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G.I. Jane (1997)

Reviewed on Feb 26, 2005

Pretty good. A dramatic Private Benjamin. Moore does a pretty good job, Viggo is a stud, and Bancroft is excellent. Scott’s style is so distinctive: moody string/synth score, graduated filters, ceiling fans‚Ä¶

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Friday Night Lights (2004)

Reviewed on Feb 21, 2005

A pretty good sports movie about character, and an interesting look at high school football in dreary Mid-Texas. Took a while, but I found myself drawn in by the dramatic ending. The score, unconventional for a sports movie, works. Just wish the whole movie wasn’t shot with a shaky camera…

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The Aviator (2004)

Reviewed on Feb 20, 2005

Way too long. There’s an obvious attempt at preserving historical detail and sequences of events, but if a biodocumentary was Scorsese’s aim, then it shouldn’t have been marketed as Hollywood gloss. If it was meant to be Hollywood gloss, Scorsese should have had the sense to cut out large chunks…

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The Forgotten (2004)

Reviewed on Feb 19, 2005

Not bad. The alien idea made it a much bigger movie. Just think this movie needed another important character with another star. Great car accident.

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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Reviewed on Jan 30, 2005

Silly.

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Meatballs (1979)

Reviewed on Jan 29, 2005

Doesn’t hold up that well. The comedy may have been rebellious back then, but watching it now, it seems juvenile and witless. Murray’s a genius, but you can’t tell here.

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AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Reviewed on Jan 29, 2005

Not bad. That monster vs. monster thing always works, and it was pretty cool how the chick and the Predator became friends. Nice action sequences. Those Predators have some pretty cool weapons.

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