Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A really well-prepared and powerful piece, very faithful to the novel it was adapted from. This movie further backs my claim that film is such a more vivid and enjoyable art form than the books they come from (unless the movie is sloppy and unrealistic). Lots of music, almost too…

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Daughters of the Dust (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Hard to give this film a rating. There are lots of really good things, but there are lots of really bad things. Like Orlando, this film features some beautiful photography and good use of sound and music, but in this film it gets old very quickly. The music was very…

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A Few Good Men (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Courage Under Fire meets A Time To Kill. Pretty boring. The whole premise/comflict seems unimportant. A lot of talking, and it gets tiresome. Big cast. How many times has Cruise played the hot-headed military man/lawyer? He’s pretty much a young Paul Newman. Pollack’s pretty funny. I never thought Nicholson was…

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Pretty good, but I have to say that the violence is a bit gratuitous at times, with a body count in the thousands. Much of this film either influences or copies Cameron’s Terminator and Terminator 2, including the characters, drama, settings, and action. There was even a bit from Die…

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Cheesy horror movie with horrible acting and mediocre effects.

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Hero (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Chevy does drama too! Chevy and Geena make a great team. Good story, one where you really earn about human nature and how the world works. A Cinderella story about a shoe that fits.

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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Same “Can I borrow your wife for money?” story as Indecent Proposal. Cage is funny when he’s angry! He should have stuck to comedy. Caan is not a very good actor.

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Howards End (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

The most astounding thing about this movie was the resemblance of Samuel West as Leonard Bast to Kevin Costner. He looked almost exactly like him, had the same expressions, and moved the same way. If Costner had been in this film, he would have played the part identically. This movie…

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Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Some pretty good battle scenes (a Michael Mann trademark?), some pretty good cinematography, and a decent story. Somehow, I felt as if more should have happened in the time I watched the movie. Could Mann have been inspired by Black Robe?

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A League of their Own (1992)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A well-made time piece. It really transports you gives you a sense of history. A touching story with some great comedy, especially by Hanks and Lovitz. The baseball footage is shot pretty badly, though (all close-ups, like The Fan). Geena is pretty good, Petty is great. One of Madonna’s better,…

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