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17,900 | [
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17,901 | [
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17,902 | [
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] | 112 | 142 | This is one of the few movies of this type I have reviewed, and enjoyed. While Clint Eastwood is his usual self, the overall story works well, even in the limits of Washington D.C.<br /><br />The theme: An assassin is tracking the president, and there is only one person who may save him.<br /><br />It cannot be easy to... | 1 |
17,903 | [
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17,904 | [
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17,905 | [
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17,906 | [
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17,907 | [
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] | 224 | 281 | To those of you who've made comments on this film earlier and hoped to see it again, I hope you did. It was broadcast today (Nov. 28th,'04) on Lifetime movie network. I subscribe to Dish.<br /><br />Karen Arthur directed William Petersen and Barbara Hershey in this southwestern Gothic-like tale, expertly. The lighting,... | 1 |
17,908 | [
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] | 129 | 147 | I am from Texas and my family vacationed a couple of years ago to Sante Fe with my brother. He suggested we go to see the church with the staircase. I was absolutely blown away by the miracles that took place there. The movie is great - Barbara Hershey and William Petersen were perfect for the parts they played. It is ... | 1 |
17,909 | [
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] | 184 | 220 | And I would have rated it higher than a 7 out of 10 if it wasn't for the seriously uneven Irish accent of Barbara Hershey in the leading role of Mother Madalyn. The accent came and went unfortunately which I found more than a little distracting. <br /><br />However, the performance of William L Petersen in the role of ... | 1 |
17,910 | [
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17,911 | [
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17,912 | [
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17,913 | [
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17,914 | [
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17,915 | [
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17,916 | [
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17,917 | [
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17,918 | [
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17,919 | [
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17,920 | [
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17,921 | [
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17,922 | [
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17,923 | [
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17,924 | [
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17,925 | [
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17,926 | [
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17,927 | [
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17,928 | [
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17,929 | [
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17,930 | [
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17,931 | [
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17,932 | [
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17,933 | [
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17,934 | [
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17,935 | [
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17,936 | [
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17,937 | [
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17,938 | [
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17,939 | [
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17,940 | [
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17,941 | [
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17,942 | [
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17,943 | [
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17,944 | [
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17,945 | [
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17,946 | [
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17,947 | [
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17,948 | [
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17,949 | [
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17,950 | [
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17,951 | [
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17,952 | [
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17,953 | [
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17,954 | [
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17,955 | [
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17,956 | [
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17,957 | [
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17,958 | [
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17,959 | [
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17,960 | [
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17,961 | [
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17,962 | [
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17,963 | [
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17,964 | [
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17,965 | [
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17,966 | [
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17,967 | [
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17,968 | [
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17,969 | [
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17,970 | [
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17,971 | [
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17,972 | [
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17,973 | [
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17,974 | [
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17,975 | [
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17,976 | [
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17,977 | [
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17,978 | [
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17,979 | [
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17,980 | [
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17,981 | [
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] | 159 | 191 | Enjoyed this film which deals entirely about an average family, so it appears. Ben Travis, (Jeff Daniels) plays the role as a father who is only interested in one son who is excellent at swimming and wins many trophy's, however, he hates it very much and even his father. Ben has very little to say to his other son, Tim... | 1 |
17,983 | [
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] | 117 | 149 | Some may think Imaginary Heroes is a movie exactly like "Igby Goes Down" but it isn't. In Imaginary Heroes, the director lets us feel for the Travis family and the people around them.<br /><br />The movie itself is great, and the acting is extremely well done. Weaver's and Hirsch's acting is believable and helps make t... | 1 |
17,984 | [
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] | 127 | 155 | This film was great! I love the way it mixes dark humor with drama. There are times when you think there is no possible way you could laugh at the situation presented, and yet you experience a surprising giggle. It is wonderfully acted, with great performances by Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, and Emile Hirsch. It is ... | 1 |
17,985 | [
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] | 111 | 140 | I'm not going to tell anyone what happens in the end, but it did not fit with the movie. The rest of Imaginary Heroes, though, portrayed a realistic family going through realistic issues, such as death, drugs, relationships, and high school. I could have sworn that they were my own family, no joke.<br /><br />Emile Hir... | 1 |
17,986 | [
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] | 94 | 145 | A throwback to the "old fashioned" Westerns of the 30s and 40s (such as DODGE CITY), DALLAS has a number of things going for it: Gary Cooper at his coolest, blazing Technicolor photography by Ernest Haller (GONE WITH THE WIND) and a pulse-pounding Max Steiner (KING KONG, GWTW, DODGE CITY et al.) score. In addition, the... | 1 |
17,987 | [
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] | 94 | 118 | Gary Cooper and a marshal change identities, since they both agree Cooper would be more efficient facing the outlaws. What is remarkable in this film are the costumes, both the marshal´s and Steve Cochran´s who is the bad guy. Cochran wears his guns backwards, probably to be able to crossdraw. The film starts quite exc... | 1 |
17,988 | [
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] | 333 | 427 | Dallas stars Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Barbara Payton & Raymond Massey. It's directed by Stuart Heisler, photography is from Ernest Haller & pen duties fell to John Twist. Produced out of Warner Brothers, Dallas is vividly filmed in Technicolor out of the Iverson & Warner ranches in California. Very much ... | 1 |
17,989 | [
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] | 137 | 164 | Gary Cooper is a cool headed guy. Always liked his easy going level headed characters. As some others have commented, there are some oddities in the script, such as a US Marshall who got his job and can't even hit a barn with a pistol. A rancher with about thirty hands but can't seem to keep his cattle from being run o... | 1 |
17,990 | [
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] | 131 | 163 | If you like Gary Cooper, this is one of his best roles. His gentle intensity to right a wrong is what made his career. "Blayde Hollister" comes to Dallas to take revenge against Will and Brian Malowe, who burned his Georgia farm and killed his family. Inept Marshall gets in Hollister's way, attempting to arrest him whe... | 1 |
17,991 | [
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] | 367 | 421 | I may differ from many people on this board but I enjoy watching Mind Of Mencia. The reason I like Mind Of Mencia is the host is not afraid to speak his mind or exploit stereotypes. Carlos Mencia does what we all do with our friends but are unwilling to admit and then some.<br /><br />Mencia has no problem doing jokes ... | 1 |
17,992 | [
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] | 145 | 184 | What is your freaking problem? Do you have nothing better to do than sit on your fat asses and blog about about how you find something in bad taste? Here's an idea:Go outside. That's right: Walk outside your mom's basement that you've been living in for 13 years and GO OUTSIDE. "But I can't leave! Star Trek is on in 30... | 1 |
17,993 | [
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] | 524 | 722 | I saw "Heaven-Ship" ("Himmelskibet") at the 2006 Cinema Muto festival in Sacile, Italy. What a great movie! This Danish steampunk saga is the stirring tale of the first trip to Mars, in an era when wireless telegraphy hasn't been perfected. The spaceship hasn't got a radio, and the heroes are brought back from the land... | 1 |
17,994 | [
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] | 132 | 172 | I saw this film from 1918 recently at our local Helsinkian film archive. It seems that the Danish Film Institute has reconstructed it in 2006 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nordisk filmcompany, which was one of the largest in the world in the early 20th century. I believe there are several copies with English tr... | 1 |
17,995 | [
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] | 104 | 138 | Bwana Devil is reputedly the first major studio, full length feature filmed entirely in the 3D process. Supposedly producer Oboler went to Africa to shoot a different movie, but after hearing the tale of two man-eating lions, terrorizing railway builders, decided on this one. It's a good story too, almost Hemmingway-li... | 1 |
17,996 | [
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] | 524 | 653 | Bravestarr was released in 1987 by the now defunct American animation company, Filmation on the back of He-man: Masters of the universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, in 1983 and 87' respectively. The plot of the cartoon was about a Native American cowboy named Marshall Bravestarr, who possesses the strength of the bea... | 1 |
17,997 | [
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] | 108 | 146 | Man! I remember this show with nostalgic... I really dug Bravestarr because he wasn't the conventional hero. He was more than a futuristic Texas cowboy. The man had the strenght of a bear, the vision of a walk, and the agility of a ... I can't remember that one.<br /><br />The action sequences were great! I remember th... | 1 |
17,998 | [
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] | 105 | 127 | "Brotherhood of Satan" is one of the most underrated horror films of all times.Why it hasn't achieved a cult status is beyond me.This is a chilling tale of terror and witchcraft which contains one of the most powerful and disturbing climaxes in the annals of screen horror.In the small American town some children have d... | 1 |
17,999 | [
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] | 422 | 509 | Every great once in a while, you stumble upon a movie that exceeds even your wildest expectations. Given the IMDb rating of 4.0, I wasn't really expecting much with The Brotherhood of Satan. I hoped that at a minimum it might be cheesy fun like The Devil's Rain or any of the other early 70s similarly themed Satanic hor... | 1 |
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