Jeff's Reviews | Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 2 (2001)

Reviewed on Aug 7, 2006

Good stuff. A few moments are a bit contrived, though.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3 (2002)

Reviewed on Aug 7, 2006

Still funny, but becoming a bit over-serindipitous. Every interaction results in an awkward confrontation to the point that it is almost predictable. If there were moments when quirky things DIDN’T necesarily happen, especially when you really expected them to, the quirky moments would be a lot funnier.

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The Island (2005)

Reviewed on Aug 6, 2006

A remake of Logan’s Run, and Bay does a pretty good job. Clever and nicely shot, with interesting coloring reminiscent of THX-1138. MacGregor pulls off the American pretty well, and the shots of him with himself are well-done (although it would have been cool if they had switched up his…

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Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

Reviewed on Aug 3, 2006

A respectable job of getting most of the cast members back, but it’s just silly. The baseball action is simulated with a CGI ball, and the comedy is simulated with a CGI script.

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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Reviewed on Aug 2, 2006

Scott continues the story and characters faithfully and adds some of his distinct flavor with, nice photography, colorful filters, and really great synth score that pumps up scene after scene. More energy than the first one. I’d argue that the film helped perpetuate some of LA’s mystique in the late…

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Talkin’ Dirty After Dark (1991)

Reviewed on Aug 1, 2006

Some funny moments in a Friday sort of way. Similar actors playing similar roles.

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The Aristocrats (2005)

Reviewed on Aug 1, 2006

Interesting.

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My Girl (1991)

Reviewed on Jul 24, 2006

Pretty believable period piece, but the story is a bit cheeseball. The stock characters and stock acting don’t help. Chlumsky is OK but too cute, too eloquent, and too charming. All characters, even kids, have to have an edge to be interesting. Culkin is mildly charming. Aykroyd does OK in…

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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 (2000)

Reviewed on Jul 23, 2006

Funny, original stuff. Some of the situations are a bit contrived, but overall it really works. David and Hines are funny, likeable, and believable.

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Lady in the Water (2006)

Reviewed on Jul 23, 2006

Shyamalan creates yet another movie about sheltered, isolated characters exposed to supernatural monsters. They’re always about how these characters respond and grow from these supernatural experiences. And Shyamalan is really good about building emotion and setting the mood in a scene. The scary parts are scary, the touching parts are…

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