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450,962 | 2,093,818 | 348,836 | 5 | Overplayed , dull and predictable | When I first heard of this film , I remember being quite unimpressed . Everything I heard about it told me that it was , at best a half-cooked , Luke-warm psychological thriller . I put off watching it for the longest time ; I only just saw it tonight . Sadly , it proved to be exactly what I had expected it to be . The... |
450,383 | 2,093,818 | 486,908 | 5 | Possibly the worst of the Shadows of the Bat series | This is the least interesting Shadows of the Bat entry that I've seen . . . now , I have yet to watch the one for Batman Forever , but given that that film was at least tolerable , I could see its entry being superior to this , if only slightly . Goldsman ( Akiva , the screen-writer for both of Schumacher's Batman movi... |
449,846 | 2,093,818 | 117,420 | 5 | Watch it for the fights or don't watch it at all | Many celebrities don't know their limitations . Once , Jean-Claude Van Damme just thought he could act . This film marks the first time he believed himself to be able to direct , too . Luckily , he didn't do so again for a decade . . . with some luck , he'll either be prohibited from further attempts at the ( admittedl... |
449,796 | 2,093,818 | 165,929 | 5 | Romeo Must Die . . . but Li gets off with a warning , if he promises to never ever make another movie again | Oh , where to start on this pitiful mess of an attempt at a martial arts action-flick ? Jet Li is expressionless and lacks charisma for the entire duration of the film . The plot is decent , but most of it seems to be written around which martial arts scenes the director ( who doesn't seem to have actually done anythin... |
449,798 | 2,093,818 | 144,120 | 5 | Just when you thought Chucky had reached his lowest . . . | This film is so far my least favorite of the series . . . never mind the rating , I actually like Child's Play 3 more than this . I haven't seen Seed Of Chucky yet , but I'm fairly confident it's not as bad ( or worse , if that's possible ) than this . . . honestly , it can't possibly be . I really don't think so . The... |
450,091 | 2,093,818 | 214,874 | 5 | Don't bother with this junk ; watch Tim Burton's version instead | I saw this on TV , as I thought it was Tim Burton's version , which I've seen a year ago and was going to watch again sooner or later anyway ; now I feel like watching it more than ever ; this junk doesn't do the myth justice , it's way too slow and boring . I don't know how faithful it is to the original story , but T... |
450,180 | 2,093,818 | 293,564 | 5 | This time , it's personal . . . and kinda dumb . . . and really clichéd | I caught this on a plane , as one of the in-flight movies . This was basically the one that made me feel the least amount of strong repulsion , of all the available choices , so I endured the 90 minutes , with some pretty scattered enjoyment . There are some funny things . . . the scene in the dojo isn't all bad . Most... |
450,242 | 2,093,818 | 107,711 | 5 | Standard fare for Van Damme | It's written by Joe Eszterhas ( Basic Instinct ) . . . yet it's virtually entirely uneventful . It's directed by Robert Harmon ( The Hitcher , which I haven't seen but is said to be at least mildly interesting ) , yet barely holds your interest at all . It features Jean-Claude Van Damme ( a man known and loved for Kara... |
449,910 | 2,093,818 | 465,494 | 5 | Sneaks onto the movie scene , misses the mark somewhat , and may die as fast as a target in one of the games | There are going to be two distinct groups that this will / may appeal to ; the fans of the video-game , and your average action fan ( or fans of average action ) . I fit into both . However , the problem is that those in the first group may very well find this as ultimately unsatisfying as I did ( which is not to say I... |
450,077 | 2,093,818 | 121,765 | 5 | The worst in the series ? | Yes , of all six . At this point , nothing ( or infinitely , insignificantly little ) remains " real " in these movies . That , in itself , doesn't have to be a problem . But we can tell . It doesn't feel right . Sin City doesn't have this problem , nor does 300 . The effects are , technically speaking , amazing , but ... |
450,864 | 2,093,818 | 157,472 | 5 | I guess I might have enjoyed it more if I was thirteen . . . | This is ( obviously ) a kids movie , though it was a bit entertaining , if you just get over the childish humor and a few ridiculous scenes . I liked Michael Biehn as a villain , that was pretty good . His presence pretty much saved the movie for me . All in all , I guess it's not too bad , if you're either a kid , or ... |
450,105 | 2,093,818 | 104,438 | 5 | Indecent Proposal makes for a decent comedy . . . go figure | Elvises . . . so many Elvises . You know when you're looking for some quality films to add to your collection at the local video-store , you can't seem to find any good films , or even any you've heard about , and you stray over to the bargain bin , looking for some cheap film so you don't have to go home empty-handed ... |
450,921 | 2,093,818 | 253,867 | 5 | From the director of the enjoyable Cruel Intentions comes a train-wreck of a road movie | What's more appealing than three attractive women in their mid to late twenties sleeping around with just about everyone they meet ? How about throwing in a road trip and a nauseating amount of ' true lover conquers all ' ? What could possibly be better ? Apparently , everything from a root canal to listening to Fran D... |
450,167 | 2,093,818 | 272,274 | 5 | Turned out to be better than it seemed at first | This was on TV when there was nothing else , so I gave it a chance . It's one of those moral-containing family films , where a special lesson is learned by the end . The message is fairly good . The plot isn't bad , it's mostly wrapped up . This can be pretty predictable , and unless you've never seen one of these befo... |
450,356 | 2,093,818 | 220,506 | 5 | As a slasher , it's average , but as a Halloween movie , it's embarrassing | After watching H20 , I had reasonable expectations for this sequel . I thought the Halloween franchise could be saved . I was terribly wrong . This is so incredibly bad , that if this doesn't kill the franchise , apparently , nothing will . In the very first scene , they eliminate one of the main reasons several of the... |
450,011 | 2,093,818 | 117,011 | 5 | The same Damme thing | First of all , I'd like to apologize for the very bad pun I put in the one line summary , but it's late , and I swear , it sounded much better in my head . However , it is fairly accurate ; the film is exactly like every other movie Van Damme has done . The lame one-liners , the cliché dialog , the stereotype character... |
450,318 | 2,093,818 | 357,277 | 5 | Such a waste of potential | You know , this could have been amazing . Ninjas , Marvel characters , and a story that could have been grand . This could have been downright epic . Had it been handled right . Directed by Rob Bowman , the man who brought us Reign of Fire , this takes a much more supernatural route than its parent film , Daredevil , f... |
450,117 | 2,093,818 | 97,138 | 5 | Attack of the German male models , or Jean Claude Van Damme Vs the pirates of the 21st century | This movie is basically a typical , campy , B-grade action flick , from start to finish . Most of the " pirates " not only look as I describe in the summary , but sadly possess the same acting abilities as such . The action ( which does perhaps have its moments , and there certainly is plenty of it ) is relatively viol... |
450,673 | 2,093,818 | 120,524 | 6 | Cheesy fun and special effects-heavy deaths galore | There are two distinct kinds of horror movies ; the serious ones , and the not-so-serious ones . Occasionally , a horror film tries to be serious but winds up being . . . less than serious . Then there are the ones that set out to be cheesy from the start . . . this is one of those movies . From the very beginning you ... |
450,099 | 2,093,818 | 233,469 | 6 | It does tend to be entertaining | Some films are victims of circumstance . It could be argued that this was dealt a bad hand on account of its ( obviously unforeseen ) timing ; however , that argument may be void and null . I'm not so sure it'd have fared all that well , regardless . . . even if it hadn't coincided with the tragic real-life event ( thi... |
450,087 | 2,093,818 | 110,678 | 6 | Mad Max meets Fortress | When I first sat down , to see this movie , I wasn't expecting much ; In fact , I was preparing myself mentally for a total flop . . . but it really took me by surprise . It's actually quite interesting , and has some good action sequences . The plot is pretty interesting , and moves along very nicely , quickly moving ... |
450,081 | 2,093,818 | 288,477 | 6 | Water-borne terror | All I knew about this going in was what I'd heard years back about the , as described in Crazy Credits , " infamous opening " ( which is , indeed , well-done ) . It turned out that the cast also mostly consists of people I have not been exposed to elsewhere , with Byrne , Harrington and the ER woman being the only I ha... |
450,523 | 2,093,818 | 89,880 | 6 | He never did take any pictures | I guess I get it . The first introduced the one-man war-machine , it was fairly believable as well as genuinely good , and the door wasn't closed on it . . . so a sequel was perhaps inevitable . Never mind the fact that it not just didn't need a follow-up , but almost certainly shouldn't get any . Hollywood overruled s... |
450,389 | 2,093,818 | 93,260 | 6 | Funny early in the movie , then slopes downward in hilarity factor | I don't know ; maybe I'm just not into Joe Dante's style ( I didn't care too much for Small Soldiers and Gremlins 2 either ) , but I just didn't like this movie very much . In the beginning , I couldn't get into the movie at all ; it seemed like we were supposed to care about this drunken lazy jerk who treats everyone ... |
450,171 | 2,093,818 | 130,121 | 6 | Eat cookie ! | Considering the concept of this , it could perhaps have been funnier . And if the ending was not as formulaic , unsatisfying and easy to figure out / obvious , that would have been just peachy . But what you get isn't bad . Caan , Grant , Tripplehorn , Young and Viterelli shine . Anyone who would call themselves a fan ... |
450,069 | 2,093,818 | 134,273 | 6 | Not very good , but OK for this kind of a movie , I guess | Before watching this film , I had no idea there was something called " snuff films " . Apparently , snuff is porn that suddenly turns into a real-life killing , right there , in front of the camera . I don't know if these films exist for real , but I know that they are rumored to be real enough . The movie deals with t... |
450,319 | 2,093,818 | 268,695 | 6 | Nice to look at , not terribly much more | Ah , time travel . . . a concept that has fascinated man-kind for many generations ( offered as evidence , the fact that Wells wrote about it , a man who died half a century before this film was made ) , led to many an interesting debate , theories , and yes , some good stories in various forms of media . Is time fluid... |
450,290 | 2,093,818 | 398,693 | 6 | Informational enough | Featuring brief interview clips with about half of the main cast ( keeping in mind that the movie had a rather packed main cast ) , clips from all three movies and more or less every interviewee ( including Robert Rodriguez , himself ) ' s opinion on what the movie is , this is a fair behind the scenes piece . Robert e... |
450,423 | 2,093,818 | 103,060 | 6 | If you had trouble taking the first one seriously . . . | Entirely abandoning the little grittiness and atmosphere the first one did have , this embraces the approved-for-kids tone fully . Personality and threat , and thus engagement and excitement , are abandoned in favor of jokes intended for youthful offspring , and not even all being good ones , properly set up ones , or ... |
450,986 | 2,093,818 | 106,950 | 6 | Slightly above average , good enough to watch if you're into the genre | First of all , lets get one thing straight : Christopher Lambert makes B-movies . I've never seen him in anything that wasn't a B-movie , and as far as I know , he hasn't done one single non-B-movie for his entire career . This particular B-movie , however , is more interesting and entertaining than that of the typical... |
449,800 | 2,093,818 | 99,253 | 6 | Contains an obscene amount of ' fake ' scares and not much plot , but a worthy sequel | Following the success of the first Child's Play Don Mancini was asked to write a sequel . Not much later , he was asked to write a third film of the franchise . He said it impacted his writing , as he was out of ideas after writing this one . Well , how many ideas did he have before , exactly ? The first had a fairly g... |
449,926 | 2,093,818 | 427,430 | 6 | Fine reimagining of a classic | I'm usually up for seeing films that use A Christmas Carol as their source material , in particular the ones that go for a different interpretation of it ( the BlackAdder version takes the cake , I'd have to say ) . Thus , when this aired , it wasn't a hard sell . It's pretty much worth it , if the tone that they set i... |
450,445 | 2,093,818 | 271,027 | 6 | Sufficiently entertaining , but not particularly good | Let me start off by making one thing perfectly clear ; I dislike Jet Li . No ; I hate Jet Li . He's everything that's wrong with new Hollywood martial arts movies . Has he ever done a movie without wire-work ? Anyone who even thinks they know the first thing about martial arts movies know of Bruce Lee . He never did wi... |
450,616 | 2,093,818 | 118,750 | 6 | A reasonably funny " black " comedy | I haven't seen too many of these " black " comedies , only this and The Wash , but I guess it's somewhat good . The Wash was definitely better , but this is pretty much the same style , so if you like one , you probably will like the other . If the choice is between this and The Wash , I'd choose the latter . But that ... |
450,481 | 2,093,818 | 482,270 | 6 | The idea | This is an ultra-short ( it's only five minutes ) featurette , one of seven , on the DVD of Team America : World Police , obviously about that film . It goes into the concept behind it , and reveals some about South Park : Bigger , Longer and Uncut , and the initial thought they had on what to do with the puppets , pro... |
450,729 | 2,093,818 | 314,786 | 6 | Good music , and one or two good scenes . . . but most of all , a mess | A buddy comedy with action , a mismatched couple of in-laws , loose ends and a general lack of sense . I can't claim that I had high expectations for this . . . but I gave it a chance , and I wanted to like it , I really did . Michael Douglas is good , as always . He delivers , action , acting and comedy . The only rea... |
450,357 | 2,093,818 | 250,494 | 6 | An OK teen comedy | This is a typical PG-13 teen comedy , with a pretty original idea ( to the best of my knowledge ) ; a blonde who wants to go to Harvard Law and become a lawyer . Elle Woods , the blonde , is considered stupid by most characters throughout the movie , but we find out that while she isn't a genius , she has some inner st... |
450,631 | 2,093,818 | 306,047 | 6 | One of the better spoof movies | As I watched Scary Movie 3 , I dreaded the thought of this one being as bad as the first two . I was very relieved when the gags started , and the room filled with laughter . This one is a lot better than most other spoof movies I've seen , and unlike the first two scary movies , actually has a plot , instead of just b... |
449,981 | 2,093,818 | 398,784 | 6 | The making of a comic book film . . . interesting , if not memorable featurette | This is a fairly good featurette . I must admit that I did not particularly care for Guillermo del Toro's entry to the Blade franchise . . . after the admittedly flashy , fun and fast-paced first movie by Stephen Norrington , we get this cheesy flick with a strange plot . However , I did enjoy watching this behind-the-... |
450,834 | 2,093,818 | 221,218 | 6 | Not the best , but an OK thriller | Having seen many thrillers , most of them being formulaic , I was somewhat excited to see this one , since it has a pretty good cast ; Stellan Skarsgård , Leelee Sobieski & Diane Lane . The plot does , admittedly have some holes , but these newer thrillers are rarely ( read : never ) perfect . All things considered , i... |
450,827 | 2,093,818 | 83,502 | 6 | Hit and miss , but some of the hits are perfect bullseye's | Allow me ( . . . you really might as well , because I'm going to whether you personally approve of it or not ) to start this off saying that what watched this as was an edited-together version of the six ( ? ) episodes that renders it a movie of not terribly much more of a run-time than 90 minutes or so . Not having en... |
450,338 | 2,093,818 | 292,610 | 6 | Bizarre band of criminals hold cop hostage by mistake | First off , let it be known that the reason I rented this was because of my seemingly never-ending crush on Milla Jovovich . I started watching because of her , but I kept watching because I genuinely enjoyed what I saw . The film starts out a tad slow , but it quickly picks up and never lets the viewer down again . Th... |
450,954 | 2,093,818 | 191,397 | 6 | Not without its charm , but hardly worth more than a single viewing | First off , I hate most sports , and for the most part strongly dislike movies that are , in one way or another , for one reason or the other , based in sports . So maybe I shouldn't really be rating this movie . . . let alone reviewing it . But here it goes , anyway . The plot is decent , as is the pacing . The story ... |
450,676 | 2,093,818 | 283,994 | 6 | Ang Lee manages to screw up even something as simple as a car-chase | I know that many think of Ang Lee as a very good , interesting director . . . but I don't . He makes action ( if you can even call it that , when he's directing ) look pretty , poetic . . . I'm sorry , have I been asleep and awoken in the future , where action isn't supposed to be cool , exciting and intense , like it ... |
450,932 | 2,093,818 | 63,386 | 6 | The first in a great series . . . but before it got to be good | Watching this is kind of like watching a drawing by Picasso from his childhood . . . or a home video shot by Stanley Kubrick . Arguably the greatest Danish series of the comedy genre , the films about The Olsen Gang have entertained countless people in many countries . . . as my father informed me , the former Eastern ... |
450,412 | 2,093,818 | 122,718 | 6 | Decent spoof of war movies | This movie doesn't have very much going for it ; it's based on a theme that , no matter how you view it , is pretty corny . . . toy soldier action figures , fighting like real soldiers . Even from the guy behind Gremlins , that's fairly corny . He pulls it off decently enough , though . The action scenes and the variou... |
450,840 | 2,093,818 | 245,120 | 6 | Not a bad vampire movie , but not the best | When I sat down to watch this movie , I was expecting a mediocre , overly gory B-vampire-movie . I was surprised to find such a well-filmed , well-edited overall pretty good vampire action-horror flick . The plot is OK , but it's mostly just there to put the characters into the situations which allow for action and / o... |
450,555 | 2,093,818 | 87,803 | 6 | Great idea almost entirely ruined by lackluster direction | I haven't read the book by George Orwell or seen any of the other film adaptations of it , so I can't comment on how accurate this is compared to any other version . I've heard it's quite accurate , though . Just about anyone who've read the book has praised it as a terrifying masterpiece about a totalitarian governmen... |
450,613 | 2,093,818 | 191,074 | 6 | Cruelly Intentional and a bit of a Wild Thing , but not a bad movie | This film may be a bit derivative of the two titles I hint at in my one-line summary , but it by no means a truly bad film . It's a tad misdirected , somewhat dragged out and definitely not all-around well-acted , but it is not bad movie . I won't claim I watched this for any other reason than the fact that it features... |
450,774 | 2,093,818 | 264,695 | 6 | My dear Watson . . . what , by chance , are we doing in this ? | Let me start by saying that I have not read the novel . . . nor any other by Sir Athur Conan Doyle ( although I certainly would like to , in particular those regarding this character . . . the detective , not the dog ) , so if you want to know how well this follows it , this is not the place to look , I'm afraid . The ... |
450,655 | 2,093,818 | 134,619 | 6 | Let me be the first to say . . . " what ? " contains medium spoilers | OK , maybe I'm not the first to note that this movie makes very little sense , but I won't be the last . As a few others have also noted , this film is pretty much just a rip-off of Body Snatchers , with a psychotic super-intelligent scientist / teacher in place as the villain , instead of aliens . The plot barely make... |
450,506 | 2,093,818 | 283,877 | 6 | Very different from the first , but I think that's a good thing | I don't know why so many people hate this movie ; oh wait , yes , I think I do : people expected it to be just like the first American Psycho , and were surprised when what they got was a satirical dark comedy that's also halfway a parody of slasher movies . It starts off by finishing off the infamous legend of Patrick... |
450,696 | 2,093,818 | 219,771 | 6 | What one comes to expect of the Disney Action Games . . . | At some point in the early nineties , with video-games becoming more and more common , and Disney cranking out a new adventure for the little ones every chance they got , a fad was born . Now , pretty much every time Disney releases a new animated feature , they also simultaneously release one of their so-called Action... |
450,332 | 2,093,818 | 106,557 | 6 | Not as good as the first , but not bad | While I liked the first one more , this wasn't really bad . . . it had some pretty good , more imaginative , death scenes , a decent attempt at explaining why the kids go around killing adults , and better effects . That doesn't make it a better movie though , but it does make for a decent , and somewhat worthy , follo... |
450,408 | 2,093,818 | 83,866 | 6 | A movie kids , and only kids , will enjoy | I had higher expectations for this one than I thought . When I actually sat down to watch it , I was expecting ( from all the popularity it has achieved and such ) a good , quality fantasy sci-fi comedy adventure . What I got was basically every other kids movie , just with better effects . I mean , Spielberg is a good... |
450,789 | 2,093,818 | 97,366 | 6 | Not quite the first . . . which is not to say that it doesn't make for a fine viewing | Since I enjoyed the first , and this one also aired on TV , I gave it a chance , too . It defines itself very strongly as a sequel ( in spite of not actually referencing the start of this series , at least as far as I could tell ) . . . scenes and occurrences from the film it follows are redone with something of a step... |
449,872 | 2,093,818 | 120,685 | 6 | It's decent , I guess | It has a few good action scenes , but the whole film is just too slow ( and possibly too long . . . did this perhaps take itself too seriously ? As in , way too seriously ? ) , and most of the scenes are boring . The pacing could have used work , as could the plot , and come on , any attempt made earlier in the film to... |
450,618 | 2,093,818 | 217,630 | 6 | Slightly above average | This is the typical standard teen comedy , although it is slightly less funny than the better ones ( American Pie , for example ) it isn't all bad . The story is somewhat interesting , and you care about the two main characters , but pretty much every single other character is someone you instantly hate . Which is some... |
450,548 | 2,093,818 | 79,945 | 6 | Not too bad , as a beginning | I base this on the Director's Edition . I suppose part of the explanation behind why this movie is , well , the way it is , is it's simultaneously attempting to reacquaint old viewers with the core people and their relationships , and introduce it to new-comers . A good deal of this consists of establishing , and as a ... |
450,361 | 2,093,818 | 120,694 | 6 | Meh . . . it delivers , I guess | When watching this movie , I was pretty much prepared for the worst ; after seeing what disasters Halloween 4 & 5 were , I was sure it couldn't possibly , in any way known to man , get any worse . Luckily , it definitely isn't the case with this sequel . It apparently pretends that 4 & 5 never happened , but that's OK ... |
450,936 | 2,093,818 | 89,841 | 6 | With that cast , that direction and that idea , this could have been an excellent film . . . had it just made up its mind on what it wanted to be | Comedy ? Not really . Drama ? Little , if any . Tragicomedy ? Possibly , some , but not developed as such . The plot is too complicated for its own good . The pacing is much , much too slow . The acting is quite solid all-round , but that is , unfortunately , not enough to save the film . The action is daft . The tensi... |
450,037 | 2,093,818 | 200,550 | 6 | Just another teen movie | This is your typical teen movie , with the addition of some hot girls dancing on top of a bar . The premise is not really interesting , and the plot is extremely predictable . The only reason guys would want to see this is because of the girls dancing on the bar , and who can blame us ; apart from one or two decent hum... |
450,471 | 2,093,818 | 266,452 | 6 | Rather odd | The idea sounds quite interesting . . . and the execution is , as well , no doubt about that . The material just has this bizarre quality to it , and DeVito's direction at times has the film plodding along . There were several times throughout the film where I expected it to end within minutes . . . yet it kept going ,... |
450,612 | 2,093,818 | 116,277 | 6 | Uneventful and slow-moving | I've seen this film on the shelf of the local video-shop so many times over the last half year or so . I kept considering buying it , and I kept deciding against it , mainly because I had barely heard anything at all about it ( and certainly nothing positive ) . It aired on TV tonight , and I can only say that I'm happ... |
450,195 | 2,093,818 | 120,587 | 6 | A bit heavy on message and somewhat light on entertainment value | I can't say for sure how many times I've seen this film . . . and perhaps " seen " is the wrong term . I watched it a few times , and from then on , it became kind of " background noise " . One belonging in a select group consisting of movies that I kinda-sorta like . . . but I cannot put upon myself to sit through all... |
450,248 | 2,093,818 | 106,627 | 6 | Average . . . very average | Watching this film again , after several years , after having seen many far better films since the first time I saw it , I can't help but compare it to looking at an old class photo , from a school you only spent one year at , and didn't like too much ; you recognize a lot of the faces , but you can't bring yourself to... |
450,324 | 2,093,818 | 180,052 | 6 | Decent , nothing more , nothing less | This is a little worse than your everyday Eddie Murphy comedy , with a little added action , and the result is , as the one line summary states , decent , nothing more , nothing less . This movie is nothing special , but it isn't the worst movie ever , either . I don't think there are a lot of people who could love thi... |
450,186 | 2,093,818 | 373,207 | 6 | Wait ! I was just getting to know you . . . ! | This is a special feature on the 2-Disc DVD of Fight Club . Coming in at slightly under five and a half minutes , it can hardly be claimed that this overstays its welcome . It's quite concise , and the pacing certainly isn't bad , because it holds a fair bit of stuff , without ever overwhelming or boring the viewer . I... |
450,390 | 2,093,818 | 111,003 | 6 | Not what it could have been , but worth a viewing | Not having read any of the highly acclaimed writer Robert A . Heinlein's work , including the original novel " Puppet Masters " , I can't really comment on whether or not this piece does him or his work any justice , but from a point of view that hasn't in any way been influenced by his work or others ' opinions ( . . ... |
450,573 | 2,093,818 | 107,362 | 6 | A good attempt at a spoof of action movies , but a little too long | This movie is a spoof of Arnie movies , featuring Arnie , parodying his own characters . The whole movie parodies all the typical action movies , mostly featuring Arnold himself . I find it a bit funny that he himself is willing to make fun of the characters that made him such a big action star in the first place . Unf... |
450,967 | 2,093,818 | 264,935 | 6 | Unimpressive | This film looked decent enough in the previews . . . Sandra Bullock , gifted teens , death and mind games . So I decided to watch , though I admittedly didn't pay all that attention to it . After trying several times to grant the film all of my attention , I found myself thoroughly disinterested in it . Sure , it was f... |
449,950 | 2,093,818 | 213,149 | 6 | Get me into a damn plane ! Ben , I think the more appropriate request would be " Get me into a half-decent movie ! " | After seeing this film , I have to say that I'm glad I listened to what all my friends were saying about this film and only paid attention to less than half of this film . The two battle scenes were what I found worth watching , and I hadn't expected anything else , from what everyone told me about the film . Had I not... |
450,244 | 2,093,818 | 384,002 | 6 | Too hard , still bad controls , and still lacking an in-level save feature | The final chapter to the trilogy of Commander Keen ( but not the last game in the entire franchise , fortunately , seeing as how the four to come after it are , no offense , great improvements on the trilogy ( which , in itself , wasn't bad , and they certainly learned from their mistakes , absolutely no doubt about th... |
450,956 | 2,093,818 | 116,213 | 6 | Typical Schwarzenegger flick | Arnold Schwarzenegger has a wide fan base . The reason he has it , is because of the way his typical action movie formula appeals to just about every man who likes to watch action movies ; big guns , one-liners and plenty of action . The reason most Schwarzenegger films have an audience is because we all know that Arno... |
450,289 | 2,093,818 | 399,108 | 6 | Decent look at the effects of the movie | Neither this nor The Anti-Hero's Journey were made by Rodriguez . This is a look at the physical ( mostly make-up-wise ) effects of the film ( Once Upon a Time in Mexico ) , with the title of this extra being a direct reference to the movie it's a tribute to ( going by Robert's Mariachi Trilogy being inspired by Sergio... |
449,923 | 2,093,818 | 212,985 | 6 | Less than ' Silence ' , but more than ' Dragon ' | After having recently seen The Silence of the Lambs , just to review it and refresh my memory of it , and being somewhat bored by it , I sat down to see this , even though I didn't have too fond memories of it . This is the more " action-like " Hannibal Lecter film ( whereas ' Silence ' is the psychological , and Red D... |
450,884 | 2,093,818 | 100,828 | 6 | Has real potential , but in the end , it's just too convoluted and long-winded | This sounded pretty good . . . Nicholson is mostly fun to watch , and I enjoyed Chinatown immensely ( Towne returning to write this sequel was a treat , as well ) . I enjoyed it for a while , but not too far past the half-way point , I realized that it had run out of steam . . . the film kept rolling , but it no longer... |
449,809 | 2,093,818 | 119,975 | 6 | Pretty good , for a made-for-TV horror film | I'll start this review by saying that I've read neither of the short stories that this movie is based on , neither Stephen King's Chattery Teeth , nor Cliver Barker's The Body Politic , so I can't comment on whether or not they're accurate conversions of the stories . I will say , however , that based on my limited kno... |
450,387 | 2,093,818 | 111,143 | 6 | One of those films that you either reject or embrace | For a comic book movie ( which this definitely is to some extent ) this is fairly good , though it is beaten by films made both earlier and later ; films like Batman from ' 89 , or Hellboy from ' 04 , and many more . This is what defeats it , coupled with the fact that it definitely won't meet everyone's expectations n... |
450,937 | 2,093,818 | 787,052 | 6 | Going by the amount of laughs in relation to the running time . . . this is pretty unimpressive | I've always liked Jonatan Spang . . . he's a funny little ( literally . . . he's short ) comedian , who has a style of exploding in angry , loud rants occasionally . . . . Yes , I think I do tend to like aggressive ( stand-up ) comedy . Anyway , mostly , he's quite funny . He's often all over the place , joking about e... |
450,398 | 2,093,818 | 349,490 | 6 | A tad too much sex-related and low-brow humor . . . Jan , you've done better | Before I write this review , I want to make clear that I did enjoy this show and I do not regret watching it . . . but I am afraid I don't regret not giving it my full attention , either . The warm-up with Omar Marzouk ( who , in spite of the tag-line , is not terribly present in the show ) was surprisingly good . . . ... |
450,946 | 2,093,818 | 87,363 | 6 | After seeing this popular 80's horror-comedy , I just have one question : That's it ? | After finally seeing Gremlins , after hearing so much about how much better it is than the second ( which I've seen two or three times , as my favorite Danish TV network seems to be crazy about it ) , I can't help but think : That's it ? That's what I've been hearing so much positive stuff about ? The only horror lies ... |
450,557 | 2,093,818 | 116,075 | 6 | Definitely a B-movie , but one of the more enjoyable ones . . . | When I first heard of this movie , I naturally just wrote it off as one of those ' formula ' scary movies . . . you know , find one thing that a lot of people are afraid of ( spiders , heights , closed rooms . . . and , in this case , dentists ) . But it was actually better than I expected . I does have some genuine sc... |
450,959 | 2,093,818 | 160,127 | 6 | Stupid beyond belief | Another ( Hollywood ) remake of something that was popular . . . I haven't seen the original TV-series , but I tend to believe that it's a hell of a lot better than this . Despite huge star power and sex appeal , the film fails on pretty much every level . The action is dull and powerfully overdone . The plot is ridicu... |
450,021 | 2,093,818 | 309,369 | 6 | I didn't find it all that funny , but others might | It's really no secret that I honestly don't particularly care for Steve Oedekerk . I don't like what he did to the few Jim Carrey films he was involved in ( one of them even being a sequel , and Carrey seldom does those at all . . . and that one followed a genuinely funny movie , to boot ) , and I hardly ever find his ... |
450,931 | 2,093,818 | 64,755 | 6 | A step up from the first . . . but a pretty small one | When The Olsen Gang became a franchise , writers Bahs and Balling were quick to eliminate characters that were deemed unnecessary or simply didn't seem to make sense , in that the gang continues their adventures . . . gone are the hookers from Hansen's bar , Benny's fiancée Ulla and the two other kids in the Jensen est... |
450,584 | 2,093,818 | 382,077 | 6 | Ultimately just not all that satisfying | I guess it's just difficult to view this as much else than a recent entry into the recent Hollywood fad of " the big ' twist ' picture " . There are some magnificent actors in this , but what they're given to work with . . . or maybe they just didn't particularly fit the material ; bottom line is , it doesn't work as w... |
450,805 | 2,093,818 | 111,257 | 6 | Action at a high pace ; in fact , almost overwhelmingly high | Ah , the " die hard " scenario . Since the movie of the same title came out in ' 88 , many directors have tried to recreate the tension and energy of the classic action film . The great idea of an location packed with innocent people that's been taken over by a villain ( or a group of them ) , and a single good guy in ... |
449,865 | 2,093,818 | 82,951 | 6 | Somewhat good gore , and absolutely nothing else | But what can you expect , from a slasher from the eighties ? The newer slashers mostly at least TRY to explain why the psychopathic killer IS a psychopathic killer . But , as said , the gore is very well done . Also , the movie progresses a lot faster than most of the slashers I've seen . Most of the plot is happening ... |
450,221 | 2,093,818 | 286,716 | 6 | Could have been better | I guess one of the biggest problem with this film is the so-so acting of Eric Bana . Every scene he's in , that involves him to participate in a dialogue or show emotion is badly acted , in my opinion . At times I found myself laughing at how bad he actually was . Something that also ruined a lot of the movie was the t... |
449,812 | 2,093,818 | 117,826 | 6 | Slightly inferior to Demon Knight , but in some ways better | While I enjoyed the humor and the Crypt Keepers puns more in this than in Demon Knight , the overall experience of this is just slightly inferior . This one suffers mainly under not having such an entertaining villain / main monster as the first one ; Lilith does have some decent lines , but almost all of them were sex... |
449,920 | 2,093,818 | 280,486 | 6 | Typical Schumacher production ; decent for a single viewing | Joel Schumacher . . . a director with a pretty bad reputation among audiences , partly due to him ( from the opinions of the fans of the franchise ) ruining the Batman franchise , which Tim Burton had done such a good job of resurrecting / building . Many think he's an awful director , but the fact is that he's efficie... |
450,210 | 2,093,818 | 371,381 | 6 | Hidden strings pulled by invisible hands | This is a special feature found on the X-Men 1 . 5 DVD release , which came out in 2003 , and , as the title tells you , it deals with the visual effects of the film . They talk about how many techniques were used , and go into detail about several effects . There are interview bits , both from the set and from a studi... |
450,992 | 2,093,818 | 100,502 | 6 | Actually one of those that did hold promise | Sequels have a bad name . There's reason for that . This one , however , can be deceptive : It starts out good . The very opening ? Magnificent . It's not unlikely that the casting people of Smallville had just seen that bit when they chose how to fill that role . Sadly , it doesn't last more than the minute or so . Af... |
450,101 | 2,093,818 | 115,862 | 6 | It's not bad , it's just not that far above average | I haven't read Grisham's novel ( nor really any of his others , with maybe one odd exception . . . and I do mean odd , the one I'm referring to is Skipping Christmas ) , nor watched too much other stuff of Foley's ( Fear , and maybe one or two others ) , so I don't really know too much about either ( but I haven't real... |
450,914 | 2,093,818 | 371,396 | 6 | Decent | This is a featurette found on the DVD for The Matrix , as well as on one of the 10 discs in the Ultimate release . It consists of behind-the-scenes footage , test material , animatics and an interview . John Gaeta , the man behind the technology , explains . . . throughout this . . . and thus answers the question posed... |
449,879 | 2,093,818 | 146,675 | 6 | A good attempt , but too many special effects and action scenes | I don't know if this was meant as a horror movie , an action movie , or a mix of both , but I think it just drowns in way too many explosions and special effects . I hadn't expected a masterpiece when I found out that Arnold Schwarzenegger was playing the lead , but considering the material , it should have been at lea... |
449,854 | 2,093,818 | 463,978 | 6 | Pretty good atmosphere and original concept , but very repetitive game-play and too basic | Original concepts are rare these days . Movies are remakes or sequels . Games follow the basic rules and go by what's popular , seldom creating anything new . When I heard of the basic idea of Evolva , I knew that I had to check it out . After downloading a demo and playing it through over and over , I went to the vide... |
450,512 | 2,093,818 | 320,691 | 6 | Better than I expected , but considering how low my expectations were . . . | Back when I first saw the trailers for this film , I immediately thought ; " Oh . Another cheap rip-off of The Matrix . . . and it seems like they stuck some Blade and The Crow in there , too , for good measure . " I was fairly surprised when I saw it , but it didn't really show me something that fascinated me , like T... |
450,083 | 2,093,818 | 397,065 | 6 | Wax on | I like the original . It's no masterpiece , but Price is cool to watch and the concept was different . I tend to dislike remakes . . . unless there's an actual need to update , the new director has something to bring to it , or the old film simply was not that good , and an aspect ( or more ) about it deserves another ... |
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