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Beowulf (2007)
Quite an accomplishment, it seems. The CGI characters are jarring and disappointing at first, with their dead eyes and “too smooth” movement, but you get used to them. There seems to be an argument that there is no reason to have done the entire film in CGI, and I might…
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Popeye (1980)
Awful in so many ways. I even remember hating it as a kid. Williams was lucky to get work after this. A perfect movie for Duvall. She can be as crappy and annoying and skinny as she wants, and she fits the roll perfectly.
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21 (1977)
Evidence that unchallenged, spoiled children often become unfulfilled, frustrated adults, while children with natural curiosity, a zest for life, and experience facing hardship go on to be more productive, focused, and happy people. The ominous music at the end always gets me. Kudos to Apted for keeping up with this.
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Ring of Fire (1991)
A mediocre IMAX film. The on-field baseball footage was very cool (let’s see an IMAX baseball documentary already!), but the “cultural” stuff from Indonesia was a waste.
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Game 6 (2005)
The Red Sox game footage was more interesting than any other part of the movie, unfortunately.
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Disturbia (2007)
LaBoeuf is a talent. If the neighbor was a little bit cuter, they might have really had something here. The horribly vicious car accidents at the beginning accident seem a bit dramatic if they only served as a plot point to keep him in the house.
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
Like a Christopher Guest film, only this one takes the fringe subject matter seriously. Or does it? Reviews suggest the film is “hilarious”. If these gamers are in fact real people, I wonder how they feel about everyone laughing at them. Either way, it’s interesting, entertaining, and well-made. Mitchell and…
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The Out-of-Towners (1999)
About 1/10 the wit of the original. Martin’s makeup-to-humor ratio has risen exponentially every year since 1991, unfortunately.
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7 Plus Seven (1970)
What’s interesting in the second film of the series is that, at 14, the kids have already taken a huge step forward in intelligence but are now just starting to realize that life sucks. While all of them were more or less equally lively and optimistic as young children, they…
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Seven Up! (1964)
A interesting slice of daily life for kids in the 60’s. I bet it’s only being recognized as valuable now and that it was mostly dismissed back when it was made. Now, it’s a treasure. All new parents should watch it. Probably the last generation of kids to be uncorrupted…
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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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