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Dr T and the Women (2000)
One of the worst movies I’ve seen in a while. The first scene was a bit shocking, but the last scene was even more shocking. Vaginal bookends. Silly and overly tragic, almost like a Bunuel film. Super-long takes (especially at the beginning) are unnecessary and boring. Lovett’s swingy, bouncing music…
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The Tuxedo (2002)
Jackie talks a lot more, and he’s funny! Isaacs is a stud, and Hewitt is pretty good. I’m tired of seeing Stormare play quirky weirdos.
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The Life of David Gale (2003)
Powerful story with a few twists. The TV debate scene was fantastic. Spacey’s got a gripping stare, like Pacino. It’s really him who carries the movie. Linney is OK. Every single second of dialogue between Winslet and the intern is horrible. Some sound sync problems.
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Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Soderbergh knows how to make interesting films. Almost like a tame, American Guy Ritchie film. I wonder how realistic all that security mumbo-jumbo was. Pitt’s acting isn’t so great, but it’s an ensemble cast, and everyone is very smooth.
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Blade Runner (1982)
The happy ending changes the whole mood of the movie. It’s better as a darker film.
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
More of the same, but he seems to be getting funnier. The statue pissing scene and the silhouette scene had me in tears. Some nice twists for a change. The casting of the young powers and Evil was fantastic.
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
What’s to gain by running? And there certainly must be some protocol to follow when a $13 million assassin is confronted with his victim’s kids. Damon is great, a much better actor than his buddy Affleck. Good action, Damon seems pretty good at it. And his accents are really good.…
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Biloxi Blues (1988)
It’s pretty obvious that it came from a play. Long takes, faggily theatrical acting, and dated/stunted dialogue, not much score, no montage, little camera movement. Just a collection of large, dialogue-driven scenes. The young Broderick is good. Same appeal as in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Long and drawn out montage of choral vistas and violin close-ups, like the first one, but with a bit more fighting. Very literary. I can appreciate, but do not necessarily agree with, Jackson’s staunch loyalty to the book. Had a hard time keeping all of the names and places straight.…
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,373 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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