Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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First Blood (1982)

Reviewed on Feb 5, 2020

The one that started it all. It seems strange to watch it now, but apparently disdain for Vietnam veterans really was a thing back then. This was a confusing time for America. The country’s opinion of the war and the veterans who returned from it was confused and changing. In…

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The Interview (2014)

Reviewed on Feb 5, 2020

Great banter from Franco and Rogen, and some South Park-level irreverent political humor. The script could have been written by Parker and Stone. But it starts to get a bit old after a while. A lot of gay humor. Where’s the outrage?

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The Polar Express (2004)

Reviewed on Feb 5, 2020

The animation was meant to be the spectacle. Even on cable television, you can see that Zemeckis was pushing the limits of the technology and really going for it with the 3D gimmicks. And then you have Zemeckis’ clever use of impossible camera angles, an easy trick to pull off…

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Office Christmas Party (2016)

Reviewed on Dec 17, 2019

Mildly amusing at best, just people being drunk and stupid. Impressive cast they got together for this one. Thank goodness they got someone like Bateman to make it watchable. Lamest movie title ever. The cheap title graphic leads me to believe that maybe they changed it at the last minute.

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Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

Reviewed on Dec 7, 2019

Good, and some nice twists, but after all the other Marvel movies that just got better and better, this one is a step down. A bit too much goofy high school humor, and MJ is annoying.

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The Irishman (2019)

Reviewed on Dec 3, 2019

A Scorsese epic. The fact that a movie this big was produced and released by Netflix is pretty interesting, a reflection of the state of the film industry today. Vintage Scorsese. Mafia in the 70’s, about real characters and real histories, with a focus on realism instead of spectacle. There…

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Reviewed on Nov 30, 2019

Light fun. The comedy’s a bit basic. Don’t know how it compares to the original because I didn’t see it. Did feminists have a field day with Gillan’s character?

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Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (2019)

Reviewed on Nov 28, 2019

It’s obvious at this point that Tarantino has hard-on for 60’s and 70’s, not only or the time period itself, but also for film and television of the era. He’s got a knack for capturing the sets and costumes of the time and jamming each shot with authentic signs and…

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Griff the Invisible (2010)

Reviewed on Nov 21, 2019

A nice international take on the superhero thing, just as all the Marvel stuff was kicking off in the US. It’s a little slow-moving and definitely offbeat. Griff is appealing, but he’s a bit too weird to really get us rooting for him. Kwanten looks like a mix between Ryan…

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Rain Man (1988)

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2019

Touching, well-told story, made in a time where movies were allowed to have feelings. Cruise is a little high-strung. I know it’s the character, but it’s constant and it’s annoying. Hoffman is excellent, a well-deserved Oscar.

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