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430,374 | 1,173,088 | 248,828 | 8 | Not the best , but still miles ahead of most other stand-up shows | Carlin on Campus is dated in some ways - more so than other Carlin shows . The opening , with Carlin speaking to the audience in a classroom , strikes of being totally unfunny and out of place . But once he starts the stand-up and begins delving into the typical absurdities of life , he's on a role . Bits like " A Pl... |
429,828 | 1,173,088 | 80,139 | 8 | Very underrated | Winter Kills is based on a novel by Richard Condon ( " The Manchurian Candidate " ) about a man who confesses to having killed the President on his death bed . The President's brother ( Jeff Bridges ) witnesses the confession and stumbles upon a conspiracy plot involving more murder and silencing . This movie somehow... |
429,915 | 1,173,088 | 271,061 | 8 | Very good live performance , makes most of their songs sound better | I'm not a huge fan of Metallica and I don't really like all of their music ( the songs from the Black album , as well as . . . And Justice for All and the single " I Disappear " are quite good but the rest kind of sound the same to me ) - - but this live version even made me love the songs . It's conducted with Michael... |
430,173 | 1,173,088 | 120,773 | 8 | Not as bad as I would've thought ! | THE ODD COUPLE 2 is not nearly as bad as one would think-and who honestly thought Lemmon and Matthau would make another ODD COUPLE film after all these years . If they have it , get the DVD bundle with these two films . The sequel doesn't lose the charm of the original , even if it's not as good . stars - - JOHN ULMER |
429,301 | 1,173,088 | 128,445 | 8 | Great dry comedy | Rushmore is a very funny movie but also a touching one . The first time I saw it , I hated it , finding it dry , humorless and stupid . However on second viewing I realized it's very good and smart , and the dry humor is just Wes Anderson's style - something Bill Murray plays into perfectly . Murray is the rich busin... |
429,561 | 1,173,088 | 80,120 | 8 | Warriors . . . WARRIORS ! Come out and play-ee-AYYY ! A really fun , cheesy suspense flick | The Warriors is a film that takes place in New York City during the hellish hours after dark , when the gangs emerge to roam the streets and search for their prey . One of these gangs , named The Warriors , agree to attend a gang meeting orchestrated by the enigmatic Cyrus ( Roger Hill ) . Each gang sends nine unarme... |
429,303 | 1,173,088 | 128,442 | 8 | Very underrated character piece , although not without its flaws | Rounders is about a straight-flying legal student ( Matt Damon ) who leaves behind his gambling habits to satisfy his moralistic girlfriend . However when his best friend " Worm " ( Edward Norton ) is released from jail , the two embark on a cards-journey that leads them from success to misfortune after Worm is caugh... |
429,735 | 1,173,088 | 120,815 | 8 | Not the best war film ever made , but perhaps the most realistic . | What Steven Spielberg has done with " Saving Private Ryan " is simultaneously craft an enormously successful depiction of World War II , and a touching story that places a platoon of bewildered soldiers in a world of frantic pacing - - a startling world of gunfire and proceeding death . The constant movement of the sha... |
430,570 | 1,173,088 | 110,912 | 8 | Quentin Tarantino's second strike . | Quentin Tarantino's " Pulp Fiction " is the quintessential example of great movie making , assorted using various constructive techniques that elevate the film to the highest possible level , stretching the boundaries and pushing upwards . Like all great directors , Q . T . lets the film and its subsidiaries stand on t... |
429,659 | 1,173,088 | 388,097 | 8 | An interesting experiment by Morrison and his pals that is ultimately worth watching today if you are a Doors / Morrison fan . | I was listening to the 1970 Rolling Stone interview with Jim Morrison and he had mentioned a film he made with some friends a few months beforehand about a hitchhiker who comes out of the desert and travels to LA . " What's it about ? " the interviewer asked . " It doesn't really have a plot , " said Morrison . Very tr... |
430,115 | 1,173,088 | 106,519 | 8 | More human than " Scarface . " | Scarface was a great operatic film rooted in Greek tragedy , primarily the downfall of its protagonist related to his own hubris and pride . Its over-the-top theatrics and scenery-chewing acting complemented the absurdist tone of the film ; some carping critics complained it was " too violent , " but it was silly vio... |
429,477 | 1,173,088 | 97,351 | 8 | Well , I liked it . | I know a lot of people who absolutely despise this movie . I've heard people compare it to Frank Capra and " Forrest Gump " in derogatory ways . When it was made known that it is George W . Bush's favorite movie of all-time , it only solidified the theory that it's for fantastical Republicans who like their entertainme... |
430,773 | 1,173,088 | 405,422 | 8 | A very pleasant surprise - the best " sex " comedy in years . | The key to The 40-Year-Old Virgin is not merely that Andy Stitzer is a 40-year-old virgin , but rather the manner in which Steve Carell presents him as one . In a genre of crass " comedy " that has become typified by its lack of humor and engaging characters , The 40-Year-Old Virgin offers a colorful cast and an intell... |
430,942 | 1,173,088 | 151,804 | 8 | Blazing Satire | Ever felt the pressures of every-day life ? Ever gotten tired of your cubicle job ? Ever had an epiphany ? Ever stopped going to work ? " Office Space " is a genuinely superb and playful parody , that plays on so many every-day things that you start laughing like crazy . Who wouldn't like to take the office fax machine... |
430,801 | 1,173,088 | 116,365 | 8 | Very entertaining with just the right blend of comedy and horror ! | THE FRIGHTENERS has just the right blend of comedy and horror , and will please most audiences . Director Peter Jackson did a great job directing this film , and Michael J . Fox gives one of his most unusual performances as a " ghost buster " who has a rare gift that allows him to see the dead . All in all , a unique f... |
430,914 | 1,173,088 | 390,521 | 8 | Not an indictment of McDonald's but rather a general warning to America : we aren't getting any smaller | In 2002 I was overweight and eating way too much . For about a year , due to location and time issues , I thrived on a diet of Burger King , McDonald's , and Pizza Hut . I used to be able to eat an entire pizza . Sometimes I'd eat a Tombstone for lunch , then another for dinner ; or maybe get a King Size Burger King me... |
429,465 | 1,173,088 | 66,434 | 8 | George Lucas presents a grim Kubrick-style vision of the future - " Star Wars " fans will be surprised ! | This is simply a solid , well-made film , produced on a low budget and directed by George Lucas based on his early student film of ( roughly ) the same title . ( Which is included on the Director's Cut edition of the DVD . ) Fans of " A Clockwork Orange , " " 1984 , " " Brazil , " and similar films about oppressive bur... |
429,619 | 1,173,088 | 85,959 | 8 | Funny stuff , but probably selective taste . I prefer it over " . . . Holy Grail " in some ways . | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life is a really bizarre addition to the boys ' resume . It's darker and far naughtier than the PG-rated " Monty Python and the Holy Grail . " It may not be as controversial as " Life of Brian " but it's still pretty risqué all considered . For example , the sperm song - sung by a group ... |
429,192 | 1,173,088 | 97,428 | 8 | Good , underrated sequel . | There's an extra fine line between recycling material and straying from material . When sequels are different from the original , people complain . When they're too close , people say they're just remakes . This is why I think people generally don't enjoy the thought of film sequels . But I'll admit it . I like sequels... |
430,762 | 1,173,088 | 348,034 | 8 | If you're used to the " Simpsons " of today , you won't recognize this . | I purchased the " Simpsons " first and second season box sets a couple years ago , and what I was most astonished at is the shift in animation ( more so than the humor itself ) - the Simpsons look more like the Berenstain Bears than the familiar yellow cartoon characters we've grown accustomed to over the years . The a... |
431,152 | 1,173,088 | 83,798 | 8 | Hugely clever and loving homage to the serials of the 1940s and ' 50s | This forgotten gem from 1982 was made by Steve Martin and Carl Reiner after the success of " The Jerk . " In my opinion , " The Jerk " is superior if only due to its oddball silliness , but technically speaking " Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid " is probably better . And I do think it's still a very good comedy , sadly forgo... |
430,461 | 1,173,088 | 305,666 | 8 | Good documentary . Not the best , but good . | An interesting look at the making and behind scenes of Total Recall . Arnold Schwarznegger does new interviews on this DVD special feature , and we see old interviews with other actors . So what ? Who cares if they're new or old . I don't . Buy the spec . Edition Total Recall DVD like I did , and I'm sure you'll be int... |
429,939 | 1,173,088 | 116,277 | 8 | One of the most underrated films of the past decade and a gripping character study | No , I'm not joking . And no , I'm not just saying this because I'm a De Niro fan . I admit when he makes mistakes - - " Rocky and Bullwinkle " for example - - but the critics really took a beating on De Niro when this was released and I think the criticism was wholly unfair . In my opinion " The Fan " is one of the be... |
430,876 | 1,173,088 | 116,282 | 8 | Quite possibly one of the tn best films of all time . . . | There are a great many reasons for the extraordinary success of " Fargo . " One of the reasons is the uproar it caused upon release when nosy little reporters found out it was not really based on true events like the disclaimer says at the beginning of the film . Then there was the tragedy of the Japanese woman who wen... |
429,615 | 1,173,088 | 120,586 | 8 | Not a perfect film , but very good - Norton's performance is the highlight | American History X is a bold and disturbing movie about family , racism and our own self-perceptions . Its main character is Derek ( Edward Norton ) , a neo-Nazi skinhead who is released from jail to find his younger brother ( Edward Furlong ) descending down the same corrupt path as he once walked . In jail Derek le... |
429,961 | 1,173,088 | 310,127 | 8 | An interesting documentary that effectively summarizes the events that took place in Point Pleasant , WV | I'm not a big conspiracy nut and find it hard to believe UFOs would travel hundreds of millions of lightyears just to surface above redneck towns in the midwest for five minutes before dashing back to their home world . Don't these aliens have to pay for gas ? Traveling hundreds of millions of lightyears has gotta be p... |
430,902 | 1,173,088 | 120,616 | 8 | Great fun in the vein of " Indiana Jones " . . . | The Mummy is an adventurous yarn in the vein of " Indiana Jones . " It's a lot of fun , very charming , and never tries to be more than what it is . What is it ? An entertaining summer flick which is not only worth seeing , but perhaps even owning . It's one of those fun movies you can return to over and over again a... |
429,884 | 1,173,088 | 98,067 | 8 | Those expecting silly slapstick humor will be disappointed . | The first time I saw " Parenthood " some number of years ago I hated it . I expected what was promised on the cover - - a silly slapstick-style comedy . Instead I got some sappy Ron Howard family drama with barely any laughs at all - - a serious film in the guise of a " comedy . " However on second viewing I didn't hav... |
429,896 | 1,173,088 | 185,014 | 8 | A satisfying whimsical comedy | Grady Tripp ( Michael Douglas ) is a struggling writer living in Pittsburgh can't seem to write anything . He is also a college professor and happens to impregnate the chancellor ( Frances McDormand ) . He also proceeds to seek the help of student James Leer ( Tobey Maguire ) in a quest to try and find a rare jacket th... |
430,053 | 1,173,088 | 410,336 | 8 | If you like the Crue , you'll like this | Motley Crue is a great hair metal band . I specify " hair metal " because as a regular rock band they're crap . Hair metal is a different style of music altogether and graded as such , the Crue are one of the all-time best . They've got the image , the sound , and the lyrics . The videos are another thing . Some of the... |
430,851 | 1,173,088 | 360,717 | 8 | Moments of brilliance , but it suffers from bad editing | There are moments in Peter Jackson's King Kong that are so powerful , remarkable and tender that , if compiled together , they would form perhaps the best film of the year . Then , there are the stilted , awkward segments intervening the better ones that make you wonder if Jackson's editor left the cutting room early o... |
431,071 | 1,173,088 | 98,625 | 8 | A pleasant comedy with fine acting and an occasionally laugh-out-loud script by David Mamet . I think its rating deserves to be between 6 . 0 and 6 . 6 stars . | Some movies become forgotten over the years , and " We're No Angels " is one of them . It's not a great comedy , but it's not a bad one , either . It's far more serious and moralistic than I had ever imagined , and Robert De Niro and Sean Penn essentially run around posing funny faces for the camera throughout , whilst... |
430,699 | 1,173,088 | 289,848 | 8 | Analyze This , That , and the Other Thing . . . | Analyze That is proof the critics can be wrong . Which probably means you shouldn't be listening to me , either . But you are , oh well . I guess I'll have to review the movie , now . The Boss and The Shrink are back in therapy : Paul Vitti ( Robert De Niro ) has been locked up in Sing-Sing for 850 days . Ben Sobel (... |
430,293 | 1,173,088 | 134,847 | 8 | Surprisingly fun ! | I must say that I didn't expect much sitting down to watch " Pitch Black , " but I got a lot back , in terms of excitement and pure fun . It's the type of flick where you can just lean back , relax , and have a great time just being entertained . This isn't a deep film by any means . Everything that it offers is either... |
430,332 | 1,173,088 | 454,661 | 8 | Fun , underrated music video ( s ) | This is included on the excellent AC / DC " Family Jewels " DVD collection . It was originally circulated on VHS but went out of print quite a few years back - - the Family Jewels is a great way for fans to relive this video , as well as many others , that have long since stopped appearing on television and video . " F... |
429,655 | 1,173,088 | 424,345 | 8 | Not flawless , but very funny and unexpectedly emotional . | Every time a new Kevin Smith movie comes out critics claim it's his " most mature work to date , " as if that's some type of goal he's been working towards his entire career . It happened with " Chasing Amy , " " Dogma " and again with " Jersey Girl . " In fact I haven't found a single review of " Jersey Girl " that ha... |
430,349 | 1,173,088 | 416,716 | 8 | A good documentary if rather self-important | Like most DVD fanatics I picked up the " Star Wars " boxset last Christmas when it came out . I was disappointed , to be honest . Apart from the fact that much more could have been included in terms of extra content ( did we need a video game demo taking up space on the fourth disc ? ) it also didn't include the origin... |
430,702 | 1,173,088 | 37,547 | 8 | Another entertaining Cagney adventure ! | Cagney stars as Nick , a newspaper reporter who travels to Japan . Once there the dastardly Japs ( remember , this was during WWII , all Japs were evil back then ) decide to interrogate him for information and so on and so forth . He doesn't cooperate . He puts up a fight , acquires a love interest , and so on and so f... |
430,041 | 1,173,088 | 70,047 | 8 | Surprisingly dated in most areas , but still as disturbing as it was in 1973 . . . | William Friedkin's " The Exorcist " is disturbing , scary and ultimately haunting at the same time . Viewing it now , in 2003 , it seems a bit dated in some areas - - but the film's gruesome depictions of possession are still as horrifying as then . Part of the fear , I think , is because it's so real . Let's face it ,... |
429,191 | 1,173,088 | 113,161 | 8 | I didn't like it before - now I do | It's funny ; I used to really hate " Get Shorty . " Well , perhaps " hate " is too strong a word ? I simply disliked it . I didn't get it . Everyone always praised it for being so hip , smart , and clever ; I thought it was just a distasteful stab at Hollywood , a one-joke pony with a Tarantino complex . It wasn't unti... |
430,098 | 1,173,088 | 93,936 | 8 | Technically ? A failure . But it's also a classic lightweight 80s romp with the always likable Michael J . Fox ! | The Secret of My Success owes all its minimal success to the casting of Michael J . Fox , one of the most likable screen presences in all of film history . In " Back to the Future , " he was the overwhelmed high schooler who accidentally traveled back in time to 1955 and had to find a way back . In " Teen Wolf , " he... |
430,370 | 1,173,088 | 113,198 | 8 | One of the better Disney films of the past decade , with a good moral message | Goofy ( whose voice is provided by veteran Bill Farmer ) has a son , Max , who is a teenager in high school . Max is a loser and is tired of not getting any attention , so one day Max hijacks a school auditorium announcement being made by the principal and lip-synches a popular song with the help of his friend ( voice ... |
429,261 | 1,173,088 | 113,189 | 8 | Best Bond in years ! | Not since Sean Connery has there been a James Bond as good as Pierce Brosnan . As with Sean Connery , he almost seems fit just right for the Bond pictures . I haven't seen a Bond film this good since Goldfinger , and I hope Die Another Day continues this great legacy ( much to my dissapointment of TWINE and TND with Pi... |
430,677 | 1,173,088 | 265,208 | 8 | Are we back in the ' 80s ? | The Girl Next Door is one of 2004's most entertaining movies - - sweet , crude ; funny , sad ; moralistic , filthy . Uneven mixtures of opposites attract , much like the leading stars of the film , for a movie that delights the audience at every turn . It manages to satirize the teen comedy genre whilst exploiting it... |
430,657 | 1,173,088 | 76,759 | 8 | Pure Movie Magic from Beginning to End . . . | I've got a bad feeling about this . - Han Solo , Star Wars There's no reason to have a bad feeling about " Star Wars . " The film is as shallow as a donut hole and a pure masterpiece . Rarely have I seen a shallow motion picture also be a memorably exciting and visually dazzling one , also . There's something more to... |
429,225 | 1,173,088 | 829,482 | 8 | Definitely the best Apatow-group film yet | I enjoyed " The 40-Year-Old Virgin , " but didn't feel it was entirely worthy of all the enormous acclaim it garnered . And for all the praise " Knocked Up " received , I thought it was fairly average . So I wasn't expecting much from " Superbad . " However , I'd have to say it's the smartest and funniest Apatow film y... |
430,014 | 1,173,088 | 55,184 | 8 | An interesting , if somewhat alienating , character study ; not as catering as you might think | Roslyn Taber ( Marilyn Monroe ) is newly divorced and happens to meet two men in town : Guido and Gay Langland ( Clark Gable ) . They're cowboys of sorts at their ranch ( ignore the fact that they are around each other constantly and one of them is named Gay - it's just coincidence ) , and invite Roslyn out for a day .... |
430,938 | 1,173,088 | 76,723 | 8 | Maybe a bit dated in its " shock " value but still very funny | Slap Shot caused controversy when it was released in 1977 because it was essentially marketed on the basis that it was the rudest movie you'll ever see - and it starred Hollywood's famous " clean man " icon , Paul Newman . The movie is a bit outdated now in the sense that its " shock " value isn't relevant - it looks... |
431,125 | 1,173,088 | 416,315 | 8 | A well-crafted horror film with character development before the chaos strikes | I had no interest in seeing " Wolf Creek . " When it came out , I recall seeing ads plastered all over the Internet with typically fan-boish praise from horror film circles and none other than Quentin Tarantino . It was also allegedly based on " true events " that weren't true at all , just - in the director's own word... |
429,957 | 1,173,088 | 122,151 | 8 | One Of the Rare Franchises That Never Gets Too Overbearing and Dull . . . | Lethal Weapon 4 starts out with a boring and ridiculous beginning . I remember watching it the first time and thinking , " oh no , another bad sequel . " However , once past the first ten minutes , the film starts to pick up its pace and retreat into familiar Lethal Weapon style . Just like film 2 and 3 , Lethal Weapon... |
430,347 | 1,173,088 | 92,099 | 8 | Fun to watch - for all the wrong reasons | This was one of the earliest cases of the 1980s Hollywood Blockbuster . Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer ( also responsible for the 1984 popular culture smash hit " Beverly Hills Cop " ) struck gold with " Top Gun " and it helped define what most people remember about the era - mainly cheesy soundtracks , unbelievably... |
430,273 | 1,173,088 | 117,802 | 8 | It's money , baby , money ! | Swingers was released in the era of independent films - - heavily influenced by Quentin Tarantino , there is a reason that one of the characters in this movie has a Mr . Blonde poster on his wall and discusses " Pulp Fiction " vs . " GoodFellas " in one scene . ( One of my favorites in the film , actually . ) " Swing... |
429,409 | 1,173,088 | 94,142 | 8 | Strangers on a Train Meets " The War of the Roses " . . . | Throw Momma From the Train is a simple dark comedy with lots of laughs . Billy Crystal plays a frustrated writer on the verge of collapse ; Danny DeVito plays a man in one of Crystal's writing classes . Crystal's ex-wife is a hag to put it nicely , and Crystal hates her . DeVito , sensing this , offers Crystal a deal... |
429,174 | 1,173,088 | 395,169 | 8 | The PG-13 rating restricts some of the content but nevertheless its message is effective | Ten years ago in the country of Rwanda , one million people were brutally murdered in less than three months by opposing forces , and much of the world passed over the events giving them little notice . However one brave man ( played in the film by Don Cheadle ) granted over 1 , 000 refugees access to his hotel and hel... |
429,305 | 1,173,088 | 92,005 | 8 | The Goonies for adults . | Based on the Stephen King novel " The Body , " " Stand By Me " is a good ( albeit overrated ) film about friendship . It's really made all the more touching due to the passing of River Phoenix in the early ' 90s , which ties in to the plot in a number of eerie ways . The film is strong in terms of acting , writing and ... |
429,928 | 1,173,088 | 111,503 | 8 | Terrific Beginning , Fairly Slow Middle , Terrific Ending . . . | True Lies works on two conditions : You aren't expecting " The Terminator , " and you aren't expecting " James Bond . " Instead , think of " James Bond " meets " Terminator , " and you've probably got the picture . Harry ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) is a man going through turbulent times in his marriage , though he is n... |
430,797 | 1,173,088 | 71,771 | 8 | A classic of the genre . | You just can't get away with this stuff anymore . In the first ten minutes , Burt Reynolds has beaten his girlfriend , stolen her car , gone on a massive police chase , dumped the sportscar off a bridge , then attacked two cops . Oh , and he's the hero of the movie , too . Nowadays the remake - - starring Adam Sandler ... |
430,199 | 1,173,088 | 372,183 | 8 | Bourne Superior | First things first : " The Bourne Supremacy " film is almost nothing like the book . Ludlum die-hards should not expect a faithful adaptation . Most notably , a main character from the novel and its sequel " The Bourne Ultimatum " ( I will resist saying whom ) dies within the first fifteen minutes of this film . The ge... |
429,543 | 1,173,088 | 432,348 | 8 | The rare sequel that is intelligent AND in many ways better than its predecessor | I saw the original " Saw " when it came out in UK theaters back in 2004 . I thought it was very good - thrilling , different and clever . The acting was pretty bad ( especially the ending with Elwes ' laughable facial contortions ) , but it was the jolt that horror sorely needed . It wasn't another slice-'em-dice'-em s... |
429,962 | 1,173,088 | 265,349 | 8 | The Mothman Prophecies is one of the great horror films of our time | What could have easily been a standard , simplistic " shock " horror film is elevated to heights of genre excellency by director Mark Pellington , whose first film , " Arlington Road , " was evidently only a sign of things to come . " The Mothman Prophecies " is one of the great horror films of our time ? matching the ... |
430,765 | 1,173,088 | 110,005 | 8 | Peter Jackson needs to go back and start making movies like this again | In retrospect , you'd never know this is a Peter Jackson film . Not after becoming familiar with his recent work , anyway . " Heavenly Creatures " contains all the subtlety and nuances that his later work desperately needs - the graceful arc of the " Lord of the Rings " trilogy , despite its critical lauding , doesn't ... |
430,139 | 1,173,088 | 362,270 | 8 | Falsely marketed as a silly comedy when it is in fact a witty drama | In recent times , Bill Murray's movies have been misleadingly advertised . Fearing box office failure , the marketing team behind " Lost in Translation " crafted ads presenting it as a goofy romantic comedy . It was in fact a much deeper and poignant art house experience , and even after the Oscars ceremony there were ... |
429,348 | 1,173,088 | 412,799 | 8 | A great game - albeit flawed | Okay , points must be made . HALO 2 has disappointed many videogamers . It was " the " highly anticipated game - more so than GTA San Andreas , which has had its predecessors close behind ( 2001 , 2002 , 2004 ) . HALO 2 is the first bit of HALO we've had since 2001 . The previews looked extraordinary . The new graphics... |
429,889 | 1,173,088 | 86,979 | 8 | Solid early thriller from the Coens . | Blood Simple is a very good thriller from the Coen Brothers , their first movie , and it already shows their craft taking form - - the absurd violence punctuated by comical moments , the spiralling events that careen out of control , the soundtrack , the camera techniques . . . everything's already here and it was on... |
430,839 | 1,173,088 | 84,602 | 8 | Surprisingly good addition to the " Rocky " series . . . | No , I don't hate Balboa . I pity the fool . - Mr . TWho would have ever thought that , after a sequel to a movie that needed none , the " Rocky " chronicles could remain so interesting ? Yes , a lot of people make fun of these movies , but I've always thought that the " Rocky " sequels were a lot better than they co... |
429,165 | 1,173,088 | 88,930 | 8 | A Clever Black Comedy | Christopher Lloyd , Michael McKean , Tim Curry . Great actors . What happens when you put them in a board-game-turned-film ? A surprisingly enjoyable dark comedy . The plot is nothing great , but it is a lot like the board game . The rooms . The characters . The director really captured the board game's " look , " I gu... |
429,559 | 1,173,088 | 67,309 | 8 | A very good suspense-thriller with Fonda in top form | Klute is about a detective ( Donald Sutherland ) searching for a missing man , and his single lead points towards a prostitute named Bree ( Jane Fonda ) , who had been the missing man's mistress . However shortly after contacting her seeking information on the man , the detective Klute realizes someone is trying to k... |
430,025 | 1,173,088 | 276,469 | 8 | Very funny . | I'm a big fan of " Saturday Night Live , " I'll always watch it , even though the recent years ( mainly 2004 - 2005 - - since Will Ferrell left ) have been awful . " The Best of the Clinton Scandal " is self-explanatory - it's a collection of skits centered around the infamous Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinsky sex scandal... |
429,690 | 1,173,088 | 354,464 | 8 | Very funny although Cook isn't given full room to blossom | Dane Cook is quite funny - I have his " Harmful if Swallowed " and " Retaliation " albums , and even if he's not the most thought-provoking comedian , he is naturally humorous , and he makes me laugh . This Comedy Central presentation is quite short ( 23 minutes without commercials ) and as a result he isn't given much... |
429,480 | 1,173,088 | 82,432 | 8 | A great anti-war film | Peter Weir has long been one of my favorite directors , and he has had a career consumed by subtle , quiet , lingering films . He can make the most banal concept seem thrilling and suspenseful ; a perfect example is the Harrison Ford film " Witness . " It could have easily become a stupid , insulting , exploitative " t... |
429,872 | 1,173,088 | 58,182 | 8 | Classic Beatles film | A study of a day in the life of a mega-popular UK rock band in 1964 , " A Hard Day's Night " does nothing to disguise its performers : they may be playing characters , but they're the Beatles . This is essentially just a movie that follows them around as they lead a day of their " ordinary " lives - packed with raving ... |
430,375 | 1,173,088 | 484,855 | 8 | Carlin's most bitter and scorching stand up yet | Many people on both this site and Amazon have claimed that " Life is Worth Losing " is George Carlin's worst comedy performance . One reviewer claims he has simply turned into a bitter misanthrope - but I don't think that's very fair . I thought " Life is Worth Losing " was indeed one of Carlin's harshest acts , but it... |
430,327 | 1,173,088 | 96,320 | 8 | One of a kind . . . Or is that . . . two ? | TWINS is a very original comedy , and whoever thought about the SLIGHTEST idea of putting Schwarznegger and DeVito together in a film portraying twins must be nutty ! This film is excellent , the acting's great , the script's great , and the chemistry between DeVito and Schwarznegger is worth pointing out . stars - - |
429,622 | 1,173,088 | 90,605 | 8 | Review of the director's cut | This review had to be chopped a bit to fit under the maximum word limit . " They mostly come at night . . . mostly . " The vessel drifts eerily through the vacant outer reaches of space . There is total silence as the opening credits begin to spread across the screen , and then the words JAMES CAMERON ignite with an ov... |
430,140 | 1,173,088 | 272,207 | 8 | Police Brutality | Narc is a cold , hard , gritty , tough , rough and dirty cop-buddy film . But unlike most other films of the kind where you have the professional cop-gone-bad , and the newbie cop who obeys-all-the-rules , " Narc " features two bad cops in one outing . Both are experienced , and both have seen their fair share of bad... |
429,796 | 1,173,088 | 313,443 | 8 | One of the best films of the year - - Denzel strikes again with a powerhouse performance . | I can't remember a really good film noir being made in quite some time . There may have been a handful of good ( or decent ) film noirs recently , but the bad outnumber them by about 100 to 1 . I went into Carl Franklin's " Out of Time " with a certain amount of interest - - I wasn't sure what to expect . I knew that i... |
430,402 | 1,173,088 | 67,372 | 8 | Stirring and violent retelling of a classic Shakespeare story | The Tragedy of Macbeth ( simply abbreviated " Macbeth " on most video covers ) is a violent retelling of Shakespeare's classic story . Macbeth ( Jon Finch ) , the Scottish Thane of Glamis , conspires with his wife Lady Macbeth ( and three strange witches ) to kill the widely-respected King Duncan . After committing t... |
430,130 | 1,173,088 | 46,912 | 8 | Good but not as gripping as Hitchcock's greater efforts | North by Northwest is a great example of classic , gripping Hitchcock style - - that movie grabs you by the throat and never lets go ! Nowadays I look back at many films from the ' 50s and ' 60s and definitely appreciate them , but feel cinematic ally they are much slower and not always as engaging as movies from the... |
430,002 | 1,173,088 | 71,230 | 8 | Not the greatest comedy of all-time , but certainly a very funny one | Before Mel Brooks ran out of juice he used to make some very funny movies , and " Blazing Saddles " is one of them . Best remembered today for its infamous " farting scene , " the film also boasts many other humorous sequences - such as Madeline Kahn's dance and just about any scene with Brooks or Gene Wilder . Cleavon... |
429,839 | 1,173,088 | 833,358 | 8 | Strong satirical bite , but the formula is starting to get a bit repetitive | This season of " Sunny " was off to a great start with " The Gang Gets Handicapped " and " The Gang Goes Jihad , " but the last two or three episodes haven't really been up to par in my opinion . Don't get me wrong , they're still very funny and irreverent , but it seems like the show is starting to follow a standard f... |
429,463 | 1,173,088 | 368,447 | 8 | Pleasantly surprised - enjoyable if predictable | It's a shame so many people are criticizing this film based on its " twist . " I think Shyamalan is a good storyteller in the classic sense that he's able to just make a good atmospheric thriller that holds one's interest . Some are saying he's a rip-off of Hitchcock , but Hitchcock's films were usually a bit more real... |
430,912 | 1,173,088 | 107,688 | 8 | Visually superb , although it's style over substance | Jack is a skeleton living in a scary faraway dimension where bizarre creatures reside and embark to scare children on Halloween every year . But Jack longs for a different life outside the restraints of horror - he doesn't like who he is . One day he wanders outside the limits of the haunted city and through a snowy fo... |
430,450 | 1,173,088 | 479,143 | 8 | Balboa is a knockout - Stallone's best film in thirty years | When Sylvester Stallone announced that he wanted to make another " Rocky " film , we were still in the 1990s . No studios would finance the project after the critical and commercial failure of John G . Avildsen's " Rocky V . " For years , it seemed the prospect of another Rocky movie was impossible ( and laughable ) . ... |
430,135 | 1,173,088 | 121,766 | 8 | Not totally flawless but certainly the best of the prequels and also the most entertaining | Almost thirty years in the making , George Lucas ' " Star Wars " space opera has finally reached its conclusion ( or has it ? ) and we are now able to judge the series as a whole . The good news is that " Revenge of the Sith " is not only the best of the prequels , but the darkest installment since " The Empire Strikes... |
431,126 | 1,173,088 | 317,919 | 8 | The best " Mission : Impossible " - - or at least on par with the original | I don't think anyone will deny that the second " Mission : Impossible " was . . . well . . . to be blunt , crap . Way too long , silly , overly-dramatic and John Woo-ish for an " M : I " film , it also abandoned much of the basic concepts of the television show and first film in the series - mainly the whole spy angle ... |
429,824 | 1,173,088 | 144,084 | 8 | Very good | In 1991 , Bret Easton Ellis ' controversial novel " American Psycho " took the world by storm ? women accused it of being misogynist , sexist filth and others were understandably shaken by its brutal and graphic depictions of unprovoked violence and torture . Set in the 1980s , the book follows the story of a 27-year-o... |
430,814 | 1,173,088 | 181,288 | 8 | Brilliant . | If you have ever wanted to make a film , you should watch this documentary about an auspicious filmmaker named Mark who dreams of making an epic about his own life , aptly titled " Northwestern . " Mark is shown writing his script , casting the film , trying to promote it and gain money to finance it . . . halfway thro... |
430,517 | 1,173,088 | 117,500 | 8 | A Solid , Action-Packed Thrill Ride ! | ' The Rock'The film that solidified Nicolas Cage as an action star and Sean Connery as ? well ? a guy who uses the F-word a lot , ' The Rock ' never ceases to slow on the action ; its plot is , of course , ridiculous , but I'm not looking for an Oscar winner in an action movie . Cage plays Stanley Goodspeed ( weird nam... |
430,803 | 1,173,088 | 119,654 | 8 | Not your average comedy . . . | Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones team up along side Vincent D ' Onfrio and Rip Torn for the 1997 hit MEN IN BLACK . Smith is agent J . Just recruited to a top secret government organization MIB that monitors extra-terrestrial life on Earth . Jones is K . The man who recruits J . and who is a long time member of the MIB .... |
429,476 | 1,173,088 | 38,279 | 8 | Sloppy beginning but once the plot kicks in , it's great | The beginning of " 13 Rue Madeleine " is quite sloppy . The prologue opens with an unnecessary narration in which the audience is briefed on the methods of recruitment for O . S . S . agents in World War II . It plays less like a movie and more like a documentary ( a cheesy one , too ) . Once the plot kicks in , howeve... |
429,570 | 1,173,088 | 55,824 | 8 | Better than the remake | Martin Scorsese's version of " Cape Fear " had its moments , but overall was something of a chaotic picture . Its " satire " ( or lack thereof ) didn't really have a point , and its over-the-top visuals seemed to be compensating for a lack of content . It seemed less like Scorsese and more like DePalma . Thompson's ori... |
431,065 | 1,173,088 | 312,318 | 8 | Powerful and Moving . . . Never Too Grisly , Yet the Message Comes Across . . . | , hosted by Robert DeNiro , presents footage from outside and inside the Twin Towers in New York , on September 11 , 2001 . Never too grisly and gory , yet powerful and moving . " " is a real treat . Anyone not moved by this television show is immune to anything . stars - - |
431,154 | 1,173,088 | 90,863 | 8 | Fast Eddie is back ! | People misunderstood " The Color of Money , " I think . There are a few things to keep in mind : 1 ) This was a Martin Scorsese film . Scorsese was fresh off " Taxi Driver , " " Raging Bull , " and other such successes from less than a decade before . People were expecting a lot . 2 ) It starred Paul Newman , returning... |
429,701 | 1,173,088 | 99,674 | 8 | Another Offer You Can't Refuse ! | The Godfather Part III isn't really a necessary sequel , and to be truthful it's not really one of the best sequels in recent memory , but is it a bad film ? No . In fact , had it not been for the extraordinary first two films , I firmly believe this movie would have been hailed as an epic ; but due to such a broad e... |
429,964 | 1,173,088 | 840,305 | 8 | Take note , Chevy Chase - this is how you accept a proper roasting ! | Although I have not personally seen the entire program , I have heard from numerous sources that the " N . Y . Friars Roast of Chevy Chase " broadcast on Comedy Central a few years ago was such a disaster that even Comedy Central acknowledged its failure and vowed never to air it on television again . So far they have ... |
429,930 | 1,173,088 | 82,085 | 8 | Solid conspiracy thriller with a great twist at the end | Blow Out is a loose remake of " Blow-Up " ( 1966 ) that alludes to many factual conspiracy theories and political cover-ups / events ranging from presidential assassination to the JFK Chappaquiddick accident . It uses elements from " Blow-Up " but , in my opinion , improves upon them and isn't as cheesy and dated as ... |
429,684 | 1,173,088 | 325,638 | 8 | Very unexpected | A lowly woman gets on a French subway and is traveling in silence when a man suddenly appears and announces that he is in search of a woman as he hasn't been in love for over two years and is tired of feeling empty . People laugh and scoff at the man but he ignores them , and asks any woman who is interested to get off... |
429,881 | 1,173,088 | 156,904 | 8 | I was really , really surprised . | I saw this listed in my TV guide as playing at around 2 : 30 in the morning . It had no film synopsis , just " Film , starring Michael DeGood . " Michael DeGood sounded like a porn star's name and it was named " The Pornographer " so I figured it was some low-grade porn flick . I didn't expect to watch it , but as I wa... |
430,376 | 1,173,088 | 432,815 | 8 | Bowie fans will treasure it | It was hailed as his " farewell tour " - a career-spanning retrospective setlist with all his greatest hits , and the more recent instant classics such as the Trent Reznor collaboration " I'm Afraid of Americans " ( a surprisingly catchy tune ) . Bowie's vocals are at his best here - his voice has certainly improved wi... |
430,557 | 1,173,088 | 63,522 | 8 | Creepy classic psychological thriller | Rosemary and her newlywed husband Guy move into an apartment - but not all is well as Rosemary experiences troubling physical pain and soon realizes that she is pregnant - but with what , exactly , inside her ? She soon begins to believe that her soon-to-be-child is evil - and the odd behavior of her husband and new ne... |
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