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450,648 | 2,093,818 | 49,470 | 7 | A fair effort by Hitchcock , as long as you accept that all logic goes out the window half-way through the film | I heard some pretty promising things about this film . . . about the tension in it , about the realistic and credible premise and especially about the climax at London's Royal Albert Hall . I was quite disappointed with the film I got . The film starts out fine , with Stewart and Day coming across at a perfectly credib... |
449,781 | 2,093,818 | 228,786 | 7 | A good movie that could have been great , had it just picked a genre and sticked to it | When I sat down to watch this movie , I knew it was gonna be a thriller . Unfortunately , the film itself didn't seem to know this , and kept jumping between genres . I don't know who is to blame , the director , the scriptwriter , or someone else , but someone obviously didn't realize the importance of picking one ( o... |
450,490 | 2,093,818 | 230,319 | 7 | Fire indeed hot | Another education piece by Disney . I realize that this was made and released ( well , at the very least , the latter of those two ) before the other I commented on ( " . . . having fun " ) , but the first thing that struck me was how much ( for something of such length . . . it's only eight minutes , people ) animatio... |
450,055 | 2,093,818 | 1,331,293 | 7 | Veni , vidi . . . vici ? | I have chosen to start this on a sour note , just as what I am reviewing does . After the clever and well-done opening cut-scene of the immediate predecessor to this opened that exactly as it should be , and setting the tone right , the intro of this is rather underwhelming . It's a lot of the same footage , some lengt... |
449,793 | 2,093,818 | 391,319 | 7 | Convincing | This is a documentary on the VG , and it is found on the second DVD of the 2-Disc release of The Matrix Reloaded . The biggest positive that could be said about this , I would say , is that it really makes it look appealing , and without coming off as a trailer . Being that I have played , and that I do enjoy , but at ... |
450,292 | 2,093,818 | 399,740 | 7 | Rob does for the newbies in the kitchen what he's done for the newbies in the industry | While I haven't , myself , tried this dish ( never been much for Mexican food ) , it certainly sounds rather tasty , and judging from other comments as well as the boards here on the site , it is . Rodriguez , with his usual energy , takes us through a recipe that sounds very interesting and goes into the right amount ... |
450,794 | 2,093,818 | 399,741 | 7 | Good concise breakdown of how some of the digital effects of the film were done , and Robert provides a few more tips | The first Ten Minute Film School was about how to make a movie out of nearly no money at all . . . explaining how Rodriguez managed to make El Mariachi work with the shoe-string budget and the lack of a crew . The second was about how he made his first studio picture work , with a lot less time and resources than most ... |
450,092 | 2,093,818 | 107,977 | 7 | Silly but funny | This is definitely one of the better Mel Brooks movies , along with Spaceballs ( although I will openly admit to not having watched many others , at least yet ) . It's very silly and thoroughly funny , there are hardly more than a few minutes throughout the entire two hour run-time , where you aren't entertained . Almo... |
450,185 | 2,093,818 | 412,915 | 7 | By the book , but could be worse | I wouldn't say that I particularly enjoyed this , but I'm not going to claim that it isn't a fair piece of work . If you're into adventure , you may very well like this ( I'm not , hence . . . yeah ) . The plot is OK , pretty standard , formula stuff , and at times , it's predictable . The pacing is adequate . The acti... |
450,259 | 2,093,818 | 963,178 | 7 | Not only that , but multilingual , too | I can tell you exactly what I thought when I first read about this : Uh-oh . . . is this Hit-man all over again ? I hate to admit it , but a case could be made for that . Both have promising trailers , you didn't know for sure what to expect from the person who helmed each ( maybe particularly in this genre ) , they go... |
449,890 | 2,093,818 | 458,418 | 7 | A lot in little time | If the main objective of any behind the scenes production is to inform , to further the viewer's knowledge regarding the title that it concerns itself with , then this isn't bad . Irene Bedard , the voice actress behind Pocahontas ( whenever she isn't singing ) , hosts this , and does fairly well , for most of her scre... |
450,916 | 2,093,818 | 234,215 | 7 | This did have a lot to live up to | This is based on the Ultimate 10-Disc Set . This one suffers from several things , noticeably . The first shares traits with the original Star Wars . . . the main one in this comparison being that they were both the beginning of a trilogy , whilst being fully able to be taken as the entire story . Lucas managed to comp... |
449,876 | 2,093,818 | 181,536 | 7 | A pretty good drama about finding your talent and figuring out what to do with it | This movie is , among other things , about finding your talent , that one thing that you can do better than most other people , and figuring out what you're going to do with that talent . This is material that nearly everyone will be able to relate to , and it's handled pretty good , with only fairly few cliches . The ... |
450,677 | 2,093,818 | 285,104 | 7 | Less driving than the others , but not bad | This one has fairly little action ( no , that's not true . . . it has no action whatsoever ) and not much driving , but the interesting cinematography , good direction , well-written plot and good acting by all actors involved make it worth watching . The direction ( and probably the cinematography as well ) can be cre... |
450,443 | 2,093,818 | 164,334 | 7 | Not spectacular , but pretty much what one comes to expect from Lee Tamahori | After seeing The Edge and Mulholland Falls , I can't say I'm really surprised by the quality of this film . Still , I have to say that I did find this movie to be quite entertaining and thought it did what it was supposed to do , for a mystery-thriller . It takes off almost immediately , and succeeds in being thoroughl... |
450,265 | 2,093,818 | 373,926 | 7 | Pretty good | I remember not being particularly interested in this , when it came out . My tastes have matured some , since then , and much more recently , I saw one piece of work of Pollack's ( Sydney , not Jackson ) , specifically They Shoot Horses , Don't They ? , and I've been wanting to watch more films by him since then . What... |
449,892 | 2,093,818 | 1,039,988 | 7 | All about mythology | I went into watching this documentary thinking that it would be merely people , albeit famous ones , chatting away at how watching Star Wars as a kid changed their life . I was fortunately mistaken , as it turned out , in spite of the first couple of misleading minutes , to be an attempt at explaining the immense popul... |
449,792 | 2,093,818 | 387,569 | 7 | Well-cut , interesting and concise | Along with behind-the-scenes productions ( though a couple are shared ) on each individual episode as well as audio commentary tracks for some of them , this featurette is found on the Animatrix DVD . Whether you get the release of just that or get it as part of the 10-Disc Ultimate Set does not appear to make any diff... |
450,467 | 2,093,818 | 92,324 | 7 | A sillier and more bitter BlackAdder generation | This time around , BlackAdder is no longer royal ( or even particularly close to being any such thing ) . . . but rather a butler to the Prince Regent . He's grown bitter and the people around him have become sillier . Taking over for Tim McInnerny is Hugh Laurie , who portrays a rather daft ( but , disturbingly enough... |
449,829 | 2,093,818 | 387,564 | 7 | An experiment , and a mostly successful one at that | This is without a hint of doubt the most sadistic film I've seen in quite some time . . . possibly in all of my life . Quite cynical , as well , if not beating the DC ending of The Butterfly Effect at that . Being an independent film that aims high ( possibly too high ? ) , it has to cut a few corners to make due . . .... |
449,779 | 2,093,818 | 119,396 | 7 | Tame ending , and a less gratuitous than Tarantino's other films | Some would call this a tamer / toned down version of Pulp Fiction . . . I don't know . I guess it is , but the film is also more devoid of Tarantino's style than any of his other work . The non-linear time-line would be the prime example of this ; it's only used in a handful of scenes , rather than the one thing that k... |
449,964 | 2,093,818 | 435,176 | 7 | Good even if you don't like the flick | This is a featurette on the Collector's Edition of Blues Brothers 2000 , and , of course , deals with that movie . It's well-done , edited and paced nicely . It consists of interviews , behind the scenes footage and film clips , all cut together . It has so much different material and so many people that it never gets ... |
450,549 | 2,093,818 | 60,028 | 7 | Influential | I do not base this on the Remastered releases . This is one of the three ( the other two being The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits ) intelligent series in the genre of the same era , helping to prove it worthy of attention and effort by viewer and creative forces alike , after the dreaded 50's ( where the good piece... |
450,041 | 2,093,818 | 257,076 | 7 | An average action movie , nothing more nothing less | S . W . A . T . is pretty much by the book as far as regular action movies go , nothing really new to offer , it's just entertainment . I guess the best thing it has going for it , is all the big names ; Samuel L . Jackson , LL Cool J , Colin Farrel & Michelle Rodriguez . Pretty much each of them play their roles well ... |
450,568 | 2,093,818 | 125,022 | 7 | A bit draggy at the end , but overall pretty good | This is a very funny movie about conning ; I loved all of the cons , the simple , subtle ways they tricked people in order to gain money or progress , one way or another . I also thought that the actors had a pretty good chemistry , and pretty much all of them pulled off their parts well . I especially like Jason Lee's... |
450,581 | 2,093,818 | 368,574 | 7 | See ? He doesn't have to be annoying | The fourth of the Animatrix shorts , this is one of those of them that ties closely into the trilogy , specifically , the sequels . This provides the background for The Kid , seen in the second two movies , and he's genuinely not irritating in this ( no , seriously ) . The concept is highly interesting , although , for... |
450,532 | 2,093,818 | 496,468 | 7 | Large | This is a set of documentaries , 9 or so total , about the three stages of production , on the 2-Disc DVD of Kingdom of Heaven . The setup allows you to view any single one of them when you want , divided into the groups of Directing , Crew and Cast , and the aforementioned phases . All added up , it has a running time... |
450,419 | 2,093,818 | 1,038,098 | 7 | Similar , yes , but still fun | This is a review of the computer edition . No , I was not referring to the movie , in case you were wondering . . . this being licensed , it is obviously going to be reminiscent of that . It changes plot details , and two characters are noticeably entirely devoid from this , nevertheless , this is a fine companion to t... |
450,889 | 2,093,818 | 119,743 | 7 | The short story is just better . . . but this isn't exactly bad | We watched this in English class , after having read the short story , written by Hanif Kureishi . Going by how powerful the original text is , this is somewhat unimpressive . I think the real problem is that the short story was so compact , so rich in detail yet so brief , and it was thoroughly well-told . There are a... |
450,666 | 2,093,818 | 181,422 | 7 | Highly entertaining , but occasionally frustrating | I haven't really tried the first two Crash Bandicoot games ( nor any of the other games that feature the characters therein ) , except for a demo of the second , but after playing the demo ( both demos letting you play through one whole level of their respective games ) to the third game , I knew I had to have the full... |
450,570 | 2,093,818 | 298,203 | 7 | Pretty good semi-autobiographical drama , but could have been better | Being that this is his first big role in a feature film , I was excited to see how well Eminem could act . I'm happy to say that he pulls it off perfectly . I didn't even think about that it was Eminem in the lead role , as he portrays his character perfectly . Even though it's similar to his real personality , it must... |
449,966 | 2,093,818 | 106,394 | 7 | It's fine | This is a feature-length documentary . It's found on the third disc of The Blues Brothers Collection . This is mainly directed at those interested in the band and their work . The film is barely mentioned at all . It's partially made up of interview bits that contain what I gather are meant to be jokes . . . I can't cl... |
450,487 | 2,093,818 | 107,614 | 7 | Columbus hits it but good | I had heard from several people that this was worth watching , so when it aired on television , I did that very thing . Williams is marvelous , the references , the voices , the whole thing , and he delivers on the pathos , as well . The plot is great , and develops nicely . There are pretty predictable parts , but thi... |
449,891 | 2,093,818 | 114,148 | 7 | A mature animated Disney feature , and a beautiful film | This is somewhat unique , for a number of reasons . Perhaps most importantly , it is , as my summary states , mature . Gone are the talking animals , the show-stopping musical number ( as were a staple of the Disney cartoons of the time ) , and the themes , the tone , is more serious . This is the only Disney animated ... |
450,175 | 2,093,818 | 758,730 | 7 | Watch it for the entertainment value , and you may very well enjoy yourself | No , this isn't on the level that has previously dominated the two franchises , nor was the first AvP . . . but hey , the Alien franchise hasn't had a stellar film since the second movie ( the Predator , since the first . . . ouch ) , and honestly , if you go see this purely to be entertained , and bring a fairly gener... |
450,507 | 2,093,818 | 96,256 | 7 | A very entertaining sci-fi action thriller by John Carpenter | After hearing what one of my friends said about this movie , I was looking forward to seeing it , to see , as he described it , " major alien ass-kicking " . And yes , that is definitely what I got . The film of course starts off by introducing us to the main character , the theme of the film and ideas behind the story... |
451,016 | 2,093,818 | 458,525 | 7 | Tends to entertain | I'll start by saying that I honestly have not read any of the source material about at least half of who appears in this . I cannot comment on how those were done . I haven't watched the leaked version . This is a mixed bag , and it definitely could have been better . The very beginning is unclear and muddled , and ( w... |
450,933 | 2,093,818 | 119,807 | 7 | Somehow , this works even if you don't really like the humor | I've never really liked Steve Oedekerk . I want to give his movies a chance , but I'm not very happy with the fate and state of the second Ace Ventura film and I just am not into his humor . I've never really understood why physical violence , repetition and " silly " / stupid humor was funny . I remember watching this... |
450,183 | 2,093,818 | 1,003,283 | 7 | Good to watch if you liked the movie | At nearly nineteen minutes , this behind the scenes production is a fine production . Costumes , choreography ( ! ) , the camaraderie on set and to a degree , casting , are all covered herein . It's well-paced and neither overstays its welcome nor ends prematurely . This may be best to watch after you've seen the movie... |
449,904 | 2,093,818 | 486,909 | 7 | Reflections on Returns | This is the fourth part of the Shadows of the Bat series of documentaries on the Batman series , this time focusing on Batman Returns ( and it is featured on the recently-released DVD of that film ) . This talks about coming back to do a sequel , and reveals ( though neither of them are actually seen saying it , we hea... |
450,748 | 2,093,818 | 300,471 | 7 | A typical Jackie Chan movie | This is the typical Jackie Chan action kung-fu buddy comedy , pretty much . There are no big changes to the typical formula , but people who've enjoyed the earlier films in the genre , by Jackie Chan . The plot is nothing totally special , though it does build on something that actually happened during the time this is... |
450,766 | 2,093,818 | 119,558 | 7 | Great acting and a great film | Having seen neither this nor the Kubrick version of Lolita , a few weeks ago , I started to wonder , if the films are really as great as they are made out to be ; so , after reading as much as I could about both films , I finally bought this film on DVD . After having watched it , I was very impressed , both by the act... |
450,898 | 2,093,818 | 291,337 | 7 | Good film-noir action game , but way too hard and too repetitive game-play | The two things that stand out most about this game is that it's in the genre of " noir " , which exceptionally few games are , and that it's the very first game to involve bullet-time . The film-noir works very well in the game , and the story is pretty typically noir ( revenge is the main theme ) , and all in all , I'... |
450,306 | 2,093,818 | 104,389 | 7 | Your everyday run-of-the-mill standard 90's thriller | The movie starts off being regular , and ends with no real surprises . This doesn't necessarily mean that it's bad ; it's good if you just want to see that typical type of 90's thriller , in fact it's pretty much the very definition of regular . Nothing out of the ordinary , it even has it's share of clichés ; the psyc... |
450,268 | 2,093,818 | 1,003,269 | 7 | The world of Flux | This is a featurette on Æon Flux , featured , obviously , on said film's DVD . It's comprised of film-clips , interviews , behind-the-scenes footage and we are even treated to some clips from the original show . Even the creator of the show is animated ( I understand that he wasn't particularly pleased with the end res... |
450,085 | 2,093,818 | 207,201 | 7 | A romantic comedy that a guy can see too | This is pretty much the typical romantic comedy , but with an interesting twist ; the main character has the ability to hear womens thoughts . The important thing was that for it to work , the character would be placed in a lot of interesting comical situations , where you could laugh at it , without it being too mocki... |
450,550 | 2,093,818 | 1,003,278 | 7 | At least they weren't werewolves | Credit for the summary goes to my fiancée . This is a featurette found on the DVD of 13 Going On 30 . At least the Special Edition ( you know , the one that doesn't smell like bubble-gum . . . that line was thought up by my significant other , as well ) , that's what we're going by , we wouldn't know about the Fun and ... |
450,920 | 2,093,818 | 161,292 | 7 | Pusher Light | With this film coming out several years after Pusher , giving Nicolas Winding Refn plenty of time to work on it , with basically the same cast as Pusher and apparently a bigger budget , I guess I expected more than this . While Pusher was an impressive and gritty look at the underground of Copenhagen , this is just a s... |
450,036 | 2,093,818 | 157,503 | 7 | Pretty good black comedy spoofing teen beauty contests | When I first sat down to watch this , I was quick to judge it as a dud . About ten or twenty minutes into it , I suddenly started to love pretty much every second of it . It doesn't last every single second of the movie , but most of it is really funny . If you're into black humor you should definitely check it out . A... |
450,301 | 2,093,818 | 67,524 | 7 | Little left of the silliness of the first two films . . . moving more towards the grandeur of the later films | After the first two films , which mainly consisted of silly humor with little plot , this one improves the formula some , and adds more of the trademarks that all us fans know and love . Taking the Gang to Jutland was a marvelous idea , and it simultaneously exploits and reveals many of the prejudices us Zealanders hav... |
450,076 | 2,093,818 | 121,766 | 7 | The easiest to tolerate ? | I can't watch anymore . I understand you , but that really refers more to the entire Prequel Trilogy . When you put a line like that in . . . I mean , just look at the title of Intolerable Cruelty , and the tag of The Matrix Revolutions . But yes , my summary refers to the most recent three . And it does , indeed , n... |
449,924 | 2,093,818 | 1,082,868 | 7 | A mixed bag , but the positive does outweigh the negative | Obviously , this is not Cloverfield . Its form is not as smooth and thought-through , the dialog isn't as memorable , and information isn't revealed in the same manner . . . in short , the J . J . ( well , when the man is at his best , anyway ) that was evident in aforementioned , is not here . That's fine , not everyt... |
451,024 | 2,093,818 | 84,988 | 7 | Weird , but very funny stuff | When I borrowed this , as well as the other Blackadder series ( or , uh , seasons , I suppose ) , it was presented as the ' weird but good start ; weird , because it hadn't found its true form yet ' . I can't comment on the rest of Blackadder in relation ( since I haven't seen any of it , yet , but I will as soon as po... |
450,054 | 2,093,818 | 75,222 | 7 | Be quiet | I haven't watched very many silent films , so I really can't draw many comparisons . I watched this because of Brooks , and I was not disappointed with it . Making a " non-talky " this long after that died out was an impressive feat , whether or not you like that genre or the result . What's interesting here is what he... |
450,100 | 2,093,818 | 426,160 | 7 | They pull it off | This is mainly noteworthy on account of how little they had to work with , and how impressive the result is . They had little time and limited set , and what they put together actually does work . The plot isn't bad , and there is enough of it to keep this going for the duration of it . This is a sit-com , with the ver... |
449,761 | 2,093,818 | 165,985 | 7 | Notable for what it brings to the table , overlooked due to bugs . . . and Firestorm is a reasonable add-on | The following review will cover both Tiberian Sun and Firestorm . With how negative many people seem towards this game , one must assume that they forgot the many new things that it introduced to Westwood's on-going Command & Conquer series . . . or maybe they just got tired of waiting . I believe this game was in deve... |
450,224 | 2,093,818 | 92,546 | 7 | A hit-and-miss parody . . . one of mostly hits | This movie is a compilation of short skits . . . mostly representing what one might find on American late-night television ( at least a few decades ago ) . Having not grown up neither in the right decade nor country , there may be a few jokes that I didn't get . The sketches vary in length , and some are more social co... |
449,980 | 2,093,818 | 122,933 | 7 | Funny enough | The idea behind this seems simple enough . . . almost obvious . Have Billy Crystal do his fast-talking , neurotic and repressed thing , cast him as a psychiatrist , and have this psychiatrist have to work with a patient that he would not at all want to work with , yet make it " an offer he can't refuse " . Put de Niro ... |
450,206 | 2,093,818 | 395,533 | 7 | Let's talk about VFX | This is a special feature found on the second disc of the 2-Disc release of X2 , the second X-Men film , and it deals entirely with the effects . It's made up of interviews , pre-vis , animation material in various stages of development and varying degrees of detail and some clips of the two films ( as well as a little... |
449,813 | 2,093,818 | 119,654 | 7 | Fairly entertaining science-fiction comedy , but nothing special | While I normally don't like Will Smith , I did think he did a decent enough job in this film , and it was mainly his unlikely partnership with Tommy Lee Jones that carried the film . It's thoroughly tongue-in-cheek , breaks no barriers and attempts no such thing . It's just mindless fun . The plot is pretty good , high... |
450,143 | 2,093,818 | 109,686 | 7 | Wouldn't have been anything if it wasn't for Jim Carrey's amazing talent ( s ) . . . | I have to say , this movie really would have been bad if it Jim Carrey hadn't been in it . Every single scene without him is hardly funny ; Jeff Daniels if miles away from Jim talent-wise . Jim can make you laugh with a simple movement of his face , whereas Jeff hardly could make me laugh at all . The script does put t... |
450,348 | 2,093,818 | 463,503 | 7 | The review of someone who's hardly been to a concert in his life | I've never really " gotten " concerts . Fear not , review-reader , I shall not bore you with details about why , nor delve into some story which intends to make you go " ohhh " and completely understand . . . I merely wish to say up front that this review was written entirely by a man who's just barely been to any conc... |
449,794 | 2,093,818 | 113,987 | 7 | Good film , no doubt about that , but pretty much only for those who know just about everything there is to know about Nixon | After sitting through this painfully long and very drawn-out film , I can't help but feel that it is just slightly . . . redundant . I watched this with my father , who actually followed Nixon's career to some extent , and I can't deny that without his giving me cliff notes to explain actions and motivation of the char... |
449,875 | 2,093,818 | 194,368 | 7 | Very black and pretty funny | This started off a little slow , but quickly accelerated to a very quick pace . It went so fast for the last two thirds of the movie that you really had to pay attention to get everything . The twists are great , and incredibly funny . The plot is pretty good , not brilliant but allows for some very funny twists , and ... |
450,686 | 2,093,818 | 244,000 | 7 | Do you dig spaghetti Westerns ? Look no further | From the commercials for this film , it didn't look like much . . . a pretty entertaining Western , and that's about it . Well . . . my predictions were true . An entertaining film , not much else . But dang . . . is it entertaining ! Gun fights , chases , etc . So much spaghetti Western action in one movie . The plot ... |
450,824 | 2,093,818 | 40,217 | 7 | Like cats and dogs . . . only singular | While I'm not sure just when Figaro moved to . . . wherever Pluto lived in the late 40's , I'm not complaining , because this is fun . The plot is good , and well-told . . . not a single spoken or written word , yet we follow it without any problems . This was featured on the DVD of Pinocchio , which is how I watched i... |
450,260 | 2,093,818 | 335,473 | 7 | Gets an awful lot right | Two decades after the film , this came out , picking up about where it left off . This can be judged as either just a stand-alone exploit , or as a sequel . It does introduce the idea , and one does not need to have seen the movie ( though I would definitely suggest it ) . While this is less complex , and plagued by th... |
450,212 | 2,093,818 | 362,179 | 7 | Hmm . . . upgrades | Yes , this is more of an upgrade to Jedi Outcast than a sequel . . . and it takes so many steps back and forth ( in quality ) that it winds up being overall on about the same level . . . which , should be noted , is " pretty good " . If you dug JO , well , grab the shovel again . I might not pay full price for this , a... |
449,767 | 2,093,818 | 478,248 | 7 | Take control of Robin and the merry men in this strategy / action game | Not everything is easily turned into a game . Some comic books and films ( typically of the action genre ) make good games . But how to convert a centuries old legend that has been re-told many times , with additions over time ( the romantic interest found in Maid Marian , for example , was not part of the original . .... |
450,194 | 2,093,818 | 99,653 | 7 | Beautiful , touching and moving . . . a tale of a love so strong it defies death itself | I must say this film surprised me . Coming in , I knew nothing about it but the famous clay-forming scene . . . I didn't know I was in for such a strong experience . This film had me from the first few moments of it . I never lost interest . The plot is so interesting and intriguing , you can't help but watch , often a... |
450,039 | 2,093,818 | 120,877 | 7 | A little slow , but not bad | This starts off as a great action / horror film by one of the masters of the genre , John Carpenter . The very first scene is really good , a great mix of horror and action . The same fast pace continues for about twenty minutes ; then it slopes downwards , continually . It only picks up again at the very end , and the... |
450,713 | 2,093,818 | 95,174 | 7 | A bit overlong , and some may find it funny rather than thrilling , but a nice Polanski film nonetheless | I've been trying to see more of Roman Polanski's films , partly because I find him interesting , and partly because he always adds something unique to the film , small details which most mainstream directors skip . I found this and was interested , both of Polanski and Ford . It turned out to be different from what I e... |
450,187 | 2,093,818 | 365,601 | 7 | Done well | This is a featurette found on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of The Terminator . It's also one of the best and most memorable that I've ever seen ( I freely admit that part of that may be due to me very much liking and enjoying the film itself ) . Technically speaking , it's well-done . It consists of clips from the mo... |
450,159 | 2,093,818 | 417,551 | 7 | Borrows some from respected RTS titles , but also adds a lot | I'm sure I'm not the first to notice the many similarities between this game and the famous and well-doing Real Time Strategy games that precede it ; most noticeably , StarCraft and the Age of Empires series . Last-mentioned in the way of control and construction of buildings , and aforementioned in the way of the race... |
450,886 | 2,093,818 | 643,103 | 7 | The humor makes up for the few scares | I was interested in this series from when I read about it being in its planning stages . . . since it didn't air on TV on a network available to me , I didn't get a chance to watch until just recently , where I discovered DVDs with singular episodes , as well as some special features for the episode . Not wanting to wi... |
450,305 | 2,093,818 | 120,863 | 7 | One of the best anti-war war movies | The thin red line is one of the best war movies , since it doesn't just focus on the war itself , but also very much on the soldiers , how they feel , during a battle , during a briefing , when just talking between the battles , and it's all very credible and well-acted by all of the actors . All of them portray their ... |
450,145 | 2,093,818 | 436,638 | 7 | A great action / horror / adventure / survival game | Nocturne was a sadly overlooked horror-action game that is well worth a look for any fan of such . . . first of all , the game has a great atmosphere . You walk around in this dark , gloomy world , constantly expecting to get attacked by some creature , constantly sure that there is an undead enemy around the next corn... |
449,901 | 2,093,818 | 430,676 | 7 | Solid entertainment | This is only the second of Dario Argento's films I've seen , but I found it quite enjoyable , and I'll definitely look for other films by him ( not something I felt like after watching the other film by him I saw , Creepers ) . The film is a salute to Argento's idol , Alfred Hitchcock , and contains homages to several ... |
450,859 | 2,093,818 | 151,137 | 7 | Not the greatest war movie , but a good movie , and a somewhat true-to-facts portrayal of Jeanne d'Arc | Luc Besson usually makes spectacular movies ; Leon , The Fifth Element , etc . Joan of Arc is no exception . It details the life of Jeanne , the maiden of Lorraine , who in and around the year 1431 , helped France defeat England , and win a war that has lasted for almost an entire century . The plot is great , and it h... |
450,279 | 2,093,818 | 800,196 | 7 | Short , fun , funny short | Chad Peter , a man who does or used to have , a crush on Natalie Portman . . . and founded NP2K . This is the first in his thus far incomplete ( he is still working on the last part ) trilogy , Sex , Drugs and Natalie Portman . He shows a clear understanding of the principles of film-making , as well as a good sense of... |
450,606 | 2,093,818 | 172,348 | 7 | Pretty good , for a TV-film | It's rare to find made-for-TV films that are good , or even watchable . This is one of the better , though still not a particularly good film overall . The plot is surprisingly interesting , and it mostly moves at a good pace . It takes us through Dorothy's entire life ( well , mostly her adult life ) and her relations... |
450,220 | 2,093,818 | 271,367 | 7 | A highly entertaining spoof of the old 50's sci-fi horror movies | This is a parody of the old B-movies of the 50's , concerning gigantic animals , mostly spiders . It's filled with corny humor and cheesy special effects , which only help to make it a funnier spoof movie . It spoofs a few other well-known movies too , there are references to Indiana Jones , Tarzan and the likes . The ... |
450,154 | 2,093,818 | 304,415 | 7 | Important , if not overly impressive film | I remember when this hit theaters . I don't remember exactly why I didn't I go for it back then ? maybe I thought it was something else . In any event , I knew that I had to watch it when the TV ads came on for its airing here , on Danish TV . The part of the advertisements that ran that best summarizes it is the excha... |
449,949 | 2,093,818 | 108,399 | 7 | Very pulpy . . . perhaps too pulpy for my tastes | I'm not sure what would have made this film more appealing to me . . . maybe Tarantino should have directed it . . . maybe someone other than Christian Slater should have played the lead role . . . maybe there should have been fewer deaths . . . maybe the film should have been shorter . As is , the film just didn't int... |
450,598 | 2,093,818 | 363,988 | 7 | Good , but not great | I know that this is based on a Stephen King novel , but I haven't read it , so I can't really compare the film to it . I have watched a few movies based on novels by Stephen King ; IT , Carrie , The Green Mile , Children of the Corn , The Shining , Golden Years , Quicksilver Highway , Cujo , Christine , and , obviously... |
450,130 | 2,093,818 | 270,288 | 7 | Weird | The one line summary says it pretty well ; this film is pretty weird . It's fast-paced , very few scenes last more than a minute or so , so you have to pay close attention to it , or you'll miss crucial details . The plot is pretty good , and fairly interesting , though it confuses its audience a lot , especially near ... |
450,958 | 2,093,818 | 314,123 | 7 | Too few features , could have been better , but fairly entertaining overall | First of all , I haven't really tried playing Grand Theft Auto III , so if anything I say is good or new in this review is also in GTA III , you know why . I have the PC version of the game , so if something I say is a good feature and you don't have it on your console version of the game , yep , once again , you alrea... |
450,782 | 2,093,818 | 162,661 | 8 | Haunting imagery | Tim's got an undeniable knack for visuals . . . they'll usually be Gothic , mostly breath-taking , and always excellent . He also has a bit of a twisted side to his humor . Furthermore , he is talented in bringing colorful and well-designed creatures and characters , often of his own creation , to life . And lastly , h... |
450,671 | 2,093,818 | 124,295 | 8 | Exposing the indifference that is the core of corporate America | The earliest of Moore's films I've seen so far , this is definitely not his best work . . . technically , this is the least impressive of the ones I've seen ( the others are Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit ) . The editing , pacing and presentation just isn't as sharp or clean as the other two . The score isn't as ... |
450,217 | 2,093,818 | 118,655 | 8 | Finally , a good Bond spoof | This is really a funny parody of the Bond movies . This is the best thing to watch if you've seen a typical by-the-numbers Bond movie , one of the old ones , for example , and thought it was ridiculous , or at the very least something other than great . The plot is directly spoofing the old Bond movies , with an evil v... |
450,178 | 2,093,818 | 204,798 | 8 | When a licensed game works | Ah yes , it is , I suppose , a sad , but definite truth . . . licensed video-games are seldom of particularly high quality . We all know it , us gamers ( even those of us who perhaps sometimes deceive ourselves into thinking otherwise , in wanting a game of a recent flick , a comic book , etc . , and wanting it to be a... |
450,524 | 2,093,818 | 372,784 | 8 | Off to a great start | At a time when it was thought that this movie franchise was beyond any possible rescue , this was put together . What I got when I sat down in the theater , over three years ago , and the lights were turned off was a very pleasant , and rather welcome surprise . First off , let me make it clear that Nolan takes appropr... |
450,765 | 2,093,818 | 102,926 | 8 | Good , but inferior to Se7en | Hannibal Lecter . The name that will spark interest , gain recognition , and most likely send a chill down your spine . He's one of the most interesting and well-known fictional serial killers , and this is probably the movie that manages to do him most justice . Anthony Hopkins as the serial killer , psychiatrist and ... |
450,062 | 2,093,818 | 73,802 | 8 | I was at the edge of my seat , with my eyes consistently glued to the screen | Let me start off by saying that I have not read the novel . It would appear they cut the amount of occurrences in half , which doesn't mean it isn't still an amazing piece of work . This holds up incredibly well . It's over thirty years old , and beyond possibly some of the music , I really didn't feel that this was pa... |
450,879 | 2,093,818 | 102,975 | 8 | Not like the rest | Review of the Special Collector's Edition . This is different from the rest , which doesn't mean that they , nor this , are bad . It holds elements that simply hadn't really been seen much in the franchise , and , more to the point , it does them well , with several of them being important and interesting . It's got gr... |
450,282 | 2,093,818 | 462,499 | 8 | Bloody good time | This is the first Rambo movie I watch , I intend to watch the first three , as well ( I made the decision to before watching this ) . Almost all I know about Rambo as of writing this is what I saw in this film . The trailers promised a massive action-film ( and the red band ones , a blood-soaked one , at that ) , and t... |
451,000 | 2,093,818 | 99,077 | 8 | Beautiful | I hadn't really seen any other movies by Penny Marshall before watching this . The only one I'm sure I've seen is Riding in Cars with Boys , and , well , if you've read my review of that one , you'll know I didn't think very much of it . Looking at her filmography , I think this is the best of the films she's directed ... |
450,465 | 2,093,818 | 95,631 | 8 | Quite good , if very 80's | From the moment I heard of this film , I knew I had to watch it . . . a buddy comedy pairing up Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro , that's simply too good , to golden an idea to miss . As expected , Grodin's deadpan and matter-of-fact humor compliments De Niro's hot-headed , sarcastic witty humor perfectly . The plot i... |
449,840 | 2,093,818 | 80,339 | 8 | It's a movie that can provide a lot of laughs . . . and that is important right now | This is a fantastic spoof . I'd suggest watching Airport 1975 first , to get the full effect . I haven't seen Zero Hour ! , so I can't say how that impacts it . Of course , having a basic knowledge of popular culture is also a help . This has just about every kind of material you can imagine : Slapstick , random jokes ... |
450,797 | 2,093,818 | 372,742 | 8 | An introduction to video-storyboarding | Whereas the first of these 10 Minute Film Schools was packed with tips for indie film-makers , this is more centered on one thing . . . storyboarding . Rodriguez did not do storyboards for El Mariachi , as he didn't actually have a crew and did not need to tell them what he wanted to achieve , but he did some for Despe... |
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