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Malcolm X (1992)
The fascinating story more than justified the length of this movie, and you don’t say that about many movies over 3 hours. It just shows the fact that longer movies (like this one) are necessary to tell a true, complete story. It’s too bad America doesn’t have the patience for…
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The Player (1992)
A nice slice of Hollywood life, and lots of fun cameos, but there’s not much to it. A bit noir-ish, but not particularly smart or funny. There is a simplicity that plagues all of Altman’s work. That’s one long-ass tracking shot at the beginning (no aperture change when switching between…
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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
A good story, good characters, good acting, good style, and a very interesting storytelling technique. It is interesting how time sets the plot for this whole movie. I think it is much more interesting than the way time is manipulated in My Own Private Idaho. The transitions in this movie…
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Pacino is simply awesome. He has a great voice, great lines, and a fabulous way of delivering them. He’s just so cool. Great eyes, even when he’s “blind”. In fact, his awkward, dead gaze draws you in even more. We gaze right back at him to make sure we are…
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Troll 2 (1990)
Horribly, horribly bad in almost every way. Hilariously bad story, acting, and effects, and keeps me entertained because of it. I’m assuming it was meant to be a bad comedy. If it was actually supposed to scare people, that might even make it funnier. Seems like a high school play…
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Unforgiven (1992)
Slow. Not too much of a story, hardly any conflict. Throwing morals out the window in a vengeant fury is a rather unconventional resolution. Comedy is unfunny and overdone. The horse-falling gets old. The cowboy who can’t see is good for a few laughs, but that’s it. Nice Lethal Weapon/Malcolm…
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White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
Good story, great characters, great dialogue with some nice repeating references. Nice “dog’s ass” comment. Funny and well-made. Great basketball footage. Fun to watch. In some scenes, Wesley’s eyes are super-bloodshot, but he was great anyway. This film and Major League were his two best performances, and he was almost…
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Calendar Girl (1993)
Can you say, “Banking off the lure of hot stars of television to make a few quick bucks off the poor, little teeny-boppers who don’t know how to distinguish a good movie from a load of shit?” My date for this one: Jill.
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Carlito’s Way (1993)
Great story, great characters, great directing. The suspense is fantastic. Great flavor. Probably my favorite De Palma film. If anything, a few subtle but sloppy continuity errors between angles in a few of the scenes. Pacino delivers a commanding, engaging performance. He looks great, and he’s real cool. I love…
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The Cement Garden (1993)
All the sexual problems of the world rolled into one family, the English version of American white trash. Tons of masturbation, which you don’t see much in movies. The content was so intense, there were moments when I didn’t know if I wanted to watch. The mom dying thing was…
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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 2,375 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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