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(2009) |
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"Those who don't know art but who know what they like are likely to come away from "(Untitled)" thinking "Gee, I could have done that.""
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(2009) |
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"By the end, "Tormented" is such a listless take on a potentially interesting idea that it feels like its own remake."
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(2009) |
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"Not so much a film as it is the world's dullest diorama brought to semi-life."
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"What seems on the surface to be just another hacky sellout from a once-interesting filmmaker on the commercial skids is actually one of the most genuinely freaky and fascinating films of the year."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"And yet, while "The Men Who Stare at Goats" may not completely succeed as a whole, it has so many worthwhile individual elements that it should not be completely written off either."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"If aliens from another world ever do come to Earth and get a look at "The Fourth Kind," they may decide that any species capable of creating anything this dumb is probably too stupid to probe and conquer in the first place."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"So overdone that at a certain point,it begins to resemble one of those demented and depraved melodramatic satires that John Waters used to specialize in back in the days before "Hairspray" made him respectable."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A leaden and ugly mess that offers all the emotional and dramatic heft of an exceptionally garish Christmas window display."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"As a behind-the-scenes look at how a concert of this size and scope actually comes together, "This Is It" is undeniably intriguing but as a testament to the artistic talents of Michael Jackson, it comes up short in many areas."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The nicest thing that you can say about it is that it isn't quite as contemptuous of its audience as the incredibly lazy and unnecessary "Saw V" was."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Comparing the original to this one is like comparing regular basketball to donkey basketball--a perfectly good thing has been needlessly "improved" by making everything bigger and dumber and by allowing a bunch of jackasses to dump all over it."
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It not only manages to bring a beloved classic to the screen in a manner that perfectly captures the spirit of the book but expands and build on its themes and ideas in ways that are both enormously engaging and strikingly powerful."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"You know that you are in a really bad omnibus film when it turns out that Brett Ratner's contribution is actually one of the better ones on display."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A smug, stupid, ridiculous, ham-fisted and morally and ethically reprehensible example of the crypto-fascist and ridiculously reactionary revenge genre that somehow manages to give such things a bad name."
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(2009) |
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"The late, great William Castle would have loved this thing, provided that he didn't actually have to sit through it, of course."
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(2009) |
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"As drab, lifeless and stultifying as the fashions that Chanel was trying to liberate women from in the first place."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The end result, sad to say, is just about as entertaining as watching someone else's home movies for two solid hours"
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A brilliant and bracingly original work that is funny and thought provoking in equal measure"
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"an utterly frustrating work that contains a few genuinely affecting moments that wind up getting lost amidst too much tired and fairly patronizing junk."
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A fairly sublime farce that takes a brilliantly simple conceit and spins it out in ways that are original, intelligent and incredibly funny."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"As for Barrymore, while I hope and pray that she doesn't give up her day job anytime soon, her work on "Whip It" suggests that she could do so and make a go of it behind the cameras if she wanted."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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" It earns itself a place on the same shelf as such classics as "Evil Dead 2" and, yes, "Shaun of the Dead.""
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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" Imagine "Gamer" without the lucid plot and the designer nihilism but with the inscrutable storyline, nonexistent direction and somnambulant performances and you have this film in all its hacky non-glory."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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" "Fame" is content to simply repeat the key moments from the first film without any of the grit or energy that was on display the first time around."
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A captivating work that is as compulsively entertaining as any of his big-ticket efforts and as slyly subversive as his smaller and quirkier efforts. Honest!"
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A bag of goods that is so shabby that if it had been written by anyone else, it probably would have landed squarely in the direct-to-video trenches and even there, it would have suffered in comparison to its competitors."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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" A film that has nothing more on its mind than making viewers laugh for 90 minutes before sending them back out into the streets sporting goofy grins on their faces"
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(2009) |
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""Sorority Row" is so completely (and thankfully) forgettable that you will be hard-pressed to remember much of it by the time you hit the parking lot"
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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".Little more than an extended episode of "C.S.I. Antarctica," "Whiteout" is a film that couldn't be more boring and uninteresting if it tried and if there is one thing that it most certainly doesn't do, it is try."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Most viewers will find themselves wishing that they had just said nein."
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(2009) |
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"Neveldine & Taylor certainly have no shortage of ideas but their fundamental flaw is that as filmmakers, they have no idea of how to properly execute them."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The problem with "Extract" is that while the film is at its best when it sticks to its central workplace setting, the focus begins to drift when it moves off the factory premises."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"This is easily the single worst film that Sandra Bullock has been involved with and bear in mind, I have seen "Speed 2.""
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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" "The Final Destination" takes a franchise that was never very good to begin with and somehow fails to come within reaching distance of the abysmally lowered artistic bar set by its predecessors."
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(2009) |
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"A repellent and incompetent monstrosity that should put to rest for good the weirdly persistent rumor that Rob Zombie has even a shred of talent as a filmmaker."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"By the time "Taking Woodstock" comes to an end, you may find yourself asking "Was this long, strange trip really necessary?""
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"As edgy and thought-provoking as a Sarah Palin campaign rally, though with nowhere near the same amount of laughs."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A sloppy and stupid mess whose only virtues are that it isn't in 3-D and that it is slightly better than "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl.""
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Who could possibly resist a World War II movie with a climax that somehow manages to work in exact visual quotes from not one, but two Brian DePalma movies?"
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(2009) |
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"It may be the weakest film that the Dardenne's have made to date but that still puts it head-and-shoulders over the best efforts of too many others to mention."
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(2009) |
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"A film as unique and impressive as its subject."
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(2009) |
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"The funniest thing about "The Goods" is that the presence of James Brolin pretty much ensures that Barbra Streisand will have to sit through it at least once."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Yhe overall effect is akin to channel-hopping between "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Somewhere in Time" late one night while under the effects of an extra helping of Nyquil."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Watching this film is about as cutting-edge as buying a Clash T-shirt at Wal-Mart."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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""District 9" does show that Blomkamp is not without talent and could very well one day make a truly great genre film, even if he hasn't quite done so here."
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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""Ponyo" is the kind of dazzling cinematic experience that will resonate in the hearts and minds of anyone who sees it for a long time afterwards."
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(2009) |
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"I was somewhat startled to discover that it actually has a few intriguing qualities amidst the blood and guts."
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(2009) |
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"Most of all, it comes as a bit of a relief to see a movie aimed at kids that doesn't come with the increasingly irritating 3-D gimmick, the distracting vocal contributions of big-name stars or elaborate backstories"
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(2009) |
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"Dancy and Byrne are both appealing enough performers and I can see how the two of them might click in a romantic comedy with a strong screenplay and tight direction but writer-director Max Mayer has neglected to supply them with either one."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Watching "G.I. Joe" is like being slapped across the face with utility-grade meat for two hours and for all I know, that is exactly what screenwriters Stuart Beattie and David Elliot & Paul Lovett did to get themselves in the proper frame of mind."
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