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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Good for fans of the series. The young actors were surprisingly funny.
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Elizabeth (1998)
An interesting slice of her life, but enough for a movie? Blanchett is pretty good, and based on the available evidence, really looked like her. But does her characters suffer enough for us to really care?
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
One of the best movies about the self-discovery component of travel. This one resonates with many of my personal feelings on the subject. Great cast. Roberts is marvelously expressive. I wonder how it would have played with a male in the lead role. Jenkins does a great job playing a…
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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Nice little story. A strange combination of magic and intense violence. This one is not for the kiddies. Wonderful effects and colors. The palette of greens, browns, and white was deliberate and magical. Thoughtful, seamless editing weaves it all together. Baquero is unconventionally cute and magnetic. López is the perfect…
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The Artist (2011)
Points for novelty, but the story was merely decent. The goofy, theatrical overacting of Dujardin’s performance is often found in French cinema and usually annoying, but here it fits the part perfectly. Valentin is suave, funny, and emotional. A great performance. Bejo is good, too. The dance number at the…
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Lionheart (1990)
Typical Van Damme fare. His physique and some of his moves are the centerpiece, and there’s not much else. Forced stories, completely amateur actors, low-budget sets.
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The Magic of Flight (1996)
More about the Blue Angels specifically than flight in general. Good sound, but Selleck’s narration was a bit simplistic and cheesy. Some more scientific background would have been interesting.
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The Lives of Others (2006)
Quality story about what might be becoming a forgotten era in Germany. The story, performances, and remarkably authentic sets are important documentation for this period of Germany’s history. Mühe was completely engaging as the cold, calculating Wiesler, reminding me a bit of Brían F. O’Byrne in The International. His Oscar-worthy…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Not a real story, it’s more of a snapshot of quirky characters at a mental institute. Nothing happens. It’s a horrifying ending, and a minor character gets redeemed, but it’s not enough. Every Academy Award in 1975? Really? You can feel the Broadway roots. It’s all very theatrical, with melodrama,…
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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 2,374 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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