDOM and that includes freedom of speech and the right to express an opinion.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (93%)]]

I am a Shakespeare lover since childhood. I am also a Jew. Merchant of Venice is anti-semitic through and through no matter how hard scholars and literature lovers try to re-interpret it.<br /><br />In the play, Shylock is portrayed as demonic and cold-hearted and has no forgiveness, no warmth, no love except for money and cruel revenge, whereas the Christians are kind, moral people. His motives in the play revolve around money (he plots revenge from the start based on damage caused to his business as well as blind racial hate), not noble ideals or hurt racial pride as this movie wants you to believe. And this characterization is given to him by Shakespeare himself, not by the other characters. As final proof, the happy ending is where the Jew loses his money and is forced to convert to Christianity.<br /><br />I acknowledge this and move on. It is part of history and I enjoy Shakepeare despite this fact. Therefore I expect a movie based on this play to play it straight. I would much rather see the work adapted for its rich language and storytelling without any whitewashing.<br /><br />But many of the the bard's artful subtleties and playful characters are lost in this movie. For example, in the last scene where the men discover Portia's undercover work as a man who also took away their rings, instead of the playful game of words and misunderstandings as the truth reveals itself, it becomes a mean-spirited game where two bitchy women play cruelly with their soon-to-be husbands.<br /><br />So instead, we are only left with lovely detailed [[sets]], fragments of the rich language with poor reinterpretation, poor casting, one intense courtroom scene, and a controversy.<br /><br />The truth is, I think it would be much easier to identify the anti-semitism in the story and move on if it were left as is. Despite all the whitewashing the makers of this movie pulled out of their hats, there is plenty of hatred left, only now people can make excuses and pretend the portrayal of Jews isn't so bad anymore.<br /><br />And finally, another problem is with most of the actors being miscast. Pacino is way out of his league and is very [[uncomfortable]] with the language, not to mention the horribly fake accent. Fiennes as Bassanio is charmless and awkward with the language. Irons is dependable as always but doesn't do much with his role. Portia is somewhat OK but unlikeable, and covered in bad makeup, just like the movie.

I am a Shakespeare lover since childhood. I am also a Jew. Merchant of Venice is anti-semitic through and through no matter how hard scholars and literature lovers try to re-interpret it.<br /><br />In the play, Shylock is portrayed as demonic and cold-hearted and has no forgiveness, no warmth, no love except for money and cruel revenge, whereas the Christians are kind, moral people. His motives in the play revolve around money (he plots revenge from the start based on damage caused to his business as well as blind racial hate), not noble ideals or hurt racial pride as this movie wants you to believe. And this characterization is given to him by Shakespeare himself, not by the other characters. As final proof, the happy ending is where the Jew loses his money and is forced to convert to Christianity.<br /><br />I acknowledge this and move on. It is part of history and I enjoy Shakepeare despite this fact. Therefore I expect a movie based on this play to play it straight. I would much rather see the work adapted for its rich language and storytelling without any whitewashing.<br /><br />But many of the the bard's artful subtleties and playful characters are lost in this movie. For example, in the last scene where the men discover Portia's undercover work as a man who also took away their rings, instead of the playful game of words and misunderstandings as the truth reveals itself, it becomes a mean-spirited game where two bitchy women play cruelly with their soon-to-be husbands.<br /><br />So instead, we are only left with lovely detailed [[set]], fragments of the rich language with poor reinterpretation, poor casting, one intense courtroom scene, and a controversy.<br /><br />The truth is, I think it would be much easier to identify the anti-semitism in the story and move on if it were left as is. Despite all the whitewashing the makers of this movie pulled out of their hats, there is plenty of hatred left, only now people can make excuses and pretend the portrayal of Jews isn't so bad anymore.<br /><br />And finally, another problem is with most of the actors being miscast. Pacino is way out of his league and is very [[touchy]] with the language, not to mention the horribly fake accent. Fiennes as Bassanio is charmless and awkward with the language. Irons is dependable as always but doesn't do much with his role. Portia is somewhat OK but unlikeable, and covered in bad makeup, just like the movie.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

After watching "Waco: The Rules of Engagement" I was just sitting in disbelief of what I was witness to. A big cover up by the FBI, a massacre by gung-ho/trigger happy government agents? I clearly remember the Waco standoff, I was 17 years old at the time and watched it all on CNN. I remembered reflecting about all the children as I watched the Mount Camel compound burn in April 1993. I remember feeling sorry for the children, but clearly felt that it was the fault of their evil leader David Koresh and the other Davidians. Gazecki's film shows clearly and beyond doubt, even though it is biased, that the FBI lied over and over again. I think that this film was a big contributor to the reopening of a new investigation of the incident in 1999. The outcome of this new investigation was in some sense predictable, the judgement relied on fact that was just as grey as the facts that the Davidians presented. I was very disappointed about the verdict, because as far as I know it didn't take into account all the lying, misinformation and evidence cover-up by the FBI and other officials. Why have no one be prosecuted for hampering the work of the Texas Rangers investigators? Why were they allowed to contaminate the crime scene and bulldoze the compound shortly after the incident? These are questions that I haven't been given answers to by the government. Most importantly, what about the children? In this new investigation I haven't been informed about who was responsible for spraying the CS flammable tear-gas into a compound with many hazards for igniting this gas and I haven't found any answer to whether the children's muscles contracted due to the effects of the gas, while they were alive. If they did, I would surely think that the Janet Reno or who ever was in charge of the raid should be indicted for mass-homicide or manslaughter. The question that was raised by Gazecki, but not mentioned is; Was is a direct plan for the people in charge and their tanks to cut holes and burn the building down with intent? (a plan that would have been accomplished with 112% efficacy) or were the officials in charge so incompetent, that their were unaware of the consequence of their actions? Both are equally frightening. Even if the Davidians set fire to the compound, the officials in charge surely provided them with the opportunity to do the job. If the officials in charge knew, as they claimed, that the Davidians would set fire to the compound, why the f did the tanks cut all the holes in the building making it into a furnace and why didn't they have plans to deal with the fire that they knew would occur? Dark questions that still won't go away The final and most relevant issue of this film, is the way that the Davidians are demonized by the government through the media, who just feeds it in to the public. I clearly remember the resentment I felt for the evil Davidians that I saw on CNN in 1993. Now that I'm older I can see a clear line of communication coming out of the government every time they are gearing up for a massacre of civilians along with the intended targets. Demonizing people with words like; "they have different unlawful values then us" "they don't enjoy freedom" and "they are a threat to our freedoms and way of life" makes them so much easier to kill
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[[Though]] I [[saw]] this [[movie]] dubbed in [[French]], [[so]] I'm [[sure]] it [[lost]] something in the [[translation]], [[lack]] of [[accents]], etc., it was an excellent, fun [[movie]] for a [[lonely]] [[night]] in a [[hotel]] room--a [[real]] pick-me-up that [[portrayed]] [[accurately]] and [[positively]] the [[complexities]] of [[individual]] [[sexuality]], [[gender]] [[role]], and [[finding]] a [[place]] within the communities to which one is supposed to belong--male, gay, [[urban]], 30-ish, etc. I was [[very]] proud of French television for [[showing]] such an [[honest]] and [[positive]] [[portrayal]] of the [[gay]] community. [[While]] the [[fact]] that the [[gay]] lead [[character]] [[ends]] up [[somewhat]] "straight" in the [[end]] is [[mildly]] [[disappointing]], that's [[life]], and that happens sometimes. This is a great movie, whether alone or with a date! [[A]] [[really]] [[enjoyable]] experience.

[[If]] I [[commented]] this [[video]] dubbed in [[France]], [[well]] I'm [[hopeful]] it [[disappearance]] something in the [[translators]], [[gap]] of [[tones]], etc., it was an excellent, fun [[theaters]] for a [[alone]] [[overnight]] in a [[hospitality]] room--a [[actual]] pick-me-up that [[reported]] [[rightfully]] and [[favorably]] the [[complicated]] of [[capita]] [[genre]], [[typing]] [[trait]], and [[conclusion]] a [[sites]] within the communities to which one is supposed to belong--male, gay, [[municipal]], 30-ish, etc. I was [[awfully]] proud of French television for [[stating]] such an [[loyal]] and [[affirmative]] [[image]] of the [[homo]] community. [[If]] the [[made]] that the [[lesbian]] lead [[featured]] [[shutting]] up [[instead]] "straight" in the [[ending]] is [[slightly]] [[troublesome]], that's [[forever]], and that happens sometimes. This is a great movie, whether alone or with a date! [[una]] [[awfully]] [[amiable]] experience.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (65%)]]

The scariest [[thing]] about this horror [[movie]] is that the [[end]] alludes to a sequel. 'The Cave' is [[really]] a disappointing [[action]] movie. A [[team]] of cave and undersea [[researchers]] go to [[Romania]] (one of these inexpensive places to make a movie, for now at least) and [[following]] a destroyed [[church]] enter in a [[cave]] that [[proves]] to [[be]] a [[realm]] of underground monsters. Or are they [[daemons]]? [[The]] movie never [[decides]] if it wants to [[be]] [[action]], [[science]] fiction, or horror, it is a [[mix]] of all without [[salt]] or fun, and [[acted]] in a wooden manner. The [[best]] [[thing]] about the [[movie]] is the [[cinematography]], but even the [[dark]] [[landscape]] of the [[cave]] [[becomes]] [[soon]] [[boring]], because the film lacks [[pace]] and the characters are [[simply]] not interesting. [[Waste]] of time.

The scariest [[things]] about this horror [[cinema]] is that the [[cease]] alludes to a sequel. 'The Cave' is [[truth]] a disappointing [[precautions]] movie. A [[apparatus]] of cave and undersea [[specialists]] go to [[Bucharest]] (one of these inexpensive places to make a movie, for now at least) and [[resultant]] a destroyed [[clergymen]] enter in a [[cellar]] that [[exhibition]] to [[happen]] a [[zones]] of underground monsters. Or are they [[woes]]? [[Both]] movie never [[decisions]] if it wants to [[come]] [[endeavours]], [[sciences]] fiction, or horror, it is a [[combo]] of all without [[salty]] or fun, and [[work]] in a wooden manner. The [[exemplary]] [[things]] about the [[scorsese]] is the [[film]], but even the [[darkest]] [[landscapes]] of the [[cava]] [[ai]] [[previously]] [[monotonous]], because the film lacks [[velocities]] and the characters are [[easier]] not interesting. [[Litter]] of time.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (56%)]]

Like most people, I was interested in "More" [[solely]] because of the [[Pink]] Floyd soundtrack, which has turned out to be the only [[Pink]] Floyd album that I [[still]] [[listen]] to after all these years. [[It]] was quite a surprise to run across the film in a local video store, in a digitally remastered version. It was an even bigger surprise to find that it is a pretty [[good]] movie.<br /><br />Visually it is quite beautiful, especially when the two main [[characters]] are cavorting on the [[rocks]] on the Spanish island of Ibiza. And the use of the soundtrack [[music]], which as far as I can tell is exclusively by Pink Floyd, is excellent. It was a joy to [[watch]] the film with my copy of the album alongside me, mentally ticking off each track as it was used in the film. Dave Gilmour's brief "A Spanish Piece" was the only one I didn't hear, and several tracks are used quite prominently, especially "Cymbaline," "Main Theme," and "Quicksilver." That latter track is tedious on the soundtrack album but works very well during the title sequence of the film, resurfacing at least once later on. Maybe now I can appreciate it on the album, now that I have some visuals to accompany it in my mind.<br /><br />The plot of "More" is a little hard to take at times, especially in the early going, when the film appears to be merely a vehicle to demonstrate the hipness of those involved in making it. But eventually the film proves that it has much more than that to offer, as the plot becomes more focused. Why does Stefan take heroin? Why does ANYBODY take heroin, fully knowing the possible consequences? The [[film]] does not attempt to answer that question directly, but Stefan's heroin [[use]] seems a logical [[extension]] of his single-minded pursuit of pure pleasure.<br /><br />[[I]] strongly recommend this film to any Pink Floyd fan who has an appreciation of the [[vastly]] underrated "More" soundtrack. I also recommend it to anyone who has an [[interest]] in sixties counterculture and how it was portrayed in the media. I have no idea how [[realistic]] this movie is, since I am too young to have experienced the sixties firsthand, but it does seem to capture the spirit of the times in a way that no other movie does.

Like most people, I was interested in "More" [[precisely]] because of the [[Leapt]] Floyd soundtrack, which has turned out to be the only [[Humpback]] Floyd album that I [[incidentally]] [[admire]] to after all these years. [[He]] was quite a surprise to run across the film in a local video store, in a digitally remastered version. It was an even bigger surprise to find that it is a pretty [[adequate]] movie.<br /><br />Visually it is quite beautiful, especially when the two main [[character]] are cavorting on the [[hits]] on the Spanish island of Ibiza. And the use of the soundtrack [[concert]], which as far as I can tell is exclusively by Pink Floyd, is excellent. It was a joy to [[surveilling]] the film with my copy of the album alongside me, mentally ticking off each track as it was used in the film. Dave Gilmour's brief "A Spanish Piece" was the only one I didn't hear, and several tracks are used quite prominently, especially "Cymbaline," "Main Theme," and "Quicksilver." That latter track is tedious on the soundtrack album but works very well during the title sequence of the film, resurfacing at least once later on. Maybe now I can appreciate it on the album, now that I have some visuals to accompany it in my mind.<br /><br />The plot of "More" is a little hard to take at times, especially in the early going, when the film appears to be merely a vehicle to demonstrate the hipness of those involved in making it. But eventually the film proves that it has much more than that to offer, as the plot becomes more focused. Why does Stefan take heroin? Why does ANYBODY take heroin, fully knowing the possible consequences? The [[moviemaking]] does not attempt to answer that question directly, but Stefan's heroin [[consumes]] seems a logical [[widening]] of his single-minded pursuit of pure pleasure.<br /><br />[[me]] strongly recommend this film to any Pink Floyd fan who has an appreciation of the [[terribly]] underrated "More" soundtrack. I also recommend it to anyone who has an [[interests]] in sixties counterculture and how it was portrayed in the media. I have no idea how [[feasible]] this movie is, since I am too young to have experienced the sixties firsthand, but it does seem to capture the spirit of the times in a way that no other movie does.
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But to be a [[little]] more precise I do not think that it is as [[bad]] as it actually could be. [[Eventhough]] the actors (famous to semi-famous) didn't [[do]] a very great job. Directors fault? Could be the script as well hard for me to say? Anyway, if you are after a [[lot]] of cool [[guns]] and action this is not the movie for you but they do run around with a lot of ww2 vintage guns. Sort of fun :) Well I guess I could say more but it just doesn't feel as if it's [[worth]] it. If you are desperate enough or a Hackman freak see it otherwise don't!<br /><br />Live well and prosper

But to be a [[lesser]] more precise I do not think that it is as [[rotten]] as it actually could be. [[Dunno]] the actors (famous to semi-famous) didn't [[know]] a very great job. Directors fault? Could be the script as well hard for me to say? Anyway, if you are after a [[plots]] of cool [[gunpoint]] and action this is not the movie for you but they do run around with a lot of ww2 vintage guns. Sort of fun :) Well I guess I could say more but it just doesn't feel as if it's [[amounting]] it. If you are desperate enough or a Hackman freak see it otherwise don't!<br /><br />Live well and prosper
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (59%)]]

Beautiful, [[emotional]], and subtle. I [[watch]] this movie at an art center with a [[smaller]] screen in a film room with 95% of senior citizens. I wish bigger cinema like Lowes around here would show it. Great [[cinematography]] by Wong and Christopher Doyle. Since I understand [[cantonese]], it's a lot easier for me to understand the movie. As simple as the story [[goes]], [[many]] English speaking viewers didn't get the whole story. Three old ladies next to me keep yapping and have no clues about the movie.<br /><br />Spoiler; They were surprise when I mention that Mr. Chow did sleep with Mrs Chen and they have a son. She went to Singapore trying to tell him but didn't.<br /><br />Spoiler<br /><br />The mandarin translation of the movie title actually means flowery like moment or memory. The phrase usually used to describe beautiful and wonderful memory that was inpermanance and short. The whole movie pretty much fit the title. Not to mention the flowery "Cheung Sam".<br /><br />My favorite scene was definately the street corner in the alley. It looks so beautiful, the sun shining on the old and faded wall, at night in the dark, in the rain, truely a [[poetic]] moment. I felt a strong sense of intimacy of their relationship seeing them standing against the wall and talk quietly. I felt a terrible heartache when Mr Chow was rehearsing his departing moment, and Mrs Chen cried on his shoulder.... Bravo Wong Kar-Wai!<br /><br />As much as I like this one, Chungking Express still top my favorite. However, I'll [[give]] this one a 10 as well. As a [[point]] of [[reference]], CTHD only got 7.<br /><br />If you [[love]] art, you [[will]] love this movie. Don't [[miss]] it.

Beautiful, [[psychiatric]], and subtle. I [[staring]] this movie at an art center with a [[negligible]] screen in a film room with 95% of senior citizens. I wish bigger cinema like Lowes around here would show it. Great [[movies]] by Wong and Christopher Doyle. Since I understand [[mandarin]], it's a lot easier for me to understand the movie. As simple as the story [[subsides]], [[multiplicity]] English speaking viewers didn't get the whole story. Three old ladies next to me keep yapping and have no clues about the movie.<br /><br />Spoiler; They were surprise when I mention that Mr. Chow did sleep with Mrs Chen and they have a son. She went to Singapore trying to tell him but didn't.<br /><br />Spoiler<br /><br />The mandarin translation of the movie title actually means flowery like moment or memory. The phrase usually used to describe beautiful and wonderful memory that was inpermanance and short. The whole movie pretty much fit the title. Not to mention the flowery "Cheung Sam".<br /><br />My favorite scene was definately the street corner in the alley. It looks so beautiful, the sun shining on the old and faded wall, at night in the dark, in the rain, truely a [[virtuous]] moment. I felt a strong sense of intimacy of their relationship seeing them standing against the wall and talk quietly. I felt a terrible heartache when Mr Chow was rehearsing his departing moment, and Mrs Chen cried on his shoulder.... Bravo Wong Kar-Wai!<br /><br />As much as I like this one, Chungking Express still top my favorite. However, I'll [[pay]] this one a 10 as well. As a [[subject]] of [[referenced]], CTHD only got 7.<br /><br />If you [[enjoying]] art, you [[hope]] love this movie. Don't [[lady]] it.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

Have to disagree with people saying that this is a [[lousy]] horror film with [[good]] [[acting]] and camera-work - I'd say it's an okay horror flick [[RUINED]] by shockingly abysmal acting and poor camera-work - watch 'Ju-on : The Grudge instead of wasting your time with this garbage. The principal idea behind the film is rather an [[original]] one, considering the abundance of killer-doll-based scare-fests which have been foist upon us over the years; [[unfortunately]], the story is handled with all the subtlety of the latest Michael Bay actioner, with a cast of characters which are uniformly unlikable and played with precision-perfect dreadfulness by actors presumably sifted from daytime Korean soap operas. It isn't scary and only succeeds in dampening your expectations of the next Korean horror movie to come-a-calling. Oh well.

Have to disagree with people saying that this is a [[rotten]] horror film with [[guten]] [[interim]] and camera-work - I'd say it's an okay horror flick [[TRASHED]] by shockingly abysmal acting and poor camera-work - watch 'Ju-on : The Grudge instead of wasting your time with this garbage. The principal idea behind the film is rather an [[premiere]] one, considering the abundance of killer-doll-based scare-fests which have been foist upon us over the years; [[spectacularly]], the story is handled with all the subtlety of the latest Michael Bay actioner, with a cast of characters which are uniformly unlikable and played with precision-perfect dreadfulness by actors presumably sifted from daytime Korean soap operas. It isn't scary and only succeeds in dampening your expectations of the next Korean horror movie to come-a-calling. Oh well.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (77%)]]

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland revolves around Eamon Manley who is 24 year old and still happens to be a virgin. He lives with his mother in Belfast. He is also a very shy guy towards women. Everything has changes for Eamon when he is seduced by a woman(as far as I can remember a neighbour). It is not because he looses his virginity but he discovers that he has a super power. Despite having protection, this neighbour becomes pregnant. He is told by the doctor that he has very high sperm count. His [[mother]] brilliantly comes up with an idea which makes us see ginger headed babies all around in the end of the film. He starts helping out women in both side of Belfast to conceive babies. First voluntarily then with the help of his colleague runs a business out of it. The Most Fertile Man in Ireland has its funny moments but [[needed]] to [[come]] up with [[better]] jokes and with a better script. I couldn't [[help]] thinking that it [[gave]] me the impression of a TV sitcom rather than a movie. Kris Marshall is a different name on the silver screen but [[does]] not [[shine]] as star. It's more like the guy you saw in such and such movie. Like him being in Love Actually(I think he was very funny in that one)..Well, it was okay to watch but couldn't help dozing off from time to time. ** out of *****

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland revolves around Eamon Manley who is 24 year old and still happens to be a virgin. He lives with his mother in Belfast. He is also a very shy guy towards women. Everything has changes for Eamon when he is seduced by a woman(as far as I can remember a neighbour). It is not because he looses his virginity but he discovers that he has a super power. Despite having protection, this neighbour becomes pregnant. He is told by the doctor that he has very high sperm count. His [[mommy]] brilliantly comes up with an idea which makes us see ginger headed babies all around in the end of the film. He starts helping out women in both side of Belfast to conceive babies. First voluntarily then with the help of his colleague runs a business out of it. The Most Fertile Man in Ireland has its funny moments but [[essentials]] to [[viens]] up with [[allright]] jokes and with a better script. I couldn't [[endorsing]] thinking that it [[tendered]] me the impression of a TV sitcom rather than a movie. Kris Marshall is a different name on the silver screen but [[am]] not [[sliver]] as star. It's more like the guy you saw in such and such movie. Like him being in Love Actually(I think he was very funny in that one)..Well, it was okay to watch but couldn't help dozing off from time to time. ** out of *****
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My god how bad this is. Who is this [[impostor]] [[pretending]] to [[be]] Ali [[G]]? [[Avoid]] this at all costs. [[It]] [[replaces]] the [[smart]] multi-layered [[satire]] and [[humour]] of his [[show]] with down and out [[toilet]] humour.<br /><br />[[This]] was [[obviously]] an [[attempt]] to [[get]] him [[known]] in the States before he [[released]] his [[show]] there on HBO.<br /><br />One commentator here pleads that we not [[judge]] the movie on the [[merits]] of the [[show]] due to the [[difference]] in the mediums. [[While]] it is [[true]] that the [[standard]] [[format]] of the [[show]] could never [[have]] been [[transferred]] to the [[big]] screen [[Mr]] Sacha Baron [[Cohen]] could [[have]] [[ensured]] the [[smart]] [[use]] of his comic [[style]] in a more [[conventional]] [[movie]] storyline. [[Instead]] we [[have]] this [[mess]], which in all [[honesty]] [[has]] nothing at all to [[do]] with Ali [[G]] except for the packaging.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[Terribly]] disappointing. Go [[seek]] out the DVD's of [[Innit]], Aiiii, or [[Bling]] [[Bling]] for some [[real]] Ali G.

My god how bad this is. Who is this [[counterfeiter]] [[pretend]] to [[have]] Ali [[ke]]? [[Flee]] this at all costs. [[His]] [[alternative]] the [[smarter]] multi-layered [[wry]] and [[sarcastic]] of his [[appear]] with down and out [[toilets]] humour.<br /><br />[[That]] was [[supposedly]] an [[intention]] to [[getting]] him [[acquaintances]] in the States before he [[disclosure]] his [[display]] there on HBO.<br /><br />One commentator here pleads that we not [[magistrate]] the movie on the [[bottom]] of the [[exhibit]] due to the [[contrast]] in the mediums. [[Except]] it is [[real]] that the [[everyday]] [[guises]] of the [[exhibits]] could never [[possess]] been [[transported]] to the [[monumental]] screen [[Colleague]] Sacha Baron [[Bernstein]] could [[enjoys]] [[reassurance]] the [[luminous]] [[used]] of his comic [[shapes]] in a more [[everyday]] [[movies]] storyline. [[Alternately]] we [[recieve]] this [[turmoil]], which in all [[fearlessness]] [[holds]] nothing at all to [[been]] with Ali [[grammes]] except for the packaging.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Madly]] disappointing. Go [[find]] out the DVD's of [[Yeah]], Aiiii, or [[Jeweller]] [[Earrings]] for some [[authentic]] Ali G.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

Royal Rumble 1988 [[bored]] me pretty damn good. The rumble itself is pretty uneventful, filled with mid carders, and a winner that really had no point in winning, and why on earth did The Young Stallions Vs The Islanders main event? half the crowd left. Jessie Ventura sounds bored, through half the thing, and you can tell when he mentions he finds the development of Hogan Vs Andre more interesting. McMahon and Ventura don't have the chemistry of Gorilla and Jessie.<br /><br />Ricky Steamboat Vs Ravishing Rick Rude. Heavily disappointing match, with too many rest holds, and too much of a sluggish pace, sink this one. When it picks up like crazy in the last 5 minutes, it's too little, too late. Steamboat wins by DQ.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Next is up Dino Bravo attempting to set a new bench press record, with Ventura spotting him. Horrendous segment, with no [[entertainment]] value what so ever. Ventura is not nearly enough to carry this segment, and even McMahon admitted it was boring. Controversy or not, [[I]] [[wasted]] enough [[time]] on this crap.<br /><br />0/5<br /><br />WWF Woman's Tag Team Championship.<br /><br />2 out of 3 falls.<br /><br />The Glamour Girls|C|/W Jimmy Hart. Vs The Jumping Bomb Angels. This is the best match of the [[night]], no I'm not kidding!. Very exciting stuff for Woman's [[wrestling]], and you'll be [[hard]] pressed to [[find]] stuff this good, now a days. The Jumping Bomb Angels were way over, and the [[crowd]] went ape sh*t for their title win.<br /><br />3/5<br /><br />Contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant. Hogan gets a decent pop, but there a few noticeable boo's for him, probably because its in Canada. A bit too drawn out for my liking, but it was necessary for the storyline. It got it's [[point]] across, and had some effective moments, but a lot of the times, I kept saying "Get on with it". Both sign, and Andre slams Hogan's head on the table, and pushes the table on him.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Royal Rumble Match. Very weak Royal Rumble, probably due to awkward pacing, and the true lack of star power. I think Vince was testing the waters with this one, and it showed. Ventura seems uninterested, and I don't blame him. Crowd clearly wanted Roberts to win, yelling DDT almost every 5 minutes he was in there, and while Duggan got a good pop, I don't believe he was the winner they wanted, and where did this take his career? Nowhere. Bret's 1st ever Royal Rumble, and he made an impressive showing. It wasn't terrible, but it was quite lackluster, and it didn't have enough to make the show, considering this was what the show was based on.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Hogan has an interview with Craig DeGeorge. Standard Hulkster interview, but not with the same craziness, and outrageous remarks he usually pulls.<br /><br />2/5<br /><br />Ted and Andre get interviewed. Andre claims he will deliver the Championship to Mr. Dibiase. Short, but effective.<br /><br />3/5<br /><br />2 out of 3 Falls.<br /><br />The Islanders Vs The Young Stallions. Crowd is completely dead for this, and half of them bolted for the exit's. It's quite dull, and had no business being in the main event. Jessie and Vince seem bored, and argue about other things while the match is taking place. Islanders win, due to taking advantage of Roma's injury.<br /><br />2/5<br /><br />Bottom line. Historically important I suppose, but there is really nothing to see here. This was just a starting cue for great things to come for The Royal Rumble, and while you can see glimpses of potential here, there is nothing on here, going out of your way to see. I usually recommend everything once for Die Hard Wrestling fans, and considering it's the 1st Royal Rumble event, I suppose I have too, but prepare to be bored a lot of the time.<br /><br />3/10

Royal Rumble 1988 [[pierce]] me pretty damn good. The rumble itself is pretty uneventful, filled with mid carders, and a winner that really had no point in winning, and why on earth did The Young Stallions Vs The Islanders main event? half the crowd left. Jessie Ventura sounds bored, through half the thing, and you can tell when he mentions he finds the development of Hogan Vs Andre more interesting. McMahon and Ventura don't have the chemistry of Gorilla and Jessie.<br /><br />Ricky Steamboat Vs Ravishing Rick Rude. Heavily disappointing match, with too many rest holds, and too much of a sluggish pace, sink this one. When it picks up like crazy in the last 5 minutes, it's too little, too late. Steamboat wins by DQ.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Next is up Dino Bravo attempting to set a new bench press record, with Ventura spotting him. Horrendous segment, with no [[sporting]] value what so ever. Ventura is not nearly enough to carry this segment, and even McMahon admitted it was boring. Controversy or not, [[me]] [[loser]] enough [[tiempo]] on this crap.<br /><br />0/5<br /><br />WWF Woman's Tag Team Championship.<br /><br />2 out of 3 falls.<br /><br />The Glamour Girls|C|/W Jimmy Hart. Vs The Jumping Bomb Angels. This is the best match of the [[darkness]], no I'm not kidding!. Very exciting stuff for Woman's [[wrestled]], and you'll be [[assiduously]] pressed to [[excavate]] stuff this good, now a days. The Jumping Bomb Angels were way over, and the [[crowds]] went ape sh*t for their title win.<br /><br />3/5<br /><br />Contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant. Hogan gets a decent pop, but there a few noticeable boo's for him, probably because its in Canada. A bit too drawn out for my liking, but it was necessary for the storyline. It got it's [[remarks]] across, and had some effective moments, but a lot of the times, I kept saying "Get on with it". Both sign, and Andre slams Hogan's head on the table, and pushes the table on him.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Royal Rumble Match. Very weak Royal Rumble, probably due to awkward pacing, and the true lack of star power. I think Vince was testing the waters with this one, and it showed. Ventura seems uninterested, and I don't blame him. Crowd clearly wanted Roberts to win, yelling DDT almost every 5 minutes he was in there, and while Duggan got a good pop, I don't believe he was the winner they wanted, and where did this take his career? Nowhere. Bret's 1st ever Royal Rumble, and he made an impressive showing. It wasn't terrible, but it was quite lackluster, and it didn't have enough to make the show, considering this was what the show was based on.<br /><br />2 1/2 /5<br /><br />Hogan has an interview with Craig DeGeorge. Standard Hulkster interview, but not with the same craziness, and outrageous remarks he usually pulls.<br /><br />2/5<br /><br />Ted and Andre get interviewed. Andre claims he will deliver the Championship to Mr. Dibiase. Short, but effective.<br /><br />3/5<br /><br />2 out of 3 Falls.<br /><br />The Islanders Vs The Young Stallions. Crowd is completely dead for this, and half of them bolted for the exit's. It's quite dull, and had no business being in the main event. Jessie and Vince seem bored, and argue about other things while the match is taking place. Islanders win, due to taking advantage of Roma's injury.<br /><br />2/5<br /><br />Bottom line. Historically important I suppose, but there is really nothing to see here. This was just a starting cue for great things to come for The Royal Rumble, and while you can see glimpses of potential here, there is nothing on here, going out of your way to see. I usually recommend everything once for Die Hard Wrestling fans, and considering it's the 1st Royal Rumble event, I suppose I have too, but prepare to be bored a lot of the time.<br /><br />3/10
--------------------------------------------- Result 366 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (55%)]]

"Christmas In Connecticut" is a gem of a Christmas movie classic. While [[lesser]] [[known]] than some others -- it is [[nonetheless]] a delightful [[way]] to spend an evening at holiday time. I watch it every year.<br /><br />Barbara Stanwyck is perfectly cast as, [[Elizabeth]] [[Lane]], the single, [[career]] girl. Way before it was [[popular]], Stanwyck [[embodies]] the single [[girl]] on the rise. Her [[NYC]] apartment, and her friendly "uncle" restaurateur around the corner typify the single girl in the city existence. She can't [[cook]] yet she writes a homemaking [[column]] for a magazine!<[[br]] /><[[br]] />Dennis Morgan is also perfectly cast as our wartime hero, [[Jefferson]] Jones, who wants to meet the amazing Elizabeth Lane. After being [[lost]] at sea, all he wants is to [[spend]] [[Christmas]] in a "real" home. Which sets up the [[delightful]], madcap [[story]] that evolves. It is fun from [[beginning]] to end. We should all have an [[Uncle]] Felix too!

"Christmas In Connecticut" is a gem of a Christmas movie classic. While [[younger]] [[recognized]] than some others -- it is [[however]] a delightful [[avenues]] to spend an evening at holiday time. I watch it every year.<br /><br />Barbara Stanwyck is perfectly cast as, [[Gillian]] [[Corridors]], the single, [[occupations]] girl. Way before it was [[prestigious]], Stanwyck [[exudes]] the single [[females]] on the rise. Her [[NY]] apartment, and her friendly "uncle" restaurateur around the corner typify the single girl in the city existence. She can't [[boiled]] yet she writes a homemaking [[chronicle]] for a magazine!<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />Dennis Morgan is also perfectly cast as our wartime hero, [[Woodrow]] Jones, who wants to meet the amazing Elizabeth Lane. After being [[lacked]] at sea, all he wants is to [[devote]] [[Claus]] in a "real" home. Which sets up the [[tasty]], madcap [[conte]] that evolves. It is fun from [[initiating]] to end. We should all have an [[Uncles]] Felix too!
--------------------------------------------- Result 367 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

Back in the 70's, a small-time Texas filmmaker named S.F. Brownrigg directed a handful of surprisingly decent low-budget drive-in horror flicks which seem to have developed a small cult following over the years. Before viewing his first film, Don't Look In The Basement, I wasn't too sure what to expect, but I sure as hell didn't expect it to turn out to be the only Texas horror I thought was better than the Chainsaw Massacre. I don't know, this might actually be my all-time favorite horror movie.<br /><br />We begin in an isolated insane asylum. At first, it seems like a rather laid-back place to get mentally healthy, considering all the patients are allowed to roam around freely and whatnot, as if it were their house (I guess it is). none of them seem all that dangerous, only delusional. The residents include a love-nympho, a 700 year old woman, a man-child, a spaz, a guy who thinks he's in a war, a woman who thinks she has a baby, and a guy who thinks he's a judge. One day, out of nowhere, Judge kills the doctor with an axe, shortly thereafter, the wanna-be baby mama kills the nurse. Ten minutes into the movie, and things are looking really ugly. Perhaps the new nurse will know what to do, then again, perhaps not. Giving away more would do more harm than good. It's best to plunge head first into this one, knowing as little as possible. If you can appreciate honest-to-God, untampered with horror, then you will not be disappointed. <br /><br />If you liked Scream, if you liked Wrong Turn, if you go for that unoriginal, over-produced, over-scored digital Hollywood garbage, then chances are high you just wont see the beauty in this one. Don't Look In The Basement, being a first attempt makes the quality all the more shocking. The atmosphere and the graininess fit into the location and the score like a glove. Unfortunately, good ol' S.F. used up most of his good ideas on his first movie, although, the next entry in his Texas-sized quadrilogy, is somewhat of a masterpiece, that is, if you're into extra sleazy, mean-spirited, Hixploitation like someone I know. If you fall in love with Brownrigg's first two, and absolutely must find out what else he had to offer, check out Don't Open The Door, and The House Where Hell Froze Over. Don't Look in The Basement has everything that successful horror needs, no stars, no budget, no digital effects, just an original story brought to life in an insane asylum, with a dozen cast members, and a somber, subtle score, and of course, the twist. This is real horror for the real horror fan. 10/10
--------------------------------------------- Result 368 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (90%)]]

[[Extremely]] [[entertaining]] mid-1950's western that packs a whole lot into just a 96-minute running time. Most viewers will quickly get drawn into this story and will find the experience quite enjoyable. More than just a B-Western but not really an epic, the budget was modest and the cast affordable despite several big names. Glenn Ford was the only box office draw at the time. Edward G. Robinson and Barbara Stanwyck were past their primes and looking for work, Stanwyck was 10 years away from a new popularity in "The Big Valley". Brian Keith and Dianne Foster were just starting out.<br /><br />Ford plays John Parrish, a small rancher who decides to sell out when the sympathetic sheriff is murdered by the big rancher's (Robinson) hired gunman. Parrish is a former Confederate officer who only moved out west for health reasons. <br /><br />Robinson plays Lee Wilkison, who already owns most of the valley and intends to acquire the rest, making good on a promise to his wife Martha (Stanwyck). Lee was crippled in a land war he fought 12 years earlier; his brother Cole (Keith) has come up from Texas to help him run the huge spread. Lee has been turning a blind eye to obvious hookups between Stanwyck and Keith but sensitive daughter Judith (Foster) is understandably upset by what is going on in their home. <br /><br />John Parrish has promised his fiancée Caroline (May Winn) that he will move back east. Caroline, who is modeled on Grace Kelly's "High Noon" character, breaks off the engagement at the first sign of trouble and simply disappears from the film. This leaves the way open for a John and Judith romance to develop. <br /><br />The violence starts early and continues throughout the film, with Parrish able to apply military tactics against an enemy who underestimates his ability and determination. He has a very original confrontation with the main gunfighter about midway into the film. Ford plays one of his standard characters; the modest guy who disarms everyone with a self- deprecating manner, who is slow to take offense but brutal when finally provoked (very much like his role in "The Sheepman"). <br /><br />Robinson is likewise excellent as a man who maintains his personal integrity even though physically just a shadow of his former self. And he gets enough lines and screen time to adequately develop his character. <br /><br />Stanwyck has the most difficult role and she is simply not convincing as the classic two-faced woman, a seemingly loyal wife who is scheming to replace her husband with his brother. In part this is because she is not allocated enough time to do anything more than superficially convey either side of the character. That said, a talented actress could have done a much better job even with these limitations.<br /><br />Dianne Foster is a pleasant surprise. She should remind viewers a lot of Carroll Baker, both physically and in acting style. Although required to play Judith according to 1950's convention (she is allowed to be tough but then required to break into hysterics after each major confrontation), Foster shows a nice range. She conveys a growing attraction for Parrish but does it so subtly that it is only in retrospect that the various clues click into place. <br /><br />The real problem with "The Violent Men" is that it tries to be both an action western and a character study morality play. Because so much has to happen on the screen much of the action is rushed and many of the characters get only a cursory treatment. This is neither fatal flaw nor a reason to avoid the film, but it could have been significantly better with another 20 minutes of running time or the absence of unnecessary characters like Caroline.<br /><br />Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

[[Terribly]] [[droll]] mid-1950's western that packs a whole lot into just a 96-minute running time. Most viewers will quickly get drawn into this story and will find the experience quite enjoyable. More than just a B-Western but not really an epic, the budget was modest and the cast affordable despite several big names. Glenn Ford was the only box office draw at the time. Edward G. Robinson and Barbara Stanwyck were past their primes and looking for work, Stanwyck was 10 years away from a new popularity in "The Big Valley". Brian Keith and Dianne Foster were just starting out.<br /><br />Ford plays John Parrish, a small rancher who decides to sell out when the sympathetic sheriff is murdered by the big rancher's (Robinson) hired gunman. Parrish is a former Confederate officer who only moved out west for health reasons. <br /><br />Robinson plays Lee Wilkison, who already owns most of the valley and intends to acquire the rest, making good on a promise to his wife Martha (Stanwyck). Lee was crippled in a land war he fought 12 years earlier; his brother Cole (Keith) has come up from Texas to help him run the huge spread. Lee has been turning a blind eye to obvious hookups between Stanwyck and Keith but sensitive daughter Judith (Foster) is understandably upset by what is going on in their home. <br /><br />John Parrish has promised his fiancée Caroline (May Winn) that he will move back east. Caroline, who is modeled on Grace Kelly's "High Noon" character, breaks off the engagement at the first sign of trouble and simply disappears from the film. This leaves the way open for a John and Judith romance to develop. <br /><br />The violence starts early and continues throughout the film, with Parrish able to apply military tactics against an enemy who underestimates his ability and determination. He has a very original confrontation with the main gunfighter about midway into the film. Ford plays one of his standard characters; the modest guy who disarms everyone with a self- deprecating manner, who is slow to take offense but brutal when finally provoked (very much like his role in "The Sheepman"). <br /><br />Robinson is likewise excellent as a man who maintains his personal integrity even though physically just a shadow of his former self. And he gets enough lines and screen time to adequately develop his character. <br /><br />Stanwyck has the most difficult role and she is simply not convincing as the classic two-faced woman, a seemingly loyal wife who is scheming to replace her husband with his brother. In part this is because she is not allocated enough time to do anything more than superficially convey either side of the character. That said, a talented actress could have done a much better job even with these limitations.<br /><br />Dianne Foster is a pleasant surprise. She should remind viewers a lot of Carroll Baker, both physically and in acting style. Although required to play Judith according to 1950's convention (she is allowed to be tough but then required to break into hysterics after each major confrontation), Foster shows a nice range. She conveys a growing attraction for Parrish but does it so subtly that it is only in retrospect that the various clues click into place. <br /><br />The real problem with "The Violent Men" is that it tries to be both an action western and a character study morality play. Because so much has to happen on the screen much of the action is rushed and many of the characters get only a cursory treatment. This is neither fatal flaw nor a reason to avoid the film, but it could have been significantly better with another 20 minutes of running time or the absence of unnecessary characters like Caroline.<br /><br />Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
--------------------------------------------- Result 369 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (63%)]]

Oh my GOD ! I can truly say that Maya Angelou is one of the world's most intriguing and important people, especially of my culture. She is incredibly inspiring and her story is the story of a great woman ! When I first [[picked]] this movie up I thought to myself the cast was [[wonderfully]] put [[together]] now lets see them in action ! Maya Angelou is already my favorite PoetEss and now one of my favorite actresses and speakers. I believe she is the greatest of all time. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and reaching for Kleenex while at the same time reminding me that no [[matter]] where you come from if you decide that you are going to be great then you will be great ! And Ester Rolle played a wonderful supporting role...... 100% AWESOME...and now even "I know [[Why]] the Caged Bird Sings."

Oh my GOD ! I can truly say that Maya Angelou is one of the world's most intriguing and important people, especially of my culture. She is incredibly inspiring and her story is the story of a great woman ! When I first [[decide]] this movie up I thought to myself the cast was [[impossibly]] put [[along]] now lets see them in action ! Maya Angelou is already my favorite PoetEss and now one of my favorite actresses and speakers. I believe she is the greatest of all time. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and reaching for Kleenex while at the same time reminding me that no [[regard]] where you come from if you decide that you are going to be great then you will be great ! And Ester Rolle played a wonderful supporting role...... 100% AWESOME...and now even "I know [[So]] the Caged Bird Sings."
--------------------------------------------- Result 370 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I found this one to be more chaotic than the average Stooges short (as strange as that may sound). There were several funny bits, especially the running gags ("Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard!", the glass door breaking, the Stooges running into the supply room and coming back out with... well, you know), but also quite of bit of it was taken up with things that just didn't make any sense to me. I have to assume that these were generally take-offs of scenes from the film "Men In White", but since I don't know much about that movie I can't say for sure. Maybe if someone could explain these I'd appreciate this short more.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

Were it not for the [[fact]] that this [[came]] as a 2-dvd [[set]] paired with the [[original]] American Graffiti; were it not for the [[fact]] that I've been here in Iraq for [[several]] months and, at this [[point]], [[will]] [[watch]] [[pretty]] [[much]] anything, I would [[have]] [[tossed]] this movie in the [[garbage]] after the first ten minutes. [[This]] movie was [[appallingly]] [[bad]] on so [[many]] [[levels]] I just don't [[know]] where to start. [[Poorly]] [[acted]], [[shot]], [[directed]], [[written]], [[scored]], edited. [[My]] 9-year [[old]] daughter's first forays into film-making are [[superior]] to this - and she was [[filming]] the [[dog]] sleeping. ([[Come]] to [[think]] of it, I [[give]] that piece of [[cinematography]] 9 stars. But I'm biased.) [[If]] you [[have]] even the [[slightest]] appreciation for [[quality]] film-making, then [[avoid]] this piece of [[garbage]] at all costs. [[No]] [[character]] in this [[movie]] [[has]] a [[single]] redeeming quality [[save]] for the [[Icelandic]] [[girl]] who doesn't even [[have]] a [[single]] [[line]] in English. I'll not [[waste]] more of my [[time]] [[describing]] what a [[bad]] [[movie]] this is.

Were it not for the [[makes]] that this [[grabbed]] as a 2-dvd [[configurations]] paired with the [[premiere]] American Graffiti; were it not for the [[making]] that I've been here in Iraq for [[various]] months and, at this [[comments]], [[go]] [[oversees]] [[beau]] [[plenty]] anything, I would [[enjoy]] [[ejected]] this movie in the [[deny]] after the first ten minutes. [[These]] movie was [[amazingly]] [[nasty]] on so [[respective]] [[level]] I just don't [[heed]] where to start. [[Bad]] [[behave]], [[pulled]], [[guidance]], [[wrote]], [[earned]], edited. [[Months]] 9-year [[obsolete]] daughter's first forays into film-making are [[greatest]] to this - and she was [[filmmaking]] the [[dogs]] sleeping. ([[Got]] to [[believe]] of it, I [[make]] that piece of [[filmmaker]] 9 stars. But I'm biased.) [[Since]] you [[do]] even the [[lesser]] appreciation for [[qualities]] film-making, then [[discourage]] this piece of [[disallowed]] at all costs. [[Scratch]] [[personality]] in this [[theatrical]] [[enjoys]] a [[singular]] redeeming quality [[sparing]] for the [[Iceland]] [[babe]] who doesn't even [[am]] a [[mere]] [[lines]] in English. I'll not [[wastes]] more of my [[stardate]] [[stating]] what a [[nasty]] [[movies]] this is.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (58%)]]

The only reason this show did not get a 0 is because one is not available. This show has gone from informative news to sensationalized claptrap. I tried to support this show in its decline, because I like human interest stories and Primetime used to have some very [[good]] ones. [[Unfortunately]], April 21st [[has]] forever changed my [[mind]] about this show and the unethical newscasters that participate in it. ABC actually recorded a brutal case of [[child]] [[abuse]] and then refused to show it until the statute of limitations had run out and the parents could not be arrested on the charges they should have faced. What made it [[worse]] was how [[ABC]] swept the whole incident under the rug; instead of taking charge and seeking true professional help for these disturbed individuals, they had some pop [[psychologists]] send stern [[warnings]] TO THE AUDIENCE about how they shouldn't judge these poor angels too harshly. I was [[truly]] sickened. I [[hope]] this [[review]] [[stops]] one person from [[watching]] this investigative trash in the future. If it does, I will be happy. These days, all you can expect from Diane Sawyer and the good folks from Primetime Live are butt-kissing sessions with A-list celebrities and criminal acts covered up and praised to the stars. Don't waste the hour of your life; you'd be better off watching an old sitcom on Nick at Nite.

The only reason this show did not get a 0 is because one is not available. This show has gone from informative news to sensationalized claptrap. I tried to support this show in its decline, because I like human interest stories and Primetime used to have some very [[bonne]] ones. [[Frightfully]], April 21st [[possesses]] forever changed my [[wit]] about this show and the unethical newscasters that participate in it. ABC actually recorded a brutal case of [[petit]] [[diverted]] and then refused to show it until the statute of limitations had run out and the parents could not be arrested on the charges they should have faced. What made it [[strongest]] was how [[BASICS]] swept the whole incident under the rug; instead of taking charge and seeking true professional help for these disturbed individuals, they had some pop [[trustees]] send stern [[notices]] TO THE AUDIENCE about how they shouldn't judge these poor angels too harshly. I was [[frankly]] sickened. I [[expected]] this [[scrutiny]] [[arresting]] one person from [[looking]] this investigative trash in the future. If it does, I will be happy. These days, all you can expect from Diane Sawyer and the good folks from Primetime Live are butt-kissing sessions with A-list celebrities and criminal acts covered up and praised to the stars. Don't waste the hour of your life; you'd be better off watching an old sitcom on Nick at Nite.
--------------------------------------------- Result 373 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (99%)]] --> [[Positive (73%)]]

With Hong Kong heart-throb Andy Lau and veteran star Ching Wan Lau, "Aau Chin" has everything going for it for the beginning part of the movie, unfortunately, the movie falls apart at the end.<br /><br />Andy Lau plays a sophisticated thief who only has 4 weeks to live, but still has one thing unfinished... He pulls an elaborated scheme tricking the police into helping him... However, the police is hot on his tail.... Can he pull it off before being caught?<br /><br />The build up of the movie is good. Bits of pieces of clues are left behind for the audiences to try to guess at the real intention. Unfortunately, the build up leads to a [[disappointed]] final showdown. It feels as if in the middle of the [[script]], the writer has changed and that all the build-up becomes disconnected.<br /><br />A 3/10 ....

With Hong Kong heart-throb Andy Lau and veteran star Ching Wan Lau, "Aau Chin" has everything going for it for the beginning part of the movie, unfortunately, the movie falls apart at the end.<br /><br />Andy Lau plays a sophisticated thief who only has 4 weeks to live, but still has one thing unfinished... He pulls an elaborated scheme tricking the police into helping him... However, the police is hot on his tail.... Can he pull it off before being caught?<br /><br />The build up of the movie is good. Bits of pieces of clues are left behind for the audiences to try to guess at the real intention. Unfortunately, the build up leads to a [[unfortunate]] final showdown. It feels as if in the middle of the [[screenplays]], the writer has changed and that all the build-up becomes disconnected.<br /><br />A 3/10 ....
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[[Negative (96%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

The Japanese have probably the most sadistic movies around the world,and this is one of the strongest examples.With a running time at about an hour,it contains enough sexual violence and gore to disgust every single sane person on earth(even those who are hunting this type of movies).Three men and a woman are making a porn film.After some normally shots(which are pixelated),the girl is tied up,and the madmen cut her food,arm and tong.After that,they make a hole in her abdomen and a man has sexual intercourse with her intestines.He is knocked unconscious too and has his penis cut off.The special effects are good for an obviously low budget production(only the tong cut scene looks fake),and we can't talk about acting,direction or screenplay.After hearing a lot about this film,I was very happy when I finally found it.The first part is pretty boring,but the second one totally f***k up my mind,the torture and killing scenes being some of the most extreme and disturbing I have ever seen.The gore hounds will be satisfied by "Tumbling Doll of Flesh",but an unknowing viewer shouldn't even read the synopsis.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

It's always interesting to catch a line in a film that winds up being somewhat prophetic for the future of an actor. In this case, I was intrigued by Edward G. Robinson's statement to Barbara Stanwyck - "I promised you the Valley", as he discusses the lone hold outs to his attempt to control all the land in Logasa. Ten years later, Stanwyck would star as the matriarch of the Barkley Family on "The Big Valley". Somehow I thought she might have looked older in the earlier picture; I guess all those bright gowns and fancy riding outfits have a way of bringing out one's youthful side.<br /><br />As for my summary line above, that's Lee Wilkison's appraisal of John Parrish (Glenn Ford), one of those hold outs mentioned earlier, shortly after Parrish uses his knowledge of military tactics to take out a number of Wilkison hands after they raid his ranch and torch his home. I liked the [[way]] the film explored his character, starting with the way he dealt with foreman Wade Matlock (Richard Jaeckel) in a calculated showdown. The set up for the ambush was also a clever maneuver, diametrically opposed to the strategy of rushing the bad guys head on with both sides fighting it out to the last man standing. For that, Parrish also had something to say - "Never meet the enemy on his terms".<br /><br />"The Violent Men" is a good title for this film, and was probably at the head of it's class in the mid 1950's, though by today's standards doesn't come close to the blood letting one will find in a "Tombstone" or "Open Range", where the bullets exact a nasty savagery. But it's shaped by [[fine]] [[performances]] from the principals, with a sub plot exploring infidelity that seemed almost ironic considering it was Stanwyck's character who was cheating.

It's always interesting to catch a line in a film that winds up being somewhat prophetic for the future of an actor. In this case, I was intrigued by Edward G. Robinson's statement to Barbara Stanwyck - "I promised you the Valley", as he discusses the lone hold outs to his attempt to control all the land in Logasa. Ten years later, Stanwyck would star as the matriarch of the Barkley Family on "The Big Valley". Somehow I thought she might have looked older in the earlier picture; I guess all those bright gowns and fancy riding outfits have a way of bringing out one's youthful side.<br /><br />As for my summary line above, that's Lee Wilkison's appraisal of John Parrish (Glenn Ford), one of those hold outs mentioned earlier, shortly after Parrish uses his knowledge of military tactics to take out a number of Wilkison hands after they raid his ranch and torch his home. I liked the [[styles]] the film explored his character, starting with the way he dealt with foreman Wade Matlock (Richard Jaeckel) in a calculated showdown. The set up for the ambush was also a clever maneuver, diametrically opposed to the strategy of rushing the bad guys head on with both sides fighting it out to the last man standing. For that, Parrish also had something to say - "Never meet the enemy on his terms".<br /><br />"The Violent Men" is a good title for this film, and was probably at the head of it's class in the mid 1950's, though by today's standards doesn't come close to the blood letting one will find in a "Tombstone" or "Open Range", where the bullets exact a nasty savagery. But it's shaped by [[okay]] [[spectacles]] from the principals, with a sub plot exploring infidelity that seemed almost ironic considering it was Stanwyck's character who was cheating.
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i watch this film with horror in my heart because my mother also was a crack head like Michelle. i've been wondering where Michelle is now. there has been times where i had to find my mother in places i was scared to be but more scared to leave her there! to see Michelle act like that made me wonder where she was sleeping all that time?? i watched in hopes the it was never that bad for my mom! and what i want to know is... where did Matt and Tracy "tear that ass up"?! worst scene for me was watching Tracy shoot up in an old navy dressing room!!!! u never who try clothes on before you and it looks like all of them except Michelle has aids!!!! where are they know 2008? can we get an update??????????
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This movie was an embarrassment. Ulma [[Thurman]] looked like she [[had]] some [[kind]] of [[disease]] and John Travolta [[looked]] like he was [[walking]] in his sleep. I was expecting this to [[be]] a so-so sequel to [[Get]] Shorty not a half-baked [[remake]] of the [[exact]] same movie (except that some of the character's [[have]] [[different]] names and [[clothes]])<br /><br />I would not [[recommend]] this to [[movie]] to my worst enemy. I feel like I was ripped off and Hollywood [[has]] once again tricked me into [[seeing]] another [[horrible]] [[sequel]] ( I also suffered through Alien Vs. [[Predator]]).<br /><br />The best thing that I can [[say]] about this [[movie]] is that it [[has]] my vote for the [[worst]] [[movie]] of 2005!

This movie was an embarrassment. Ulma [[Broderick]] looked like she [[were]] some [[category]] of [[condition]] and John Travolta [[saw]] like he was [[stroll]] in his sleep. I was expecting this to [[got]] a so-so sequel to [[Come]] Shorty not a half-baked [[redo]] of the [[strict]] same movie (except that some of the character's [[did]] [[separate]] names and [[cloak]])<br /><br />I would not [[suggestion]] this to [[films]] to my worst enemy. I feel like I was ripped off and Hollywood [[holds]] once again tricked me into [[standpoint]] another [[scary]] [[pursuit]] ( I also suffered through Alien Vs. [[Cricket]]).<br /><br />The best thing that I can [[affirm]] about this [[films]] is that it [[enjoys]] my vote for the [[cruelest]] [[photograph]] of 2005!
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Twenty [[years]] after watching this, I still find myself quoting things from this movie like "Look between the two giant melons", or I'll start to sing the "Pabst Blue Ribbon Theme". On the other hand, 20 years later, I can now make sense of the "Meat Machine", as there's still a lot of the stereotypes like this out there that they used for this movie. Those are signs of a [[good]] movie to me. I could say this movie stands the test of time, which I can't really say for a lot of 80's movies. I continue that this movie is still on a list of a lot of people's favorite movie as a kid growing up in the 80's. If you like games, and have dreams of becoming a "Game Master", or find yourself dorking out over these 80's movies to relive your childhood, you need to watch this. Also, it's sometimes sarcastic, and funny. But one thing's for certain about this movie, if someone ever invites you to a "Great All-Nighter" they don't mean an X or acid trip party, they mean, get ready for some Midnight Madness! Oh, You'll see. Everyone will be dying to play! hehehehheh.

Twenty [[yrs]] after watching this, I still find myself quoting things from this movie like "Look between the two giant melons", or I'll start to sing the "Pabst Blue Ribbon Theme". On the other hand, 20 years later, I can now make sense of the "Meat Machine", as there's still a lot of the stereotypes like this out there that they used for this movie. Those are signs of a [[guten]] movie to me. I could say this movie stands the test of time, which I can't really say for a lot of 80's movies. I continue that this movie is still on a list of a lot of people's favorite movie as a kid growing up in the 80's. If you like games, and have dreams of becoming a "Game Master", or find yourself dorking out over these 80's movies to relive your childhood, you need to watch this. Also, it's sometimes sarcastic, and funny. But one thing's for certain about this movie, if someone ever invites you to a "Great All-Nighter" they don't mean an X or acid trip party, they mean, get ready for some Midnight Madness! Oh, You'll see. Everyone will be dying to play! hehehehheh.
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I have really [[enjoyed]] [[several]] movies by [[Gérard]] Depardieu and [[expected]] I'd like this movie a lot more than I did. The biggest reason was that I just didn't find the movie very [[interesting]] or funny--so, it didn't [[hold]] my interest. Also, although he does NOT [[sleep]] with his headstrong daughter, the idea that she is lying by telling everyone that he is her much older lover is just [[plain]] [[icky]]! Yes, I know there is no incest and I know that nobody around them knows he really is her father, but I found that any kid passing her dad off as her sexual paramour is too [[yucky]] and prevents the movie from truly being funny. In addition, I really didn't like this little brat very much. Apart from her lies, she seemed very sassy and self-involved. I would have preferred if somehow she'd gotten her "come-uppance" and somehow been punished, as I just didn't like her.

I have really [[wanted]] [[other]] movies by [[Depardieu]] Depardieu and [[waiting]] I'd like this movie a lot more than I did. The biggest reason was that I just didn't find the movie very [[outstanding]] or funny--so, it didn't [[withholding]] my interest. Also, although he does NOT [[bedside]] with his headstrong daughter, the idea that she is lying by telling everyone that he is her much older lover is just [[prairie]] [[sappy]]! Yes, I know there is no incest and I know that nobody around them knows he really is her father, but I found that any kid passing her dad off as her sexual paramour is too [[vile]] and prevents the movie from truly being funny. In addition, I really didn't like this little brat very much. Apart from her lies, she seemed very sassy and self-involved. I would have preferred if somehow she'd gotten her "come-uppance" and somehow been punished, as I just didn't like her.
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It [[begins]] with a couple of disgusting sex-comedy gags, but soon it reveals its true colors: it wants to [[be]] a "Death Wish" clone. I say "wants to" because the [[script]] gets so increasingly [[laughable]] by the [[minute]] that it [[ends]] up looking like an absurdist "Death Wish" [[spoof]]! From a love scene in a room inexplicably filled with candles, to "[[heroes]]" who dress up as commandoes and wave their machine guns because they don't want to attract attention to themselves(!), to bad guys who [[drive]] around the city in a black van long after it has been recognized as their [[vehicle]], this film [[has]] too many ludicrous points to fit in a list. The other major [[problem]] is that you can't tell most of the [[characters]] apart; of course, you [[know]] who Borgnine and Roundtree and even James Van Patten are, but all the other roles could have been played by different actors in various scenes, and you wouldn't know the difference. (*1/2)

It [[priori]] with a couple of disgusting sex-comedy gags, but soon it reveals its true colors: it wants to [[happen]] a "Death Wish" clone. I say "wants to" because the [[scenario]] gets so increasingly [[comical]] by the [[momentary]] that it [[ceases]] up looking like an absurdist "Death Wish" [[pretended]]! From a love scene in a room inexplicably filled with candles, to "[[hero]]" who dress up as commandoes and wave their machine guns because they don't want to attract attention to themselves(!), to bad guys who [[eglantine]] around the city in a black van long after it has been recognized as their [[vehicular]], this film [[enjoys]] too many ludicrous points to fit in a list. The other major [[things]] is that you can't tell most of the [[character]] apart; of course, you [[realising]] who Borgnine and Roundtree and even James Van Patten are, but all the other roles could have been played by different actors in various scenes, and you wouldn't know the difference. (*1/2)
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[[Others]] [[have]] commented on the [[somewhat]] [[strange]] [[video]] arrangements. [[I]] [[think]] they were [[trying]] to [[capture]] what you'd [[be]] [[looking]] at when [[attending]] a [[live]] performance. The [[feet]], the [[faces]], the [[overall]] view. Unfortunately, it [[falls]] a [[bit]] short. But, [[having]] [[said]] that, watching Colin Dunne is nevertheless gratifying. It's an [[interesting]] contrast to [[Michael]] Flatley in the original video. [[The]] progression of the show is evident, [[changes]] from the original [[Dublin]] production are evident.<[[br]] /><br />"[[Trading]] Taps" is the [[highlight]] of the video, in my opinion. Tarik Winston is unbelievable, as is his partner in the piece.<br /><[[br]] />[[I]] think the [[audio]] was [[better]] in this [[version]] than the [[original]] [[video]] [[production]] (1995). [[In]] Dolby 5.1 on DVD it's excellent.<br /><br />[[Despite]] the [[flawed]] videography, it's a must-own for Riverdance fans.

[[Alternative]] [[hectares]] commented on the [[fairly]] [[intriguing]] [[film]] arrangements. [[me]] [[idea]] they were [[seeks]] to [[confiscating]] what you'd [[represented]] [[research]] at when [[participation]] a [[alive]] performance. The [[toes]], the [[counter]], the [[total]] view. Unfortunately, it [[tumble]] a [[hunk]] short. But, [[afterwards]] [[claimed]] that, watching Colin Dunne is nevertheless gratifying. It's an [[nosy]] contrast to [[Micheal]] Flatley in the original video. [[Both]] progression of the show is evident, [[alteration]] from the original [[Cavan]] production are evident.<[[brit]] /><br />"[[Marketing]] Taps" is the [[confirming]] of the video, in my opinion. Tarik Winston is unbelievable, as is his partner in the piece.<br /><[[brit]] />[[me]] think the [[auditory]] was [[preferably]] in this [[texts]] than the [[primitive]] [[movie]] [[industrialists]] (1995). [[During]] Dolby 5.1 on DVD it's excellent.<br /><br />[[If]] the [[illegitimate]] videography, it's a must-own for Riverdance fans.
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STMD! is not a terrible [[movie]], but it IS [[quite]] forgettable. The [[lighting]] is intentionally poor in many scenes and [[unintentionally]] poor in all the rest, so you are likely to come out of a viewing with a headache or eye-strain. [[Special]] [[effects]] are [[imaginative]], but obvious. The gratuitous nudity essential for teen [[slasher]] flicks is there, of course, along with the archetypical [[teenagers]], but the whole movie just doesn't gel. What was [[needed]] was some snappier dialogue and more tongue-in-cheek humor.<br /><br />I can't really [[recommend]] that you use your time watching this movie. I often give a [[nod]] to a movie based on just a scene or two that demonstrates [[imagination]] or humor, but these are [[sadly]] [[lacking]] in this film.

STMD! is not a terrible [[film]], but it IS [[somewhat]] forgettable. The [[brightness]] is intentionally poor in many scenes and [[accidentally]] poor in all the rest, so you are likely to come out of a viewing with a headache or eye-strain. [[Extraordinary]] [[impact]] are [[fantastical]], but obvious. The gratuitous nudity essential for teen [[melodramas]] flicks is there, of course, along with the archetypical [[adolescence]], but the whole movie just doesn't gel. What was [[pivotal]] was some snappier dialogue and more tongue-in-cheek humor.<br /><br />I can't really [[advise]] that you use your time watching this movie. I often give a [[adi]] to a movie based on just a scene or two that demonstrates [[creativity]] or humor, but these are [[awfully]] [[rarity]] in this film.
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Barely three and a half years after just scraping out a month's run (7-31 Oct. 1953) at Broadway's Coronet Theatre (on west 49th Street; since renamed the O'Neill), MGM relied on the earlier solid London success of the play to lavish a wonderful cast and - for the most part - carefully "opened up" production on a sadly trimmed down screenplay of this slyly subversive boulevard comedy and were rewarded with a modest hit.<br /><br />Ava Gardner is the increasingly frustrated wife of Stewart Granger, an internationally successful and entirely complacent "workaholic" (before the term had been coined) using the perpetually frustrated David Niven to attempt to rekindle passion in her spouse. When the "second honeymoon" cruise Gardner inveigles Granger into leaves the trio (and Granger's dog) marooned on a south sea island (were there other survivors? That's for later plot developments), Granger continues right on managing the world around him - building a big hut for himself and his wife and a little one of the title for Niven - or the unattached male.<br /><br />The core of the actual plot of the play only gets going about half way through the film when Niven proposes that Granger and he alternate as tenants of the Little Hut - sharing the only female on the island as Granger has been willing to share the only pair of shoes (his).<br /><br />Reason (which Granger considers his strong point) reigns and frustration reigns supreme - for a while.<br /><br />David Niven and Ava Gardner are [[superb]] in their appointed roles of suave would-be seducer and seductress, and Stuart Granger - usually called upon merely to be handsome and virile in action roles and the odd miscast specialty (a crowing pretty-boy as Apollodorus in Shaw's CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA in 1945) - gives one of the [[better]] acting performances of his film career as the husband who may actually be as smart as he thinks he is. 33 years later he would again show this suave urbanity opposite Rex Harrison in Granger's first (and BOTH their last) Broadway engagements in a hit revival of Somerset Maugham's THE CIRCLE which only ended with Harrison's death. We'd be far richer if Granger had used these skills more often.<br /><br />As promising as the menage is, this is, after all, a very British Boulevard Comedy AND Hollywood in the 1950's which is to say that (unlike the source play) very little sex actually goes on. To be frank, if you don't give yourself over to the ideas driving the contrivances it does get a bit silly (the same basic plot is far more satisfyingly developed three years later in the Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr/Robert Mitchum/Jean Simmons (Stewart Granger's actual wife) THE GRASS IS GREENER, based on an even less successful play, but for some reason that superior trifle failed at the box office).<br /><br />As lavishly as MGM set the piece, there were unfortunate lapses - the silliness which ends the stay on the island is cartoonishly presaged in what should have been a moment of genuine excitement - the sinking of the yacht that PUTS them on the island. Ultimately we only get about three quarters of an hour of the real Little Hut, but ninety good minutes of David Niven, Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger that make the film a fun diversion. Not high culture, but a worthy guilty pleasure.<br /><br />We even get some very nice garnish in Walter Chiari (reputed to be Ava's actual lover at the time). As one of his better speeches goes: "Boola, boola!"

Barely three and a half years after just scraping out a month's run (7-31 Oct. 1953) at Broadway's Coronet Theatre (on west 49th Street; since renamed the O'Neill), MGM relied on the earlier solid London success of the play to lavish a wonderful cast and - for the most part - carefully "opened up" production on a sadly trimmed down screenplay of this slyly subversive boulevard comedy and were rewarded with a modest hit.<br /><br />Ava Gardner is the increasingly frustrated wife of Stewart Granger, an internationally successful and entirely complacent "workaholic" (before the term had been coined) using the perpetually frustrated David Niven to attempt to rekindle passion in her spouse. When the "second honeymoon" cruise Gardner inveigles Granger into leaves the trio (and Granger's dog) marooned on a south sea island (were there other survivors? That's for later plot developments), Granger continues right on managing the world around him - building a big hut for himself and his wife and a little one of the title for Niven - or the unattached male.<br /><br />The core of the actual plot of the play only gets going about half way through the film when Niven proposes that Granger and he alternate as tenants of the Little Hut - sharing the only female on the island as Granger has been willing to share the only pair of shoes (his).<br /><br />Reason (which Granger considers his strong point) reigns and frustration reigns supreme - for a while.<br /><br />David Niven and Ava Gardner are [[magnifique]] in their appointed roles of suave would-be seducer and seductress, and Stuart Granger - usually called upon merely to be handsome and virile in action roles and the odd miscast specialty (a crowing pretty-boy as Apollodorus in Shaw's CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA in 1945) - gives one of the [[higher]] acting performances of his film career as the husband who may actually be as smart as he thinks he is. 33 years later he would again show this suave urbanity opposite Rex Harrison in Granger's first (and BOTH their last) Broadway engagements in a hit revival of Somerset Maugham's THE CIRCLE which only ended with Harrison's death. We'd be far richer if Granger had used these skills more often.<br /><br />As promising as the menage is, this is, after all, a very British Boulevard Comedy AND Hollywood in the 1950's which is to say that (unlike the source play) very little sex actually goes on. To be frank, if you don't give yourself over to the ideas driving the contrivances it does get a bit silly (the same basic plot is far more satisfyingly developed three years later in the Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr/Robert Mitchum/Jean Simmons (Stewart Granger's actual wife) THE GRASS IS GREENER, based on an even less successful play, but for some reason that superior trifle failed at the box office).<br /><br />As lavishly as MGM set the piece, there were unfortunate lapses - the silliness which ends the stay on the island is cartoonishly presaged in what should have been a moment of genuine excitement - the sinking of the yacht that PUTS them on the island. Ultimately we only get about three quarters of an hour of the real Little Hut, but ninety good minutes of David Niven, Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger that make the film a fun diversion. Not high culture, but a worthy guilty pleasure.<br /><br />We even get some very nice garnish in Walter Chiari (reputed to be Ava's actual lover at the time). As one of his better speeches goes: "Boola, boola!"
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[[First]] of all "Mexican [[werewolf]] in [[Texas]]" is not a werewolf movie. This title is bullcrap. The [[story]] is [[actually]] about a Chupacabra that [[kills]] all the [[local]] [[villagers]] in the [[little]] [[town]] of Furlough in Texas. I [[suppose]] the [[distributors]] [[renamed]] the [[original]] title [[so]] that it would [[make]] some [[extra]] [[bucks]] or something. And I guess it actually works because that's the reason why I [[bought]] this [[piece]] of [[crap]], it [[sounded]] so stupid. [[Anyway]] the movie isn't any good. [[Actually]] it's bloody awful. But I didn't expect anything else when I bought it. It's a [[low]] budget horror movie with a Chupacabra monster. If you enjoy low budget horror with bad dialog, actors and some gore then you should check into this movie. But I must [[warn]] you, this movie is really baaaaaaad.<br /><br />This movie has some of the [[worst]] acting I have ever seen. The actors [[try]] to hard and t it gets completely ridiculous. They almost never say a line in a normal way. They always have this completely [[wrong]] tone about just everything they say. It's so stupid it almost looks like a [[freakin]] parody. It's like they shot each scene only one single time and were happy about it. The worst of them all is the blond girl which is supposed to play a bimbo. She's the worst of them all. I have never seen an actor as bad as her (And I've seen Pteradactyl). Even when her boyfriend dies she can't stop being a [[bimbo]] about it. I hate her.<br /><br />Some of the shots in this movie were actually quite good. The ones that where shot in the daytime are all pretty decent for a low budget project. But most of the movie is shot in the night when the Chupacabra [[strikes]] and the lighting is way too dark. The gore scenes are few and short, but really grizzly and violent. The effects are pretty hilarious really, but that's the [[way]] [[I]] [[like]] it. The Chupacabra looks pretty messed up, and it's easy to see that it's a guy in suit.<br /><br />Overall this movie should only be watched by extreme fans of low budget flicks and it's very important to not [[watch]] this alone because you will probably be bored to death. I recommend watching this flick with your friends and some beer.

[[Irst]] of all "Mexican [[vamps]] in [[Houston]]" is not a werewolf movie. This title is bullcrap. The [[fairies]] is [[efficiently]] about a Chupacabra that [[mata]] all the [[localized]] [[locality]] in the [[restrained]] [[communes]] of Furlough in Texas. I [[surmise]] the [[retailers]] [[emeritus]] the [[premiere]] title [[afterward]] that it would [[get]] some [[further]] [[dollars]] or something. And I guess it actually works because that's the reason why I [[vested]] this [[portions]] of [[damn]], it [[buzzed]] so stupid. [[Concise]] the movie isn't any good. [[Definitely]] it's bloody awful. But I didn't expect anything else when I bought it. It's a [[lowest]] budget horror movie with a Chupacabra monster. If you enjoy low budget horror with bad dialog, actors and some gore then you should check into this movie. But I must [[alarm]] you, this movie is really baaaaaaad.<br /><br />This movie has some of the [[greatest]] acting I have ever seen. The actors [[tends]] to hard and t it gets completely ridiculous. They almost never say a line in a normal way. They always have this completely [[imperfect]] tone about just everything they say. It's so stupid it almost looks like a [[stinkin]] parody. It's like they shot each scene only one single time and were happy about it. The worst of them all is the blond girl which is supposed to play a bimbo. She's the worst of them all. I have never seen an actor as bad as her (And I've seen Pteradactyl). Even when her boyfriend dies she can't stop being a [[dearie]] about it. I hate her.<br /><br />Some of the shots in this movie were actually quite good. The ones that where shot in the daytime are all pretty decent for a low budget project. But most of the movie is shot in the night when the Chupacabra [[bombings]] and the lighting is way too dark. The gore scenes are few and short, but really grizzly and violent. The effects are pretty hilarious really, but that's the [[manners]] [[me]] [[fond]] it. The Chupacabra looks pretty messed up, and it's easy to see that it's a guy in suit.<br /><br />Overall this movie should only be watched by extreme fans of low budget flicks and it's very important to not [[seeing]] this alone because you will probably be bored to death. I recommend watching this flick with your friends and some beer.
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20 [[years]] [[ago]] Dr Chopper([[yes]], he is [[driving]] a chopper as [[well]] as [[chopping]] [[people]] up) [[disappeared]] when the [[police]] found dead bodies at his clinic. Since then people have been [[disappearing]] around Lake Tanoka(or something) and dead bodies/parts of bodies [[has]] been [[found]] all over the place. Turns out Dr Chopper [[needs]] body parts to stay [[alive]] and [[has]] been taking them from [[strangers]], like pair of lesbians and 5 sorority girls on their initiation(you get the picture) [[traveling]] through Lake Tanoka. When a bunch of [[teenagers]] [[decide]] to [[go]] camping they are [[bound]] to [[clash]] with the doctor.....<br /><br />Well, if you wanna waste some [[time]] this is the right choice. [[Acting]] [[varies]] from really bad to [[mediocre]] with the [[girls]] tripping and [[falling]] all the [[time]] for no [[apparent]] reason. [[Every]] [[chance]] of showing [[skin]] is taken but without [[actually]] showing anything at all. The same goes for the [[special]] [[effects]] who are pretty pathetic with every slash filmed in an angle so you cant see it but there are a lot of body parts in the movie all drenched in blood(probably to cover up how sad they really look ). The [[plot]] is pretty [[faulty]] and [[dialog]] rather sad. [[Only]] [[time]] I [[laughed]] was when Dr Chopper said: "Howdy!" when trying to be scary. Don't watch this one if your not a hack'n'slash freak. Even then I would recommend you to watch something better.

20 [[seniors]] [[originally]] Dr Chopper([[okay]], he is [[units]] a chopper as [[equally]] as [[slashing]] [[citizens]] up) [[faded]] when the [[policing]] found dead bodies at his clinic. Since then people have been [[fade]] around Lake Tanoka(or something) and dead bodies/parts of bodies [[ha]] been [[faced]] all over the place. Turns out Dr Chopper [[mandatory]] body parts to stay [[dynamic]] and [[maintains]] been taking them from [[outsider]], like pair of lesbians and 5 sorority girls on their initiation(you get the picture) [[ride]] through Lake Tanoka. When a bunch of [[minors]] [[defines]] to [[gonna]] camping they are [[required]] to [[struggles]] with the doctor.....<br /><br />Well, if you wanna waste some [[lengths]] this is the right choice. [[Behaved]] [[ranging]] from really bad to [[lousy]] with the [[mujer]] tripping and [[fallen]] all the [[temps]] for no [[shallow]] reason. [[Overall]] [[risk]] of showing [[skinned]] is taken but without [[honestly]] showing anything at all. The same goes for the [[certain]] [[effect]] who are pretty pathetic with every slash filmed in an angle so you cant see it but there are a lot of body parts in the movie all drenched in blood(probably to cover up how sad they really look ). The [[intrigue]] is pretty [[hurt]] and [[conversation]] rather sad. [[Solitary]] [[dates]] I [[smile]] was when Dr Chopper said: "Howdy!" when trying to be scary. Don't watch this one if your not a hack'n'slash freak. Even then I would recommend you to watch something better.
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Unlike Terms of Endearment and Steel Magnolia's, I left the movie theater feeling [[VERY]] disappointed. [[I]] started to get into the [[characters]] and their complex mother/daughter and father/daughter relationships at the beginning. I even cried. But I had no [[sympathy]] for the characters with the ending. The final act did not seem in line with the mother's character at all. So, although the [[acting]] was pretty [[good]], I thought the movie on a whole was disappointing.

Unlike Terms of Endearment and Steel Magnolia's, I left the movie theater feeling [[RATHER]] disappointed. [[me]] started to get into the [[character]] and their complex mother/daughter and father/daughter relationships at the beginning. I even cried. But I had no [[condolence]] for the characters with the ending. The final act did not seem in line with the mother's character at all. So, although the [[behaving]] was pretty [[best]], I thought the movie on a whole was disappointing.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

This was [[terrible]], mean-spirited, and [[full]] of the worst [[clichés]] and racial stereotypes I've [[seen]] in a looong time. Seeing Hayden P trying to act "[[ghetto]]" was painful (hi, one pant [[leg]] up on [[yer]] [[sweats]] and some braids Downs't [[make]] you "down with the [[homies]]"). [[Solange]] Knowles [[pretty]] much grimaces through the [[entire]] movie. Most of the set [[sequences]] [[look]] [[like]] they were [[filmed]] in [[cardboard]] boxes...what was up with the [[finale]]??? And [[poor]] Rihanna was just [[plain]] [[exploited]] to [[get]] [[people]] to [[watch]] her "[[act]]", which she can't.<br /><br />[[Put]] [[simply]], this film Downs't even deserve one star. [[Please]] [[put]] this [[tired]] [[franchise]] to rest. Or at least [[make]] the next one [[Bring]] It [[On]] IV: [[Cheerleaders]] vs. Freddy & Jason.

This was [[tragic]], mean-spirited, and [[unconditional]] of the worst [[stereotyped]] and racial stereotypes I've [[sensed]] in a looong time. Seeing Hayden P trying to act "[[hood]]" was painful (hi, one pant [[legs]] up on [[goin]] [[tunics]] and some braids Downs't [[brings]] you "down with the [[fellas]]"). [[Ronson]] Knowles [[somewhat]] much grimaces through the [[global]] movie. Most of the set [[sequence]] [[seeing]] [[amour]] they were [[filming]] in [[toboggan]] boxes...what was up with the [[semifinals]]??? And [[insufficient]] Rihanna was just [[straightforward]] [[used]] to [[receive]] [[ones]] to [[watching]] her "[[deed]]", which she can't.<br /><br />[[Brings]] [[openly]], this film Downs't even deserve one star. [[Invitation]] [[presents]] this [[bleary]] [[frankness]] to rest. Or at least [[making]] the next one [[Brings]] It [[About]] IV: [[Cheer]] vs. Freddy & Jason.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

CAUTION: Potential Spoilers Ahead!<br /><br />"Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures" was always one of my favorite [[cartoons]] growing up (heck, it still is). And this movie perfectly captures everything I love about the show and puts it in full-length form.<br /><br />Beautifully animated by the Tokyo Movie Shinsa studio (WB outsourced every "Tiny Toons" project, and this was the best studio to handle the show), the movie starts at the end of the school year at Acme Looniversity, the renowned cartoon college where Buster and Babs Bunny (no relation) and their teenage toon peers learn from the masters of animated lunacy, the Looney Tunes. After the final bell, the movie splits off into five different plots. Buster engages Babs in a water gun fight that culminates with a bursting dam and a tidal wave, sending Buster, Babs, and Elmyra's dog Byron downriver on an overturned picnic table in search of adventure in the deep South. Plucky Duck talks Hamton Pig and his family into letting him come with them to HappyWorldLand, "The Happiest Place in the Western Hemisphere", but he has to put up with an excruciating car ride and the threat of a chainsaw-wielding hitchhiker. Elmyra's cat Furball finally runs away, but she isn't daunted...not when there are plenty of "aminals" to play with at the Acme Safari Park. Fifi la Fume devotes her summer to hunting down her heartthrob, movie star Johnny Pew, in the hopes of getting an autograph. Of course, the hotel he's staying at is nearly impenetrable. And Shirley McLoon sets up a fortune telling booth on the Acme Acres Boardwalk...and lets her guard down on her day off when Fowlmouth takes her to see the horror flick "Skunkophobia".<br /><br />All these story lines are sidesplittingly [[hilarious]], and some of them even overlap in the end. The only [[complaint]] [[I]] [[have]] with this [[movie]] is that it doesn't [[make]] full use of the Tiny Toons roster - Dizzy [[Devil]] and [[Mary]] Melodie have only one [[scene]], Gogo [[Dodo]] only [[appears]] at the [[beginning]] and [[end]] of the [[film]], and [[Montana]] [[Max]], [[Sweetie]], [[Calamity]] Coyote, and Little Beeper are nowhere to be found. Still, they're excusable flaws in an otherwise perfect film. This movie is pretty rare today, since it's over 12 years old and has never been released on DVD to my knowledge, but I highly suggest you track it down - anyone who's a fan of Warner Bros. animation, either classic or contemporary, NEEDS to see this movie.

CAUTION: Potential Spoilers Ahead!<br /><br />"Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures" was always one of my favorite [[cartoon]] growing up (heck, it still is). And this movie perfectly captures everything I love about the show and puts it in full-length form.<br /><br />Beautifully animated by the Tokyo Movie Shinsa studio (WB outsourced every "Tiny Toons" project, and this was the best studio to handle the show), the movie starts at the end of the school year at Acme Looniversity, the renowned cartoon college where Buster and Babs Bunny (no relation) and their teenage toon peers learn from the masters of animated lunacy, the Looney Tunes. After the final bell, the movie splits off into five different plots. Buster engages Babs in a water gun fight that culminates with a bursting dam and a tidal wave, sending Buster, Babs, and Elmyra's dog Byron downriver on an overturned picnic table in search of adventure in the deep South. Plucky Duck talks Hamton Pig and his family into letting him come with them to HappyWorldLand, "The Happiest Place in the Western Hemisphere", but he has to put up with an excruciating car ride and the threat of a chainsaw-wielding hitchhiker. Elmyra's cat Furball finally runs away, but she isn't daunted...not when there are plenty of "aminals" to play with at the Acme Safari Park. Fifi la Fume devotes her summer to hunting down her heartthrob, movie star Johnny Pew, in the hopes of getting an autograph. Of course, the hotel he's staying at is nearly impenetrable. And Shirley McLoon sets up a fortune telling booth on the Acme Acres Boardwalk...and lets her guard down on her day off when Fowlmouth takes her to see the horror flick "Skunkophobia".<br /><br />All these story lines are sidesplittingly [[travesty]], and some of them even overlap in the end. The only [[plaintiffs]] [[me]] [[could]] with this [[movies]] is that it doesn't [[translate]] full use of the Tiny Toons roster - Dizzy [[Daemon]] and [[Remarried]] Melodie have only one [[photo]], Gogo [[Bed]] only [[occurs]] at the [[commences]] and [[conclude]] of the [[moviemaking]], and [[Dakota]] [[Shitload]], [[Beloved]], [[Accident]] Coyote, and Little Beeper are nowhere to be found. Still, they're excusable flaws in an otherwise perfect film. This movie is pretty rare today, since it's over 12 years old and has never been released on DVD to my knowledge, but I highly suggest you track it down - anyone who's a fan of Warner Bros. animation, either classic or contemporary, NEEDS to see this movie.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (93%)]]

That this film has such a low IMDb rating is not surprising. In our post-Enron era, do we really need any more reminders of America's obsession with the greed creed? The topic has become so politically charged that a lot of viewers not only are not going to be entertained by movies of this sort, but will respond with barely concealed rage. It was all I could [[do]] to sit quietly through this [[cinematic]] memo of corporate corruption without extracting the DVD and smashing it into a thousand pieces.<br /><br />What's really irksome with these kinds of films, including "Purpose", is their [[pretense]] that behind the glitter, there's some meaningful [[message]] that [[makes]] the [[film]] worthwhile. In "Purpose", I [[found]] no such [[meaningful]] message. What I did find was a story that [[idolized]] the [[materialistic]] [[trappings]] of capitalistic [[power]] and wealth. The two main [[characters]], [[nauseating]] in their glibness, [[do]] very [[little]] [[actual]] work. [[Instead]], they [[party]], they [[play]] golf, they strut their coolness, they sound "hip" with dialogue straight out of MTV-culture-speak: "rock my world", and "Now get back to partying; that's an order". [[John]] is smug, self-important, shallow, and smirks a lot. Robert, who wears funky little glasses, is even worse.<br /><br />The film includes two [[youthful]] garage geeks, who [[look]] and sound like they're right out of the film "Antitrust" (2001). Stereotypes are played for all they're worth, and in this film also include chic-looking computer equipment, and Barbie doll chicks on hand for those [[occasions]] when our can-do future [[billionaires]] need some relaxation after all that heavy-duty partying. And with the time-bound images and dialogue that such a story necessitates, can you imagine how [[dated]] this film will be in fifteen years?<br /><br />About the best I can do for this [[waste]] of cinematic celluloid is to say that it does have some nice aerial views of San Francisco. The film would have been a lot more enjoyable, a lot more entertaining, if they had ditched those odious characters and that [[repulsive]] story, and simply flown us [[viewers]] around in that little plane for the film's duration.

That this film has such a low IMDb rating is not surprising. In our post-Enron era, do we really need any more reminders of America's obsession with the greed creed? The topic has become so politically charged that a lot of viewers not only are not going to be entertained by movies of this sort, but will respond with barely concealed rage. It was all I could [[know]] to sit quietly through this [[cinematographic]] memo of corporate corruption without extracting the DVD and smashing it into a thousand pieces.<br /><br />What's really irksome with these kinds of films, including "Purpose", is their [[pretensions]] that behind the glitter, there's some meaningful [[mail]] that [[becoming]] the [[cinematography]] worthwhile. In "Purpose", I [[commented]] no such [[sizable]] message. What I did find was a story that [[greats]] the [[philosophical]] [[pitfalls]] of capitalistic [[faculties]] and wealth. The two main [[personalities]], [[sickening]] in their glibness, [[get]] very [[humble]] [[real]] work. [[Even]], they [[factions]], they [[playing]] golf, they strut their coolness, they sound "hip" with dialogue straight out of MTV-culture-speak: "rock my world", and "Now get back to partying; that's an order". [[Giovanni]] is smug, self-important, shallow, and smirks a lot. Robert, who wears funky little glasses, is even worse.<br /><br />The film includes two [[minor]] garage geeks, who [[squint]] and sound like they're right out of the film "Antitrust" (2001). Stereotypes are played for all they're worth, and in this film also include chic-looking computer equipment, and Barbie doll chicks on hand for those [[episodes]] when our can-do future [[millionaire]] need some relaxation after all that heavy-duty partying. And with the time-bound images and dialogue that such a story necessitates, can you imagine how [[temps]] this film will be in fifteen years?<br /><br />About the best I can do for this [[discards]] of cinematic celluloid is to say that it does have some nice aerial views of San Francisco. The film would have been a lot more enjoyable, a lot more entertaining, if they had ditched those odious characters and that [[scandalous]] story, and simply flown us [[fans]] around in that little plane for the film's duration.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (93%)]]

There is a clever little scene in The Karen Carpenter Story, where both Carpenters are in a recording studio, and Richard makes an impromptu decision to have Karen sing for the owner of the studio.<br /><br />Richard picks the wrong key for Karen to sing in, so Karen is singing above her natural range. You can see a look of bemusement on the owner's face; he figures she really can't sing. Richard quickly realizes his mistake and tries again in a different key. The next thing you hear is Karen's amazing, beautiful voice, and the owner does a priceless double take. Nicely done! For some reason, I have never forgotten that scene.<br /><br />The Karen Carpenter Story chronicles the meteoric rise of the Carpenters, and Karen's struggle to overcome anorexia. A lot of things are glossed over. This isn't a documentary, and the movie left me with a [[lot]] of questions. Very little is mentioned of Karen's solo venture (the CD was released only a few years ago. If you buy it, you will wonder why they waited. It's some of Karen's [[best]] work. The [[songs]] aren't as timeless as her work with brother Richard, but it was a great recording, in my opinion).<br /><br />I have heard it said that, you can be listening to a cheap, time-worn little [[radio]] in the middle of the Third World, that would seem to produce more static than anything else. But when a Carpenter song comes on the radio, you would think you were listening to a $1000 Hi-Fidelity unit.<br /><br />[[Watch]] this movie!

There is a clever little scene in The Karen Carpenter Story, where both Carpenters are in a recording studio, and Richard makes an impromptu decision to have Karen sing for the owner of the studio.<br /><br />Richard picks the wrong key for Karen to sing in, so Karen is singing above her natural range. You can see a look of bemusement on the owner's face; he figures she really can't sing. Richard quickly realizes his mistake and tries again in a different key. The next thing you hear is Karen's amazing, beautiful voice, and the owner does a priceless double take. Nicely done! For some reason, I have never forgotten that scene.<br /><br />The Karen Carpenter Story chronicles the meteoric rise of the Carpenters, and Karen's struggle to overcome anorexia. A lot of things are glossed over. This isn't a documentary, and the movie left me with a [[alot]] of questions. Very little is mentioned of Karen's solo venture (the CD was released only a few years ago. If you buy it, you will wonder why they waited. It's some of Karen's [[strictest]] work. The [[singer]] aren't as timeless as her work with brother Richard, but it was a great recording, in my opinion).<br /><br />I have heard it said that, you can be listening to a cheap, time-worn little [[broadcasting]] in the middle of the Third World, that would seem to produce more static than anything else. But when a Carpenter song comes on the radio, you would think you were listening to a $1000 Hi-Fidelity unit.<br /><br />[[Controlling]] this movie!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

You the living? OK I think I am an intelligent, educated, liberal and really into films. [[I]] really like and [[have]] a [[great]] sense of humour. I was under the [[impression]] this was a bleakly painful comedy. They got paid for making this, petrol was used, electricity burnt, food was consumed, sets built........why? I [[blame]] the current state of the world on this [[film]] and all those people associated with it, I will even include us the [[viewing]] public. We are all to blame and deserve whatever coming. Its not [[funny]], not much happens, everyone it seems is [[bored]] or boring. There are no [[conversations]], communication is minimal. There is no [[plot]] as far as I am aware. I have in fact just lost 89 [[point]] something [[minutes]] of my life. I [[will]] never ever get that [[time]] back. The only message I have come away with is perhaps life is too short to sit around watching movies of people doing not much......and then you die!

You the living? OK I think I am an intelligent, educated, liberal and really into films. [[me]] really like and [[haya]] a [[sumptuous]] sense of humour. I was under the [[thinking]] this was a bleakly painful comedy. They got paid for making this, petrol was used, electricity burnt, food was consumed, sets built........why? I [[accountable]] the current state of the world on this [[cinema]] and all those people associated with it, I will even include us the [[perspectives]] public. We are all to blame and deserve whatever coming. Its not [[outlandish]], not much happens, everyone it seems is [[boron]] or boring. There are no [[meeting]], communication is minimal. There is no [[intrigue]] as far as I am aware. I have in fact just lost 89 [[kok]] something [[moments]] of my life. I [[wishing]] never ever get that [[length]] back. The only message I have come away with is perhaps life is too short to sit around watching movies of people doing not much......and then you die!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (87%)]]

Thankfully I [[watched]] this film alone, enabling me to fast-forward through the [[worst]] scenes (aka most of the film, actually). OK, some of it is not all bad, with partially good photography (even some of the under water scenes) and at times not too bad directing. But it still doesn't save the incredibly poor script and way worse acting. Additionally, when I don't find the movies "hottie" to be all that, even the wannabe-sexy love making scenes get dull. Really [[dull]]! And for the drama: You know it's always a bad sign when you get to dislike all of the characters so much you really don't care who lives and who dies.<br /><br />If you still haven't gotten tired of the reality series Survivor, you may find something to your liking in this movie. If not, stay well clear!

Thankfully I [[saw]] this film alone, enabling me to fast-forward through the [[finest]] scenes (aka most of the film, actually). OK, some of it is not all bad, with partially good photography (even some of the under water scenes) and at times not too bad directing. But it still doesn't save the incredibly poor script and way worse acting. Additionally, when I don't find the movies "hottie" to be all that, even the wannabe-sexy love making scenes get dull. Really [[bummer]]! And for the drama: You know it's always a bad sign when you get to dislike all of the characters so much you really don't care who lives and who dies.<br /><br />If you still haven't gotten tired of the reality series Survivor, you may find something to your liking in this movie. If not, stay well clear!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

When I played the first Soul Calibur on dreamcast I thought it was great. When I played the second I was hooked. And finally when Soul Calibur III was released, I bought a playstation 2 and the game.<br /><br />This can really keep you up for hours, with a [[huge]] amount of [[characters]], loads of unlockable content, and not to [[mention]] a GREAT fighting system, this [[really]] is the greatest fighting game to date. <br /><br />The games strong points is foremost the vs. gameplay, were two human players battle each other, either playing as one of the main characters or as a created and customized character. The Create character option is vast, and allows the player to make thousands of different combinations.<br /><br />The only [[thing]] that [[bothers]] me is that if you create a character that uses the fighting style "Grieve Edge" (only kicks) [[has]] to [[wear]] those ridiculous shoes. ^^<br /><br />This is absolutely the greatest fighting game one could wish for. Now, I'm just hoping the planned movie won't be crap.

When I played the first Soul Calibur on dreamcast I thought it was great. When I played the second I was hooked. And finally when Soul Calibur III was released, I bought a playstation 2 and the game.<br /><br />This can really keep you up for hours, with a [[gargantuan]] amount of [[figures]], loads of unlockable content, and not to [[talk]] a GREAT fighting system, this [[awfully]] is the greatest fighting game to date. <br /><br />The games strong points is foremost the vs. gameplay, were two human players battle each other, either playing as one of the main characters or as a created and customized character. The Create character option is vast, and allows the player to make thousands of different combinations.<br /><br />The only [[matter]] that [[infuriates]] me is that if you create a character that uses the fighting style "Grieve Edge" (only kicks) [[possesses]] to [[bear]] those ridiculous shoes. ^^<br /><br />This is absolutely the greatest fighting game one could wish for. Now, I'm just hoping the planned movie won't be crap.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

Best Robot Romantic Comedy [[Ever]], using the robots as the romantic characters, which leaves Short Circuit out of this category. This was Andy Kaufman's best effort. [[Bernadette]] Peters [[shows]] her versatility here with an [[amazing]] performance. [[While]] not a great movie in [[many]] [[areas]], I'll [[award]] it a 9 on [[guts]] and quirkiness.

Best Robot Romantic Comedy [[Ceaselessly]], using the robots as the romantic characters, which leaves Short Circuit out of this category. This was Andy Kaufman's best effort. [[Agnes]] Peters [[denotes]] her versatility here with an [[sumptuous]] performance. [[Except]] not a great movie in [[divergent]] [[acreage]], I'll [[payoff]] it a 9 on [[carcasses]] and quirkiness.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (83%)]]

It's not real flashy, but this movie [[does]] a great job of developing a large cast of [[characters]], and letting you know their hopes and desires, while still managing to be both funny and bittersweet. A [[very]] sweet movie. Fun, also, to see Vincent D'Onofrio and Mary-Louise Parker so early in their careers.

It's not real flashy, but this movie [[want]] a great job of developing a large cast of [[figures]], and letting you know their hopes and desires, while still managing to be both funny and bittersweet. A [[too]] sweet movie. Fun, also, to see Vincent D'Onofrio and Mary-Louise Parker so early in their careers.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

This was such a [[terrible]] film, almost a comedy sketch of a noir film.The budget was low compared to a blockbuster, but still higher than most.But its where they've decided to cut costs that is totally weird.Some actors are at least competent, while others look like they just been dragged off the street.One of them being the lead actor, hes so very bad that i cringed when ever he said anything (he talks through the ENTIRE movie).Then there's the weird costume choices.At the start of the movie all characters are wearing 1930's clothes.They drive a classic car, but the background is a modern day windfarm thats blatantly state of the art.And the costumes and some settings continue to follow this 30's film noir theme.Then BAM in drives a brand new escalade with 24 inch rims....WTF.Same thing again when a guy has a night scope on his rifle, you get a shot down its sight.Hes aiming at a guy with an mp5 and tactical gear on.In a even stranger contrast the [[locations]] are brilliant, and seem to have cost more than the rest of the entire film.The camera shots/angles a very good, and show these locations brilliantly in the scenes.The director has a keen eye for a good looking single shot, but no idea how to do much else.<br /><br />People who should be shot for this film▼<br /><br />The writer The director The casting agent The costume designer<br /><br />People who should be tortured to death for their monotone, monotonous nails on chalk board voice.▼<br /><br />Anton Pardoe- the lead actor, writer, producer If you ever seen the movie Hostel, i wish that would happen to this [[guy]], but he doesn't escape.

This was such a [[scary]] film, almost a comedy sketch of a noir film.The budget was low compared to a blockbuster, but still higher than most.But its where they've decided to cut costs that is totally weird.Some actors are at least competent, while others look like they just been dragged off the street.One of them being the lead actor, hes so very bad that i cringed when ever he said anything (he talks through the ENTIRE movie).Then there's the weird costume choices.At the start of the movie all characters are wearing 1930's clothes.They drive a classic car, but the background is a modern day windfarm thats blatantly state of the art.And the costumes and some settings continue to follow this 30's film noir theme.Then BAM in drives a brand new escalade with 24 inch rims....WTF.Same thing again when a guy has a night scope on his rifle, you get a shot down its sight.Hes aiming at a guy with an mp5 and tactical gear on.In a even stranger contrast the [[place]] are brilliant, and seem to have cost more than the rest of the entire film.The camera shots/angles a very good, and show these locations brilliantly in the scenes.The director has a keen eye for a good looking single shot, but no idea how to do much else.<br /><br />People who should be shot for this film▼<br /><br />The writer The director The casting agent The costume designer<br /><br />People who should be tortured to death for their monotone, monotonous nails on chalk board voice.▼<br /><br />Anton Pardoe- the lead actor, writer, producer If you ever seen the movie Hostel, i wish that would happen to this [[man]], but he doesn't escape.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

[[Avoid]] this movie. [[If]] you are [[expecting]] "The Poseidon [[Adventure]]" (1972), you may [[experience]] nothing more than a [[case]] of the 'bends'. This film [[offers]] nothing more than two extremely-long, and drawn-out, hours of [[complete]] boredom.<br /><br />[[The]] cast [[members]] [[act]] as if they are [[angered]] by the irritation of a bathtub of water overflowing on a [[bed]] of an insignificant's petunias. The script is totally [[unrealistic]], and the [[film]] [[does]] not even have the [[feel]] of a [[disaster]] movie. In fact, everything about this [[movie]] is bad, with the exception of Tom Courtenay. [[It]] is unfortunate that such a [[fine]] actor [[got]] [[swept]] [[away]], by a [[flood]] of misrepresentation, to [[appear]] in such a washout. [[When]] this [[movie]] was being [[made]], the Poseidon must have turned over, in its watery [[grave]], in a sea of shame. And, Shelley Winters will rise again, from the [[dead]] ([[direct]] from the Poseidon), to [[haunt]] anyone who dares to see this pathetic movie. I [[rate]] this film a 1 out of 10, but it really deserves a zero. This movie [[will]] make you [[want]] to avoid, or completely turn against, water. And, it will leave a bad taste in your mouth. It may even make you want to see "[[Jaws]]" (1975), and befriend a great white.

[[Evasion]] this movie. [[Upon]] you are [[retest]] "The Poseidon [[Trips]]" (1972), you may [[expertise]] nothing more than a [[lawsuits]] of the 'bends'. This film [[bid]] nothing more than two extremely-long, and drawn-out, hours of [[accomplish]] boredom.<br /><br />[[Both]] cast [[limb]] [[deed]] as if they are [[riled]] by the irritation of a bathtub of water overflowing on a [[bunk]] of an insignificant's petunias. The script is totally [[magical]], and the [[cinemas]] [[gets]] not even have the [[thoughts]] of a [[wrecks]] movie. In fact, everything about this [[theaters]] is bad, with the exception of Tom Courtenay. [[His]] is unfortunate that such a [[super]] actor [[obtains]] [[sweeps]] [[apart]], by a [[surge]] of misrepresentation, to [[appearing]] in such a washout. [[Once]] this [[theatres]] was being [[filed]], the Poseidon must have turned over, in its watery [[severe]], in a sea of shame. And, Shelley Winters will rise again, from the [[defunct]] ([[outright]] from the Poseidon), to [[grief]] anyone who dares to see this pathetic movie. I [[speeds]] this film a 1 out of 10, but it really deserves a zero. This movie [[dedication]] make you [[will]] to avoid, or completely turn against, water. And, it will leave a bad taste in your mouth. It may even make you want to see "[[Gags]]" (1975), and befriend a great white.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (84%)]]

So, it's Friday night and you want to go watch a movie...all you want is something entertaining, not too [[artsy]], or anything that might require a long night of philosophical discussions. So, you pay $10 to watch the Mod Squad. The trailer to this movie [[should]] have tipped me off, but come on...it's three of Hollywood's most beautiful people--eye candy. But that's about it...a [[string]] of moving [[Prada]] ads. And what did Hollywood producers forget? A plot. Why are these kids running around the streets after some unknown enemy? Where are they? But, don't worry, after a while, you'll just stop caring. I was on the verge of walking out of this movie, because I thought sitting in my room and staring at the wall might have been more productive (and free), but by that time, it was over (90 minutes--it's only [[saving]] grace). So, still willing to waste $10? Go, get yourself a nice hot meal.

So, it's Friday night and you want to go watch a movie...all you want is something entertaining, not too [[art]], or anything that might require a long night of philosophical discussions. So, you pay $10 to watch the Mod Squad. The trailer to this movie [[foreseen]] have tipped me off, but come on...it's three of Hollywood's most beautiful people--eye candy. But that's about it...a [[chord]] of moving [[Lacoste]] ads. And what did Hollywood producers forget? A plot. Why are these kids running around the streets after some unknown enemy? Where are they? But, don't worry, after a while, you'll just stop caring. I was on the verge of walking out of this movie, because I thought sitting in my room and staring at the wall might have been more productive (and free), but by that time, it was over (90 minutes--it's only [[redding]] grace). So, still willing to waste $10? Go, get yourself a nice hot meal.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[[FAILED]]]

Rob Lowe must have eaten up the entire budget, but I can't fault him for running with the money. Even he would have to agree, there was nothing good about this movie. Filming, editing, direction, dialogue, sets, makeup, writing, casting (especially the young girl and imposter child psychiatrist), and the story all were just the worst. I have never seen such a horrible movie. Pass this one up for any other rental selection, or find yourself shouting out vile comments at the TV. Dead Silent should be silenced for all time.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (63%)]]

This movie, with all its complexity and [[subtlety]], makes for one of the most thought-provoking [[short]] [[films]] I [[have]] ever seen. [[The]] [[topics]] it [[addresses]] are ugly, [[cynical]], and at [[times]], even [[macabre]], but the [[film]] [[remains]] [[beautiful]] in its language, [[artful]] with its camera angles, and gorgeous in its style, skillfully [[recreating]] the [[short]] [[story]] of the same name [[written]] by a [[master]] of [[short]] [[stories]], Tobias Wolff.<br /><[[br]] />Not [[wishing]] to spoil anything of the [[movie]], I won't [[go]] into any [[details]], other than to [[say]] that this movie is [[magnificent]] in and of itself. It [[takes]] [[pride]] in what it [[does]], and [[does]] it well. [[It]] shows the most important memories of life, all of which can be topped by the single most [[elusive]] feeling: unexpected bliss. This movie, of its own volition, [[has]] created in me the same feelings the [[main]] [[character]] (Tom Noonan) felt when [[words]] [[transformed]] his very existence, and that is one impressive feat.

This movie, with all its complexity and [[heft]], makes for one of the most thought-provoking [[pithy]] [[cinematographer]] I [[had]] ever seen. [[Both]] [[issuing]] it [[handled]] are ugly, [[scornful]], and at [[duration]], even [[ghoulish]], but the [[filmmaking]] [[roosting]] [[glorious]] in its language, [[skilful]] with its camera angles, and gorgeous in its style, skillfully [[hobby]] the [[terse]] [[novels]] of the same name [[typist]] by a [[sire]] of [[succinctly]] [[histories]], Tobias Wolff.<br /><[[ab]] />Not [[keen]] to spoil anything of the [[cinematographer]], I won't [[budge]] into any [[clarity]], other than to [[testified]] that this movie is [[impressive]] in and of itself. It [[assume]] [[proud]] in what it [[makes]], and [[desires]] it well. [[He]] shows the most important memories of life, all of which can be topped by the single most [[inaccurate]] feeling: unexpected bliss. This movie, of its own volition, [[possessed]] created in me the same feelings the [[indispensable]] [[font]] (Tom Noonan) felt when [[verbal]] [[transposed]] his very existence, and that is one impressive feat.
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This [[representation]] of the popular children's story on [[film]] is pretty [[pathetic]] to watch. [[I]] know it is one of the earliest efforts at [[moviemaking]], but this 15-minute [[picture]] is unimaginative and [[poorly]] shot. "The [[Great]] [[Train]] [[Robbery]]" (1903), which [[I]] also [[commented]] on, is [[much]] more [[creative]] and [[exciting]] to watch.<br /><br />We see little long-haired Jack trade a cow (2 men in a cow-suit) for a hatful of beans from a merchant and later a beanstalk grows from where his mom throws them in the yard (I [[guess]] poor Jack attained the wrong kind). Jack dreams of a goose (actually it seems to be a chicken) and golden egg and the next day climbs the stalk into heaven.<br /><br />There is no effort made to be creative in this film. [[The]] stalk [[looks]] like a rope with leaves on it, the giant is just a tall bearded guy in a home with nothing abnormally large in comparison to Jack and the climax to the film where Jack makes his escape with the goose-chicken and its golden egg is miserable as a stuffed dummy falls from out of screenshot in place of the giant and then the actor takes its place - rising up on his feet in a exaggerated death dance like in most early films. The beanstalk (leaf-covered rope) comes trailing down from above and coils neatly on the giants forehead.<br /><br />Watch something else.

This [[representative]] of the popular children's story on [[video]] is pretty [[sad]] to watch. [[me]] know it is one of the earliest efforts at [[film]], but this 15-minute [[panorama]] is unimaginative and [[dimly]] shot. "The [[Overwhelming]] [[Shaping]] [[Larceny]]" (1903), which [[me]] also [[identified]] on, is [[supremely]] more [[resourceful]] and [[gripping]] to watch.<br /><br />We see little long-haired Jack trade a cow (2 men in a cow-suit) for a hatful of beans from a merchant and later a beanstalk grows from where his mom throws them in the yard (I [[feel]] poor Jack attained the wrong kind). Jack dreams of a goose (actually it seems to be a chicken) and golden egg and the next day climbs the stalk into heaven.<br /><br />There is no effort made to be creative in this film. [[Both]] stalk [[sounds]] like a rope with leaves on it, the giant is just a tall bearded guy in a home with nothing abnormally large in comparison to Jack and the climax to the film where Jack makes his escape with the goose-chicken and its golden egg is miserable as a stuffed dummy falls from out of screenshot in place of the giant and then the actor takes its place - rising up on his feet in a exaggerated death dance like in most early films. The beanstalk (leaf-covered rope) comes trailing down from above and coils neatly on the giants forehead.<br /><br />Watch something else.
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Such pain! Pain in the shape that it had [[promise]] in its central idea, but it never fully recognised it and goes on to blow a lot sand in your face. I wouldn't say this straight-to-video South African/Canadian/UK horror flick is awful, but its just too [[bland]], predictable and there's just very [[little]] [[memorable]] about it. It's a [[guarantee]] you'll [[forget]] it, not too long after watching it. I tried watching it [[last]] night, but had to finish it during the morning, as I couldn't keep my eyes open. Even then I couldn't remember where I got up to, which left me watching it from the beginning again. The only thing that hit a chord was Andreas Poulsson's sharp cinematography of the vast, harsh and eerie desert locations. A nice glossy chic creates a striking visual sense, which can't save the film from that overall empty feeling. Everything else is below-par and almost comes off grating. Like the head-scratching revelation of the beast. Huh. The computer-generated special effects of the ominous monster are tolerable, and there are some grisly flashes of stripped flesh and bones. But there's too little, as there's no [[hiding]] the fact that the clichéd script wants to ponder on the generic character conflict to build tension and uncertainty. That would be fine if the [[wilted]] script was more than just basic, shallow fluff, because it never generated any strong, lasting [[suspense]], but makes it uninterestingly labour on. The lead characters are superficial and the token support fall in the dispensable basket. It's your stereotypical bunch. Scott Bairstow and Warrick Grier's performances are colourless, and the beautiful Rachel Shelley [[tries]] but [[looks]] rather weary.

Such pain! Pain in the shape that it had [[vowed]] in its central idea, but it never fully recognised it and goes on to blow a lot sand in your face. I wouldn't say this straight-to-video South African/Canadian/UK horror flick is awful, but its just too [[mundane]], predictable and there's just very [[lightweight]] [[excellent]] about it. It's a [[secure]] you'll [[forgot]] it, not too long after watching it. I tried watching it [[latest]] night, but had to finish it during the morning, as I couldn't keep my eyes open. Even then I couldn't remember where I got up to, which left me watching it from the beginning again. The only thing that hit a chord was Andreas Poulsson's sharp cinematography of the vast, harsh and eerie desert locations. A nice glossy chic creates a striking visual sense, which can't save the film from that overall empty feeling. Everything else is below-par and almost comes off grating. Like the head-scratching revelation of the beast. Huh. The computer-generated special effects of the ominous monster are tolerable, and there are some grisly flashes of stripped flesh and bones. But there's too little, as there's no [[lurks]] the fact that the clichéd script wants to ponder on the generic character conflict to build tension and uncertainty. That would be fine if the [[simmered]] script was more than just basic, shallow fluff, because it never generated any strong, lasting [[expecting]], but makes it uninterestingly labour on. The lead characters are superficial and the token support fall in the dispensable basket. It's your stereotypical bunch. Scott Bairstow and Warrick Grier's performances are colourless, and the beautiful Rachel Shelley [[endeavour]] but [[listens]] rather weary.
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Red Sonja is a career-step-in-the-wrong-direction for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Having made a couple of sword 'n' sorcery films (as Conan) he had moved onto slightly more serious acting roles in films like The Terminator and Commando, only to make a mystifying return to the sword 'n' [[sorcery]] genre for this 1985 debacle. It's hard to figure out why he bothered, as this is weaker than both Conan films in every [[conceivable]] department. Allegedly, this was to have been the third Conan film, but for one reason or another the emphasis was shifted onto the leading female character, the titular red-head, leaving poor old Arnold to play an incredibly [[dull]] supporting role. [[Spare]] a thought, too, for director Richard Fleischer who had given the world classics like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Fantastic Voyage, The Boston Strangler and 10 Rillington Place. [[In]] this - his penultimate film - Fleischer also has [[taken]] a gigantic career step backwards.<br /><br />Evil queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) wants to rule the world, and she needs a priceless and powerful talisman to do so. She and her brutish army storm a keep populated by priestesses and steal the said talisman, massacring the helpless priestesses as they go. One of the dead priestesses has a sister named Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen), a fiery red-headed warrior, who upon hearing of her sister's death swears revenge upon the evil Gedren. Sonja rides across the land in search of Gedren's lair. Along the way she picks up travelling companions in the shape of a boy prince, Tarn (Ernie Reyes Jr) and his bodyguard Falkon (Paul Smith). She also meets the muscular warrior Conan - [[sorry]], [[I]] [[mean]] Kalidor (!) - who [[offers]] to [[join]] her in her quest. [[Initially]] Sonja doesn't [[want]] the [[help]] of Kalidor ([[Arnold]] [[Schwarzenegger]]), [[preferring]] [[instead]] to [[prove]] that she can [[confront]] and [[defeat]] her enemies alone, but eventually she warms to him and accepts his assistance.<br /><[[br]] />[[Red]] Sonja is a [[staggeringly]] [[poor]] [[film]], all the more [[so]] when one muses that it was [[made]] in 1985 when the sword 'n' [[sorcery]] genre was close to its end. It seems [[so]] [[simplistic]] and amateurish that one could easily mistake it for an early example of its kind. The performances are poor on the whole, ranging from Bergman's embarrassingly OTT villain to Reyes' unbelievably irritating spoilt brat to Schwarzenegger's wooden and unenthusiastic hero. Nielsen is slightly better as the heroine - presumably full of enthusiasm at the thought of being in her first starring role - but she is let down very badly by the stupidity of Clive Exton and George MacDonald Fraser's script. The film is riddled with goofs, including a scene where Schwarzenegger is seen in close-up hacking down bad guys but in a long-shot in the same sequence there isn't a corpse in sight. Technically it is very inept too, with sub-standard special effects and appallingly mechanical monsters. There are a few compensations, such as Ennio Morricone's enjoyable music (Morricone spent a great deal of the '80s providing good music for awful films, e.g The Island, Treasure of the Four Crowns and Hundra). Another compensation is Giuseppe Rotunno's lensing of the locations - in fact, much of the time it's a hell of a lot more gratifying to look at the lovely scenery than the actors standing in the foreground! There were very few sword 'n' sorcery films after Red Sonja, so in some ways it might go down in history as the film which destroyed its own genre.

Red Sonja is a career-step-in-the-wrong-direction for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Having made a couple of sword 'n' sorcery films (as Conan) he had moved onto slightly more serious acting roles in films like The Terminator and Commando, only to make a mystifying return to the sword 'n' [[divination]] genre for this 1985 debacle. It's hard to figure out why he bothered, as this is weaker than both Conan films in every [[unfathomable]] department. Allegedly, this was to have been the third Conan film, but for one reason or another the emphasis was shifted onto the leading female character, the titular red-head, leaving poor old Arnold to play an incredibly [[bleak]] supporting role. [[Alternatives]] a thought, too, for director Richard Fleischer who had given the world classics like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Fantastic Voyage, The Boston Strangler and 10 Rillington Place. [[About]] this - his penultimate film - Fleischer also has [[captures]] a gigantic career step backwards.<br /><br />Evil queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) wants to rule the world, and she needs a priceless and powerful talisman to do so. She and her brutish army storm a keep populated by priestesses and steal the said talisman, massacring the helpless priestesses as they go. One of the dead priestesses has a sister named Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen), a fiery red-headed warrior, who upon hearing of her sister's death swears revenge upon the evil Gedren. Sonja rides across the land in search of Gedren's lair. Along the way she picks up travelling companions in the shape of a boy prince, Tarn (Ernie Reyes Jr) and his bodyguard Falkon (Paul Smith). She also meets the muscular warrior Conan - [[forgiveness]], [[me]] [[involving]] Kalidor (!) - who [[introduces]] to [[uniting]] her in her quest. [[Earliest]] Sonja doesn't [[wanting]] the [[supporting]] of Kalidor ([[Reeves]] [[Stallone]]), [[prefer]] [[independently]] to [[illustrating]] that she can [[treating]] and [[overcoming]] her enemies alone, but eventually she warms to him and accepts his assistance.<br /><[[ab]] />[[Flushed]] Sonja is a [[terrifically]] [[destitute]] [[cine]], all the more [[equally]] when one muses that it was [[were]] in 1985 when the sword 'n' [[enchantment]] genre was close to its end. It seems [[once]] [[simpleminded]] and amateurish that one could easily mistake it for an early example of its kind. The performances are poor on the whole, ranging from Bergman's embarrassingly OTT villain to Reyes' unbelievably irritating spoilt brat to Schwarzenegger's wooden and unenthusiastic hero. Nielsen is slightly better as the heroine - presumably full of enthusiasm at the thought of being in her first starring role - but she is let down very badly by the stupidity of Clive Exton and George MacDonald Fraser's script. The film is riddled with goofs, including a scene where Schwarzenegger is seen in close-up hacking down bad guys but in a long-shot in the same sequence there isn't a corpse in sight. Technically it is very inept too, with sub-standard special effects and appallingly mechanical monsters. There are a few compensations, such as Ennio Morricone's enjoyable music (Morricone spent a great deal of the '80s providing good music for awful films, e.g The Island, Treasure of the Four Crowns and Hundra). Another compensation is Giuseppe Rotunno's lensing of the locations - in fact, much of the time it's a hell of a lot more gratifying to look at the lovely scenery than the actors standing in the foreground! There were very few sword 'n' sorcery films after Red Sonja, so in some ways it might go down in history as the film which destroyed its own genre.
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Since this cartoon was made in the old days, Felix talks using cartoon bubbles and the animation style is very [[crude]] when compared to today. [[However]], compared to its contemporaries, it's a pretty good cartoon and still holds up well. That's because [[despite]] its age, the cartoon is very creative and funny.<br /><br />Felix meets a guy whose shoe business is folding because he can't sell any shoes. Well, Felix needs money so he can go to Hollywood, so he tells the guy at the shop he'll get every shoe sold. Felix spreads chewing [[gum]] all over town and soon people are stuck and leave their shoes--rushing to buy new ones from the shoe store. In gratitude, the guy gives Felix $500! However, Felix's owner wants to take the money and go alone, so Felix figures out a way to sneak along.<br /><br />Once there, Felix barges into a studio and makes a bit of a nuisance of himself. Along the way, he meets cartoon versions of comics Ben Turpin and Charlie Chaplin. In the end, though, through luck, Felix is discovered and offered a movie contract. Hurray!

Since this cartoon was made in the old days, Felix talks using cartoon bubbles and the animation style is very [[brute]] when compared to today. [[Once]], compared to its contemporaries, it's a pretty good cartoon and still holds up well. That's because [[unless]] its age, the cartoon is very creative and funny.<br /><br />Felix meets a guy whose shoe business is folding because he can't sell any shoes. Well, Felix needs money so he can go to Hollywood, so he tells the guy at the shop he'll get every shoe sold. Felix spreads chewing [[chewing]] all over town and soon people are stuck and leave their shoes--rushing to buy new ones from the shoe store. In gratitude, the guy gives Felix $500! However, Felix's owner wants to take the money and go alone, so Felix figures out a way to sneak along.<br /><br />Once there, Felix barges into a studio and makes a bit of a nuisance of himself. Along the way, he meets cartoon versions of comics Ben Turpin and Charlie Chaplin. In the end, though, through luck, Felix is discovered and offered a movie contract. Hurray!
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this movie is so bad. but its [[so]] [[bad]] that i was laughing my ass off. for people that like movies, do not watch this one. for people who like movies good and bad, i recommend this one. the story lines shaky,the script is [[horrible]],the [[acting]] is horrible to mediocre. the soundtrack throughout the movie was corny but i loved it. the cool catchphrases were a plus tho. ha ha. "if it can bleed, it can die". the [[fight]] scenes cracked me up. it seemed to me like they spent more time on those parts than any other cuz the fight scenes for the most part were pretty clean. i almost feel like this movie could have been good if it weren't for the f/x....no it would have still been a crapshoot. the eye thing was corny. and how the chick was eating the guys stomach in the kitchen,they coulda done something where shed be actually eating something or at least put more of the fake blood on her face. and the lighthouse explosion [[disappointed]] me. i thought they might have gotten real fire instead of crappy computer synthesized stuff. and the ending was so predictable, which surprised me when they actually did what i though they might do. so overall. id [[say]] this is a classic as far as crappy movies go. its in my bottom 5.

this movie is so bad. but its [[subsequently]] [[foul]] that i was laughing my ass off. for people that like movies, do not watch this one. for people who like movies good and bad, i recommend this one. the story lines shaky,the script is [[egregious]],the [[caretaker]] is horrible to mediocre. the soundtrack throughout the movie was corny but i loved it. the cool catchphrases were a plus tho. ha ha. "if it can bleed, it can die". the [[combats]] scenes cracked me up. it seemed to me like they spent more time on those parts than any other cuz the fight scenes for the most part were pretty clean. i almost feel like this movie could have been good if it weren't for the f/x....no it would have still been a crapshoot. the eye thing was corny. and how the chick was eating the guys stomach in the kitchen,they coulda done something where shed be actually eating something or at least put more of the fake blood on her face. and the lighthouse explosion [[disenchanted]] me. i thought they might have gotten real fire instead of crappy computer synthesized stuff. and the ending was so predictable, which surprised me when they actually did what i though they might do. so overall. id [[dis]] this is a classic as far as crappy movies go. its in my bottom 5.
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Although this was the first Hunter S. Thompson documentary I have seen it was average at best despite the involvement's of huge star appearances such as Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Gary Busey, and a few others. I was [[let]] down by this and yet it was still a little interesting. What kept me watching was some of the old clips from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Where the Buffalo Roam. Not that good mostly because of the old guys rambling and things any fan would already know. I still think they were milking it because it could have been compressed down by at least half. Still if your a fan I would you'll like anything that has to do with hunter. best regards

Although this was the first Hunter S. Thompson documentary I have seen it was average at best despite the involvement's of huge star appearances such as Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Gary Busey, and a few others. I was [[going]] down by this and yet it was still a little interesting. What kept me watching was some of the old clips from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Where the Buffalo Roam. Not that good mostly because of the old guys rambling and things any fan would already know. I still think they were milking it because it could have been compressed down by at least half. Still if your a fan I would you'll like anything that has to do with hunter. best regards
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Giant Robot was the most popular Japanese TV serial ever seen on Indian TV. It was targeted to children and we saw a robot for the first time in our life. <br /><br />Many Indian children must have even seen a machine for the first time outside the school textbooks. <br /><br />The serial also showed a child in an adults organization fighting evil. No doubt, many of us who have seen Giant Robot in our childhood long for our own robots and as a stopgap arrangement look upon our computers in the same way. <br /><br />[[This]] [[show]] also portrayed ideal adults, (referring at Jerry, Johnny's buddy friend and Unicorn chief Azuma). We grew to respect Japanese progress and still view Japan as the ideal Asian nation.<br /><br />BTW, at that time, there were no satellite TV channels in India and the govt owned broadcaster did not show much of Disney cartoons. I guess that was how child serials like giant Robot got appreciated. Nowadays there is Pokemon etc but they are no [[so]] fascinating or alluring as Giant robot.

Giant Robot was the most popular Japanese TV serial ever seen on Indian TV. It was targeted to children and we saw a robot for the first time in our life. <br /><br />Many Indian children must have even seen a machine for the first time outside the school textbooks. <br /><br />The serial also showed a child in an adults organization fighting evil. No doubt, many of us who have seen Giant Robot in our childhood long for our own robots and as a stopgap arrangement look upon our computers in the same way. <br /><br />[[These]] [[spectacle]] also portrayed ideal adults, (referring at Jerry, Johnny's buddy friend and Unicorn chief Azuma). We grew to respect Japanese progress and still view Japan as the ideal Asian nation.<br /><br />BTW, at that time, there were no satellite TV channels in India and the govt owned broadcaster did not show much of Disney cartoons. I guess that was how child serials like giant Robot got appreciated. Nowadays there is Pokemon etc but they are no [[even]] fascinating or alluring as Giant robot.
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When we are young, we all pick out an ideal occupation for ourselves: artist, actor, writer, rocket scientist, etc.. While most of us grow out of our pipe dreams, the main character of American Movie, Mark, has yet to let go of his(and at a thirty-something age too): to become a wealthy acclaimed director. Despite the fact that Murphy's Law won't leave Mark alone and something always seems to go wrong, Mark is able to persevere during each deterring incident with an even greater drive to reach his goals. His desire to be a director so controls his character that he sees any person or thing in his life as something to exploit to reach the goal. While I noticed other IMDB commenters are lambasting Mark's selfishness, I think it's an almost justified sort-of selfishness because for Mark, not becoming a famous director is equivalent to death. He talks incessantly about leaving some kind of mark on the world, and he sees filmmaking as a way to do this.<br /><br />Unfortunately any viewer of this movie picks up early on the fact that Mark has a near-zero chance of ever achieving his dream. Is he aware of this? No, not in the slightest, and none of his family or friends want to let him in on the secret(in fact even some of them believe in him). Strangely enough though, the disappointing future the viewer feels is sure to occur for Mark doesn't impede the ability to find humor in the film. This is a very very funny documentary. Most of the laughs come from when Mark is filming scenes for "Coven". There's a scene where an actor has to have his head break a cupboard, and it's just not working. Another scene has Mark's very old uncle Bill saying a few lines to the camera; needless to say, after 20 takes of a lot of headscratching and line-stumbling Bill finally decides he's had enough. A lot of humor sadly comes from Mark himself. His screenwriting, which he seems to think is worthy of a Pulitzer, is laughingly bad: "It's alright, it's ok, there is something to live for; Jesus told me so."<br /><br />"American Movie" is, contrary to what people might think, a documentary that anyone can enjoy(even though my sister, who watched some scenes, seemed to think it was downright bizarre). The fact that Chris Smith can successfully bring to the screen a film that inspires both sadness from Mark's depressing lifestyle to hilarity with scenes with Bill(who unfortunately passed away before the film was released) says quite a lot about him. I wonder how the dreamer Mark regards this documentary. Does he realize that it casts him in a bad light? Or that it sets up to show him as a fool in many scenes of the film? Or does he see it as something that will be shown prior to his own A&E Biography segment? It's an intriguing subject of wonder, and I hope the latter comes true for him some day.<br /><br />I highly recommend this movie: 9/10.
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Contains Spoilers<br /><br />This is a Peter Watkins film. If one has seen his BBC masterpieces "Cullodden" and "The War Game", one will recognize the style (and his voice) within seconds after the start. Made in 1971 it is set in a very near future, when the Vietnam war has escalated even more and now seems to involve China. Nixon is still president and civil disobedience and protest is dealt with violently using drumhead tribunals (outwardly civilian with 'everyday citizens' as judges). Because "prison building can't keep up", an alternative is introduced: The Punishment Park. Delinquents can choose between severe prison sentences and a man hunt in a hostile environment, in this case a 85 km trip through the Californian desert at 100°F. If they reach an American flag at the end without being caught by National Guard or Riot Police, they will be set free, or else they have to serve their sentence (or be dead, as we will see). The film is made in a completely documentary style with three European teams covering a tribunal and the course of two groups already sentenced. Scenes jump between the tribunal tent, the hunting troops and the hunted condemned. Watkin's scarce off commentary gives us raw background information (time, temperature etc.). The tribunal scenes show a kangaroo court on the one side and a wide range of personalities on the other ranging from real terrorists over 'undesirables' to clearly innocents (e.g. a total pacifist who can't even hurt flies). The defense lawyer (who does take his job seriously) has to take abuse from both sides. What makes these scenes especially [[eerie]] is their resemblance to the rhetoric of todays administration to the detail. Meanwhile, some unfortunate events in the desert make clear that the 'rules of the game' don't really apply. The question remains open, whether it is rigged from the start or arbitrariness by the troops due to those events that leads to the outcome (I suspect, it is both). At the end we are back at square one with the next group going to "Punishment Park". This description may indicate a heavily biased (or even demagogic) propaganda movie but that would be misleading. The behavior (all participants were nonprofessionals as usual with Watkins) looks and sounds real (the tribunal scenes may even contain text material from real contemporary trials). I'd say that this could be sold as the 'real thing' without problem. With Watkins's "The Forgotten Faces" the reaction was "We can't send that or nobody will believe our real newsreels anymore (because this is indistinguishable from the real thing)". With "Punishment Park" it ought to be the same. Effectively banned in the US as far as I know this is a must see that hasn't lost its power or its relevance (especially today).

Contains Spoilers<br /><br />This is a Peter Watkins film. If one has seen his BBC masterpieces "Cullodden" and "The War Game", one will recognize the style (and his voice) within seconds after the start. Made in 1971 it is set in a very near future, when the Vietnam war has escalated even more and now seems to involve China. Nixon is still president and civil disobedience and protest is dealt with violently using drumhead tribunals (outwardly civilian with 'everyday citizens' as judges). Because "prison building can't keep up", an alternative is introduced: The Punishment Park. Delinquents can choose between severe prison sentences and a man hunt in a hostile environment, in this case a 85 km trip through the Californian desert at 100°F. If they reach an American flag at the end without being caught by National Guard or Riot Police, they will be set free, or else they have to serve their sentence (or be dead, as we will see). The film is made in a completely documentary style with three European teams covering a tribunal and the course of two groups already sentenced. Scenes jump between the tribunal tent, the hunting troops and the hunted condemned. Watkin's scarce off commentary gives us raw background information (time, temperature etc.). The tribunal scenes show a kangaroo court on the one side and a wide range of personalities on the other ranging from real terrorists over 'undesirables' to clearly innocents (e.g. a total pacifist who can't even hurt flies). The defense lawyer (who does take his job seriously) has to take abuse from both sides. What makes these scenes especially [[unnerving]] is their resemblance to the rhetoric of todays administration to the detail. Meanwhile, some unfortunate events in the desert make clear that the 'rules of the game' don't really apply. The question remains open, whether it is rigged from the start or arbitrariness by the troops due to those events that leads to the outcome (I suspect, it is both). At the end we are back at square one with the next group going to "Punishment Park". This description may indicate a heavily biased (or even demagogic) propaganda movie but that would be misleading. The behavior (all participants were nonprofessionals as usual with Watkins) looks and sounds real (the tribunal scenes may even contain text material from real contemporary trials). I'd say that this could be sold as the 'real thing' without problem. With Watkins's "The Forgotten Faces" the reaction was "We can't send that or nobody will believe our real newsreels anymore (because this is indistinguishable from the real thing)". With "Punishment Park" it ought to be the same. Effectively banned in the US as far as I know this is a must see that hasn't lost its power or its relevance (especially today).
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (79%)]]

No,I'm not a [[radical]] feminst [[bashing]] the hentai and yaoi [[genre]],[[I]] just find it really [[boring]] and pointless.My [[god]],I was MADE to [[watch]] this for [[initiation]] from some stupid [[punk]] and my my,even an MST3K [[movie]] [[has]] a [[storyline]],not to [[mention]] that this HENTAI [[crap]] is what's giving [[Anime]] a [[bad]] [[name]] world-wide ([[watch]] out Sailor Moon!).Sadly,people don't [[realize]] that not all Anime(or any other [[Asian]] [[style]]) is [[sleazy]] porn.Death to the [[stereotype]]!!!<br /><br />*starts casting Ultima*

No,I'm not a [[severe]] feminst [[criticising]] the hentai and yaoi [[category]],[[me]] just find it really [[grim]] and pointless.My [[lords]],I was MADE to [[follow]] this for [[introductory]] from some stupid [[bastard]] and my my,even an MST3K [[filming]] [[enjoy]] a [[overview]],not to [[talking]] that this HENTAI [[baloney]] is what's giving [[Naruto]] a [[nasty]] [[nominations]] world-wide ([[supervisors]] out Sailor Moon!).Sadly,people don't [[securing]] that not all Anime(or any other [[Asiatic]] [[modes]]) is [[raunchy]] porn.Death to the [[prejudices]]!!!<br /><br />*starts casting Ultima*
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (56%)]]

It would [[be]] quite easy to [[make]] this [[movie]] sound fun: a call girl gets shot in the forehead by a North Korean spy, but survives. The [[bullet]] that is embedded in her brain makes her long for knowledge, as well as sex. [[Unbeknownst]] to her, she walks away from the shooting with the cloned finger of George W. Bush in her purse, a [[key]] which can [[unlock]] the [[power]] to use [[nuclear]] armaments. Just call it a romp, and at least a few people will show up to the theater. I'm not sure how [[many]] did go to see this four year old film when it [[opened]] in [[New]] York this past April, but I sincerely hope not many. [[It]] [[sounds]] like a light and playful pinku [[flick]], but it [[has]] art-house [[pretensions]] and is really just [[incredibly]] boring. Many pinku films in the past have been successful in their artistic aspirations, but this film's aspirations just make the time that elapses between the sex [[scenes]] excruciating. And then the sex scenes aren't even [[good]]! I've [[seen]] some pretty outrageous stuff in dirty Japanese movies. I've never seen this country produce something with sex this dull. The Spice Channel is more imaginative. The only [[worthwhile]] thing in this movie is the [[body]] of the lead [[actress]], [[Emi]] Kuroda. Otherwise, this is [[pure]] torture.

It would [[is]] quite easy to [[introduces]] this [[filming]] sound fun: a call girl gets shot in the forehead by a North Korean spy, but survives. The [[shot]] that is embedded in her brain makes her long for knowledge, as well as sex. [[Stranger]] to her, she walks away from the shooting with the cloned finger of George W. Bush in her purse, a [[keys]] which can [[aperture]] the [[jurisdiction]] to use [[bomb]] armaments. Just call it a romp, and at least a few people will show up to the theater. I'm not sure how [[large]] did go to see this four year old film when it [[begins]] in [[Youngest]] York this past April, but I sincerely hope not many. [[He]] [[wholesome]] like a light and playful pinku [[film]], but it [[enjoys]] art-house [[grievances]] and is really just [[phenomenally]] boring. Many pinku films in the past have been successful in their artistic aspirations, but this film's aspirations just make the time that elapses between the sex [[photo]] excruciating. And then the sex scenes aren't even [[optimum]]! I've [[judged]] some pretty outrageous stuff in dirty Japanese movies. I've never seen this country produce something with sex this dull. The Spice Channel is more imaginative. The only [[respectable]] thing in this movie is the [[authorities]] of the lead [[publicist]], [[Ime]] Kuroda. Otherwise, this is [[clean]] torture.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (61%)]]

This movie is stupid, [[made]] by stupid people. The plot I suppose [[works]] [[well]] enough for a [[Horror]] movie, but the actions these [[characters]] take is insanely STUPID! Like, incredibly non-sensical stupid to the Nth degree! [[Basically]] the whole movie [[consists]] of these 4 idiots being captured, repeatedly, [[despite]] having many, many [[easy]] ways and [[opportunities]] to overcome their captor. It does not make one lick of [[sense]] and is not [[entertaining]] whatsoever. Stabbing yourself in the eye is more is more rational, and probably more fun than [[watching]] this.<br /><br />****SPOILERS**** The ending is hilarious!! The only [[good]] part of the movie! [[I]] nearly died laughing at the end! That whole stupid movie, and it ends with the dumb girl getting shipped off in a crate to white slavery in Asia!! Hilarious! I thought it was a totally awesome ending to a really sh!tty movie.

This movie is stupid, [[fulfilled]] by stupid people. The plot I suppose [[labor]] [[too]] enough for a [[Fear]] movie, but the actions these [[personalities]] take is insanely STUPID! Like, incredibly non-sensical stupid to the Nth degree! [[Principally]] the whole movie [[encompasses]] of these 4 idiots being captured, repeatedly, [[albeit]] having many, many [[uncomplicated]] ways and [[fortunate]] to overcome their captor. It does not make one lick of [[hunch]] and is not [[droll]] whatsoever. Stabbing yourself in the eye is more is more rational, and probably more fun than [[pondering]] this.<br /><br />****SPOILERS**** The ending is hilarious!! The only [[buon]] part of the movie! [[me]] nearly died laughing at the end! That whole stupid movie, and it ends with the dumb girl getting shipped off in a crate to white slavery in Asia!! Hilarious! I thought it was a totally awesome ending to a really sh!tty movie.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

I thought this movie was amazing. I was a bit [[skeptical]] [[since]] [[I]] [[really]] [[had]] no [[idea]] what it was about, but it was beautiful story. I cried a lot and I also [[laughed]] out loud.<br /><br />I [[think]] it is [[very]] [[important]] that there are [[movies]] being [[created]] that are about the Holocaust and how it [[affects]] [[people]] (It only [[happened]] 60 years [[ago]]!) [[I]] [[have]] been to [[Germany]] and [[Eastern]] [[Europe]] and [[I]] [[have]] [[studied]] the Holocaust, [[so]] this [[film]] meant a lot to me. [[I]] [[think]] this [[film]] [[did]] an [[amazing]] [[job]] [[capturing]] this [[story]] ([[I]] [[wont]] [[go]] into [[detail]], I [[do]] not [[want]] to [[spoil]] it) But I definitely [[recommend]] it for anyone [[looking]] for a [[movie]] that, I [[know]] this may [[sound]] cliché', but [[will]] change your [[mindset]] on things.

I thought this movie was amazing. I was a bit [[hesitant]] [[after]] [[me]] [[totally]] [[ha]] no [[thinks]] what it was about, but it was beautiful story. I cried a lot and I also [[chuckling]] out loud.<br /><br />I [[thinks]] it is [[totally]] [[immense]] that there are [[filmmaking]] being [[inflicted]] that are about the Holocaust and how it [[effects]] [[males]] (It only [[lasted]] 60 years [[alumni]]!) [[me]] [[enjoy]] been to [[Hesse]] and [[Middle]] [[Europa]] and [[me]] [[hectare]] [[scrutinize]] the Holocaust, [[unless]] this [[cinematographer]] meant a lot to me. [[me]] [[consider]] this [[movie]] [[was]] an [[awesome]] [[working]] [[confiscating]] this [[conte]] ([[me]] [[remeber]] [[going]] into [[wordy]], I [[got]] not [[wanting]] to [[ruin]] it) But I definitely [[recommendation]] it for anyone [[researching]] for a [[filmmaking]] that, I [[did]] this may [[salim]] cliché', but [[goes]] change your [[mind]] on things.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

[[The]] first thing I [[wanted]] to [[do]] after [[watching]] this film was [[watch]] it again (because I'd missed lots with all the [[laughing]] [[I]] [[did]]). I'm European and I've studied abroad and I've as good as [[lived]] with Spanish, french, Italian and [[German]] people. The film was full of stereotypes, which, more often than not, p*** people off, and [[reading]] some of the other reviews I [[see]] that it did p*** people off. But, this [[film]] gets the [[stereotypes]] so right I cannot fault it. Except for maybe the way the french guy became a drunken party animal. The English guy was the perfect "geezer" stereotype. Drunk, annoying, insulting but shines through in the end. As well as the stereotypes the film also got the [[emotional]] [[aspect]] of studying abroad correct. At first he's shy, doesn't know anybody, misses home, doesn't know his way around. As time [[progresses]] it becomes his home and when the time comes to leave, it is [[extremely]] difficult. A feeling people can only understand if they've experienced it. I highly recommend this film.

[[Both]] first thing I [[striven]] to [[accomplished]] after [[staring]] this film was [[controlling]] it again (because I'd missed lots with all the [[laughed]] [[me]] [[become]]). I'm European and I've studied abroad and I've as good as [[residency]] with Spanish, french, Italian and [[Bavarian]] people. The film was full of stereotypes, which, more often than not, p*** people off, and [[read]] some of the other reviews I [[admire]] that it did p*** people off. But, this [[theatres]] gets the [[stereotyped]] so right I cannot fault it. Except for maybe the way the french guy became a drunken party animal. The English guy was the perfect "geezer" stereotype. Drunk, annoying, insulting but shines through in the end. As well as the stereotypes the film also got the [[romantic]] [[respect]] of studying abroad correct. At first he's shy, doesn't know anybody, misses home, doesn't know his way around. As time [[progressing]] it becomes his home and when the time comes to leave, it is [[awfully]] difficult. A feeling people can only understand if they've experienced it. I highly recommend this film.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (59%)]]

In following the lines of the classic formula to a point of taking another leap off from the material, The Thing remake becomes one of the [[coolest]] remakes of its time. John Carpenter fashions out of what must've been a fairly vague screenplay about certain things (or maybe very descriptive who knows), bringing forth incredibly wretched, [[brilliant]] puppetry and animatronics by Rob Bartin (with Stan Winston also on the team). These effects help set the tone against the harsh, detached [[environment]] Carpenter sets up with his characters. The film takes the story of a group stationed in a research bunker in the middle of an arctic climate, pitted against a malevolent force that takes the shapes of others. It's given a full life by Carpenter's choice of tones, and surprises. For someone following in the footsteps of Howard Hawks, the filmmaker here has a lot more trust and talent in executing the material than most given the chance to have another go with an old film.<br /><br />With the effects people working to full force- amid what would likely follow Backdraft as containing the most fire per scene (it could become overkill, but it all fits into the suspense after a while)- the actors pull along as a [[fine]] ensemble. Unlike the squad in Predator, these are mostly just regular working guys, with the leader coming in the from of Kurt Russell's MacCreedy (very good role for his style, excellent in fact). Juicy supporting roles are out for grabs for the likes of Wilford Brimley and Keith David. And it is refreshing to see how the sort of absurdity of what's going on in the film (an alien that starts off with dogs and then moves onto the others in gory, demented transforming form) is pit against such a tone of timing with everyone. I loved the long silences at times, with Ennio Morricone's spooky, curious music in the background (and that bass line is of merit in itself).<br /><br />It ranks up with being, if nothing else, delivering what it strives for for its [[genre]]/cult audience. It remains one of Carpenter's best; a [[rare]] breed of horror film where the story is told clear and precisely by way of the position of the camera, dialog, and timing with the scenes. That's not to say the film isn't chock full of violence, it is, and in fact a couple of times it's almost funny. But given that it goes back to what is ridiculously seeming like a by-gone era, the creatures/make-up, alongside the steady, well-calculated script, was done completely without CGI. It's disgusting, but it's real, and atmospheric to a T.

In following the lines of the classic formula to a point of taking another leap off from the material, The Thing remake becomes one of the [[frigid]] remakes of its time. John Carpenter fashions out of what must've been a fairly vague screenplay about certain things (or maybe very descriptive who knows), bringing forth incredibly wretched, [[sumptuous]] puppetry and animatronics by Rob Bartin (with Stan Winston also on the team). These effects help set the tone against the harsh, detached [[environs]] Carpenter sets up with his characters. The film takes the story of a group stationed in a research bunker in the middle of an arctic climate, pitted against a malevolent force that takes the shapes of others. It's given a full life by Carpenter's choice of tones, and surprises. For someone following in the footsteps of Howard Hawks, the filmmaker here has a lot more trust and talent in executing the material than most given the chance to have another go with an old film.<br /><br />With the effects people working to full force- amid what would likely follow Backdraft as containing the most fire per scene (it could become overkill, but it all fits into the suspense after a while)- the actors pull along as a [[sumptuous]] ensemble. Unlike the squad in Predator, these are mostly just regular working guys, with the leader coming in the from of Kurt Russell's MacCreedy (very good role for his style, excellent in fact). Juicy supporting roles are out for grabs for the likes of Wilford Brimley and Keith David. And it is refreshing to see how the sort of absurdity of what's going on in the film (an alien that starts off with dogs and then moves onto the others in gory, demented transforming form) is pit against such a tone of timing with everyone. I loved the long silences at times, with Ennio Morricone's spooky, curious music in the background (and that bass line is of merit in itself).<br /><br />It ranks up with being, if nothing else, delivering what it strives for for its [[bloke]]/cult audience. It remains one of Carpenter's best; a [[scant]] breed of horror film where the story is told clear and precisely by way of the position of the camera, dialog, and timing with the scenes. That's not to say the film isn't chock full of violence, it is, and in fact a couple of times it's almost funny. But given that it goes back to what is ridiculously seeming like a by-gone era, the creatures/make-up, alongside the steady, well-calculated script, was done completely without CGI. It's disgusting, but it's real, and atmospheric to a T.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (86%)]]

I play this [[game]] [[exactly]] after I watch the trailer in old magazine advertise CD...<br /><br />The is very interesting and dark atmospheric (missing in nowadays games/movies). The game is set somewhere in the middle of the '90 in the spooky mysterious mansion. You play as Adam Randell and your quest is to free the soul of your death trapped father.<br /><br />The look of the game is doom-like, but very different type of game. A lot of a action, various puzzles, quests, mazes and many more interesting locations and characters are presented in this old [[classic]] game.<br /><br />The game will run only on Windows 98 and there is no patch for Windows XP.

I play this [[toying]] [[scrupulously]] after I watch the trailer in old magazine advertise CD...<br /><br />The is very interesting and dark atmospheric (missing in nowadays games/movies). The game is set somewhere in the middle of the '90 in the spooky mysterious mansion. You play as Adam Randell and your quest is to free the soul of your death trapped father.<br /><br />The look of the game is doom-like, but very different type of game. A lot of a action, various puzzles, quests, mazes and many more interesting locations and characters are presented in this old [[idiosyncratic]] game.<br /><br />The game will run only on Windows 98 and there is no patch for Windows XP.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

[[Okay]], [[so]] [[maybe]] the acting wasn't [[bad]], but [[I]] am [[typing]] this [[review]] as a public service to prevent anyone else who [[happens]] upon the intriguing beginning of this telefilm from throwing away two hours of their life waiting for some [[plot]] [[development]] that will never come. The [[chief]] investigator [[has]] a gut feeling who did away with the [[missing]] [[marine]] [[officer]] (Guy), and [[few]] people other than uninvolved bystanders and the accusee seem to dispute her. So what is the [[point]] of staying with this drama? [[Beats]] the [[heck]] out of me. I kept thinking (or hoping) there would [[be]] some sort of plot twist or new revelation, but none was forthcoming. [[In]] [[summary]], I cannot think of a [[single]] reason to sit and watch this [[pointless]] TV movie, based on a true story or not.

[[Yep]], [[again]] [[ultimately]] the acting wasn't [[malicious]], but [[me]] am [[sorts]] this [[scrutiny]] as a public service to prevent anyone else who [[come]] upon the intriguing beginning of this telefilm from throwing away two hours of their life waiting for some [[intrigue]] [[developments]] that will never come. The [[boss]] investigator [[was]] a gut feeling who did away with the [[losing]] [[marin]] [[cop]] (Guy), and [[minimal]] people other than uninvolved bystanders and the accusee seem to dispute her. So what is the [[respect]] of staying with this drama? [[Vanquished]] the [[fiend]] out of me. I kept thinking (or hoping) there would [[become]] some sort of plot twist or new revelation, but none was forthcoming. [[By]] [[short]], I cannot think of a [[mere]] reason to sit and watch this [[dispensable]] TV movie, based on a true story or not.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

Ladies and Gentlemen.. Be sad (or be glad !).. We are in the disgusting forensic T.V Series-ERA !! Now count with me and anathematize our Luck :<br /><br />"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "CSI: Miami", "CSI: NY", "NCIS", "Crossing Jordan", "Da Vinci's Inquest", EVEN "The Cosby Mysteries" !..Didn't we Already Have ENOUGH ?!<br /><br />From the late 1990 till the late 2000s we've got almost the same sick series about the genius criminologist with a partner (or a team) who go to solve crimes by scrutiny the autopsy ..and what a [[nauseating]] mission to do. So you will have for sure lots and lots of repellent scenes where we see clearly, accurately and [[awfully]] the most horrific shots in the history of T.V.<br /><br />OH GOD.. Once we had the great days; the good cop (or detective)ERA such as Columbo, Kojak, Magnum, and Simon & Simon. Or the good old Sci-Fi ERA, like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider. And oh boy we've got also the hot & sexy such :cover up, The Love Boat, Baywatch, even a flop as Thunder in Paradise.<br /><br />All of those were unforgettable, original, had good..real good thoughts, action, women ..Till THE X FILES came.. And then it was the beginning of the misfortune or to be exact : The Catastrophe!<br /><br />X Files Undoubtedly was one of the greatest, but there was a few slight disadvantages, we had have agent Dana Scully (medical doctor and FBI agent) at every episode doing an autopsy ..,and of course her lap (as the series succeed) became part of our living room, so the thirsty-for-money producers loved it with all the physical terror + the exciting hunt for the truth.. Therefore they tried to repeat it in another not too far classification : The Forensic !<br /><br />[[But]] it [[became]] [[so]] ugly, full of deformation, and very cruddy just like BONES. Plus the unsexy present of Emily Deschanel, and bleeder as David Boreanaz (he was much better in angel), and all of these corpses .. To the extent that every time i've watched it I found my self screaming AAAAHHHHHH !! What a terrible gross !!..<br /><br />Cancel it please.. You've canceled before real good shows such as (The Lone Gunmen) or (A Man Called Hawk). Here it's a bad one.. So please.. Little Mercy and enough with the Bones-ERA !!!.. or we'll drop dead ourselves of Nausea and Monotony !!

Ladies and Gentlemen.. Be sad (or be glad !).. We are in the disgusting forensic T.V Series-ERA !! Now count with me and anathematize our Luck :<br /><br />"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "CSI: Miami", "CSI: NY", "NCIS", "Crossing Jordan", "Da Vinci's Inquest", EVEN "The Cosby Mysteries" !..Didn't we Already Have ENOUGH ?!<br /><br />From the late 1990 till the late 2000s we've got almost the same sick series about the genius criminologist with a partner (or a team) who go to solve crimes by scrutiny the autopsy ..and what a [[gruesome]] mission to do. So you will have for sure lots and lots of repellent scenes where we see clearly, accurately and [[terrifically]] the most horrific shots in the history of T.V.<br /><br />OH GOD.. Once we had the great days; the good cop (or detective)ERA such as Columbo, Kojak, Magnum, and Simon & Simon. Or the good old Sci-Fi ERA, like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider. And oh boy we've got also the hot & sexy such :cover up, The Love Boat, Baywatch, even a flop as Thunder in Paradise.<br /><br />All of those were unforgettable, original, had good..real good thoughts, action, women ..Till THE X FILES came.. And then it was the beginning of the misfortune or to be exact : The Catastrophe!<br /><br />X Files Undoubtedly was one of the greatest, but there was a few slight disadvantages, we had have agent Dana Scully (medical doctor and FBI agent) at every episode doing an autopsy ..,and of course her lap (as the series succeed) became part of our living room, so the thirsty-for-money producers loved it with all the physical terror + the exciting hunt for the truth.. Therefore they tried to repeat it in another not too far classification : The Forensic !<br /><br />[[Yet]] it [[penetrated]] [[yet]] ugly, full of deformation, and very cruddy just like BONES. Plus the unsexy present of Emily Deschanel, and bleeder as David Boreanaz (he was much better in angel), and all of these corpses .. To the extent that every time i've watched it I found my self screaming AAAAHHHHHH !! What a terrible gross !!..<br /><br />Cancel it please.. You've canceled before real good shows such as (The Lone Gunmen) or (A Man Called Hawk). Here it's a bad one.. So please.. Little Mercy and enough with the Bones-ERA !!!.. or we'll drop dead ourselves of Nausea and Monotony !!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (74%)]]

This is one heck of a [[sleazy]] film. Like so many "women in chains" films, this one is chock full of lesbianism. However, unlike most prior films, which strongly implied this, BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA shows an awful lot of skin as a horny female prison guard leers at the women as they shower as well as has sex with one of the inmates. For the early 1970s, this is definitely a soft-core [[pornographic]] film--sort of like GIRLS GONE WILD GOES TO PRISON! It's also a bad rip-off of THE DEFIANT ONES, though in this case it's two hot females who hate each other who are chained together when they escape. Whereas the original film is considered a classic, this one can only be considered a classic example of bad taste. That's because there is no subtlety and the movie is just cheap--cheap thrills, cheap writing and very cheap acting.<br /><br />Pam Grier is the "black inmate with an attitude"--a lady who was set up and sent to prison on this hellish island. Margaret Markov is a revolutionary. When they escape, they both can't stand each other and have opposite goals. However, since it is cliché-driven, there's really no surprise in how the film ends--with their both becoming (gag me) friends.

This is one heck of a [[salacious]] film. Like so many "women in chains" films, this one is chock full of lesbianism. However, unlike most prior films, which strongly implied this, BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA shows an awful lot of skin as a horny female prison guard leers at the women as they shower as well as has sex with one of the inmates. For the early 1970s, this is definitely a soft-core [[dirty]] film--sort of like GIRLS GONE WILD GOES TO PRISON! It's also a bad rip-off of THE DEFIANT ONES, though in this case it's two hot females who hate each other who are chained together when they escape. Whereas the original film is considered a classic, this one can only be considered a classic example of bad taste. That's because there is no subtlety and the movie is just cheap--cheap thrills, cheap writing and very cheap acting.<br /><br />Pam Grier is the "black inmate with an attitude"--a lady who was set up and sent to prison on this hellish island. Margaret Markov is a revolutionary. When they escape, they both can't stand each other and have opposite goals. However, since it is cliché-driven, there's really no surprise in how the film ends--with their both becoming (gag me) friends.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

A friend of mine who has a mysterious knack for finding and - horrors! - liking [[bad]] movies recommended I watch 'The Pest.' At the time unaware of just how truly pathetic his taste in movies was, I decided to give it a try.<br /><br />Bad mistake.<br /><br />The story, although clearly ripped straight out of any sixth grade English textbook as far as the "manhunter" theme goes, would be amusing under the right conditions - good actors, writer, director, wardrobe, and so on and so on to almost no end. Clearly these factors are absent.<br /><br />'The Pest' is supposed to be funny, I think. I say "think" because I let crack nothing more than a slight smile throughout the whole film. Not a guffaw, not a laugh, not a chuckle, not even a grin. A smile, at best. And that happened so rarely while watching this film I even remember how often I did smile - maybe 3 or 4 times at best.<br /><br />So [[do]] yourself an immense favor. [[Never]] watch this movie. Avoid at all costs.

A friend of mine who has a mysterious knack for finding and - horrors! - liking [[amiss]] movies recommended I watch 'The Pest.' At the time unaware of just how truly pathetic his taste in movies was, I decided to give it a try.<br /><br />Bad mistake.<br /><br />The story, although clearly ripped straight out of any sixth grade English textbook as far as the "manhunter" theme goes, would be amusing under the right conditions - good actors, writer, director, wardrobe, and so on and so on to almost no end. Clearly these factors are absent.<br /><br />'The Pest' is supposed to be funny, I think. I say "think" because I let crack nothing more than a slight smile throughout the whole film. Not a guffaw, not a laugh, not a chuckle, not even a grin. A smile, at best. And that happened so rarely while watching this film I even remember how often I did smile - maybe 3 or 4 times at best.<br /><br />So [[accomplished]] yourself an immense favor. [[Cuando]] watch this movie. Avoid at all costs.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (96%)]]

Edward Dmytryk directed this shadowy movie about a murder investigation involving demobilized military personnel. Robert Young gets to lecture us about hatred, Robert Mitchum walks through most of this picture, and Gloria Grahame revisits the feistiness she exhibited in "It's A Wonderful Life." It's Robert Ryan who gets at the heart of the matter: anti-semiticism. He goes so deep into his role as Monty Montgomery (Imagine parents named Lawrence calling their son Larry!), that the drama sits squarely on his shoulders, and he is more than up to the challenge. Without him, the movie would be commonplace. Ryan has played a number of memorable villains in his day ("Bad Day at Black Rock;" "Billy Budd"), but this performance [[put]] him on the map. With Sam Levene as the murder victim.

Edward Dmytryk directed this shadowy movie about a murder investigation involving demobilized military personnel. Robert Young gets to lecture us about hatred, Robert Mitchum walks through most of this picture, and Gloria Grahame revisits the feistiness she exhibited in "It's A Wonderful Life." It's Robert Ryan who gets at the heart of the matter: anti-semiticism. He goes so deep into his role as Monty Montgomery (Imagine parents named Lawrence calling their son Larry!), that the drama sits squarely on his shoulders, and he is more than up to the challenge. Without him, the movie would be commonplace. Ryan has played a number of memorable villains in his day ("Bad Day at Black Rock;" "Billy Budd"), but this performance [[mise]] him on the map. With Sam Levene as the murder victim.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

"You know - I've been in some towns where the girls weren't all that pretty. In fact I've been in some towns where they're downright ugly. But it's the first time I've been in a town where there are no girls at all" I am sure the fans of great [[classic]] remember this [[phrase]] that belongs to Vin... one of the TRULY magnificent seven (from the first movie)...<br /><br />Now I'd want to re-phrase him here. You know - I've seen some movies where the plot isn't all that good. In fact I've seen some movies where the plot is terrible, but that's first time in my life that I saw the film where there isn't any plot at all.<br /><br />OK. [[Maybe]] my above statement is little bit over the top, but honestly... how one can call the [[plot]] a [[crap]] that is going on in this movie. The bad guy (oh, don't ask me to give you his name, because I don't remember and his not even somehow close to Calvera who's name and character is unforgettable...) is trying to build the church in the name of his late sons, that were killed in some battle, and this bad guy is kidnapping poor villagers to force them to build the church...<br /><br />first of all how big must be church to have to force hundreds of villagers to build it... is it some Egyptian pyramid or something? but OK, let's stop here about the plot and absolutely [[forgettable]] character of a bad guy and let's say few words about The Seven itself...<br /><br />Yul brynner's good old Chris, always calm, always silent, talking less but [[talking]] wise is gone (unfortunately). Oh no... he's as [[calm]] as he was... but now, he's calmness are [[so]] [[fake]] that you just don't buy it. (imagine, he meets a good old friend Chico, who he must rescue after so many years and there is just a few "hi, Hello" and not even handshake (as far as I remember))... honestly, it looks more like [[meeting]] of two strangers in some internet chat, rather then meeting of Chris and Chico. That makes "new Chris" more look like robocop or terminator rather then our beloved wise quickgun...<br /><br />I won't stop here talking about other characters. There simply aren't ANY... (imagine if strong actor like Yul Brynner is so much fake forgettable, then what will be other characters look like)...<br /><br />There still are some attempts to give us a background story for each one of them... for example one is women favorite guy, second is a man with dark past who's wife was raped and killed by indians and he since then is killing everyone and everything that is moving... but non of these characters are making any sense or non of them can take your heart.<br /><br />I remember I was a little child and when O'reilly (Charles Bronson's character) died in the first movie I was crying. Here, I just didn't care about each one of them... even if whole of them with all the crew of the film would die, it seems I wouldn't care more...<br /><br />So, please, go and SEE THIS MOVIE... I recommend it, because you won't have the other chance to see something worse then it.

"You know - I've been in some towns where the girls weren't all that pretty. In fact I've been in some towns where they're downright ugly. But it's the first time I've been in a town where there are no girls at all" I am sure the fans of great [[habitual]] remember this [[terms]] that belongs to Vin... one of the TRULY magnificent seven (from the first movie)...<br /><br />Now I'd want to re-phrase him here. You know - I've seen some movies where the plot isn't all that good. In fact I've seen some movies where the plot is terrible, but that's first time in my life that I saw the film where there isn't any plot at all.<br /><br />OK. [[Eventual]] my above statement is little bit over the top, but honestly... how one can call the [[intrigue]] a [[frak]] that is going on in this movie. The bad guy (oh, don't ask me to give you his name, because I don't remember and his not even somehow close to Calvera who's name and character is unforgettable...) is trying to build the church in the name of his late sons, that were killed in some battle, and this bad guy is kidnapping poor villagers to force them to build the church...<br /><br />first of all how big must be church to have to force hundreds of villagers to build it... is it some Egyptian pyramid or something? but OK, let's stop here about the plot and absolutely [[prosaic]] character of a bad guy and let's say few words about The Seven itself...<br /><br />Yul brynner's good old Chris, always calm, always silent, talking less but [[say]] wise is gone (unfortunately). Oh no... he's as [[mellow]] as he was... but now, he's calmness are [[where]] [[false]] that you just don't buy it. (imagine, he meets a good old friend Chico, who he must rescue after so many years and there is just a few "hi, Hello" and not even handshake (as far as I remember))... honestly, it looks more like [[encounters]] of two strangers in some internet chat, rather then meeting of Chris and Chico. That makes "new Chris" more look like robocop or terminator rather then our beloved wise quickgun...<br /><br />I won't stop here talking about other characters. There simply aren't ANY... (imagine if strong actor like Yul Brynner is so much fake forgettable, then what will be other characters look like)...<br /><br />There still are some attempts to give us a background story for each one of them... for example one is women favorite guy, second is a man with dark past who's wife was raped and killed by indians and he since then is killing everyone and everything that is moving... but non of these characters are making any sense or non of them can take your heart.<br /><br />I remember I was a little child and when O'reilly (Charles Bronson's character) died in the first movie I was crying. Here, I just didn't care about each one of them... even if whole of them with all the crew of the film would die, it seems I wouldn't care more...<br /><br />So, please, go and SEE THIS MOVIE... I recommend it, because you won't have the other chance to see something worse then it.
--------------------------------------------- Result 423 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (96%)]]

The movie has an [[excellent]] screenplay (the situation is credible, the action has pace), first-class direction and acting (especially the 3 leading actors but the others as well -including the mobster, who does not seem to be a professional actor).<br /><br />I [[wish]] the movie, the director and the actors success.

The movie has an [[sumptuous]] screenplay (the situation is credible, the action has pace), first-class direction and acting (especially the 3 leading actors but the others as well -including the mobster, who does not seem to be a professional actor).<br /><br />I [[hoping]] the movie, the director and the actors success.
--------------------------------------------- Result 424 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (98%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

Beginning where it left off, Doctor Who, Rose, her alternative dad, Mickey, his alternative counterpart Ricky, and Mickey's small gang of rebels find themselves at the mercy of this realities version of the Cybermen, this second part of the 2 episode Cybermen arc feels more like a Doctor Who episode, as opposed to the previous part which honestly felt like more of an episode of the defunct show "Sliders", which granted was a great show in it's [[own]] right. The arc as a whole was enjoyable enough as I'm one to subscribe to the maxim that ANY Who is good Who, but at the same time it's inevitable that this will be compared to the Dalek episode of the previous series. And [[said]] comparisons would only make this seem like a lesser work, as it is. I just feel that this story could've been done in one episode. Remember in the first part of the review I said that these type of stories dealing with alternative realities usually have no lasting repercussions, well that's not the case here, but what changes overall feels tagged on and not really in keeping with the character.<br /><br />My Grade: C+

Beginning where it left off, Doctor Who, Rose, her alternative dad, Mickey, his alternative counterpart Ricky, and Mickey's small gang of rebels find themselves at the mercy of this realities version of the Cybermen, this second part of the 2 episode Cybermen arc feels more like a Doctor Who episode, as opposed to the previous part which honestly felt like more of an episode of the defunct show "Sliders", which granted was a great show in it's [[peculiar]] right. The arc as a whole was enjoyable enough as I'm one to subscribe to the maxim that ANY Who is good Who, but at the same time it's inevitable that this will be compared to the Dalek episode of the previous series. And [[declaring]] comparisons would only make this seem like a lesser work, as it is. I just feel that this story could've been done in one episode. Remember in the first part of the review I said that these type of stories dealing with alternative realities usually have no lasting repercussions, well that's not the case here, but what changes overall feels tagged on and not really in keeping with the character.<br /><br />My Grade: C+
--------------------------------------------- Result 425 ---------------------------------------------
[[Positive (86%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

What a truly moronic movie, all I can say is the writer must be very fond of magic mushrooms and LSD because this must be the result of one of his 'trips'.<br /><br />You follow the whole movie thinking alright this is very weird but hey I'm sure at the end there will be a perfectly good explanation for all of this... Only to be disappointed to find erm no there's no explanation at all and the twist at the end makes it even more confusing. At the end of the movie you'll probably have the same facial expression as if you were standing in a Que paying for you groceries and the merchant told you, that'll be 11.95 please and proceeded to elbow you in the balls for no apparent reason. There are so many factors in this movie that go unexplained and I think it leaves it to the imagination of the viewer in an entirely bizarre way. Don't get me wrong I like weird movies, 'The Cell' could easily be described as weird and twisted but in my eyes it's a brilliant movie (despite casting J-Lo who I dislike to the maximum even that didn't manage to sway my opinion). This isn't one of those movies, and I think you should take in to consideration the characters of those who praise this movie. I can tell you they are probably the sort of people that would go to an art exhibition, see a splat of pigeon excrement on a white board and say "Oooooh what a masterpiece, the artist has truly found a unique way to portray eternity" when in actual fact all it is, is bird excrement on a board.<br /><br />Keep that last bit in mind when watching this movie, <br /><br />Thanks for reading!
--------------------------------------------- Result 426 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (59%)]]

I am not sure who recommended Surveillance to me, but I think I have an idea: one of the "Fat Guys At the Movies." The person said they were astonished by how great it was and said it was one of the goriest/disturbing movies. (I'm paraphrasing and doing this only by memory, so forgive me if I misquoted.) At any rate, I made the [[decision]] to watch it. So I take full blame for my own [[miscalculation]] in watching one of the most [[horrible]], [[predictable]] and STUPID movies I've ever seen. [[Strange]], I doubt I've ever [[called]] a movie "stupid" but that was the first [[word]] that came to mind about one-third in and stayed in my mind until the end.<br /><br />Where to begin? [[Unbelievable]] [[premise]] and reactions, incredibly brain-dead characters (could blame the writing or the actors, or I'll just blame both) and enormously bad acting. I'd sooner believe Bill Pullman as President of the USA than a FBI agent here. (Of course, there's a reason for that, and I'll partially go into that.) And to top it off, if you can't figure the so-called shocking "twist" in the first 5 minutes, then you must have arrived late to the theatre or came into the room to watch it late. Don't worry, they'll tell you the "twist" every five minutes thereafter.<br /><br />There's been some serial killer(s) on the loose in the most depressing town in the county, or world. But there's more to the story! Some dumbass and corrupt cops like to blow out tires for their own amusement. Could there possibly be more? Oh, yeah, there's a family, well maybe not, but there are four humans, one boy, one girl and an adult couple. The girl says she sees things with much less conviction than Cole sees dead people in The Sixth Sense. There's gotta be more to this than what I mentioned! That's what [[makes]] a movie [[interesting]]! [[Adding]] as many subplots that may/may not be [[developed]] is the way to go! Okay, then I'll continue. We have goofy [[FBI]] agents that made me laugh. A pair of giggling druggies who's shocked at first their dealer OD's but then resorts to robbery. A gosh-tooting great-guy cop who must've been put in for comic relief who's always battling an angry/suspicious cop. And finally, (poor, poor) Michael Ironside who didn't just phone his performance in, he barely text it in.<br /><br />None of these work. They're all told in various forms of presence tense or flashbacks, and believe me, you'll lose all sense of caring after the first of many subplots begin. In addition, the reaction some of these characters are the most shocking of all. I guess I'm referring mostly to the cops, but mainly the girl who did or did not just lose her family and barely blinks.<br /><br />This stupid, stupid movie stinks. It's barely gory as the person that recommended it said it was, unless his exposure has been limited to Goosebumps stories. And what's with the title? Surveillance? Oh, I get it; it's because it was used in 1/50 subplots just to film interviews. Since that's so random, it might as well been called COP CAR, BULLET or COFFEE. Just stay away from this horrid mess.

I am not sure who recommended Surveillance to me, but I think I have an idea: one of the "Fat Guys At the Movies." The person said they were astonished by how great it was and said it was one of the goriest/disturbing movies. (I'm paraphrasing and doing this only by memory, so forgive me if I misquoted.) At any rate, I made the [[ruling]] to watch it. So I take full blame for my own [[miscalculated]] in watching one of the most [[creepy]], [[foreseeable]] and STUPID movies I've ever seen. [[Freaky]], I doubt I've ever [[asking]] a movie "stupid" but that was the first [[expression]] that came to mind about one-third in and stayed in my mind until the end.<br /><br />Where to begin? [[Remarkable]] [[theory]] and reactions, incredibly brain-dead characters (could blame the writing or the actors, or I'll just blame both) and enormously bad acting. I'd sooner believe Bill Pullman as President of the USA than a FBI agent here. (Of course, there's a reason for that, and I'll partially go into that.) And to top it off, if you can't figure the so-called shocking "twist" in the first 5 minutes, then you must have arrived late to the theatre or came into the room to watch it late. Don't worry, they'll tell you the "twist" every five minutes thereafter.<br /><br />There's been some serial killer(s) on the loose in the most depressing town in the county, or world. But there's more to the story! Some dumbass and corrupt cops like to blow out tires for their own amusement. Could there possibly be more? Oh, yeah, there's a family, well maybe not, but there are four humans, one boy, one girl and an adult couple. The girl says she sees things with much less conviction than Cole sees dead people in The Sixth Sense. There's gotta be more to this than what I mentioned! That's what [[delivers]] a movie [[enthralling]]! [[Complements]] as many subplots that may/may not be [[formulated]] is the way to go! Okay, then I'll continue. We have goofy [[FEDS]] agents that made me laugh. A pair of giggling druggies who's shocked at first their dealer OD's but then resorts to robbery. A gosh-tooting great-guy cop who must've been put in for comic relief who's always battling an angry/suspicious cop. And finally, (poor, poor) Michael Ironside who didn't just phone his performance in, he barely text it in.<br /><br />None of these work. They're all told in various forms of presence tense or flashbacks, and believe me, you'll lose all sense of caring after the first of many subplots begin. In addition, the reaction some of these characters are the most shocking of all. I guess I'm referring mostly to the cops, but mainly the girl who did or did not just lose her family and barely blinks.<br /><br />This stupid, stupid movie stinks. It's barely gory as the person that recommended it said it was, unless his exposure has been limited to Goosebumps stories. And what's with the title? Surveillance? Oh, I get it; it's because it was used in 1/50 subplots just to film interviews. Since that's so random, it might as well been called COP CAR, BULLET or COFFEE. Just stay away from this horrid mess.
--------------------------------------------- Result 427 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (91%)]]

Typical Steven Seagal fare: that is, it's crap. The plot relies on a series of incredibly [[improbable]] coincidences; there's a hefty dose of conspiracy theory which would be much more [[palatable]] if we didn't know that Seagal takes it all literally; and once again, bad-movie multi-millionaire [[Seagal]] tells us all about the evils of The Rich.<br /><br />Seagal's survival [[relies]], as usual, on the fact that Bad Guys never fire their guns from out of arm's reach, and always like to give a little "I'm gonna kill you" speech before blowing a man's head off.<br /><br />[[Watch]] this one right after the even-worse *Fire Down Below* and note how the carpet in Keenen Ivory Wayans's apartment is more flammable than a big puddle of gasoline.<br /><br />Oh, and watch in the final fight scene for the Incredible Disappearing Forehead Wound, which is [[probably]] the most entertaining thing in the film.

Typical Steven Seagal fare: that is, it's crap. The plot relies on a series of incredibly [[fantastical]] coincidences; there's a hefty dose of conspiracy theory which would be much more [[permissible]] if we didn't know that Seagal takes it all literally; and once again, bad-movie multi-millionaire [[Stallone]] tells us all about the evils of The Rich.<br /><br />Seagal's survival [[built]], as usual, on the fact that Bad Guys never fire their guns from out of arm's reach, and always like to give a little "I'm gonna kill you" speech before blowing a man's head off.<br /><br />[[Oversight]] this one right after the even-worse *Fire Down Below* and note how the carpet in Keenen Ivory Wayans's apartment is more flammable than a big puddle of gasoline.<br /><br />Oh, and watch in the final fight scene for the Incredible Disappearing Forehead Wound, which is [[definitively]] the most entertaining thing in the film.
--------------------------------------------- Result 428 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

I can't believe that I let myself into this movie to accomplish a favor my friends ask me early this April 14, 2007. This movie certainly a pain in your ass in theater and sickly boring, I haven't even felt the gory impact of its "daunting scenes" which I deem to be complete failure to attract its audience. The worst even trampled me, cause my friend failed to come on time at the theater because she was busy assisting her boyfriend in looking for an appropriate lodge to stay in for one night. I wasn't really disappointed with that matter, but this movie is a [[matter]] indeed for me, poor [[plot]], [[useless]] storyline, [[naively]] created and I don't know what to say anymore.<br /><br />The title doesn't [[suggest]] anyway the creeps and horror it failed to overture us viewers, maybe the beating of the animals could get more the creeps if they show it in theaters the real situational play. Good [[luck]] to anyone who attempts to watch it anyway.

I can't believe that I let myself into this movie to accomplish a favor my friends ask me early this April 14, 2007. This movie certainly a pain in your ass in theater and sickly boring, I haven't even felt the gory impact of its "daunting scenes" which I deem to be complete failure to attract its audience. The worst even trampled me, cause my friend failed to come on time at the theater because she was busy assisting her boyfriend in looking for an appropriate lodge to stay in for one night. I wasn't really disappointed with that matter, but this movie is a [[connection]] indeed for me, poor [[lots]], [[dispensable]] storyline, [[joyously]] created and I don't know what to say anymore.<br /><br />The title doesn't [[proposals]] anyway the creeps and horror it failed to overture us viewers, maybe the beating of the animals could get more the creeps if they show it in theaters the real situational play. Good [[lucky]] to anyone who attempts to watch it anyway.
--------------------------------------------- Result 429 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (90%)]]

Look, I've practically lost all [[hope]] in Nickelodeon after watching their newest "hit," The Naked Brothers Band show, and "ICarly" is no exception! If you haven't noticed, ICarly is now the #1 hit tween sitcom on television right now! After hearing this, I decided to watch a few episodes myself to see what the [[hype]] was about! I have one word to [[describe]] this show in general..."[[EFFORTLESS]]!!!" [[I]] [[CANNOT]] BELIEVE THAT DAN SCHNEIDER [[WOULD]] GO THIS LOW [[AND]] [[MAKE]] [[SOMETHING]] [[THIS]] [[CRAPPY]]!!! IT'S HORRIBLE!!! Let me give you the details...<br /><br />The ICarly cast [[starts]] out with a girl by the name of Carly Shay, played by Miranda Cosgrove! Carly, [[unfortunately]] throughout the episodes, doesn't really have a personality so to speak of! I guess she's supposed to be the average girl in the show!(because a LOT of people have an Army veteran for a dad, an artist for a brother, and a popular teen web show taped and produced with thousands of dollars of equipment!) and to say the most about Miranda, HER [[ACTING]] IS PATHETIC!!! She sounds like a 3 year old girl with Tourette's syndrome on a sugar-high half the [[time]]! <br /><br />[[Next]], we [[have]] Sam Puckett(good GOD where [[do]] they get these names!?) [[played]] by Jennette McCurdy! [[Sam]] is the "CO-HOST" of Carly's [[web]] [[show]]!(Wait a minute, if [[Sam]] [[hosts]] the [[show]] with [[Carly]], shouldn't the [[show]] [[be]] called "ICarly and Sam?" I bet [[Sam]] [[feels]] like she's been [[ripped]] off!)[[Sam]] is [[supposed]] to [[be]] the bully in the [[cast]]!(Yeah, because EVERY girl bully [[wears]] [[girly]] skin-tight shirts and [[pants]] with [[blonde]] [[hair]] extentions!) She also, I [[think]], is supposed to [[be]] a Tomboy, too. [[I]] would [[find]] this a little funny, but it's her [[Cliché]] PUNS [[THAT]] [[RUIN]] IT!!! The "Give me a bucket of fried chicken" pun is [[overused]] WAY TOO MUCH!!! [[GIVE]] THIS [[GIRL]] A [[SCRIPT]]!!!! and [[GIVE]] [[HER]] [[A]] COFFEE because, don't [[get]] me [[wrong]] Jennette's acting is [[okay]], but, throughout half the episodes, she [[looks]] like she's about ready to [[fall]] asleep!!! <br /><br />Next we have Freddie Benson, played by Nathan Kress. Freddie is the technical producer for Carly and Sam's show! There's not much to say about Freddie other than the fact that he's a techno geek and has a crush on Carly, which never works out! HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE Clichés!!! DOES IT NOT STOP!!!? Nathan's acting is also okay, but seems to get excessive sometimes! HE'S TOO BORING!!! <br /><br />Lastly, and my most favorite, we have Spencer Shay, played by Jerry Trainor! Let me make this perfectly clear; IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, THIS DIRT CLUSTER OF A SHOW WOULD BE MUD!!! Spencer is the one who keeps the show alive! Spencer is the older brother of Carly! If you had a little 5 year old who was both on a Caffeine high and constipated, you would have this character summed up! Spencer also earns money from being an artist!(hmmm... I wonder...) You would think that a professional artist would make promising sculptures... yeah, I just love sarcasm! HIS ART IS PRETTY MUCH UTTER CRAP!!!! I mean, what kind of sculpture name is "MERRY SNIFFMUS!!?" WHAT!!? THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH CREATIVITY AS A HILLARY CLINTON SPEECH ON DRUGS!!!! IT'S STUPID!!!! <br /><br />THE PLOT SETTINGS AND MORALS ARE EFFORTLESS BAGS OF POOP!!!! These shows are now telling kids that stealing, lying, and being an asshole to your parents is a GOOD THING!!! IF THESE ARE THE KINDS OF AWFUL CRAPPY SHOWS THAT THEY'RE THROWING AT KIDS THESE DAYS, THEN I DON'T WANT TO TAKE PART IN WATCHING ANY OF THEM!!!! THIS IS BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP I'VE EVER WATCHED ON TV! BAR NONE!!! NICKELODEON, "I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!!!!" END OF STORY!!!! 1/10

Look, I've practically lost all [[impatience]] in Nickelodeon after watching their newest "hit," The Naked Brothers Band show, and "ICarly" is no exception! If you haven't noticed, ICarly is now the #1 hit tween sitcom on television right now! After hearing this, I decided to watch a few episodes myself to see what the [[hubbub]] was about! I have one word to [[indicating]] this show in general..."[[FACILE]]!!!" [[me]] [[OUTSTANDING]] BELIEVE THAT DAN SCHNEIDER [[THEM]] GO THIS LOW [[THEN]] [[MAKES]] [[STUFF]] [[SAY]] [[SHITS]]!!! IT'S HORRIBLE!!! Let me give you the details...<br /><br />The ICarly cast [[cranking]] out with a girl by the name of Carly Shay, played by Miranda Cosgrove! Carly, [[spectacularly]] throughout the episodes, doesn't really have a personality so to speak of! I guess she's supposed to be the average girl in the show!(because a LOT of people have an Army veteran for a dad, an artist for a brother, and a popular teen web show taped and produced with thousands of dollars of equipment!) and to say the most about Miranda, HER [[INTERIM]] IS PATHETIC!!! She sounds like a 3 year old girl with Tourette's syndrome on a sugar-high half the [[times]]! <br /><br />[[Afterwards]], we [[enjoy]] Sam Puckett(good GOD where [[accomplished]] they get these names!?) [[fait]] by Jennette McCurdy! [[Samantha]] is the "CO-HOST" of Carly's [[lattice]] [[shows]]!(Wait a minute, if [[Samantha]] [[guests]] the [[indicates]] with [[Sabrina]], shouldn't the [[shows]] [[get]] called "ICarly and Sam?" I bet [[Samwise]] [[thinks]] like she's been [[ruined]] off!)[[Sams]] is [[invoked]] to [[worden]] the bully in the [[hurled]]!(Yeah, because EVERY girl bully [[doors]] [[demure]] skin-tight shirts and [[dresses]] with [[haired]] [[barber]] extentions!) She also, I [[believe]], is supposed to [[are]] a Tomboy, too. [[me]] would [[get]] this a little funny, but it's her [[Cutesy]] PUNS [[EY]] [[RUINING]] IT!!! The "Give me a bucket of fried chicken" pun is [[underrated]] WAY TOO MUCH!!! [[ENABLED]] THIS [[CHICA]] A [[SCRIPTS]]!!!! and [[ENABLES]] [[SA]] [[para]] COFFEE because, don't [[find]] me [[imperfect]] Jennette's acting is [[fine]], but, throughout half the episodes, she [[listens]] like she's about ready to [[reduced]] asleep!!! <br /><br />Next we have Freddie Benson, played by Nathan Kress. Freddie is the technical producer for Carly and Sam's show! There's not much to say about Freddie other than the fact that he's a techno geek and has a crush on Carly, which never works out! HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE Clichés!!! DOES IT NOT STOP!!!? Nathan's acting is also okay, but seems to get excessive sometimes! HE'S TOO BORING!!! <br /><br />Lastly, and my most favorite, we have Spencer Shay, played by Jerry Trainor! Let me make this perfectly clear; IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, THIS DIRT CLUSTER OF A SHOW WOULD BE MUD!!! Spencer is the one who keeps the show alive! Spencer is the older brother of Carly! If you had a little 5 year old who was both on a Caffeine high and constipated, you would have this character summed up! Spencer also earns money from being an artist!(hmmm... I wonder...) You would think that a professional artist would make promising sculptures... yeah, I just love sarcasm! HIS ART IS PRETTY MUCH UTTER CRAP!!!! I mean, what kind of sculpture name is "MERRY SNIFFMUS!!?" WHAT!!? THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH CREATIVITY AS A HILLARY CLINTON SPEECH ON DRUGS!!!! IT'S STUPID!!!! <br /><br />THE PLOT SETTINGS AND MORALS ARE EFFORTLESS BAGS OF POOP!!!! These shows are now telling kids that stealing, lying, and being an asshole to your parents is a GOOD THING!!! IF THESE ARE THE KINDS OF AWFUL CRAPPY SHOWS THAT THEY'RE THROWING AT KIDS THESE DAYS, THEN I DON'T WANT TO TAKE PART IN WATCHING ANY OF THEM!!!! THIS IS BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP I'VE EVER WATCHED ON TV! BAR NONE!!! NICKELODEON, "I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!!!!" END OF STORY!!!! 1/10
--------------------------------------------- Result 430 ---------------------------------------------
[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (75%)]]

on this quagmire of [[mediocrity]]? You are SO [[much]] [[better]] than this.<br /><br />[[Simply]] put, Frostbite is worthless. Bad [[acting]] (and I [[use]] that term loosely), minimalist "[[plot]]," [[sophomoric]] [[humor]], and [[lackluster]] snowboarding. There's not even a [[sufficient]] [[display]] of [[feminine]] pulchritude to [[spark]] the prurient interest of socially inept, but red-blooded, males.<br /><br />Top Gun had spectacular flight [[sequences]] to goggle at. Days of [[Thunder]] [[had]] heart-pounding racing action. Even Point Break had skydiving [[scenes]] to its credit. Frostbite has none of these. It's not worth your time, my time, [[Traci]] Lords' time, Carmen Nicole's time, nor the time of anyone involved with this destruction of celluloid that would have been perfectly usable on something [[worthwhile]] had it not been [[wasted]] on this [[fodder]] for the recycling center.<br /><br />[[The]] [[world]] [[will]] [[be]] a [[better]] [[place]] when we [[forget]] that Frostbite ever existed.

on this quagmire of [[wallowing]]? You are SO [[severely]] [[tighter]] than this.<br /><br />[[Solo]] put, Frostbite is worthless. Bad [[behaved]] (and I [[using]] that term loosely), minimalist "[[conspiring]]," [[nitwit]] [[wry]], and [[fragile]] snowboarding. There's not even a [[fit]] [[reflect]] of [[femme]] pulchritude to [[trigger]] the prurient interest of socially inept, but red-blooded, males.<br /><br />Top Gun had spectacular flight [[lists]] to goggle at. Days of [[Storms]] [[owns]] heart-pounding racing action. Even Point Break had skydiving [[photos]] to its credit. Frostbite has none of these. It's not worth your time, my time, [[Noelle]] Lords' time, Carmen Nicole's time, nor the time of anyone involved with this destruction of celluloid that would have been perfectly usable on something [[fecund]] had it not been [[failed]] on this [[roughage]] for the recycling center.<br /><br />[[Both]] [[globally]] [[willpower]] [[sont]] a [[tighter]] [[plaza]] when we [[forgotten]] that Frostbite ever existed.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

an excellent, thoughtfully [[produced]] historical drama--well [[played]], artfully written, shot in ways that convey accurate visual images of the congo, and with more than a few moving moments, especially for those who care about the history of Africa and imperialism. however, a [[fair]] [[amount]] of worthwhile content gets lost in [[translation]], and because names, acronyms, and so forth are hard to follow. so i would strongly recommend checking a neutral source such as wikipedia to get a basic sense of the story being depicted (and the subsequent history) before enjoying the film. if you have the DVD version, there is also some useful historical background. there is a point towards the end of the film where the name of a character who then speaks with an American accent is actually [[beeped]] out--a simple google search of "lumumba film [[censor]]" or something similar will [[reveal]] a truly fascinating (and perhaps disturbing) twist regarding the production of this [[important]] film. this [[film]], if [[coupled]] with a little [[outside]] research, [[helps]] contextualize [[dozens]] of other films relating to central/east Africa and/or [[imperialism]], e.g. [[hotel]] rwanda, shake hands with the devil, [[various]] adaptations of conrad's [[heart]] of darkness, and even "ali" when mohammed ali visits kinshasa.

an excellent, thoughtfully [[produce]] historical drama--well [[do]], artfully written, shot in ways that convey accurate visual images of the congo, and with more than a few moving moments, especially for those who care about the history of Africa and imperialism. however, a [[virtuous]] [[funds]] of worthwhile content gets lost in [[transform]], and because names, acronyms, and so forth are hard to follow. so i would strongly recommend checking a neutral source such as wikipedia to get a basic sense of the story being depicted (and the subsequent history) before enjoying the film. if you have the DVD version, there is also some useful historical background. there is a point towards the end of the film where the name of a character who then speaks with an American accent is actually [[flashed]] out--a simple google search of "lumumba film [[censorship]]" or something similar will [[indicate]] a truly fascinating (and perhaps disturbing) twist regarding the production of this [[sizable]] film. this [[theater]], if [[conjugate]] with a little [[foreign]] research, [[pomoc]] contextualize [[scoring]] of other films relating to central/east Africa and/or [[totalitarianism]], e.g. [[ramada]] rwanda, shake hands with the devil, [[miscellaneous]] adaptations of conrad's [[centro]] of darkness, and even "ali" when mohammed ali visits kinshasa.
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[[Negative (73%)]] --> [[Positive (66%)]]

Hilarious!! I would have sworn Ed Wood wrote this. Terrible. I loved every frame. Bad movie aficionado's, this is your trophy! I will watch it again. Words cannot explain how entertaining this movie is. Pare's career must have dipped low, but I really think he's heading in the Leslie Nielson direction. He was perfect for this. Terrible, just [[terrible]]!! You'll love it!! Get some friends, lots of beer, and you'll have the time of your life. It's an MST3000 party, waiting to happen. Enjoy!! It is worth the rental!! You like the "Colombo type" cop and the comic relief coroner. The bad guy will have you on the floor laughing. He's also in another Pare movie, Komodo vs Cobra, and he's just as good there. I don't know what the budget was but they'll get it back because this film is destined to be the best unintended comedy of the year.

Hilarious!! I would have sworn Ed Wood wrote this. Terrible. I loved every frame. Bad movie aficionado's, this is your trophy! I will watch it again. Words cannot explain how entertaining this movie is. Pare's career must have dipped low, but I really think he's heading in the Leslie Nielson direction. He was perfect for this. Terrible, just [[heinous]]!! You'll love it!! Get some friends, lots of beer, and you'll have the time of your life. It's an MST3000 party, waiting to happen. Enjoy!! It is worth the rental!! You like the "Colombo type" cop and the comic relief coroner. The bad guy will have you on the floor laughing. He's also in another Pare movie, Komodo vs Cobra, and he's just as good there. I don't know what the budget was but they'll get it back because this film is destined to be the best unintended comedy of the year.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (65%)]]

A lot about USA The Movie can be summed up in its title. It draws parallels between the attitudes of this country in the face of war and a kind of Hollywood-like falseness that glorifies things that shouldn't be glorified. I'm not sure I agree with the filmmaker's take on recent events (although, truthfully, I can't always tell exactly where he stands) but I [[admire]] the [[unusual]] and [[artistic]] [[way]] of [[getting]] the point across. Audio tracks of speeches, radio interviews, poetry etc. play as large a role here as visuals. Most of the time the visuals of the story are accompanied by these audio elements to good effect. I'm kind of a radio buff so it was satisfying to hear the way that radio was integrated into the pace of the movie. In fact, most of the dialog takes place over the story rather than having characters talk to one another. That's not to say that there aren't "characters" (real people), but except for "Jim" the protagonist ( a kind of '60's drop out with an erratic state of mind) the others come and go pretty quickly. A few make a very powerful impression, especially a guru-like taxi driver who seems to be the voice of wisdom itself. When he breaks out into a spontaneous song of prayer while driving Jim to the subway, it is a very powerful moment. On the cover of the DVD is the quote "The danger is clear" which is taken from President Bush's speech that paved the way to our incursion into Iraq. In retrospect, hearing that speech at a climactic moment in the [[film]] brought [[home]] how we are living in a historically charged moment which will always be remembered.

A lot about USA The Movie can be summed up in its title. It draws parallels between the attitudes of this country in the face of war and a kind of Hollywood-like falseness that glorifies things that shouldn't be glorified. I'm not sure I agree with the filmmaker's take on recent events (although, truthfully, I can't always tell exactly where he stands) but I [[look]] the [[unfamiliar]] and [[artworks]] [[manner]] of [[profited]] the point across. Audio tracks of speeches, radio interviews, poetry etc. play as large a role here as visuals. Most of the time the visuals of the story are accompanied by these audio elements to good effect. I'm kind of a radio buff so it was satisfying to hear the way that radio was integrated into the pace of the movie. In fact, most of the dialog takes place over the story rather than having characters talk to one another. That's not to say that there aren't "characters" (real people), but except for "Jim" the protagonist ( a kind of '60's drop out with an erratic state of mind) the others come and go pretty quickly. A few make a very powerful impression, especially a guru-like taxi driver who seems to be the voice of wisdom itself. When he breaks out into a spontaneous song of prayer while driving Jim to the subway, it is a very powerful moment. On the cover of the DVD is the quote "The danger is clear" which is taken from President Bush's speech that paved the way to our incursion into Iraq. In retrospect, hearing that speech at a climactic moment in the [[movie]] brought [[accomodation]] how we are living in a historically charged moment which will always be remembered.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (76%)]]

I've recently seen An zhan. Not because it was a Hong Kong film, but because I was looking for a change from the films being produced here in the US. In my humble [[opinion]], I [[believe]] the [[film]] could easily compete against the action thrillers being produced here, except for the traditional idiocyncracies of Hong Kong film. The one that still bothers me was the chief inspector character. I still don't understand why there has to be a complete-idiot-comic-relief-type [[character]] even in the serious films that come out of Hong Kong, but I can live with it when the movie is this good. The characters are [[believable]] even if the [[situations]] they are in are not. The story is fast paced and really [[sucks]] you in to it. The real cincher [[scenes]] for me were the two bus [[rides]] that the thief [[character]] takes. Overall, a [[really]] solid film.

I've recently seen An zhan. Not because it was a Hong Kong film, but because I was looking for a change from the films being produced here in the US. In my humble [[believe]], I [[watching]] the [[imaging]] could easily compete against the action thrillers being produced here, except for the traditional idiocyncracies of Hong Kong film. The one that still bothers me was the chief inspector character. I still don't understand why there has to be a complete-idiot-comic-relief-type [[feature]] even in the serious films that come out of Hong Kong, but I can live with it when the movie is this good. The characters are [[plausible]] even if the [[facts]] they are in are not. The story is fast paced and really [[suck]] you in to it. The real cincher [[pictured]] for me were the two bus [[folds]] that the thief [[featured]] takes. Overall, a [[awfully]] solid film.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (72%)]]

I am utterly astonished at how over-rated "Cemetery Man" is among horror fans! Now, I usually welcome movies that blend two or more kinds of genre-styles into one and I [[love]] just about every zombie-comedy I have ever seen. To my [[dismay]], this Italian cult-classic really didn't show me a lot to get too pumped up about... It [[follows]] the unusual duties of a full-time cemetery care-taker and his retarded, man-child, Curly Joe looking assistant as they seem to primarily dispose of the recently deceased who pop out of the ground seven days after their initial death. He meets a widow whom he "wows" with some grisly grave-yard atmosphere and develops a quick romance, soon having sex with her on her dead husband's grave. The husband's corpse springs alive and bites her, triggering a series of events that seem to consume the rest of the movie. "Cemetery Man" [[attempts]] to incorporate every element it can, like horror, romance, comedy, action, and [[fails]] entirely in the long-run. It plods along, never able to focus on any aspect long enough to make it interesting for the viewer, such as the paunchy sidekick's relationship with a living severed head, a motorcycle riding zombie launching out of the ground, the main character deciding to gun down random people on the sidewalk, etc. This thing is [[so]] [[convoluted]] and dull that it's nearly [[impossible]] to take it seriously. Sure, it's stylish and often "elegant", but even the most "artsy" kind of films need the right kind of lineage to allow it to make sense. "Cemetery Man" plods along, appearing unable to focus on anything for more than a few minutes which becomes very tiring after a while. People [[argue]] that "it's a more sophisticated zombie movie". Frankly, when it comes to zombies, I don't want anything more "sophisticated" than Romero... There's a little bit of gore and nudity - mainly in the scenes where it wants to play "horror movie", but not nearly enough to make up for it's uncompromising [[lack]] of structure. [[Terrible]] film.

I am utterly astonished at how over-rated "Cemetery Man" is among horror fans! Now, I usually welcome movies that blend two or more kinds of genre-styles into one and I [[enjoy]] just about every zombie-comedy I have ever seen. To my [[astonishment]], this Italian cult-classic really didn't show me a lot to get too pumped up about... It [[remains]] the unusual duties of a full-time cemetery care-taker and his retarded, man-child, Curly Joe looking assistant as they seem to primarily dispose of the recently deceased who pop out of the ground seven days after their initial death. He meets a widow whom he "wows" with some grisly grave-yard atmosphere and develops a quick romance, soon having sex with her on her dead husband's grave. The husband's corpse springs alive and bites her, triggering a series of events that seem to consume the rest of the movie. "Cemetery Man" [[endeavors]] to incorporate every element it can, like horror, romance, comedy, action, and [[breakage]] entirely in the long-run. It plods along, never able to focus on any aspect long enough to make it interesting for the viewer, such as the paunchy sidekick's relationship with a living severed head, a motorcycle riding zombie launching out of the ground, the main character deciding to gun down random people on the sidewalk, etc. This thing is [[why]] [[tough]] and dull that it's nearly [[inept]] to take it seriously. Sure, it's stylish and often "elegant", but even the most "artsy" kind of films need the right kind of lineage to allow it to make sense. "Cemetery Man" plods along, appearing unable to focus on anything for more than a few minutes which becomes very tiring after a while. People [[vindicate]] that "it's a more sophisticated zombie movie". Frankly, when it comes to zombies, I don't want anything more "sophisticated" than Romero... There's a little bit of gore and nudity - mainly in the scenes where it wants to play "horror movie", but not nearly enough to make up for it's uncompromising [[flaws]] of structure. [[Devastating]] film.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

This film [[had]] a [[couple]] of [[funny]] [[parts]],but for the most part, [[made]] me [[want]] to [[go]] [[ahead]] and [[change]] DVD'S and [[watch]] "Malibu's" [[instead]],which [[I]] [[had]] in my [[own]] collection. [[At]] least [[I]] would [[know]] there was something funny [[coming]] up and [[give]] me something to [[look]] forward to.<br /><br />I was [[disappointed]] in this [[very]] [[low]] [[budget]] film. And I [[do]] not [[judge]] a movie by it's budget.It just lacked originality and was too predictable. I would not [[rent]] or even [[watch]] this film again, and [[I]] am [[usually]] a [[repeat]] [[offender]] of film. [[The]] actors were forgettable. The story was [[half]] [[thought]] out, and it [[left]] me with an insatiable [[urge]] to [[get]] my laugh on.I ended up [[watching]] [[Jamie]] Kennedy's [[White]] [[Boy]] [[Gone]] Gangsta to have the comedy itch scratched.

This film [[was]] a [[pair]] of [[hilarious]] [[things]],but for the most part, [[introduced]] me [[liked]] to [[volition]] [[formerly]] and [[changeover]] DVD'S and [[supervised]] "Malibu's" [[quite]],which [[me]] [[ap]] in my [[singular]] collection. [[Underneath]] least [[me]] would [[am]] there was something funny [[inlet]] up and [[enabling]] me something to [[admire]] forward to.<br /><br />I was [[disgruntled]] in this [[supremely]] [[weakest]] [[estimation]] film. And I [[played]] not [[judging]] a movie by it's budget.It just lacked originality and was too predictable. I would not [[rentals]] or even [[oversight]] this film again, and [[me]] am [[always]] a [[echoing]] [[penal]] of film. [[Both]] actors were forgettable. The story was [[midterm]] [[insights]] out, and it [[let]] me with an insatiable [[invitation]] to [[have]] my laugh on.I ended up [[admiring]] [[Megan]] Kennedy's [[Blanks]] [[Yarns]] [[Extinction]] Gangsta to have the comedy itch scratched.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

I'm [[working]] my way through the [[Horror]] Classics 50 Movie Pack [[Collection]] and THE MAD [[MONSTER]] is one of the movies in the set.<br /><br />I am [[sure]] that [[George]] Zucco was a [[good]] actor; but, this was only the second film in which I saw him, the first being DEAD MEN WALK, in which he played two parts. However, even good [[acting]] couldn't save THE MAD MONSTER.<br /><br />Zucco plays a mad scientist, Dr. Cameron (who was banned from academia because of his unethical and inhumane experiments). He believes that he can control evolution by bringing out the characteristics of one animal into another.<br /><br />In this case, like so many others of its ilk, it is a transfusion of (I assume) wolf's blood into humans. His goal is to create an invincible army, which he can control through the antidote. The subject of his experiments is his hired hand, a retarded gardener, whose dialogue slows down this snail-paced classic to almost a full-stop. <br /><br />Beyond his experiments, Dr. Cameron also [[plots]] revenge on those who discredited him, using his transformed gardener. However, he loses control of his [[subject]], who begins to transform without the transfusion -- yikes! <br /><br />The [[werewolf]] transformations are classic Hollywood stop-action / makeup effects. No doubt these were [[groundbreaking]] techniques of the time; but, in today's digital [[age]] it's [[hard]] to imagine audiences being scared by this.

I'm [[collaborated]] my way through the [[Atrocity]] Classics 50 Movie Pack [[Collections]] and THE MAD [[BEASTS]] is one of the movies in the set.<br /><br />I am [[seguro]] that [[Georges]] Zucco was a [[opportune]] actor; but, this was only the second film in which I saw him, the first being DEAD MEN WALK, in which he played two parts. However, even good [[behaved]] couldn't save THE MAD MONSTER.<br /><br />Zucco plays a mad scientist, Dr. Cameron (who was banned from academia because of his unethical and inhumane experiments). He believes that he can control evolution by bringing out the characteristics of one animal into another.<br /><br />In this case, like so many others of its ilk, it is a transfusion of (I assume) wolf's blood into humans. His goal is to create an invincible army, which he can control through the antidote. The subject of his experiments is his hired hand, a retarded gardener, whose dialogue slows down this snail-paced classic to almost a full-stop. <br /><br />Beyond his experiments, Dr. Cameron also [[conspiracies]] revenge on those who discredited him, using his transformed gardener. However, he loses control of his [[prone]], who begins to transform without the transfusion -- yikes! <br /><br />The [[werewolves]] transformations are classic Hollywood stop-action / makeup effects. No doubt these were [[trailblazer]] techniques of the time; but, in today's digital [[senility]] it's [[harshly]] to imagine audiences being scared by this.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (85%)]]

When i found out there was a Christmas Vacation 2, I couldn't wait to buy the DVD. I sent off my money and watched it as soon as it came through the letter box. I love all the national lampoons films with Chevy chase in it, and I bet he was glad he wasn't in this one!. I couldn't believe how [[bad]] this was, you would think it was impossible not to laugh at a national lampoons film, but believe me it is! . This film probably looked like a good idea on paper having cousin Eddie as the main character, he started to get on my nerves from early on in the film, and became totally [[unfunny]] by the middle of the film, and by the end of the film i had gone brain dead and couldn't remember what had happened! .

When i found out there was a Christmas Vacation 2, I couldn't wait to buy the DVD. I sent off my money and watched it as soon as it came through the letter box. I love all the national lampoons films with Chevy chase in it, and I bet he was glad he wasn't in this one!. I couldn't believe how [[amiss]] this was, you would think it was impossible not to laugh at a national lampoons film, but believe me it is! . This film probably looked like a good idea on paper having cousin Eddie as the main character, he started to get on my nerves from early on in the film, and became totally [[slapstick]] by the middle of the film, and by the end of the film i had gone brain dead and couldn't remember what had happened! .
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

Square pigs as a way of efficiently utilizing cargo space is the one and only clever moment in "Space [[Truckers]]". Believe it or not, Dennis Hopper has done worse, see "The American Way", but this movie is way up there on the "cream of the [[crap]]" scale. [[I]] think the best way to describe the viewing [[experience]] is that "Space Truckers" [[will]] please no one. [[Too]] cartoon-like too be taken seriously, an almost [[total]] [[lack]] of humor, and poor character [[development]], virtually [[assures]] disappointment. The beer and popcorn crowd might tolerate one viewing, but all others have been warned to avoid "Space Truckers" for all of the above reasons. - MERK

Square pigs as a way of efficiently utilizing cargo space is the one and only clever moment in "Space [[Handlers]]". Believe it or not, Dennis Hopper has done worse, see "The American Way", but this movie is way up there on the "cream of the [[damn]]" scale. [[me]] think the best way to describe the viewing [[enjoys]] is that "Space Truckers" [[dedication]] please no one. [[Duly]] cartoon-like too be taken seriously, an almost [[comprehensive]] [[rarity]] of humor, and poor character [[changing]], virtually [[emphasizing]] disappointment. The beer and popcorn crowd might tolerate one viewing, but all others have been warned to avoid "Space Truckers" for all of the above reasons. - MERK
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (75%)]]

This film is where the Batman [[franchise]] ought to have stopped. Though I will concede that the ideas behind "Batman Forever" were excellent and could have been easily realised by a competent director, as it turned out this was not to be the case.<br /><br />[[Apparently]] Warner Brothers [[executives]] were [[disappointed]] with how dark this second Batman [[film]] from Tim Burton turned out. Apart from the idiocy of expecting anything else from Burton, and the conservative cowardice of their subsequent decision to turn the franchise into an homage to the Sixties TV series, [[I]] fail to understand how "Batman Returns" can be [[considered]] at all disappointing.<br /><br />True, it is not quite the equal of the first film - though it repairs all the minor deficiencies of style found in "Batman," a weaker script that splits the antagonism between not just [[two]] but three characters invites unflattering comparisons to the masterful pairing of Keaton and Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the first film. [[Yet]] for all this it [[remains]] a gorgeously [[dark]] film, true to the [[way]] the Batman was always meant to be, and highly satisfying.<br /><br />Michael Keaton returns as the Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne, tangling with nouveau riche tycoon Max Schreck (Christopher Walken, named in honour of the 1920s German silent actor), his partner-in-crime Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin (Danny DeVito in brilliant makeup reminiscent of Laurence Olivier's "Richard III"), and Selina Kyle, the Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), whom Wayne romances both as himself and as the Batman. The four principals turn in excellent performances, especially Walken and DeVito, while together Keaton and Pfeiffer explore the darker side of double identities.<br /><br />There are some intriguing concepts in this film. About the only weakness I can really point out is a certain limpness to the script in some places, which I think is due mostly to the way this [[film]] is a four-cornered fight. There simply isn't enough time to properly explore what's going on.<br /><br />Nevertheless, this is a damn good film. I highly recommend watching this in conjunction with the first, and then weeping for how good the series could have been had it continued under Burton and Keaton.

This film is where the Batman [[reliefs]] ought to have stopped. Though I will concede that the ideas behind "Batman Forever" were excellent and could have been easily realised by a competent director, as it turned out this was not to be the case.<br /><br />[[Clara]] Warner Brothers [[principals]] were [[dashed]] with how dark this second Batman [[cine]] from Tim Burton turned out. Apart from the idiocy of expecting anything else from Burton, and the conservative cowardice of their subsequent decision to turn the franchise into an homage to the Sixties TV series, [[me]] fail to understand how "Batman Returns" can be [[examining]] at all disappointing.<br /><br />True, it is not quite the equal of the first film - though it repairs all the minor deficiencies of style found in "Batman," a weaker script that splits the antagonism between not just [[three]] but three characters invites unflattering comparisons to the masterful pairing of Keaton and Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the first film. [[Till]] for all this it [[insists]] a gorgeously [[sinister]] film, true to the [[trajectory]] the Batman was always meant to be, and highly satisfying.<br /><br />Michael Keaton returns as the Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne, tangling with nouveau riche tycoon Max Schreck (Christopher Walken, named in honour of the 1920s German silent actor), his partner-in-crime Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin (Danny DeVito in brilliant makeup reminiscent of Laurence Olivier's "Richard III"), and Selina Kyle, the Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), whom Wayne romances both as himself and as the Batman. The four principals turn in excellent performances, especially Walken and DeVito, while together Keaton and Pfeiffer explore the darker side of double identities.<br /><br />There are some intriguing concepts in this film. About the only weakness I can really point out is a certain limpness to the script in some places, which I think is due mostly to the way this [[filmmaking]] is a four-cornered fight. There simply isn't enough time to properly explore what's going on.<br /><br />Nevertheless, this is a damn good film. I highly recommend watching this in conjunction with the first, and then weeping for how good the series could have been had it continued under Burton and Keaton.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

[[I]] just watched this [[movie]] [[last]] night. Within 30 minutes of the start, [[I]] was [[hoping]] it would end.<br /><br />It had a [[promising]] beginning; the first 10 minutes. The premise of this [[movie]] (friendship that goes nowhere after they've spent days (and Years) together in "Separate" beds in hotel rooms) is just not believable. [[He]] [[does]] kiss her somewhere along the way, and she feels Ohh, so terrible about it. <br /><br />Very [[little]] substance to [[grab]] your interest. The acting just does not [[hold]] up. He is very passive. Regardless of how much of the movie is shown, the [[viewer]] never develops any type of a caring connection with the characters on the screen. You learn that her next utterance will be as [[boring]] as her previous one. ("Do you have a cigarette ?", He doesn't smoke, He wants her to stop smoking, Doesn't she know this by now.)<br /><br />She calls him in the middle of the night to visit him after a year's absence, she comes in through the door, they don't even hug or kiss or express any type of emotional connection. He doesn't even lean forward to lift her suitcase to help her in. That is not how real people behave, This is not how best pals behave.<br /><br />When he receives her phone call in the middle of the night (she is in town for one day), he shows little interest to see her face, acts more like she will be a burden for the night. At this point they've [[known]] each other for two years and he hasn't seen her for a year. Not [[Believable]], not real. <br /><br />Supposedly, he has written a book on Entropy and Enthalpy, yet we never see him write or read or [[discuss]] any of his [[interests]] in Physics with her, not that she would be able to [[handle]] the discussion. [[We]] [[learn]] that a watermelon in L.A. [[costs]] $50, (It wasn't the Silicon [[Type]] [[mind]] you) he [[has]] no [[problem]] affording that Fruit. We also learn that the [[airport]] [[shuts]] down when a few really really [[fake]] [[snow]] [[flakes]] [[fall]] off the sky. I'm [[Sorry]] but was that in L.A. too?<br /><br />We never see how these [[two]] characters [[survive]], we never see them at work. We never see them struggle, They are [[always]] on vacation. They have infinite time, they have no worries whatsoever. <br /><br />Nice life. Unreal life. Unreal Characters. Bad Title. Bad Movie.

[[me]] just watched this [[cinematography]] [[definitive]] night. Within 30 minutes of the start, [[me]] was [[expecting]] it would end.<br /><br />It had a [[stimulating]] beginning; the first 10 minutes. The premise of this [[theaters]] (friendship that goes nowhere after they've spent days (and Years) together in "Separate" beds in hotel rooms) is just not believable. [[His]] [[would]] kiss her somewhere along the way, and she feels Ohh, so terrible about it. <br /><br />Very [[humble]] substance to [[grabs]] your interest. The acting just does not [[occupied]] up. He is very passive. Regardless of how much of the movie is shown, the [[spectator]] never develops any type of a caring connection with the characters on the screen. You learn that her next utterance will be as [[uninspiring]] as her previous one. ("Do you have a cigarette ?", He doesn't smoke, He wants her to stop smoking, Doesn't she know this by now.)<br /><br />She calls him in the middle of the night to visit him after a year's absence, she comes in through the door, they don't even hug or kiss or express any type of emotional connection. He doesn't even lean forward to lift her suitcase to help her in. That is not how real people behave, This is not how best pals behave.<br /><br />When he receives her phone call in the middle of the night (she is in town for one day), he shows little interest to see her face, acts more like she will be a burden for the night. At this point they've [[realise]] each other for two years and he hasn't seen her for a year. Not [[Forceful]], not real. <br /><br />Supposedly, he has written a book on Entropy and Enthalpy, yet we never see him write or read or [[reviews]] any of his [[sake]] in Physics with her, not that she would be able to [[deal]] the discussion. [[Our]] [[learns]] that a watermelon in L.A. [[charge]] $50, (It wasn't the Silicon [[Genres]] [[logic]] you) he [[holds]] no [[hardship]] affording that Fruit. We also learn that the [[airports]] [[nearing]] down when a few really really [[forged]] [[cold]] [[fragments]] [[downfall]] off the sky. I'm [[Sad]] but was that in L.A. too?<br /><br />We never see how these [[three]] characters [[lives]], we never see them at work. We never see them struggle, They are [[unceasingly]] on vacation. They have infinite time, they have no worries whatsoever. <br /><br />Nice life. Unreal life. Unreal Characters. Bad Title. Bad Movie.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

This thing, it shouldn't be called a film, is almost [[worse]] than "Manos", but you just have to see it it's hilarious. If you see it at video store rent it, if you see the 10th anniversary edition, yes there is a special edition, for under $10 buy it, if your friend has it borrow it, you just have to see this. The acting is so bad, and the gore is is so fake. After viewing this you'll be asking yourself why did they [[make]] this [[insult]] of the [[art]] of film? That's [[assuming]] your face doesn't melt off like the Nazis's in "Raiders" . [[If]] you manage to see this, be sure to vote this movie as 1 (awful) so it can make the bottom 100, it really deserves a [[spot]] there. I'm surprised it's not [[number]] 1, [[right]] now.

This thing, it shouldn't be called a film, is almost [[strongest]] than "Manos", but you just have to see it it's hilarious. If you see it at video store rent it, if you see the 10th anniversary edition, yes there is a special edition, for under $10 buy it, if your friend has it borrow it, you just have to see this. The acting is so bad, and the gore is is so fake. After viewing this you'll be asking yourself why did they [[get]] this [[disdain]] of the [[artwork]] of film? That's [[figuring]] your face doesn't melt off like the Nazis's in "Raiders" . [[Since]] you manage to see this, be sure to vote this movie as 1 (awful) so it can make the bottom 100, it really deserves a [[place]] there. I'm surprised it's not [[volume]] 1, [[good]] now.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (76%)]]

I switched this on (from [[cable]]) on a [[whim]] and was [[treated]] to quite a surprise...although very [[predictable]] this [[film]] turned out to be [[quite]] enjoyable...no big stars but well-directed and just plain fun. [[With]] all the over-hyped crap that is out there it is very nice to get an unexpected surprise now and then... and this little film fits the bill nicely. 9/10

I switched this on (from [[cabled]]) on a [[impetus]] and was [[broached]] to quite a surprise...although very [[foreseen]] this [[cine]] turned out to be [[awfully]] enjoyable...no big stars but well-directed and just plain fun. [[Among]] all the over-hyped crap that is out there it is very nice to get an unexpected surprise now and then... and this little film fits the bill nicely. 9/10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (61%)]]

It's Bad for [[Ya]] really [[showcases]] more of George Carlin's talents. He really is still as [[sharp]] as a tack. [[It]] is a shame that we [[lost]] him this [[past]] year, but his [[comedy]] will [[forever]] [[live]] on. This stand-up [[special]] is [[literally]] one of the funniest I [[have]] ever heard a [[comedian]] perform. [[Even]] [[though]] he is [[making]] fun of [[small]] [[children]], it just [[makes]] you laugh the [[way]] he [[says]] some of the stuff. It is true that Carlin can [[literally]] [[make]] something that [[seems]] unfunny and [[turn]] it into one of the funniest [[things]] you have ever and [[will]] ever hear. I really enjoyed this stand-up [[particularly]] from [[Carlin]] and recommend that those that [[liked]] this [[check]] out more of George Carlin's stand-up.

It's Bad for [[Didnt]] really [[show]] more of George Carlin's talents. He really is still as [[uttered]] as a tack. [[His]] is a shame that we [[disappearing]] him this [[archaic]] year, but his [[travesty]] will [[lifelong]] [[vibrant]] on. This stand-up [[expert]] is [[basically]] one of the funniest I [[enjoy]] ever heard a [[funny]] perform. [[However]] [[except]] he is [[fact]] fun of [[tiniest]] [[petit]], it just [[contributed]] you laugh the [[ways]] he [[exposes]] some of the stuff. It is true that Carlin can [[basically]] [[generate]] something that [[appear]] unfunny and [[rotate]] it into one of the funniest [[problem]] you have ever and [[want]] ever hear. I really enjoyed this stand-up [[basically]] from [[Rickles]] and recommend that those that [[preferable]] this [[checking]] out more of George Carlin's stand-up.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (57%)]]

I usually steer clear of Film [[Festivals]] and don't [[enjoy]] slap-stick [[comedy]] but I must say that this picture was great. I immediately [[recognized]] David Krumholtz from the TV show "Numbers" and Lorraine Bracco, Roseanne Arquette and Karen Black were at their usual best. This is comedy at an incredibly [[high]] [[level]] with visual, [[spoken]] and satirical interludes that kept the audience, and me, laughing throughout a rather [[deep]] [[rooted]] plot.<br /><br />Kudos to Mr. Parness for [[dealing]] with a [[delicate]], but [[real]], subject in a manner that can [[be]] [[enjoyed]] but [[fully]] absorbed by his [[audience]] at [[every]] [[level]] of intellect. The [[plot]] stays [[intact]] throughout the [[film]] and the comedic relief adds to the message without being laid on so thick as to distort. The blending of segways is done [[beautifully]] and the overall product is wonderfully tasteful.<br /><br />I can [[definitely]] [[state]] that this film is one that [[will]] go a long [[way]] and [[should]] be seen by audiences of all ages; the [[problem]] is [[real]] and [[so]] is the [[powerful]] [[impact]] of this production.

I usually steer clear of Film [[Rites]] and don't [[pleasures]] slap-stick [[playhouse]] but I must say that this picture was great. I immediately [[thanked]] David Krumholtz from the TV show "Numbers" and Lorraine Bracco, Roseanne Arquette and Karen Black were at their usual best. This is comedy at an incredibly [[gao]] [[grades]] with visual, [[arose]] and satirical interludes that kept the audience, and me, laughing throughout a rather [[severe]] [[embedded]] plot.<br /><br />Kudos to Mr. Parness for [[manipulate]] with a [[frail]], but [[precise]], subject in a manner that can [[was]] [[watched]] but [[altogether]] absorbed by his [[customer]] at [[any]] [[levels]] of intellect. The [[tracts]] stays [[constant]] throughout the [[cinematography]] and the comedic relief adds to the message without being laid on so thick as to distort. The blending of segways is done [[freakishly]] and the overall product is wonderfully tasteful.<br /><br />I can [[probably]] [[status]] that this film is one that [[desired]] go a long [[chemin]] and [[hoped]] be seen by audiences of all ages; the [[challenging]] is [[precise]] and [[however]] is the [[beefy]] [[aftermath]] of this production.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (74%)]]

While researching Susan Harrison (The Ballerina) in reference to a Bonanza Episode, I was reminded of this gem.<br /><br />This episode is the inspiration for Dylan's "All Along the Watch Tower" (Hendrix's cover is probably as well know and is one of his best) which is one of HIS best.<br /><br />Thus this episode is responsible for several 'bests' - not bad for approximately 22 minutes of television.<br /><br />But this is "The Twilight Zone". Further comment of the series is unnecessary.<br /><br />'5 Characters' is typical Serling. [[Intense]], dramatic, barreling toward an end that is as inevitable in hindsight as it is surprising the first time you see it.<br /><br />This episode is spoiled in one sentence and is too good to spoil for any who have not seen it.<br /><br />But you will feel ambushed. And you will never listen to Hendrix with the same ears again.

While researching Susan Harrison (The Ballerina) in reference to a Bonanza Episode, I was reminded of this gem.<br /><br />This episode is the inspiration for Dylan's "All Along the Watch Tower" (Hendrix's cover is probably as well know and is one of his best) which is one of HIS best.<br /><br />Thus this episode is responsible for several 'bests' - not bad for approximately 22 minutes of television.<br /><br />But this is "The Twilight Zone". Further comment of the series is unnecessary.<br /><br />'5 Characters' is typical Serling. [[Draconian]], dramatic, barreling toward an end that is as inevitable in hindsight as it is surprising the first time you see it.<br /><br />This episode is spoiled in one sentence and is too good to spoil for any who have not seen it.<br /><br />But you will feel ambushed. And you will never listen to Hendrix with the same ears again.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (60%)]]

[Minor spoilers follow]<br /><br />Steve Allen opined that topical humor about serious events might be found by many to be acceptable based on the formula: Tragedy+Time=Comedy. 1939 before the German assault on Poland was hardly a fun period and subsequent events, including the Blitzkrieg (following the Sitzkrieg) which took Germany to the Channel, resulted in the heroic evacuation at Dunkirk and gave the world the sickening spectacle of a supine France prostrating its honor before the Nazi conqueror.<br /><br />The stuff of romance, comedy and a big dollop of serious drama? Yep. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, with a well-matched and [[outstanding]] cast, [[creates]] in "Bon [[voyage]]" a pastiche of events and scenes from history and from [[imagination]] that is [[hugely]] entertaining.<br /><br />Viviane Denvers (the sloe-eyed and beautiful Isabelle Adjani) is France's top actress as war clouds gather over Europe (what an overused cliche, sorry). A veteran self-venerating bedhopper with many affairs to her credit, her inner motivation seems to be "Whatever is good for Viviane is good for...Viviane). Following a premiere of her latest film after which a minister in the incompetent Reynaud administration, Jean-Etienne Beaufort (Gerard Depardieu in an unusual role for him), signals his interest in her, she goes home only to tiredly encounter an ex-lover who doesn't understand the word "no." She decisively resolves that issue but then frantically and histrionically enlists another former beau, the still besotted Frederic (Gregory Derangere), to help deal with the mess in her flat. Frederic is a novelist-in-expectation.<br /><br />A comic accident that once again highlights, almost as a public service message, the importance of working windshield wipers puts Frederic in jail on most serious charges. Fortunately the breakout of the Germans from their static positions forces a wholesale transfer of prisoners to the south of France but our boy escapes, making his way there privately rather than as a ward of the state.<br /><br />The panic and fear in France as the Germans swept to victory is well portrayed and a new twist enters the story. Who should Frederic encounter but the truly gorgeous young research assistant, Camille (Virginie Ledoyen) who is accompanying the obligatory Jewish refugee scientist, Professor Kopolski (Jean-Marc Stehle). Kopolski has some bottles of "heavy water" he needs to get to England. Of course the Germans musn't latch on to this vital ingredient for you know what (this part is pure fiction-there was never any heavy water in France in 1940-just Perrier). And Camille is so winsome as well as dedicated.<br /><br />What next? Peter Coyote as a supposed French journalist, Alex Winckler. Be tipped off as to his name. He's really an officer in the Abwehr (German military intelligence: a spy). And he used to bed Viviane too (and wants a reprise of their affair). Apparently the kind Kopolski is the only major male character who doesn't want to have it off with the actress.<br /><br />What follows is a series of adventures and mishaps that are seamlessly integrated to produce a very fast-paced and enjoyable film. Partly a tribute to and a bit of a spoof on "Casablanca," this is is a remarkably funny movie (except for the heavy Nazi bits).<br /><br />Isabelle Adjani deserves kudos for the best portrayal I've seen in years of an adorably cute total narcissist with few if any redeeming features. And Depardieu, disloyal to Reynauld and ready to jump ship and join the traitor, Petain, is convincing as a man whose ardor for Viviane exceeds his diluted sense of duty to the Republic. As a human being in power at a critical moment in French history, Beaufort is mundanely vile.<br /><br />Not shown in too many theaters, "Bon voyage" should be available for purchase or rental soon. See it!<br /><br />9/10

[Minor spoilers follow]<br /><br />Steve Allen opined that topical humor about serious events might be found by many to be acceptable based on the formula: Tragedy+Time=Comedy. 1939 before the German assault on Poland was hardly a fun period and subsequent events, including the Blitzkrieg (following the Sitzkrieg) which took Germany to the Channel, resulted in the heroic evacuation at Dunkirk and gave the world the sickening spectacle of a supine France prostrating its honor before the Nazi conqueror.<br /><br />The stuff of romance, comedy and a big dollop of serious drama? Yep. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, with a well-matched and [[sumptuous]] cast, [[posed]] in "Bon [[passenger]]" a pastiche of events and scenes from history and from [[brainchild]] that is [[markedly]] entertaining.<br /><br />Viviane Denvers (the sloe-eyed and beautiful Isabelle Adjani) is France's top actress as war clouds gather over Europe (what an overused cliche, sorry). A veteran self-venerating bedhopper with many affairs to her credit, her inner motivation seems to be "Whatever is good for Viviane is good for...Viviane). Following a premiere of her latest film after which a minister in the incompetent Reynaud administration, Jean-Etienne Beaufort (Gerard Depardieu in an unusual role for him), signals his interest in her, she goes home only to tiredly encounter an ex-lover who doesn't understand the word "no." She decisively resolves that issue but then frantically and histrionically enlists another former beau, the still besotted Frederic (Gregory Derangere), to help deal with the mess in her flat. Frederic is a novelist-in-expectation.<br /><br />A comic accident that once again highlights, almost as a public service message, the importance of working windshield wipers puts Frederic in jail on most serious charges. Fortunately the breakout of the Germans from their static positions forces a wholesale transfer of prisoners to the south of France but our boy escapes, making his way there privately rather than as a ward of the state.<br /><br />The panic and fear in France as the Germans swept to victory is well portrayed and a new twist enters the story. Who should Frederic encounter but the truly gorgeous young research assistant, Camille (Virginie Ledoyen) who is accompanying the obligatory Jewish refugee scientist, Professor Kopolski (Jean-Marc Stehle). Kopolski has some bottles of "heavy water" he needs to get to England. Of course the Germans musn't latch on to this vital ingredient for you know what (this part is pure fiction-there was never any heavy water in France in 1940-just Perrier). And Camille is so winsome as well as dedicated.<br /><br />What next? Peter Coyote as a supposed French journalist, Alex Winckler. Be tipped off as to his name. He's really an officer in the Abwehr (German military intelligence: a spy). And he used to bed Viviane too (and wants a reprise of their affair). Apparently the kind Kopolski is the only major male character who doesn't want to have it off with the actress.<br /><br />What follows is a series of adventures and mishaps that are seamlessly integrated to produce a very fast-paced and enjoyable film. Partly a tribute to and a bit of a spoof on "Casablanca," this is is a remarkably funny movie (except for the heavy Nazi bits).<br /><br />Isabelle Adjani deserves kudos for the best portrayal I've seen in years of an adorably cute total narcissist with few if any redeeming features. And Depardieu, disloyal to Reynauld and ready to jump ship and join the traitor, Petain, is convincing as a man whose ardor for Viviane exceeds his diluted sense of duty to the Republic. As a human being in power at a critical moment in French history, Beaufort is mundanely vile.<br /><br />Not shown in too many theaters, "Bon voyage" should be available for purchase or rental soon. See it!<br /><br />9/10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

Another [[popular]] screening for a British picture at Coalville's Century Theatre. A well [[crafted]], solid drama with an ever developing plot and [[ongoing]] '[[twists]] in the tale'...as the lies piled up! A masterclass of acting by a flawless cast, well marshaled by first time director Julian Fellowes. [[Outstanding]] performance, as usual, by Tom Wilkinson but good turns by all concerned including supporting actors Linda Bassett and John Neville. Our audience was engrossed by this film, which includes a couple of shock incidents which really make you 'jump'. [[A]] [[good]] [[tight]] production at around only 80 minutes, probably produced on a very limited budget, but a success, which should see Fellowes directing again for the big screen. Some [[publicity]] for the [[film]] seemed to suggest it was set in the 50s (as per Nigel Balchin's novel)but [[obviously]] this is not the case. [[Recommended]] viewing.

Another [[traditional]] screening for a British picture at Coalville's Century Theatre. A well [[established]], solid drama with an ever developing plot and [[chronic]] '[[spins]] in the tale'...as the lies piled up! A masterclass of acting by a flawless cast, well marshaled by first time director Julian Fellowes. [[Impressive]] performance, as usual, by Tom Wilkinson but good turns by all concerned including supporting actors Linda Bassett and John Neville. Our audience was engrossed by this film, which includes a couple of shock incidents which really make you 'jump'. [[another]] [[exemplary]] [[shuts]] production at around only 80 minutes, probably produced on a very limited budget, but a success, which should see Fellowes directing again for the big screen. Some [[promotion]] for the [[cinema]] seemed to suggest it was set in the 50s (as per Nigel Balchin's novel)but [[unmistakably]] this is not the case. [[Insinuated]] viewing.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

The Aristorcats is a [[hilarious]] film that not many people have seen. Clearly not that many because it only got a 6.8. There is nothing [[wrong]] with it at all. It's my favorite of the Disney classics, which have tons of fantastic films already made. Like Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, and Peter Pan. The reason why The Aristorcats is so high on my list is because of how funny the film is. I hate to say this, but I don't blame Edgar for what he does. I probably would've had them taken care of too. I'd be devastated of some old bag who I'd been working with for so many years just decides to give her will to the cats. I'd of killed them also. I don't even like cats, so I wouldn't give a damn. I think that The Aristorcats is so funny and cute. There are many characters that are hilarious, like Edgar. The Aristorcats is my favorite of the Disney classics, and that's final. The Cat's out of the bag.<br /><br />The Aristorcats: ****/****

The Aristorcats is a [[unfunny]] film that not many people have seen. Clearly not that many because it only got a 6.8. There is nothing [[specious]] with it at all. It's my favorite of the Disney classics, which have tons of fantastic films already made. Like Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, and Peter Pan. The reason why The Aristorcats is so high on my list is because of how funny the film is. I hate to say this, but I don't blame Edgar for what he does. I probably would've had them taken care of too. I'd be devastated of some old bag who I'd been working with for so many years just decides to give her will to the cats. I'd of killed them also. I don't even like cats, so I wouldn't give a damn. I think that The Aristorcats is so funny and cute. There are many characters that are hilarious, like Edgar. The Aristorcats is my favorite of the Disney classics, and that's final. The Cat's out of the bag.<br /><br />The Aristorcats: ****/****
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

Danny De Vito shows [[us]] here he is definitely, indeed infinitely, a better on screen [[performer]] than off. [[He]] plays the part of Owen, a miserable would-be writer with a cranky [[old]] mother (delightfully played by Anne Ramsey) he would like to see dead. Billy Crystal is Larry, a very frustrated writing teacher who has an estranged wife he feels the same way about. So Owen, after viewing Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", suggests they swap murders.<br /><br />As director though, De Vito's [[control]] is inconsistent as he [[wastes]] this clever idea, while his [[film]] lurches from the very humorous to the [[very]] bland. [[He]] and Crystal are okay in the lead roles, but the show belongs to Anne Ramsey as the cantankerous Mrs. Lift.<br /><br />Saturday, June 20, 1992 - Video

Danny De Vito shows [[our]] here he is definitely, indeed infinitely, a better on screen [[music]] than off. [[It]] plays the part of Owen, a miserable would-be writer with a cranky [[previous]] mother (delightfully played by Anne Ramsey) he would like to see dead. Billy Crystal is Larry, a very frustrated writing teacher who has an estranged wife he feels the same way about. So Owen, after viewing Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train", suggests they swap murders.<br /><br />As director though, De Vito's [[supervising]] is inconsistent as he [[discards]] this clever idea, while his [[cinematography]] lurches from the very humorous to the [[far]] bland. [[It]] and Crystal are okay in the lead roles, but the show belongs to Anne Ramsey as the cantankerous Mrs. Lift.<br /><br />Saturday, June 20, 1992 - Video
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[[Negative (59%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I got this movie out a week after the death of Ichikawa Kon - I suppose if there is one way to mark the passing of a great director, its to raise a glass of wine to him while watching one of his greatest movies. Ichikawa had one of the finest careers in Japanese film, but as he never had a distinctive style or theme he often seems to be overlooked compared to his near contemporaries such as Ozu and Kurosawa (he was a little younger than them, but not by much). He is one of those directors who defies auteur theories - its likely that his wife (who wrote the screenplay for this and many other of his movies) was as much responsible for the quality of the movies as he was. But at his best, he was as good as any Japanese film maker at the time. In particular, he had great technical skills, allowing him to tell complex stories in an accessible manner. But in terms of theme, this movie could hardly be simpler - war is hell. No really, its seriously hell.<br /><br />Fire on the Plain doesn't follow the normal war genre rules. There is no real beginning - we start as the wretched Tamura, who is a regular private (although it is implied he is more thoughtful and educated than most of the others - at one stage it is shown he understands English, but he clams up when the others ask him how he knows it) is ordered to hospital, as his unit is already in an appalling state. The soldiers are defeated and starving to death. They are no longer an army, just a rag bag group of refugees - hunted by the locals, and pretty much ignored by the Americans, who have bigger fish to fry. Hunger and despair is driving the soldiers to the edge and beyond of madness.<br /><br />In typical Ichikawa style, its not all just grim - its oddly funny in parts (a very black humour of course).<br /><br />The high points of this movie to me are the outstanding performances from the leads and the vivid photography. The characters, in all their humanity, but also their complete loss of humanity, are all too believable. This is that rare film - one which will refuse to erase itself from your head, even if you want to forget it.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (93%)]]

This is a [[really]] sad, and touching movie! It [[deals]] with the [[subject]] of [[child]] abuse. It's [[really]] [[sad]], but mostly a [[true]] [[story]], [[because]] it happens everyday. Elijah [[Wood]] and [[Joseph]] Mazzello [[play]] the two [[children]] or [[Lorraine]] Bracco, a [[single]] [[mother]] who just [[tries]] to [[make]] a [[home]] for them. [[While]] [[living]] with her [[parents]], a [[man]], who likes to [[be]] [[called]] "[[The]] King" [[comes]] into their life. He [[hits]] the youngest [[boy]], [[Bobby]], but the two [[brothers]] [[vow]] not to [[tell]] their mother. But [[finally]] she [[finds]] out, after the [[Bobby]] is [[hurt]] badly. The [[end]] [[kind]] of [[ruined]] it for me, [[because]] it is so totally unbelievable. But, except for that, I love the movie.

This is a [[admittedly]] sad, and touching movie! It [[traffic]] with the [[item]] of [[babes]] abuse. It's [[totally]] [[bad]], but mostly a [[right]] [[legends]], [[oj]] it happens everyday. Elijah [[Woodlands]] and [[Jozef]] Mazzello [[jeu]] the two [[puerile]] or [[Jessica]] Bracco, a [[unique]] [[mummy]] who just [[experiments]] to [[perform]] a [[hosting]] for them. [[During]] [[staying]] with her [[parental]], a [[humans]], who likes to [[constitute]] [[calling]] "[[Both]] King" [[happens]] into their life. He [[hit]] the youngest [[dude]], [[Bubi]], but the two [[bros]] [[wishes]] not to [[notified]] their mother. But [[eventually]] she [[revealed]] out, after the [[Bubi]] is [[damages]] badly. The [[completion]] [[homeroom]] of [[wreck]] it for me, [[so]] it is so totally unbelievable. But, except for that, I love the movie.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (74%)]]

[[This]] is the most [[inaccurate]] and [[disgraceful]] biblical [[film]] i [[have]] ever [[has]] the [[misfortune]] to watch. I would [[like]] to [[know]] why [[anybody]] on [[earth]] could [[enjoy]] viewing this. I am [[so]] [[surprised]] that a [[big]] [[name]] like [[Jon]] Voight would [[agree]] to act in this [[disgraceful]] piece of garbage. [[Many]] [[people]] who may not [[have]] [[read]] the bible [[will]] now [[be]] [[mislead]] by [[believing]] this [[film]] was [[accurate]] and the [[thought]] of that [[really]] [[bothers]] me. I [[think]] the makers have a lot to [[answer]] for. The [[worst]] [[thing]] is that, i [[believe]] nobody could [[make]] such [[obvious]] [[mistakes]] with a biblical [[film]], [[since]] they can [[research]] the [[bible]] for the [[truth]], [[so]] i [[believe]] the makers deliberately twisted what the [[bible]] [[says]], and that is something nobody has the right to [[do]] and i find that [[very]] offensive. There are no [[words]] [[strong]] enough to [[describe]] [[exactly]] how i feel about this.

[[These]] is the most [[wrongful]] and [[scandalous]] biblical [[movie]] i [[receives]] ever [[hague]] the [[calamities]] to watch. I would [[lover]] to [[see]] why [[whoever]] on [[terra]] could [[have]] viewing this. I am [[tad]] [[disgusted]] that a [[tai]] [[designate]] like [[Johns]] Voight would [[agreement]] to act in this [[pitiable]] piece of garbage. [[Large]] [[public]] who may not [[could]] [[reading]] the bible [[go]] now [[remain]] [[dishonest]] by [[behold]] this [[movie]] was [[thorough]] and the [[insights]] of that [[fully]] [[angers]] me. I [[knew]] the makers have a lot to [[react]] for. The [[biggest]] [[ding]] is that, i [[thinking]] nobody could [[reaching]] such [[tangible]] [[irregularities]] with a biblical [[photo]], [[before]] they can [[snooping]] the [[scripture]] for the [[truthfulness]], [[until]] i [[thought]] the makers deliberately twisted what the [[biblical]] [[exposes]], and that is something nobody has the right to [[get]] and i find that [[rather]] offensive. There are no [[comments]] [[serious]] enough to [[expose]] [[strictly]] how i feel about this.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

This movie is about six men who are assigned to transport money from bank to businesses. Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) was in Iraq for the war serving his country and now just is being helped out making a living by his friend Mike Cochrone (Matt Dillon) making sure he does not loose his house. Mike tells him that this wasn't the life his parents were expecting for him and he should be living a better life than he is now with his brother Jimmy Hackett (Andre Kinney). Telling Ty that him and Jimmy have always been family to him and would do anything to help them out, Mike tells Ty about a plan to make a heist. The money would be around 43 million split six ways among the other transport men too, although Ty does not like the idea he tells his friend Mike as long as no one gets hurt he would be in. The last night Ty was forced to talk to a welfare lady about putting up his brother in foster care giving him a dilemma to lose what matters most in his life. Although the plan sounds safe at first, greed isn't everything when it comes to taking lives.<br /><br />When it comes to heists, your either in or your out, so when you don't go with a plan its hard to play the hero and stop greed driven people when it comes to having large sums of money. This [[movie]] comes with a [[star]] studded cast to keep you interested starring Jean [[Reno]], Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Fred Ward, Skeet Ulrich, and Milo Ventimiglia. Short I have recently only remembered him in "Stomp the Yard" which was about a kid who lost his brother and lives his dream to go to college. This was probably one of his [[best]] [[movies]] I have seen him in and this one he fits the character so [[well]] it's [[great]] to see him on the big screen again in action.

This movie is about six men who are assigned to transport money from bank to businesses. Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) was in Iraq for the war serving his country and now just is being helped out making a living by his friend Mike Cochrone (Matt Dillon) making sure he does not loose his house. Mike tells him that this wasn't the life his parents were expecting for him and he should be living a better life than he is now with his brother Jimmy Hackett (Andre Kinney). Telling Ty that him and Jimmy have always been family to him and would do anything to help them out, Mike tells Ty about a plan to make a heist. The money would be around 43 million split six ways among the other transport men too, although Ty does not like the idea he tells his friend Mike as long as no one gets hurt he would be in. The last night Ty was forced to talk to a welfare lady about putting up his brother in foster care giving him a dilemma to lose what matters most in his life. Although the plan sounds safe at first, greed isn't everything when it comes to taking lives.<br /><br />When it comes to heists, your either in or your out, so when you don't go with a plan its hard to play the hero and stop greed driven people when it comes to having large sums of money. This [[cinematographer]] comes with a [[sings]] studded cast to keep you interested starring Jean [[Rino]], Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Fred Ward, Skeet Ulrich, and Milo Ventimiglia. Short I have recently only remembered him in "Stomp the Yard" which was about a kid who lost his brother and lives his dream to go to college. This was probably one of his [[advisable]] [[cine]] I have seen him in and this one he fits the character so [[so]] it's [[sumptuous]] to see him on the big screen again in action.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

I loved this movie, I [[saw]] it when I was about 8 [[years]] old and almost seven [[years]] later, this evening I got to see it again. I [[really]] [[thought]] it [[had]] an interesting idea, they only thing that [[upset]] me was the [[ending]] which [[I]] [[felt]] was a [[cop]] out. 'Round here it's [[hard]] to [[find]] this movie and I was [[lucky]] enough to [[have]] seen it on BRAVO. [[I]] also [[expected]] to [[see]] more Drew [[Barrymore]] in here too!

I loved this movie, I [[commented]] it when I was about 8 [[age]] old and almost seven [[year]] later, this evening I got to see it again. I [[totally]] [[think]] it [[enjoys]] an interesting idea, they only thing that [[enraged]] me was the [[concluding]] which [[me]] [[deemed]] was a [[policia]] out. 'Round here it's [[laborious]] to [[achieving]] this movie and I was [[glad]] enough to [[was]] seen it on BRAVO. [[me]] also [[predicted]] to [[look]] more Drew [[Timberlake]] in here too!
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (52%)]]

I bought this video on a throw-out table at the video store expecting a good cast in what was touted as an award-winning Brit sex comedy. I guess I should have read the finer print. I rarely write a panning review, but here goes.<br /><br />These actors in [[gay]] roles really play games with your memories of a lot of far more worthy films. This comedy was a very cruel joke at the expense of the [[actors]], the theatre-going public and of all the nice films that have contributed to their reputations.<br /><br />I repeat: is the joke about [[trashing]] the actors' other highly respectable on-screen personae with this scurrilously [[trashy]] flick? [[Can]] the [[reference]] to the Austen [[classics]] '[[Pride]] and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility' be anything else? [[How]] [[much]] of a political statement was it to [[produce]] this melodrama [[using]] these stars? Are we meant to simply take it as a lay-down misere that all actors are gay and thus letting their on-screen roleplay affect our lifestyles is accepting their private homosexual dealings in our faces, too? I'm sorry, but I don't [[think]] so. I say [[NO]] to this one.

I bought this video on a throw-out table at the video store expecting a good cast in what was touted as an award-winning Brit sex comedy. I guess I should have read the finer print. I rarely write a panning review, but here goes.<br /><br />These actors in [[cheerful]] roles really play games with your memories of a lot of far more worthy films. This comedy was a very cruel joke at the expense of the [[protagonists]], the theatre-going public and of all the nice films that have contributed to their reputations.<br /><br />I repeat: is the joke about [[bashes]] the actors' other highly respectable on-screen personae with this scurrilously [[cheeky]] flick? [[Kan]] the [[citation]] to the Austen [[fever]] '[[Proud]] and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility' be anything else? [[Styles]] [[supremely]] of a political statement was it to [[generated]] this melodrama [[usage]] these stars? Are we meant to simply take it as a lay-down misere that all actors are gay and thus letting their on-screen roleplay affect our lifestyles is accepting their private homosexual dealings in our faces, too? I'm sorry, but I don't [[considering]] so. I say [[NON]] to this one.
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I was lucky enough to see the "Horror Classics" DVD version of this film before it was mysteriously removed from the 4 film DVD and replaced with something else. The picture and sound quality of the film on that edition was a nightmare in itself. Yet, that version is STILL superior to the one with the deluxe DVD treatment. The reason was stated in Brad Fiedel's interview segments on the Special Edition DVD. He had noted what I first found so striking about this film. This being the use of music at moments of inactivity in the film, but leaving the moments of activity in silence, thus giving the horror scenes a stronger feel. The problem with this reissue is it carries the extra film score used to fill in these intentional gaps in score. Fiedel complained of this and made it clear that the filler music was not his. The music actually sounded a lot like Howard Shore's work for Videodrome. Sad for me that I am also a major fan of that film and have to associate the two.<br /><br />The film itself managed to add some interesting realistic elements to the genre horror film. A group of friends go up on a mountain one of them inherited. On the mountain they are confronted with a family with a nightmarish secret. The movie moves along at a [[great]] pace. In fact every time I have seen it, I still find myself shocked to see 45 minutes had passed before [[things]] started really going wrong for the campers.<br /><br />While the Horror Classics version is filled with many gaps, the fact that there is no score accompanying the horror scenes is what makes this film [[intelligent]] and even superior to most slasher films I have ever seen. The Director Jeff Lieberman had made some unique horror films previous to this one making this one the most mainstream and yet, very different to the mainstream at the same time. It is a good fun film with surprising acting performances to boot. The new spiffed up DVD version is worth a rent, the now collectors item Horror Classics version, now OOP is worth the hunt.

I was lucky enough to see the "Horror Classics" DVD version of this film before it was mysteriously removed from the 4 film DVD and replaced with something else. The picture and sound quality of the film on that edition was a nightmare in itself. Yet, that version is STILL superior to the one with the deluxe DVD treatment. The reason was stated in Brad Fiedel's interview segments on the Special Edition DVD. He had noted what I first found so striking about this film. This being the use of music at moments of inactivity in the film, but leaving the moments of activity in silence, thus giving the horror scenes a stronger feel. The problem with this reissue is it carries the extra film score used to fill in these intentional gaps in score. Fiedel complained of this and made it clear that the filler music was not his. The music actually sounded a lot like Howard Shore's work for Videodrome. Sad for me that I am also a major fan of that film and have to associate the two.<br /><br />The film itself managed to add some interesting realistic elements to the genre horror film. A group of friends go up on a mountain one of them inherited. On the mountain they are confronted with a family with a nightmarish secret. The movie moves along at a [[sumptuous]] pace. In fact every time I have seen it, I still find myself shocked to see 45 minutes had passed before [[point]] started really going wrong for the campers.<br /><br />While the Horror Classics version is filled with many gaps, the fact that there is no score accompanying the horror scenes is what makes this film [[malin]] and even superior to most slasher films I have ever seen. The Director Jeff Lieberman had made some unique horror films previous to this one making this one the most mainstream and yet, very different to the mainstream at the same time. It is a good fun film with surprising acting performances to boot. The new spiffed up DVD version is worth a rent, the now collectors item Horror Classics version, now OOP is worth the hunt.
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I don't understand the exaggerated good critics about this film, except that a lot of people from Venezuela are understandably very excited, based on that the Venezuelan cinema is really a bit behind of what other countries are in the region.<br /><br />The movie first of all is too repetitive, a lot of scenes are almost identical from each of the both leading roles, so you get the impression that it's a time filler. A time filler is also a good [[point]], as this movie is definitely too long with 105 minutes, you will start to get tired after a while and watch on the clock.<br /><br />All actors are quite [[bad]], by exception of the venezuelan guy Edgar Ramirez, who brings in a bit of slapstick and plays the role of the venezuelan recruit "Pedro".<br /><br />By the way, this is not a representative movie about the people of the region (caribean zone), it tends to ridicules them.

I don't understand the exaggerated good critics about this film, except that a lot of people from Venezuela are understandably very excited, based on that the Venezuelan cinema is really a bit behind of what other countries are in the region.<br /><br />The movie first of all is too repetitive, a lot of scenes are almost identical from each of the both leading roles, so you get the impression that it's a time filler. A time filler is also a good [[kok]], as this movie is definitely too long with 105 minutes, you will start to get tired after a while and watch on the clock.<br /><br />All actors are quite [[adverse]], by exception of the venezuelan guy Edgar Ramirez, who brings in a bit of slapstick and plays the role of the venezuelan recruit "Pedro".<br /><br />By the way, this is not a representative movie about the people of the region (caribean zone), it tends to ridicules them.
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As a long time resident of western Pa I have an intimate knowledge of this topic and [[found]] it REGFRESHING to [[be]] so authentically captured on [[film]]! Kudos to the producers of this epic!!! And what a great legacy to the school [[children]] for years to come.<br /><br />The attention to detail and [[realistic]] [[depiction]] of this complicated web of [[events]] [[make]] it a one of a [[kind]] production.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[Viewers]] [[will]] find themselves mesmerized by the storyline and captivated by the storytelling.<br /><br />Grahame Greene is magnificent as the presenter.<br /><br />BRAVO!!!

As a long time resident of western Pa I have an intimate knowledge of this topic and [[deems]] it REGFRESHING to [[remain]] so authentically captured on [[cinemas]]! Kudos to the producers of this epic!!! And what a great legacy to the school [[juvenile]] for years to come.<br /><br />The attention to detail and [[hardheaded]] [[spitting]] of this complicated web of [[demonstration]] [[doing]] it a one of a [[tipo]] production.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Stalkers]] [[wanting]] find themselves mesmerized by the storyline and captivated by the storytelling.<br /><br />Grahame Greene is magnificent as the presenter.<br /><br />BRAVO!!!
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I've seen 'nurse betty' twice in september 2000 on the international film festival 'films by the sea' in vlissingen, the netherlands. It impressed me so much that I kept on smiling the whole day after I watched it for the first time and almost all evening again when I took the movie as the [[final]] taste of the festival. What I knew about 'nurse betty' was in short that renée zellweger would play a girl in love with a soap-opera-star. But what I saw was much more than that! [[Splendid]] [[roles]] for morgan freeman, chris rock ànd renée zellweger. A strange mix of romance, violence and roadmovie. And for all a story that takes other directions every moment you think you're on the track. Many soap-opera-lovers will love 'nurse betty' - the movie as well as the character!!! - but they can bring all there non-soap friends, 'cause they will enjoy the story even more for the hard and humorous lines - freeman and rock - for the cruel scenes, the thriller-aspects and for the beautiful pictures. And I'm quite sure that at the end everyone will love 'nurse betty' for her captivating and innocent charm!!!

I've seen 'nurse betty' twice in september 2000 on the international film festival 'films by the sea' in vlissingen, the netherlands. It impressed me so much that I kept on smiling the whole day after I watched it for the first time and almost all evening again when I took the movie as the [[elapsed]] taste of the festival. What I knew about 'nurse betty' was in short that renée zellweger would play a girl in love with a soap-opera-star. But what I saw was much more than that! [[Ravishing]] [[specifics]] for morgan freeman, chris rock ànd renée zellweger. A strange mix of romance, violence and roadmovie. And for all a story that takes other directions every moment you think you're on the track. Many soap-opera-lovers will love 'nurse betty' - the movie as well as the character!!! - but they can bring all there non-soap friends, 'cause they will enjoy the story even more for the hard and humorous lines - freeman and rock - for the cruel scenes, the thriller-aspects and for the beautiful pictures. And I'm quite sure that at the end everyone will love 'nurse betty' for her captivating and innocent charm!!!
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The Hell's Angels did come out the [[losers]] in this movie. Sonny [[stated]] to the director that NOBODY does this to the Angles and gets away with it. His version was the two dudes were to be shotgunned to death, but his suggestion was ignored. They were [[stoops]] to even [[appear]], much less [[be]] "technical [[advisers]]" in a stink-bomb of a [[movie]] like this. Hell's Angles on [[JAP]] [[bikes]]? C'mon! (although in Sonny's [[autobiography]] he [[says]], "F$#K Harley Davidson!" and that if they was [[smart]], they would be [[riding]] Hondas. (ST1100) [[Read]] his auto...he [[HATES]] Harleys. Can you imagine the Angels whispering into [[town]] on their sewing-machine [[sounding]] [[Jap]] [[bikes]]? Not too intimidating. They would [[get]] [[laughed]] out of town.

The Hell's Angels did come out the [[fucks]] in this movie. Sonny [[argued]] to the director that NOBODY does this to the Angles and gets away with it. His version was the two dudes were to be shotgunned to death, but his suggestion was ignored. They were [[gundy]] to even [[happen]], much less [[get]] "technical [[alderman]]" in a stink-bomb of a [[photo]] like this. Hell's Angles on [[JAPS]] [[bike]]? C'mon! (although in Sonny's [[memories]] he [[affirmed]], "F$#K Harley Davidson!" and that if they was [[subtle]], they would be [[horses]] Hondas. (ST1100) [[Lee]] his auto...he [[RESENTMENT]] Harleys. Can you imagine the Angels whispering into [[precinct]] on their sewing-machine [[ring]] [[Yens]] [[motorbikes]]? Not too intimidating. They would [[got]] [[smiles]] out of town.
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I have seen this movie [[since]] I was a little girl, and being from New York and remembering how people lived back then [[brought]] back a lot of good memories. [[This]] movie is not just about wanting a fairy tale ending but understanding the struggles of becoming a better person, woman, and provider Claudine attempted to be. It was about the welfare system putting women in a binding situation. It was about the injustice of a system that invaded and put demands on a family to stay afloat. Diane Carroll was nominated for an Oscar for this role, and it was well deserved. If you want to experience a strong family with conflicting but wonderful bonding moments, enjoy Claudine. Your [[goal]] as a viewer is to keep an open mind, and understand the overall frustration.

I have seen this movie [[unless]] I was a little girl, and being from New York and remembering how people lived back then [[raised]] back a lot of good memories. [[These]] movie is not just about wanting a fairy tale ending but understanding the struggles of becoming a better person, woman, and provider Claudine attempted to be. It was about the welfare system putting women in a binding situation. It was about the injustice of a system that invaded and put demands on a family to stay afloat. Diane Carroll was nominated for an Oscar for this role, and it was well deserved. If you want to experience a strong family with conflicting but wonderful bonding moments, enjoy Claudine. Your [[concentrate]] as a viewer is to keep an open mind, and understand the overall frustration.
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[[This]] is [[possibly]] the worst film I have ever seen. What a weak [[waste]] of [[Michael]] Imperioli's obvious talent. Disgusting film from [[start]] to finish. [[All]] I can say is, this [[director]] is no 'auteur'. [[You]] never once [[get]] inside the [[game]], the character's head, the [[amazing]] [[talent]] with [[numbers]] the [[real]] Stuey had. The coke scene is [[bad]] enough to [[throw]] your [[shoe]] at the [[set]], it [[might]] [[have]] been a [[great]] [[scene]] [[had]] it been [[shot]] for [[movies]] and not the [[stage]], with the [[camera]] [[half]] [[way]] across the [[house]] [[hovering]] over a [[mirror]] with drugs on it while the [[drama]] is [[going]] on [[far]] in the background. The scene where he [[wins]] the [[big]] [[championship]] is just [[laugh]] out [[loud]] ridiculous. [[This]] [[should]] [[be]] [[screened]] in Film-making 101 - What Not To [[Do]] [[In]] [[Making]] Pictures.

[[These]] is [[admittedly]] the worst film I have ever seen. What a weak [[loser]] of [[Mischa]] Imperioli's obvious talent. Disgusting film from [[priori]] to finish. [[Each]] I can say is, this [[directors]] is no 'auteur'. [[Thyself]] never once [[reaching]] inside the [[toy]], the character's head, the [[wondrous]] [[performers]] with [[volumes]] the [[substantive]] Stuey had. The coke scene is [[unsound]] enough to [[drop]] your [[sandals]] at the [[putting]], it [[risque]] [[enjoy]] been a [[immense]] [[scenes]] [[lasted]] it been [[gunfire]] for [[musicals]] and not the [[stages]], with the [[room]] [[semester]] [[lane]] across the [[housing]] [[flown]] over a [[reflect]] with drugs on it while the [[dramas]] is [[gonna]] on [[highly]] in the background. The scene where he [[triomphe]] the [[widest]] [[starring]] is just [[fun]] out [[potent]] ridiculous. [[That]] [[ought]] [[get]] [[sifting]] in Film-making 101 - What Not To [[Wo]] [[At]] [[Deliver]] Pictures.
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[[So]] [[bad]] as [[good]] - not only the [[script]] is [[obvious]], but the acting is not just poor, but pathetic. The [[worst]] of all is the definition of the characters: [[unrealistic]] ingenuity, affected reactions, camera [[forcing]] to [[watch]] superficial aspects, which are introduced as keys to the plot.<br /><br />Can't prevent laughing when, at the end, main character [[says]] to second something like 'your daughter plays no [[soccer]] and knows no cooking'. Such offense to female intelligence defines the level of this film.<br /><br />Is the [[film]] about the psychological behaviour of the second character?, about its impact on the main character?, or just a sequence of [[events]] [[set]] in order to heat for the obvious ending? <br /><br />Pls, make more of these - [[I]] [[had]] a good [[time]] guessing what next would [[go]] wrong...

[[Where]] [[wicked]] as [[optimal]] - not only the [[scripts]] is [[clair]], but the acting is not just poor, but pathetic. The [[finest]] of all is the definition of the characters: [[incredible]] ingenuity, affected reactions, camera [[compelled]] to [[watching]] superficial aspects, which are introduced as keys to the plot.<br /><br />Can't prevent laughing when, at the end, main character [[tells]] to second something like 'your daughter plays no [[ball]] and knows no cooking'. Such offense to female intelligence defines the level of this film.<br /><br />Is the [[theaters]] about the psychological behaviour of the second character?, about its impact on the main character?, or just a sequence of [[situations]] [[setting]] in order to heat for the obvious ending? <br /><br />Pls, make more of these - [[me]] [[possesses]] a good [[hour]] guessing what next would [[will]] wrong...
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"Quai [[des]] Orfevres", [[directed]] by the brilliant Henri-Georges Clouzot, is a [[film]] to treasure [[because]] it is one of the best exponents of French [[film]] [[making]] of the postwar years. M. Clouzot, adapting the Steeman's novel, "[[Longtime]] Defence", shows his genius in the way he sets the [[story]] and in the [[way]] he interconnects all the [[characters]] in this deeply [[satisfying]] [[movie]] that, as DBDumonteil has pointed out in this forum, it demonstrates how influential Cluzot was and how [[much]] the next generation of [[French]] movie makers are indebted to the master, especially [[Claude]] Chabrol.<br /><br />The [[crisp]] black and [[white]] [[cinematography]] by [[Armand]] Thirard [[has]] been magnificently [[transferred]] to the Criterion [[DVD]] we [[recently]] watched. Working with Clouzot, Thirard makes the most of the dark [[tones]] and the shadows in most of the [[key]] scenes. The [[music]] by [[Francis]] [[Lopez]], a [[man]] who created [[light]] [[music]] and operettas in France, [[works]] [[well]] in the context of the [[film]], since the action [[takes]] [[place]] in the [[world]] of the [[music]] [[halls]] and night clubs.<[[br]] /><[[br]] />[[Louis]] Jouvet, who is [[seen]] as a [[police]] [[detective]], is perfect in the part. This was one of his best screen [[appearances]] for an actor who was a pillar of the French theater. Jouvet clearly understood well the mechanics for the creation of his police inspector who is wiser and can look deeply into the souls of his suspects and ultimately steals the show from the others. In an [[unfair]] [[comment]] by [[someone]] in this page, Jouvet's inspector is compared with Peter Falk's Columbo, the television detective. Frankly, and no disrespect to Mr. Falk intended, it's like [[comparing]] a great champagne to a good house wine.<br /><br />Bernard Blier is perfect as the jealous husband. Blier had the kind of face that one could associate with the man consumed with the passion his wife Jenny Lamour has awakened in him. Martineau is vulnerable and doesn't [[act]] rationally; he is an easy suspect because he has done everything wrong as he finds in the middle of a crime he didn't commit, but all the evidence points to the contrary.<br /><br />The other great character in the film is Dora, the photographer. It's clear by the way she interacts with Jenny where her real interest lies. Simone Renant is tragically appealing as this troubled woman and makes an enormous contribution to the film. Suzy Delair, playing Jenny, is appealing as the singer who suddenly leaps from obscurity to celebrity and attracts the kind of men like Brignon, the old lecher.<br /><br />The film is one of the best Clouzot directed during his distinguished career and one that will live forever because the way he brought all the elements together.

"Quai [[avec]] Orfevres", [[intentioned]] by the brilliant Henri-Georges Clouzot, is a [[cinemas]] to treasure [[for]] it is one of the best exponents of French [[stills]] [[fabrication]] of the postwar years. M. Clouzot, adapting the Steeman's novel, "[[Archaeological]] Defence", shows his genius in the way he sets the [[fairytale]] and in the [[routed]] he interconnects all the [[letters]] in this deeply [[gratified]] [[theaters]] that, as DBDumonteil has pointed out in this forum, it demonstrates how influential Cluzot was and how [[large]] the next generation of [[English]] movie makers are indebted to the master, especially [[Claudius]] Chabrol.<br /><br />The [[clarity]] black and [[whooping]] [[postproduction]] by [[Arman]] Thirard [[possessed]] been magnificently [[trespassed]] to the Criterion [[CD]] we [[ago]] watched. Working with Clouzot, Thirard makes the most of the dark [[tonnes]] and the shadows in most of the [[cardinal]] scenes. The [[concert]] by [[Frances]] [[Jose]], a [[dawg]] who created [[lit]] [[singers]] and operettas in France, [[worked]] [[sufficiently]] in the context of the [[productions]], since the action [[wraps]] [[putting]] in the [[welt]] of the [[singers]] [[corridors]] and night clubs.<[[brit]] /><[[brit]] />[[Frances]] Jouvet, who is [[noted]] as a [[officers]] [[investigators]], is perfect in the part. This was one of his best screen [[phenomena]] for an actor who was a pillar of the French theater. Jouvet clearly understood well the mechanics for the creation of his police inspector who is wiser and can look deeply into the souls of his suspects and ultimately steals the show from the others. In an [[misguided]] [[sighting]] by [[personas]] in this page, Jouvet's inspector is compared with Peter Falk's Columbo, the television detective. Frankly, and no disrespect to Mr. Falk intended, it's like [[likened]] a great champagne to a good house wine.<br /><br />Bernard Blier is perfect as the jealous husband. Blier had the kind of face that one could associate with the man consumed with the passion his wife Jenny Lamour has awakened in him. Martineau is vulnerable and doesn't [[acted]] rationally; he is an easy suspect because he has done everything wrong as he finds in the middle of a crime he didn't commit, but all the evidence points to the contrary.<br /><br />The other great character in the film is Dora, the photographer. It's clear by the way she interacts with Jenny where her real interest lies. Simone Renant is tragically appealing as this troubled woman and makes an enormous contribution to the film. Suzy Delair, playing Jenny, is appealing as the singer who suddenly leaps from obscurity to celebrity and attracts the kind of men like Brignon, the old lecher.<br /><br />The film is one of the best Clouzot directed during his distinguished career and one that will live forever because the way he brought all the elements together.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

Scary Movie 1-4, Epic Movie, Date Movie, [[Meet]] the Spartans, Not another [[Teen]] [[Movie]] and Another [[Gay]] Movie. [[Making]] "[[Superhero]] [[Movie]]" the [[eleventh]] in a [[series]] that single handily [[ruined]] the parody genre. Now I'll [[admit]] it I [[have]] a soft spot for classics such as Airplane and The Naked [[Gun]] but you know you've milked a franchise so bad when you can see the gags a [[mile]] off. [[In]] [[fact]] the only [[thing]] that might really temp you into going to [[see]] this [[disaster]] is the incredibly [[funny]] but massive sell-out [[Leslie]] Neilson.<br /><br />You can tell he needs the money, wither that or he intends to go down with the ship like a good Capitan would. In no way is he bringing down this [[genre]] but hell he's not helping it. But if I feel sorry for anybody in this film its decent actor Drake Bell who is put through an immense amount of embarrassment. The people who are put through the largest amount of torture by far however is the audience forced to sit through 90 minutes of laughless bile no funnier than herpes.<br /><br />After spoofing disaster films in Airplane!, police shows in The Naked Gun, and Hollywood horrors in Scary Movie 3 and 4, producer David Zucker sets his satirical sights on the superhero genre with this anarchic comedy lampooning everything from Spider-Man to X-Men and Superman Returns.<br /><br />Shortly after being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high-school outcast Rick Riker (Drake Bell) begins to experience a startling transformation. Now Rick's skin is as strong as steel, and he possesses the strength of ten men. Determined to use his newfound [[powers]] to fight crime, Rick creates a special [[costume]] and [[assumes]] the identity of The Dragonfly -- a fearless crime fighter dedicated to keeping the streets safe for law-abiding citizens.<br /><br />But every superhero [[needs]] a nemesis, and after Lou Landers (Christopher [[McDonald]]) is caught in the middle of an [[experiment]] gone horribly awry, he develops the power to leech the life force out of anyone he meets and becomes the villainous Hourglass. Intent on achieving immortality, the Hourglass attempts to gather as much life force as possible as the noble Dragonfly [[sets]] out to take down his archenemy and [[realize]] his [[destiny]] as a true hero. Craig Mazin writes and directs this low-flying spoof.<br /><br />featuring Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Regina Hall.<br /><br />Hell Superhero Movie may earn some merit in the fact that it's a hell of a lot better than Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie. But with great responsibility comes one of the worst outings of 2008 to date. Laughless but a little less irritating than Meet the Spartans. And in the same sense much more forgettable than meet the Spartans. But maybe that's a good reason. There are still some of us trying to scrape away the stain that was Meet the Spartans from our memory.<br /><br />My final verdict? Avoid, unless you're one of thoses people who enjoy such car crash cinema. As bad as Date Movie and Scary Movie 2 but not quite as bad as Meet the Spartans or Epic Movie. Super Villain.

Scary Movie 1-4, Epic Movie, Date Movie, [[Confronted]] the Spartans, Not another [[Youths]] [[Theatres]] and Another [[Comrades]] Movie. [[Made]] "[[Batman]] [[Theatres]]" the [[xv]] in a [[periodicals]] that single handily [[wiped]] the parody genre. Now I'll [[allow]] it I [[does]] a soft spot for classics such as Airplane and The Naked [[Fist]] but you know you've milked a franchise so bad when you can see the gags a [[kilometre]] off. [[Under]] [[doing]] the only [[question]] that might really temp you into going to [[contemplate]] this [[tragedies]] is the incredibly [[funniest]] but massive sell-out [[Tracey]] Neilson.<br /><br />You can tell he needs the money, wither that or he intends to go down with the ship like a good Capitan would. In no way is he bringing down this [[genus]] but hell he's not helping it. But if I feel sorry for anybody in this film its decent actor Drake Bell who is put through an immense amount of embarrassment. The people who are put through the largest amount of torture by far however is the audience forced to sit through 90 minutes of laughless bile no funnier than herpes.<br /><br />After spoofing disaster films in Airplane!, police shows in The Naked Gun, and Hollywood horrors in Scary Movie 3 and 4, producer David Zucker sets his satirical sights on the superhero genre with this anarchic comedy lampooning everything from Spider-Man to X-Men and Superman Returns.<br /><br />Shortly after being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high-school outcast Rick Riker (Drake Bell) begins to experience a startling transformation. Now Rick's skin is as strong as steel, and he possesses the strength of ten men. Determined to use his newfound [[authorities]] to fight crime, Rick creates a special [[conceal]] and [[understands]] the identity of The Dragonfly -- a fearless crime fighter dedicated to keeping the streets safe for law-abiding citizens.<br /><br />But every superhero [[wondering]] a nemesis, and after Lou Landers (Christopher [[macdonald]]) is caught in the middle of an [[experiences]] gone horribly awry, he develops the power to leech the life force out of anyone he meets and becomes the villainous Hourglass. Intent on achieving immortality, the Hourglass attempts to gather as much life force as possible as the noble Dragonfly [[defines]] out to take down his archenemy and [[appreciate]] his [[designed]] as a true hero. Craig Mazin writes and directs this low-flying spoof.<br /><br />featuring Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Regina Hall.<br /><br />Hell Superhero Movie may earn some merit in the fact that it's a hell of a lot better than Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie. But with great responsibility comes one of the worst outings of 2008 to date. Laughless but a little less irritating than Meet the Spartans. And in the same sense much more forgettable than meet the Spartans. But maybe that's a good reason. There are still some of us trying to scrape away the stain that was Meet the Spartans from our memory.<br /><br />My final verdict? Avoid, unless you're one of thoses people who enjoy such car crash cinema. As bad as Date Movie and Scary Movie 2 but not quite as bad as Meet the Spartans or Epic Movie. Super Villain.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (81%)]]

Dolemite is awesome. Rudy Ray Moore's rhymin kung fu pimp with horrible choreographed action sequences is about as close as you can get to becoming a spoof of a genre without actually being spoof. Citizen Kane this may not be nor Les Infant Au Revoir, but this is undoubtedly genius in it's own right. The production [[values]] in this movie are so bad they could qualify as existential special effects. The plot drags a little in the middle but the power of such a cheap premise as kung fu hookers is enough to bring all but the snootiest film lovers through. The infamous ever present boom mike evokes shades of the gloriously incompetent Ed Wood and never grows unfunny. I sometimes wonder if the boom mike was left in on purpose as commentary on the ridiculous aspects of movies in general but i usually get distracted by erotic scenes that lack eroticism to the point of high art mundanacity. Everything is this movie is [[alive]] and breathing, dripping with desperate longing to be simultaneously [[loved]] and reviled. It works.<br /><br />9 out of 10

Dolemite is awesome. Rudy Ray Moore's rhymin kung fu pimp with horrible choreographed action sequences is about as close as you can get to becoming a spoof of a genre without actually being spoof. Citizen Kane this may not be nor Les Infant Au Revoir, but this is undoubtedly genius in it's own right. The production [[valuable]] in this movie are so bad they could qualify as existential special effects. The plot drags a little in the middle but the power of such a cheap premise as kung fu hookers is enough to bring all but the snootiest film lovers through. The infamous ever present boom mike evokes shades of the gloriously incompetent Ed Wood and never grows unfunny. I sometimes wonder if the boom mike was left in on purpose as commentary on the ridiculous aspects of movies in general but i usually get distracted by erotic scenes that lack eroticism to the point of high art mundanacity. Everything is this movie is [[perennial]] and breathing, dripping with desperate longing to be simultaneously [[rained]] and reviled. It works.<br /><br />9 out of 10
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (74%)]]

In a sense, this movie did not even compare to the novel. However, it was good to [[have]] a visual of what the Congo looked like and also the natives if you are not good at visualizing as you read. I would never recommend watching the movie rather than reading the book. I hardly suggest even [[watching]] this film, let alone any other films based on this literary work. This movie; and many others, [[did]] not [[fulfill]] this book. One important part that is missing from the movie is MArlow's sense of how government of lack of there in Africa was forming an early genocide. Also in the movie, MArlow and his companions didn't stop and get the note and wood. Likewise, Kurtz' African mistress knocks Marlow out towards the end of the story which has a major influence in the story but was not in the book. In the novel, Kurtz died on the ship, however he died in his hut in the movie. The fiancé's reaction to Marlow's interpretation of Kurtz' last words also differed. This movie is only effective if you wish to visualize more clearly the novel.

In a sense, this movie did not even compare to the novel. However, it was good to [[was]] a visual of what the Congo looked like and also the natives if you are not good at visualizing as you read. I would never recommend watching the movie rather than reading the book. I hardly suggest even [[remarking]] this film, let alone any other films based on this literary work. This movie; and many others, [[know]] not [[discharging]] this book. One important part that is missing from the movie is MArlow's sense of how government of lack of there in Africa was forming an early genocide. Also in the movie, MArlow and his companions didn't stop and get the note and wood. Likewise, Kurtz' African mistress knocks Marlow out towards the end of the story which has a major influence in the story but was not in the book. In the novel, Kurtz died on the ship, however he died in his hut in the movie. The fiancé's reaction to Marlow's interpretation of Kurtz' last words also differed. This movie is only effective if you wish to visualize more clearly the novel.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (67%)]]

What garbage, is there actually no part II? [[If]] this movie actually ends the way it did, everyone [[involved]] with this movie should be ashamed. This movie is nothing close to a [[movie]] like [[Outbreak]], which was actually a fairly decent movie. This movie was rushed in hopes of being able to gain a few easy dollars. I started watching the movie under the assumption that it would be bad, but I never imagined it would be this bad. This movie was nothing more then a way to exploit the fears of the American people for profit! If you have not [[seen]] this movie, don't bother. Movie is full of [[poorly]] [[developed]] [[characters]] and [[poor]] acting. I really hope the production of this movie was only a couple of weeks. Stay away! Don't be fooled by the [[hype]]!

What garbage, is there actually no part II? [[Except]] this movie actually ends the way it did, everyone [[bound]] with this movie should be ashamed. This movie is nothing close to a [[cinematographers]] like [[Bursts]], which was actually a fairly decent movie. This movie was rushed in hopes of being able to gain a few easy dollars. I started watching the movie under the assumption that it would be bad, but I never imagined it would be this bad. This movie was nothing more then a way to exploit the fears of the American people for profit! If you have not [[believed]] this movie, don't bother. Movie is full of [[sorely]] [[crafted]] [[character]] and [[infirm]] acting. I really hope the production of this movie was only a couple of weeks. Stay away! Don't be fooled by the [[hoopla]]!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (52%)]]

From the first 10 seconds of Pitch Black I was hooked. I had walked into this movie [[thinking]] that it would be just another cheesy sci-fi movie. [[Instead]] I found a highly [[entertaining]], on the edge of your seat, thought [[provoking]] action film. The movie goes beyond your basic special effects flick. The actors are amazing, Radah Mitchell (High Art, Love and other..) as Fry is [[truly]] a [[joy]] to watch on screen, while Vin Diesel as Riddeck is so captivating that you are dying just to hear him speak again.<br /><br />The look of the movie is breath taking, the contrast of blues, yellows and oranges due to the three different suns is amazing. Followed by the complete darkness of nightfall. I would truly [[recommend]] any lover of the ALIEN [[movies]] or [[Radha]] Mitchell (which is why I went to [[see]] it) to check out this film. I'm [[sure]] by the end you'll look at the dark in a whole new way.

From the first 10 seconds of Pitch Black I was hooked. I had walked into this movie [[brainstorming]] that it would be just another cheesy sci-fi movie. [[Alternatively]] I found a highly [[distracting]], on the edge of your seat, thought [[tormenting]] action film. The movie goes beyond your basic special effects flick. The actors are amazing, Radah Mitchell (High Art, Love and other..) as Fry is [[awfully]] a [[pleasures]] to watch on screen, while Vin Diesel as Riddeck is so captivating that you are dying just to hear him speak again.<br /><br />The look of the movie is breath taking, the contrast of blues, yellows and oranges due to the three different suns is amazing. Followed by the complete darkness of nightfall. I would truly [[proposing]] any lover of the ALIEN [[moviemaking]] or [[Krishna]] Mitchell (which is why I went to [[staring]] it) to check out this film. I'm [[guaranteeing]] by the end you'll look at the dark in a whole new way.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

The film is nothing else than an [[exposition]] of nudity. Has anyone noticed that all three main female characters appear naked? It looks like the only winning bet for Portuguese filmmakers is to include some (if not a lot) of nudity of the local stars, together with slang which otherwise, in the nowadays Portuguese society, is repulsed with horror. If you watch advertising for Portuguese films at Portuguese TVs, they all have included a "hot" scene from the movie. I'm not saying, by any means, that Portuguese society is alienated; just that the movie industry does not seem capable of finding others ways of success. [[Going]] back to the movie... There is nothing left from the spirit of the [[book]], which is a masterpiece. The film could have been a good one, had there been emphasized the real idea of the book (of actuality at any time) and not the strictly erotic part. It had almost all the ingredients... but the "chef" was awful...

The film is nothing else than an [[exposures]] of nudity. Has anyone noticed that all three main female characters appear naked? It looks like the only winning bet for Portuguese filmmakers is to include some (if not a lot) of nudity of the local stars, together with slang which otherwise, in the nowadays Portuguese society, is repulsed with horror. If you watch advertising for Portuguese films at Portuguese TVs, they all have included a "hot" scene from the movie. I'm not saying, by any means, that Portuguese society is alienated; just that the movie industry does not seem capable of finding others ways of success. [[Will]] back to the movie... There is nothing left from the spirit of the [[ledger]], which is a masterpiece. The film could have been a good one, had there been emphasized the real idea of the book (of actuality at any time) and not the strictly erotic part. It had almost all the ingredients... but the "chef" was awful...
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (94%)]]

[[This]] is one incredibly standard western, that features some bad acting, dull storyline and silly action.<br /><br />Biggest problem perhaps is how incredibly formulaic this movie is. It features all of the usual clichés, yes even a bar fight and the movie really doesn't has any surprises in it. It makes this a [[dull]] and a [[weak]] western to watch, also not in the least because it's such a [[poorly]] made one.<br /><br />It's obviously a small production and the movie looks like it got shot in 30 days. The directing and editing can be called bad and all of the action sequences featured in the movie are incredibly silly. It perhaps almost becomes a bit humorous to watch, for all the wrong reasons.<br /><br />Its story also isn't that interesting. It's a pretty friendly western (so also no blood), in which for some odd reason everybody seems to be against the Younger brothers, who in this movie are being portrayed as good and very friendly guys. The story gets sillier and sillier as it heads toward its ending. The Younger brothers really existed and were part of the James-Younger gang, of which the famous brothers Frank and Jesse James were also part of. Of course they were not as friendly in real life as portrayed in this movie. It just was custom for an early '40's to have likable man characters in it. It wasn't really until the Spagethi-western age really that the main characters became rotten criminals themselves really. Strangely enough that approached has always worked out better than those early western's in which the main character is on the good side of the law.<br /><br />Thing that does make this movie original is the fact that it was shot in color. This was something pretty unique for an '40's western and still gives the movie something extra. You can wonder though, why they shot this western in full color. The movie is still done in the style of a black & white early western after all and I actually believe that this movie would had been a bit more credible if it got done in black & white instead.<br /><br />You could easily do without this western.<br /><br />4/10

[[That]] is one incredibly standard western, that features some bad acting, dull storyline and silly action.<br /><br />Biggest problem perhaps is how incredibly formulaic this movie is. It features all of the usual clichés, yes even a bar fight and the movie really doesn't has any surprises in it. It makes this a [[somber]] and a [[slight]] western to watch, also not in the least because it's such a [[sorely]] made one.<br /><br />It's obviously a small production and the movie looks like it got shot in 30 days. The directing and editing can be called bad and all of the action sequences featured in the movie are incredibly silly. It perhaps almost becomes a bit humorous to watch, for all the wrong reasons.<br /><br />Its story also isn't that interesting. It's a pretty friendly western (so also no blood), in which for some odd reason everybody seems to be against the Younger brothers, who in this movie are being portrayed as good and very friendly guys. The story gets sillier and sillier as it heads toward its ending. The Younger brothers really existed and were part of the James-Younger gang, of which the famous brothers Frank and Jesse James were also part of. Of course they were not as friendly in real life as portrayed in this movie. It just was custom for an early '40's to have likable man characters in it. It wasn't really until the Spagethi-western age really that the main characters became rotten criminals themselves really. Strangely enough that approached has always worked out better than those early western's in which the main character is on the good side of the law.<br /><br />Thing that does make this movie original is the fact that it was shot in color. This was something pretty unique for an '40's western and still gives the movie something extra. You can wonder though, why they shot this western in full color. The movie is still done in the style of a black & white early western after all and I actually believe that this movie would had been a bit more credible if it got done in black & white instead.<br /><br />You could easily do without this western.<br /><br />4/10
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (88%)]]

Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi are both Beautiful films, but this final installment of the trilogy is a [[major]] [[let]] down. They got too carried away with stock footage and photography, so [[little]] content. The executive [[producer]] puts his own [[image]] in the film... Its just pretentious. Maybe if they had more than $3 million to spend maybe it would have been something. I actually thought Steven Soderbergh directed it because it was so bad, but Godfrey Reggio the director of Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi directed this. I'll have to assume that they just didn't have the budget to make a decent film. You would think that Francis Ford Coppola would have wanted to be a part of this film and help get more money together.

Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi are both Beautiful films, but this final installment of the trilogy is a [[great]] [[allowed]] down. They got too carried away with stock footage and photography, so [[kiddo]] content. The executive [[artisans]] puts his own [[landscape]] in the film... Its just pretentious. Maybe if they had more than $3 million to spend maybe it would have been something. I actually thought Steven Soderbergh directed it because it was so bad, but Godfrey Reggio the director of Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi directed this. I'll have to assume that they just didn't have the budget to make a decent film. You would think that Francis Ford Coppola would have wanted to be a part of this film and help get more money together.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

Robin [[Williams]] [[shows]] his stand-up [[talents]] and boosts up his status as a [[comedian]] in this [[movie]] of "what's wrong-in American politics and how can Hollywood try to make an influence without boring people". Of course Hollywood uses movies with hidden or not-so-hidden agendas. I think this movie is for people who likes stand-up and political discussion. And the trailers of this movie were for everybody just to make sure as many people as possible will see this. Everybody knows Hollywood is more liberal/democrat than the bush&co so they have to make these movies every now and then...but this one was [[perhaps]] too obvious, at least I thought so, for making any real change.<br /><br />[[Still]], great stand-up and fresh political issues and talks...I enjoyed it and thanks to IMDb.com ratings I was positively surprised when I walked out from the movie theater, and yes, I laughed many times. Sometimes you just have to let it go and forget all the seriousness....see this movie if you like good and clever stand-up or politics and you will not be offended by the several references of how things are not good right now. Rent it if that doesn't match you.

Robin [[Roberts]] [[indicate]] his stand-up [[manpower]] and boosts up his status as a [[comedienne]] in this [[cinematographic]] of "what's wrong-in American politics and how can Hollywood try to make an influence without boring people". Of course Hollywood uses movies with hidden or not-so-hidden agendas. I think this movie is for people who likes stand-up and political discussion. And the trailers of this movie were for everybody just to make sure as many people as possible will see this. Everybody knows Hollywood is more liberal/democrat than the bush&co so they have to make these movies every now and then...but this one was [[eventually]] too obvious, at least I thought so, for making any real change.<br /><br />[[Once]], great stand-up and fresh political issues and talks...I enjoyed it and thanks to IMDb.com ratings I was positively surprised when I walked out from the movie theater, and yes, I laughed many times. Sometimes you just have to let it go and forget all the seriousness....see this movie if you like good and clever stand-up or politics and you will not be offended by the several references of how things are not good right now. Rent it if that doesn't match you.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (59%)]]

Seeing this film for the first time [[twenty]] [[years]] after its release [[I]] don't quite [[get]] it. Why [[has]] this been such a huge hit in 1986? Its amateurishness [[drips]] from every scene. The [[jokes]] are lame and predictable. The [[sex]] [[scenes]] are exploitative and over the [[top]] (that is not to [[say]] that [[Miss]] Rudnik does not [[have]] [[nice]] [[boobs]]!). [[The]] [[singing]] is "schrecklich". The only [[genuinely]] [[funny]] [[scene]] is the big [[shoot]] out when the gangsters die break [[dancing]], a trait that [[dates]] the movie firmly to the mid-eighties. It's really quite puzzling to me how incapable I am to [[grasp]] what [[evoked]] the [[enthusiasm]] of the cheering audiences in 1986 (and apparently still today, reading my fellow IMDBers [[comments]]).

Seeing this film for the first time [[xx]] [[aging]] after its release [[me]] don't quite [[do]] it. Why [[haya]] this been such a huge hit in 1986? Its amateurishness [[plunges]] from every scene. The [[joke]] are lame and predictable. The [[indecent]] [[scene]] are exploitative and over the [[high]] (that is not to [[talk]] that [[Forgot]] Rudnik does not [[owns]] [[neat]] [[busty]]!). [[Both]] [[chante]] is "schrecklich". The only [[surely]] [[droll]] [[scenes]] is the big [[heave]] out when the gangsters die break [[choreographed]], a trait that [[temps]] the movie firmly to the mid-eighties. It's really quite puzzling to me how incapable I am to [[confiscating]] what [[ignited]] the [[impatience]] of the cheering audiences in 1986 (and apparently still today, reading my fellow IMDBers [[commentary]]).
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

[[I]] [[love]] sci-fi and am [[willing]] to [[put]] up with a lot. Sci-fi [[movies]]/[[TV]] are [[usually]] underfunded, under-appreciated and misunderstood. I [[tried]] to like this, I [[really]] did, but it is to [[good]] [[TV]] sci-fi as Babylon 5 is to [[Star]] [[Trek]] (the [[original]]). [[Silly]] [[prosthetics]], [[cheap]] [[cardboard]] [[sets]], [[stilted]] [[dialogues]], [[CG]] that doesn't [[match]] the [[background]], and [[painfully]] one-dimensional characters cannot [[be]] [[overcome]] with a 'sci-fi' setting. (I'm [[sure]] there are those of you out there who [[think]] Babylon 5 is [[good]] sci-fi TV. It's not. It's [[clichéd]] and uninspiring.) [[While]] [[US]] [[viewers]] [[might]] like [[emotion]] and [[character]] development, sci-fi is a [[genre]] that [[does]] not [[take]] itself [[seriously]] (cf. [[Star]] Trek). It may treat [[important]] [[issues]], yet not as a [[serious]] philosophy. It's [[really]] [[difficult]] to [[care]] about the [[characters]] here as they are not [[simply]] [[foolish]], just [[missing]] a [[spark]] of life. Their [[actions]] and [[reactions]] are [[wooden]] and predictable, [[often]] [[painful]] to watch. [[The]] [[makers]] of [[Earth]] [[KNOW]] it's [[rubbish]] as they [[have]] to [[always]] [[say]] "Gene Roddenberry's Earth..." otherwise [[people]] would not [[continue]] watching. Roddenberry's [[ashes]] must [[be]] [[turning]] in their [[orbit]] as this dull, [[cheap]], [[poorly]] [[edited]] (watching it without advert breaks really brings this home) trudging Trabant of a show lumbers into space. Spoiler. [[So]], [[kill]] off a main character. And then bring him back as another actor. Jeeez! Dallas all over again.

[[me]] [[enjoyed]] sci-fi and am [[wish]] to [[pose]] up with a lot. Sci-fi [[photograph]]/[[TELEVISION]] are [[sometimes]] underfunded, under-appreciated and misunderstood. I [[endeavor]] to like this, I [[clearly]] did, but it is to [[nice]] [[NUNEZ]] sci-fi as Babylon 5 is to [[Starr]] [[Rise]] (the [[primal]]). [[Stupidity]] [[surgeon]], [[affordable]] [[libretto]] [[gambling]], [[preachy]] [[negotiation]], [[MC]] that doesn't [[coincidence]] the [[regard]], and [[patiently]] one-dimensional characters cannot [[exist]] [[faces]] with a 'sci-fi' setting. (I'm [[assurance]] there are those of you out there who [[knew]] Babylon 5 is [[super]] sci-fi TV. It's not. It's [[prosaic]] and uninspiring.) [[During]] [[VS]] [[listeners]] [[may]] like [[feeling]] and [[characteristics]] development, sci-fi is a [[sorting]] that [[ai]] not [[having]] itself [[intently]] (cf. [[Stars]] Trek). It may treat [[imperative]] [[topics]], yet not as a [[difficult]] philosophy. It's [[genuinely]] [[heavy]] to [[sympathy]] about the [[character]] here as they are not [[easily]] [[nonsense]], just [[dissipated]] a [[ignited]] of life. Their [[effort]] and [[reply]] are [[bois]] and predictable, [[consistently]] [[torturous]] to watch. [[Both]] [[breeders]] of [[Soils]] [[APPRECIATE]] it's [[sack]] as they [[enjoys]] to [[repeatedly]] [[explaining]] "Gene Roddenberry's Earth..." otherwise [[citizenship]] would not [[linger]] watching. Roddenberry's [[ash]] must [[represented]] [[translated]] in their [[orbiting]] as this dull, [[tania]], [[wrongly]] [[editorials]] (watching it without advert breaks really brings this home) trudging Trabant of a show lumbers into space. Spoiler. [[Subsequently]], [[dies]] off a main character. And then bring him back as another actor. Jeeez! Dallas all over again.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

It's a bit unnerving when a studio declines to screen a film for the press before it goes into wide release. That many movies suck is no surprise, but when a studio itself admits as much ahead of time, the process of movie-going becomes a passion play of sorts. Consider it an early Christmas gift from Hollywood, then, that "Aeon Flux" isn't nearly the affront to taste and decency one might expect, given the above. Though ultimately overwhelmed by its [[flaws]], it at least [[has]] (sort of) an idea with which to toy around. Too [[bad]] [[director]] Karyn Kusama seems to have little clue how to execute it all.<br /><br />It's the future. There's been a plague. There is a dictatorship, and there are rebels. The latter are known as the Monicans, and far from being a cult of beret or tennis racket worshipers, they're into attempts to overthrow the former, called the Goodchild regime. The regime is occasionally mean to the citizenry, which is more than Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) and her pals can stand. Through some sort of biochemical virtual reality technology, the Monicans receive orders from their dear leader (Frances McDormand), a mystical priestess-type who appears to have been cross-bred with a carrot. It falls to Aeon to strap on some form-fitting, futuristic spandex get-ups to carry out the High Carrot's orders, which are of course some version of "destroy the regime." Having years earlier watched her sister get liquidated by the Goodchilds, she needs little convincing.<br /><br />Not surprisingly, things get complicated. The Goodchilds might not be quite what they seem, and Aeon herself might have an unexpected history with them. Though occasionally muddled, the film's central conceit (of which I won't reveal more) contains some neat notions about the nature of human existence and survival. There's room for much more examination of which the film doesn't take advantage, but the ideas are there, at least. The big [[problems]] of "Aeon Flux" are technical. Kusama has made the baffling decision to film nearly all the [[action]] [[so]] [[close]] that we can rarely follow what's going on. To [[make]] matters [[worse]], it's [[edited]] in a [[flurry]] of [[jump]] cuts that leave us completely lost. The result is some serious spacial disorientation that takes over the film. "Aeon Flux"'s aesthetic is one of sleek costume, oddly-angled architecture, and nimble characters. Much of the action occurs in minimalist, open spaces that beg for some unbroken long shots that might convey the grace and athleticism implied by the above. Instead, we get split seconds of flying limbs, breaking glass, and accompanying sound effects.<br /><br />There is a pretty good movie trying to get out of the morass of "Aeon Flux." Put this stuff in the hands of the Wachowski brothers, say, and the results could be quite different. As it is, though, I felt like "Aeon Flux" was willfully pushing me away from a movie I wanted to enjoy. This film is unattuned to its own strengths. Like a novice poker player dealt a royal flush, it somehow finds a way to lose in spite of its potential.

It's a bit unnerving when a studio declines to screen a film for the press before it goes into wide release. That many movies suck is no surprise, but when a studio itself admits as much ahead of time, the process of movie-going becomes a passion play of sorts. Consider it an early Christmas gift from Hollywood, then, that "Aeon Flux" isn't nearly the affront to taste and decency one might expect, given the above. Though ultimately overwhelmed by its [[defect]], it at least [[is]] (sort of) an idea with which to toy around. Too [[evil]] [[administrators]] Karyn Kusama seems to have little clue how to execute it all.<br /><br />It's the future. There's been a plague. There is a dictatorship, and there are rebels. The latter are known as the Monicans, and far from being a cult of beret or tennis racket worshipers, they're into attempts to overthrow the former, called the Goodchild regime. The regime is occasionally mean to the citizenry, which is more than Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) and her pals can stand. Through some sort of biochemical virtual reality technology, the Monicans receive orders from their dear leader (Frances McDormand), a mystical priestess-type who appears to have been cross-bred with a carrot. It falls to Aeon to strap on some form-fitting, futuristic spandex get-ups to carry out the High Carrot's orders, which are of course some version of "destroy the regime." Having years earlier watched her sister get liquidated by the Goodchilds, she needs little convincing.<br /><br />Not surprisingly, things get complicated. The Goodchilds might not be quite what they seem, and Aeon herself might have an unexpected history with them. Though occasionally muddled, the film's central conceit (of which I won't reveal more) contains some neat notions about the nature of human existence and survival. There's room for much more examination of which the film doesn't take advantage, but the ideas are there, at least. The big [[challenges]] of "Aeon Flux" are technical. Kusama has made the baffling decision to film nearly all the [[interventions]] [[subsequently]] [[beside]] that we can rarely follow what's going on. To [[creations]] matters [[poorer]], it's [[modifications]] in a [[cloudy]] of [[salto]] cuts that leave us completely lost. The result is some serious spacial disorientation that takes over the film. "Aeon Flux"'s aesthetic is one of sleek costume, oddly-angled architecture, and nimble characters. Much of the action occurs in minimalist, open spaces that beg for some unbroken long shots that might convey the grace and athleticism implied by the above. Instead, we get split seconds of flying limbs, breaking glass, and accompanying sound effects.<br /><br />There is a pretty good movie trying to get out of the morass of "Aeon Flux." Put this stuff in the hands of the Wachowski brothers, say, and the results could be quite different. As it is, though, I felt like "Aeon Flux" was willfully pushing me away from a movie I wanted to enjoy. This film is unattuned to its own strengths. Like a novice poker player dealt a royal flush, it somehow finds a way to lose in spite of its potential.
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[[Negative (72%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

I think Crewes did her evil part very well she should have won an award. Anything that Dunne is in. is salvageable because Dunne is a great actress and can pull anything off, even a weak script. Therefore I WOULD recommend it for this reason alone. This movie may have been a little ahead of it's time, the plot might be more acceptable these days.<br /><br />During the golden age of Hollywood movies were meant to entertain or teach, mostly to make us feel good or cope with the times. This plot seem to deviate from that profile. Yet, again I must say what ever Irene Dunne was in, at least, was "good" because she made things so believable! The only other actress I can say made me think this way was maybe, Deborah Kerr. Watch Silver Cord if you get the chance for the "acting" if nothing else.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (54%)]]

This is my favorite love story it has [[every]] element that a good love story [[should]] have. Poetry, jazz, friendships the [[ups]] and downs in a relationships. [[Finally]] a [[movie]] that [[shows]] positive [[aspects]] of the black community. Larenz Tate was great [[I]] can't [[picture]] anyone else playing the role of Darius. He recited that poem like he had written it himself and meant every word. I own this movie and if I had the [[time]] I would watch it everyday it always makes me feel better and that's what a [[good]] [[movie]] [[should]] do. Also, the [[character]] Savon could not [[had]] been any [[better]] [[dealing]] with the subject of marriage. We would all like to [[find]] a Darius out there but most of us just [[settle]] for [[watching]] this movie. My vote is 10/10

This is my favorite love story it has [[any]] element that a good love story [[owes]] have. Poetry, jazz, friendships the [[elevator]] and downs in a relationships. [[Then]] a [[theaters]] that [[illustrate]] positive [[elements]] of the black community. Larenz Tate was great [[me]] can't [[filming]] anyone else playing the role of Darius. He recited that poem like he had written it himself and meant every word. I own this movie and if I had the [[stardate]] I would watch it everyday it always makes me feel better and that's what a [[bueno]] [[cinematographers]] [[wanted]] do. Also, the [[personality]] Savon could not [[possess]] been any [[enhancement]] [[manipulating]] with the subject of marriage. We would all like to [[concludes]] a Darius out there but most of us just [[corrects]] for [[ver]] this movie. My vote is 10/10
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (53%)]]

I have this movie on a collection of inexpensive B-movies. It's not [[restored]], in fact, the audio was difficult to discern for the first few minutes.<br /><br />At first, it seemed like a typical haunted house film, and feels very much like the forerunner of Clue, Murder by Death, House on Haunted Hill, etc.<br /><br />About a half hour into the film, the storyline takes a really interesting twist--and it goes from being a cliché [[melodrama]] to something entirely [[different]], and far more entertaining than I had initially thought.<br /><br />Check it out, it's a great deal of fun, even if the long clips and wider shots (and near lack of music score) make it feel a bit creaky by today's standards.

I have this movie on a collection of inexpensive B-movies. It's not [[renovated]], in fact, the audio was difficult to discern for the first few minutes.<br /><br />At first, it seemed like a typical haunted house film, and feels very much like the forerunner of Clue, Murder by Death, House on Haunted Hill, etc.<br /><br />About a half hour into the film, the storyline takes a really interesting twist--and it goes from being a cliché [[saccharine]] to something entirely [[discordant]], and far more entertaining than I had initially thought.<br /><br />Check it out, it's a great deal of fun, even if the long clips and wider shots (and near lack of music score) make it feel a bit creaky by today's standards.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (100%)]]

This movie would had worked much better if this was the first Critters movie, this is a low-budget movie with only two (2) Critters shown on-screen. Why this looks like a fail is because this is the last Critters movie and it's so low-budget that it seems the director made the whole movie with his own pocket money. However, I did [[like]] this movie, I compare it mostly with the third movie (which were bad). Critters 4 have a more serious tone in it, the first half of the movie (even without seeing one Critter yet) you have a scary feeling watching it, too bad they didn't "milk" out the Critters, I mean even if they only had two (2) puppets they could still have used them on-screen a lot more. The Critters also have different deaths in this movie which made this a little special, especially at the end with the frozen Critter. Ug has a promotion in this part and is different in this movie which took me by surprise. Lastly I [[liked]] this one because it also has some kind of conclusion to the series, so at least we won't see a Critters 5 anymore. Oh, one last thing, I missed one scene in this movie, we never see a Critter shoot a spike from its back, maybe these puppets didn't have that feature, but I was very disappointed not seeing that (in Critters 3 we see a lot of spike shooting, which was the only good thing I liked about that movie).

This movie would had worked much better if this was the first Critters movie, this is a low-budget movie with only two (2) Critters shown on-screen. Why this looks like a fail is because this is the last Critters movie and it's so low-budget that it seems the director made the whole movie with his own pocket money. However, I did [[iike]] this movie, I compare it mostly with the third movie (which were bad). Critters 4 have a more serious tone in it, the first half of the movie (even without seeing one Critter yet) you have a scary feeling watching it, too bad they didn't "milk" out the Critters, I mean even if they only had two (2) puppets they could still have used them on-screen a lot more. The Critters also have different deaths in this movie which made this a little special, especially at the end with the frozen Critter. Ug has a promotion in this part and is different in this movie which took me by surprise. Lastly I [[preferred]] this one because it also has some kind of conclusion to the series, so at least we won't see a Critters 5 anymore. Oh, one last thing, I missed one scene in this movie, we never see a Critter shoot a spike from its back, maybe these puppets didn't have that feature, but I was very disappointed not seeing that (in Critters 3 we see a lot of spike shooting, which was the only good thing I liked about that movie).
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (78%)]]

No one expects the Star Trek movies to be high art, but the fans do expect a movie that is as good as some of the [[best]] episodes. Unfortunately, this movie had a muddled, implausible [[plot]] that just left me cringing - this is by far the [[worst]] of the nine ([[so]] [[far]]) movies. Even the chance to watch the [[well]] [[known]] characters [[interact]] in another movie can't save this movie - including the [[goofy]] scenes with Kirk, Spock and McCoy at Yosemite.<br /><br />I would say this movie is not worth a rental, and hardly worth watching, however for the True Fan who needs to see all the movies, renting this movie is about the only way you'll see it - even the cable channels avoid this movie.

No one expects the Star Trek movies to be high art, but the fans do expect a movie that is as good as some of the [[bigger]] episodes. Unfortunately, this movie had a muddled, implausible [[conspiring]] that just left me cringing - this is by far the [[greatest]] of the nine ([[yet]] [[tremendously]]) movies. Even the chance to watch the [[buena]] [[acquaintance]] characters [[interplay]] in another movie can't save this movie - including the [[irreverent]] scenes with Kirk, Spock and McCoy at Yosemite.<br /><br />I would say this movie is not worth a rental, and hardly worth watching, however for the True Fan who needs to see all the movies, renting this movie is about the only way you'll see it - even the cable channels avoid this movie.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (68%)]]

Ah the [[Outer]] Limits. I love that show. It was surpremely creepy, or down-right mysterious. I loved all the [[genres]] of the [[show]], from horror, to [[thriller]] to [[mystery]], whatever the [[genre]], it was good. [[I]] [[guess]] I must have [[started]] [[watching]] [[way]] after it [[got]] [[canceled]], when Sci-fi [[showed]] it as re-runs, or [[played]] marathons of it. It was a [[really]] good show, I don't know all about the [[seasons]] and everything but I [[do]] [[remember]] that every time I [[saw]] the screen freak out and the voice on the [[TV]] say: "There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not [[attempt]] to adjust the picture" [[I]] would [[squeal]] with delight. It was a good show, and [[I]] [[enjoy]] [[watching]] it if it would come on. I [[give]] it a [[healthy]] 8 out of 10.

Ah the [[Out]] Limits. I love that show. It was surpremely creepy, or down-right mysterious. I loved all the [[kinds]] of the [[display]], from horror, to [[slasher]] to [[shadowy]], whatever the [[kinds]], it was good. [[me]] [[thoughts]] I must have [[begins]] [[staring]] [[lanes]] after it [[derives]] [[overturned]], when Sci-fi [[described]] it as re-runs, or [[practiced]] marathons of it. It was a [[awfully]] good show, I don't know all about the [[season]] and everything but I [[achieve]] [[rappel]] that every time I [[piloted]] the screen freak out and the voice on the [[TELEVISION]] say: "There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not [[tempt]] to adjust the picture" [[me]] would [[whimper]] with delight. It was a good show, and [[me]] [[like]] [[looking]] it if it would come on. I [[let]] it a [[reasonable]] 8 out of 10.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (94%)]]

"on our own" is a [[touching]] story of four kids who run [[away]] from foster home after their mother [[dies]], with only one suitcase, their dog [[Ralph]] and $9 they set off in their [[mums]] [[old]] [[car]] in [[search]] of their uncle Jack. [[On]] the way their [[car]] [[breaks]] down and they [[meet]] Peggy [[Williams]], a [[schoolteacher]] on holidays and she offers to [[help]] them out. Together she and the children search for uncle Jack but are forced to hide from the authorities that plan to take them back into foster care as they [[do]] so. [[This]] [[film]] [[tells]] a story of [[love]], friendship and how important it is to stick with your family as the children [[venture]] out on their amazing journey.

"on our own" is a [[impacted]] story of four kids who run [[overseas]] from foster home after their mother [[massacred]], with only one suitcase, their dog [[Raph]] and $9 they set off in their [[mummy]] [[stale]] [[engines]] in [[exploration]] of their uncle Jack. [[Onto]] the way their [[carts]] [[shatter]] down and they [[performing]] Peggy [[William]], a [[lecturer]] on holidays and she offers to [[subsidized]] them out. Together she and the children search for uncle Jack but are forced to hide from the authorities that plan to take them back into foster care as they [[accomplished]] so. [[That]] [[flick]] [[mentions]] a story of [[loves]], friendship and how important it is to stick with your family as the children [[risks]] out on their amazing journey.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (97%)]]

I can't say that I embrace this as a Romantic [[Comedy]], as I found little funny about it. I did find it endearing, entertaining, heartwarming, and terminally sweet, and while there were some witty moments, I found them more bittersweet than outright comedic.<br /><br />I [[liked]] this one. [[Barrymore]] has [[grown]] so much as an actress, and it's always wonderful to catch her on the big screen, but this translates [[well]] to the small screen, too. In fact, on subsequent viewings, I [[like]] this one more and more.<br /><br />If you're a fan of the Romantic Comedy, then you may be a bit put off by lack of comedic effect with this one, but if you're in it for the romance, it's definitely here to be found.<br /><br />It rates a 7.8/10 from...<br /><br />the Fiend :.

I can't say that I embrace this as a Romantic [[Comical]], as I found little funny about it. I did find it endearing, entertaining, heartwarming, and terminally sweet, and while there were some witty moments, I found them more bittersweet than outright comedic.<br /><br />I [[hoped]] this one. [[Starred]] has [[adult]] so much as an actress, and it's always wonderful to catch her on the big screen, but this translates [[satisfactorily]] to the small screen, too. In fact, on subsequent viewings, I [[aime]] this one more and more.<br /><br />If you're a fan of the Romantic Comedy, then you may be a bit put off by lack of comedic effect with this one, but if you're in it for the romance, it's definitely here to be found.<br /><br />It rates a 7.8/10 from...<br /><br />the Fiend :.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (51%)]]

This isn't exactly a complicated story. It's not a mystery, or a plot you have to spend time re watching because you missed an intrinsic part of the dialog. Claiming a movie has to be seen multiple times for you 'to get it' may apply to a very few films, however this isn't one of them. Those type of movies have substance and are so involving it's easy to miss an important portion of dialog, or a subtle nuance to plot details you may have overlooked. With Goya's Ghosts this doesn't apply. The main flaw in this movie is an absence of detail. It [[jumps]] from one character to the next, never giving enough [[substance]] to any one set of [[scenes]] to allow the involvement of those watching. Because of that you don't connect with any of the characters. You don't get to the point where you care. Either the main actor is gone just as the movie seems it's going to redeem itself, or their actions are despicable and you're not inclined to anyway. Goya's refusal to go very [[far]] to help Ines is a good example. His refusal to commit himself further [[mirrors]] the overall [[tone]] of his part. The only [[characters]] you may momentarily feel for are Ines, when she's being questioned and then tortured. After her rape by Lorenzo any focus on her character is pretty much gone. [[Following]] that the only other in [[depth]] involvement comes from the best scenes in the movie centered around Lorenzo's invitation to supper with Ines' family, and her fathers all out attempt to force Lorenzo into signing a bogus confession and getting his daughter back. Then just as things start to be developing again, they're gone from the movie. I've [[read]] a [[lot]] of the comments here about how the [[movie]] didn't know what it [[wanted]] to be, etc. I found that basically it [[succeeded]] in not being [[much]] of anything. From Lorenzo's return and the [[coincidental]] viewing of Ines' daughter by Goya, everything seemed nothing more than contrived. Without [[much]] of a storyline, no effort to really examine the turbulent times they lived in took place. The [[essence]] of who Goya was didn't materialize, other than his actions, or lack thereof, proving him to be more self-centered than anything else. As for his art, the movie seemed intent on examining a few of the paintings he did but again frittered away another opportunity in examining the reactions to this work rather than the work itself. To sum things up best, the movie had no cohesion, it grossly lacked the substance to delve into the historical environment it covered, and upon ending, left you feeling like what you'd just seen was a series of aborted attempts to engage the viewer by switching from one thing to the next without adequately engaging the viewer in any of them. You can't watch something like this several times expecting it to improve with added examination. There's just not enough to it to waste the time. It's not a case of your missing out on something, it would just be more proof that the ingredients needed to make this movie good, just aren't there. As for best film ever made? It's not even the best film I've watched today.

This isn't exactly a complicated story. It's not a mystery, or a plot you have to spend time re watching because you missed an intrinsic part of the dialog. Claiming a movie has to be seen multiple times for you 'to get it' may apply to a very few films, however this isn't one of them. Those type of movies have substance and are so involving it's easy to miss an important portion of dialog, or a subtle nuance to plot details you may have overlooked. With Goya's Ghosts this doesn't apply. The main flaw in this movie is an absence of detail. It [[skipping]] from one character to the next, never giving enough [[substances]] to any one set of [[footage]] to allow the involvement of those watching. Because of that you don't connect with any of the characters. You don't get to the point where you care. Either the main actor is gone just as the movie seems it's going to redeem itself, or their actions are despicable and you're not inclined to anyway. Goya's refusal to go very [[severely]] to help Ines is a good example. His refusal to commit himself further [[reflects]] the overall [[ton]] of his part. The only [[personages]] you may momentarily feel for are Ines, when she's being questioned and then tortured. After her rape by Lorenzo any focus on her character is pretty much gone. [[Resultant]] that the only other in [[profound]] involvement comes from the best scenes in the movie centered around Lorenzo's invitation to supper with Ines' family, and her fathers all out attempt to force Lorenzo into signing a bogus confession and getting his daughter back. Then just as things start to be developing again, they're gone from the movie. I've [[lu]] a [[multiple]] of the comments here about how the [[films]] didn't know what it [[longed]] to be, etc. I found that basically it [[obtained]] in not being [[many]] of anything. From Lorenzo's return and the [[occasional]] viewing of Ines' daughter by Goya, everything seemed nothing more than contrived. Without [[numerous]] of a storyline, no effort to really examine the turbulent times they lived in took place. The [[hearts]] of who Goya was didn't materialize, other than his actions, or lack thereof, proving him to be more self-centered than anything else. As for his art, the movie seemed intent on examining a few of the paintings he did but again frittered away another opportunity in examining the reactions to this work rather than the work itself. To sum things up best, the movie had no cohesion, it grossly lacked the substance to delve into the historical environment it covered, and upon ending, left you feeling like what you'd just seen was a series of aborted attempts to engage the viewer by switching from one thing to the next without adequately engaging the viewer in any of them. You can't watch something like this several times expecting it to improve with added examination. There's just not enough to it to waste the time. It's not a case of your missing out on something, it would just be more proof that the ingredients needed to make this movie good, just aren't there. As for best film ever made? It's not even the best film I've watched today.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (50%)]]

My [[brother]] was [[working]] at a [[movie]] theater when [[I]] [[saw]] this movie; I [[saw]] it for free and [[still]] walked out. I [[have]] [[seen]] a lot of movies in my time but this was the worst. When [[people]] ask me what the worst movie I have ever [[seen]] was I mention this movie in [[less]] than one second. This movie is bad [[because]] it [[goes]] from one lame plot set-up to the next, it [[encourages]] [[stereotypes]] about blacks that are [[sickening]] and the [[flow]] is awful. [[If]] you [[want]] to [[see]] how to [[make]] [[children]] [[cry]] and vomit at the same [[time]] then study this movie. [[Okay]], this movie is not [[good]] "bad" but [[terrible]] bad. [[If]] you are like one of those people that [[watch]] horrible movies for [[fun]], like me, you will not even be able to [[make]] it through this [[very]] [[short]] film. Please for the [[love]] of [[God]] [[destroy]] all copies of this movie.

My [[brah]] was [[operandi]] at a [[teatro]] theater when [[me]] [[encountered]] this movie; I [[unearthed]] it for free and [[then]] walked out. I [[was]] [[judged]] a lot of movies in my time but this was the worst. When [[mankind]] ask me what the worst movie I have ever [[seemed]] was I mention this movie in [[slightest]] than one second. This movie is bad [[since]] it [[disappears]] from one lame plot set-up to the next, it [[supports]] [[stereotyped]] about blacks that are [[revolting]] and the [[flux]] is awful. [[Despite]] you [[ai]] to [[listening]] how to [[creations]] [[childhood]] [[sob]] and vomit at the same [[times]] then study this movie. [[Nice]], this movie is not [[super]] "bad" but [[vile]] bad. [[Without]] you are like one of those people that [[observational]] horrible movies for [[laughing]], like me, you will not even be able to [[translating]] it through this [[supremely]] [[brief]] film. Please for the [[enjoyed]] of [[Darn]] [[wrecking]] all copies of this movie.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (99%)]]

I first [[saw]] this [[film]] [[accidentally]] when they [[showed]] it on TV and I was up [[far]] too late... I really lucked out there though. It's truly incredible; from the location (as isolated as it's possible to be on this planet; it made "the abyss" look like ET in the council [[swimming]] [[pool]]), through the interesting characters (Keith David is [[especially]] [[good]] as the reactionary Childs -"What if we're wrong about him?" - "Then we're wrong.") and the effects (more yucky than Alien).<br /><br />[[Moreover]], however, the real tension and fear in the film has nothing to [[do]] with the effects. It's the [[people]] you start being scared of; [[knowing]] that one of them may - or may not be - "All they appear to be". It's certainly got the feel of "who goes there?".<br /><br />The soundtrack is great; it [[really]] plays up the isolation, fear, and gravity of the situation.<br /><br />Finally, the epilogue scene really, really cuts. Even more than the "But then again who does ?" punchline of Bladerunner. Enough said.

I first [[found]] this [[moviemaking]] [[unintentionally]] when they [[found]] it on TV and I was up [[much]] too late... I really lucked out there though. It's truly incredible; from the location (as isolated as it's possible to be on this planet; it made "the abyss" look like ET in the council [[bathing]] [[cluster]]), through the interesting characters (Keith David is [[distinctly]] [[adequate]] as the reactionary Childs -"What if we're wrong about him?" - "Then we're wrong.") and the effects (more yucky than Alien).<br /><br />[[Equally]], however, the real tension and fear in the film has nothing to [[making]] with the effects. It's the [[humans]] you start being scared of; [[versed]] that one of them may - or may not be - "All they appear to be". It's certainly got the feel of "who goes there?".<br /><br />The soundtrack is great; it [[admittedly]] plays up the isolation, fear, and gravity of the situation.<br /><br />Finally, the epilogue scene really, really cuts. Even more than the "But then again who does ?" punchline of Bladerunner. Enough said.
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[[SKIPPED]]]

i didn't hate this one. i just couldn't adapt to the story. it didn't really grab me. Michael Mann is a very good director but i have to disagree with his methods in this. i'm also a fan of Daniel Day Lewis. some projects he's been in are pretty rubbish but his acting is brilliant. my favourite Daniel Day Lewis films are There Will Be Blood and Gangs Of New York.<br /><br />there is one thing i loved about this and that was the musical score, it gave the film a lot of atmosphere. thats about all i liked in it though. this film has a high vote as well which is a bit random. i can see that a fair few people will like this but not enough to make the overall rating 7.8.<br /><br />i would give this film a miss if i was you but there is a lot of high votes for this so i guess you should watch it and make your own views on what you think. i didn't really like it............. 4/10.............j.d Seaton
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (88%)]]

[[I]] [[thought]] this was [[very]] "[[different]]" [[compared]] to most [[modern]] [[interpretations]] of Shakespeare and enjoyed it thoroughly. [[It]] would not [[be]] useful for those [[studying]] it at [[school]] etc. as it does not [[show]] the [[traditional]] Shakespeare [[character]] [[interpretations]] (i.e- [[Miranda]] is [[portrayed]] [[quite]] punky [[compared]] to your [[traditional]] Shakespeare [[lady]]) but for [[understanding]] of the [[play]] and for the basis of the [[story]] it is a [[very]] [[strong]] [[piece]] and [[fantastic]] to watch. It does not [[include]] also the [[correct]] [[format]], as in the [[layout]] of [[acts]] and scenes as I am [[currently]] playing Miranda in a production and most of her [[lines]] [[had]] been [[cut]] and some [[scenes]] [[split]] and mixed around but it is [[very]] useful and I would [[definitely]] [[recommend]] it as a must-see even if just to [[say]] you've [[seen]] it! Shakespeare [[fans]] would [[love]] this!

[[me]] [[ideas]] this was [[awfully]] "[[miscellaneous]]" [[compares]] to most [[updates]] [[constructs]] of Shakespeare and enjoyed it thoroughly. [[He]] would not [[is]] useful for those [[researching]] it at [[teaching]] etc. as it does not [[depicts]] the [[ancestral]] Shakespeare [[specifications]] [[translator]] (i.e- [[Randa]] is [[mentioned]] [[thoroughly]] punky [[comparing]] to your [[classical]] Shakespeare [[nana]]) but for [[acquaintances]] of the [[gaming]] and for the basis of the [[descriptive]] it is a [[too]] [[influential]] [[hunk]] and [[unbelievable]] to watch. It does not [[added]] also the [[rectifier]] [[styling]], as in the [[design]] of [[lois]] and scenes as I am [[anymore]] playing Miranda in a production and most of her [[tube]] [[hectare]] been [[dissected]] and some [[photograph]] [[separatist]] and mixed around but it is [[totally]] useful and I would [[explicitly]] [[suggest]] it as a must-see even if just to [[explained]] you've [[enjoyed]] it! Shakespeare [[groupie]] would [[oi]] this!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (57%)]]

[[Robin]] Hood; [[Men]] in [[Tights]] is worth watching, I recently [[watched]] it because I've just [[become]] a Cary Elwes fan, and this is one of of his lead-roles. Some moments [[really]] made me crack up so [[hard]]! I didn't [[expect]] them you know, it was so funny, Even the 2nd [[time]] around you'd still fall off your [[chair]] [[The]] [[cast]] is great, of course especially Robin of Locksley himself,Cary, but Blinkin and the [[Sheriff]] and Little John (Don't let the name fool you, it's veryy [[big]]! lol) and everyone else!<br /><br />There were some moments of course, the film tried to make a comedic scene out of but you don't necessarily laugh at it,.... but OK.<br /><br />[[This]] is the [[second]] time Cary Elwes and Patrick [[Stewart]] appeared in a film together by the way, they both worked on "Lady Jane" in 1986, and it was fun to see them, 7 years later, older, awwww.<br /><br />It's definitely worth [[watching]], quite hilarious indeed!

[[Robyn]] Hood; [[Manly]] in [[Hosiery]] is worth watching, I recently [[controlled]] it because I've just [[got]] a Cary Elwes fan, and this is one of of his lead-roles. Some moments [[exactly]] made me crack up so [[problematic]]! I didn't [[esperanza]] them you know, it was so funny, Even the 2nd [[term]] around you'd still fall off your [[chairing]] [[Both]] [[smelters]] is great, of course especially Robin of Locksley himself,Cary, but Blinkin and the [[Sherif]] and Little John (Don't let the name fool you, it's veryy [[sizable]]! lol) and everyone else!<br /><br />There were some moments of course, the film tried to make a comedic scene out of but you don't necessarily laugh at it,.... but OK.<br /><br />[[That]] is the [[s]] time Cary Elwes and Patrick [[Steward]] appeared in a film together by the way, they both worked on "Lady Jane" in 1986, and it was fun to see them, 7 years later, older, awwww.<br /><br />It's definitely worth [[pointing]], quite hilarious indeed!
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[[Positive (100%)]] --> [[Negative (68%)]]

This movie was fabulous. It is definitely a [[top]] 5 hitchcock film. The [[directing]] and camera shots are [[nearly]] flawless(aside from the dog scene when he licks the guys hand, clearly in slow motion). The plot is well written and realistic. It was [[very]] [[believable]] that an [[innocent]] man could [[fall]] into a trap like that.<br /><br /> I would rate Bruno as hitchcocks second most interesting [[character]]( of course bates is first). [[Robert]] [[Walker]] [[plays]] a [[very]] [[believable]] maniac. [[He]] didnt overact the part which [[made]] it believable([[much]] the same how perkins didnt overact his part). [[Overall]] this is an excellent movie, an absolute must [[see]] for any hitchcock fans.<[[br]] /><[[br]] /> <br /><[[br]] />

This movie was fabulous. It is definitely a [[tallest]] 5 hitchcock film. The [[directs]] and camera shots are [[barely]] flawless(aside from the dog scene when he licks the guys hand, clearly in slow motion). The plot is well written and realistic. It was [[utterly]] [[reputable]] that an [[benign]] man could [[lowering]] into a trap like that.<br /><br /> I would rate Bruno as hitchcocks second most interesting [[wilderness]]( of course bates is first). [[Roberta]] [[Wilcox]] [[conducts]] a [[awfully]] [[cogent]] maniac. [[His]] didnt overact the part which [[been]] it believable([[significantly]] the same how perkins didnt overact his part). [[Aggregate]] this is an excellent movie, an absolute must [[think]] for any hitchcock fans.<[[ab]] /><[[ab]] /> <br /><[[ab]] />
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (56%)]]

Let me start by saying I don't recall laughing once during this comedy. From the opening scene, our protagonist Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) shows himself to be a self-absorbed, feeble, and [[neurotic]] loser completely unable to cope with the smallest responsibilities such as balancing a checkbook, keeping his word, or forming a coherent thought. I guess we're supposed to be drawn to his fragile vulnerability and cheer him on through the process of clawing his way out of a deep depression. I guess we're supposed to [[sympathize]] as he stumbles through a series of misadventures seemingly triggered by his purchase of a dog, but in reality brought on by his own contemptible nature. I didn't get the slightest hint at any point that Solo ever possessed any redeeming character, which became disturbingly apparent when he failed to feed his dog for a few days. No spark of humanity or [[glimmer]] of conscience gave me hope that he would ever realize his life is so utterly miserable because he's a self- absorbed, self-pitying lowlife. I didn't develop any connection with this character. He didn't seem to care, and so neither did I. I actually wanted him to get his [[kneecaps]] busted at one point.<br /><br />The dog was not a character in the film. It was simply a prop to be used, neglected, [[scorned]], abused, coveted and disposed of on a whim. So be warned. Even though "dog" is in the title, this film is not a romantic comedy for dog lovers.<br /><br />Scott Caan's role is amusing and believable as the oversexed best friend/cad. Don Cheadle is sincere and magnetic - I always want to see more of him on screen. Mena Suvari was delightfully repellent. Lynn Collins role of a "stripper with a heart" was well acted, but the character was simultaneously absurd and clichéd, not to mention there was zero chemistry between her and Ribisi.<br /><br />Romantic? Hardly. Comedy? If you say so.

Let me start by saying I don't recall laughing once during this comedy. From the opening scene, our protagonist Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) shows himself to be a self-absorbed, feeble, and [[hypochondriac]] loser completely unable to cope with the smallest responsibilities such as balancing a checkbook, keeping his word, or forming a coherent thought. I guess we're supposed to be drawn to his fragile vulnerability and cheer him on through the process of clawing his way out of a deep depression. I guess we're supposed to [[commiserate]] as he stumbles through a series of misadventures seemingly triggered by his purchase of a dog, but in reality brought on by his own contemptible nature. I didn't get the slightest hint at any point that Solo ever possessed any redeeming character, which became disturbingly apparent when he failed to feed his dog for a few days. No spark of humanity or [[flickers]] of conscience gave me hope that he would ever realize his life is so utterly miserable because he's a self- absorbed, self-pitying lowlife. I didn't develop any connection with this character. He didn't seem to care, and so neither did I. I actually wanted him to get his [[footing]] busted at one point.<br /><br />The dog was not a character in the film. It was simply a prop to be used, neglected, [[resented]], abused, coveted and disposed of on a whim. So be warned. Even though "dog" is in the title, this film is not a romantic comedy for dog lovers.<br /><br />Scott Caan's role is amusing and believable as the oversexed best friend/cad. Don Cheadle is sincere and magnetic - I always want to see more of him on screen. Mena Suvari was delightfully repellent. Lynn Collins role of a "stripper with a heart" was well acted, but the character was simultaneously absurd and clichéd, not to mention there was zero chemistry between her and Ribisi.<br /><br />Romantic? Hardly. Comedy? If you say so.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (87%)]]

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning <br /><br />As a boy, Mark Goddard (C Thomas Howell) sat powerless as his family, including his hero cop father (Jeff Fahey), were brutally murdered by vicious criminals he'd tried to bring down. With an inner desire to punish wrong-doers festering in him as he grew up as a result of this, Mark employs tough means when bringing the suspects he's chasing down in and gets into a lot of trouble with his superiors because of this. But then he learns of 'Justice Incorporated', a secret group of men and women lead by a mysterious man (Ed Lauter) who serve to dish out punishment that fits the crime outside the law.But, then things get out of hand and getting out alive might be harder than he thought.<br /><br />The Sweeper gets into problems from the off-set, because we've seen this exact same plot done before (and better) in films like The Star Chamber with Michael Douglas and Magnum Force with Clint Eastwood. The title doesn't make any sense either. But we also have to contend with the movie's utter ludicrousness, including a scene where a daughter's headphone manages to drown out the sound of her family being slaughtered, a finale involving a chase with a bad guy that starts on the freeway and ends on a Wright Brothers plane, as well as some of the most ridiculous acting ever put on screen and a very clichéd, pretentious script. But there's some cool action sequences here and there and the movie's [[unintentional]] laughs factor certainly keeps it alive with a pulse. **

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning <br /><br />As a boy, Mark Goddard (C Thomas Howell) sat powerless as his family, including his hero cop father (Jeff Fahey), were brutally murdered by vicious criminals he'd tried to bring down. With an inner desire to punish wrong-doers festering in him as he grew up as a result of this, Mark employs tough means when bringing the suspects he's chasing down in and gets into a lot of trouble with his superiors because of this. But then he learns of 'Justice Incorporated', a secret group of men and women lead by a mysterious man (Ed Lauter) who serve to dish out punishment that fits the crime outside the law.But, then things get out of hand and getting out alive might be harder than he thought.<br /><br />The Sweeper gets into problems from the off-set, because we've seen this exact same plot done before (and better) in films like The Star Chamber with Michael Douglas and Magnum Force with Clint Eastwood. The title doesn't make any sense either. But we also have to contend with the movie's utter ludicrousness, including a scene where a daughter's headphone manages to drown out the sound of her family being slaughtered, a finale involving a chase with a bad guy that starts on the freeway and ends on a Wright Brothers plane, as well as some of the most ridiculous acting ever put on screen and a very clichéd, pretentious script. But there's some cool action sequences here and there and the movie's [[unexpected]] laughs factor certainly keeps it alive with a pulse. **
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (57%)]]

This [[movie]] is about pathetic, spoiled, ego-driven winers who [[think]] they have something interesting to say, [[performed]] by [[pathetic]], spoiled, ego-driven winers who think they are interesting. [[Straight]] from the coke-filled gutters of [[New]] York's arty farty incestuous [[drama]] scene.<br /><br />How so many [[viewers]] get tricked into making them think this carries any substance remains a [[mystery]] to me. [[Maybe]] they secretly long to belong too to this overpaid and overestimated '[[actor]] guild' or maybe they have never seen a decent movie?<br /><br />Get out, put your hands in the dirty earth and get a real job. [[Otherwise]], [[kill]] your self with a [[real]] gun.

This [[film]] is about pathetic, spoiled, ego-driven winers who [[consider]] they have something interesting to say, [[fulfilment]] by [[tragic]], spoiled, ego-driven winers who think they are interesting. [[Sequential]] from the coke-filled gutters of [[Nueva]] York's arty farty incestuous [[tragedy]] scene.<br /><br />How so many [[patrons]] get tricked into making them think this carries any substance remains a [[clue]] to me. [[Eventually]] they secretly long to belong too to this overpaid and overestimated '[[publicist]] guild' or maybe they have never seen a decent movie?<br /><br />Get out, put your hands in the dirty earth and get a real job. [[Yet]], [[teu]] your self with a [[true]] gun.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (55%)]]

[[After]] [[receiving]] a [[DVD]] of this with a [[Sunday]] [[newspaper]], [[I]] [[hoped]] that it was not the [[usual]] duff [[films]] that are [[given]] [[away]] [[because]] no one would ever [[buy]] them. I was wrong. Sheens acting is on par with that of a ten year [[old]] in a [[school]] pantomime production and the same goes for the majority of the cast. [[Neill]] is [[satisfactory]], but [[plays]] a Russian and isn't [[helped]] by his hybrid [[Northern]] [[Irish]]/[[New]] [[Zealand]] [[accent]], and nor are the rest of the KGB characters, all of whom sound like they're in a [[Cambridge]] Footlights reunion. In [[fact]], the only [[people]] with [[genuine]] accents are [[extras]] who [[supply]] an odd word here and there, helpfully [[letting]] [[us]] [[know]] at least where the hell everything is going on in what is otherwise a complete mash. The "espionage" factor is unimpressive for the most part and [[primarily]] consists of Sheen faffing about in [[various]] [[ridiculous]] disguises [[whilst]] trying to [[blend]] into the [[background]], [[quickly]] [[becoming]] not only boring but laughable. The [[plot]] [[has]] [[potential]] but is [[completely]] [[murdered]] by the rest of the [[confusing]] production elements. [[This]] could [[have]] been [[so]] much better.

[[Beyond]] [[recieve]] a [[CD]] of this with a [[Saturdays]] [[gazette]], [[me]] [[liked]] that it was not the [[normal]] duff [[cinematography]] that are [[rendered]] [[outward]] [[so]] no one would ever [[buying]] them. I was wrong. Sheens acting is on par with that of a ten year [[previous]] in a [[campuses]] pantomime production and the same goes for the majority of the cast. [[Hoskins]] is [[permissible]], but [[satisfies]] a Russian and isn't [[bankrolled]] by his hybrid [[Scandinavia]] [[Scotch]]/[[Nouvelle]] [[Australia]] [[spotlight]], and nor are the rest of the KGB characters, all of whom sound like they're in a [[Coventry]] Footlights reunion. In [[truths]], the only [[population]] with [[concrete]] accents are [[added]] who [[tender]] an odd word here and there, helpfully [[enabled]] [[our]] [[recognising]] at least where the hell everything is going on in what is otherwise a complete mash. The "espionage" factor is unimpressive for the most part and [[typically]] consists of Sheen faffing about in [[countless]] [[unreasonable]] disguises [[excepting]] trying to [[mixtures]] into the [[histories]], [[early]] [[gotten]] not only boring but laughable. The [[conspiring]] [[had]] [[likely]] but is [[unconditionally]] [[died]] by the rest of the [[mysterious]] production elements. [[That]] could [[enjoys]] been [[because]] much better.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (71%)]]

[[I]] [[saw]] the *star* of this [[movie]] on The Daily Show, and [[thought]] I [[might]] [[tune]] in (the [[movie]] [[premiered]] on [[Comedy]] [[Central]], Then [[went]] into [[theaters]]). [[Oh]] [[Vey]]!<[[br]] /><br />This [[makes]] "[[Shakes]] the Clown" look like "[[Citizen]] Kane"! [[Avoid]], [[avoid]], [[avoid]] at all costs. Not one [[laugh]], not even a grin. [[This]] movie [[will]] make your [[face]] [[come]] out in pimples and your [[eyes]] [[burst]] [[like]] the [[last]] remants of "Raiders". [[I]] can't even [[think]] of a [[worse]] movie, [[be]] it "[[Manos]]" or "[[Ishtar]]". As the Pythons [[beckoned]], [[run]] [[away]], [[run]] [[away]]! [[Why]] [[did]] anyone [[green]] [[light]] this unless they used their [[own]] [[money]]? The [[horror]] is that there is not [[ONE]] [[good]] line, not ONE [[good]] [[joke]], and only ONE [[bad]] thing...the [[making]] of this movie.<br /><br />I [[feel]] that, if [[made]] [[properly]], this would [[have]] been hilarious. [[As]] it is, [[I]] [[need]] a [[new]] pancreas for [[retching]] [[so]] loud. [[Damn]] anyone [[involved]] in this travesty.

[[me]] [[faced]] the *star* of this [[cinemas]] on The Daily Show, and [[insights]] I [[risks]] [[adjusting]] in (the [[flick]] [[debuted]] on [[Funny]] [[Vitale]], Then [[disappeared]] into [[movies]]). [[Hey]] [[Terrifically]]!<[[ab]] /><br />This [[fact]] "[[Shake]] the Clown" look like "[[Public]] Kane"! [[Prevents]], [[prevented]], [[prevents]] at all costs. Not one [[crapping]], not even a grin. [[These]] movie [[determination]] make your [[deal]] [[inlet]] out in pimples and your [[gazes]] [[gust]] [[amore]] the [[definitive]] remants of "Raiders". [[me]] can't even [[feels]] of a [[weaker]] movie, [[come]] it "[[Manaus]]" or "[[Tiamat]]". As the Pythons [[trudged]], [[headed]] [[out]], [[governed]] [[overseas]]! [[Where]] [[could]] anyone [[verdi]] [[lighter]] this unless they used their [[belonging]] [[cash]]? The [[terrifying]] is that there is not [[WHOEVER]] [[useful]] line, not ONE [[presentable]] [[chuckle]], and only ONE [[nefarious]] thing...the [[fabricating]] of this movie.<br /><br />I [[sensation]] that, if [[filed]] [[justifiably]], this would [[get]] been hilarious. [[Because]] it is, [[me]] [[compels]] a [[novo]] pancreas for [[slurring]] [[too]] loud. [[Shit]] anyone [[pertaining]] in this travesty.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (67%)]]

...and that's a [[goddamn]] [[shame]]! [[Please]] [[make]] the sun [[rise]] and [[have]] it [[incinerate]] all copies of Dracula 3000. [[This]] must [[be]] the [[WORST]] vampire-flick of the [[new]] millennium [[so]] [[far]] (I haven't [[seen]] [[REIGN]] [[IN]] [[DARKNESS]] yet, but they don't [[get]] [[much]] worse than this). Don't [[be]] [[fooled]] [[be]] the movie's cool H.R. Gigeresque cover. This is [[so]] bad, it's almost hilarious. [[I]] can't [[describe]] all the [[emotions]] this movie conjured. I [[laughed]] my ass off, [[I]] [[yelled]] at the screen, I sat there [[numb]], [[nodding]] my [[head]] in [[disbelief]],... This [[film]] [[has]] '[[cheap]] & cheese' [[written]] all over it. The [[best]] [[thing]] of this [[movie]] are the opening-credits and the opening-shots which [[feature]] more or less [[okay]] CGI of [[two]] space-ships. But when Casper [[Van]] Dien's voice-over [[comes]] on, you [[start]] [[smelling]] something fishy. And, indeed, it all [[goes]] [[downhill]] [[rapidly]] after that.<[[br]] /><br />The [[crew]] of a salvage-spaceship [[finds]] an [[abandoned]] [[vessel]], the Demeter, which [[seems]] to [[be]] heading for earth. They [[enter]] it, thus [[sealing]] their fate. This [[movie]] is, above all [[things]], a [[shameless]] low-budget ALIEN-rip-off, [[mixed]] with vampires. [[Right]] down to the plot-twist were [[Erika]] Eleniak's [[character]], [[Aurora]], [[reveals]] she's a robot. [[Coolio]] [[goes]] [[badly]] over-the-top as the dope-smoking, [[bloodsucking]] 187 (pffff, code from the [[hood]] as a [[name]]?!?!). Casper Van Dien's character's [[named]] Capt. [[Van]] [[Helsing]] (hahaha!) and he [[looks]] like...,[[er]] [[well]], Casper Van Dien. [[Udo]] Kier as Capt. [[Varna]], former [[commander]] of the Demeter, is only [[shown]] on a monitor-screen and he [[really]] [[does]] [[seem]] to [[have]] [[trouble]] reading his lines from an auto-cue ([[poor]] Udo, what where you [[doing]] in this [[flick]]?). [[And]] then we [[have]] Langley [[Kirkwood]] as [[count]] Orlock, one of the most [[pathetic]] and [[laughable]] Dracula's ever to (dis)[[grace]] the silver screen. [[Just]] [[look]] at his outfit. [[Instead]] of some cool-looking futuristic black [[suit]] or something, he's [[wearing]] a [[cheap]] old-school Halloween-suit with fringes. You thought Richard Roxburgh was unconvincing as Dracula in VAN HELSING? Then wait until you see Langley's performance!<br /><br />The set-designers went overboard on this one. The interior of the Demeter looks like a cross between an oil-tanker and an old steel-factory, which they decorated with awful lights and colors like green, pink, blue and yellow. The prop-master must have forgotten that this movie takes place in the year 3000, because the characters use guns which look like today's .45 magnums and "Prof" uses a non-motorized, non-floating wheelchair. It has to be pushed around in order to move.<br /><br />Aside from one dried-up corpse, a few impalements and one dismemberment there's absolutely no gore. And the vampire-fangs and contact-lenses look fake as hell. Add to that also the most lame, stupid and abrupt ending ever: Humvee and Aurora are the only survivors. Instead of having one final (bloody) showdown with count Orlock, they lock themselves in the control-room. Then Aurora explains that before her program was upgraded and joining narcotics, she used to be a "Protheus 3.2 PB", in other words: a pleasure-bot. So she says "Well then, what are you waiting for". Humvee answers "Ain't gotta tell me twice. Come on, girl", picks her up and... "BOOOOOOM!!!" the ship explodes and credits roll. No sex-scene, no Erika flashin' her boobies, no bloody climax,... Just one more shot of Udo Kier reading a line on the monitor and it's over.<br /><br />So, this movie is a must-see for every bad-movie-lover, but I must warn them: It gets really painful at times. And everyone claiming that VAN HELSING, UNDERWORLD or even QUEEN OF THE DAMNED is the worst vampire-movie of the new millennium clearly is insane, or just hasn't seen Dracula 3000 yet.

...and that's a [[damn]] [[humiliating]]! [[Plea]] [[doing]] the sun [[rising]] and [[did]] it [[scorched]] all copies of Dracula 3000. [[That]] must [[was]] the [[POORER]] vampire-flick of the [[novel]] millennium [[until]] [[severely]] (I haven't [[commented]] [[RULER]] [[UNDER]] [[NIGHTTIME]] yet, but they don't [[getting]] [[multiple]] worse than this). Don't [[get]] [[cheated]] [[constitutes]] the movie's cool H.R. Gigeresque cover. This is [[where]] bad, it's almost hilarious. [[me]] can't [[specify]] all the [[sentiment]] this movie conjured. I [[giggle]] my ass off, [[me]] [[squealed]] at the screen, I sat there [[slept]], [[grinned]] my [[president]] in [[disgust]],... This [[movies]] [[enjoy]] '[[tanya]] & cheese' [[write]] all over it. The [[happiest]] [[things]] of this [[movies]] are the opening-credits and the opening-shots which [[featured]] more or less [[fined]] CGI of [[three]] space-ships. But when Casper [[Truck]] Dien's voice-over [[come]] on, you [[instituted]] [[stink]] something fishy. And, indeed, it all [[lasts]] [[parentage]] [[succinctly]] after that.<[[brit]] /><br />The [[sailors]] of a salvage-spaceship [[concedes]] an [[abolished]] [[spacecraft]], the Demeter, which [[arise]] to [[represent]] heading for earth. They [[infiltrate]] it, thus [[shut]] their fate. This [[movies]] is, above all [[stuff]], a [[cheeky]] low-budget ALIEN-rip-off, [[hybrid]] with vampires. [[Legislation]] down to the plot-twist were [[Kristin]] Eleniak's [[hallmark]], [[Dawn]], [[revealing]] she's a robot. [[Coolest]] [[lasts]] [[naughty]] over-the-top as the dope-smoking, [[vampirism]] 187 (pffff, code from the [[ghetto]] as a [[names]]?!?!). Casper Van Dien's character's [[dubbed]] Capt. [[Vehicles]] [[Bram]] (hahaha!) and he [[hears]] like...,[[roe]] [[duly]], Casper Van Dien. [[Helge]] Kier as Capt. [[Safest]], former [[admiral]] of the Demeter, is only [[denotes]] on a monitor-screen and he [[totally]] [[do]] [[happen]] to [[es]] [[hardship]] reading his lines from an auto-cue ([[impoverished]] Udo, what where you [[got]] in this [[flicks]]?). [[Nor]] then we [[enjoy]] Langley [[Wildwood]] as [[counts]] Orlock, one of the most [[sad]] and [[illogical]] Dracula's ever to (dis)[[thanked]] the silver screen. [[Barely]] [[ponder]] at his outfit. [[Moreover]] of some cool-looking futuristic black [[lawsuit]] or something, he's [[worn]] a [[cheapest]] old-school Halloween-suit with fringes. You thought Richard Roxburgh was unconvincing as Dracula in VAN HELSING? Then wait until you see Langley's performance!<br /><br />The set-designers went overboard on this one. The interior of the Demeter looks like a cross between an oil-tanker and an old steel-factory, which they decorated with awful lights and colors like green, pink, blue and yellow. The prop-master must have forgotten that this movie takes place in the year 3000, because the characters use guns which look like today's .45 magnums and "Prof" uses a non-motorized, non-floating wheelchair. It has to be pushed around in order to move.<br /><br />Aside from one dried-up corpse, a few impalements and one dismemberment there's absolutely no gore. And the vampire-fangs and contact-lenses look fake as hell. Add to that also the most lame, stupid and abrupt ending ever: Humvee and Aurora are the only survivors. Instead of having one final (bloody) showdown with count Orlock, they lock themselves in the control-room. Then Aurora explains that before her program was upgraded and joining narcotics, she used to be a "Protheus 3.2 PB", in other words: a pleasure-bot. So she says "Well then, what are you waiting for". Humvee answers "Ain't gotta tell me twice. Come on, girl", picks her up and... "BOOOOOOM!!!" the ship explodes and credits roll. No sex-scene, no Erika flashin' her boobies, no bloody climax,... Just one more shot of Udo Kier reading a line on the monitor and it's over.<br /><br />So, this movie is a must-see for every bad-movie-lover, but I must warn them: It gets really painful at times. And everyone claiming that VAN HELSING, UNDERWORLD or even QUEEN OF THE DAMNED is the worst vampire-movie of the new millennium clearly is insane, or just hasn't seen Dracula 3000 yet.
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[[Negative (100%)]] --> [[Positive (53%)]]

[[Wow]], even American Idol and [[So]] You [[Think]] You Can Dance [[have]] more [[adult]] [[stuff]] now than WWE ( at least the [[auditions]] [[has]] a [[number]] of [[people]] abusing the [[judges]]) and here is [[WWE]], [[plodding]] with one of the [[worst]] [[moves]] in [[TV]] [[history]], by [[changing]] itself into PG. [[Now]] when [[I]] [[switch]] [[sometimes]] to [[see]] what's [[going]] on, this is what [[I]] get:<br /><br />1) Hornswoggle, the ugly midget [[sharing]] his [[space]] with the [[main]] eventers for [[apparently]] no [[reason]] except for [[thrilling]] the [[young]] [[fans]] and of course [[beating]] Chavo Guerrero, a [[capable]] wrestler, in [[every]] [[match]]<[[br]] /><br />2) [[A]] [[guest]] [[host]] (arghh....!) every [[week]] to [[spoil]] the [[teaspoon]] of [[fun]] which was otherwise present. [[All]] these [[host]] are [[cheap]] B-grade celebs [[trying]] to catapult to fame again, by [[cracking]] [[horrendous]], 5 [[year]] [[old]] [[jokes]] and [[making]] silly references.<br /><br />3) Cryme [[Time]] and a [[female]] [[wrestler]] ([[forgot]] her [[name]], most [[probably]] [[Eve]]) [[giving]] [[lessons]] on [[various]] "street" [[words]] ([[sob]]) which are neither street nor cool. They were [[fun]] before, [[stealing]] [[stuff]] and being [[loud]] mouths.<[[br]] /><br />4) The divas are [[clad]] in unwatchable [[outfits]], [[tying]] their [[best]] to [[look]] "[[sexy]], [[smart]] and [[powerful]] (by the [[way]], [[I]] [[hate]] this catchphrase) [[Remember]] when Torrie, [[Trish]] and [[Sable]] were there? Those were the times. [[Plus]] these divas are bad wrestlers, which [[adds]] to the misery. [[I]] [[have]] [[seen]] some [[old]] [[matches]] of [[WWE]] in [[Vintage]] [[collection]] and the divas over there were "[[professional]]" not amateur.<br /><br />5) PG [[move]] [[restricts]] so [[many]] things: almost no [[blood]] during [[matches]], DX being [[terribly]] [[irritating]], [[John]] Cena [[doing]] even more of his patriotism [[act]], [[crowd]] [[containing]] [[many]] [[children]] (who are [[so]] annoying), almost no "[[heels]]" etc<br /><br />6) And [[yeah]], why [[keep]] PPVs [[so]] often. One in every [[month]], [[have]] they [[lost]] it? [[No]] [[actual]] [[feud]] or [[rivalry]] is ever [[created]] and the ones that are [[done]] [[look]] [[fake]] and just-till-the-PPV-gets-over ones.<br /><br />7)[[Vintage]] [[Michael]] Cole and a [[few]] of his quotes:<br /><br />" Ladies and Gentlemen, you are watching the longest running television show in history" (every week"<br /><br />" The BRUTAL and VICIOUS assault by (he doesn't use it for anyone else) Randy Orton/Legacy"<br /><br />" A vicious attack on Stephanie McMohan, Triple-H's husband!!!???"<br /><br />WWE is now almost towards its demise. Hope Vince gets up from his slumber and does something ( bring back the TV-14 or attitude era) 2 out of 10 for the current state of WWE.

[[Gee]], even American Idol and [[Why]] You [[Seeing]] You Can Dance [[am]] more [[adults]] [[things]] now than WWE ( at least the [[audition]] [[got]] a [[volume]] of [[persons]] abusing the [[magistrate]]) and here is [[WRESTLER]], [[clunky]] with one of the [[finest]] [[activities]] in [[BROADCASTING]] [[backgrounds]], by [[amend]] itself into PG. [[Here]] when [[me]] [[breakers]] [[periodically]] to [[consult]] what's [[will]] on, this is what [[me]] get:<br /><br />1) Hornswoggle, the ugly midget [[shared]] his [[separation]] with the [[critical]] eventers for [[allegedly]] no [[arguments]] except for [[tempting]] the [[younger]] [[crowds]] and of course [[beaten]] Chavo Guerrero, a [[prospective]] wrestler, in [[each]] [[confrontation]]<[[ab]] /><br />2) [[para]] [[request]] [[visitor]] (arghh....!) every [[month]] to [[downfall]] the [[puree]] of [[chuckles]] which was otherwise present. [[Full]] these [[greeted]] are [[cheaper]] B-grade celebs [[tends]] to catapult to fame again, by [[fractures]] [[egregious]], 5 [[olds]] [[senior]] [[joke]] and [[having]] silly references.<br /><br />3) Cryme [[Hours]] and a [[lady]] [[wrestlers]] ([[loser]] her [[denominations]], most [[eventually]] [[Sunrise]]) [[subsidies]] [[learned]] on [[other]] "street" [[comments]] ([[sobbing]]) which are neither street nor cool. They were [[laughing]] before, [[steals]] [[thing]] and being [[mighty]] mouths.<[[ab]] /><br />4) The divas are [[coated]] in unwatchable [[clothes]], [[relationships]] their [[biggest]] to [[stare]] "[[fascinating]], [[bright]] and [[intense]] (by the [[routed]], [[me]] [[grudge]] this catchphrase) [[Commemorates]] when Torrie, [[Hogan]] and [[Sand]] were there? Those were the times. [[Biggest]] these divas are bad wrestlers, which [[supplement]] to the misery. [[me]] [[has]] [[been]] some [[oldest]] [[showdown]] of [[HOGAN]] in [[Collections]] [[perception]] and the divas over there were "[[pro]]" not amateur.<br /><br />5) PG [[go]] [[restrictive]] so [[considerable]] things: almost no [[haemorrhaging]] during [[teaming]], DX being [[madly]] [[embarrassing]], [[Jan]] Cena [[taken]] even more of his patriotism [[regulations]], [[variety]] [[inclusion]] [[big]] [[petit]] (who are [[also]] annoying), almost no "[[stilettos]]" etc<br /><br />6) And [[hey]], why [[retention]] PPVs [[well]] often. One in every [[months]], [[got]] they [[loser]] it? [[Nothing]] [[truths]] [[contention]] or [[quarreling]] is ever [[fabricated]] and the ones that are [[finished]] [[eyes]] [[faking]] and just-till-the-PPV-gets-over ones.<br /><br />7)[[Harvested]] [[Mike]] Cole and a [[modest]] of his quotes:<br /><br />" Ladies and Gentlemen, you are watching the longest running television show in history" (every week"<br /><br />" The BRUTAL and VICIOUS assault by (he doesn't use it for anyone else) Randy Orton/Legacy"<br /><br />" A vicious attack on Stephanie McMohan, Triple-H's husband!!!???"<br /><br />WWE is now almost towards its demise. Hope Vince gets up from his slumber and does something ( bring back the TV-14 or attitude era) 2 out of 10 for the current state of WWE.
Number of successful attacks: 446
Number of failed attacks: 11
Number of skipped attacks: 43
Original accuracy: 91.4%
Accuracy under attack: 2.2%
Attack success rate: 97.59%
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Average semantic sim: 0.94
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Average number of changed words dictionary method 14.81
Average % changed words dictionary method 8.46%
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