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The Punisher (2004)

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2005

Brutal, but not as much “fun” as the other Marvel flicks, partly because he doesn’t have any special powers. He’s just a pissed off dude. Jane is pretty good, but a bit boyish-looking for the part. Romijn is still hot. She’s becoming the staple Marvel hot girl. Nash as the…

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The Last Emperor (1987)

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2005

Long. A bit convuluted and hard to follow at times. Perhaps I don’t know ebough about the history of china, and most people who awtch this film do? Is it fair to expect that of viewers? Whose story is it? O’Toole’s or the Emperors? Or the empress? It wavers. The…

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Vanilla Sky (2001)

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2005

A very thoughtful movie. I’m really starting to like Crowe. A bit of a mindfuck, successfully keeping me off-balanced throughout. This movie could fit into the same category as Total Recall, What Dreams May Come, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Forgotten, The Others, and Flightplan, all featuring a…

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The Blues Brothers (1980)

Reviewed on Sep 23, 2005

Aykroyd and Belushi aren’t terribly cool or funny. This movie is really just an excuse to get some cool performers together for some jamming. Brown, Hooker, and Charles turn in good performances. But while Franklin’s acting is good, her lip-synced performance is awful. The comedy and timing is a bit…

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In Good Company (2004)

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2005

The Secret of my Success storyline is not taken seriously enough, and Grace isn’t funny or charming enough. I’ve always liked Quaid. He’s never broken out with an Oscar-worthy performance, but he’s always been solid.

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Joe Dirt (2001)

Reviewed on Sep 12, 2005

Probably intended to be a similar type of vehicle to Spade as Austin Powers was to Mike Myers. But this one’s not quite as funny. Pressly is stunning.

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Super Troopers (2001)

Reviewed on Sep 5, 2005

Dumb. Where’s the comedy? That “Whoah, we’re so drunk/wasted!” humor doesn’t do it for me. I get the feeling that there are a lot of inside law enforcement jokes here…

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Wedding Crashers (2005)

Reviewed on Sep 5, 2005

Very funny, with some real heart at its center. If anything, it drags on a bit at the end. Great timing and classic characters. Wilson and Vaughn play off each other very well, and their dialogue (a lot of which seems ad-libbed) is very natural and sharp. McAdams is pretty…

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The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Reviewed on Aug 29, 2005

While the flashbacks paint a picture of the character, it’s not enough to make the cliamactic suffering palatable. He suffered. That point is made sickeningly clear. But without the character build, it’s way overdone. Gibson seems to have a thing for dramatic torture, as it is also featured in the…

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