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523,971 | 4,445,210 | 104,926 | 5 | Memorable , But ' Ugly ' | I saw this 15 years ago in the theater and while I never had the desire to see it again , it always stuck with me . Maybe that's because ( 1 ) I love baseball ; ( 2 ) hate to see arrogant ballplayers ; and ( 3 ) cringe if I see someone not representing my country in a positive light . That's what you get in this film a... |
523,782 | 4,445,210 | 26,086 | 5 | You Need 3-D Glassses To Have Fun With This | The first part of this movie short is an interesting segment explaining , in part , how we see things . How two eyes give us depth ; why we see double , focusing and other things . It's all part of a lead-in to show us those goofy cardboard glasses of yesteryear in which people wore them at the theater for 3-D movies .... |
525,992 | 4,445,210 | 35,527 | 5 | Who Dresses Elmer ? | It's still odd for me to watch these old Bugs Bunny cartoons and see an elongated Bugs and a huge Elmer Fudd . Nonetheless , that's what we get here as Elmer is racing through the forest with a shotgun after Bugs . By the way - what kind of hunting outfit is that : a bowler hat , reddish-pink shirt and green tie ? ? ? ... |
525,802 | 4,445,210 | 25,878 | 5 | An Era Where Liquor Was Always The Answer | I can see why this was so popular in its day but would lose its appeal in today's age where smarter people realize drinking alcohol ALL the time is not cool , is not funny and is just plain dumb . In this series , especially in this debut film , William Powell is obsessed with drinking . " Have a drink " is the answer ... |
522,938 | 4,445,210 | 104,756 | 5 | A Powerful Story But Also Too FrustratingTo Be ' Entertaining ' | The first half hour of this supposed true-life story was just excellent . The visuals were terrific , the kid was nice and the story very interesting . Then it began to go downhill . It bogged down because went into too much detail of the boy's illness , using technical explanation after explanation . Then , frustratio... |
524,414 | 4,445,210 | 43,128 | 5 | The Interesting-But Not-That-Funny History Of Bugs Bunny | This is a bit different from most Bugs Bunny cartoons : the life story of Bugs , from when he knew he was " a bit different " ( the rest of the babies were humans and he was a rabbit ) to his beginnings in the world of show business . However , the latter doesn't pan out . Bugs is down on his luck and moping around on ... |
523,507 | 4,445,210 | 52,948 | 5 | Fun In ' 59 , Still Okay , But Really Dated In Spots | This was very exciting when I was a kid in the late ' 50s but not so much now as an older guy . That about sums it up but it's not a surprise : a film that relies on special effects will almost always be dated very quickly . This movie is about 50 years old , so it is certainly understandable if this is far from as thr... |
523,695 | 4,445,210 | 737,767 | 5 | The Good & The Bad Of ' Mexican Stake-Out ' | Justice " is finally about to catch up to racketeer Theordore Newberry , the owner of gambling parlors , speakeasies , and houses of prostitution . " However , the key witness against Newberry , despite police protection , vanishes when the crooks come and capture him . When I look at these old shows , any crime story ... |
523,458 | 4,445,210 | 87,065 | 5 | For Kids Only | This started off very strong with a fun spoof of James Bond-type spy movies with Dabney Coleman playing a secret agent using funny gimmicks in a short action scene . After that it settled down into a story of a young boy , " Davey Osborne , " ( Henry Thomas ) who accidentally stumbles onto real-life spies and with the ... |
522,712 | 4,445,210 | 404,757 | 5 | Different Band Members , Same Good Sound , But They Don't Connect On DV | The latest version of longtime blues-rock band concert is a long one , featuring tons of music . Everyone from the original group was gone , except Greg Allman . It is still a solid band with the same it always had . Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes both fill in nicely on guitar work . The only problem I found was the sa... |
523,322 | 4,445,210 | 51,457 | 5 | Fairly Entertaining But A Dumb Story | It's odd : the previous cartoon on this Spotlight Collection Vol . 4 DVD had " Marc Antony " and " Pussyfoot " as best of friends in a 1953 cartoon . Marc was a huge brown bulldog . Now , five years later , he's gray and he has no idea who this little Pussyfoot is . Plus , they are out of their home and in a outside in... |
526,799 | 4,445,210 | 60,287 | 5 | Great Title , But Unmemorable Film | This crime movie was only " fair , " not worth owning if you are a collector , but worth checking out if you are a James Coburn fan . The title is a lot better than the story . This is another of those mid-60s films that was Hollywood-in-transition , meaning it was just a year or so away from abolishing any moral codes... |
526,488 | 4,445,210 | 923,985 | 5 | Tough To Stay With , But I Give It Points For Originalty | The man responsible for this film is called " M . Dot Strange . " That kind of gives you a hint of what you are going to see - something very " strange . " Listen : you'll either think this is super cool and love this film , or you'll get so disgusted you'll yank it off your screen within minutes . Actually , I was som... |
523,915 | 4,445,210 | 529,893 | 5 | Not An Impressive Debut | Watching this on DVD last night was my first look at this program . It holds possibilities , but I'm hoping the dialog is a little more mature than the cutesy / hip / affected baloney I heard on this pilot episode . I hope they concentrate a little more on the crime and its evidence than the personal lives and stupid s... |
523,541 | 4,445,210 | 60,239 | 5 | ' Arty ' More Than Funny | The Inspector and partner Deux-Deux must spend a night in the famous art museum , the Louvre , because they suspect " The Blotch , " a famous criminal , to steal paintings . This criminal , like some of the others earlier in this colorful series , is not human but someone or something that can change shapes in a second... |
524,567 | 4,445,210 | 106,223 | 5 | Good Adventure But I Didn't Care For Woods | This was a very entertaining film with lots of adventure but the lead kid , played by young Elijah Woods , got on my nerves . The sneer on his face is very annoying , although , to be fair , he could have been worse . In Mark Twain's famous book , Huck is worse than he's shown here . Sorry , but I just didn't like him ... |
522,229 | 4,445,210 | 36,349 | 5 | Possibly The Only Weak Entry In the Rathbone-Holmes Series | Nothing that special in this Holmes story , except a few nice comments at the very end by our detective hero about America and Washington , D . C . Otherwise , it's just a so-so espionage story about a clip of microfilm that is hidden in some matchbook , with nobody but Holmes aware of that . The man who put it there w... |
526,758 | 4,445,210 | 86,973 | 5 | A Fun Role For Michael Caine ? | There was one major reason to watch this movie : Michelle Johnson , and that's about it . The film doesn't offer too much else . Basically , it's a silly story . Michael Caine ( " Matthew " ) and Joseph Bologna ( " Victor " ) plays some middle - aged guys who are going through marriage problems ( bad marriage and a div... |
524,458 | 4,445,210 | 86,960 | 5 | Now-Tired Themes Make It A Lot Less Fun That It Used To Be | This was a very entertaining movie when I first saw it at the theater in the mid ' 80s . Later , I enjoyed it on VHS . The film featured good music , good action and good humor . After a hiatus of 5-10 years , I viewed it again in the late ' 90s and got more annoyed than anything else . By then , I had seen thousands o... |
523,495 | 4,445,210 | 36,341 | 5 | ' Is That All There Is ? " | This was another in the Val Lewton Horror Collection , released in 2005 on a nice 9-film pack DVD set . It's a typical film from the collection . Some stories , of course , are more interesting than others ( " The Body Snatchers " was , I thought , by far the best ) but this one - supposedly " Lewton's masterpiece , " ... |
526,402 | 4,445,210 | 1,032 | 5 | Some Famous Names In The Background | I found it interesting that two very famous silent film stars , actress Mary Pickford and director Mack Sennett , had supporting roles in this D . W . Griffith silent film . To add another famous name to the mix , the screenplay was based on an Edgar Allen Poe novel . Yes , this short film looks creaky but it's one yea... |
523,182 | 4,445,210 | 86,984 | 5 | Stylish , But Not As Smart As It Tries To Be | This was a wild , confusing - and extremely stupid - movie for the first 50 minutes BUT once the action kicks in and all the twists and turns begin happening , it's definitely a fun ride from that point . That's director Brian De Palma , for you : intriguing visuals , with Alfred Hitchcock - type camera angles , a lot ... |
524,215 | 4,445,210 | 818,125 | 5 | Ah , Rats ! | Really , I am not dismissing or disrespecting this animated short . It is interestingly drawn and he story sucks you in and keeps you , but it is not appealing enough that I would want to watch it a second time . The best thing I can say about this is that it held my attention all the way . The story isn't funny , isn'... |
527,369 | 4,445,210 | 60,196 | 5 | Just Isn't The Same Now , But Still Love The Soundtrack | Usually , the more I see a film the more I learn to appreciate it . Here's the opposite : I really enjoyed this when it came it at the theater . It made such an impression that I remember where exactly I saw this film , and I enjoyed it on TV a few other times afterward . Now , 40 years later my opinion of it is not th... |
523,557 | 4,445,210 | 113,870 | 5 | Good Story But Too Tough To Watch Again | I can take about anything in films , even blood-and-guts ( you can see that on television in the CSI shows ) but torture is another thing . This movie was tough to watch because of the terrible treatment given to a prisoner , played well in here by Kevin Bacon . It's an interesting story , and well performed and told ,... |
524,486 | 4,445,210 | 94,606 | 5 | Geena Is Good But That's All | Once again , I found a movie I really enjoyed the first time I saw it , and then years later lost interest during the middle of the second viewing and never finished it . On that second look , frankly , I just found it boring . The only appealing character in the film is the one played by Geena Davis , who plays a " ki... |
524,306 | 4,445,210 | 60,165 | 5 | Too Drawn Out , Needs A Re-Make | The first 40 to 50 minutes of this movie was very interesting , but after that it dragged and never really recovered for me . They just went on and on and on between the time Henry Fonda's " Meredith " fell " ill " and the time the big poker hand was consummated - over half the film waiting to see what happened ! It wa... |
525,825 | 4,445,210 | 25,164 | 5 | A Glimpse At What Was To Come | This was a typical Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie which means one really good thing and one really bad thing . You could count on both for the remaining films these two entertainment giants did together over the next decade . THE GOOD - great dancing , as always , and a little humor thrown into the mix ; THE BAD - a ... |
527,064 | 4,445,210 | 9,887 | 5 | Life - Almost - With Father | For those not too familiar with life almost a hundred years ago , the phrase " Ask father , " meant you better get the old man's approval if you want to marry his daughter . That was a MUST , and sets up the premise for this Harold Lloyd short . He , along with several other guys , are all after the same woman but must... |
522,287 | 4,445,210 | 404,055 | 5 | The Good & Bad Of ' Frank , Ella & Jobim ' | Most of this 6o-minute made-for-TV concert footage involves Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald . Jobim was thrown in for a quick medley of Bossa Nova songs , which the rage at this particular time . It had a nice , pleasant sound and I wish they had spent more time with that music , but it didn't last long in this conce... |
523,200 | 4,445,210 | 473,444 | 5 | Beautiful Colors But The Story A Bit Too Slow Story | This film is as slow as it is pretty , or you can reverse that . Either way : it's gorgeous with brilliant colors that are eye-popping . It's also one of the more boring stories I've ever seen and I defy most people to sit down and watch this all the way through and not be bored out of their minds despite the wonderful... |
527,565 | 4,445,210 | 148,499 | 5 | Except As Chaplin , Flip Doesn't Make It In The ' Movie ' Business | Flip The Frog has a book about being an actor . That's his goal in this cartoon . The funniest part of the eight minutes is the opening , I thought , when Flip pictures himself as Charlie Chaplin . He does a good Chaplin imitation and it led me to believe the rest of this cartoon might be really a good one . It wasn't ... |
524,358 | 4,445,210 | 44,706 | 5 | ' Coop ' Should Have Shot Kelly ! | High Noon This " actual " 85 minutes , went by fast when I saw this movie as a kid . I thought it was very suspenseful . Today , yikes . . . . this film goes by at a snail's pace and features two annoying main characters that make this a dud , not the revered classic gem that is supposed to be . There is nothing wrong ... |
522,652 | 4,445,210 | 114,048 | 5 | The Good & Bad Of ' Operation Dumbo Drop ' | This movie had some typically-good Disney aspects to it but also some typically - bad Disney agendas in here that just about made me puke . With modern-day Disney films - or at least the ones in the 1980s and 1990s - you can expect the following " good " and " bad : " This movie proves to be no exception . GOOD - Slick... |
526,891 | 4,445,210 | 106,466 | 5 | Not Bad , But Too Smart-Too Fast , So Stick With The Original | This remake of the 1950 film which starred Judy Holliday was okay , but nothing super . The major problem was credibility with Melanie Griffith playing " Billie Dawn . " I'm sorry , but with her voice and mannerisms in all the movies I've seen her in , it's not believable enough for me to see her as a woman who suddenl... |
523,659 | 4,445,210 | 1,143,237 | 5 | Goofy ' Hodges ' And His Hypothetical Crime Game | I give this an " A " for " originalty " but only a " C-minus " for content . It just isn't that involving an episode , because there are too many factors involved in too many cases . All of the crime stories in here are " what if " stuff , made , as it turns out , to be in the form of a CSI table game that " Hodges " i... |
522,429 | 4,445,210 | 106,375 | 5 | Okay , But No Match For The Fist One | This isn't a bad sequel but it's unable to measure up to the first " Beethoven , " which was an extremely likable film . This is still a " cute " film and one parents and all the kiddies certainly will like . It features a litter of St . Bernard puppies , and who doesn't go " aww " at the sight of little puppies , espe... |
525,625 | 4,445,210 | 36,027 | 5 | Not Your Typical Zombie Movie | Well , this was nothing like I thought it might be , which means good news and bad news . BAD NEWS - Very little action , almost none . Mostly talk , talk and more talk . This was much more of melodrama with the only skeletons were the ones in the closet that are revealed near the end , uncovering past sins in a family... |
523,400 | 4,445,210 | 88,024 | 6 | Predictable , But Definitely Entertaining | This was a decent suspense film with a different twist for its day , dealing with robots . The idea has since been copied in a few films . Here , cops go after runaway robots and after a villain who is trying to steal deadly weapons ( gosh , that's original ) . The special effects are pretty good - especially since thi... |
524,560 | 4,445,210 | 122,459 | 6 | The Good & Bad Of ' Return To Me ' | THE GOOD - A deep cast and no villains make this romantic comedy a nice movie . David Duchovny does a nice job in a low-key role . I've read in several reviews ( not here ) that James Belushi stole the movie with his supporting role but I thought if anyone did that it was Carroll O'Connor , not Belushi . O'Connor is ju... |
527,442 | 4,445,210 | 979,456 | 6 | The Divorce Case From Hell | Wow , do they have over-the-top obnoxious people in this episode , led by a ridiculous couple going through a divorce . " Nasty " doesn't cover it describing this couple , " Hank and Laurie Atherton , " who are beyond bitter and vindictive . The problem was having to listen to these two jerks periodically during the sh... |
523,491 | 4,445,210 | 35,238 | 6 | Very Watchable But Frustrating Story | For those who like melodramas , this is one of the better ones . I don't particularly care for them , but this one kept my interest for the whole 127 minutes , so it must be good . The film reminded me of " Tomorrow Is Forever , " with Orson Welles and Claudette Colbert . That , too , was a fine film but a frustrating ... |
526,394 | 4,445,210 | 147,615 | 6 | ' Hi , ya , Pop ! ' | There was a cute gag , right off the bat , when Tom Thumb's dad first sees his newborn kid ( delivered by the stork ) . The baby is in the palm of his wife's hand . Tom looks up - already in diapers - and says , " Hi ya , pop ! " Pop faints . The years go on and we see how little Tom manages to inadvertently get in tro... |
527,327 | 4,445,210 | 436,071 | 6 | Very Clever , But Very Short | This is very different . . . . . instrumental music with a " computer " band . It's almost too difficult to explain , because this is so different than most things you might have ever watched . The instruments play themselves as if they were alive . Sometimes you see objects , like small balls , flying around hitting d... |
523,590 | 4,445,210 | 112,818 | 6 | Talk About " Playing Against Type ! " | Susan Sarandon playing a nun ? Sure . Only in the land of make-believe , meaning Hollywood or any other movie setting . Well , at least she's being somewhat true to her beliefs - not religion , of course , but a Liberal cause : being anti-death penalty . That's no surprise , especially with boyfriend and fellow ultra-L... |
525,759 | 4,445,210 | 95,742 | 6 | Freddy''s Funniest Film | This doesn't have the well-known cast of the previous Nightmare 3 movie but the special effects are still good . . . . . each very different and some of them very funny . They make this perhaps the most entertaining entry in the series . Memorable scenes include a junkyard , a water bed , a classroom , faces in a pizza... |
523,168 | 4,445,210 | 95,687 | 6 | Now That's A Nice-Lookin ' Alien ! | I don't believe in aliens , but one ever existed and I ran into it , I hope it looks like Kim Bassinger ! Ditsy but humorous in spots and a generally likable movie is how I saw this film . Basinger hardly ever looked better , which is saying a lot . At the time , it was unusual to see her in a comedy after viewing her ... |
523,276 | 4,445,210 | 104,966 | 6 | Hopper Saves This Low-Class Film | This is a low-class film with low-class , profane characters . Many times that spells death to whether I like the film but in this case , not so . That's because Dennis Hopper ( perfect for profane , sick roles ) is entertaining and the story moves at a brisk pace . There simply are not any dry spots . I always like to... |
523,832 | 4,445,210 | 112,760 | 6 | A Fun Movie . . . . But TOO Much Action | Despite being fun to watch and very entertaining , this is not a film that draws me back for many viewings . Maybe it's too absurd : a beautiful woman pirate " Morgan Adams " ( Geena Davis ) punching everyone out at every turn can get a ridiculous and tiresome after awhile . It just an excess of everything , almost car... |
523,065 | 4,445,210 | 95,489 | 6 | Overall , It's Cute & Colorful | There are some beautiful colors in this animated film , nice golden hues mixed with purples that are very pleasing to see . The lead character is likable little guy called " Littlefoot . " Most of the scenes with the T-Rex might be a little scary for the little kids . The little dinosaurs are all ones you laugh with an... |
522,362 | 4,445,210 | 26,138 | 6 | Here She Comes , There She Goes | This is a pretty solid movie , one of the few old-time horror films that still stands up to today's standards . The cinematography is excellent with many fascinating shadow-like shots , particularly with facial closeups . A surprise is that the actual " bride " of Frankenstein is only created and then seen in the final... |
522,480 | 4,445,210 | 167,190 | 6 | Entertaining , If Nothing Else | This is a pretty good cartoon-character movie . It's entertaining because of two main things : 1 - good dialog by the lead character , likeably portrayed by Ron Perlman and , 2 - the violence is not overdone , wearing you out and dominating the film . It looked like the latter was going to be the case early on but the ... |
524,522 | 4,445,210 | 650,598 | 6 | Funny , But A Little Too Predictable | You can imagine on jury duty , driving the other 11 jurors ( and the judge ) nuts . Well , of course , that is the case here . It's also predictable in that he would be the only one to vote " not guilty , " and , being the good Liberal-slanted show it is , would be proved correct getting an innocent black man off to bo... |
524,070 | 4,445,210 | 122,718 | 6 | The Good & Bad Of ' Small Soldiers ' | BAD NEWS - Typical Hollywood family in that the film features stupid parents , annoying teens who are too worldly for their age and think they get no respect from their parents . Also , there are the usual anti-military messages and anti - Republican cheap shots . The story has The Commandos ( military , which means ba... |
526,652 | 4,445,210 | 26,532 | 6 | You Never Know What You'll Get In These Old Cartoons - Even Color ! | You don't see too many cartoons from this time ( mid 1930s ) that were done in color but this one is in two-strip Technicolor . The William Tell Overture plays in here ; we see a big steamship with " Show Boat " written on the side of it , and we get an " amateur night " vaudeville show complete a " gong " and the " ho... |
523,494 | 4,445,210 | 34,959 | 6 | A ' Brutal ' Typical 1930s Prison Flick | When I see old-time prison / crime movies , I laugh out loud at some of the things I see , at least compared to films of the last 40 years which may be very profane and sadistically violent but at least they are realistic . In this film , the lead female character " Dot Burton , " played by Faye Emerson , is sent to a ... |
526,571 | 4,445,210 | 105,435 | 6 | The Good & Bad Of ' Sneakers ' | GOOD NEWS - A very entertaining thriller , for the most part , that kept my attention for the full 126 minutes . It had some neat high-tech gadgetry and had a big-name cast of Robert Redford , Dan Aykroyd , Ben Kingsley , River Phoenix , David Straithairn , Mary McDonnnel and Sidney Poitier . THE BAD - More of the tire... |
522,603 | 4,445,210 | 105,414 | 6 | Good Back In ' 92 , But Lost Its Shock Value | Here's another film I really enjoyed on the first viewing but lost its impact dramatically on subsequent viewings . This interesting story was quite a topic of conversation when it came out 15 years ago . By now , it's probably considered fairly tame , and nothing that shocking or special . Bridget Fonda and Jennifer J... |
522,247 | 4,445,210 | 35,019 | 6 | If You Can Suspend Belief , Ginger Makes It Fun | This movie was charmer , with some funny moments and two attractive likable leads in Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland . This is one of those classics I really enjoyed when I first watched it but dragged too much when seen recently . Sometimes , the more you get used to modern movies , the more some of these classic films ... |
525,823 | 4,445,210 | 43,667 | 6 | Solid , Yet Not Quite Scriptural | This was a pretty good movie in that the main character was a solid preacher , not the flawed one seen in all modern-day films . The only chink in his armor was that he married an unbeliever , something a sincere minister ( William Lundigan ) such as the one shown here , would NEVER do . Susan Hayward's character , the... |
525,574 | 4,445,210 | 35,047 | 6 | ' The Biggest Chiselers In Town ' | Oh , boy : more corny signs . The boys are in ancient Rome and are stonecutters . The sign over their front door of business reads , " Ye Olde Pottery and Stone Works - Mohicus , Larrycus And CurleyCue - The Biggest Chiselers In Town " Emperor " Octopus Grabus " has issued an edict in which all unmarried redheads are o... |
527,188 | 4,445,210 | 70,248 | 6 | Great Music , Visuals But The Story Is Lame | Great soundtrack , great visuals , somewhat confusing and disappointing storyline . I always thought this was Neil Diamond's best work . He sang the soundtrack , and it's filled with great songs that he did exceptionally well . The photography is beautiful and the scenes as mellow as you can find : a seagull gracefully... |
526,742 | 4,445,210 | 43,660 | 6 | A Few New Twists , But Basically A Familiar Screen Story | I've seen this kind of story many times : the frightened wife fearing her husband was going to kill her , most people not believing this , and a dramatic ending in the final minutes after long , drawn-out scenes building suspense . For you classic film buffs , this should sound familiar . The problem is that - at least... |
525,649 | 4,445,210 | 420,740 | 6 | Filmed In Iceland , This Is Intriguing , But Ending Hurts It | This was an intriguing , although not satisfying , , movie and one I still felt was worth my few bucks I paid to rent it . It was filmed in Iceland - one of the few films I've heard of with that locale - but the story in the film takes place somewhere in Midwestern America . I knew that going in , so it made it kind of... |
523,207 | 4,445,210 | 849,857 | 6 | Murder At The Marathon | I liked the second story in this episode better than the first one . It had more intrigue and was one more people could relate to , a simple mystery how a guy the New York City marathon could be murdered in front of spectators without anyone seeing how it was done ? First tests indicate cyanide but then it looks more c... |
522,986 | 4,445,210 | 95,270 | 6 | The Name ' Corny Collins ' Says It All | This fast-moving film had a number of good and bad things going for or against it . . . . at least with me . It was very corny , but that was the idea . In fact , one of the characters is named " Corny Collins . " It was pretty charming film , too , with the put-ons about the old American Bandstand-type dance shows tha... |
523,791 | 4,445,210 | 489,662 | 6 | Spacey's Tribute To Bobby Darin | This was a " so-so " behind-the-scenes bonus feature , nothing that great but not boring , either . I think the most interesting statement might have been the one made near the end by Kevin Spacey . He gave a really nice tribute to Bobby Darin with the following statement : " My hope ( with this film ) is that we will ... |
524,613 | 4,445,210 | 105,298 | 6 | Aww , Aren't They Cute ? | This wasn't much of a story and Martin Sheen did probably the worst job of acting I've ever seen him do , but it doesn't really matter because the essence of the movie is the wildlife photography . John Varty , a British conservationist living in Africa , plays himself in this story of him raising two baby leopards and... |
527,110 | 4,445,210 | 303,849 | 6 | Cathedral Best Part Of The Show | This was a concert in Montreal's impressive Notre Dame Cathedral . ' Impressive ' might be understating it since this church is the most spectacular I have ever seen . I'd love to see it in person . However , after the viewer has examined the magnificent cathedral , the visuals are nothing special - just shots of Lucia... |
524,171 | 4,445,210 | 43,564 | 6 | Colorful , But Not Too Humorous | Bugs , hiding inside a crate of carrots , winds up on the streets of Paris when the crate falls off the truck . He then meanders down the street and is spotted by competing chefs . They both think the rabbit is what they need to complete their menus . The colors in here are magnificent as they make Paris look really co... |
525,077 | 4,445,210 | 43,465 | 6 | Intense , Crazy Characters But Very Talky For A Crime Film | This is mostly talk , which is no surprise since it's taken from a play . I usually don't go in for that sort of thing but the characters were so intense that it kept my interest . Having said that , it still could have used a little more action and a change of venue more than on one quick scene . This was truly a play... |
524,881 | 4,445,210 | 35,754 | 6 | Not Much Humor But Nice Visuals , Music | Cartoonists just love puns ; have you noticed ? Here , we begin this corny parody of " Fantasia " at " Corny-Gie Hall . " Elmer Fudd is the conductor and tells us what to expect in the concert , using as many " w's " instead of " r's " the writers could think of for a 10-second speech . We then witness the Strauss walt... |
523,158 | 4,445,210 | 87,544 | 6 | Story Unable To Match Interesting Visuals | Visually - thumbs up ; story - thumbs down . The animated effort from the famous director-writer Hayao Miyazaki features , as usual for him , very nice animation . I especially enjoyed the beautiful colors in the landscapes , the interesting windmills , World War II bombers , strange insect-monsters and a lot more . Th... |
526,517 | 4,445,210 | 236,784 | 6 | Decent , Low-Key Spy Story | This is extremely low-key , too much for most people but I still enjoyed it . In a nutshell , it's about a British spy sent to Panama to see who is going to control the Panama Canal . The public didn't care for this movie because it was so slow-moving . Pierce Brosnan , Geoffrey Rush , Jamie Lee Curtis , Brendan Gleeso... |
522,383 | 4,445,210 | 96,219 | 6 | Interesting Character , But Not A Fun Guy | I found this fascinating when it came out . How I would feel about it now might be different , knowing Oliver Stone's beliefs and how he likes to put them on film . Back then , I didn't care . I just looked at this as a character study of a nasty and very disturbed radio talk show host who had nutty callers and was nut... |
527,261 | 4,445,210 | 60,840 | 6 | Clouseau Has A Nose For Criminals , But That's About It | A pickpocket extraordinnaire is on the loose and the Inspector feels he can trap the criminal by flashing money around at a bar . He must have a sixth sense of where criminals are located because the pickpocket - who has four arms - is right there and quickly lifts his money . That money belonged to our buddy Deux - De... |
524,193 | 4,445,210 | 87,363 | 6 | This is Not A Cute Little Kids Film ! | When this came out , the amazing special-effects helped make this film a big hit , along with an interesting story with a likable little creature ( " Gizmo " ) who got the viewers involved in the story , rooting for him . However , this isn't some cute little animal picture . His offspring are anything but cute and lov... |
527,082 | 4,445,210 | 60,837 | 6 | Unique Ending Helps Save Mediocre Effort | Our boy is obviously trying to become a great violinist , as we see pages of instructions and lessons littered on his floor . After a few notes , we can tell he is anything but ready . Nonetheless , he packs his violin and heads out to a concert hall ( which looks like Albert Hall in London ) , where he promptly gets b... |
527,033 | 4,445,210 | 364,725 | 6 | ' Patches ' Mends This Tired Formulamatic Comedy | Well , here is yet another sleazy PG-13 modern-day comedy that also has genuinely funny characters and scenes . For those of us who care it's a shame we have have to put up with the bad stuff if you want laughs out of about any comedy made in the last 30 years . . . . and this is a prime example . By the way , this is ... |
525,241 | 4,445,210 | 382,077 | 6 | Possibly Passable For One Viewing | This was okay but nothing special . Frankly , I hate to see a young likable talent like Dakota Fanning play morose , ugly roles like this . Let her be a kid who laughs , has fun and acts like a kid , such as she did in " The Cat In The Hat . " Since then , she's playing in rougher and rougher films although " Dreamer "... |
526,157 | 4,445,210 | 104,549 | 6 | Okay , But Nothing Special | With Andy Garcia , Uma Thurman and John Malkovich all playing intriguing characters , this should have been better than it was . It was okay , but nothing special . Had the main character , " Sgt . John Berlin , " ( Garcia ) been more likable to me , perhaps I would have rated it higher . He was just too excitable and ... |
526,595 | 4,445,210 | 78,721 | 6 | Thoughts About ' 10 ' - Then And Now | Boy , this was " hot stuff " back when it came out in 1979 : I am referring to both the movie AND Bo Derek ! Actually , Dudley Moore was a box-office star , too . Nobody had heard of Derek before this , but this film certainly made her an overnight sensation . She didn't have to say anything in the film , just walk dow... |
525,055 | 4,445,210 | 35,658 | 6 | If Only The Nazis Were This Dumb , It Would Have Been A Short War | The boys rush in the house , and we hear " Tizzy ! Lizzie ! Dizzy ! Inky ! Winky ! Stinky ! as they greet one another . The girls - all with those long early ' 40s hairdos - ask , " what's with the get-ups ? " We've signed up as sailors on a steamer , " they explain . " Kiss us goodbye . " The dodge that and Larry and ... |
525,706 | 4,445,210 | 113,189 | 6 | Wow , What An Opening . . . . . But After That ? | Perhaps the best part of this 130-minute film is the first 10 . 5 minutes . It's so spectacular that the rest of the film almost becomes a letdown . When I first saw this 10 years ago , I thought that opening action scene , capped by the most outrageous stunt I had seen to that point in film - Bond falling off a cliff ... |
522,305 | 4,445,210 | 53,125 | 6 | Okay . . . . But It Seemed A Lot Better When I Was A Kid | When I started collecting videos in earnest ( by the thousands ) , I was excited to get this film . I had such fond remembrances of seeing it on the big screen when I was young teen . I remember being terrified when Cary Grant was being chased by the crop duster and then awed at the end with the climactic scene on Moun... |
522,298 | 4,445,210 | 35,664 | 6 | An Unusual War Movie | For a war movie , this was a bit unusual in that almost the whole film took part in one place . You could almost make a play out of this . A group of men stay in one area trying to sabotage a bridge so the Japanese can't use it to transport supplies . Meanwhile , they have to fend off attacks by the enemy . The closing... |
522,384 | 4,445,210 | 265,193 | 6 | Pete Has Fun With A Silent Movie | We are taken back to the early days of the 20th Century , in simpler times , where movies were silent except for the two-piece band in the theater providing music and sound effects . We observe the hand-turned projectors which gave people movies on a screen . We are given clips of one of those old films called " Passio... |
524,695 | 4,445,210 | 443,108 | 6 | A Noirish Animated Short | Once again , this modern-day animated short is different , both in looks and in content . We see stop-motion animation of wooden mannequinsand we get narration as if we were watching some late 1940s film noir . It's pretty interesting . A man ( the narrator ) is fascinated with a contortionist who performed with the Pa... |
522,317 | 4,445,210 | 95,927 | 6 | Quite Memorable , But Gut-Wrenching At Times | Memorable . . . . . but bad memories outweigh good , at least for me , with this movie . That's my recollection of this film which , frankly , I haven't seen in over a decade . However , this movie left some indelible impressions in my sensitive memory , and perhaps I'll re-visit it again one day . Tom Hanks was mesmer... |
527,185 | 4,445,210 | 113,636 | 6 | Low-Class Fun Comedy-Horror Flick | This gets decent marks only for one reason : it's entertaining . Other than that , it has no redeeming value , is classless , has poor acting and even poorer dialog . . . . but sure was fun to watch a couple of times . The Leprechaun ( Warwick Davis ) has some very funny lines and rhymes and is the undisputed star of t... |
523,001 | 4,445,210 | 52,809 | 6 | Nice Sounds In This Classic Film | The Five Pennies Danny Kaye plays Red Nichols , a famous coronet player of yesteryear . I found this story a notch better " fair " and nicely aided by the musical talent of Louis Armstrong . Kaye and Armstrong's duet on " When The Saints Go Marching In " is the highlight of the film . For a classic movie , the stereo i... |
523,228 | 4,445,210 | 95,953 | 6 | Cruise's Abrasive Character Ruins This For Me | Once again , here's a film I liked a lot on the first viewing , but less and less on subsequent ones and finally calling it quits after the third look . By then , Tom Cruise's character " Charlie Babbitt " was too much to take . It wasn't entertainment to listen and see his profane , arrogant , mean-spirited character ... |
526,038 | 4,445,210 | 104,952 | 6 | Funny , But The ' Youts ' Could Have Had Cleaner Mouths | Like most people , I loved this film when it came out . I watched it and laughed all the way through it several times . I got a kick out of about all the characters , particularly Fred Gwynne , whom I always enjoyed in his two old TV series : " The Munsters " and " Car 54 , Where Are You ? " Joe Pecsi provides most of ... |
525,775 | 4,445,210 | 412,437 | 6 | The Jokes Are On ' Jump ' | Poor Charley Chase ; he can't win in this movie . He plays a reporter , " Jimmy Jump , " who goes to work on April 1 and is the butt of a number of April Fools jokes . The little kid who cleans the newsroom is the first to play several stunts on Jimmy . Then a few other reporters and secretaries also make him the butt ... |
525,249 | 4,445,210 | 26,110 | 6 | More Charm Than Wit | Henry is walking along the streets when he spots " Betty Boop's Pet Shop . " In the window is a cute little puppy who Henry would love to own . He goes into the store , where Betty is singing , " Everybody ought to have a pet . . . . . " Unfortunately , Henry only has two cents and the dog costs two dollars . Betty mak... |
526,848 | 4,445,210 | 35,549 | 6 | ' We Don't Wanna Seista ; We Wanna See Delores ! " | It's those kind of puns in the subject head above that make this Stooges-in-Mexico short humorous at times , but overall it is not one of their more memorable movies although it could have been given the Mexican locale . Mostly it's just the normal Moe sticking his figures in Curly's eyes type slapstick . The skit in w... |
523,139 | 4,445,210 | 832 | 6 | A Biblical-like Parable Of Greed | While others see this in a political light , the first thing that came to my mind watching this silent film was the Biblical parable about the man - to paraphrase - who wanted all his barns full and to be rich above all else , but not realizing it wouldn't do him any good if died the next day , which he did . Here , in... |
526,410 | 4,445,210 | 148,455 | 6 | Better Than What People Say | The first thing you notice is the color : " Comicolor , " to be exact . It's pretty decent considering the year this cartoon was made . Although overall nothing great , the story had it's funny moments . It's certainly a lot better than what you might read from other critics here . Perhaps they were offended at " Percy... |
523,492 | 4,445,210 | 35,530 | 6 | Fun The First Time , A " Bomb " The Next | I liked this a lot more the first viewing . Some half dozen years later , I bought it when the DVD came out and was very disappointed . It just wasn't as good as I had remembered . The movie has its good points : interesting characters , enough action to satisfy and special effects that were pretty good for its day . A... |
526,689 | 4,445,210 | 684,279 | 6 | Red Was A Great Ad-Libber | Red Skelton's show was a little bit like Burns & Allen in that the star would come out and give a monologue before the actual story of the episode took place . While George Burns might have talked for a minute or two , Skelton expanded that to also include a little pantomime skit . I also liked Sketon's monologues , as... |
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