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Three Fugitives (1989)

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2012

Funny. Short’s a good physical comedian. He would have been huge in the 20’s. Nolte is a good contrast. The kid is cute.

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Good story, a companion piece to The Secret of My Success. Griffith’s trembling little girl voice is endearing. She’s not shy about prancing around half-naked with her mediocre body. I guess standards were different in the 80’s. One of Ford’s better performances.

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Pretty in Pink (1986)

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2012

Doesn’t quite have the charm of the other Hughes 80’s movies. Features all the stock characters from the 80’s: a conflicted male lead, the annoying and overstylish friend, a third dark and borderline creepy supporting male, a cute but quirky female lead, her cool girlfriend, and the cool girlfriend’s stupid…

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Cliffhanger (1993)

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 14, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 13, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 13, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 10, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 9, 2012

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)

Reviewed on Jan 9, 2012

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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