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Assassins (1995)

Reviewed on Oct 18, 2005

A few plot hiccups. Banderas is good, but he makes so many stupid faces and grunts. Is that a Spanish thing? Moore looks very average, almost sickly in this one.

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Good modern noir. Nice twist at the end. Spacey, an unknown at the time, works the role well, although some of his dialogue is a bit rushed. Del Toro and the others make an interesting mix of actors and characters. May have been better with an established star as one…

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Clueless (1995)

Reviewed on Oct 11, 2005

Stuffed with every beverly Hills cliche there is. A few good lines in there from Dad. Silverstone was a cutie. Her lips are marvelous. The kiss at the end was exquisite…

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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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