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(1968) |
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"For the ten-year-old living inside us all, it is entertainment of the most awesome sort."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1969) |
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"Son of Godzilla is actually quite entertaining on its own juvenile level."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1966) |
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"This is one of the silliest but also one of the more amusing Godzilla movies."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2005) |
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"One would have expected something this cheesy to go direct-to-video %u2014 or at most to Showtime, on late at night."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"As a director, Vigalondo sweeps you up into his tale and keeps you running at what seems like full speed toward the finish line."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2000) |
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"A fairly efficient science fiction monster film, somewhat in the mold of an old 1950s B-movie."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This uber-high-concept piece of computer-generated animation is so good-natured that you want to like it, but it is not nearly so all-fired exciting and funny as it intends to be. Fortunately...you will be rewarded with enough great moments and old-movie"
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Cinefantastique |
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(1959) |
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"A compelling and clinically brilliant combination of French art film and shock horror."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1983) |
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"As a mystery-thriller, the scenario is ridiculous to the point of being amateurish, but...you just can't look away."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Unfortunately, the weirdness is not always entertaining - in some cases it is merely boring - but there is enough going on to make this interesting for fans of art house cinema."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Despite an intriguing premise and a handful of exciting special effects scenes, this science fiction thriller lumbers along like an overweight leviathan, unable to see much past its own nose - let alone into the future."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"A safe piece of family entertainment that manages to be entertaining instead of bland..."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"It skillfully combines an art house sensibility with the horror genre and makes the combination absolutely seamless."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2002) |
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"The American version retains much of the original but does little to justify its existence beyond the commercial considerations of relocating the setting to Seattle and filling the screen with Caucasian faces."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2007) |
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"Ratatouille lacks the nutritional value of a truly satisfying meal. Only near the end does it serve up something meatier."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2007) |
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"...not a genre film but...deserves mention for portraying a character who is a fan of science-fiction but is not characterized as a hopeless geek..."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"Despite its superhero trappings, The Dark Knight is more a piece of film noir."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2006) |
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"... a tense, gripping thriller mercifully free of the baggage of the previous Bond flicks, Casino Royale takes the essentials of Ian Fleming's novel and updates them for the 21st century, seamlessly adding the requisite big screen action ..."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2005) |
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"A blast of energy that reinvents the Dark Knight for a new generation of film-goers."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1995) |
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"This is a film not designed to be the best piece of pop art it can possibly be, but calculated to draw the widest possible demographics in order to please WB's merchandising partners."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"That it ultimately falls short reflects less a failing than a raising of the bar: when you aim this high, you can beat all the competition even if you fail to set a new world record."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1983) |
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"Script problems aside, the movie is weird and unusual enough to hold interest."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2007) |
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"Zodiac is a marvel of moody photography, as it tries to capture the funereal pall hanging over a metropolitan city in the grip of fear."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2001) |
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"The heavy-handed approach to the slim story bogs the film down so badly that even hardcore fans will find their patience tested to the limits as they wait in vain hope for some of the old excitement to arise."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2006) |
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"It rocks with an incredible energy thanks to hardcore metal music, incredibly over-the-top gore effects, and an awesomely impressive dedication to playing its horror straight."
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Cinefantastique |
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"Trying to lend visual style to this kind of material is a bit like performing surgery on a mangled corpse: the effort merely further mutilates an already dead body."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2005) |
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"This is a slightly better-than-expected remake of the 1979 film of the same name."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1992) |
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"a director, Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2001) |
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"http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/09/16/film-review-amelie-2002/"
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Cinefantastique |
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(1972) |
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""The perfect combination of horror and humor.""
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Cinefantastique |
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(1979) |
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"Alien proved that material derided as B-movie fodder could be handled with finesse and glossy production values, without diminishing the thrills or polishing over the hard-edged horror."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2007) |
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""This horror flick is atmospheric and often frightening, but the lack of a solid narrative creates a lethargic pace.""
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Cinefantastique |
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(2007) |
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"... a film that had tremendous potential to be much more than it is, but that potential is squandered in a welter of self-defeating carnage."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1993) |
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"This is one of the most enjoyable...action-fantasy-comedy-romances you are ever likely to see - a film that delivers the colorful costumes, acrobatic action, and supernatural thrills associated with the genre while adding a winning dose of humor."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1994) |
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"Ultimately, ASHES OF TIME REDUX is of tangential interest to fans of [martial arts fantasy cinema];its true appeal is to fans of Wong Kar Wai."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Ponderous and dull, this filmic adaptation of the famous graphic novel proves that great source material, a healthy budget, and technical competence are not enough to make a good movie."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2003) |
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"The martial arts action is frequently fun to watch...but these good bits and pieces are stitched together by means of a screenplay that is unusually incoherent, even by the diminished standards of dumb action movies."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"The tone veers wildly from sentimental family drama to cartoonish fantasy, and some of the attempts at humor badly misfire."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1981) |
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"This one's a keeper, with more than enough bonus material to justify a purchase instead of a rental."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"There is too much ambition on display for the film to be completely dismissed, but good intentions carry Repo! only partway toward success."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"Coming across like "Quentin Tarantino Meets Aliens in a Supermarket," this nifty little movie is enough to restore your faith in the vitality of low-budget independent cinema."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1993) |
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"Although it may not be a "good" Friday the 13th movie (by whatever strange standards that is reckoned)...Jason Goes to Hell works reasonably well on its own terms as a supernatural thriller."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1989) |
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"This is easily the most disappointing of the original...movies - which is quite an achievement when you consider that the overall quality of the franchise was hardly high enough to raise expectations to a level that would allow for disappointment."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1988) |
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"You cannot really take the results seriously, but they are fun, offering both...something never really shown in a film before: Jason getting his ass handed to him on a platter."
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Cinefantastique |
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(1986) |
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"Writer-director Tom McLoughlin strives to bend the familiar FRIDAY formula into a throwback to an earlier era of horror monsters. The results are mixed...but you have to give [him] credit for trying."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(1982) |
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"The funny thing is: as lame as the story and characters are, the movie actually works as a crowd-pleasing piece of junk entertainment."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Less like a remake than just another tired sequel, the new film puts Jason through the same old moves with all the finese of a blind choreographer directing an arthritic dancer."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(1981) |
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"Even crude techniques, when properly employed, can be effective, in a lowest-common-denominator kind of way."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This would be sci-fi action-thriller feels like a failed television pilot... or better yet, a demo version for something that could be much better with a lot more production value and polish."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(1995) |
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"The story of STREET FIGHTER is a mere trifle, but who cares? The real problem is that...the visceral impact is practically nil."
[movie review] |
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