Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Carlin at Carnegie (1983)

Groundbreaking for his time, maybe. But it seems a bit juvenile now.

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Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)

Goldberg’s definitely cool (I like all the swearing) but only moderately funny. How does her computer start talking?

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Surf’s Up (2007)

Quality animation, witty dialogue, and adult humor to rival Pixar’s productions. LaBeouf’s great at voiceover. Definitely made by surfing lovers. Beautiful ending.

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The Parent Trap (1998)

The effects are surprisingly good, and Lohan turns in a surprisingly convincing performance for such a young girl. It’s too bad she was wrapped up with these kiddie movies. Would have been interesting to see if she could have pulled off a dramatic role as a youngster.

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Crimewave (1985)

So horrible.

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Cocoon: The Return (1988)

Not as touching as the first, but not a bad sequel. The aliens were a bit goofy.

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Cop Land (1997)

Fantastic Scorsese-ish cast, and a nice Scorsese-ish story, but it wasn’t as engaging as I would have liked it to be.

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Mr. Baseball (1992)

I always knew Selleck had comic ability. Nice to see a young Frank Thomas and Haysbert in another baseball role.

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I’m Not There. (2007)

The multiple actors playing a single character are a novelty. But other than that, it’s nothing special.

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

As a big fan of the franchise, I found this one to be extremely faithful to the storyline and a nice continuation of the story, with all the appropriate homages to the previous films. But I really would have liked to see Connor sending Reese back in time at the…

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