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Summer Rental (1985)
After decades of evolution, by the 1980’s, American institutions like high school, suburban life, road trips, nightlife, and the military had become regular, common, shared American experiences. Many 80’s movies, particularly light comedies and especially movies by John Hughes, were a slice of this contemporary American life. The light comedies…
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Edge of Darkness (2010)
Nice and graphic and dark and interesting and touching. Gibson’s accent is pretty good.
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Amelia (2009)
Swank does a pretty good Amelia, and the accents sound pretty authentic all around, but I would have liked to see them get more creative with the ending. That’s what Amelia’s mystique is all about. Why not run with some of the latest theories about her disappearance?
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Roxanne (1987)
Roxanne? The story’s about her? What about the guy with the nose? It’s all a bit sloppy. And the nose… It’s never a real plot device, there’s not much backstory to it, there’s not a whole lot of comedy to it. It’s just there, pointing into every scene. Why? Martin…
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Ponyo (2008)
Not a wonderful story, almost silly. Less emotional than Princess Mononoke but features the same “selfish humanity versus righteous and magical nature” theme and a familiar Hisaishi score. Miyazaki’s films all feature simplistic humans with theatrical facial expressions and more complex supernatural characters, including tiny, cute ones and large majestic…
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
Not that great of a story. Not enough adult humor. Too much dialogue, or maybe it’s all just spoken too quickly. Every scene seems rushed. Maybe the whole concept is just getting a bit tired. Touching ending, though, even if it is a bit weird seeing a college-aged boy playing…
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Sunshine (2007)
Some good, moody outer space sci-fi, like Solaris. Interesting overall, with lots of cool visuals, but some of the editing choices threw me a bit. By the end, things got too psychedelic. A more personal and touching ending would have been more fitting. Great cast. Everyone is believable and interesting.…
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Kull the Conqueror (1997)
So horrible. Crap story, acting, dialogue, and action, but the electric guitar sends it over the edge. How did Sorbo ever get so big? Famous, I mean. Carrere is hot, as usual.
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The Expendables (2010)
Like Stallone’s recent Rambo, it’s a bloodfest with little story and crap special effects. Why does Stallone’s CGI blood look so shiny? It’s a shame that a movie with such stars has so little character and such poorly shot action.Statham’s the best of the lot. Stallone and Schwarzenegger look like…
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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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