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450,066 | 2,093,818 | 120,201 | 8 | Another great film by Paul Verhoeven | Paul Verhoeven has a knack for making entertaining films that involve sex , violence and action ( not always the first , but the two last mentioned he always manages to deliver ) . Those three things , of course , do not make a great movie . He just somehow always finds a way to incorporate them into his movies , which... |
450,347 | 2,093,818 | 462,272 | 8 | Excellent , worth owning for every fan | This DVD features seven videos by Eminem . . . in order , they are : Stan , The Way I Am , The Real Slim Shady , Role Model , Guilty Conscience , My Name Is and Just Don't Give A F . . . and two bonus presentations , a making of for the video of Stan , and something called The Mathers ' Home . I won't give away what th... |
450,399 | 2,093,818 | 113,581 | 8 | Very well-executed and interesting | I first saw this three-part mini-series when I was this tall ( not to be confused with " high " . . . I was shorter , not under the influence ) , 11 years ago . . . more than half a life-time , with my current age . No , I won't start talking about ' the old days ' or start talking about how things were when I was youn... |
449,789 | 2,093,818 | 439,598 | 8 | Like a spot-light | This is one of two feature-length documentaries on the # 8 ( The Roots of The Matrix ) of the 10-Disc Ultimate Set . Apart from the other one , exploring philosophy , that particular DVD doesn't hold anything but links , and neither of these have subtitles . This does not go over a ton of different subjects , like one ... |
450,941 | 2,093,818 | 117,958 | 8 | Not much plot , but a very interesting study of the environment of alcoholics | I've been a fan of the diverse and clearly talented actor Steve Buscemi for quite a while , ever since I first saw Con Air back in ' 99 . Naturally , when I heard he'd directed and written a movie by himself , starring him , I wanted to see it . I found this to be more of a drama than a comedy , but it didn't really bo... |
450,927 | 2,093,818 | 265,086 | 8 | A definite must-see for anyone who has just a hint of interest in war films | After having taped this film off TV , me and my father ( who is about as anti-war as you can get , partially due to having a little experience as a soldier ) talked about seeing this at some point . It didn't take much more than a few weeks before we decided to see it , and from the moment we put it on , we didn't regr... |
450,647 | 2,093,818 | 120,188 | 8 | Satirical , stylish and graphic | I hadn't heard an awful lot about this film before I saw it , so I only really had the fairly positive impression of the trailer in my mind as I watched it . I can't quite put what I think of the movie to words . . . can't commit it to writing . I suppose you could say that I'm torn . It doesn't have the sense of dange... |
450,119 | 2,093,818 | 1,164,621 | 8 | You will seldom find so much in so little time | Not only does this contain a lot in the only two and a half minutes ( to the very second ) , it also makes it work marvelously . It has being concise down to an art-form . The plot takes a simple situation , one that anyone can easily imagine , and gets so much material from it , without it ever seeming like it just to... |
450,728 | 2,093,818 | 362,583 | 8 | Silly , fast-paced fun . . . if unevenly difficult , and , well , we could have done without quite so much gross-out comedy | One day , as Jim , the earth-worm , was crawling around , he found himself chased by a crow . . . he was fortunate enough to escape to safety , but what made this particular day stand out was the fact that right after that event had played out , a super-suit fell from the sky , and landed right on Jim . . . transformin... |
449,760 | 2,093,818 | 252,338 | 8 | Westwood Goes to Camp | Quite a few games are unintentionally campy . It's difficult to make a game that's both entertaining and has a compelling story , and many efforts wind up with silly-sounding expositionary dialog and characters going out of character . The first Red Alert , admittedly , has some of this camp quality . What Westwood did... |
450,796 | 2,093,818 | 252,337 | 8 | One of the original RTS games . . . and arguably the one fathering the biggest franchise of such | Before I commence with this review , I must regrettably inform anyone reading that due to game-crashing bugs that I have been unable to work around ( yup , in both campaigns ) , I have not finished this game recently . . . so my review will be based in part what I've played of it over the last few days , which makes up... |
450,939 | 2,093,818 | 230,600 | 8 | Brilliant , and almost sublime . . . a masterful work within the genre of psychological horror-thriller | As I write this moments after the second viewing of the film , I can say without a doubt that this is one of those rare films that benefit greatly from being watched more than once by any viewer . Having been very interested in the work of director / writer / composer Alejandro Amenábar basically since I first knew of ... |
450,803 | 2,093,818 | 416,449 | 8 | Stylized , adrenaline-filled awesomeness | Given that this was made so soon after Sin City , one cannot deny the possibility that a reason for making it was the popularity and widespread success of the aforementioned film . Both are based on comics of Frank Miller's . . . both are bloody , and packed with adrenaline and style . However , regardless of what may ... |
449,790 | 2,093,818 | 439,783 | 8 | Interesting | This is one of the two feature-length documentaries on # 8 ( The Roots of The Matrix ) of the 10-Disc Ultimate Set . It goes over many philosophical concepts that inspired , and are presented in , the trilogy . They spend the first half ( ! ) on the original film , and the rest of the time then goes over parts 2 and 3 ... |
450,396 | 2,093,818 | 286,417 | 8 | Highly entertaining and addictive , exciting and intense | I recently found this game and realized that I hadn't played it in years . . . despite thoroughly enjoying playing it back then . I immediately installed , and have been playing it ever since , until now , as I type this , within minutes of having played through the game for the second time . The story , while certainl... |
450,545 | 2,093,818 | 92,007 | 8 | Are you sure it isn't time for a colorful metaphor ? | I saw the Special Collector's Edition of this ( which I understand doesn't have any additional scenes that weren't in the original ) . Ah , ' the funny one ' . There is a theory that after a few heavy or dark episodes in a row , they'd have a fun one . This is the movie version of said lighter one . And yet , it's smar... |
450,058 | 2,093,818 | 1,135,922 | 8 | Boundaries | Hitchcock would be proud . The art of hinting within cinema is still alive . This doesn't spell everything out for you . The trailer for this does not do it justice . I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did . It is a film about discontentment , control , and the urges and thoughts lying just beneath the surf... |
450,358 | 2,093,818 | 115,736 | 8 | Magnificent thriller | I watched this because I'm a big fan of the Wachowskies , and after watching their first movie ( Assassins , which they only wrote ) I hoped to see another masterpiece from the makers of The Matrix that had nothing to do with it . It's no wonder the producers let them direct aforementioned sci-fi / action masterpiece a... |
450,885 | 2,093,818 | 497,116 | 8 | Quite good | I'll freely admit that I didn't know much about Al Gore before I watched this . I have heard about global warming , and it is a subject that worries me . From I first heard of this , I wanted to watch it . Whilst the basic idea may sound dull . . . it can , with some truth , be described as a film of Gore showing a Pow... |
450,758 | 2,093,818 | 58,461 | 8 | The first part of the famous Dollars Trilogy , and one of the best Westerns | Sergio Leone made some of the best and most well-made Westerns in his career , and this one is no exception . It's the first part of his Dollars trilogy , and , in my opinion , superior to the second part , For a Few Dollars More . I can't say if I prefer it to the third part , The Good , the Bad and the Ugly , since i... |
450,680 | 2,093,818 | 338,768 | 8 | Weird , bizarre , stylish , funny and intense | When you've got Gary Oldman wearing a red spandex and red lipstick in the role of the devil and James Brown , godfather of soul himself , complaining that the deal he got with the prince of darkness needs to be renegotiated because he's gotten too old to do splits , you know you've divided everyone who hears about it i... |
450,924 | 2,093,818 | 87,056 | 8 | Faithful adaptation of the great short story | I recently read the original book by Charles Dickens , so I know exactly how close this is to a word-by-word adaptation of it . I recognized full lines , entire sentences that were converted directly from the short to this film . Most of the scenes are there too , though naturally some are shortened for length , and so... |
450,333 | 2,093,818 | 87,050 | 8 | A lot better than I expected . . . | I have to admit , I usually hate Stephen King films . I've seen The Shining , Carrie and It . I hate all of those . But this one was really good . It was scary and atmospheric , all the way through . The music was great , very moody and scary , the basic theme was pretty good , and the acting was , if not great , suffi... |
450,219 | 2,093,818 | 327,056 | 8 | Excellent crime / mystery drama | I haven't seen too many of Clint Eastwood's films , at least not the ones he's directed himself , but after seeing this I will probably check his other work out . The plot is great ; it shows how deeply peoples actions can affect each other , even over many years , actions they thought would make little to no differenc... |
450,102 | 2,093,818 | 408,612 | 8 | Brilliant parody | While I have not watched any of the serials of decades ago , I " got " this . It's difficult to find a lot to say about four minutes , but it's much more so to find anything to complain about in this . . . that is truly elusive . Even more so than Robert Denby . But I digress . The plot is marvelous . The writing in ge... |
450,235 | 2,093,818 | 183,649 | 8 | Marvelous thriller | When you hear such a great premise , you want to get to see the movie as soon as you can . . . but when you hear that such a talentless hack of a director gets to be in charge . . . we're talking , the man who , until Christoper Nolan came and built a new foundation for it , ruined the Batman franchise , after Tim Burt... |
449,948 | 2,093,818 | 278,731 | 8 | Cronenberg does it again | After seeing every single Cronenberg film I've been able to find , I've come to one simple conclusion : I've seen entirely too little of his works . I have yet to see one film of his that I found a complete waste of time ( though I did not find much point in The Brood ) . This is quite possibly my favorite film of his ... |
450,519 | 2,093,818 | 115,634 | 8 | A collision of two powerful men | This is a feature-length documentary found on the DVD of Citizen Kane ( not to be confused with the actual TV picture of a few years later , RKO 281 , in spite of the latter sharing the title and evidently at least some of the premise ) . It's well-produced throughout and leaves little to be desired . It is more about ... |
449,811 | 2,093,818 | 115,639 | 8 | Great drama , with a nice touch of humor | I mainly watched this to see Natalie Portman , as I've been a fan of hers for some time , and have been very impressed with most of her performances , but I have to admit , as I started watching it , I really liked it . It grabbed my attention immediately and never lost it . The plot is interesting and captivating ; it... |
450,029 | 2,093,818 | 278,736 | 8 | Good overview on the life and career of one of the greatest directors who ever lived | This documentary starts out with Kubrick's life as a child , continues through his first films , and goes thoroughly through all of his feature films , from first to last , even mentioning those projects he had planned but which he never made . It has some good interviews with the people he worked with through the year... |
450,370 | 2,093,818 | 88,847 | 8 | Any teenager should watch this at some point | This came on the TV just as I was writing my review of Little Nicky , right after aforementioned title had ended . The title seemed familiar , so I decided to give it a chance . I hadn't expected the great film that I got out of it . This should be viewed by any teenager , at least once , at some point . The premise is... |
450,520 | 2,093,818 | 1,150,692 | 8 | Puzzle pieces making up a usually pretty picture | I don't know if they are going to do more of these , so for the record , I am going by the first thirteen episodes , of 2007 and ' 08 . . . released to keep the viewers of Lost hooked until the fourth season started ( after the third ended . . . which is about how far you should definitely have seen before taking them ... |
450,983 | 2,093,818 | 107,818 | 8 | Very powerful and beautiful drama | Let me start this off by making one thing absolutely clear ; I love law movies / court scene films , whatever you want to call them . This film reminded me that something that's even more important than entertaining court scenes in such a film , is an involving subject , to make you really feel that this case is import... |
450,031 | 2,093,818 | 203,667 | 8 | Nice look on the making of The Shining | This is what Making Of DVD extras are supposed to be like ( or , at the very least , should be like ) : short , precise and to the point . Vivian Kubrick , the directors daughter , takes a camera and follows Nicholson around and interviews some of the actors , both during and after production about making the film and ... |
450,189 | 2,093,818 | 774,118 | 8 | Important | This is a 90-minutes documentary that examines and challenges religion . It covers an impressive amount , addressing Judaism , Islam , Christianity and Catholicism , without any of them being glossed over . It raises questions that have to be asked , and makes remarkable points . The aggressive and uncompromising way o... |
449,819 | 2,093,818 | 36,342 | 8 | Hitchcock's favorite film . . . and for good reason | I had heard plenty of good things about this film before I got it , and when I found out it was noir , one of my favorite genres , I naturally had to see it . It was a pleasant surprise . The film is interesting from the get-go , and is never really boring . The idea is very good , and the execution is great . The plot... |
450,162 | 2,093,818 | 117,509 | 8 | Hip and intense modernization | I hadn't heard all of this story before watching this film , so please forgive me any misunderstandings that may come as a result of that ignorance . When I heard that this was done by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce , who later went on to create Moulin Rouge together , which is one of my favorite love stories ( granted ... |
450,394 | 2,093,818 | 304,947 | 8 | A classic in so many ways | Many neglect that this isn't just a classic due to the fact that it's the first 3D game , or even the first shoot-'em-up . It's also one of the first stealth games , one of the only ( and definitely the first ) truly claustrophobic games , and just a pretty well-rounded gaming experience in general . With graphics that... |
450,787 | 2,093,818 | 94,625 | 8 | Stunning | I read the comic book series a handful of years ago . . . I had read some other Manga prior to that , but this was the first that really grabbed me , and I made sure I read every single one of the chapters . I found out about this not terribly long after , and was excited to find out about both if Ôtomo was as skillful... |
449,913 | 2,093,818 | 486,410 | 8 | Do you like Batman , and / or want to know more about him ? Look no further | If you are at all interested in Batman , or maybe even comics in general , this is definitely worth your attention . Narrated by Mark Hamill , who does a bang-up job , this goes all the way back to the beginning of Batman , and takes you through to present time , being quite thorough but never boring . It comes in at 4... |
450,892 | 2,093,818 | 163,651 | 8 | Probably the best of the teen comedies | This is pretty much the film that started the whole trend of making teen comedies with a lot of sexual jokes and gags , and definitely one of the best . Any teen will be able to identify with the situations and the characters , at the very least to some degree . The plot is very good , and it moves along at a pretty go... |
450,580 | 2,093,818 | 366,178 | 8 | Exciting | This is the fifth on the disc of Animatrix shorts . It's seven minutes long , and thus shorter than the usual ( which is about nine ) , and every moment is intense . This manages to not slow down for a second without overwhelming the viewer , as well as provide some food for thought , around one of the themes also expl... |
450,583 | 2,093,818 | 366,179 | 8 | Backstory | This is the second Animatrix short , and the first of them to be what one could call ' artistic ' . It contains a lot of references , metaphors and symbols in the dense amount of material , especially with a running time of 9 minutes . I've heard some complaints that this is " anti-human " , or tries to direct hate tow... |
450,057 | 2,093,818 | 373,763 | 8 | A fantastic look at them | This is a feature delving into comics , telling the history of them ( spanning seven decades , from the 1930's to present day ) and offering marvelous ( pun intended ) insights . It consists of interviews , clips of footage that fits ( almost none from the movies , whilst that is also a subject one could explore , this... |
450,577 | 2,093,818 | 366,177 | 8 | They mix so well | The eighth , and thus second-to-last short of the Animatrix ones , this is the only one quite like this . This takes two of the main types of filmed entertainment inspirations of The Matrix , and combines them unbelievably well . This is immensely faithful to the trilogy in that aspect , the tone . The animation is a g... |
450,377 | 2,093,818 | 117,571 | 8 | It parodies , it scares , it satirizes . . . but that's not all ! | After a period of endless slasher flicks , body-count films or " date movies " in the 80's , following the success of John Carpenter's classic ( which really isn't that much of one , there's hardly any blood ) , Halloween , of 1978 ( which I'm not claiming to be the first of its kind , I've heard of Black Christmas , w... |
450,566 | 2,093,818 | 285,156 | 8 | Very funny romantic comedy with crude humor | When I sat down to watch this , I expected to see a very average romantic comedy . I was pleasantly surprised ; this is one of the funniest teen comedies , and they came up with the great idea to combine crude humor with romantic comedy . I found it to be incredibly entertaining . The plot is very good , something any ... |
450,894 | 2,093,818 | 251,474 | 8 | A bold statement | Considering that this is a made-for-TV movie , it's actually very good . A few of the actors are well-known , but most are not . They all portray the respective character believably though , I especially think that Brooke Shields & Jordy Benattar gives excellent performances ; even Whoopi Goldberg did a great job . The... |
450,034 | 2,093,818 | 74,937 | 8 | A hilarious whodunit spoof | This is an utterly hilarious parody , spoofing detective stories . Much of the humor is verbal , some of it relies on stereotypes and such related ( mainly ) to the crime story genre . Some of the humor is a tad dirty , and a bit of it is quite dark . Personally , I loved it , but if you have anything against such humo... |
450,302 | 2,093,818 | 354,469 | 8 | Entertaining , challenging and probably the best of the series | I remember reading about the original Commandos : Behind Enemy Lines in the late 90's . It sounded ludicrously difficult . I later borrowed the add-on , Beyond the Call of Duty , featuring eight new missions . I never played the original . . . however , the add-on certainly provided the difficulty that I gathered it fe... |
450,005 | 2,093,818 | 38,109 | 8 | Great direction , great acting , but definitely not Hitchcock's best | Hitchcock is known for his unique style of directing , which involves many unusual camera angles , letting his camera " act " , and building up intense amounts of suspense . This film is Hitchcock during his prime , but , unfortunately , the theme is oversimplified to the point of making the film far less that what it ... |
450,516 | 2,093,818 | 96,697 | 8 | Infinitely short of being spot-on | I am mainly reviewing this up to the 7th year ( and I own the sets up to and including that one ) . I will admit that the very first of this wasn't all great . . . drawings were crude , it was " messy " , and it leaned towards the sappy / hokey on occasion . . . but it did have moments . And right after , from the begi... |
450,430 | 2,093,818 | 73,482 | 8 | Pure hilarity in one of the most well-rounded and thoroughly thought out in the series | I must admit that this film has a special place in my heart . . . not quite as big as the one my fiancée holds , but it's still in there . It's the first Olsen Gang film I ever saw , and owned , and thusly , the one I've seen the most . Years before I saw their other efforts , I had watched this more times than I suppo... |
450,547 | 2,093,818 | 84,726 | 8 | Better | This is based on the Director's Edition . After the first being essentially a long ( no . . . really ) establishing piece , this takes charge , and does so right away . The pacing is improved , and this is more enjoyable . This uses an episode as a start-off point , and in general presumes the viewer is familiar with t... |
450,501 | 2,093,818 | 391,363 | 8 | Smart and thought-provoking | If I say " teenagers debating philosophy " , you're likely to do a 180 degree turn and double-time it ( and for those entirely unfamiliar with math and / or military terminology , that means to turn around and run in the opposite direction . . . or what you were walking , not . . . after you . . . turn . . . anyway ) .... |
450,816 | 2,093,818 | 344,606 | 8 | Watch it for Anden | I watched this a while back . . . and the only thing that really stuck out was the performance of my favorite comedian , Anders " Anden " Matthesen . He's usually good , occasionally great . . . and in this performance , he's astounding . This is , simply put , some of his best work to date . It's really too bad that i... |
450,429 | 2,093,818 | 75,002 | 8 | Excellence continues in one of the most memorable entries | This is quite probably the most mentioned and possibly even watched of the movies concerning The Olsen Gang . The reason is one scene that defines the genius that is the writing and directing that is Bahs and Balling and the Olsen-Banden movies : The scene at the Danish Royal theater , featuring both the Overture of El... |
449,823 | 2,093,818 | 48,750 | 8 | Hitchcock directs a comedy . . . in his unique style , and with his trademark dark humor | Yes , the master of suspense actually directed a comedy . . . a romantic one , even . . . but naturally it has many of the same elements as his other films . There are a few scenes of suspense , but most of it is humor . Some of the humor falls flat , tries too hard , but the vast majority of it works perfectly . The l... |
450,838 | 2,093,818 | 104,257 | 8 | Excellent military court drama | This is one of the best dramas ever made , especially about military law , as it shows perfectly that the system doesn't work . The military courts often result in people being punished for a crime they didn't commit . The system doesn't work because it's based on minor details . This movie shows very clearly that this... |
450,572 | 2,093,818 | 298,130 | 8 | Unbelievably scary | This is one of the scariest films I've ever seen ; what's great about it is how it doesn't rely on excessive amounts of gore or cheap thrills to scare you . There's barely any blood or violence in the movie at all , and it's still more scary than most violent horror movies . I love how the horror is all atmospheric ; i... |
450,504 | 2,093,818 | 102,138 | 8 | Very interesting film , but horrible pacing | This film has been met with a lot of controversy , when it first came out ; a lot of people have a hard time accepting that this might be the truth . I don't know for sure how much of it is based on facts , but from what I understand , it's most of it , if not all of it . The film is packed with great actors , however ... |
449,765 | 2,093,818 | 86,659 | 8 | Hilarious British comedy | I'm not certain I've watched every episode of this show , but it sure is not for a lack of trying . The Brits have a tendency of ( and a talent for ) turning unpleasant historical events into the subject of satirical shows . The BlackAdder series covered many of Britain's greatest blunders through the last thousand yea... |
450,736 | 2,093,818 | 218,839 | 8 | Pretty good satire on ' dog people ' and common issues | When I sat down to watch this , I really didn't know what to expect , but I had spotted a good bit of small names in comedy on the cast list , so I thought ' what the hey , it might be good ' . Turns out I was right . It's a great film , with plenty of commentary on dog lovers and various general issues ( there is some... |
450,649 | 2,093,818 | 106,489 | 8 | Very good , at least for a directorial debut | When a famous actor directs a film for the first time , you're always a bit anxious . Can he / she direct as well as he / she can act ? Jodie Foster proved that it is possible with Little Man Tate , and Ben Stiller turned in a surprisingly good attempt with Cable Guy . This is Robert De Niro's first film as a director ... |
449,902 | 2,093,818 | 280,928 | 8 | Is black comedy , Gothic visuals and plenty of action and puzzles your thing ? Then this is the game for you | There once was a knight by the name of Daniel Fortesque , and when King Peregrin and the good-hearted people of Gallowmere were threatened by the evil sorcerer Zarok , he led the forces directly towards Zarok . It has been said that he single-handedly defeated Zarok , though mortally wounded . Unfortunately , that's no... |
450,830 | 2,093,818 | 90,605 | 8 | In my opinion , by far the best of the series | One of the problems of these is that each director , albeit to varying degrees , were selfish . . . not only adding their respective styles and touches to their separate efforts , each also tried to make theirs the definite piece ( and little was left for the next director to work with ) . I won't claim that Cameron wa... |
450,582 | 2,093,818 | 368,575 | 8 | The battle | Of the Animatrix shorts , this is the third , and , obviously , of The Second Renaissance , it is the second part . After the first one ( which perhaps had more to say , but that is debatable ) told us the events leading up to the war , this shows just that : The stand-off between the two forces . We already know the f... |
450,424 | 2,093,818 | 82,843 | 8 | An excellent first part of the end of the beloved characters | This is where the end is reached for the Olsen Gang . Kjeld and Yvonne are to celebrate their silver wedding . Egon announces right off the bat that he is not going back to jail . The end all be all to all Olsen Gang films ( yes , the ' 98 film hardly has any place in this series or even franchise at all ) . How best t... |
449,772 | 2,093,818 | 82,842 | 8 | Excellent ending to a grandiose series | The last half of the two-part ending . The definite ending ( as it should have been , and would have been , were it not for the ' 98 version ) to the series . We get closure and the finale delivers . Most certainly . Dramaturgically speaking , this goes all the way . We experience the biggest , most dramatic plot devel... |
450,243 | 2,093,818 | 137,390 | 8 | Hilarious special found on the DVD of Blackadder II | Fifteen minutes of pure Blackadder . What better way to spend a quarter of an hour ? This has Edmund as a Lord during the time of Oliver Cromwell and the revolution . He has to defend King Charles I ( Stephen Fry , in a deliciously accurate parody of Prince Charles of Wales ) from Cromwell and the Roundheads . Baldrick... |
449,774 | 2,093,818 | 298,148 | 8 | A great sequel | When I sat down in the theater to watch this , I was almost expecting to be disappointed ; the first was so great , I couldn't imagine that it could possibly be as good . I was pleasantly surprised . It's at least as good as the first , but I wouldn't call it better . The plot is about as good as the first ; if possibl... |
450,742 | 2,093,818 | 265,666 | 8 | Surprisingly good | Having seen Wes Anderson's first film , Bottle Rocket , and being thoroughly disappointed with it I didn't have that high expectations for this film . It surprised me with how entertaining it was , not to mention how sharp and clever most of the humor was . The cast contains considerable talent and it shows . The actin... |
450,818 | 2,093,818 | 127,392 | 8 | A must-see for anyone who enjoyed the first | Wow . . . 5 more hours of Riget . Lars continues the great combination of occult , dark horror and soap-opera drama . Picking up exactly where the last episode of the previous series left off ( complete with the same high intensity and suspense , though that doesn't last ; for better or worse ) , this installation in t... |
449,925 | 2,093,818 | 758,774 | 8 | Credibility | Ridley Scott is usually one you can depend on to make a good , sometimes fantastic , film , and it'll mostly be well-done . This definitely fits the last two mentioned qualities . The plot is impeccably well-written , and keeps developing very well throughout . The pacing is flawless , it moves fast but never overwhelm... |
450,745 | 2,093,818 | 117,318 | 8 | Very good autobiographical drama | Before watching this movie , I had nearly no idea who Larry Flynt was . I read a quick summary a few minutes before watching it , but I hardly knew any specific details . After watching it , I know exactly who he is , and what he stands for . He stands for freedom of speech . Some might call him a pervert . Others call... |
449,842 | 2,093,818 | 49,406 | 8 | Even then , he was excellent | I watched this entirely based on whom I knew helmed it . I have not read the novel , and was in fact not aware of its existence until I read that this was based on a book . This is the earliest of Stanley's movies that I've seen at this time . I have to say , as far back as this point in his career , the man knew what ... |
450,590 | 2,093,818 | 237,572 | 8 | Amazing | I had forgotten how astounding this was . This is my second viewing , first chance I got to watch it again after the first , a few years ago , and I re-discovered it . I must say , this is difficult to take one's eyes off . The plot is very interesting , and keeps you watching throughout . The pacing is deliberate , it... |
450,410 | 2,093,818 | 75,148 | 8 | One of Stallone's best films | Let me start this review of by making one thing absolutely clear ; I hate boxing . I don't even consider it a sport . I consider it legalized violence , that people pay money to see , knowing that each blow to the head costs countless braincells . So , there is no way I would ever like a boxing movie . But Rocky isn't ... |
450,910 | 2,093,818 | 350,934 | 8 | Intense | This is the first of the Animatrix shorts , found on the DVD of them . It is arguably the most entertaining . This maintains a rather fast pace throughout the entirety , without ever becoming overwhelming . It takes place a little before , and sets up , Reloaded ( and also the Enter the Matrix ) . That doesn't mean it ... |
450,288 | 2,093,818 | 117,381 | 8 | Excellent film | My fiancée suggested I watch this , and when we found it for sale at a good price , we bought it right away . I must say , this is a marvelous and quite well-crafted film . The acting is top-notch all the way . Gere manages to make us care about a type of person that few like . O'Quinn is somewhat underused , as he is ... |
449,973 | 2,093,818 | 276,195 | 8 | Fantastic , and not just for a debut | While certainly a breakthrough in their own right , for bringing another dimension into the world of VGs , for some years after FPS's came to , not very much was done with it . Touch-ups . Change of setting . Overall , it stayed the same , in particular once the climbing / jumping was settled . Then 3rd person view was... |
450,823 | 2,093,818 | 107,688 | 8 | From the imagination of Tim Burton | I have seen ( too ) few of Tim Burton's films ; Mars Attacks , Sleepy Hollow and the two first Batman films . . . all of them display dazzling visuals , Gothic style and an eery mood . I try to search out as many of his works as I can find , but they are hard to come by in my area . Therefore I was happy to find that a... |
450,707 | 2,093,818 | 217,061 | 8 | Excellent game . . . must-play for any fan of real-time strategy gaming | I've honestly never been much of a fan of RTS ( Real Time Strategy ) games . . . I generally find them to be uneventful and unimaginative , most of the time . The better part of them are essentially the same , when you break them down to basic elements : Build up a base , collect credits through some kind of natural ( ... |
450,020 | 2,093,818 | 317,919 | 8 | J . J . Abrams proves that his talent for TV can be translated fairly well to silver screen productions | My fiancée has introduced me to two grandiose shows recently , as well as a man of excellent writing and directing talent . . . the shows were Lost and Alias , and the man ( who I wasn't personally introduced to , mind you ) was J . J . Abrams . After thoroughly enjoying what I saw of both shows , I started paying clos... |
449,945 | 2,093,818 | 217,066 | 8 | Real Life | Seldom do you see such a good drama dealing with such heartbreak and emotion without it being filled to the brink with sap . Possibly even more rare , this is a TV-movie that elicits more emotion and has far better direction than many theatrical films , even some of the better ones . Peter Falk once again proves his im... |
450,708 | 2,093,818 | 117,407 | 8 | Great , but could have been perfect had it not been for a few nagging points | Usually I'm not too fond of Danish cinema , since it's mostly derivative , dull and several hundred miles behind anything out of Hollywood during the same period . I decided to give this film a chance , though , as I'd heard so many good things about it . The film turned out to be better than I expected , in fact , it'... |
450,996 | 2,093,818 | 1,150,772 | 8 | Comprehensive | I found this to be rather informational , well-done and entertaining . It definitely does have an agenda or two , here and there , and I don't know that they needed to spend as much time as they did on the military , but if you look past that , it's great . It's made up of five episodes , each the US standard of a 42 m... |
450,724 | 2,093,818 | 477,013 | 8 | Indeed incredible | I remember seeing this back in the mid-nineties . . . the funny thing is that it wasn't at a friend's house or otherwise on a computer where you'd expect to find video-games . . . but on the computers at school . This was on each computer that the students had access to at that one school , and it was popular with pupi... |
450,007 | 2,093,818 | 94,226 | 8 | About as good as a De Palma film can get | Brian De Palma is a well-known director ; I guess what he is known for is taking a theme that , in one way or another , involves violence and action , and he puts it on the silver screen , with immense amounts of both violence and action , labeled as drama , instead of more conventional drama . We saw it with Carrie , ... |
450,080 | 2,093,818 | 94,238 | 8 | Wow | I don't know how many times I've sat through this . I've probably read all the original written efforts , as well . I'm hardly the loudest or most likely candidate when it comes to bragging about Denmark , but this is an aspect in which I feel pride . I will not be commenting on the English dub , nor do I intend to hea... |
449,942 | 2,093,818 | 119,670 | 8 | Amazing film , beautiful and moving | I hadn't expected to enjoy this drama so much , when I heard the basic premise ; two kids who both have just what the other lacks decide to help each other out . It may sound simple , but it is a beautiful film , and a very inspirational one . I think one of the things that made it so great was the many references to t... |
451,025 | 2,093,818 | 118,971 | 8 | Deliciously stylish and effective thriller | Keanu Reeves isn't really the man you look up when you want good acting or diverse characters ( he did do excellent work in The Gift , mind you ) ; however , here , he manages to hand in a fairly decent performance . . . and the better part of the main cast here are very impressive . Pacino is a given , as is , to some... |
449,867 | 2,093,818 | 75,314 | 8 | Are you talking to me ? | This movie is Scorsese's masterpiece ; it is a realistic portrayal of one mans reaction to seeing the very extreme nightlife of New York : pushers , psychos , whores , the list goes on . After seeing the movie 4-5 times , I still have to admit , there are some scenes which I don't fully understand , but I can still som... |
450,725 | 2,093,818 | 643,109 | 8 | Sublime | I've been a fan of John Carpenter for years . I've seen every movie of his that I've had a chance to watch . This is among his best work . Film can be an art-form . It is a medium that can be used to express profound thought and interesting ideas . This is one that transcends what we call film . By the end of watching ... |
450,329 | 2,093,818 | 117,002 | 8 | A pretty good twist of the traditional Dr . Jekyll and Mr . Hyde story | While I can't say I ever fully understood Dr . Jekyll's actions in this film , I thought it was pretty good . Some of Julia Robert's best work . John Malkovich is also fantastic as both the mysterious gentleman Dr . Henry Jekyll and the cruel sadistic murderer Mr . Edward Hyde . It also suggests that Mr . Hyde was the ... |
450,158 | 2,093,818 | 83,987 | 8 | Beautiful film | I knew little of the man whose name graces the title of this film before I watched it . . . I knew the name and had a vague idea of what he stood for , but that was it . Through this extensive three-hour biography , I was told what appears to be almost all of it . Gandhi was an extraordinary man . His philosophy of not... |
449,844 | 2,093,818 | 131,613 | 8 | A piece of my childhood that I can still enjoy . . . and that's a rarity | I remember watching this as often as I could when I was younger . When I was 11-12 years old I would get up early enough in the morning to watch it before I left for school . . . but I was interested in the show from as far back as I can remember . I collected the action figures ( not dolls , no ; boys play with action... |
450,127 | 2,093,818 | 99,674 | 8 | Not as good as the first two parts , but a good enough film | While I loved the first , thought the second was equally as good , though a bit redundant and unnecessary ( apart from Vito's back-story , and possibly the further development of Kay and Michael's relationship ) , this one just didn't reach the high level of the first two . It obviously tries , but I don't really think... |
449,858 | 2,093,818 | 99,685 | 8 | Simply put ; one of the best gangster movies ever made | There are many gangster movies out there . More than any one person could keep track of . I'm usually very careful with selecting gangster movies , much like with war movies . If you just pick something off the rack , you'll risk finding a romanticized version of the subject matter . With this film , I first noticed Li... |
450,425 | 2,093,818 | 79,662 | 8 | Some minor writing flaws , but overall a great entry | It's around this point that the budget ( if not the actual number , then the effort put into making the relatively high amount shine through ) and the stakes were raised . The vaults of the ninth , the Copenhagen City Hall Clock in the tenth . . . and then this one . The gang go to Bruxelles , and there's no doubt that... |
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