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The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Felt like an Oliver Stone movie in that it dealt with historical American values and events. Kind of a sloppy story in that it plays more like a straight-line documentary than an episodic narrative. The beginning segment of Flynt as a kid served no purpose other than exposition of Flynt’s…
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Primal Fear (1996)
That schizoid Norton was great and provided for a really neat twist at the end. Cool ending, but I wish they would have tied up his relationship with the other lawyer. Usually I don’t like movies that depend on twists, but this one was good the whole time that it…
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Ransom (1996)
Pretty good. Gibson turns in his regular good strainy-veiny necked performance, and so does everyone else. The story is pretty good and has some interesting plot twists. It almost seems like it’s from a book. But I prefer simpler, more visual plots. It’s incredible how many close-ups they use in…
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The Rock (1996)
Your typical Hollywood action movie BS. Jarring camera movements, fast cuts, some corny lines, a semi-cheesy story. Nothing great. Cage has a couple of decent lines and a few corny lines. I think everyone was overtaken with the novelty of having Connery back in a major Hollywood movie. Contrary to…
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Scream (1996)
Neat cuz it was a pretty good horror which made fun of the horror genre at the same time. A lot of typical shock cheese you find in 90’s horror movies. A few truly scary parts. The two guys stabbing each other as part of the set-up was probably the…
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
The story lagged a bit in the beginning, but once the primary storyline became clear, I became more and more attached to it. The only question that remains is who the Black father was. Good and interesting casting and acting. The comedy is good. The long takes are fantastic.
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Shine (1996)
Well-made. A lot of beautiful shots, and a lot of metaphorical ones as well. Interesting to watch the development of a child prodigy. Not sure what it was that really drove him over the edge. Rafalowicz semeed more or less with it after his breakdown in the concert hall when…
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Sleepers (1996)
Kind of like a combination of Stand By Me, Now and Then, and almost any courtroom drama. A typically nostalgic Levinson film, but more horrifying than usual. Bacon and the other guards are VERY scary, and the film as a whole is pretty disturbing. The story is decent. Good music.…
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Sling Blade (1996)
Pretty good story and pretty good writing. Touching. The baby story was gross but kinda touching in a weird way. Some good comedy, but I think the film needed more of it. Karl telling his joke was pretty funny, and so was the football. I think it would have been…
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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Pretty good. Same “technology of the future fights back against humans of the past” story as Terminator. Ties together the Star Trek story and Earth reality quite nicely. Amazing effects, at least on par with Independence Day. But I don’t know about the introductory credits. not only were they long…
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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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