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Ghostbusters (1984)
A little silly, and the effects are a little dated, but a classic 80’s quirky science movie. I’m guessing I would have rated this higher back in 1984. Would have liked to see fewer “fame” montages and more personal ghost encounters. Murray steals the show. Potts is cute. What was…
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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
One of the slowest, least interesting movies I’ve seen in a while. The little girl who is supposed to carry the movie is very mediocre. And so are the rest of the actors. Is it the acting or the writing?
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WALL·E (2008)
An amazing Pixar combination of fantastic animation, writing, and characters. How they made these robots and machines emotive and funny is absolutely brilliant, and the comic timing is fantastic. A real treat. Lots of Apple homages. If Apple made an iBot, it would be Eve.
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10,000 BC (2008)
Like a lot of Emmerich’s work, he makes the effort to create a sweeping epic, but the result is an empty story driven by hollow, overly good-looking characters, a pointlessly moving score, and useless effects. I was hoping for something a bit more anthropological.
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Wanted (2008)
Entertaining, but a lot of the action is extremely far-fetched. McAvoy pulls off the American thing, and Angelina is Angelina.
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The Hammer (2007)
Impressed by the story. Carolla’s comic genius is there, albeit slightly masked by the knowledge that part of it is scripted. I’ve gotta see more from him. It can only get better.
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Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
Fantastic interviews, wonderful editing. Even the filler footage is pretty good. But while the frenetic pace keeps things “exciting,” it’s almost too fast.
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Charlotte’s Web (2006)
Great voices, fantastic animal effects, and about as touching as the original.
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Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
A huge pile of crap. Amazing that they went so wrong with this one. Landis has killed the franchise. Bad writing. A lot of plot tangents, including a lot of theme park fluff that doesn’t need to be in there. From catching drug dealers to smugglers to saving kids from…
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Sexual Life (2005)
An interesting story about interconnectedness. A nice little cast, with just the right mix of familiar faces and rookies. Eion Bailey is appealing. He’s got that Jason Patric thing going on. Banks is a hottie.
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,388 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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