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450,340 | 2,093,818 | 83,658 | 8 | Maybe I'm missing something . . . minor spoilers , clearly marked and confined to a single paragraph | I rented this at Blockbuster after thinking about it for a very , very long time . A friend of mine had recommended to check this out , and that I should go for the Director's Cut version . So naturally I got quite excited when I found this in said rental store and noticed that it was indeed the Director's Cut . When I... |
450,297 | 2,093,818 | 70,474 | 8 | The series reaches perfection . . . unforgettably entertaining | Finally . . . the last pieces are in place . This is where it all came together : The goofy and incompetent policeman is gone ; Axel Strøbye is the criminal investigator who is neurotic , stuck in his job job and finds his younger colleagues painfully ignorant of how the police work needs to be done ; Ove Verner Hansen... |
450,778 | 2,093,818 | 881,964 | 8 | Meaning | Bertocci never really seems to misfire . The quality may vary in his shorts , but he always does good work . This is carried by the style and the acting , both of which are rather solid throughout . Siegel , who we've seen before in other stuff by Guy in his Basement Productions , is remarkable . Mark is credible as we... |
449,834 | 2,093,818 | 453,467 | 8 | Relatively original | Obviously there are other films similar to this one , even , perhaps especially , in recent years . I won't name them here , as that might tell you too much , about this or them , before viewing . I would advise against reading anything about the plot of this before watching it . This presents a couple of interesting c... |
450,842 | 2,093,818 | 233,352 | 8 | Very good short film | It's rare to see a short film that is as funny or as well-made as this one . " Sex " , by Chad Peter is almost as funny , and " Drugs " , also by Peter , is about as well-made , but less entertaining . The main character is very well-played , and is very reminiscent of Woody Allen , and at times , Seinfeld . The plot i... |
449,974 | 2,093,818 | 65,088 | 8 | Deeply unsettling and emotionally draining | During the Depression , many had nothing . . . and the few that did were almost equally as miserable . This movie displays a dance marathon , held for the entertainment of the latter , and the expense of the former . The contestants dance for daily meals and a place to sleep , and the weak hope of a prize , if they are... |
450,878 | 2,093,818 | 177,789 | 8 | The truth and entertainment value are remarkable | When doing parody , you have an important choice to make ; whether or not to pay respect to the source . The difference is impossible to miss . The Scream trilogy does . . . the Scary Movie series doesn't . Spoofing genres is reasonably easy to do , for those of comedic talent . . . observe the clichés , point out the ... |
450,131 | 2,093,818 | 208,092 | 8 | Humorous and stylish British gangster flick | I haven't seen Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , which makes this the first Guy Ritchie film I've seen , and the only one I've seen so far . I had heard plenty of good things about this film , and I do believe that I've seen some of Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ( though that didn't impress me much , actual... |
450,737 | 2,093,818 | 106,949 | 8 | Great film , but marred by the same things as all other pieces of Danish cinema | I haven't read the novel behind this film , but I'm told that the storyline and tone is followed fairly well . The plot is very good , and the pacing is above par for a Danish film . The acting is nearly flawless , with few exceptions . The characters are well-written and credible , though that may have more to do with... |
450,682 | 2,093,818 | 340,398 | 8 | Great action . . . about as good as Ambush | After watching all of the The Hire BMW commercials , I'm still considering the first , Ambush , my favorite . But I must say , this one comes damn close . It has great action , a pretty good plot and very good acting by all involved . The cameos by Ray Liotta and Robert Patrick are a nice touch . The only thing I didn'... |
449,787 | 2,093,818 | 239,023 | 8 | A decade after , the impact is still clear | I base this on the GOTY ( Game of the Year . . . it was awarded that title in ' 98 , and one can still figure out why ) version , and on the PC release . For years after FPS's started being made , after Wolfenstein 3D , the growth was slow , and fairly obvious . Then this came . Marking itself as a big step away from t... |
450,943 | 2,093,818 | 175,880 | 8 | Heavy-handed and slow , but not without its moments and definitely interesting | When George C . Scott was approached for a part in this film and shown the script , he exclaimed " The language is terrible . " I disagree . The language is real . The dialog is true-to-life . We don't , or , very rarely , at least , always say the right thing , and we often repeat ourselves and say stupid , pointless ... |
449,802 | 2,093,818 | 75,866 | 8 | Great , considering it's a TV-movie | I haven't really seen too many of the Columbo films . . . actually , I think I've only watched one or two , apart from this one . I've always liked Columbo , though , somehow without even having seen that much of him . Peter Falk is and has always been the perfect choice for the character , because of his looks , his v... |
450,687 | 2,093,818 | 342,272 | 8 | Better than I expected | When I first heard of this film , I didn't think it would be much of a worthwhile experience . . . few Danish film productions are worth watching . Of course , then I was told that it was directed by Thomas Vinterberg . . . who directed Festen . . . and written by Lars von Trier , who's responsible for some of the grea... |
451,006 | 2,093,818 | 337,978 | 8 | Thoroughly entertaining action-film | Granted , it's not that much of a Die Hard film . . . but were any but the first , really ? Yes , it is one of the new action films . . . infamous for their overwhelming and often noisy action and pacing , the dialog's constant attempts at making us laugh , and the martial arts ( well , OK , that last one , I , persona... |
450,374 | 2,093,818 | 1,103,157 | 8 | Lives up to the first | This review's single-player comments will be mainly based on the spin-off entitled The Secret Files , as I haven't completed the original for several years . This takes the familiar characters of the 1994 game , Jazz Jackrabbit , and puts them in a new one , with a more advanced ( due to improvements over the years ) e... |
450,540 | 2,093,818 | 120,324 | 8 | Dark , intense thriller by Sam Raimi . . . about as good as it gets , really | A very , very dark movie , A Simple Plan manages to be thoroughly interesting and intense , keeps you guessing how it'll end until the end and mostly keeps you on the edge of your seat . The plot is very good , and something everyone can relate to . What would you do if you found several million dollars ? The pace is g... |
449,866 | 2,093,818 | 138,524 | 8 | Great movie . . . | This is the first Coen brothers film I have seen , so I don't really have any previous experience to compare with . However , even after having read a lot of negative comments towards the film , I still must say it is great . It was funny and surprising , throughout the entire movie . George Clooney is fantastic in thi... |
449,881 | 2,093,818 | 186,566 | 8 | Not Eastwood's best , but a pretty good science fiction drama | Having seen only a few of Clint Eastwood's films , I can't put this movie up against too many of his other films . However , considering the high quality of his other films , I was expecting a bit from this movie . I was pleasantly surprised . It was really entertaining . The plot is very good , very involving , and mo... |
450,681 | 2,093,818 | 286,151 | 8 | Good fun , but not as exciting as Ambush | The only problem I have with this commercial , the only thing in it that makes me like Ambush better is that it's based almost entirely on the humor . . . and unlike action , humor is not a good enough base for a car commercial . . . at least not for me . Ambush was primarily based on action , but also had some humor .... |
450,353 | 2,093,818 | 120,382 | 8 | Meaningful | It's been about a decade since this film came out , and the sad truth is , the majority of people haven't learned . Reality TV is not dead , but has rather flourished , and is gradually becoming more and more perverse ( indeed making the idea presented here seem almost tame by comparison , which is a very unpleasant no... |
450,125 | 2,093,818 | 167,190 | 8 | Great , one of the best comic book movies | I really enjoyed this film ; and believe me , that's not easy to say , since I expected to hate it , as I have hated the other Guillermo Del Toro films I've seen ( Blade II , Mimic ) . It met all of my expectations , and surpassed several of them . It has all of the elements that a good comic book movie needs ; the act... |
450,870 | 2,093,818 | 83,944 | 8 | This may have gotten an undeserved bad reputation | I haven't read the novel ( I understand that changes were made ) , although I'm certainly considering it now . This should not be compared to its sequels or the overall memory or impression that people have of Rambo . This does have violence and explosions , but it isn't a simple , straightforward Hollywood flick . Whi... |
450,323 | 2,093,818 | 384,783 | 8 | Even more videos by Al , and this time . . . there're specials ! | Since Al hadn't made the last of his videos by ' 96 , it made sense to release this , an updated compilation music video DVD , and this time , they put some special features on , as well . Two of these are more things you can watch . . . a live performance of Another One Rides The Bus on something called The Tomorrow S... |
450,934 | 2,093,818 | 290,673 | 8 | Difficult to sit through . . . for several reasons | From when I first heard of it , this sounded like a controversial and worthwhile film ( it should be noted that the two are seldom one and the same ; some works feature both qualities , but one should have more of a reason to see any given film or read any book than simply the fact that many found it to be controversia... |
449,962 | 2,093,818 | 120,815 | 8 | War | I can't claim that Spielberg has overwhelmed me on many an occasion . I tend to find his work somewhat sentimental and too bright and up-beat for my world-view . But here , he delivers . The first thirty minutes or so of this will pretty much tell you what you need to know ( and I mean that in the most positive way pos... |
449,791 | 2,093,818 | 134,599 | 8 | This is at least twice the equal of other games ! | On account of my unfortunately not being able to find them anywhere , I have not gotten to try any of the other entries in the series , although I certainly would not mind , and trust me , I have looked . For anyone who does not know , this is a point-and-click adventure title . That means that the mouse is what you us... |
450,780 | 2,093,818 | 801,332 | 8 | A different take | This is a much more ambitious production than the other of the same title . Where the first was a ( marvelous , I might add ) parody of old serials , this uses some of that in a concept rather unlike it . This is pretty dramatic , at times . It isn't always funny , but it almost never tries too hard to be , and the gag... |
450,675 | 2,093,818 | 283,875 | 8 | Very entertaining action-filled commercial | First of all ; for a commercial , this is great stuff ! I don't think I've seen a commercial that was so thoroughly entertaining . You hardly even notice the product placement . . . which proves both that the commercial is so entertaining that you almost forget what you're watching and that the product placement is car... |
450,926 | 2,093,818 | 126,029 | 8 | Truly the greatest fairy tale never told . . . | I've lost track of how many times I've seen this great film . I believe the number is below ten , but I'm not even sure of that . It somehow never gets old , the jokes remain fresh . Every once in a while , when I get the chance to see this film , I sit down and my laugh ' till my sides ache . It's about time someone d... |
450,663 | 2,093,818 | 258,463 | 8 | Great spy action | After putting off watching this film for a lot of time , mainly due to the fact that the other film based on the famous Robert Ludlum book being so unforgivably bland and dull , I finally decided to see this film , mainly because I had heard so many great things about it , and because I am going to see the sequel , Bou... |
450,917 | 2,093,818 | 483,781 | 8 | Wraps up the trilogy well , and what a way to go | This completes the new series , and takes the consequence of the ones before it , similar to how Warrior Within ( the saving method of which this retains ) built on the first . It has elements of both of them , and adds quite a lot ( and far more than aforementioned earlier sequel ) . You may still wield two weapons , ... |
450,400 | 2,093,818 | 105,236 | 8 | A stylish and excellent example of expert story-telling . | After watching this half a dozen times with a biased , anti-Tarantino , " what the heck is so great about this guy , anyway " view ( which , as most anyone watching any film with that view and a fair bit of self-knowledge will tell you , is a rather fruitless practice in pointlessness . . . if you've decided you're not... |
450,026 | 2,093,818 | 120,663 | 8 | Kubrick's final film . . . and possibly his least impressive | After having seen just about every single of Kubrick's films ( The only films that are left are Spartacus , Lolita and his short films ) and a documentary about him ( Stanley Kubrick : A Life in Pictures ) , I was looking forward to seeing his last film , despite it's reputation . Now that I've seen it , I'm not sure w... |
449,763 | 2,093,818 | 951,351 | 8 | Now this is more like what an RTS add-on should be | As enjoyable as Covert Ops , for Command & Conquer , and Counterstrike , the first add-on for Red Alert , were , this offers more , both in amount and in how solid what is added is . . . I don't think it is hyperbole to say that this raised the standard for RTS add-ons . 18 new single-player missions , almost as much a... |
450,165 | 2,093,818 | 191,182 | 8 | Thorough | We watched this in History class , to follow up on having read about both World Wars . This deals with Hitler and his rise to power , WWII and a lot of the situations surrounding them . It's got a lot of detail , and an utterly immense amount of footage from back then , almost exclusively in black and white . There may... |
450,623 | 2,093,818 | 120,681 | 8 | A bit of a letdown plot-wise , but beautiful cinematography | The first thing I noticed in this movie was the cinematography . It is truly amazing , the camera angles , they are nothing short of stunning . The sound is also amazing , as is nearly everything about the visual side of the film . While it was a bit of a letdown on the plot side , I can't say I was really disappointed... |
450,107 | 2,093,818 | 85,959 | 8 | More hilarity on film from the Monty Python team ; this time , in sketch-comedy form | The third and last real film by the Monty Python crew . First , they made fun of the medieval times and its beliefs . Then , they gave the earliest followers of Jesus a whooping ' . Now , they . . . well , they pretty much cover every stage of life in the search for the ' meaning of life ' . The film , unlike the two o... |
450,534 | 2,093,818 | 243,133 | 8 | Great neo-noir film by the Coen brothers | I haven't seen too many films by the Coen brothers ( Ethan and Joel Coen ) . . . in fact , this and Intolerable Cruelty are the only ones I've seen . I decided to see this after hearing many positive things about it , and finding out that it's a tribute to the old ' noir ' films of the 40's and 50's . I love noir films... |
450,426 | 2,093,818 | 78,026 | 8 | A few shortcomings don't manage to mar an overall excellent entry in the series | After the slightly disappointing " . . . Outta Sight " , the series revolving around the Olsen Gang take a flying leap towards their peak yet again . In spite of a very silly sequence that wouldn't have looked quite so out of place in a show by Benny Hill or an old black and white silent film a la Charlie Chaplin , thi... |
450,511 | 2,093,818 | 256,215 | 8 | A great made-for-TV crime-thriller | I did have my doubts when I sat down to see this , as I have had nothing but bad luck with made-for-TV crime-thriller , as they are usually high on cliches and have very bad , totally predictable plots . I was pleasantly surprised to see so much humor and style in a TV-movie . It does have some cliches , but the film d... |
449,851 | 2,093,818 | 200,476 | 8 | A fitting farewell | Benny Hill was in his late 60's when this was shot . . . he died not long after it was finished . Only the greatest of entertainers , the ones who truly feel it a privilege to perform go on doing so until they die . In most of the latter half of his life , Benny Hill spent his energy and time making people laugh . I ho... |
450,299 | 2,093,818 | 348,150 | 8 | Astounding , if slightly overlong , superhero film | I watched this shortly after viewing the ' 78 film . Within half an hour of the end credits rolling of that , the opening ones of this came on . Therefore , I have an unusually clear memory ( and basis of comparison ) of the first . From the first frame ( literally . . . as the credits roll at the beginning of the film... |
450,947 | 2,093,818 | 116,282 | 8 | Good , but not sure if I would call it great | I haven't seen too many of the Coen brothers ' films , in fact , the only ones I've seen apart from this one are Intolerable Cruelty and The Man Who Wasn't There . This one didn't hold my attention like The Man Who Wasn't There and it didn't make me laugh as often as Intolerable Cruelty . It was quite funny at some poi... |
450,048 | 2,093,818 | 32,455 | 8 | Truly timeless | I don't know how old I was when I first watched this , but I may very well have been too young to comprehend how long ago it was made . . . much less how old some of the score is . I still recognize some of it from watching it more than a decade ago , and probably further back still . Putting images to classical music ... |
450,868 | 2,093,818 | 264,464 | 8 | A very interesting and entertaining film . . . | This is an interesting story , watching a con artist evolve , how he starts off with the small stuff ( in an early scene , he pretends that he's a substitute teacher , to get back at another student ) to stealing enormous amounts of money ( several million dollars ) . To watch how intelligently he tricks people , into ... |
450,184 | 2,093,818 | 87,553 | 8 | Tough to watch , gripping and impeccable | I've liked Waterston since I first saw him , probably on Law & Order . There's only one possible exception in what I know of , as far as him being talented . This is the performance of his that I am most impressed by . Malkovich does great as always , and does not steal the show ( which we know he could ) , does not ta... |
450,418 | 2,093,818 | 365,467 | 8 | Condensed | This is a documentary on the regular , one-disc DVD of The Matrix ( and one of the only extras in the set ) . It does , of course , go into that film . It consists of behind the scenes footage , interviews , artwork , storyboards and clips from the movie . Some of it also made it into Revisited . I would say that this ... |
450,558 | 2,093,818 | 120,601 | 8 | Bizarre . . . truly bizarre | I don't believe I've ever seen a movie that I had such a hard time understanding every second of , yet was drawn to at the same time . From the very first frame to the last , the film is bizarre and weird . The characters all act in a way that is quite hard to . . . ' decode ' is probably the most accurate word here . ... |
450,678 | 2,093,818 | 285,930 | 8 | Among the best of the The Hire commercials | What makes this commercial really stick out from the others is the filming style , which seemed documentary-like . While I found this style a little annoying at first , I ended up actually enjoying it and liking the commercial for being different without being bad ( like the one Ang Lee misdirected ) . The cinematograp... |
450,689 | 2,093,818 | 63,350 | 8 | A classic , but inferior to Dawn of the Dead | This is a film to be watched and appreciated for what it did for the zombie-horror genre . I just watched the 30th Anniversary Edition of this film , and while they certainly butchered a lot of the original ( which I saw a month or so ago for the second time ) , it is still a great film . I urge any fan of horror to tr... |
450,307 | 2,093,818 | 120,611 | 8 | A good bloody action movie , but slow and dragging at times | Blade is probably the most bloody action film of the nineties , and probably the most bloody comic book adaptation too . You get used to this pretty quick though , well , if you don't , you won't be able to sit through the entire movie , as it's very bloody , throughout it's entire run time . The action is very intense... |
450,075 | 2,093,818 | 74,156 | 8 | You got a bad attitude , Wells . | I have not watched Rio Bravo , so I hope you'll forgive me for not referencing it at all in this . With that out of the way . . . could the 90 minutes of this possibly have been any more intense than they are ? I sincerely doubt that . I have yet to be able to look away from the screen when watching this . Carpenter kn... |
450,381 | 2,093,818 | 405,296 | 8 | Does the book a lot of justice | I read the book immediately before watching this , having thoroughly enjoyed what else I've read ( which is basically just a collection of short stories of his that had been turned into movies ) by author , Philip K . Dick , and it most definitely impressed me . Having just watched the movie , with the written words st... |
450,229 | 2,093,818 | 43,456 | 8 | Excellent sci-fi film . . . the one true flaw is the heavy-handed , preachy presentation of its moral | I had heard about this film a number of times before I got to watch it . It's been lauded as one of the best science fiction movies ever , and there are numerous references to it in other movies and on TV . I definitely understand its popularity now . The plot is interesting and develops nicely throughout . The pacing ... |
450,784 | 2,093,818 | 289,879 | 8 | Brilliant and incredibly compelling | This is , if not a masterpiece , then very short of it . I don't use that word lightly ; few cinematic efforts deserve to be credited as such . This is deeply psychological , not to mention rather accurate and credible in that , and complex . I can only imagine how long it must have taken to write it . Many people talk... |
450,597 | 2,093,818 | 120,051 | 8 | Excellent thriller | This is a film about paranoia . When you think you're being watched , your every move being documented , your every action recorded and analyzed . Mace Sowell , an ex-military officer from a covert operations team no one knows about , is confined to his home , because he fears for his life . His daughter doesn't think ... |
450,785 | 2,093,818 | 424,205 | 8 | Moving | I was looking forward to finding out how this historical yet forgotten event would be put to film , and how accurately it would be depicted . I am not disappointed . This evokes emotion without ever slipping into sentimentality or sap . It personalizes without robbing the true occurrence of attention . There is focus p... |
450,965 | 2,093,818 | 399,146 | 8 | Interesting . . . | Cronenberg is an interesting director ; for most of his career , he made biological horror , dealing with viruses , mutations and the likes . In these last few years , he's moved away from that , focusing on more down-to-earth conflicts . His films still have the gratuitous violence and perverted sex that we've come to... |
450,008 | 2,093,818 | 69,947 | 8 | Another one of those good films that could have been great | The fictional story of The Jackal ( though I do believe that there once existed a man with the very same codename and of the same profession ; well , technically , he still does exist , as he's still alive , but incarcerated ) is a great piece of literature ( so I understand ; unfortunately , I haven't had the pleasure... |
450,948 | 2,093,818 | 384,003 | 8 | Great game , but too short compared to the first two | Having just beaten this , the third installment of the Commandos series , I am mostly struck by how short it is . The first game took months to beat , because there were plenty of missions and they were all quite tough to beat . The second game took me about two weeks , because there were plenty of missions , and they ... |
450,811 | 2,093,818 | 321,012 | 8 | Jan Gintberg's best work , by far | I've been a fan of Jan Gintberg for several years . At first glance , he may seem like a loud-mouthed malcontent , but once you listen to him , you'll find an awful lot of truth in what he says . The man masters satire , and when he's given a chance and when he's at his best , he's hilarity and cleverness itself . Havi... |
450,857 | 2,093,818 | 217,505 | 8 | Great film by Scorsese | This is a pretty impressive film ; most of its qualities are good , if not great . However , it still falls short on a few points . The ending seems somewhat anti-climactic . Much of the film is overly Hollywood-like , as well . The climax is a letdown . Overall , the film is great , but it could have been fantastic . ... |
450,014 | 2,093,818 | 109,506 | 8 | Excellent film in all respects | I haven't read the original comic , only the concept of it . This is the second movie by Proyas I've seen ( the first being I , Robot ) , and it's one of the two that's been recommended and suggested to me the most ( the other being Dark City ) . Brandon Lee's fate was lamentable , and thoughts go to Eliza Hutton , his... |
450,415 | 2,093,818 | 366,758 | 8 | A worthy next chapter | I base this on the PC version . I will be comparing this to the first throughout . The journey of the brooding cop goes on , and he hasn't lost his touch . This has improvements over the one preceding it : One of the very noticeable ones being the new physics engine , Havok , that makes almost everything ( that ought t... |
450,439 | 2,093,818 | 146,882 | 8 | Worth watching due to the narrative and the study of the male way of thinking | I had quite a few doubts about whether or not to see this film . First of all , Iben Hjejle is in it . No matter how international she thinks she's become , she's still Danish . I haven't seen that many of her films , but I've seen enough Danish films to back up following broad statement : Danes just can't act , in the... |
450,935 | 2,093,818 | 104,691 | 8 | An epic about the spoils of war , the longevity of hate . . . and the power of love | I remember watching this film some years back . . . the only thing I could still recall today , before re-watching it , was a brutal fight at one point in it . Having just watched it again , I can say without doubt that it was the fault of the shoddy taste I possessed back then ( that I could not remember more of it ) ... |
450,669 | 2,093,818 | 254,878 | 8 | Could this game possibly have been any better ? | Not long after I saw X-Men the movie , I found this game at the local video-game store for the PlayStation console . Being a fairly big fan ( not just of the movie ; I had been reading X-Men for a while , and I knew and liked the characters long before I heard of the movie being made ) , I immediately bought it and wen... |
449,818 | 2,093,818 | 124,879 | 8 | Funny , well-made and watchable . . . but I really didn't find this as moving as some people claim it is | First off , I'm an atheist . That means I don't believe in any higher power or deity , and that I am in no way spiritual . So naturally , when one of the first things said in the film was about how the main character gained his faith in god , I wasn't too thrilled . Still , I decided to give it a shot , if for nothing ... |
449,953 | 2,093,818 | 340,855 | 8 | About as bleak and depressing as they get , but in no way a bad movie | After just seeing this film , I'm pretty much speechless . This is a tough film to comment on . This is mainly due to the fact that it's a serial killer film where you actually end up feeling sympathy for the killer . Near the end of the film , when it goes completely out of control for Aileen Wuornos , there's no feel... |
449,849 | 2,093,818 | 250,081 | 8 | An unpleasant , unsettling , and most importantly , necessary film | After reading about Palindromes and finding myself oddly attracted to the subject matter of several of Todd Solondz's features , I bought this film . It would seem that it has a reputation as being his worst work to date ( at least as far as theatrically released movies go ) . . . I must say , if the rest of what he's ... |
450,142 | 2,093,818 | 56,869 | 8 | Incredible Hitchcock film . . . more scary than most other horror films | Hitchcock has a unique film style ; no one can do exactly what he does when directing horror films . His talent is especially obvious in this film ; all the nice little touches , the old typical Hitchcock details ( controlling mother , minor romance between male and female main characters , strong-willed , powerful fem... |
450,231 | 2,093,818 | 80,801 | 8 | Innocence meets Benny Hill-esquire slapstick in a very sweet film | Comedy is an art that can take many forms , and can be seen more places than more or less any other . Almost anywhere you search , you may find it by looking closely . Many would argue that slapstick reminiscent of the late Benny Hill isn't the greatest expression of the comedic arts , but it's difficult to dispute tha... |
450,213 | 2,093,818 | 382,007 | 8 | They've still got it | Utterly devoid of taste , this sketch of a mere six minutes is so rich in material , both as far as amount , and as how solid it is , go . The jokes are based around sex education , corporate " ethics " , and the Python zaniness that we know and love . Unless you completely disagree with the viewpoint openly and contin... |
450,786 | 2,093,818 | 399,295 | 8 | Keep ' em coming , Niccol | If not necessarily by the start , then by the end , of the opening credits , you should be well aware of what the point of view driving this movie is . Like this piece or not , it doesn't really try to pass itself off as anything but what it is . I've liked all that I've seen of Niccol's ( not always equally much ) , a... |
450,993 | 2,093,818 | 93,870 | 8 | Its aim is spot-on | This one goes for the jugular . Verhoeven has never exactly had a reputation for the light , the family friendly , or holding back in criticism . As one of his satires , this is quite simply excellent and utterly ferocious , in its depiction of society and big business . . . of the future . Yes , that's it . The writin... |
450,223 | 2,093,818 | 228,333 | 8 | Great action , excellent horror | This is how to make a hybrid of action , horror and science fiction . John Carpenter knows exactly how to set a mood , and , as proved by this film , also knows how to direct good action . The plot is not really new , but it's not a story that's been done to death either . The actors all perform pretty well , consideri... |
449,773 | 2,093,818 | 483,841 | 8 | Quite entertaining , and worth it for fans of the X-Men | I haven't played the first game , mainly due to its non-PC ( as in computer , not politically correct ) release , though I remember seeing game-play trailers and the likes in 2004 . I borrowed this game from a friend , and quickly got into it . You control members of the two well-known Marvel groups , The X-Men and The... |
450,236 | 2,093,818 | 461,872 | 8 | An impressive mini-series | Human Trafficking is an important tale about an important subject . Too often ignored , because it's easier to live in an illusory world than face the awful truth . This was a necessary series , and a well-thought out premise . . . the execution doesn't live entirely up to it , but it comes pretty darn close . The main... |
450,907 | 2,093,818 | 416,716 | 8 | Interesting , entertaining , informational . . . and thorough without being boring | This special starts before the original Star Wars , and after introducing Lucas and setting the scene for the time period , it takes us through the entire trilogy , with clips , interviews and behind the scenes footage en masse ( I won't throw on the ever-ambiguous " and more " that is a common favorite to throw on DVD... |
450,431 | 2,093,818 | 71,939 | 8 | More great trademarks added in another unforgettable entry | The previous film in the series was incredibly entertaining and sophisticated . . . those are some big shoes to fill , even for the same writers and main cast . Fortunately , they not only wore them , they made wearing them look good . More of the trademarks are added , probably the very last of them . . . ironically ,... |
450,594 | 2,093,818 | 113,277 | 8 | Good , but far too long | The only real problem with this film is that it is too long ; had it not been for that , this film would be a perfect action-drama that details the private lives of people on both sides of the law . But it isn't . The drama plays a bigger part in the movie than the action does , and that's a shame , especially since th... |
450,977 | 2,093,818 | 70,034 | 8 | What is there really to say ? Probably the best martial arts action film ever made | After hearing so much about Bruce Lee , his fighting , his films , specifically Enter The Dragon , I just had to find out if any of it was really true . It is . By god , it is . Lee is faster than lightning , and to watch him fight is like watching something superhuman . . . you have to be asleep not to be carried away... |
450,536 | 2,093,818 | 87,332 | 8 | A nice slice of the 80's | You know why this film is so popular ? It's not the subject matter . . . it's not the acting . . . not the humor , nor the music , the effects . . . what makes it so popular even after all these years is that it's a great slice of the 80's . The music , the clothing , the dialog , the script , the effects . . . everyth... |
449,848 | 2,093,818 | 264,761 | 8 | Intriguing film about love | Right from the start , this movie somehow grabbed me . . . it wasn't particularly fast-moving or laugh-out-loud funny and it didn't immediately seem like revolutionary film-making . I caught TV ads for this for about a day before it came on , and decided that , had I nothing better to do when it aired , I'd at least gi... |
450,998 | 2,093,818 | 412,305 | 8 | Who says history has to be boring ? | The following is a review of the Gold Edition , for the PC . If anything I write didn't fit your version , please keep the aforementioned in mind . This is one of the classic releases , and it just so happens to have quite a bit of stuff for being so early . It takes you through the following different powers from the ... |
450,670 | 2,093,818 | 91,763 | 8 | Unpleasant but necessary | War movies are very different . Usually , these differences depend on the film-makers ' experience with war or knowledge of it . Occasionally , the time it was made and society's view towards it has its say in the matter too . This film was made by Oliver Stone , so naturally it's based on his experiences in the Vietna... |
450,135 | 2,093,818 | 386,820 | 8 | Very funny movie from Anders Matthesen . . . but is it better than the CD ? | Anders ' Anden ' ( ' the Duck ' , in English ) Matthesen's name is synonymous with variety , diversity and innovation . . . in a few years , he has created more original and unusual projects than most other entertainers do in their careers . . . put together . He has stated on numerous occasions that he's bored when he... |
450,699 | 2,093,818 | 378,215 | 8 | Unusually well-produced and important Danish film . . . but not without flaws | I didn't expect a lot from this film . . . I just knew it was a Danish thriller about some political situation , and that it had gotten mostly positive reviews . Being somewhat unimpressed by Danish cinema , I didn't really give it much of a chance to grab me . . . yet it managed to do so . For at least the last two-th... |
450,485 | 2,093,818 | 1,226,221 | 8 | The few , the proud , the awesome | When one thinks RTS ( if one is aware of what that is an abbreviation of , mind you ) , one is likely to be able to think of a multitude of such games . . . maybe even name some favorites and / or the best released . But before the world knew this title , it would have been difficult to come up with many that steer cle... |
450,256 | 2,093,818 | 382,041 | 8 | Superb | I can't be the first to realize it : The guys at IO Interactive think up awesome and interesting concepts , and their execution usually leaves little to be desired . I haven't tried Kane & Lynch : Dead Men ( it does seem excellent , though ) , but Hit-man and this - impeccable . The plot of this is good , and the story... |
450,657 | 2,093,818 | 78,753 | 8 | Powerful and moving . . . the definitive anti-war war movie | After putting off watching this film for a while , mainly due to seeing a few bad war movies and quite a few mediocre ones ( The Thin Red Line , The Eagle Has Landed ) , I finally decided to watch this . I had heard that it was realistic and powerful , but I wasn't quite sure that I actually believed it . I barely glar... |
450,980 | 2,093,818 | 165,798 | 8 | Interesting and deep , but not as deep as it tries to be | This is a great film ; it has pretty much everything a great film needs : a great score , great actors , great performances , etc . The film revolves around Ghost Dog , perfectly portrayed by Forest Whitaker . He is a assassin who lives by the code of the Samurai . Apart from him , we also follow the fate of several ma... |
450,059 | 2,093,818 | 486,130 | 8 | Great | This is a making-of-type featurette on Jul på Vesterbro , obviously located on the DVD of that . The majority of it is one big in-joke , that everyone is in on , and that the audience immediately can figure out , and this works remarkably well . They do slip out of it on the occasions where keeping it up would impair t... |
450,227 | 2,093,818 | 936,483 | 8 | Cute , entertaining and fun action-adventure platform game | Video games didn't always have rich plot-lines , photo-realistic graphics , epic cinematics and budgets to match . . . however , in recent years , with the constantly expanding computer power , we players have come to expect quite a lot of the media . That is not to say that good games did not exist before bullet-time ... |
450,385 | 2,093,818 | 71,853 | 8 | Not as good as Life of Brian , but worth watching | This Monty Python film is great , partly because it works on several levels ; it works as a straight up typical Monty Python movie ( which in itself ensures hilarity ) and as a spoof of many of the old " medieval times " based films . The plot is pretty good , and less disjointed than that of other Monty Python creatio... |
450,847 | 2,093,818 | 1,092,058 | 8 | Think | I don't particularly know anything about the writer / interviewer of this , and I watched this because someone else made me aware of its existence . Here , superstition is investigated , and science praised . Religion is not mentioned much at all beyond the very beginning , and I understand that it has already been exp... |
450,378 | 2,093,818 | 445,045 | 8 | Never mind the ethical implications , playing God is fun | I have not played any other titles in this series ( I gather that this is the third Populous game , and , to my knowledge , thus far , the last ) . I have heard ( or read , rather ) this referred to as a " god-sim " , but not having played anything else that could go under that term , save for maybe Black and White ( w... |
450,976 | 2,093,818 | 117,883 | 8 | Not Amenábar's best , but quite possibly the best film concerning the phenomenon of snuff films | I've seen all of Alejandro Amenábar's features , except for Mar Adentro . This is less " Hollywood " than The Others , but I do find Abre Los Ojos to be a better film than this one ( have more flu-induced nightmares , Alejandro ! Just kidding ) , more themes , perhaps . That is by no means to disregard this film . . . ... |
450,919 | 2,093,818 | 437,437 | 8 | Fury is unleashed | This picks up after the previous one , and does so well . The basic stuff is the same , with some tweaks ( among them , notable improvements ) . The plot is summed up , since it relates to that of this one ( which is quite good , and very nearly has everything coming together as well as that of the prior one ) . Betwee... |
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