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Cliffhanger (1993)
Decent story, pretty good execution by Harlin. Nice stunts and pretty good camerawork. Not for the acrophobic. Turner was kinda cute. Would have preferred to see someone like Robert Forster in the role of Frank. Waite was a little too dopey and smiley. Hints of the Last of the Mohicans…
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The Cable Guy (1996)
A horror-comedy? Great cast, with many who would go on to be stars. One of the early collaborations between Stiller, Wilson, and Mann. Carrey’s the outsider in this crew. Broderick’s a horrible actor. Mann is Meg Ryan-y cute.
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Polished, and the action is shot pretty well, but the dramatic score needs drama to match, and it’s just not there. An interesting study of medieval warfare. Was it really like that?
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Much in spirit of Clash of Titans, which came much later and was better in all respects. Not much to it. The story and characters are boring. That was one sorry Hercules. Lame action. Effects may have been good for their time, but they’re hard to put up with now.…
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Gus (1976)
Some awkward performances, but it IS comedy. For kids. In the 70’s. Aside from some sweet x-ray animation, pretty awful visual effects.
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The Descendants (2011)
I’m not sure going to see his wife’s lover was the right thing to do under the circumstances, so it’s hard for me to fully support the main characters. But if we dismiss that moral judgement, it’s a thoughtful, comfortably paced movie with good performances, typical of Alexander Payne. Clooney…
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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Bad execution of a very mediocre story. A victim of the 70’s. Slow pace, boringly static camera. Average-looking, dopey actors with moppy hair delivering stale, unfunny performances. I’d like to see baseball players sing with each other for fun today. The baseball footage from the period is kind of interesting.
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Good filmmaking. Obvious inspiration for Shrek and Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Elwes and Patinkin are wonderful. Best line in the movie: “Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.”
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Annie Hall (1977)
A simultaneous recognition and criticism of sexual psychoanalysis. Definitely a precursor to neurotic romantic comedies like When Harry Met Sally. Allen’s good at his shtick, but his shtick gets old after a while. He may be a genius, but he’s got a line for everything and makes references that most…
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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 2,371 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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