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430,618 | 1,173,088 | 97,958 | 10 | Overall , ' Christmas Vacation ' establishes itself as one of the best Christmas films to emerge out of Tinseltown in the last twenty years , along with ' Home Alone ' and ' Gremlins ' | National Lampoon's Christmas VacationIn this third installment of the widely successful and popular ' Vacation ' franchise , Chevy Chase returns to his role of Clark Griswold , along with Beverly D'Angelo as his wife Ellen . Also along for the ride is Randy Quaid , reprising his role as Uncle Eddie from the first film ... |
430,726 | 1,173,088 | 47,396 | 10 | One of my all-time favorites that could justifiably be named Hitchcock's second best ( with PSYCHO being number one ) . | For most of its duration , not a single shot in Alfred Hitchcock's " Rear Window " takes place outside the small , lonely apartment of L . B . Jeffries ( James Stewart ) . Every exterior pan originates through the eyes of the injured photographer , whose broken leg has him restrained to a wheelchair , living off of the... |
429,638 | 1,173,088 | 382,275 | 10 | Live from New York , it's Saturday Night ! | There's something infectious about Will Ferrell . He's like a giddy boy ready to do anything for a laugh - - and more often than not he delivers . Whereas recent comic additions to NBC's " Saturday Night Live " have done nothing but harm the show , Will Ferrell remained the top in the game from his reign during 1995 - ... |
430,541 | 1,173,088 | 266,915 | 10 | Not as good as I'd heard it was , but Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's chemistry and Chan's martial arts makes it worth watching ! | The above sums it up pretty much . It's a bit better than the first , and the martail arts sequences with Jackie Chan as always were a pleasure . And surprisingly enough , Chan and Tucker have very good comedic chemistry . One of those weird facts of life I guess . stars-JOHN ULMER |
430,610 | 1,173,088 | 98,554 | 10 | John Candy uses his natural comedic charm in this film ; he is loveable and huggable . | ' Uncle Buck'If you have read my other reviews , you would have realized that one of my favorite directors is John Hughes . Not because of his teen movies , but because he made my favorite comedy ever : ' Planes , Trains and Automobiles ' with Steve Martin and John Candy . But that has little to do with Uncle Buck ; if... |
429,868 | 1,173,088 | 117,951 | 10 | One of the best films ever - a lot of people missed the point | It's ironic that I'm saying " many people missed the point " because I did , too . My original review on IMDb gave the film a negative rating . I deleted it months ago because I have since purchased the Director's Cut on DVD and fallen in love with it . The movie is energetic , imaginative and unique . It's taken from ... |
430,159 | 1,173,088 | 98,536 | 10 | A Very Underrated Cop-Doggy Comedy . . . Perhaps the Best of the Genre . . . | Scott Turner ( Tom Hanks ) is a clean-cut cop . He keeps his house constantly clean and very organized . But after chaos ensues he ends up with the only witness of a crime scene : a very messy , dirty , hairy , slob of a beast - a dog . Actually , a " dawg " to be correct . That's the breed , supposedly . . . Tom Hanks... |
430,394 | 1,173,088 | 100,201 | 10 | There are only so many times you can single-handedly rip off a famous film , and " Mr . Destiny " knows this , and plays right to the fact . It doesn't try to be anything it isn't ; rather , it is somethin | Mr . Destiny - Stars " Mr . Destiny's " theme is recycled from many films spanning many different years . Its theme ranges from recent spoofs on such plots ( see " Scrooged " ) , to the same , more serious and dramatic notion that worked in " It's a Wonderful Life , " and a century earlier in the story of Scrooge as to... |
430,904 | 1,173,088 | 100,212 | 10 | Pure Heaven . | After a car is stolen by a gangster : " And where did you learn to jump start a car ? " " I had to learn to jump start ambulances to get invalids to the dialysis machines . " - Joan Cusack and Steve Martin , " My Blue Heaven . " There's a lot of fun to be found in " My Blue Heaven , " a simple little comedy with only g... |
429,732 | 1,173,088 | 88,846 | 10 | 1984 Redux - a Gilliam masterpiece , clever and cynical . | Note : I originally submitted a review of " Brazil " two years ago . I gave it a negative rating . I didn't like it . I said it was " weird , " silly , and ruined by a lousy middle-section . Then I began my Gilliam fix and became more familiar with his work . I saw " Brazil " again and liked it much , much more and cam... |
429,900 | 1,173,088 | 88,847 | 10 | One of my ( personal ) favorite comedies . John Hughes strikes again ! | Parents have never understood the youth of the world . Elvis used to be evil . Now he's too tame for modern music enthusiasts . Just imagine how tame Eminem will seem years from now . And as a scarier thought , who ( or what ) could be worse than some of the singers on today's market ? John Hughes is locked in a time c... |
431,082 | 1,173,088 | 283,087 | 10 | Disappointed . . . but still fun to play once in a while | I really liked the first Turok game , so when the 2nd came out I bought it . At first I put it on and I could see how dark it was . I mean I knew it was called " seeds of evil " but I didn't think it would be as dark as it is . I liked the Iguana entertainment video in the beginning , as anyone who's seen the video on ... |
430,498 | 1,173,088 | 86,960 | 10 | Murphy's best role - a unique fish-out-of-water comedy ! | Detroit cop Axel Foley ( Eddie Murphy ) is in Beverly Hills for a few days to investigate the murder of an old acquaintance . Axel assumes the suspect is a local tycoon , but no one seems to believe him ? including the police force , being semi-run by Ronny Cox ( in one of his rare good-guy roles ) . Axel comes into tr... |
430,345 | 1,173,088 | 36,342 | 10 | One of his very best - I've loved it since I was a child ! | Shadow of a Doubt may only be listed as # 181 on IMDb's " Top 250 " list , but in my opinion it far outweighs some of the films higher up on that list and is one of Hitch's very best films . Joseph Cotten plays Charlie , a crook on the run from the police . Left stranded and pursued , he decides to move in with his b... |
431,015 | 1,173,088 | 81,398 | 10 | Essential masterpiece ; powerful De Niro ; simply one of the best films of all time . | Raging Bull isn't the average , stereotypical underdog boxing movie , because it isn't really about boxing at all . Like most great movies , its focus is much deeper . It came out in 1980 , earned Robert De Niro a Best Actor Academy Award , and was marked down as another solid triumph by director Martin Scorsese , wh... |
429,547 | 1,173,088 | 42,876 | 10 | A brilliant masterpiece from a masterful director | Rashomon was Akira Kurosawa's first national hit ( becoming , at the time , the highest-grossing foreign film in America ) and even gained an Oscar for Best Foreign Film , but almost sixty years later it still hasn't lost any of its impact . It is widely revered as one of the most influential films of all-time , but ... |
431,050 | 1,173,088 | 100,157 | 10 | Misery is at times humorous , at times amusing , at times scary , and at times truly appalling ; but it is always an excellent thriller . | I particularly enjoy one scene in " Misery , " in which the crazed fan of a successful author switches from kind , gentle woman to crazy lunatic after she reads his latest novel in his line of Misery books , about an inspirational woman from the 1800s . The fan finds out he has killed her favorite fictional character o... |
431,144 | 1,173,088 | 1,125,849 | 10 | One of the best films of 2008 | Enough has been written already about Mickey Rourke's real-life parallels with his fictional character in The Wrestler . Yes , it makes the story seem even realer , and is perhaps what attracted Rourke to the project . ( Or perhaps not ? perhaps , instead , it is what attracted Darren Aronofsky to the actor . ) But to ... |
429,456 | 1,173,088 | 265,459 | 10 | You won't be developing your photos again ! | One Hour Photo is exactly what I expected . A very well made , entertaining chiller-thriller that is memorable and notable , but not altogether one of the best thrillers ever . It's one of those that people will be talking about for about a year , but will then vanish , much like the other thrillers about psychopathi... |
429,945 | 1,173,088 | 500,149 | 10 | Fun for any fan of the show . Lots of fun , actually . . . | This 25th reunion of SNL is extremely hilarious . Sometimes it's a bit slow and there are bits where there isn't actual comedy , but it's still fun . After growing up on this show and seeing this big reunion I feel like I'm a part of the cast . Almost everyone is here , except for Eddie Murphy . ( Norm MacDonald drops ... |
431,169 | 1,173,088 | 117,666 | 10 | An excellent fim . If any film deserves to be higher up on the top 250 , it's this film ! | SLING BLADE is a truly incredible film . Billy Bob Thornton does his bestacting ever . He truly fits into character . If any movie at all deservesto be higher up on the top 250 on IMDB , it's SLING BLADE . I mean , ifAMELIE is number 12 on the 250 . . . man . . . AMELIE was weird anyway-how'dit get to # 12 ? ? ? ? ? Go... |
430,930 | 1,173,088 | 150,742 | 10 | An offer you can't refuse ! | Everyone knows the " Godfather " movies . If you don't by now , you probably don't belong on this site . ( Just kidding . . . everyone is welcome ! ) In 1992 , Francis Ford Coppola assembled together the entire footage from all three of his " Godfather " movies and spliced them back together again in chronological orde... |
430,553 | 1,173,088 | 137,523 | 10 | One of the best films of the decade and also one of the most important | The first time I saw " Fight Club " I despised it . I found its message stupid and contradictory - it was a hypocritical film that preached against violence yet was more violent than any other recent films including " The Matrix " ( which is not quite as realistic as " Fight Club " ) . I saw it again on television a fe... |
429,877 | 1,173,088 | 694,432 | 10 | Live from New York ! | Incidentally ( or coincidentally ) the very first episode of " Saturday Night Live " debuted on October 11th , which is the same day of the month as my own birthday . I've always felt it was appropriate that my favorite show shares its birthday with me ! Of course , in recent years it hasn't been my favorite show as mu... |
430,642 | 1,173,088 | 96,697 | 10 | One of the best shows ever ! | Just the fact that a show like the SIMPSONS has been on so long - almost 14 years-proves that it is a great comedy achievment . Who would've honostly thought such a show would be embraced by millions . I know a lot of shows like the SIMPSONS that are canceled , just because they aren't given a chance-especially on FOX ... |
430,845 | 1,173,088 | 71,562 | 10 | Terrific continuation of the " Godfather " series ; to call it a " sequel " almost seems insulting . . . | This sequel is just as terrific as the first film , if not more so . I hesitate to call it a sequel , as " sequel " is quite simply the wrong word I am looking for . A film like " The Matrix Reloaded " is a sequel - " The Godfather Part II " is something more . It's just too good to be called a sequel . The film won si... |
430,959 | 1,173,088 | 705,958 | 10 | My favorite episode | Season Four was when " South Park " really began to come into its own , and by the time Season Five rolled around it was stronger than ever . " Scott Tenorman Must Die " is probably my favorite episode of " South Park . " It's absolutely brilliant . This is the episode where Cartman's evil , psychopathic mindset really... |
429,568 | 1,173,088 | 86,879 | 10 | A brilliantly ambitious , sprawling , and truly epic film | Few films create such a lasting impact as " Amadeus . " Although it may not be as well-recognized as some other classics , those " in the know " have been privy to one of the great films of the 20th century . Its Director's Cut re-release a few years ago re-established it as a classic , and enticed many new viewers . P... |
430,581 | 1,173,088 | 75,005 | 10 | A great supernatural thriller , undeservedly bashed over the years | The Omen was included in a recent book I read of THE 1000 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE ! - ironic since fellow IMDb user Theo Robertson claims it was included as an entry in a similar book titled THE 50 WORST FILMS OF ALL TIME . I've always really liked " The Omen " and , like Theo , think it is superior to " T... |
429,222 | 1,173,088 | 802,999 | 10 | My objective review | Usually when " Grand Theft Auto " comes out , it takes a good week or two for the initial " WOW ! " factor to wear off . I purposely put off reviewing this until I had completed the entire game , because by then I knew I'd have some time to take it all in and form a more objective opinion . First of all , early critici... |
429,521 | 1,173,088 | 387,564 | 10 | See " Saw " | Mild SpoilersTwo men wake up in a filthy bathroom . They don't know how they got there . They don't know why they're there . They can't remember much of anything . They try to move , but realize that their ankles are chained to metal pipes . Someone else lies dead in the middle of the room , a handgun still clenched in... |
430,107 | 1,173,088 | 84,787 | 10 | A classic that still holds up to this very day | I know I'm human . And if you were all these things , then you'd just attack me right now , so some of you are still human . This thing doesn't want to show itself , it wants to hide inside an imitation . It'll fight if it has to , but it's vulnerable out in the open . If it takes us over , then it has no more enemies... |
430,543 | 1,173,088 | 33,870 | 10 | An American Classic ! | The Maltese Falcoln is an American classic . Humphrey Bogart shines in this quintessential thriller . It's surrounded with mystery , suspense , and best of all great conematography and acting . So if you want a great film , get the MALTESE FALCOLN ! stars-JOHN ULMER |
430,112 | 1,173,088 | 306,926 | 10 | Great live performances of great songs | This brief collection of videos was recorded live in Tokyo , 1992 , as part of Guns N ' Roses ' worldwide Use Your Illusion tour . This volume ( part " II " ) provides some songs from GN'Rs ' # 1 billboard hit , including " Estranged , " " You Could Be Mine , " " So Fine , " and " Knockin ' On Heaven's Door . " It also... |
429,461 | 1,173,088 | 306,921 | 10 | THE Guns N ' Roses show | Guns N ' Roses were always a bit " iffy " live . I've noticed that Axl's voice is very unreliable during shows and he can tend to go out of key and just start screeching , whereas on the actual albums it tends to be harmonic screeching . ( He's always a great singer , but during live concerts he can just tend to get a ... |
430,213 | 1,173,088 | 306,923 | 10 | . . . And what for ? | Estranged is one of the most beautiful rock epics ever recorded and sadly it has never really gained the reputation of , say , November Rain or Sweet Child O ' Mine . The music video is a bit MTV / early-'90s-ish compared to earlier ones but the song itself is awesome . This making-of details the behind-the-scenes of t... |
430,598 | 1,173,088 | 106,489 | 10 | De Niro should direct again - - this is a very well made movie . | Robert De Niro's " A Bronx Tale " is the story of a hard-working Italian-American man whose teenaged son takes an ill-advised interest in the neighborly Mafia figures . De Niro plays Lorenzo , a bus driver from the Bronx who works hard for a living and is perfectly content with his low amount of income , if only becaus... |
429,738 | 1,173,088 | 55,630 | 10 | One of Kurosawa's best . | The film opens with Toshirô Mifune navigating through a corn field . Slowly he is revealed to us and even his walk seems very self-confident and tough . Text on-screen informs us he is a Japanese ronin - now without a master due to Japanese civil war , he has turned into a bounty hunter and roams the countryside . Soon... |
429,562 | 1,173,088 | 44,741 | 10 | The affirmation of life through the exploration of death . A powerful film . | Ikiru is a film that expresses itself through two separate parts . The first half is the exploration of a bitter man's death and the second half is an affirmation of life provided through the awareness of mortality , recalled by those whom he knew best . Kanji Watanabe ( Takashi Shimura ) is the protagonist of the st... |
430,142 | 1,173,088 | 75,148 | 10 | The Raging Bull Named Rocky . . . | Rocky is about a man . It is the story of a man who exceeds past all normal expectations and makes the most out of what he is doing . What is he doing ? Boxing . Why ? As Rocky says in the film , " You have to be a moron to want to box . " Rocky is played by Sylvester Stallone , whose only other film before " Rocky "... |
429,190 | 1,173,088 | 291,337 | 10 | A very good game with an interesting plot to follow , shown through graphic novels | Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose . He has been framed for murder , and lost his wife a child . Now , you must take control and lead Max to the ultimate revenge against the killers of his family , and the people who set him up . With a great plot to follow , shown with comic graphic novels , realistic gritty surr... |
429,905 | 1,173,088 | 331,560 | 10 | It is a gift ! | Great surprise from Peter Jackson on the Fellowship of the Ring Extended DVD . Jack Black hands over the One Ring at the Council of Elrond . Problem ? He got drunk with some mates the night before and got is . . . put somewhere personal . Spliced together with the scene from the film , this is a great little treat for ... |
430,449 | 1,173,088 | 107,659 | 10 | Hate it all you want . I like it , and think it's pretty good - - for a spoof . | I'm not a huge fan of slapstick spoofs . I love " Airplane ! " and the " Naked Gun " films , but it's not my favorite genre . Ironic , then , that I find most spoof movies enjoyable , at the very least , because they're all really , really stupid . There's more quality in " Airplane ! " than , say , " Hot Shots ! " , b... |
429,834 | 1,173,088 | 833,359 | 10 | A fine return to form | After a series of fairly disappointing episodes , " The Gang Runs for Office " is a fine return to form for " Sunny . " Returning to the style of the first season ( Season Two has taken a somewhat darker approach so far ) , this episode features Frank ( Danny DeVito ) telling the gang how politicians can make money by ... |
429,808 | 1,173,088 | 102,004 | 10 | A Surprisingly Good Comedy . . . | The Hard Way stars Michael J . Fox as Nick Lang / Ray Casanov - - a big-time film star who is good-natured and eager to follow around real-life Detective Lt . John Moss , NYPD , played by James Woods . When I first saw previews for this film , I thought I knew what it would be : another clichéd film , involving a sno... |
429,505 | 1,173,088 | 25,452 | 10 | Classic Early Hitchcock . . . | Perhaps a bit hard to watch for younger generations , but this is the superior version of the yuppie couple whose only child is kidnapped and held for ransom ( remade under the same title in the 50s by the same director , Alfred Hitchcock ) . The film doesn't live up to " The 39 Steps " or " The Lady Vanishes " as one ... |
430,309 | 1,173,088 | 272,338 | 10 | This movie isn't exactly " When Harry Met Sally . . . " | Punch-Drunk Love is a lot of things . It's the change of direction for an actor . It's the change of acting for a director . It's odd , demented , and strangely entertaining . It could be called a form of art , which it probably is . It is good , but not particularly great . Adam Sandler plays Barry Egan , a lonely ,... |
430,325 | 1,173,088 | 209,144 | 10 | Wow , one of the best films ever ! | Though it's not the best film ever , ' Memento ' is definitely on my top 250 . It's one of the most original films ever , and the screenplay is excellent . It kept me guessing to the end , and the acting was brilliant by Guy Pearce , Carrie Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano . I highly recommend ' Memento ' to you , I think ... |
430,556 | 1,173,088 | 71,315 | 10 | One of the best film noir / homage films ever made ! | Chinatown is so good , it's scary . Jack Nicholson is Jake Gittes , the iconic private eye hired to spy on the husband of a woman who suspects he is having an affair . What Jake soon uncovers is a vast conspiracy involving local tycoons and water - heading towards a great conclusion with a classic surprise ending . "... |
430,141 | 1,173,088 | 289,765 | 10 | Returns to the Roots of the " Lambs " . . . | Prequels are messy things . Sequels can be , too , but with a sequel , the filmmakers are creating new ground . In a prequel , the filmmakers are treading into pre-recorded territory , and if they're not careful , they can make the audience feel cheated . But with " Red Dragon , " prequel to " Silence of the Lambs " an... |
430,272 | 1,173,088 | 53,604 | 10 | Awesome classic ! | I wasn't a huge fan of Billy Wilder's " Some Like it Hot " when I first saw it some years ago , but " The Apartment " didn't let me down at all . Jack Lemmon is superb as C . C . Baxter , the meek corporate worker who loans his apartment out to co-workers so they can spend alone time with their mistresses . In exchange... |
430,589 | 1,173,088 | 94,226 | 10 | An untouchable classic ? Pretty much , despite some flaws . | I grew up on " The Untouchables " and as a slice of cinema it was one of my earliest memories of true directing and style - watching De Palma's famous train station sequence used to always leave me in awe , but it wasn't until I was older that I understood and recognized some of De Palma's trademarks . Looking back on ... |
429,651 | 1,173,088 | 251,654 | 10 | Absolutely hilarious and poignant social commentary - on par with Pryor's earlier material , and - dare I say it - at times even funnier . | I believe Richard Pryor to be the best stand-up comic of all-time ( closely followed in the social-critic realm by Bill Hicks and George Carlin ) , but Dave Chappelle is promising to be a worthy successor . This HBO special from 2000 has achieved something of a cult status on peer-to-peer networks since its airing , es... |
430,895 | 1,173,088 | 109,686 | 10 | I laughed , I cried , and I think my IQ dropped . I love this movie ! | The Marx Brothers . Laurel and Hardy . Abbott and Costello . Jerry Lewis . Every generation has their dose of silliness . The 1990s had Jim Carrey . And along with him came the phenomenal hit " Dumb and Dumber , " a simple tale of two numb skulls who journey to Aspen in search of a woman and happiness . Our tale begins... |
429,672 | 1,173,088 | 99,653 | 10 | One of my favorite films - - still moving and touching . . . | It's hard for me to truly understand why a film such as " Ghost " appeals to my inner moviegoer so very much . Here's a film so full of clichés and tired ideas that somehow - - miraculously - - manage to stay fresh , presenting us with a great love story amidst an intriguing backdrop of murder and revenge . The only pr... |
430,250 | 1,173,088 | 115,082 | 10 | Very funny | 3rd Rock from the Show is a very funny comedy series about a group of aliens disguised as humans . John Lithgow ( one of the most underrated actors of all-time ) is fabulous as Dick , the confused and overly dramatic alien posing as a college professor ( I think - it's been so long since I've seen this on TV ! ) . Sa... |
429,733 | 1,173,088 | 50,083 | 10 | A classic . | NOTE : Apparently , some fan of " Lord of the Rings " reported my review to the IMDb Admin because I said " 12 Angry Men " is ( and I quote ) " . . . better than LotR . " And for some reason , IMDb actually deleted my review - even though it had over 20 helpful reviews ( out of about 26 ) . So , to please that angry li... |
430,951 | 1,173,088 | 482,571 | 10 | One of the most engaging and impressive character pieces I've seen all year | The Prestige got some bad reviews early on , and at one point it was listed on RottenTomatoes . com with less than 30 % fresh rating . I went to see it , as a result , with mixed expectations . On one hand , I think Christian Bale is the next great method actor and I firmly believe Christopher Nolan is on the pathway... |
429,714 | 1,173,088 | 59,742 | 10 | It's a great musical , and a surprisingly entertaining one , too . | The Sound of MusicJulie Andrews stars in the film that set a course for future musicals and dramas . ' The Sound of Music . ' We all know the story . Julie Andrews plays a Catholic nun who becomes a nanny for Christopher Plummer's millions upon millions of children ( not literally ) in Austria . After a while she falls... |
430,239 | 1,173,088 | 335,266 | 10 | When Bill Met Scarlett . . . | This review has been seriously edited to remain within IMDb's word limit . Please refer to wiredonmovies . com for complete , and much better , review . " I just don't know what I'm supposed to be . " " You'll figure that out . The more you know who you are , and what you want , the less things upset you . " - Dialogue... |
430,328 | 1,173,088 | 116,996 | 10 | Hilarious slapstick ! | I thought MARS ATTACKS was great . I must say though I'm a little surprised all the famous actors that were in this film joined the cast considering the film's no " breakthrough " for this generation filmmaking . Tim Burton's best since BATMAN , MARS ATTACKS never lets us satisfy for less . stars-worth seeing JUST for ... |
429,425 | 1,173,088 | 99,685 | 10 | An Offer You Can't Refuse . . . | As far back as I can remember , I've always wanted to be a gangster . - - Henry Hill , Brooklyn , N . Y . 1955 . Gangsters are all around us . Everyone knows it , not everyone wants to accept it . " Goodfellas " - - based on true events - - explores the lives of gangsters , chronicling the events through the eyes of ... |
430,624 | 1,173,088 | 268,126 | 10 | I get it now . | The first time I saw " Adaptation " I expected something else and walked away severely disappointed . As some of you out there who Private Messaged me in regards to my initial review posted on IMDb might already be aware , I originally gave it a rating of stars , back when I was frequently contributing to the site . I ... |
429,912 | 1,173,088 | 115,147 | 10 | Hip , funny , clever . | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is one of the funniest shows on television and probably the cleverest show on Comedy Central ( perhaps tied with " South Park " ) . Jon Stewart was the perfect host - his dry humor and quick wit is great . His group of news correspondants are equally humorous - Steve Carell ( who has n... |
429,923 | 1,173,088 | 271,367 | 10 | The Most Overlooked Parody of Last Year . . . Pure Fun from Start to Finish ! | Eight Legged Freaks was originally titled " Arac Attack " before the film's star , David Arquette , thought of a better title ( " Eight Legged Freaks " ) . The great thing about this title is it sets up the film perfectly - - it's a parody , and a surprisingly entertaining and hilarious and fun one , too . David Arqu... |
430,649 | 1,173,088 | 114,369 | 10 | The Se7ven deadly sins . . . | SE7VEN is a modern thriller masterpiece , in tradition of other modern classics like Silence of the Lambs . The acting is magnificent , and Kevin Spacey played the sick , twisted villian perfectly . I don't think anyone got academy awards for this but they should have . Brad Pitt's emotional scene at the end is shockin... |
431,051 | 1,173,088 | 314,123 | 10 | More features , but not quite as good as the third . . . | I played this game a bit not too long ago . While it is good , like a lot of games , it isn't as good as its predecessor . The first three " GTA " games got better and better , but " Vice City " doesn't beat the third . The new features ( motorbikes , new weapons , more realistic vehicles / abilities , etc . , etc . . ... |
430,356 | 1,173,088 | 34,587 | 10 | Absolutely amazing . . . | More often than not , it's much better to show nothing than anything at all . Hitchcock knew this , and that's how he essentially became known as The Master of Suspense . Had he shown Norman's " mother " from " Psycho " killing the girl in the shower in greater detail , the horror of the scene would have been more grea... |
429,848 | 1,173,088 | 120,917 | 10 | No Touchie , NOOOOOOOO touchie . . The best Disney movie ever | This is absolutely the best disney movie ever . I don't know how they got David spade to do a Disney movie , but he definately made it good . If it wasn't for him it would still be good , but not as good as it is with him . This movie has hilarious jokes , and it's not just for kids . I would recommend it to everyone .... |
430,648 | 1,173,088 | 112,281 | 10 | Not as good as the first , but a decent sequel . Hey , it could've been worse ! | ACE VENTURA : WHEN NATURE CALLS has some funny moments , and some not-so-funny moments as well . But overall , it's a very decent sequel worthy of being recommended by me . All righty then ! stars-loved the cliffhanger spoof ! |
429,289 | 1,173,088 | 99,785 | 10 | Heartwarming Holiday family classic . | ' Home Alone ' has succeeded in establishing itself as a Christmas tradition , spawning off three sequels ( including a made-for-television flop ) , and a whole franchise in and of it . Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin McCallister , the average American child . He has an attitude almost expected of a Chris Columbus film fro... |
429,492 | 1,173,088 | 365,748 | 10 | The best zombie movie ever - because it's more than just a zombie movie . | Zombies are boring . They're not scary , they're not intimidating . They move slower than a snail , and all they can do is eat you . I suppose in the early days there was more of a thrill to them , but that was lost as the years progressed . George A . Romero captured the fear in his original " Night of the Living Dead... |
431,143 | 1,173,088 | 1,013,753 | 10 | Amazing performance by Sean Penn | One of the most remarkable things about Milk is how little controversy has surrounded it . Just three years ago , the release of Brokeback Mountain was met with boycotts from anti-gay activists and sparked picketing of theaters carrying the picture . By comparison , Milk has courted minimal outrage . This may change ov... |
429,955 | 1,173,088 | 101,701 | 10 | It's . . . Groundhog Day ! Only This Time , The Master Of Comedy , John Candy . . . | John Candy made this film . The story involves a soap opera writer ( Candy ) who gets knocked out , and enters his own , type-written , created world , where all the characters are alive and playing their roles - or so he thinks . They are actually living them . So , Candy finds that whatever he writes on the ' ol type... |
429,582 | 1,173,088 | 117,128 | 10 | Finally . . . a movie that understands me ! ! ! | For a few years they've had this movie at the video store , and I always wanted to get it . But for some reason I never did . So last night I finaly rented it out and I loved it ! The begginng starts off and you get turned off by it . It just seems a little stupid . But once Mike , and the others start watching " This ... |
430,049 | 1,173,088 | 38,650 | 10 | So is the movie . . . | Review edited and therefore quite choppy due to maximum word limit . Has there ever been a truer and more heartfelt character than George Bailey ? This is a man whose life is one of great significance , but he , like all of us , does not always realize that this is so . He does not recognize his impact on the world unt... |
431,003 | 1,173,088 | 77,416 | 10 | It's been given a fairly bad reputation over the years - undeservedly so , too . One of the greatest films ever made . | ( This review was edited due to word limit - full review available under newsgroup section on IMDb , by John Ulmer . ) " One shot is what it's all about . A deer has to be taken with one shot . " Some films lose their charm as they grow older , or after we've already seen them once . Then , there are the motion picture... |
430,607 | 1,173,088 | 198,781 | 10 | Does For Monsters What " Toy Story " Did For Toys ! | Monsters , Inc . We were all , at one time , scared of monsters under the bed . Shadows of clothes in the closet . Weird sounds outside in the trees . I remember thinking there were all kinds of monsters in my room - not as much under my bed as in the closet . And once again , Pixar , who brought us " Toy Story " 1 & 2... |
429,589 | 1,173,088 | 118,883 | 10 | One of my favorite mystery / thrillers | A great movie to watch . . . . . . . is that sentence a conspiracy against you to see this movie ? Did the government tell me to write this ? That's what it's like through the eyes of Jerry Fletcher . A taxi driver who sees conspiracies in EVERYTHING , even in money . The opening scene with the people in the cab is gre... |
430,974 | 1,173,088 | 95,016 | 10 | Have a " Blast " Watching " Die Hard " ! | Die HardOne of the most full-out action movies of all time . It had the best formula , the best dialogue , the best stunts , the best characters , and the best explosions . " Die Hard . " Bruce Willis plays John McClane , a recently divorced cop who travels to LA for the opening of his wife's new workplace , Nakatomi P... |
429,224 | 1,173,088 | 68,646 | 10 | Not " the best film ever made " but certainly one of the great ones | The movie opens at Don Vito Corleone's ( Marlon Brando ) home in the 1950s . His daughter is being wed and the entire " family " has come to celebrate . Vito's son Michael ( Al Pacino ) , the most " Americanized " of his immediate family , has rejected the traditions of his ancestors and joined the army . He has no pla... |
430,074 | 1,173,088 | 99,422 | 10 | One of the best comic book adaptations of all time . | I've been watching " Dick Tracy " for years , and as a result it's become a vital part of my life - it was with me throughout childhood and I used to see it quite often . Seeing it now , as an adult , it's still a very good movie - dark , satiric and incredibly misunderstood . About the only thing that can be said is t... |
429,601 | 1,173,088 | 66,921 | 10 | One of Kubrick's best | To say that the Alex character from Stanley Kubrick's " A Clockwork Orange " is unlikable is like saying the Manson family was sort of bad . He's not just unlikable ; he's despicable , terrifying , sick , twisted , and ultimately a haunting embodiment of all our greatest realistic fears and worries . But Alex does not ... |
430,469 | 1,173,088 | 277,723 | 10 | Grand Theft Auto 3 is the very idea of what a great game should be | A REVIEW on the GAME : GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 ( 2001 ) ( stars ) With the voice talents of : JOE PANTOLIANO MICHAEL RAPAPORT In the game Grand Theft Auto 3 , your character is a man who has been betrayed , and left for dead by a partner in crime in Liberty City , where the only dirty word is hope . Now , he must restart hi... |
429,256 | 1,173,088 | 158,983 | 10 | A bit overrated , but still a fun film - - if you have an open mind . | ' South Park ' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been major protesters against the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) since one of their early films , ' Orgazmo , ' was tagged with an NC-17 rating due to strong language and pervasive sexual content . They have been known to purposely upset the MPAA b... |
429,977 | 1,173,088 | 96,874 | 10 | Almost As Good As the Original . . . Extremely Underrated . . . | Let us recall the cliffhanger of an ending from the original ' Back to the Future . ' It is 1985 . Marty McFly ( Michael J . Fox ) is back from 1955 . His girlfriend Jennifer ( played by Elizabeth Shue this time around ) and him are admiring his newfound truck . That's when Doc Brown ( Christopher Lloyd ) came back to ... |
430,703 | 1,173,088 | 42,041 | 10 | A classic , one of the very best films I've ever seen - Cagney is a god ! | White Heat may not be typical film noir in the literal sense , but the vibes are unmistakable . It's classic James Cagney noir , and he gives his best performance ever . It's the pinnacle for all future mobster movies - " Godfather , " " Scarface " ( the remake ) and even " GoodFellas " all borrow styles or concepts ... |
430,872 | 1,173,088 | 86,250 | 10 | The definitive film chronicling the rise and fall of a man seeking the American Dream . . . | You wanna play rough ? Say hello to my little friend ! - Tony Montana , a . k . a . Scarface . " Scarface " chronicles the life of a Cuban refugee who came to America in May , 1980 , when Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel Bay , Cuba , with the apparent intention of letting some of his people join their familie... |
429,396 | 1,173,088 | 54,215 | 10 | Television has brought murder back into the home - where it belongs . - Alfred Hitchcock | Television has brought murder back into the home - where it belongs . - Alfred HitchcockI am often asked what my favorite film of all time is . My reply is always the same : I do not have a favorite from all the genres . But from the thousands of films I have seen , I have not seen a film more horrifying nor terrifyi... |
429,602 | 1,173,088 | 72,890 | 10 | D Day for Pacino | By the time Sidney Lumet's " Dog Day Afternoon " came around he had already learned to let Al Pacino loose . Forget the holdbacks of " Serpico " ; here we get a glimpse into the real Al , the actor who would bring Tony Montana to life in the years to come and the same man who provided Michael Corleone with such heartfe... |
430,292 | 1,173,088 | 94,910 | 10 | A trip worth taking . . . | To say I wasn't expecting much sitting down to watch " The Couch Trip " is an understatement . I had no idea what it was about - I thought it was going to be a journey into the realm of sexuality when I heard Chevy Chase played a condom man and the movie's title involves the word " couch trip , " wink , wink . Then I f... |
430,472 | 1,173,088 | 476,635 | 10 | Awesome collection of AC / DC songs ! | If you're an AC / DC fan you'll love this collection ! It has many early TV broadcasts from Australian channels and progresses onwards through their fame and fortune . I saw some old videos on here that I had only heard about in the past ; I met a die-hard AC / DC fan packing my household goods when I was getting ready... |
430,861 | 1,173,088 | 67,023 | 10 | You won't believe it's Spielberg | We all get stuck behind them sometimes : The huge trucks blocking your lane , blowing diesel fumes and spraying rocks from the ground all over your windshield . You try to pass them but sometimes it's just no use - - they won't move out of the way , no matter how hard you try to mentally will them to do so . Steven Spi... |
429,282 | 1,173,088 | 114,709 | 10 | I can safely say that I have not enjoyed animated films quite so much over the years as I have enjoyed Pixar films . | Toy Story ? starsChildren play with toys . It is a known fact . At one time or another , we all played with toys , whether they were action figures , dolls , little green soldiers , etc ? But what if toys were real ? What if they could talk ? Pixar and Disney serve us this theory in what was the first full-length compu... |
430,693 | 1,173,088 | 88,247 | 10 | The best of the best in its genre . . . | Rarely has a film so frightened an audience as " The Terminator . " After its release in 1984 , the extremely low-budget sci-fi actioner broke box office records , and gave audiences something more to fear . Through the years , there have been stories of nature's beasts , of creatures from another world , and so on and... |
429,296 | 1,173,088 | 56,218 | 10 | Perhaps the greatest political thriller of all time ! Not very dated at all | I picked up the Special Edition DVD of " The Manchurian Candidate " because I kept hearing it was a classic , and felt it would be a good addition to my collection . I'm a huge fan of John Frankenheimer ( " Seconds " is one of the most underrated and un-acknowledged films of all time in my opinion ) and his directorial... |
583,107 | 1,219,578 | 285,964 | 1 | Pas si bien | A man needs a new liver or he will die within four months ! Only a transplant from his brother can save him . Unfortunately , the two men have been at odds for ten years . Such a subject demands : - either a black humor treatment and then it takes genius to succeed in making such a story . - or an intimate rendition , ... |
583,810 | 1,219,578 | 204,626 | 1 | Botched job | Dog food . Everything sucks in this so-called movie : a screenplay so hackneyed the average viewer must have seen the story a hundred times or more , flashy directing , poor acting from the leads , poor-as usual - female part whose only raison d'être is screaming . James Spader's wooden acting is absolutely awful . At ... |
584,548 | 1,219,578 | 180,607 | 1 | sheer rubbish | Thomas ( Elie Semoun ) is a shy computer scientist who created a virtual person called Leo from a software program . But the latter is sick of his life and years for getting out of it to explore the exterior world . One evening he manages to do so by taking the appearance of a cleaning operative ( Dieudonné ) and it's ... |
584,969 | 1,219,578 | 83,906 | 1 | A horrible , horrible , horrible movie . | Already in " Performance " and in " Don't look now " , Roeg showed a pretentious , show-off and gaudy style . The latter film was saved , however , by Daphne DuMaurier-inspired screenplay , Venice setting and Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland's skills . Here , absolutely nothing . The movie fluctuates with a complet... |
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