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Pros: Interesting primordial vampire lore on celluloid, with its unique twist
Cons: Silent film takes a bit of patience

Pros: Hollywood turns it into a warm socially-concious drama
Cons: it's so VANILLA

Pros: good take on the classic tale
Cons: could have had more moments of overt horror to make a stronger impact

Pros: Unbelievable scenery and fantastic photography; fun music and narration; great surfing footage
Cons: Some canned audio and no location sound

Pros: Okazaki's cinematography, Mitchum, Takakura, Shigeta, early-1970s Tokyo
Cons: usual improbability of extended sword battle, puppy love

Pros: Stop-motion effects; Faith Domergue could play scientist with me anytime
Cons: Script gives this film a highly derivative feel; lack of much action or sustainable tension

Pros: An interesting episode from Feminist and Queer Theory.  Solid performances.
Cons: Spray tan aliens.

Pros: Good (if somewhat flawed) teleplay; cast getting a handle on the characters
Cons: Some subplot-related issues pop up

Pros: I cannot think of a single one other than hot cast.
Cons: You will not respect yourself in the morning.

Pros: great cast, including Anais Reboux and Roxane Mesquida; disturbing, thought-provoking story
Cons: may be too disturbing for some; may be misunderstood

Pros: Kelly, Charisse; music of Lerner and Loewe; beautiful costumes
Cons: Unrealistic sets artistic but sometimes bothersome; some story & song cuts

Pros: Absolutely hilarious comedy.
Cons: Nothing

Pros: Exquisite camera work, phenomenal editing and gripping story.
Cons: bit gory for your typical thriller fan.

Pros: for Charles Bronson fans who enjoy how the actor gets his man
Cons: it's really a revenge flick

Pros: Imaginative, well-done special effects; film techniques mirror the script's unrestrained energy and humor
Cons: Some might not appreciate the strange, occasionally tasteless humor and raucous energy

Pros: Michael Caine is out of this world; well-developed plot; great music; brutal and realistic
Cons: Confusing beginning half hour or so

Pros: Good mix of fun with serious medical mysteries and great characters
Cons: Only six episodes

Pros: Cast, Visuals, Story, Everything!
Cons: um, it isn't in theatres?

Pros: Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock
Cons: Everything else

Pros: friction in and between ranks
Cons: like thousands of other war movies with very fake-looking combat scenes

Pros: Good horror thriller
Cons: I don't know, I was entertained

Pros: Makes Matt/Daredevil into a real character in a good story
Cons: Long prolog, parts of the soundtrack

Pros: jousts, supporting cast
Cons: too long

Pros: None whatsoever
Cons: Bad acting, bad writing, bad jokes, bad everything.