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484,214 | 1,416,505 | 67,328 | 8 | Good portrayal of American small-town-life of the ' 50's . | It's 1951 and there isn't a lot to do in the small Texan town Anarene . Basically in the whole town , there only is a cinema and a run-down pool hall for entertainment . So basically all the characters have in the movie is each other . Which makes it all the more difficult for the outcasts and those who don't like each... |
484,707 | 1,416,505 | 20,697 | 8 | A strong emotional portrayal of the downfall of a man . | This is one great and effectively powerful movie , that focuses all around the mental breakdown of a man , who has given up basically everything for the woman he falls in love with . Love , like always , makes blind , causing things to go from bad till worse for the main character Prof . Immanuel Rath , played by the a... |
484,097 | 1,416,505 | 890,870 | 8 | More like a whodunit thriller than an horror this one . | Since John Kramer and his apprentice Amanda are now truly death , the movie is more about who is the new Jigsaw now . Not that this makes the movie bad or anything but it obviously diverse a little from the Saw concept , as best got featured in part I and III . The Saw franchise is never afraid to kill off its main cha... |
483,843 | 1,416,505 | 109,579 | 8 | Great character movie . | I really like character movies . Movies like ; " 12 Angry Men " , " Glengarry Glen Ross " and the more recent Dutch movie " Cloaca " . " Death and the Maiden " also is such a character movie from master director Roman Polanski . One thing really surprised me about this movie . In a movie with Sigourney Weaver and Ben K... |
484,742 | 1,416,505 | 86,541 | 8 | One of the weirdest , one of the most inaccessible , one of the greatest ! | This is a very interesting and intriguing early movie from acclaimed director David Cronenberg . The movie is definitely not a formulaic standard piece of work . It features lots of odd hallucinating moments , mixed with sadomasochist sex . The movie does reach the point at times , when you're not sure any more if the ... |
485,301 | 1,416,505 | 144,117 | 8 | Definitely entertaining . | OK so " The Boondock Saints " is a " Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrels " wannabe , like so many other films but in this case it's a good wannabe that definitely entertains . It's definitely not a movie to take serious , even though it still picks a gritty and realistic approach . This is typical for recent British f... |
484,082 | 1,416,505 | 55,738 | 8 | Surprisingly great early Frankenheimer movie . | What a nice little surprise this was . This is a fairly unknown and low-key early movie from acclaimed director John Frankenheimer , who with this movie delivers a really effective character-drama . It's different , obviously very low budget and stagy but the movie works out extremely well due to the surprising big cas... |
485,141 | 1,416,505 | 395,584 | 8 | An improvement over Zombie's previous attempt . | This movie works out better than Rob Zombie's previous movie " House of 1000 Corpses " , of which this movie is a sequel . Seems like Rob Zombie has found this time a better balance between its style and story . The movie flows better and its storytelling works out more effective . Perhaps it also helps that the movie ... |
485,300 | 1,416,505 | 29,284 | 8 | Now this is one fine delightful screwball comedy ! | I am not the biggest screwball comedy fan , since most movies just don't seem to really quite got ' it ' and are more or less often too much more of the same and they get drowned by the movie its clever story and low key sentiments . " My Favorite Wife " was however a screwball movie that I really enjoyed watching . It... |
484,109 | 1,416,505 | 71,408 | 8 | Atmospheric retelling of the Ed Gein story . | Even though all of the character names within this movie are changed , most likely for legal reasons , this movie tells the story of one of the most infamous killers of all time ; Ed Gein . Of course some changes are made within the movie and the movie doesn't tell the whole story of Ed Gein but overall in its main lin... |
485,533 | 1,416,505 | 25,413 | 8 | Laurel & Hardy run in to a ghost . . . at least they think it is . | This is Laurel & Hardy at their very best . A silly story and simple story that relies heavily on the comical timing of the actors . Its a Laurel & Hardy short that certainly does not disappoint . The movie can yet again be divided into two separate parts . In the first part the boys meet up with a ship captain ( Walte... |
483,845 | 1,416,505 | 48,960 | 8 | An adventure of great proportion ! | The thing that surprised me about this movie was how big this production was . Thousands of extras and costumes and dozens of cameo's in a trip around the world . Unfortunately the movie has lost some of its power throughout the years . It is beginning to get outdated and it almost seems like a miracle these days that ... |
484,999 | 1,416,505 | 60,086 | 8 | The egocentric lady-killer Alfie begins to become aware of his own misbehavior but can he still change ? And isn't it too late already ? - An excellent character study . | This movie is an excellent character study and period study of the ' 60's . It sheds some lights on some for ' 60's standards controversial subjects but it does this in a light enjoyable way , without making the movie too preachy , though its message still comes over perfectly . I wasn't too sure what to expect when wa... |
484,522 | 1,416,505 | 29,192 | 8 | Honor thy father and mother . | In Hollywood your career is already mostly over once you're over the age of 40 , especially if you're a female . This in the ' 30's was even more so the case then now days actually . So making a movie about 2 aging people was quite an unique and daring move for 1937 standards . For this the movie mostly deserves credit... |
485,418 | 1,416,505 | 362,227 | 8 | A movie to enjoy ! | Very much like Spielberg's other ' little ' movie " Catch Me If You Can " this is simply a movie to enjoy . It will not win any big awards and it's not a real must see but it is a very excellent and entertaining movie to watch . I think that it are only two things that make this movie work ; Tom Hank's acting and Steve... |
485,103 | 1,416,505 | 117,500 | 8 | Entertaining , action packed movie . | The Rock honestly is one of the best action movies made over the last couple of years . It has everything a good action movie needs ; gun fights , explosions and a villainous plot that could kill thousands of people . It's a non-stop entertaining action packed movie . The movie already begins really good and features... |
484,586 | 1,416,505 | 106,292 | 8 | Such a fine enjoyable movie ! | Don't ask me why but when I was younger I would often watch this movie and the first one ; " Stakeout " . Of those two movies this is the one that has always stayed most in my mind . Basically this movie is just great entertainment . Like all those type of movies from that period there isn't much to the story and the m... |
485,374 | 1,416,505 | 71,349 | 8 | One of the better directed Columbo movies . | Of course basically all of the Columbo movies are more or less the same and they mostly can distinct itself mainly through its directing . This is one of the better directed Columbo movies and its made with lots of pace and style . It's a Columbo movie that got made with a lot of class . It features cinematic tricks su... |
484,935 | 1,416,505 | 71,346 | 8 | Enjoyable Columbo movie , set in a military environment . | It has a quite complicated killing plot . I mean , wouldn't an high ranking military man come up with something else and less complicated , or something better planned and thought over , if he wanted to have someone out of his way . The plan and plot is far from a waterproof one . So story or plot-wise this isn't the g... |
484,819 | 1,416,505 | 71,345 | 8 | One of the more original Columbo movies . | Plotwise and the way the story is build up from its beginning till end , every Columbo movie is basically the same . It's the reason why most of the Columbo movies are of the same high quality . There however are a few Columbo movies that stand out . Often a Columbo movie can distinct itself from the others and the usu... |
485,132 | 1,416,505 | 13,626 | 8 | Interesting and style-full feminist movie . | La Souriante Madame Beudet is mostly interesting and a classic because of its unusual and daring theme , for its time . Back in the ' 20's women rights weren't exactly regarded as the most important or relevant things , to put it mildly . Women were often oppressed and restrained in their marriage , to mainly only ho... |
485,113 | 1,416,505 | 55,824 | 8 | Classic thriller that set the standards for later movies . | Many people know the 1991 remake but very few have actually seen the original . A shame because it is worth seeing - and to be known by more . In a way " Cape Fear " seemed ahead of its time which it was not . It merely was a trend setter for later movies . The movie feels like it was made the same way as thrillers are... |
484,956 | 1,416,505 | 482,571 | 8 | Classy and good ! | Basically this is just a very well made movie . It has both style and a good story , with some interesting twists and great actors in it . What gets noticed first is how incredible good and style-full the movie is looking . The cinematography , costumes and make-up are all fine looking and provide the movie with a grea... |
485,482 | 1,416,505 | 335,266 | 8 | Character comedy . | This movie is an unique movie that I would describe as a ' character comedy ' . This is not a comedy with forced humor in it , it is a comical , yet ordinary observation of two different people in a strange foreign world , who are growing more and more towards each other . The humor and warm feeling of the movie is in ... |
483,963 | 1,416,505 | 120,885 | 8 | A clever but mostly just very entertaining political satire . | Scariest thing about " Wag the Dog " is that it has a very realistic feel . Sure , there are some far fetched things but overall the movie leaves the impression like this is something that could actually happen in real life or already maybe has happened . But " Wag the Dog " is more entertaining than anything . Yes , i... |
483,795 | 1,416,505 | 36,855 | 8 | A bit too obvious but a well executed George Cukor thriller nevertheless . | This is rather an actual predictable and obvious thriller , that nevertheless remains a great one to watch due to its skillful execution . George Cukor isn't exactly a director who is known for his thrillers . The world knows him best as the director of comedies and drama's , as well as some well known musicals . This ... |
484,413 | 1,416,505 | 29,146 | 8 | A great early biopic about an inspiring person . | Emile Zola was besides a famous French writer , at the end of the 19th century , also a fighter for justice and freedom of speech . He often opposed the French government and military top , which made him unpopular in certain circles , while popular in others again . The movie is mostly about the Dreyfuss Affair and no... |
484,291 | 1,416,505 | 24,803 | 8 | Strangely enjoyable . | Yes , this movie is surrealistic alright . Perhaps not as much as for instance a Luis Buñuel movie but it features lots of symbolism and metaphors . You have to like these sort of movies obviously to fully appreciate and enjoy it . It's of course also a protest to the very strong regime on boarding schools , which make... |
484,981 | 1,416,505 | 110,478 | 8 | Richard Donner sure knows how to make an entertaining movie ! | After making entertaining movies such as the " Lethal Weapon " movies , " The Goonies " and " Scrooged " , Richard Donner the man behind all those movies , brings us " Maverick " , an excellent and fun ' modern ' western with a fun story and entertaining characters played by veteran-actors who seemed to have lots of fu... |
485,075 | 1,416,505 | 335,345 | 8 | Very impressive . . . | With lot's of violence and visual beauty , Mel Gibson tells the story about the final hours of Christ . The best thing about " The Passion of the Christ " is how powerful it is , not only in terms of emotions but also because it's visual striking . It is a beautiful and powerful movie , that feels like an old bible pai... |
484,841 | 1,416,505 | 235,712 | 8 | The Ringu series goes " Carrie " . | This is a quite good and interesting prequel to the Japanese Ringu series . It perhaps its not necessarily good as a part of the Ringu series but as a stand alone movie it simply is a really great one . This movie focuses on how Sadako becomes the murdering spirit . It sounds like a bad idea to give the ' monster ' a f... |
484,629 | 1,416,505 | 413,267 | 8 | I liked it surprising more than the second one . | Even though I can enjoy the Shrek movies , I just never have a too big fan of it . The first movie was good but also sort of overrated and the second part had too many misses in it . I therefor also expected to not enjoy this third part of the Shrek series and my expectations for it weren't high . Nevertheless I really... |
483,868 | 1,416,505 | 945,314 | 8 | Skilfully made realistic short film . | To put it simply , this is a really well made short film . It's only 10 minutes long , so it's obviously and notably restricted with its story development and characters but the movie does a very good job at telling the story in its limited amount of time in a very effective - and above all also realistic way . The mov... |
485,130 | 1,416,505 | 120,907 | 8 | Cronenberg again explores the lines between truth and fiction . | After his earlier movie " Videodrome " , which definitely shows similarities to this movie , director David Cronenberg again ventures himself in the world of virtual reality , in which truth and fiction mix . It's virtual reality taken to a whole other level . " eXistenZ " is an highly original movie that is well direc... |
484,904 | 1,416,505 | 460,946 | 8 | Silly British humor . . . I love it ! | Fans of British humor pay attention . This short is a must see for you ! This little short mainly of course spoofs " Spider-Man " and " Spider-Man 2 " with lots of typical priceless British humor and with some good well known British comedians in it . I never can really look at Rowan Atkinson and not think about him as... |
483,739 | 1,416,505 | 218,553 | 8 | A sequel that truly surpasses the original at times . | I absolutely loved this sequel to " Ringu " . In some ways this movie is even better than " Ringu " , something that came as a real surprise to me . Compared to " Ringu " this movie is better constructed . The story itself goes more in depth , even though of course lots of things are still left unexplained , like in th... |
484,472 | 1,416,505 | 66,769 | 8 | They don't make movies like this anymore ! | These " old " science fiction movies always have a certain special tension and atmosphere like " 2001 : A Space Odyssey " and " Capricorn One " . Something I sometimes miss in todays movies . Sure the pace is slow , especially the beginning but that's what helps to build up the tension . It certainly makes the race aga... |
485,488 | 1,416,505 | 315,983 | 8 | A movie that shows that there is a dark side in everyone of us . | Even though some of the events feel rather far fetched the movie still knows how to perfectly capture a certain amount of realism also thanks to the solid acting performances . The movie feels realistic because it is about every day characters and the movie shows how one mistake can ruin lives and release the dark side... |
483,749 | 1,416,505 | 365,748 | 8 | The power of the movie is in its professionalism . | This is the best mix of beer and blood I have ever tasted . " Shaun of the Dead " has some great comical moments and yet it has been made with lots of professionalism like this was a serious gory horror movie they were making . Because of this , through its seriousness , the movie becomes perhaps even more hilarious an... |
485,195 | 1,416,505 | 365,737 | 8 | Complex but ultimately rewarding movie that deliverers . | No doubt that " Syriana " is a difficult movie to watch . You have to keep paying attention at every moment in the movie if you don't want to lose track of things . But those who have the patience and will to keep watching this movie will be rewarded with a thought provoking and effective movie that will leave you thin... |
484,527 | 1,416,505 | 40,522 | 8 | A hard weekend in town . | This movie can be interpreted and viewed in many different ways . Most people praise the movie for its father-son relationship in it but to me the movie was an adventure through town , in which the main character encounters the many different social layers of post-war Italy . after his bicycle got stolen and he spends ... |
484,832 | 1,416,505 | 195,714 | 8 | A refreshingly original horror movie . | In the ' 90's the Scream trilogy meant the revival of the horror genre and teen-horror in particular . After that lots of horror movie were created that all were very much alike and of average ( at best ) quality . " Final Destination " however is one fine exception and it distinct itself from other genre movies throug... |
485,327 | 1,416,505 | 374,526 | 8 | Great piece of film making . Very stylish ! | Don't expect a crappy little amateur film . " Batman : Dead End " puts some of the superhero movies made these days till shame . The style and atmosphere is even darker and more sinister then in the 2 Tim Burton Batman movies . You can say that " Batman : Dead End " is a more daring movie . The movie shows how the make... |
483,848 | 1,416,505 | 114,214 | 8 | Fun modern western . | This movie uses lot's of ingredients used in classic westerns . It does it in a fun way but it doesn't spoof the classic westerns in any way and it never becomes humorous or a parody that makes fun of the genre . Who would have known , Sharon Stone is a believable cowgirl . I think it's fair for me to say that she's th... |
484,875 | 1,416,505 | 82,010 | 8 | Original as well as surprisingly effective horror / comedy . | What this movie does very well , and what it is so well known for , is the fact that it perfect blends the comedy with its horror , without letting the one element weaken the other . Because for instance in lot of other horror / comedies , the comedy really weakens the horror . It makes them ineffective as scary and go... |
485,109 | 1,416,505 | 343,818 | 8 | Surprisingly good and entertaining . | I'll admit that I was never to excited about seeing this movie . The trailers and advertising campaign didn't impressed me and the movie to me seemed like a overblown action / science-fiction blockbusters . I'm glad I watched it nevertheless , the movie wasn't exactly subtle or deep but it certainly was entertaining an... |
484,550 | 1,416,505 | 448,124 | 8 | Overlooked movie . | This is a great little powerful overlooked 2006 movie . It's sometimes unfair and unbelievable that this happens but every year there are these types of movies that are great ones and seem like big award worthy ones , but no one has ever heard of . No I'll admit that this is not exactly THE greatest one in its genre an... |
484,103 | 1,416,505 | 44,391 | 8 | Tribute to a bad man . | For a movie with such a lame and sappy title , this is surely a great one . The movie is actually quite different from what you might expect . It's a strong drama that gives an insight view of the Hollywood business behind the camera's . Movie buffs will be surely able to recognize some situations , characters and movi... |
484,822 | 1,416,505 | 28,950 | 8 | The grand escape . | Of course this movie is being called the French version of " The Great Escape " . Not because it has a similar plot , settings or main characters ( on the contrary , since this movie is actually set during WW I ) but because " The Great Escape " is about the ultimate movie within its genre , to which every other prison... |
485,021 | 1,416,505 | 240,425 | 8 | Great and works much better than you perhaps would think . | Although this movie is obviously aimed toward children with its story and characters , adults shall also be drawn into the movie and its story . Sweet likable characters , an adventurous story . Really , what is there not to like about this movie ? It's a Japanse animated movie , based on the TV-series " Moomin " . The... |
484,450 | 1,416,505 | 316,356 | 8 | A ' modern ' western made great by its performances . | Open Range is a slow western with little to no story . Yet the movie knows how to keep your attention thanks to the wonderful performances by the cast . Robert Duvall really is wonderful and even for the most hardened Kevin Costner hater this movie is watchable . Costner pulls of surprisingly well and is believable i... |
484,816 | 1,416,505 | 70,723 | 8 | A rare clever and well made ' 70's science-fiction movie . | Soylent Green is science-fiction but it's the more realistic type of science-fiction . So it's a movie set on Earth , rather than in space and it's set in the future but not a further of high tech gadgets but a future in which the whole world has basically gone to hell . " Soylent Green " might very well feature one ... |
484,012 | 1,416,505 | 86,250 | 8 | Al Pacino makes it a must see . | Even though this movie ain't no " The Godfather " or " Goodfellas " , this movie is still a bit of a classic because Al Pacino as the famous character Tony Montana . The movie is far from flawless but it still is simply one of those movies you must have seen at least once in your life . Reason for this is simply becaus... |
485,055 | 1,416,505 | 350,258 | 8 | Good character movie . | I definitely learned more about Ray Charles ' life and career , from this movie . Ray Charles - and his music were obviously not from my generation . So I basically knew nothing about him and his career , prior to this movie , simply because I wasn't much interested in him and his music to be frank . The movie is inter... |
484,050 | 1,416,505 | 376,968 | 8 | A well made and beautiful looking drama . | This is a Russian drama made in the same minimalistic style as some of the best Scandinavian dramas . It's a slow moving movie with a realistic approach of both the story and characters . It makes the movie and its emotions and characters all feel real . With an approach like this and the right director at the helm , y... |
484,611 | 1,416,505 | 13,427 | 8 | The never-ending quest for food . | This is not fully a documentary , since Robert J . Flaherty had to forcefully put in some staged elements . Also the characters in the movie did not really lived that way as seen in this movie and they weren't even related in fact , just put together for this movie . Nevertheless the movie still gives a interesting and... |
484,984 | 1,416,505 | 94,898 | 8 | An original comedy with Eddie Murphy in top-form . | Coming to America has got to be one of my personal most watched comedies . I just always loved watching this movie . It has got a great and original story and some great characters in it , played by some good comical talents . Best decade for Eddie Murphy were without doubt the ' 80's . He was original and fresh back... |
484,686 | 1,416,505 | 51,790 | 8 | Way too old fashioned but still better than the first , due to its more dark story . | The movie " Ivan Groznyy I " from 1944 was already made in a terribly outdated style , even for its era . " Ivan Groznyy II : Boyarsky zagovor " is no different . Sergei M . Eisenstein's style of featuring long stares and extreme close-ups worked out extremely well and effective for his silent movies but in ' talkies '... |
483,971 | 1,416,505 | 121,164 | 8 | Good dark fun . | Corpse Bride is a typical dark Tim Burton movie , that does not disappoint - , with lots of crazy characters and an unusual dark Gothic atmosphere . It's a movie that amuses and entertains , despite the fact that the movie does have its obvious flaws . The story itself for the movie is pretty simple but it serves it ... |
484,483 | 1,416,505 | 1,219,288 | 8 | Nice changes making this the best Oscar's ceremony I have seen in a while . | I can't really say I cared much for any of the winners or movies of this ( 2008 ) year but the whole show around it made this one of the best Annual Academy Awards ceremonies of the last couple of years . They definitely made some big changes this year . I liked it's look and the way it brought the audience close to th... |
484,954 | 1,416,505 | 343,737 | 8 | Surpassed my expectations . | This always looked like a good movie but I was afraid it would a difficult one and one that would be not always easy to follow . A typical movie that would also be full of itself and would try and look smarter and extra complicated than really necessary . I'll admit that in the beginning it also looked that way , when ... |
484,224 | 1,416,505 | 82,198 | 8 | Cult classic ! | This movie might very well be THE ultimate cult classic ever made . It certainly is my favorite . Never have I seen a movie with so much and such great cult value in it . It's not really an epic movie in terms of having large epic sequences and battles in it but it nevertheless is a movie that takes on some epic propor... |
484,859 | 1,416,505 | 90,967 | 8 | Original prison movie . | This movie takes an original approach on the prison-movie genre . Instead of going over-the-top in its drama and emotions , the movie prefers to keep the movie deliberately small and personal with its characters and emotions . It makes " Down by Law " an original and always intriguing movie to watch , though not necess... |
485,408 | 1,416,505 | 125,659 | 8 | An eye opener . | Abre los ojos is a nice delightful Spanish surprise . The movie has an highly good script that is well constructed and directed perfectly by Alejandro Amenábar . A true eye opener . To be honest the movie was not always perfectly good . Maybe the beginning and especially the middle were dragging a bit too much at tim... |
483,933 | 1,416,505 | 425,116 | 8 | Very good short ! | This movie is realistic in many ways . The way the two brothers play , the way the boy meets the girl , everything is made just as it would happen in real life . Yep , it's Scandinavian movies at its best . The story is oh so simply but oh so recognizable . A boy is playing with his younger brother in the dunes , sudde... |
485,272 | 1,416,505 | 13,556 | 8 | Impressive looking early Douglas Fairbanks Robin Hood adventure . | Believe it or not but this isn't actually even the first Robin Hood movie ever made . Robin Hood movies already got made back in the 1910's both those movies are of course now days hard to come buy . This Robin Hood movie version was also presumed to be lost , until a print reappeared again somewhere in the ' 60's . It... |
485,460 | 1,416,505 | 21,079 | 8 | The rise and fall of a gangster . | This movie is a well made and entertaining early gangster movie about the rise and fall of an ambitious criminal played by Edward G . Robinson . OK so this movie may not be " The Godfather " or " Scarface " but its a good gangster movie on its own nevertheless . The movie has a solid story even though the storytelling ... |
484,381 | 1,416,505 | 114,508 | 8 | It's already a cult-classic . | For some reason I've always loved watching " Species " , even though I very well realize that it isn't a particularly good movie . Still due to its approach and handling of a really unoriginal concept and story , the movie can be regarded as one of the best science-fiction movies from the ' 90's . If you need to compar... |
484,112 | 1,416,505 | 44,105 | 8 | Intriguing and original movie about a plot ( s ) to assassinate Lincoln . | Movies mostly set in trains often work out extremely well . It's an enclosed and restrained environment , that creates a feeling of claustrophobia and tension but also with a lot of pace , since the train is always on the move . Just think about other movie examples set - or partly set on trains such as " North by Nort... |
484,675 | 1,416,505 | 110,148 | 8 | The most realistic vampire movie ever made . | It of course sounds like a silly statement , calling this movie the most realistic vampire ever made , since its very safe to assume that vampires never really excited at all . But that's not what I mean by calling this movie realistic . I mean that it's detailed , it concentrates on the issues what it means to be a va... |
484,407 | 1,416,505 | 59,578 | 8 | Did you expected anything less from a Sergio Leone western ? | This is a typical Sergio Leone western , with a style that made the spaghetti western one of THE genres of the ' 60's and redefined the western genre in general . " Per qualche dollaro in più " is the middle movie of the ' Dollar'-trilogy and although its not the best out of the trilogy it's of course still better than... |
484,128 | 1,416,505 | 28,691 | 8 | A great adventure drama ! | The movie has a great story about a rich spoiled brat who falls overboard on an ocean liner and gets picked up by a crew member of a fishing vessel . They can't take him back home immediately and he has to remain aboard the vessel for three months . The spoiled brat needs to adapt himself to the crew and hard life aboa... |
485,399 | 1,416,505 | 36,910 | 8 | A movie not without its weaknesses but still a more than great first go from Laurence Olivier on Shakespeare , on the silver screen . | No doubt Laurence Olivier must have been real proud of this project . It's really ' his ' movie , since he directed , produced as well as played the main lead . It actually earned him a special Honary Award during that year's Academy Awards ' for his outstanding achievement as actor , producer and director in bringing ... |
484,885 | 1,416,505 | 177,707 | 8 | The first ever , still existing , attempt to put sound to moving images . | This is a pretty interesting experiment to watch . It's the first ever , still existing attempt , to unite sight with sound . It features two men dancing to a violin player ( possibly William K . L . Dickson himself ) , who is standing next to an Edison recording cylinder , that is capturing the sound . The sound and i... |
483,899 | 1,416,505 | 33,045 | 8 | Delightful . | Purely comical orientated movies weren't a that common thing in the ' 40's . it makes this movie an all the more refreshing and delightful one . It's a simple movie , with a simple story , that at all times is kept pleasant to watch . But that doesn't mean that the story is not a well written one . Often though of cour... |
485,288 | 1,416,505 | 138,704 | 8 | Low budget movie making at its very best . | This movie almost literally cost nothing to make but this is not notable on screen . The movie is good looking and made with lots of style and flair . I'm probably not the biggest Darren Aronofsky fan around , since I'm not always fond of his visual style but I still respect him as a movie artist . I even quite liked h... |
485,492 | 1,416,505 | 89,927 | 8 | Uhmm , for some reason I love it . . . | Yes , I'm very ashamed of myself but I can't help it that for some reason I really love this movie . Maybe it is because I often have a weak spot for over the top moments . The Rocky series of course is filled with some extremely over the top moments and " Rocky IV " really is no exception . Actually the movie also wor... |
485,539 | 1,416,505 | 106,856 | 8 | Huh , a Joel Schumacher film that is actually great ? You better believe it ! | This movie was one of the most surprising of the ' 90's . It has a refreshingly original concept and it works great as a social comment . This movie is often being compared to " Taxi Driver " . Although there are some similarities between these two movies , " Taxi Driver " is in a whole different league . " Falling Dow... |
484,694 | 1,416,505 | 414,200 | 8 | Great character study . | I was very skeptic when this movie came out . The movie is based on a true story of a man who takes a building and several employees hostage because he is convinced of it that there are hidden encoded messages in Philips widescreen televisions and he demands that Phillips admits this to the general public , in a TV pre... |
484,396 | 1,416,505 | 32,551 | 8 | A really well made heavy handed drama . | You know , some movies are just made as pure drama's . They are purely made to bring emotions to the screen and their heavy handed . You just know that from start till finish there will be nothing to enjoy about the movie and it is going to be as serious as it can get . " The Grapes of Wrath " is such a drama , so if y... |
484,745 | 1,416,505 | 99,088 | 8 | Definitely the lesser one of the three but that doesn't mean it's bad . | I'll admit that probably the reason why I find this movie to be the lesser one of the three Back to the Future movies , has all to do with the reason that Western has never really been my favorite movie genre . This movie is almost set entirely in the Wild West of the late 19th century . The movie features all of the W... |
484,151 | 1,416,505 | 89,880 | 8 | Rambo goes home . | Rambo returns to the battlefield , were he feels most at home and is most of use . He gets send on a top-secret operation to bring back POW's still held in Vietnam . Dumb , big , overblown action movies really don't get any better than this ! It's therefor shameful that his movie currently has a mere 5 . 5 rating on he... |
485,185 | 1,416,505 | 89,885 | 8 | Very fun and very gory , horror cult-classic ! | What makes this movie better than most other movies from its genre , is that it obviously doesn't take itself very serious . The result of this is that the movie is a very fun one to watch . The movie is an extremely gory one , with gallons of blood and some nice make-up effects , so fans of all of that will be absolut... |
484,850 | 1,416,505 | 499,448 | 8 | The Chronicles of Narnia more matured , just like its characters . | In my opinion " The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe " was more a movie that got aimed toward young movie goers , lets say about the age of 12 . This latest Chronicles of Narnia entry got obviously aimed toward a slightly older audience . It's a bit more serious and less cuddly all , which m... |
484,907 | 1,416,505 | 36,931 | 8 | Very entertaining monster mash . | This movie features the three most popular Universal Pictures classic monsters ; Dracula , The Frankenstein Monster and The Wolf Man . Lon Chaney Jr . returns in his role as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man This time the role of Dracula is played by John Carradine ( indeed the father of . . ) and the role of the Frankens... |
484,861 | 1,416,505 | 309,987 | 8 | Greatly directed and acted . | I watched this movie without really knowing what to expect . The previews were rather vaguely on what the story was about and what the movie its overall style was . I'll admit that the only reason that made me see this movie were the two actors Michael Pitt and Eva Green , who are two great young new rising stars . Wha... |
484,993 | 1,416,505 | 433,383 | 8 | The journalist vs . the senator . | It's already a sort of forgotten subject , the McCarthy-hearings from the early ' 50's , though it perhaps is one of the blackest pages out of the modern American history in which Senator Joseph McCarthy was exploiting the fears of Americans regarding the communist threat , by ( falsly ) accusing hundreds of Americans ... |
483,772 | 1,416,505 | 54,371 | 8 | Good last , old fashioned styled , thriller from Fritz Lang . | Of course this isn't the most classic or best Fritz Lang movie but it nevertheless is a more than worthy last one by him . It's not that he died shortly afterward ( he lived till 1976 ) but he lost his eye sight and by 1964 he was already nearly blind . It feels right that he ended his directing career with a Dr . Mabu... |
485,495 | 1,416,505 | 340,398 | 8 | Very solid ! | What makes this " The Hïre " short slightly better than most of the others is the very solid acting in this movie . Don Cheadle gives away a very solid performance . Also the action is once more top-class ! The Driver versus a helicopter is a very cool thing to watch . I also love the way the story is told and it's edi... |
484,468 | 1,416,505 | 19,670 | 8 | Laurel & Hardy's mishaps with Edgar Kennedy . | This is a very amusing silent slapstick short from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy , this time opposing Edgar Kennedy . This time Edgar Kennedy does not play a police officer but he is on the other side of the law ; a person who hasn't paid his debt for a radio . Laurel & Hardy are sent out to collect the debt and Kennedy... |
484,512 | 1,416,505 | 33,152 | 8 | An Arabian fantasy in Technicolor . | In all fairness , this movie has basically very little to do with the 1924 version of the movie with same name , starring Douglas Fairbanks in the main lead , despite the fact that this movie is listed everywhere as an official remake of this movie . Both movies are good and entertaining in their own unique ways . Ther... |
484,757 | 1,416,505 | 106,966 | 8 | A refreshing non-formulaic movie with an effective approach about a sensitive Cuban subject . | This is a rather good and surprising Cuban movie , focusing on homosexuality in Communist Cuba . It's not the sort of movie you expect coming from Cuba and on top of that it also isn't a movie that stays on the surface but goes in into the subject real deep . It's not a movie that focuses on the physical relationship b... |
484,300 | 1,416,505 | 75,866 | 8 | A wonderfully rich entry . | The movie has a great written genre story . It features all of the usual Columbo ingredients ; The way Lt . Columbo approaches and bonds to his suspect , the way the mystery unravels for him , Columbo's dog , the cat and mouse play , which is great in this one and luckily as well some good relieving humor , mostly invo... |
483,824 | 1,416,505 | 37,055 | 8 | A great genre movie ! | The movie is made in the same trend as " Citizen Kane " and the movie and its story and storytelling were obviously inspired by the success and greatness of the movie . This movie its main character is also featured ( almost ) entirely just in flashback , when an intrigued detective-story writer ( Peter Lorre ) venture... |
484,998 | 1,416,505 | 41,944 | 8 | In my opinion one of the better MGM musicals . | There are a couple of reasons why this movie is in my opinion better than the average MGM musical movie . One is the story . Of course it features a love-story but the movie takes an original approach and takes a couple of nice turns with the love-story . Who is falling in love with who always remains a surprise in the... |
484,636 | 1,416,505 | 19,686 | 8 | Laurel & Hardy cause some hilarious mayhem on a train . | This first talking movie from Laurel & Hardy is a surprising good one . It has the typical Laurel & Hardy humor in it , for which they are so famous and loved over the world . This is one of their most typical shorts . It's simple and it's almost non-stop filled with slapstick moments . Laurel & Hardy at their purest a... |
484,389 | 1,416,505 | 24,028 | 8 | James Cagney goes on the dancing tour . | James Cagney is best known for his tough characters - and gangster roles but he has also played quite a lot ' soft ' characters in his career . This musical is one of them and it was the first but not the last musical movie Cagney would star in . Cagney is even doing a bit of singing in this one and also quite an amoun... |
484,574 | 1,416,505 | 93,409 | 8 | Fun , entertaining and spectacular . | Of all the cop-buddy movies , the Lethal Weapon series is the best of the bunch . The reason for this is very simple ; Mel Gibson , Danny Glover and Richard Donner . The three of them form a golden trio and makes the movie entertaining and memorable . To be honest the story of this movie is pretty standard action-movie... |
484,409 | 1,416,505 | 457,430 | 8 | Perhaps not Guillermo del Toro's best but definitely his most ambitious and rewarding movie ! | The movie was not as fantasy-filled or imaginative as I had first anticipated . This movie was always being marketed as an adult fairytale , set in a totally imaginative world , with lots of odd but beautiful looking characters . But basically the main character only visits the fairytale-like world on 3 occasions durin... |
484,795 | 1,416,505 | 112,851 | 9 | Extremely likeable action movie . | Sharp knives , big guns , awesome fights , great dialogue , wonderful characters and Selma Hayek looks better then ever . These are just a few reasons why I like this movie . " Desperado " is more than an action movie . It has tons of fun in it which makes the movie extremely likeable to watch . The action is way over ... |
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