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Boondock Saints II: Get Ready for some gratuitous violence by musicc Pros: Everything the first movie was and more
Cons: Leaves you wishing for more If you saw The Boondock Saints and enjoyed it and you haven’t heard of the sequel, then you need to go see it. I liked the first Boondock Saints, it wasn’t a great masterpiece like some people paint it out to be, but it was a fun, enjoyable, ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Miranda July provides Suburbia and Relationships with a Fresh Surreal Look by andaryl Pros: July's direction, creativity and anecdotes
Cons: Not too original setting Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) Written & Directed by: Miranda July It’s a real mouthful of a title, but the first thing it should let you know is that it’s a movie about people. It’s actually about people ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Bad Night Has Never Been So Entertaining by JiggyJay Pros: Whacky and fun, Scorsese and Dunne
Cons: Too weird for some (?) One of my recent Martin Scorsese watches was 1985's After Hours, which was one I had been holding off on for a while because it didn't look appealing to me. I wasn't a big fan of Griffin Dunne (I grew up with Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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This version of _Jane Eyre_ comes in solidly in the middle of the pack by telynor Pros: Samantha Morton really does well as the heroine.
Cons: Ciaran Hinds looks too pudgy as Rochester and has too much facial hair. It seems that every few years, a new version of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, Jane Eyre comes across the television screen, usually from the BBC, and much more rarely, an independent source. And I do confess that I don't mind sitting down to ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
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Simply the Best "Star Trek" Movie by thewasp Pros: Captains Kirk and Picard face and overcome the ultimate temptation
Cons: Two minor ones While some Star Trek movies have been all about blowing up ships and villains (and it's possible to make a more than just good one like that), this one is about the emotions of the four main characters: Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart), Captain ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Surpasses last year's by a great deal. 3.75 stars-79% by boodapuffmonk Pros: Good matches all around
Cons: Divas match is watchable at best, and some could have been better. 2009 for WWE seems so reminiscent of 2007. Exactly like the aforementioned year. WWE had a stale year for the most part. Then began to gain some momentum to close out the year. Their last two events were pretty strong, with this years ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Franklyn - A mystery in alternate universes by phungus Pros: The payoff in the end is worth it
Cons: It's hard to get through the first half of it Franklyn is one of those movies where you have to watch more than half of it before you really even know what is going on. It's rather confusing up until the last half hour, and then it comes together. If you're willing to sit through the ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
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O frabjous day! by thewasp Pros: Knights who say. . .practically nothing
Cons: Frequently too poorly lit to make sense of "Jabberwocky" borrows liberally from Lewis Carroll's poem of the same name, even having a puppeteer read the poem as a soundtrack to his presentation on the streets of a medieval city with no name; but the heart and soul of the movie is pure Terry ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Where some buried Caesar bled .... by sussmanbern Pros: Excellent production values and very fetching stars in Amy Adams and Emily Blunt.
Cons: Sort of a morbid undertone .... but rain falls in everyone's life. SUNSHINE CLEANING (2008) is not for kids ... nor for the squeamish, nor for people subject to severe depression, nor for people who insist that nothing ever go wrong for movie characters. Hopefully, that leaves you.Back in high school, Rose ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Man Who Truly Loves Women Works Behind The Scenes In "The Great Ziegfeld!" by wlswarts Pros: Good acting, Decent spectacle
Cons: Light on bonus features, Light on character development, Long and feels long. People today seem to think that what they see is new and different, but the more I experience, the more I come around to the idea that it has all been done before. So, while people seemed to love "Jerry McGuire" when it was released, the longer I ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Something the Lord Made - Of Hearts and Prejudice by AliventiAsylum Pros: excellent acting, well-paced heartwarming story, good extras
Cons: supporting cast overshadowed by excellent performances of lead roles There are many little snippets of history people haven’t heard through the years, particularly when it comes to the African-American population in this country. I had never heard the story of the Amistad ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
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Up in the Air: Satire and Unemployment Make an Uneasy Comedy by andaryl Pros: Excellent production and direction, leads especially Clooney
Cons: Satire over difficult themes, condescending smugness of characters Up in the Air (2009) Directed by: Jason Reitman Written by: Sheldon Turner (book), Jason Reitman (screenplay) Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman If early indications are anything to go ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
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3.5 stars. Morgan Freeman shines in a somewhat flat movie by rmurray847 Pros: Morgan Freeman is stellar. VERY interesting story.
Cons: It was interesting but not nearly as stirring or moving as it should have been. INVICTUS is an interesting and often gripping film that nonetheless fails to deliver the emotional or intellectual blow it is clearly meant to. This is due primarily to what is usually a strength of Clint Eastwood’s work as ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Women Helping Fate in Male-Dominated Worlds by Stephen_Murray Pros: Bates, Parfitt, Strathairn, Plummer; the big speeches
Cons: I think a bit less (color-coding and exposition) might have been better I hope that Kathy Bates is grateful to Stephen King. He has provided her with her two most memorable roles, Annie Wilkes in which she won an Oscar in “Misery” (1990), and the title role as “Dolores Claiborne” (1995), in which I ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
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Michael Oher, from homeless drifter to NFL first round draft pick by andaryl Pros: Excellent performances, screenplay that retains integrity and doesn't over styllize
Cons: None The Blind Side (2009) Directed by: John Lee Hancock Written by: Michael Lewis (book), John Lee Hancock (screenplay) Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates Hollywood has been churning out scripts ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Wildly overrated independent films V: Nothing happens "In Between Days" by Stephen_Murray Pros: bonus interview
Cons: lack of any plot or character development. action or insight “In Between Days” (2006), written and directed by So-Yong Kim is a prototype of what gives “independent films” a bad name to many: shot by very unsteady handed hand-held camera, shot at inexpressive faces in close-ups or bleak ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula: Nice backstory, but story takes a back seat to visuals by alexdg1 Pros: Good cast; neat backstory that blends real Dracula with mythical one
Cons: Too operatic for its own good Last night, my mom, my older sister and I watched Masks of Evil, one of the 21 or so made-for-home video "movies" culled for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVD sets released between November of 2007 and April of 2009.That ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A teenaged Alyssa Milano works out... by knotheadusc Pros: For some people, it's good for a laugh.
Cons: Horribly dated. Cheesy. Boring, unless you find Alyssa and her friends sexy. Ah 1988... What a year that was for people born in 1972. Our birth year may be the one and only thing Alyssa Milano and I have in common, besides being female. As a kid, I used to love watching her on Who's The Boss, an ABC sitcom in which ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Standard “Lost Season 5” Holds Up Less Well Without The Swag!(My 900th 4-star Review!) by wlswarts Pros: Intriguing plot twists, Decent acting, Good Blu-Ray bonus features.
Cons: Light on character development Right off the bat, there are TWO versions of “Lost Season 5” out on the market now (well, four, actually, but let’s keep it simple!). There is the standard version of the season on DVD and Blu-Ray and there is the Dharma Initiative Orientation Kit ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Real Life Spinal Tap with Heart - Anvil: The Story of Anvil by Mike_Bracken Pros: Great story, interesting characters.
Cons: could be a slightly more focused in spots. I knew absolutely nothing about the heavy metal band Anvil when I sat down to watch Sacha Gervasi's documentary Anvil: The Story of Anvil. In fact, I wasn't entirely sure the group was real and not some elaborately concocted p*ss-take trying to ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Inside The Mind Of Ben Stein by coldsteel7 Pros: Intelligent examination of arguments regarding Intelligent Design. Allows input from both sides.
Cons: Stock footage distracting. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is like many documentaries. Ben Stein acts as the host, taking viewers along on interviews. The interviews center around the discussion of Intelligent Design, with viewpoints explored from both sides ...
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Dec 14 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Brothers: Family Dynamics and PTSD collide in this intense Jim Sheridan Thriller by andaryl Pros: Maguire, Portman and Gyllenhaal. Poignant, tense and well staged screenplay
Cons: Some convenient plot lines and character transitions Brothers (2009) Directed by: Jim Sheridan Written by: David Benioff, Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman “Brothers” might well present us with a familiar idea, and the trailer certainly ...
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Dec 13 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Heath Ledger Wows 'Em As Aussie Frankie Valli In 10 Things I Hate About You~ by jankp Pros: Ledger; Stiles; enjoyable soundtrack and Ledger's singing scene
Cons: long; predictable... The 1999 romantic comedy for teens, 10 Things I Hate About You, escaped my notice until recently when I looked for movies with ‘10' or ‘Tenth' in their title for my write-off celebrating my tenth epinions.com anniversary. When I ...
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Dec 13 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Glimpse of What's to Come: Three Early Scorsese Shorts by JiggyJay Pros: All of 'em are watchable and good, great subject matter and execution
Cons: Certainly not for everyone. My Martin Scorsese class has ended and what I have left after my teacher's enthusiastic teaching is a better understanding of Scorsese's genius. All three of these short films were mandatory watching in the class, but don't let that fool you that they ...
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Dec 13 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"INVICTUS": BEAUTIFUL TALE OF RECONCILIATION by mike.holmes Pros: Excellent acting, excellent script and great direction
Cons: None Clint Eastwood is a masterful director who really doesn't use many "tricks". He tells his tales in a straight-forward manner and let's us decide the importance of the story. "Invictus" is just such a movie. The story is told in a fairly ...
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Dec 13 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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