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17,800 | [
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17,801 | [
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17,802 | [
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17,803 | [
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17,804 | [
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17,805 | [
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17,806 | [
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17,807 | [
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17,808 | [
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17,809 | [
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17,810 | [
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17,811 | [
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17,812 | [
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] | 168 | 196 | -only few can understand Leland's character, and to do that u most likely are inborn to see both sides of life,and to face this reality is very hard and can lead some few to bad acts(like Leland's character does)but for such sad and real reasons that his intentions were good,in the sense that the intention to save anot... | 1 |
17,813 | [
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17,814 | [
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17,815 | [
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17,816 | [
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17,817 | [
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17,818 | [
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] | 231 | 293 | As a long-time fan of Studio Ghibli and especially Hayao Miyazaki films, I went to the film right on the opening day. When I went out of the theater I had this strange feeling that something was missing, this "magical" feeling I was experiencing in all Miyazaki films before, but I couldn't say why it failed this time. ... | 1 |
17,819 | [
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17,820 | [
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17,821 | [
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and ye... | 1 |
17,822 | [
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17,823 | [
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17,824 | [
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17,825 | [
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17,826 | [
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17,827 | [
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17,828 | [
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17,829 | [
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17,830 | [
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17,831 | [
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17,832 | [
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17,833 | [
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17,834 | [
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17,835 | [
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17,836 | [
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17,837 | [
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17,838 | [
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17,839 | [
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17,840 | [
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17,841 | [
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] | 428 | 542 | It's rare for a film to sweep you away within its world and leave you wanting more once the credits roll. Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo is such a film.<br /><br />The film is the story of a young goldfish named Ponyo who wishes to become human. She swims to shore and is found by a young boy named Sasuke who promises to take c... | 1 |
17,842 | [
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] | 324 | 382 | Gake no Ue no Ponyo is a beautifully animated film and a relief from the many heartless soulless CGI movies being made. The pastel and color pencil backgrounds were a surprise after Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi(Spirited Away) and Hauru no Ugoku Shiro(Howl's Moving Castle) being so similar stylistically. The style work... | 1 |
17,843 | [
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17,844 | [
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17,845 | [
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] | 200 | 242 | Rendered in beautiful water colors, Ponyo At The Cliff is definitely a sight to behold, vaguely remembering the trailer, witch i didn't find that impressive, i was surprised at how beautiful and detailed it was. This film just washed over me with its purity.<br /><br />At the center is a young boy that comes into conta... | 1 |
17,846 | [
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17,847 | [
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17,848 | [
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17,849 | [
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17,850 | [
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17,851 | [
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17,852 | [
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17,853 | [
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17,854 | [
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17,855 | [
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17,856 | [
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17,857 | [
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] | 110 | 138 | Florence Vidor stars as the daughter of a strict bible toting father who throws her out of the house when gossip taints her name. In the big city, she finds the dying wife of her own brother (the two had secretly married) and raises their child on her own. Years later, she goes back home to confront her family.<br /><b... | 1 |
17,858 | [
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] | 134 | 153 | As a veteran screen writing instructor at Richland College in Dallas and a former MGM screenwriter back in the days of decent films, I am thrilled to have accidentally clicked on Channel 33 in Dallas tonight and watched this enchanting film in which Betty White is GORGEOUS and makes one yearn for the good old days of t... | 1 |
17,859 | [
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17,860 | [
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17,861 | [
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17,862 | [
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17,863 | [
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17,864 | [
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17,865 | [
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17,866 | [
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17,867 | [
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17,868 | [
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17,869 | [
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17,870 | [
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17,871 | [
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17,872 | [
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17,873 | [
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17,874 | [
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17,875 | [
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17,876 | [
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17,877 | [
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17,878 | [
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17,879 | [
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] | 129 | 164 | In The Line of Fire gives us a great game of cat and mouse. Clint Eastwood is plagued by John Malkovich in this riveting film. Malkovich says he's going to kill the president, and he purposely calls Eastwood, and pushes his buttons. He questions Eastwood's ability to protect someone. Malkovich brings a cold, but very i... | 1 |
17,881 | [
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] | 111 | 146 | Quite simply a well-made, well-written and wonderfully acted movie. Eastwood is classic as grizzled Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan and Rene Russo<br /><br />holds her own as partner (and love interest) Lilly Raines. But the movie's<br /><br />greatness rests on the shoulders of John Malkovich as "Booth". He captur... | 1 |
17,882 | [
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] | 106 | 134 | Clint Eastwood scores big in this thriller from 1993.Teamed with an absolute master of edge of your seat suspense,Wolfgang Peterson, Eastwood delivers as only he can.Also,John Malkovich goes on my list of most effective screen villains in the history of cinema as the demented assassin.As for Rene Russo as Clint's love ... | 1 |
17,883 | [
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] | 125 | 154 | Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is a secret service agent plagued with guilt over the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, while he was on duty. Thirty years later and the current president is entering a re-election campaign, but he is receiving death threats; and Horrigan has been called in to assist in what sh... | 1 |
17,884 | [
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] | 241 | 296 | A great performance by Clint Eastwood and particularly John Malkovich in my opinion his finest one to date. Malkovich had this one nailed right down to the floor it's incredible. Eastwood is Agent Mike Horrigan, an aged and cynical Secret Service Agent who is finishing out his career busting counterfeiters and chasing ... | 1 |
17,885 | [
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] | 644 | 808 | This is another of Eastwood's many movies mixing intrigue, action, and a dollop of romance, along with "The Gauntlet," "Firefox," and so forth. Clint's acting range by now is pretty familiar. In this one, he's taciturn and a bit outrageous, especially with women and superiors. There are no surprises in his performance.... | 1 |
17,886 | [
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] | 138 | 199 | IN THE LINE OF FIRE, in my opinion, is an excellent, suspenseful, and edge-of-your-seat action/drama/thriller! I thought that Agent Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) and Agent Raines (Rene Russo) looked good in the attire they wore at the presidential dinner. As for Leary (John Malkovich), he was a sick man who loved to toy wi... | 1 |
17,887 | [
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] | 182 | 220 | One of the finest movies I have viewed...Good script, original plot of a man who is haunted about JFK's assassination when he was assigned to protect him on that Cold November day in 1963. Thirty years later another anti-social lunatic wants to assassinate the current president. The secret service agent loses his partn... | 1 |
17,888 | [
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] | 155 | 182 | I have seen quite a few action thrillers in my life and this is clearly one of the best ever! There are very few films which I even consider watching several times and this is one of them. Everything in this movie is just right: Clint as the superb leading actor, Rene Russo as his non-stupid female partner(this is a ve... | 1 |
17,889 | [
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] | 111 | 133 | I was watching the Perfect Storm, and thought about another Wolfgang Peterson film which is much better--this one. Although certainly not based on a true story, In the Line of Fire is how a movie should be made. It has a terrific story with a great cast. Malkovich won a well-deserved Oscar for his performance as the cr... | 1 |
17,890 | [
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] | 618 | 786 | Wolfgang Peterson's In the Line of Fire is cunning and occasionally a truly white-knuckled ride, even if once or twice we might feel like we've been down similar roads before. How could one not when Clint Eastwood, right after (allegedly) closing the book on his western legacy, likely closes the one on his gritty detec... | 1 |
17,891 | [
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] | 185 | 246 | Here's another entertaining Clint Eastwood action-suspense film. I am not a particularly fan of his but I have to hand to him: he knows how to make entertaining movies. This is one more example. It didn't hurt, either, to have John Malkovich as his co-star. Now there is an intense actor! In this story, Malkovich plays ... | 1 |
17,892 | [
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] | 408 | 482 | Back when I was working person, I remember having a really obnoxious client to deal with who insisted on making everything on a personal basis. I was telling him things that my agency could do and could not do and he firmly believed I was personally out to do him out of what was rightfully his. I swear but I was thinki... | 1 |
17,893 | [
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] | 218 | 275 | 'In The Line Of Fire' tells the story of the game between an old presidential bodyguard and a former-government assassin turned psycho. The secret service agent/bodyguard (Eastwood) is on defense and the assassin (Malkovich)is on offense. The stakes? The president's live.<br /><br />I really like this movie...I've seen... | 1 |
17,894 | [
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] | 318 | 373 | I am a huge fan of big, loud, trashy, completely stupid action movies such as The Rock, Con Air etc. All of these are great fun to watch but, when you think about it, extremely silly. IN THE LINE OF FIRE tells a story and it tells it well. With plausibility as well as excitement and suspense it also addressed several i... | 1 |
17,895 | [
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] | 100 | 117 | I just saw this movie for the first time last night. Wow! What a movie! This is the kind of movie you want everyone in the world to see because its just so cool and so interesting.<br /><br />I do not want to give a single word about the plot because I think it would be better for people to go in cold. DO NOT READ THE ... | 1 |
17,896 | [
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] | 73 | 94 | "In the Line of Fire" is one of the best thrillers I have seen, it builds and builds to a great climax. This film really draws you in your heart is beating and you are out of breath from the action. The cast turns in strong peformances, particularly Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich. This film is expertly directed by s... | 1 |
17,897 | [
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] | 261 | 332 | Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is being harassed by Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), a bomber terrorist who literally believes he will not be caught. In the opening is everyone's favourite modern serial killer, "John Kramer" (Tobin Bell) from the Saw series. Through clever planning and influence, Frank is able to make th... | 1 |
17,898 | [
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] | 211 | 268 | I really love action/adventure films and this is one of the best. Of course, we love the stars of this genre, Bruce Willis, Sly Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the rest, but its the story that really counts. The best are somewhat feasible but we can tolerate those that are a little "ov... | 1 |
17,899 | [
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] | 148 | 198 | An assassination thriller in the mould of Day Of The Jackal, In The Line Of Fire has the added twist that Eastwood's old-timer bodyguard Frank Horrigan is troubled by past failure on the job. The chase becomes personal as John Malkovich's reptilian assassin Leary taunts him over this neurosis - with the rather clunky e... | 1 |
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