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Aug 30 '02
Pros: Samuel L. Jackson, and some great North-England humour
Cons: Seen it all before.
Summary: Note: The film reviewed here actually goes under the name of The 51st State here in the UK. As far as I am aware, the name is the only difference between this and the American release. Can’t explain the change of moniker really, did ... read more
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May 16 '03
Pros: Some decent action, generally interesting plot, nice first act.
Cons: Logical flaws and overly convoluted storyline.
Summary: Sometimes, I wonder about the people that put together trailers for a movie. How do you select what 90 seconds of a film will best show the movie to the viewing audience? Mind you, this is all marketing, not production or artistry. Most of the time, ... read more
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Mar 13 '03
Pros: Apart from the fact this movie rocks?
Cons: Dawn's potrayal of a Liverpudlian assassin that's spent too much time in Las Vegas.
Summary: I am totally blown away by this movie. The thought of Samuel L Jackson and Robert Carlyle both starring in Liverpool. Jackson embraced the role with 100% gusto, Carlyle slid along nicely as the local sidekick.
Most of it elaborates on how our ... read more
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Feb 19 '03
Pros: cool action flick, suspensful, hilarious, good cast
Cons: a little confusing at times, Meat Loaf's character, typecast roles
Summary: Once again, Samuel L. Jackson is a fast talking, level headed, dangerous mother - shut your mouth! This man seems to be typecast into this kind of role - he plays the same character in every movie I've ever seen him in. In the beginning of this one, he ... read more
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Feb 07 '03
Pros: Samuel L Jackson
Cons: was there really any other actors in the movie, I just remember Jackson
Summary: I hope Samuel L Jackson was paid alot of money to do this movie. He was very good and I never would have rented this movie if he wasn't in it.
The movie starts out in 1971. Elroy Mcelroy (Samuel L Jackson) has just graduated from a ... read more
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Oct 23 '02
Pros: Vivid characters, raucous comedy, cool action, not much thinking involved.
Cons: Not much thinking involved.
Summary: Preface
I've kept tabs on Formula 51 ever since it was in development and titled under a different name ("the 51st state"). After it did a meager $2.9 million its opening weekend - I had to check out what could possibly have gone wrong ... read more
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Oct 19 '02
Pros: Funny, brash
Cons: swearing
Summary: Well, to read some of the paid critics you'd think this movie was a disaster, but that just ain't so. I think the major stumbling block has been people comparing it to the wrong type of movie
First to the script. Some people were expecting ... read more
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Oct 19 '02
Pros: some good humor, few cliches
Cons: unnecessary filth, explicit
Summary: Flashback to the 70's: Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) is ready to begin his life. He has just received his degree in pharmacology and celebrates with a joint while driving on highway after graduation. A cop pulls him over, ands Elmo's future as a ... read more
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Oct 16 '02
Pros: Samuel L. Jackson is in the movie
Cons: The movie tended to go to the side of gore more than was necessary
Summary: Formula 51 was a good movie about drugs and the people who make them and sell them.
The movie is based around Samuel L. Jackson's character. He graduates from college with a degree in Pharmacology, gets pulled over by a policeman while he ... read more
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