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True Romance (1993)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

One of those rare films I consider nearly perfect in every way—except for the fact that mainstream audiences often shy away from movies revelling in drugs and violence. The cast is phenomenal across the board. Every performance, from major roles to minor ones, is superb, honoring Tarantino’s fabulously written characters.…

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What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

An interesting portrayal of small-town life. Great story. Things are nice and simple, there and lots of great metaphors (loved the repairing and burning house metaphor), all the loose ends are tied up, and bookends. This is what I love. Good characters, and a great cast. Everybody just seemed to…

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The Wrong Trousers (1993)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Good, intelligent comedy. Not the in-your-face stuff you’d expect from animation. Good timing. Beautifully detailed animation. Great characters, and fantastic use of expression. Part of what makes the comedy so funny is that the expression is so realistic, not exaggerated like in most animation. This should be required viewing for…

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Above the Rim (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Interesting “good nigger/bad nigger” dichotomy (a black USC professor used those terms to describe the film, so don’t get on my ass). And kinda neat to see how blacks unconditionally love each other. I have to admit, the booming rap music sounds good and really powerful in the theater. But…

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Blown Away (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

This movie was what Speed could have been. They had almost the exact same mad bomber plot, and it was very evident that much more time and planning had gone into Blown Away. The acting, special effects, and direction was all higher calibre. My guess is that producers heard about…

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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Not funny. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even see too much of an attempt to be funny. I haven’t had much experience with Woody Allen. Is this his brand of humor?

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Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

This movie was quite long, but good enough to support its length. The movie was pretty unspectacular as a whole, except for one great shootout scene with a row of white trucks. The only thing I really hold against this movie is that it is just another in a long…

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Clerks (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Not too funny as a whole, but it had its moments, providing a really good glimpse into the characters. Acting wasn’t great, but it was pretty good for non-professionals. And for such a low-budget film, it wasn’t that bad.

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The Client (1994)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

This movie was cute, I guess, and also a little heart-warming. The story was pretty interesting. I can’t help feeling that something was missing in this movie. It could have been the monodirectional singular plot of the boy and his lawyer that didn’t have anything else in the movie to…

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