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The Atomic Cafe (1982)
An interesting look at an important and often overlooked part of American history. Loader’s description of the film as “compilation verite” seems quite accurate.
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Red Planet (2000)
A pretty good implementation of sci-fi, I think. A pleasant, leisurely pace, nice effects, and few cheap scares. I’m surprised that NASA turned down consultation on the film due to what they considered to be rampant scientific inaccuracies. This one seemed more true-to-life than a lot of other sci-fi movies.…
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The January Man (1989)
Horrible dialogue, a idiotic story, misplaced comedy, and uninspired direction. The plot is singular and weak. Any killer with a predictable pattern would WANT to be caught, reducing whatever drama there may have been to nothing. Great cast, but the characters are just caricatures, leaving performances flat and lifeless. Keitel…
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
A noble attempt to get some great characters together, and the action is decent, but it’s but nothing special. Connery’s last movie was an action movie. Go figure.
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Not bad. But of the recent international submarine dramas, this one’s probably the least interesting.
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JFK (1991)
Stone does a pretty good job exploring the complex character associations of the conspiracy and dramatizing the assassination. Very long but maintains interest. Great casting and performances from a lot of familiar faces. Neat seeing Lemmon do drama.
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Anaconda (1997)
Silly movie with horrible effects, as expected. Might have been a good movie if it was made fifty years ago. Lots of familiar faces, but the characters are hollow. Voight does his best Scarface impression. How did Llosa even get this made?
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Unstoppable (2010)
Some of the situations are annoyingly overdramatic, and the nauseating editing superficializes the action. This is Scott’s trademark and often his downfall. Can’t think of another movie about a runaway train.
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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 2,387 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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