Jeff's Reviews | Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

Reviewed on Dec 9, 2015

Comedies of the early 80’s were in a sorry state. Was this ever funny to anyone? Without Sellers, this one is especially hopeless.

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Casino Royale (1967)

Reviewed on Dec 8, 2015

A mess of bad comedy, bad writing, and bad camera tricks. An impressive collection of stars, though.

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Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002)

Reviewed on Dec 7, 2015

Goofy. Steen is kinda cute.

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A marvelous collection of footage and really well put-together. Poitras captured some poignant moments. The shots of Snowden looking out the window, and even the shot of him grooming himself in the mirror, carries weight. Even the B-roll stuff is great. I’m amazed that Snowden and Greenwald allowed Poitras to…

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Ong-bak 2 (2008)

Reviewed on Nov 28, 2015

Strange how it seemingly has no connection to the first film. Why use the same title? To sucker unsuspecting viewers like myself to see it? Overall, it’s a little slow, with most scenes featuring people in dramatic clothes and dramatic lighting looking at each other dramatically. There’s not a whole…

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City Island (2009)

Reviewed on Nov 28, 2015

Light and fun characters and dialogue, but the dramatic arc to this story is a bit stretched. I get that it was all a big set-up for the dramatic final scene, but most of the movie leading up to that point is a little slow. Surprisingly great performances from the…

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Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Reviewed on Nov 22, 2015

Sort of charming, but a little weird and definitely boring. Gondry’s good at weird. This movie seemed like a bit of a step backwards for him, unfortunately. Recognized some of Gondry’s camera and sound effects from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Reviewed on Nov 16, 2015

Why do civilians not know who Godzilla is in any of the movies? Would be great if there was some sort of continuity after 50 years of monster attacks. They are consistent about some things, though. The effects are cheesy and the dialogue is truly ridiculous. After all these years,…

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Spectre (2015)

Reviewed on Nov 13, 2015

Another polished character piece from Mendes. Pacing, score, action, and photography are all top-notch. Shot digitally, the picture was pristine, at least in the theatre I saw it in. It’s too bad Craig is sick of playing Bond because he’s good at it. The broody, cerebral, very physical Bond he…

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