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The Ice Storm (1997)

Reviewed on Oct 29, 2006

Awkward, intense, score-less, and well-acted. A lot like American Beauty, Donnie Darko, or Magnolia in that sense. Nice cast.

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Fearless (1993)

Reviewed on Oct 29, 2006

Kind of interesting and weird and intense, with a Jesus character right in the middle. Typical Weir film.

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Some cool effects, and Cameron attempts to make something that was more “real” than the Hollywood stuff he normally makes, but the space effects and Abyss-like finale of an intelligent underwater civilization were steps in the wrong direction. The space exploration animation was truly awesome, but I’m not sure how…

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The Siege (1998)

Reviewed on Oct 28, 2006

A few tense moments, but mostly it’s about neglected characters taking turns crying about their problems. Bad formula writing, with too much “I’m a cool stud” dialogue. Lots of actors who bother me in this one. Denzel is OK, but I’m not sure he’s any more than a hard gaze…

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Maverick (1994)

Reviewed on Oct 28, 2006

The dialogue and comedy makes it seem very theatrical. Was it a play? Nice ending, but not entertaining enough to sustain its length. Gibson is annoying and unfunny. I don’t think he can do comedy. Foster’s cute. The Glover cameo is nice.

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Red Eye (2005)

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2006

OK suspense, but made with the sterility of a 90’s action flick. No surprise when I learned that Wes Craven directed. McAdams, as cute as she is, overacts. But maybe it’s not her overacting as much as it is the crummy script and dialogue.

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Risky Business (1983)

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2006

Pretty risque (yuk) for an early 80’s high school movie. Perhaps the R rating shows that the movie was probably not made for high school kids. Some dark themes, and it’s even darkly shot. That’s an early 80’s thing, even for comedies. This was the high school movie before John…

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Casshern (2004)

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2006

A two hour long, dream-like music video. Visually stunning, incredibly boring.

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A History of Violence (2005)

Reviewed on Oct 16, 2006

Story’s not bad, if not a bit slow. The dialogue is a bit stunted. Kind of an odd ending. Bello is slutty and hot. Some wonderful sex scenes.

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The Departed (2006)

Reviewed on Oct 16, 2006

Gangsters with cell phones, but the rest is vintage Scorsese. Nice twists and lots of exploding heads. The all-star cast dazzles. Farmiga is stunning, but she’s got crazy eyes in this one and it looks like she’s on drugs.

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