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Cutting Edge for its Time by reelponderings Pros: Genuinely disturbing, memorable depictions of insanity, semi-realistic characters, authentic rural atmosphere.
Cons: Some pacing issues, unsympathetic protagonists, lack of outright gore may repell some. Tobe Hooper is a director with a checkered career. In fact, looking at his more recent work makes it hard to believe that he was once an auteur of horror cinema. But like him or not, Hooper has earned his spot on the Horror Wall of Fame. In 1974, he and ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Lame "Star Trek" Video Set: "The Mudd Pack" Is Not Worth Tracking Down! by wlswarts Pros: Ummm...Uhura gets to leave the bridge in the second one?
Cons: Not funny, not clever, Poor acting, dumb character direction, Outdated medium. Believe it or not, "Star Trek" had only one recurring adversary during its three year run. Yup, just one. There were no Klingons that returned for more than one episode, no god-creatures, no annoying ambassadors who appeared more than once . . . except ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show by taylorheine Pros: the characters
costumes music Cons: Can be considered offensive
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in my personal opinion, is one of the most unique movies ever made. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is very difficult to characterize, but I would say it...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Hollywoodland – A Modern Day Film Noir by lunatiger Pros: -Ben Afflick as George Reeves
Cons: -The sub plot with Adrian Brody Cast/Characters:Adrien Brody - Louis SimoBen Affleck – George ReevesDiane Lane - Toni Mannix Bob Hoskins – Eddie MannixRobin Tunney – Leonore LemmonThe Story:The motion picture business in the ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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21 – Who Needs Frat Parties When You’re Hitting Vegas… by lunatiger Pros: -Fun 2 hrs.
Cons: -A little over the top Cast/Characters:Jim Sturgess – Ben CampbellKevin Spacey – Professor Mickey RosaKate Bosworth – Jill TaylorAaron Yoo – ChoiLiza Lapira – KiannaJacob Pitts – Jimmy FisherLaurence Fishburne ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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East Side,West Side~New Yorks High Society In 1949~Murder~Mystery~Love~Betrayal! by ifif1938 Pros: The acting and seeing New York during that period of time
Cons: Nothing that I can think of When Stephen Murray started his black and white write-off a while ago, I noticed that TCM channel was showing all older movies for about a week, which just happened to be mostly B&W, film noir type movies, so I recorded a few on my new DVR to watch ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"We have a Bear Problem" by thomaslifting Pros: The best Bear Attack’s in cinema.
Cons: A somewhat slow start. “The Edge” is a hunting story, but this time humans are the prey. Bart the Bear plays an amazing role as the fierce predator hunting these poor survivors. Mike Cidoni from ABC-TV described this movie, as “It’s ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Yo Adrian: I did it! by andaryl Pros: Quality sequel, consistent with original
Cons: None Warning: If you’ve spent the last 30 years on another planet and don’t know (and don’t want to know) who wins the Rocky fights, this review contains spoilers. So after the epic of a first movie in which an unknown gets ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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So Bad It's Entertaining by andaryl Pros: Extreme gore, decent concept
Cons: Bad acting, production and script Bloodsucking Freaks: What an interesting premise I thought. Already I’m drawing up images of vampires, or could it be some mutant leaches? According to Netflix, the average rating is 2.8, but “Our best guess for Andrew” is 3.9. I ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Mission: Are you talking to me?! by George_Chabot Pros: Pretty pictures, some style
Cons: Long, disjointed, no substance, music not always suited to visuals The Mission (1986) Proof that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is well demonstrated by Roland Joffe's follow-up to his highly successful The Killing Fields; also that Robert Deniro's reputation as the ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Beautiful Thing by susidee34 Pros: ...
Cons: ... This was a surprisingly well done love story, in fact, it was a Beautiful Thing to behold. It is centered in London one hot and steamy summer, in a rather small and obscure apartment building. The actors involved held heavy British ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Classics That Aren't All They're Cracked Up To Be:Before Today,I Actually Hadn't Seen"The Terminator!" by wlswarts Pros: Good concept, Moments of character and acting, DVD Bonus features
Cons: Some truly hammy acting, Genre conceits, Soundtrack Believe it or not, before today, I had never actually seen "The Terminator." I have watched the sequel films and enjoyed them, but somehow I never got around to watching the original. With an increasing number of people advising me to watch "The Sarah ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Blue State is worthy of your vote and viewing by Bounty628 Pros: Decent humor throughout the film.
Cons: The ending is a bit too foreseen. During the 2004 Presidential Election between John Kerry and George Bush there were many on the left that pledged that should George W. Bush get re-elected that they would in turn move to Canada. Though often times the comments were made somewhat tongue ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Edge - Anthony Hopkins is Brilliant by corumtzm Pros: Anthony Hopkins, Alex Baldwin, great cinematography and a good plot
Cons: none found Directed by Lee Tamahori and staring Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau and Bart the Bear, this survival adventure movie once again shows why Anthony Hopkins is considered one of the best actors in the ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Outdated Medium, Mediocre Episodes, "The X-Files" Volume 7 Can Safely Be Skipped! by wlswarts Pros: One great episodes, Good acting, Developing characters
Cons: Medium, Two lousy episodes It's a tough sell to recommend something on an outdated medium, especially when there is a far better or more complete version of it in the marketplace. That is where I am on the boxed set of "The X-Files" VHS tapes that start off the fourth season ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Taxi Driver - DeNiro at his very best by corumtzm Pros: Great acting, direction, cinematography and an overall wonderful movie
Cons: none found Directed by the great Martin Scorsese, staring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, a very young Jodie Foster and Harvey Keitel, this hard-hitting, gritty urban classic is undoubtedly one of the best movies ever made.The StoryTravis ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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Apocalypto - Mel Gibson's look at the Mayan Civilization by corumtzm Pros: amazing cinematography, direction and acting
Cons: Historically incorrect The most recent blockbuster directed by Mel Gibson, staring Rudy Youngblood as Jaguar paw, this look at the declining Mayan culture is extremely interesting, action packed, but not without it's flaws. The Story LineJaguar ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Platoon - Life on the edge by corumtzm Pros: Brilliant direction, cinematography, acting and location
Cons: none found Directed by the great Oliver Stone, staring Charlie Sheen, Tom Beringer, Kevin Dillon and Forest Whitaker, this 1986 blockbuster was the first movie to really take and in depth look at the war in Vietnam.The CastTom Berenger ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Apocalypse Now - Still the best Vietnam movie ever by corumtzm Pros: Origional, well directed and acted, full of action and suspense
Cons: none found Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (American Graffiti and The Godfather trilogy), this 1979 star studded portrayal of an undercover Vietnam mission has become a classic in the genera. Both disturbing and visually stimulating it is definitely ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Reservation Road : How two families deal with tragedy by ladyconsumer Pros: Very moving story, with terrific performances.
Cons: A few eye-rolling moments. Reservation Road is a movie about one of life's saddest tragedies - the senseless death of a child, and what happens after. We see what this tragedy does - to the child's family, and to the man who killed the child.The Learner family ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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What is the "It" in Kicking It? by Bounty628 Pros: Shines a light on an unknown global event.
Cons: There are times when the movie slows down too much. Often times people are quick to associate the homeless with being a lazy segment of society who really chooses nothing better in life than the lot that they may have been handed and perhaps even maintain a belief that if the homeless just showed a bit ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Peter Blood is the Original Pirate King! by kirsib Pros: Errol Flynn, great screen play
Cons: too many battles on the sea for me Every now and then I enjoy watching old black and white movies, I find it both entertaining and educational. "'Captain Blood"' came out on 1935 and was one of the best movies that year being nominated for 2 official Oscars but in the ballots for 5 ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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I've Looked at Live at Wolf Trap from Both Sides Now and Prefer the CD by quasar Pros: "City of New Orleans" works, Collins obviously enjoys herself, livelier than the CD
Cons: different from the companion CD, Irish music doesn't really work, odd commentary track I've been listening to the Judy Collins album Live at Wolf Trap for several years now without realizing the recorded concert was also available on DVD. While not perfect, I like the CD so I ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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There's something happening here...but it's pretty hard to care about by arindam_b Pros: Workable premise, a couple of visceral scenes
Cons: Poorly paced, badly scripted characters (especially leads), leaves no impact on the viewer M. Night Shyamalan seems to have become an odd sort of phenomenon: people keep garnering heaps of attention on his releases, but more and more with the sole purpose of pointing out how bad they are, usually referencing earlier works and lamenting a ...
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Dec 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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It's Really Not Easy Being Green Recently by Goatius Pros: Fun Muppet bits, nice throwbacks, Arquette, Goldberg, Cusack very good
Cons: Sad character choices for Kermit, aging very badly, corny Things have changed a lot for the Muppets over the last twenty years, and woe is us because of it. The rights to the brand bounced around for a number of years, spawning a variety of forgettable films and half-hearted promotions that did little to ...
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Dec 03 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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