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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Reviewed on May 21, 2007

I tried and tried and tried, but I could not get into the story. Didn’t care about any of the characters.

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Live from Baghdad (2002)

Reviewed on May 21, 2007

OK story, pretty good cast. Keaton is unannoying and even likeable. Something different.

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Deal of the Century (1983)

Reviewed on May 18, 2007

Goofy story. A young Chase is confident and mildly engaging.

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

Reviewed on May 17, 2007

Quite a story. Not quite as biting as Moore’s stuff, but pretty well-researched.

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King Kong (1976)

Reviewed on May 8, 2007

Though topical in the 70’s, the big oil subplot is a bit forced. Peter Jackson told the story better. Effects are a bit clumsy. Lange was cute.

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United 93 (2006)

Reviewed on Apr 30, 2007

Easy drama. Good performances by lots of no-name actors.

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Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Reviewed on Apr 30, 2007

Gets the rating because I’m a Chevy fan. Some definite Fletch-isms in there. This might be his last decent film.

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Probably Schumacher’s most interesting film. Like Mosquito Coast, a story about how society drives a good man to be bad. We’ve all felt like this guy at some point. I’d love to see a movie like this come out today. Douglas is intense, but is this his normal psychosis? Or…

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