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Juno (2007)
Reitman is definitely influenced by the Wes Anderson troupe. He uses that style as a starting point but then mixes in his unique brand of “trendy quirkiness,” relying on cool, trendy dialogue, obscure cultural references, and contrived awkwardness to make things smarter and funnier. Mixing all that up, though, “confuses”…
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Trekkies (1997)
Reminds me a lot of The King of Kong in that it’s a bunch of fringe characters, and we’re not quite sure whether or not we should be taking them seriously. In this case, with Crosby leading the interviews, one must assume that this was a serious look at Trek…
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Why We Fight (2005)
A bit wobbly. Not quite as resolute as Michael Moore’s films, but interesting nonetheless. Eisenhower’s speech is interesting, indeed.
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Black Snake Moan (2006)
A weird one. Polished despite its grittiness, good performances despite a lack of a story. I don’t know what kind of drugs she had to take to look like that, but Ricci’s body is unbelievable.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Credit goes to the filmmakers for returning to the visual style of the original movies of the series, and the Indiana Jones movies have the best punching sounds ever. But I’m not sure if “modernizing” Indy, even if it’s just the 50’s, really works. By extension, would a movie about…
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Threesome (1994)
A deeper story (and not just these guys having sex or talking about having sex), or even a single subplot, would have made things a lot more interesting. The cheesiness makes me feel like it tried to be one of the last 80’s movies. Charles is pretty cool. This film…
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National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003)
Pretty horrible movie, but Boti Bliss and Cameron Richardson are particularly hot.
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Wes Anderson quality and quirkiness is definitely there, and he usually gets by just fine with only a marginal story, but this just isn’t enough.
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Just One of the Guys (1985)
So horrible. Cheesy story, horrible acting, and barely casted. Zabka isn’t enough.
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Employee of the Month (2006)
Cook is not annoying. Shepard was actually more entertaining. Simpson is cute but not showcased nearly as much as she could have been.
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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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