Getting the most out of Shanghai Knights involves ignoring a few bad storytelling tropes which are played all the up to eleven: The martial artist going out to avenge his dead father, the whole younger … more
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS ABOUT THE 1938 NOVEL...NOT THE 2008 MOVIE. TPK 05/03/2013 =-=-=-=-=-=-= English writer Winifred Watson (1906 - 2002) published six novels between 1935 and … more
Merry Christmas, everyone!! I saw this movie in theaters with my family back around Christmas of 1992, and being the easy-to-impress five year-old that I was, I loved the movie. … more
I loved this movie when I first saw it back in 1992, but in recent years, my tune changed a lot since then. This movie is simply a contrived rehash of the first one, since the … more
*** out of **** John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) are a pair of peculiar male specimens. They work as divorce mediators in Washington, D.C. pretty much year-round; that … more
**** out of **** Alfred Hitchcock once deemed it unwise to kill either a child or a dog in a movie. Well, this logic seems to have been abandoned, until now. Martin McDonagh's "In … more
**** out of **** Often called the worst film director of all time - with his films also given the privilege of being regarded as some of the crappiest ever produced - it would seem … more
An enchanting, magical, and altogether engaging experience, this big screen adaptation of the popular manga, OVA, and 2006 anime series "Ah! My Goddess: The Movie" may not … more
Love is fleeting, love is weak, and love is what can make a strong man weep. Love is infinite, love is forever, love is what makes us live on into eternity. For there is no greater feeling than the first … more
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cyclone_march posted a Quick Tip about As Good As It Gets.
January 04, 2012
I needed medication for OCD after the movie was over. As good as it gets gets better when SSRIs kick in and the credits roll. Honestly its one of the most overrated movies i know of.
The only material the Farrelly brothers culled from Nick Hornby's classic book was the title. I suspect the inspiration process didn't go anywhere beyond reading the title of the book. Even the plot summary … more
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djevoke posted a Quick Tip about Moonstruck.
November 12, 2011
An oldie but, goodie! When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore...I just caught this on MGMHD and forgot how much I enjoy this movie starring Cher about an Italian Brooklynite who … more
Toni Cocozza (Ian Hart) is a small-time lounge singer in Glasgow, who performs all Sinatra songs. He's obsessed with Ol' Blue Eyes and dreams of Vegas and stardom. One night, an elderly mob boss … more
**** out of **** We remember a lot of good things in life; that, as I believe, is given. We remember because we want to, and because these are the moments that ultimately save … more
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TheJohn posted a Quick Tip about Little Nicky.
September 09, 2011
Obnoxious Adam Sandler movie where Adam plays an obnoxious son of Satan to save Hell from his two evil and obnoxious brothers with obnoxious product placement and obnoxious cameos. I didn't like it.
Johnny Depp stars as Ed Wood, arguably the worst movie director of all time, in this amusing and at times, touching story of Ed's career in the fifties. Ed was an unparalleled optimist, enamored … more
**** out of **** Denied its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and the subject of much post-criticism and controversy around the time of its release, you can take one good … more
This ninth Mike Zoss Production concerns the mounting woes of a hapless, well-meaning physics professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) in late-'60s St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His wife (Sari Lennick) wants to … more
I knew Meet the Spartans was going to be irredeemable during a scene in the very beginning, when the main character, Leonidas, kicks a Britney Spears parody into the Pit of Death. It would have been just … more
I have always thought my parents were a bit strange. Always fun, but definitely out there. But let's be honest, who hasn't thought that about their parents and/or family. Having grown up and moved … more
That cheese-loving, dim-witted inventor Wallace and his long-suffering, resourceful mutt Gromit made a great transition from 30 minute shorts to an 85 minute feature. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is one … more
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Trekscribbler posted a Quick Tip about Shrek.
May 04, 2011
One of those rare occasions where I dramatically disagreed with society, I found SHREK to be entirely predicable and, rarely, engaging. The jabs at the commercialization of fairy tales (aka Disneyland, … more
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Trekscribbler posted a Quick Tip about Analyze This.
May 04, 2011
A complete surprise, ANALYZE THIS hits you from the get go with remarkably funny characters juxtaposed against the grim reality of mob life ... to an extent. Crystal plays a shrink who inadvertantly … more