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Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1986)
Way too much reenacted myth crap. Would have preferred a more scientific look at the falls. A few nice shots.
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The Last King of Scotland (2006)
McAvoy is fantastic, delivering a believable, Ewan MacGregor-esque performance. Whitaker’s wonderful, too.
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Ong-bak (2003)
Jaa can move like a monkey, and I like the shots of the same action from different angles. But the story is lacking and the score came out of a $6 Casio synthesizer. Why are all the Aussies in these Southeast Asian kung foo movies all so damn goofy?
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The Alamo (2004)
Great historical story, but were the characters developed enough? Wonderful casting, after checking out historical photos of these characters.
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Toy Soldiers (1991)
Like Red Dawn, some sort of foreign threat uses guns to take over rebellious high school students. A movie like this would never be made today, maybe never again. A lot of familiar faces late 80’s and early 90’s. Astin’s a good lead, but Gossett’s performance seems a little scripted.…
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Nighthawks (1981)
Pretty awful. Was there a movie made in the early 80’s that wasn’t pretty awful?
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
A poor showing all around, but then again, most movies of the early 80’s have a certain kind of awkwardness to them. Even Spielberg’s segment seems like a rookie effort. Miller’s segment is best (thought the same as a kid). Overall, it’s heavily scripted, poorly acted. Te exception is Lithgow,…
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I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (2007)
Interesting lady, and interesting perspectives on PETA. Impossible to watch some of the horrendous animal footage. Almost enough to make me a vegetarian.
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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 2,374 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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