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low +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1997) |
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"For many viewers, this will be an argument that there is still a place for the short film -- and perhaps it should be used more often."
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+3 out of -4..+4 |
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(1952) |
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"A film that works, and works well enough to get audible gasps from the audience."
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7/10 |
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(2006) |
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"It is a story with strong drama, but as tales of painful pasts go it is not particularly new or unusual."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The story is simple and the production values are equally simple, appearing to be as effective as a small budget could allow."
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1997) |
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"Their characters needed an air of authenticity and credibility that these actors simply lack."
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7/10 |
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(2001) |
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"It is rare to find a feature film that is even plays in stylistic fields this far from the norm."
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6/8 |
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(1998) |
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"A pleasure."
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4/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Joaquin Phoenix and especially Reese Witherspoon prove themselves very talented, but Cash's life simply did not supply them with any sort of unique or even engaging material."
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(2004) |
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0 out of -4..+4 |
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(1987) |
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"Wall Street was inspired by Stone's personal history...It is a pity his father didn't tell him a more interesting and original story he could adapt into a film."
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8/10 |
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(2008) |
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"It is all about some serious problems our world is facing. Under the laughs and the humanized robots this is a serious science fiction film and well above average for the genre."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"The script this time is really better than the animation and the result is genuinely funny. This is an animated film, but it aims to please the whole family and its aim is good."
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7/10 |
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(2008) |
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"The arguments seem worth considering and the film makes for provocative viewing."
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(1989) |
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"There is the germ of a good idea here, but it is improperly handled."
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5/10 |
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(2005) |
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"The film is dark and bleak with little real sense of wonder--the thing that should be Spielberg's forte."
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low +2 out of -4..+4 |
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(1986) |
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"Considering that this is a film set in feudal India of an indefinite era, the film should be surprisingly thoughtful and engaging for American audience."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(2001) |
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3/10 |
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(2009) |
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"With a film featuring all this violence and with superheroes the last thing you would expect is a film so dreary and tedious."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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high 0 out of -4..+4 |
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(1995) |
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0 out of -4..+4 |
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(1992) |
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"Even at 95 minutes the film is often too slow and just not rewarding enough."
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5/10 |
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(2008) |
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"Koury goes back and forth among the threads, but he could have used a few more threads and his camera was not always on the most interesting material."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1943) |
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9/10 |
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(2002) |
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1993) |
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0 out of -4..+4 |
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(1993) |
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"A few of the gags work, though many of the jokes that were not funny in the first film are trying again and failing again in the second."
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7/10 |
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(2004) |
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"Certainly the predominant emotion we see in this
film is pain."
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1997) |
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6/10 |
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(2002) |
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6/10 |
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(2004) |
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"The documentary seems a little more like a
disorganized scrapbook than a real narrative, but it
is an interesting scrapbook."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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8/10 |
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(2003) |
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"There is a mythic quality to the story."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1998) |
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1994) |
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6/8 |
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(1993) |
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"A story that could easily have been mishandled by making Gilbert too sugary noble, but Hedges and Hallstrom create characters of depth and resonance."
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low +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1993) |
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4/8 |
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(1989) |
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"When Harry Met Sally is alright as a piece of entertainment for a little while, but it is by far Reiner's worst film."
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3/10 |
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(2004) |
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"About half an hour worth of story seasoned with a lot of sex and other padding. More failed experiment in speed film production than serious attempt at making a feature film."
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7/10 |
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(2005) |
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"This may be Egoyan's glossiest film to date, but it is not as compelling as his earlier work"
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5/10 |
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(2009) |
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"While the book works fine for the younger set, the film tries to be too much an Alice-in-Wonderland-class story for all ages, but it rarely works for both young and old at the same time."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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low +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1995) |
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"If it has no great virtues, at least it has no great faults either."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(2004) |
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Click here to see the review!
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+1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1987) |
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Click here to see the review!
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low +2 out of -4..+4 |
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(1991) |
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"Walt Disney Studios continues to make films that old Walt would have been proud of."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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-1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1992) |
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"Occasionally very funny dialogue is not enough to rescue a story about the lives of two basketball hustlers who basically live for the game."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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6/8 |
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(1988) |
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"A great film for lots of reasons."
[movie review] |
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5/10 |
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(2002) |
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Click here to see the review!
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7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"The story could easily be one of the older generation abusing an innocent, but this is not a hackneyed plot. The film is a modest production, but has a fair impact."
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1996) |
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Click here to see the review!
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6/8 |
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(1991) |
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Click here to see the review!
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high +1 out of -4..+4 |
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(1994) |
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