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0/4
|
83%
|
The War Zone (1999) |
"
This is one depressing film and it will leave its mark on those who choose to watch it."
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Movie Parables
Posted Oct 29, 2003
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|
0/4
|
49%
|
Jackass - The Movie (2002) |
"
If nothing else, the title is an example of truth in advertising (except it should be plural)."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Oct 27, 2002
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|
0/4
|
15%
|
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"
We can only pray that this time around, the box office will be poor enough to discourage a Scary Movie III."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jul 3, 2001
|
|
0/4
|
11%
|
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) |
"
Not content with pushing the envelope of taste, Green decides to simply take a bulldozer to the whole post office. "
—
Movie Parables
Posted Apr 17, 2001
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|
0/4
|
88%
|
Boys Don't Cry (1999) |
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Movie Parables
Posted Mar 21, 2001
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|
0/4
|
45%
|
The Cell (2000) |
"
Of all the places to visit, there is nothing quite as unappealing as a trip into the mind of a seriously sick serial killer."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Feb 14, 2001
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|
0/4
|
75%
|
Quills (2000) |
"
No matter how well-crafted, well-acted, or well-written a script may be, one cannot completely ignore the fact that the subject matter is odious."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Feb 7, 2001
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|
0/4
|
17%
|
Dirty Work (1998) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
49%
|
The Object of My Affection (1998) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
45%
|
Small Soldiers (1998) |
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Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
98%
|
All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) (1999) |
"
The film provides strong roles for a number of actresses who make full use of them."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
20%
|
Practical Magic (1998) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
41%
|
The Big Hit (1998) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
48%
|
Cruel Intentions (1999) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
81%
|
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
81%
|
Fight Club (1999) |
"
As artistically fascinating as the movie may be, the spiritual sickness that it depicts is, at the very least, distasteful."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
0/4
|
51%
|
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) |
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
.5/4
|
22%
|
Torque (2004) |
"
Who knew that it would be possible to "dumb down" 2 Fast 2 Furious?"
—
Movie Parables
Posted Jan 14, 2004
|
|
.5/4
|
0%
|
Pinocchio (2002) |
"
Once the 50 year old Benigni appears as the title character, we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Dec 27, 2002
|
|
.5/4
|
18%
|
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Party Liaison) (2002) |
"
If you have something better to do, like re-grout the shower tiles, opt for the grout."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Apr 3, 2002
|
|
|
2%
|
The In Crowd (2000) |
"
The script is beyond weak, the acting mediocre, and the direction near laughable."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Oct 5, 2009
|
|
|
15%
|
I Spy (2002) |
"
I Spy has the feel of a summer popcorn movie. Nothing too deep or substantial."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Oct 5, 2009
|
|
|
9%
|
I Dreamed of Africa (2000) |
"
some breathtaking scenery with a few actors possibly standing in the foreground."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Oct 5, 2009
|
|
|
31%
|
The Hunted (2003) |
"
The Hunted should have spent a bit more time hunting for a decent screenplay."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
43%
|
The Human Stain (2003) |
"
In this film containing so many secrets and lies, the one glaring truth which should be obvious to all is that Anthony Hopkins has been badly miscast."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
62%
|
Hulk (2003) |
"
Lee seems to be reaching for a profundity that neither the film nor its actors can support."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
42%
|
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) |
"
The charismatic stars are just likable enough to overcome most of the script's flaws."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
53%
|
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) |
"
In this version, Whoville has so commercialized Christmas that we'd be excused if we agreed with the Grinch that canceling the holiday might be a good idea."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
48%
|
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) |
"
But really, who cares?"
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
81%
|
The Hours (2002) |
"
individual performances alone, no matter how brilliantly executed, do not always make for a satisfying experience."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
25%
|
Hope Springs (2003) |
"
there's no hope springing to the aid of this film."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
29%
|
Hook (1991) |
"
re-imagined Peter Pan tale."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
20%
|
Honey (2003) |
"
The messages at the heart of Honey are as sweet as its title."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
12%
|
Holy Man (1998) |
"
don't let the bad reviews you've read be the thing that keeps you from renting Holy Man."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
30%
|
Hollywood Homicide (2003) |
"
As it is, Hollywood Homicide is not quite DOA, but its vital signs are awfully weak."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
47%
|
Hollywood Ending (2002) |
"
Much of the dialogue is witty and the mood of the film is extremely light, almost a throwback to the comedies of a simpler age."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
31%
|
High Crimes (2002) |
"
reminds me of a car I once briefly owned: sleek and fast moving, it was really fun to drive until it got a few miles from its destination at which point it would suddenly break down and leave me by the side of the road"
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 21, 2009
|
|
|
53%
|
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"
the film is heavily laden with sexual dialogue and situations which should give parents pause despite the PG-13 rating."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
10%
|
Head Over Heels (2001) |
"
Head Over Heels doesn't just insult our intelligence... it assumes we haven't any."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
31%
|
Head of State (2003) |
"
Chris Rock's Head of State takes a lazy man's way out by settling for a shotgun approach to humor when a more focused or targeted aim is needed."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
0%
|
Hangman's Curse (2003) |
"
The acting isn't bad but neither can we say that it is all that notable."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
12%
|
Hanging Up (2000) |
"
HANGING UP could very well be the cinematic equivalent of a unwelcome telemarketing call from a timeshare salesman."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
55%
|
Hamlet (2000) |
"
this interpretation manages to squander an interesting premise and a talented cast."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
2%
|
Half Past Dead (2002) |
"
Stretching credibility beyond the breaking point, it actually transcends any semblance of logic thus eliminating the need to try and follow the story."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
64%
|
Duplicity (2009) |
"
Trust is a tricky thing."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 15, 2009
|
|
|
24%
|
A Guy Thing (2003) |
"
Is it that the "dumbing down" of America has been so successful that these filmmakers believe they have to cater to an intelligence that no longer registers on any measurable scale?"
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 14, 2009
|
|
|
8%
|
Grind (2003) |
"
Ohhhh... Puleeze. The loudest grind I heard was coming from the vicinity of my teeth as I sat and reflected on all the other films that I might have been seeing."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 14, 2009
|
|
|
80%
|
The Green Mile (1999) |
"
On a more positive note, let me add that sometimes The Green Mile is almost good enough to make us forget its length."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 14, 2009
|
|
|
82%
|
Grease (1978) |
"
The message Grease leaves us with is a disappointing one"
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 14, 2009
|
|
|
28%
|
Gossip (1999) |
"
It may provide a kind of stylized fun, but it doesn't make much sense."
—
Movie Parables
Posted Sep 14, 2009
|