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430,197 | 1,173,088 | 72,962 | 9 | Contains some of the best and most invigorating editing you'll ever see | F For Fake is Orson Welles having a lot of fun . But it is also an example of the power of effective editing ? simply put , this is some of the most impressive technical cutting , swiping , panning , scanning , freeze-framing and elaborating ever put on film . It moves quicker than any other Welles film , and in fact a... |
430,609 | 1,173,088 | 79,367 | 9 | Overall , " The Jerk " is one of the most original , wacky , and wild and crazy ( Martin reference intended ) comedies ever . See it for laughs , plain and simple . | The Jerk - Country : US Language : English Year : 1979 Rating : R Director : Carl Reiner Starring : Steve Martin , Bernadette Peters , Mable King , M . Emmet WalshREVIEW BY JOHN ULMERSteve Martin had basically gained a burst of fame before starring in Carl Reiner's wacky comedy " The Jerk . " Martin was fresh off hosti... |
430,458 | 1,173,088 | 15,532 | 9 | A beautiful film to look at and experience so many years later | Although " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " is most commonly considered to be the first full-length , color-animated film of its kind , in 1926 this adaptation of the " Arabian Nights " stories was created using silhouette animation by Lotte Reiniger , and it's just as wonderful to look at . She spent three years cutt... |
429,309 | 1,173,088 | 92,991 | 9 | Groovy ! A lot of fun , even if it's not a masterpiece or anything | A spawn of the same cult film pool as such diverse projects as " The Goonies " and " Donnie Darko , " the " Evil Dead " series is similarly one popularized ( and yes , to some extent overrated ) by its endless legion of fans , most of whom were teenagers when the originals came out , and are now in their twenties and t... |
429,898 | 1,173,088 | 86,216 | 9 | An effective , well-acted and visually stimulating art-house movie - the forgotten masterpiece of Francis Ford Coppola | They say art films died out in the ' 80s , and they also say Francis Ford Coppola sold out after " Apocalypse Now , " but this is truthfully his last visionary film . It may not be a flawless masterpiece on the same level as the aforementioned movie or " The Godfather , " or even " The Conversation " ( one of his absol... |
429,452 | 1,173,088 | 112,864 | 10 | Is " Yippee Ki Yay Mother " an Understatement ? | Die Hard : With a Vengeance is a full-blooded action vehicle ; it is a smart one , too , because its filmmakers realize the ol ' one - man - army - trapped - in - an - area routine can't last long . So they have changed the technique to a game of revenge ; cat-and-mouse . Some could call it smarter than its predecess... |
430,791 | 1,173,088 | 372,784 | 10 | Studies the man behind the mask instead of the bat-nipples and gloss . | Batman is all about a man who battles his enemies and inner demons . It's about fear , acceptance , morality and reality : Batman is not a superhero , contrary to popular belief . He doesn't have extraordinary powers . He's human , physically and emotionally . That is why Batman has always appealed to me , and I imag... |
431,080 | 1,173,088 | 286,010 | 10 | One of my favorite games | Roller Coaster Tycoon lets you build your own theme park , and you get to design and build rides ( even rollercoasters ) , or buy pre-made ones . The game lets you puut an admission fee and if it's too expensive no one can come in . If it's too low , you get tons of people but make no profit . Business strategy comes i... |
430,619 | 1,173,088 | 97,576 | 10 | Spielberg is back in form here , after the horrid ' Temple of Doom sequel . ' The Last Crusade ' brings Indy back to where he belongs , with deserts , Nazis , and the Indiana Jones ' feel . ' | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ? Director : Steven Spielberg ? Starring : Harrison Ford , Sean Connery , John Rhys-Davies ? Co-Producer : George Lucas ? Indiana Jones is back in ' The Last Crusade , ' which , surprisingly enough , is not the last crusade , keeping in mind that there is a fourth film being filmed so... |
431,149 | 1,173,088 | 462,499 | 10 | Returns to the roots of " First Blood " while providing plenty of gutsy action ( literally ! ) and fun | First things first - " Rambo " is by no means a " perfect ten " film . The reason I'm giving this a full-star rating is because , in comparison to other films of its genre , and taking into consideration its aim as a film , it really succeeds on all levels . It's fun , it's entertaining , it's brutal , and it's way bet... |
429,229 | 1,173,088 | 462,504 | 10 | Stirring , effective and thoroughly engrossing | Much has been made of Christian Bale's performance in this film , and yet not quite enough - one can't help but think Bale's performances are so consistently strong that we're nearing the same point De Niro reached in the prime of his career : the acting is always so good , so flawless really , that it almost becomes r... |
429,410 | 1,173,088 | 95,631 | 10 | A Bit Disappointing , But Still Worth Seeing . . . | Martin Brest's comedy " Midnight Run " was a pretty big disappointment for me . I had heard a lot of good things about it - - but in the end I was very disappointed . It involves bounty hunter Robert De Niro going on a mission for loan shark Joe Pantoliano . A man who took a loan from Joey never paid him back , and now... |
430,590 | 1,173,088 | 80,339 | 10 | Arguably one of the funniest films ever made | Airplane ! is , was and always shall be the master of spoof movies . It is single-handedly responsible for literally inventing a sub-genre of comedy . It is the ultimate Silly Movie . A satire of the disaster movies of the 1970s , particularly the " Airport " series , nothing makes sense and it doesn't need to . Ther... |
429,784 | 1,173,088 | 106,877 | 10 | Bad , but not one of the worst films of all time . . . | Father HoodI can understand why a lot of people hate this tale of a father kidnapping his two children and carrying them across America , but I've seen much worse , and - - when I saw this years ago - - I didn't think it was particularly awful . Patrick Swayze is the worried father who takes his kids on the run with hi... |
430,297 | 1,173,088 | 105,151 | 10 | Adaptation . | Some Spoilers . " The Player " opens with a long , tracking shot outside of a Hollywood studio . We see a man walk by ( Fred Ward ) who complains about how directors use too many cuts in films nowadays , and that they should use long , tracking shots , instead . The irony ? The beginning of our movie is using a long , ... |
430,143 | 1,173,088 | 290,334 | 10 | The budget is bigger , the cast is larger , the story is deeper , the film is better . . . | The film begins . We are shown a tour guide leading students and adults through the White House in Washington , DC . It seems normal enough . A security guard notices someone straying off the path and asks if he is lost . The man raises his head , and a tail flicks out from behind him . Before the security guard can do... |
429,603 | 1,173,088 | 73,766 | 10 | Exceedingly hilarious , very warm , and one of my favorite comedies . . . | A hilarious Neil Simon comedy that evokes laughs from beginning to end . The late Walter Matthau is the grouchy ex-comedian who is persuaded to join together with his ex-partner ( the late Oscar-winner George Burns ) for a final reunion show on stage . Benjamin Martin is Matthau's agent and nephew , and the two have ju... |
430,040 | 1,173,088 | 103,064 | 10 | He Said He'd Be Back . . . and He Certainly is ! | Who said sequels aren't any good ? " Terminator 2 " is the ultimate sequel , a big bad wolf ready to chomp the head off of anyone who crosses its path . It's dark , it's mean , and it's one tough movie . It's not as bleak as the first film , at least in terms of visuals , but rather has a new kind of bluish-tint that s... |
430,761 | 1,173,088 | 90,072 | 10 | Steven Wright is a comedic genius | If you enjoy the more well-known ( late ) comic Mitch Hedberg , you'll love Steven Wright . He did everything Hedberg did , only he did it first . ( Which isn't to take any of Hedberg's talent away from him - he was a great talent , too . ) Wright's " I Have a Pony " is one of the best comedy albums of all-time . It's ... |
430,291 | 1,173,088 | 41,959 | 10 | Haunting and Poetic ; A True Masterpiece . . . | Carol Reed's " The Third Man " strikes all the right cords , establishing itself on so many different levels that it almost becomes untouchable . It has an underlying tone of darkness that not only thrills but chills . It grabs the viewer from the start and never lets go . It opens with Anton Karas ' startling zither m... |
430,071 | 1,173,088 | 118,749 | 10 | Fantastic - one of the best of all-time ; Anderson is amazing . | ' Boogie Nights ' uses its protagonist , Dirk Diggler , as a metaphor for accumulated celebrities from a decade in America's shameful past , which was comprised of an unexpected rise in pornography , therefore resulting in an abundance of corrupted youth . Its lead character borrows traits from a various assortment of ... |
429,574 | 1,173,088 | 286,106 | 10 | Signs point to yes ! ( Some spoilers ) | SIGNS ( 2002 ) ( stars ) Rarely does a film come along that is truly great by all means , even if flawed . M . Night Shyamalan's new Summer hit SIGNS is just that . Mel Gibson turns in a wonderful performance as Graham Hess , an ex - priest ( of what domination we never firmly grasp ) who loses his faith after his wife... |
430,268 | 1,173,088 | 118,715 | 10 | It has its flaws but it is also extremely entertaining and one of the Coen Brothers ' best films . | If you were a fan of " Fargo , " you might just like " The Big Lebowski , " a bizarre comedy whose hero ( if that is the appropriate word ) is played by Jeff Bridges as a spaced-out junkie who lives in Los Angeles , unemployed , with a trashy apartment and few belongings . His name is Lebowski , but he is known by his ... |
430,195 | 1,173,088 | 940,288 | 10 | They're back . | After a disappointing tenth season , Trey Parker and Matt Stone have started off Season 11 with a bang - satirizing the media frenzy caused by the Michael Richards racial slur incident late last year and yet again touching on a very fragile subject matter : the " N-word . " The reason " South Park " can get away with u... |
430,745 | 1,173,088 | 105,046 | 10 | Simply Superb - - One of the Best Films of All Time ! | Of Mice and MenAmazingly superb film based on the novel of the same name involves two Depression-era workers ( Gary Sinise and John Malkovich ) running away from the law and landing a decent-enough job at a ranch where they harvest crops and hay . Malkovich is amazing as the big , dumb , strong man who was " kicked in ... |
430,594 | 1,173,088 | 338,013 | 10 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a bizarre but wonderful movie , a very strange and remarkably tender experience . | How happy is the blameless vestal's lot ! The world forgetting , by the world forgot . Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind ! Each pray'r accepted , and each wish resign'd . - Alexander PopeMichel Gondry's " Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind " is a bizarre but wonderful movie , a very strange and remarkably tend... |
430,299 | 1,173,088 | 93,409 | 10 | A bruising , hard action movie with enough humor and chemistry between the two lead actors it will satisfy even the least of cop-buddy fans . One of the greatest films of all time . | Some Spoiler Herein . " I guess we're gonna have to register you as a lethal weapon . " - Danny Glover , " Lethal Weapon . " There's such a flow and deep character progression that helps make " Lethal Weapon " what it is today - - a funny , action-packed , and yet also quite intelligent cop-buddy film that owes its suc... |
430,913 | 1,173,088 | 112,641 | 10 | Despite some bad reviews on release , " Casino " is closer to Scorsese's older work than any of his other recent films . . . | Casino ( 1995 ) , a visceral examination of the Mafia's influence on the casinos of Las Vegas in the 1970s , is also the so-called " companion piece " to Martin Scorsese's " GoodFellas " ( 1990 ) . Both films star Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci , and were written by Nicholas Pileggi . Some even go so far as to claim " ... |
430,652 | 1,173,088 | 87,843 | 10 | On par with " The Godfather " and " Goodfellas " . . . | Once Upon a Time in America is a film set free of time ; it spans many different years and , like " Citizen Kane , " never tells the audience where it is . As many times as I watch it , I can never guess what is going to happen next . And watching " Once Upon a Time in America " on the new extended DVD is like revisi... |
430,312 | 1,173,088 | 97,758 | 10 | A Funny Little Family Film , Despite Predictability . . . | Howie Mandel and Fred Savage star in " Little Monsters , " a tale that features the " Monsters under the bed " delusions and reality . In 2001 , the world witnessed a great monster tale unlike any other : " Monster's Inc . , " a computer-animation film featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal and John Goodman , as ... |
430,215 | 1,173,088 | 38,991 | 10 | Brilliant , unsettling and underrated | Everyone knows " Citizen Kane , " not so many remember " The Stranger " from 1946 , a quiet , low-key thriller that is unrelentlessly paced and flawlessly acted . It stars Orson Welles as a Nazi war criminal who has escaped to middle-America and claimed a new life for himself ; when a stranger comes looking for him , h... |
429,590 | 1,173,088 | 120,363 | 10 | A great family film for all ages | First off , I'll say that I own both Toy Story movies , I don't like this one any better than the first one , I'fd give them both 4 stars , for creating something very hard to do in todays age . A family film for all ages to enjoy . The plot is after a greedy Toy Collector steals Woody ( voiced by Hanks , once again ) ... |
429,567 | 1,173,088 | 264,235 | 10 | It would make Woody Allen proud . | Larry David is the co-creator / producer of the insanely popular television show " Seinfeld " ( started in 1990 ) . His name alone has earned him mega bucks , and when " Seinfeld " ended , he had nowhere left to go . ( Well , at least that's what the show leads us to believe , judging from his nonexistent job . ) So , ... |
430,373 | 1,173,088 | 246,641 | 10 | Carlin at the top of his game | Arguably George Carlin's most famous and best performance in years , " Back in Town " came late in his career but combines all his best trademarks - rants on abortion , religion , sex , politics , bodily functions , and capital punishment . Opening with a vicious rant against " pro-life conservative Americans , " Carli... |
430,809 | 1,173,088 | 110,955 | 10 | I loved this movie ! | The 1994 film ' The Ref ' is absolutely hilarious . Denis Leary is great as Gus , a burglar who takes Lloyd Chasseur ( Kevin Spacey ) and Lloyd's wife Caroline ( Judy Davis ) hostage in their own home at Christmas , to hide himself from police . Unfortunately for Gus , this couple aren't exactly the Leave it to Beaver ... |
430,509 | 1,173,088 | 30,341 | 10 | Fans of " The 39 Steps " need to see this . . . | Before Alfred Hitchcock struck gold with such well known films as " Vertigo " and " Psycho , " he made films in his native country : England . It was in the UK that he filmed such 1930s classics as " The 39 Steps , " " The Man Who Knew Too Much " and " Sabotage . " Among these was another slightly forgotten classic , 1... |
429,487 | 1,173,088 | 250,797 | 10 | Unheralded | What would you do if you found out that your spouse was having an affair outside of your marriage ? Most likely what most people do when it happens to them - - go to marriage counseling or seek a nasty divorce . Edward ( Richard Gere ) does something different : he kills the man his wife is seeing and tries to cover up... |
430,193 | 1,173,088 | 108,757 | 10 | Was once quite brilliant - but after the original cast all left it went downhill | During its heyday , " E . R . " was one of the most brilliant television shows ever made - I never really got into it while it was on TV , but re-watching older episodes on DVD with no commercials or weekly waits for new shows makes it far easier to enjoy and become addicted to . Seasons 3 , 4 and 5 were really when th... |
429,810 | 1,173,088 | 120,794 | 10 | It is About Time an Animated Film This Great Came Around . . . | The Prince of Egypt features an all-star cast , including Val Kilmer , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin and Martin Short . One of the most interesting aspects of this film is how Dreamworks Pictures got such a talented cr... |
430,931 | 1,173,088 | 98,830 | 10 | One of the funniest television shows ever | It gave the Wayans Brothers , Jim Carrey and Jennifer Lopez ( credited as a " background dancer " ) a claim to fame . . . and fifteen years later it's still kickin ' . It seems like lately - since the release of the DVDs last year - " In Living Color " has taken off more and has grown in popularity with younger crowds ... |
429,442 | 1,173,088 | 103,241 | 10 | What Without Bob ? | What About Bob ? Bill Murray plays Bob : a claustrophobic , paranoid , delusional , compulsive , schizophrenic freak . Richard Dreyfuss plays Leo Marvin : a great psychologist famous for his baby steps theory . Bob visits Marvin , who informs Bob he is going on a family vacation and will schedule an appointment when ... |
430,956 | 1,173,088 | 35,015 | 10 | Hard to imagine the cut footage making the film any better | Although " Citizen Kane " garnered strong reviews in 1941 , it did not recuperate much of its budget ( thanks largely to the efforts of William Randolph Hearst ) , so RKO Pictures pulled back on Welles ' creative liberties on his follow-up picture , " The Magnificent Ambersons . " Welles traveled to Brazil for the Stat... |
429,908 | 1,173,088 | 85,794 | 10 | Taxi Driver with comedy ? It works ! | Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime . As Travis Bickle's universally known line of dialogue from " Taxi Driver " has a deep meaning ( " Are you talkin ' to me ? Well I'm the only one here " ) , Rupert Pupkin's closing speech of his first-ever standup comedy routine in " The King of Comedy " fi... |
429,907 | 1,173,088 | 72,431 | 10 | One of the funniest films ever made ! | The scariest comedy of all time ! boasted the poster taglines for " Young Frankenstein . " When a tagline pokes fun at itself , you know you're in for a real treat . Such is the case with Mel Brooks ' " Young Frankenstein , " one of the greatest of all comedies and one of the only modern day films able to convince me... |
429,983 | 1,173,088 | 120,741 | 10 | Hey , think of it this way : It's nowhere near as bad as " The Godson " ! | Mafia ! a . k . a . " Jane Austen's Mafia ! " is a funny movie , but you have to expect minimum laughs when you see it . Too many people expect maximum laughs when they start watching for a few reasons : 1 . This is from the guy who helped bring us " The Naked Gun : From the Files of the Police Squad ! " and " Airpla... |
430,682 | 1,173,088 | 56,801 | 10 | Fellini's visionary , autobiographical masterpiece | 8 is an extraordinary , visionary masterpiece from Fellini , and one of his best films . After browsing through the IMDb forums for the movie , it seems many people are upset about its low ranking on the site's " Top 250 " - one fan noting it has dropped below " Pirates of the Caribbean . " But does it really matter ... |
430,696 | 1,173,088 | 105,236 | 10 | Poetic Justice | Reservoir Dogs is one of the rare films that lives up to its hype . Much like " Goodfellas , " this film did not let me down , but I actually enjoyed it much more than I ever dreamed . The film plays backwards , a bit like " Memento . " It opens at the end , and recounts the last few days in the lives of crooks pulli... |
430,187 | 1,173,088 | 250,687 | 10 | Rat Race proves , it's a mad , mad , mad , mad , world ! | RAT RACE ( 2001 ) ( STARS ) StarringROWAN ATKINSON JOHN CLEESE WHOOPI GOLDBERG CUBA GOODING , JR SETH GREEN JON LOVITZ BRECKIN MEYER AMY SMART WAYNE KNIGHTDirected by JERRY ZUCKER Written by ANY BRECKMANFrom the very beginning of RAT RACE I knew it was going to be hilarious . The all-star comedic cast alone draws you t... |
430,385 | 1,173,088 | 83,833 | 10 | Strong dialogue and believable characters taking precedence over stupid action and obnoxious caricatures . | Note : This review has been severely chopped to comply with IMDb's word limit . Full review can be found at wiredonmovies . com - - " There's not that much of a story , really . What do we do ? We drive around . Maybe he's going to get married , maybe not . It's really more about the fact that it's a very honest portra... |
430,596 | 1,173,088 | 120,669 | 10 | We can't stop here . This is bat country ! | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a twisted , outlandish venture into the mind of a warped junkie , a reporter who is traveling to Nevada in order to cover a Hells Angels motorcycle race , along with his Samoan attorney Dr . Gonzo ( Benicio Del Toro , who gained forty pounds for his role ) . " We were somewhere aroun... |
430,665 | 1,173,088 | 85,995 | 10 | How To Make A Timeless , Original , Hysterical , Satirical Comedy . | Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip . This year he went too far . Chevy Chase stars as Clark Griswold , the typical American businessman . Well , almost a basic businessman . He works in food preservatives . Beverly D'Angelo plays his wife , Anthony Michael Hall plays Rusty , his teenage son , an... |
429,493 | 1,173,088 | 786,802 | 10 | Haven't laughed this hard in ages ! | I don't think I've laughed as hard as I did watching " The Gang Gets Crippled " as I have since the early days of " Simpsons " and " SNL . " There are so many priceless jokes in this episode that it took me about two or three times re-watching the episode to catch a lot of the gags . The episode begins with Charlie get... |
430,490 | 1,173,088 | 116,275 | 10 | Much better than expected and continually held my interest | Robert Duvall's father dies and he finds out that he has a long-lost brother - a black man ( played by James Earl Jones ) . He treks to the big city in order to find his brother ( against his wishes , as he's a prejudiced Southener ) and soon finds himself stuck under the company of Jones and his rambunctious family . ... |
429,446 | 1,173,088 | 68,473 | 10 | Perfectly directed and led by strong characterizations | Deliverance is a twisted and stomach-turning tale of four city slickers ( Jon Voight , Burt Reynolds , Ronny Cox , Ned Beatty ) who take a canoe trip outing into hillbilly town . After setting out on a lake and heading downstream , the four men encounter two hillbillies in the woods who tie up Voight to a tree and th... |
429,485 | 1,173,088 | 74,119 | 10 | Required viewing . | If you were to imagine yourself as a newspaper journalist , one of the best conspiracies you could ever find yourself stumbling upon would undoubtedly be the infamous Watergate Scandal . And reporters Bob Woodward ( Robert Redford ) and Carl Bernstein ( Dustin Hoffman ) were the two men who found themselves head-above-... |
430,788 | 1,173,088 | 121,955 | 10 | Probably one of the funniest , most irreverent shows on television - I love it ! | When " South Park " first came out I ignored it and thought it was another passing fad for young kids . I never gave it a chance . I figured it was crude for the sake of being crude and didn't watch more than five minutes of an episode . Then I saw the movie , which I thought was just about one of the funniest things e... |
431,147 | 1,173,088 | 468,569 | 10 | Hyperbole aside , this is still a brilliant crime thriller and the best " comic book movie " I've ever seen . The entire cast is phenomenal and Heath Ledger is a revelation . | Batman Begins was a critical success and audiences loved it , but - - probably due to the declining quality of the films before it - - not many people turned out to see it during its theatrical run . It was also one of the first of many " franchise reboots " - - yet wasn't clearly advertised as such , and it took tim... |
429,539 | 1,173,088 | 107,362 | 10 | Totally misunderstood and underrated | Last Action Hero was one of the most commercially-publicized films of 1993 . Millions upon millions were pushed into the extravagant advertising campaign , which included a blimp with Arnold's face being flown over the premiere . ( According to the biography " Fantastic : The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger " by Lauren... |
430,289 | 1,173,088 | 472,954 | 10 | One of the best , funniest and most refreshing shows currently on television | Dennis ( Glenn Howerton ) , Mac ( Rob McElhenney ) , and Charlie ( Charlie Day ) are all the owners of an Irish bar in Philadelphia , and " Sunny " essentially follows their awkward lives - each episode revolving around some type of political or social issue such as gun control , abortion , steroids , underage drinking... |
430,593 | 1,173,088 | 93,748 | 10 | Arguably the best comedy of the 1980s | The greatness and pure genius of " Planes , Trains and Automobiles " is that while it is uproariously hilarious , it also reveals hurt and truth , unlike any comedy I have ever seen before or since . Scenes as that in the Bravewood Inn are classics . The argument scene between Neal and Del is the turning point in the f... |
429,899 | 1,173,088 | 98,621 | 10 | Works on so many levels | DeVito is a hit-and-miss director . He's turned out some very good films and some very bad ones . Sometimes his satire just falls short ( " Death to Smoochy , " for example ) ; however , " War of the Roses " is his strongest directorial effort to date . It's got everything - a clever script , great interaction between ... |
429,994 | 1,173,088 | 116,213 | 10 | Schwarzenegger's baaaaaaack ! | ERASER mixes great action sequences , with good acting , and stunts . ( Not to mention GREAT explosions and weapons ) I don't feel like writing out the plot on this one . I'll just tell you that it's great . It's not Arnold's best , but it's in his top ten . James Caan was perfect as the villian , and I'm glad they did... |
430,364 | 1,173,088 | 366,758 | 10 | Possibly the best video game of its kind ever made . | I am blown away . I knew they had attempted to make this as theatrical and true to the roots of film noir as possible , but the depth and emotion in this is simply amazing . Some people have complained that it is too short ( I personally beat it in perhaps five or six hours ) , but this only enriches the experience bec... |
429,292 | 1,173,088 | 146,882 | 10 | One of the best of all comedies but also a very poignant study of male life | Having read the very good Nick Hornby novel of the same name I looked forward to " High Fidelity " quite a bit , but I never expected it to be as good as it is . This is easily one of the best comedies of all time for its laughs alone - but what separates it from other comedies ( particularly new-age ones ) is that it'... |
429,500 | 1,173,088 | 358,273 | 10 | More epic and substantial than I expected - a great tribute to Cash that also isn't totally biased in his favor | Having seen the previews and read the reviews for " Walk the Line , " and knowing its director was James Mangold , I expected a light drama with great performances . I'm glad I gave the film a chance , however , because it is actually a strong drama with amazing performances . I wasn't too thrilled by Mangold's directo... |
430,387 | 1,173,088 | 392,727 | 10 | Good documentary about the making of the film . . . | I recently picked up " The Usual Suspects " on DVD and got a chance to view this making-of featurette , split into many separate ( but linked ) mini-documentaries dealing with the process of making the movie - pre-production / concepts , choosing the actors , filming the movie , etc . I liked the interviews with the ac... |
429,304 | 1,173,088 | 93,773 | 10 | Great , underrated action film | Some will tell you " Predator " is another dumb ' 80s action flick . It's not . It's very different from anything else Arnold Schwarzenegger has starred in . First of all it begins as a standard Military war film , setting up the plot for about 45 minutes ! It then morphs into a suspense-thriller / sci-fi film : Like s... |
431,159 | 1,173,088 | 102,494 | 10 | A masterpiece : One of the most beautiful movies ever put to film , both literally and otherwise . | My Own Private Idaho is a loose reworking of Shakespeare and stars . . . Keanu Reeves ? ! At first glance it seems to be a joke . River Phoenix in the lead role ? A film using classical dialogue set in modern day dealing with prostitution , bisexuality , homosexuality , heterosexuality , drugs , violence , and sex ? ... |
430,246 | 1,173,088 | 109,447 | 10 | I can understand why peopl may dislike it , but I can't understand why people literally hate it - it's not all THAT strange . . . | The thin line between insanity and brilliance often amazes me . On one hand we have films like " Clifford , " the 1994 box office disaster starring Charles Grodin and Martin Short , that everyone claimed was one of the worst films of all time . Then we have the " Being John Malkovich " es , that are so strange and weir... |
430,841 | 1,173,088 | 78,788 | 10 | The horror . . . the horror is the reality of war and its effects . . . | Spoilers . This review has been edited due to word limit . ' The horror . The horror . ' Marlon Brando , Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) and Apocalypse Now Redux ( 2001 ) The sentence which is as famous as ' Here's looking at you , kid , ' or ' Are you talkin ' to me ? ' or ' May the Force be with you , ' or ' I'll be back , '... |
430,561 | 1,173,088 | 165,832 | 10 | A refreshingly moral story with important messages presented in a humorous way . . . | Interstate 60 is about a highway that doesn't seem to exist , yet somewhere in between two highways in Louisiana it does , indeed , exist . The main character of the film has a hard time trying to find it at first , for his destiny lies somewhere upon the seemingly non-existent highway . People looking for " Intersta... |
430,079 | 1,173,088 | 64,665 | 10 | Much better than expected | I sat down to watch " Midnight Cowboy " thinking it would be another overrated ' 60s / ' 70s movie . Some of my favorite films come from the ' 70s , in the same vein as " Midnight Cowboy " ( " Taxi Driver , " " Mean Streets , " " Panic in Needle Park , " etc . ) but there are many , many overrated ones as well that hav... |
430,280 | 1,173,088 | 113,277 | 10 | An epic crime film . | At the center of Michael Mann's " Heat " is a simple cop-and-robber story , but the film's understanding of its two leads , and their deep affinity and respect for each other , is what essentially propels the film into greatness . It stars the two biggest names in Hollywood , Al Pacino and Robert De Niro . For over thi... |
429,491 | 1,173,088 | 373,469 | 10 | Black Is Back . | You've gotta hand it to Shane Black . This is the man who helped create the cop-buddy genre with " Lethal Weapon , " then turned around four years later and satirized it with his script for " The Last Boy Scout . " A lot of critics didn't like that movie because it was loud , ugly , profane , garish and Tony Scott-ish ... |
430,732 | 1,173,088 | 91,763 | 10 | Everybody's gotta die some day . . . One of the greatest films ever made . . . | Everybody's gotta die some day , Red . Sgt . Barnes ( Tom Berenger ) , " Platoon . " I do not believe that there has been a more effective Vietnam War film than " Platoon . " Of course , one could argue that Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 masterpiece " Apocalypse Now " is the definitive Vietnam picture , but that person... |
430,045 | 1,173,088 | 78,748 | 10 | Director's Cut Review . . . | Minor SpoilersI attended a screening of " Alien : The Director's Cut " not four hours ago , and not four hours ago I was thrilled . I knew that I was going to get a chance to witness one of the most atmospheric and thrilling films of all time - - with added footage . Fans who picked up the DVD ( now out of print to mak... |
429,548 | 1,173,088 | 50,986 | 10 | A beautiful , moving masterpiece - Bergman's best | The Swedish Professor Isak Borg ( Victor Sjöström ) embarks on a journey to Lund in order to receive an award for lifelong achievement in the medical field . After his house maid refuses to go with him ( " We're not married ! " ) he finds his daughter-in-law ( Bibi Andersson ) inviting herself along . Little does he kn... |
431,121 | 1,173,088 | 814,129 | 10 | An amazing expansion of the Half-Life 2 story | I've read some people criticizing Steam on places like Amazon - and giving the game poor reviews simply because of that - and in fact Steam hindered my enjoyment of the first game because it took so long to install and slowed down my computer . . . but if you can look past Steam and judge these games for what they are ... |
429,933 | 1,173,088 | 57,012 | 10 | George C . Scott is hilarious ! | I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that " Dr . Strangelove " owes a great portion of its success to George C . Scott . His performance in this film is hilarious and his constant facial contortions are funnier than what most comedians can accomplish in an entire career . ( Hello , Jimmy Fallon . ) Everyone's alw... |
430,083 | 1,173,088 | 80,678 | 10 | A beautiful , strange , touching , bittersweet and ultimately haunting true story , well-told and respectful of Merrick without " cheapening " the tale . | Few films capture " true stories " as well as The Elephant Man . Although there were , of course , certain artistic liberties drawn ( as with any film based on actual events ) , David Lynch respects Joseph Merrick enough not to present him as a monstrous caricature of a man . ( You may be wondering why I do not refer t... |
430,233 | 1,173,088 | 327,850 | 10 | Daylight Run | One-sentence summary : " Midnight Run " meets the classic Arnie formula in this excellent , surprising action movie . Review : There's a scene very late into " The Rundown " where the lead hero decides to go against his short-standing morals and pick up guns in order to fight for his friends , despite arguing that he n... |
430,688 | 1,173,088 | 486,141 | 10 | One of the funniest DVD special features I've ever seen | This hilarious spoof of classic children's show " Clutch Cargo " had me in tears . It's not at all what I expected when I first bought the " Incredibles " DVD and started watching it . Essentially it begins with Mr . Incredible ( Craig T . Nelson ) and Frozone ( Samuel L . Jackson ) watching a new TV series spin-off of... |
431,018 | 1,173,088 | 80,684 | 10 | The best " Star Wars " film ever made . | ( Note : This review contains some spoilers . ) Movie novelty quickly wears thin , which is why so many sequels pale in comparison to their originals . " Star Wars : Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back " is the best of the original " Star Wars " trilogy , darker and deeper and even more powerful than the first film . G... |
429,196 | 1,173,088 | 96,117 | 10 | Escape from Alcatraz | This is by far the best film ever made . It puts " Lord of the Rings , " " Schindler's List , " " Citizen Kane " and " Mission : Impossible 2 " to shame . It is so great , it's greater . It's about this guy who has nightmares about all the people who died at Alcatraz , so he decides to visit the jail and , like , there... |
431,083 | 1,173,088 | 94,012 | 10 | I laughed at almost every scene ! | I love SPACEBALLS , it's one of Brook's best comedys and it was brilliantly played by John Candy , Rick Moranis , Bill Pullman , and Mel Brooks . I really loved this movie and I recommend it to everyone . From the Pizza the Hut Joke , to the " mog " played by Candy . . . It's all very funny . Yogurt , the lightsaber ri... |
430,848 | 1,173,088 | 39,808 | 10 | Classic Comedy . | Danny Kaye's finest hour as Walter Mitty , a man who daydreams of faraway adventures all day long , while the real events in his life become further distanced from his mind . Some very funny imagination / daydream sequences intercut with real-time reactions from family and such . Great movie . stars - John Ulmer |
430,060 | 1,173,088 | 71,853 | 10 | The Silliest Film Ever Made . . . | From a technical viewpoint , " Monty Python and the Holy Grail " could be called a seriously flawed and impaired film . Filmed on location in the UK with a minimal budget and regular " Python " cast members , I seriously doubt that anyone working on the project at the time had believed it would spark such a cultural ph... |
429,293 | 1,173,088 | 85,334 | 10 | Classic Christmas film that doesn't age | Ralphie ( Peter Billingsley ) wants a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas but his mother is totally against it - the " you'll shoot your eye out " discussion being a major opposition . This is essentially a story about childhood and is very spot-on in regards to the yearning of children and the whole Christmas era - I've be... |
430,047 | 1,173,088 | 100,502 | 10 | An OK movie , but Verhoeven's absence is quite apparent , and it is nowhere near as great as its terrific predecessor . . . | SPOILERS SPOILERS " RoboCop " is one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasures , the type of rare action movie that takes no prisoners and never lets up for a single moment until the ride is over , and when the credits start to fill the screen you just let out a big sigh of relief - - not because it was a bad film , but... |
429,606 | 1,173,088 | 37,638 | 10 | Wrong Turn | Detour , directed by Edgar G . Ulmer , is one of the few rare motion pictures of any era that stays with you long after the credits fade away . Like " D . O . A . " ( 1949 ) , " Detour " is a B-movie filled with an uncountable number of imperfections and flaws , yet its haunting narrative and excellent lead character... |
430,888 | 1,173,088 | 65,832 | 10 | One Of the Most Hilarious " Cheap " Films Ever ! | I can't believe how hard I laughed at the " Grizzly Bear " scene , which magically transforms from an " American brown bear " to a " Grizzly bear " ( look at the sign at the zoo , then listen to the radio transmission by the police ) . The seen where " Herc " fights the bear is so ridiculous , that you just have to lau... |
429,205 | 1,173,088 | 309,654 | 10 | One of the best action / sci-fi games up to date ! | With outstanding graphics , and so much more , HALO is the best game so far for Xbox . And a plot to actually follow which a lot of games don't have , also makes the gaming experience unforgettable . The immense mini worlds of HALO make you feel like your there . The designers immerse you into awesome vehicles , includ... |
430,269 | 1,173,088 | 26,029 | 10 | Hitchcock classic is arguably his best from the ' 30s . . . | According to Hitchcock , the MacGuffin was a phrase devised from Kipling that was used to cover any plot curiosity or unexplainable necessity ; the unattainable object that must be attained , or the mysterious device that must be discovered . The MacGuffin was that of meaningless intrigue , as when men die for the sake... |
429,540 | 1,173,088 | 95,953 | 10 | Why has it become " cool " to hate this film ? | Barry Levinson is one of the great screen directors of our time . He's most notable for being able to evoke subtly comedic discussions amongst his leading characters , save the rare occasion when his strained efforts backfire ( " Toys " comes to mind ) . " Rain Man " ( 1988 ) is his crowning effort , his best achieveme... |
430,605 | 1,173,088 | 107,048 | 10 | Excellent comedy that anyone can relate to . | Bill Murray plays Phil Connors , a weatherman for a local news station . Every year he goes to Puxatawney , Pennsylvania for the Puxatawney Phil event : commonly recognized as Groundhog Day . You know how it goes . The groundhog comes out . If it sees its shadow , it's six more weeks of winter . If it doesn't , it's sp... |
430,815 | 1,173,088 | 50,825 | 10 | Kubrick's best serious film | Everyone always raves about " 2001 : A Space Odyssey , " but I've never really warmed up to it as a film . I feel it's now outdated , pretentious and showy - - at the time , it worked because people were in awe of its effects and futuristic interpretations . . . nowadays it is distinctly ' 60s-ish , with its drug trip ... |
430,736 | 1,173,088 | 80,455 | 10 | One of the best comedies ever , and the best " SNL " I can think of . . . | There's something funny about the actual Blues Brothers , Jake and Elwood . You don't even have to hear them say anything particularly funny to laugh at the sheer sight of the wacky duo lined up against one another , wearing the infamous clothing and sunglasses . And since their appearance on " Saturday Night Live , " ... |
430,927 | 1,173,088 | 76,666 | 10 | Would you just watch the hair ? I work a long time on my hair , and you hit it ! - Tony Manero . | I love this movie . I love the way it focuses on dancing , yet it isn't about dancing at all . Yes , long amounts of time are given to showing John Travolta light up the dance floor , but the story's fundamental point is the most subtle : Trying to escape from your boring daily routine , even if it is just for an hour ... |
429,331 | 1,173,088 | 190,703 | 10 | The gameplay is fantastic | Forget the movie for a second . " Resident Evil , " the game , works just as well theatrically as it does in terms of gameplay - - it's an addictive experience with haunting visuals , a creepy perfectly suited score and tense , suspense-building action that propels into bloody gore . I've never felt so nervous and swea... |
429,731 | 1,173,088 | 33,467 | 10 | One of the great films , if not " the " greatest . | MINOR SPOILER IN SECOND PARAGRAPH . " Citizen Kane " is , without a doubt , one of the greatest American films ever made . Orson Welles was basically handed the keys to the city - he had everything he wanted and complete control over budget , actors , script , and more . He plays Charles Foster Kane , who dies at the b... |
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