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Critics / Marty Mapes
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MARTY MAPES

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Biography: Marty Mapes is a web developer by day. He has a B.F.A. in film from the University of Colorado.
Favorites: FAVORITE MOVIES (as of 1998): Koyaanisqatsi (1981, Godfrey Reggio), Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953, Jacques Tati), and Local Hero (1983, Bill Forsythe)

Publications: Movie Habit

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 1156
Total QuickRatings: 21

Location: Boulder, Colorado

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Fresh
3.5/4

N/A

The Vice Guide to Travel DVD (2006)

" Just the right size; travel guide will open your eyes without wasting your time"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jul 3, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

Rotten
46%

Whatever Works (2009)

" So long as you don't hurt anybody and adapt to a New York state of mind... "whatever works""

Posted Jul 3, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

Fresh
88%

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

" Has a dose of camp that might not have been intended 30 years ago"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jul 3, 2009

Fresh
4/4

N/A

Pirate for the Sea (2008)

" The underdog is the marine ecosystem and the hard-nosed protagonist is Paul Watson"

Posted Jul 3, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
94%

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

" A powerful home movie about real-world evil and good"

Posted Jul 3, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

N/A

Rome: Engineering an Empire ()

" Pretty good for TV; a solid overview of Roman architectural history"

Posted May 14, 2009

Rotten
1/4

N/A

The Unseen (2007)

" Recent films capture the soul and pace of the South; this one seems only to capture the stereotypes"

Posted May 14, 2009

Rotten
2/4

N/A

History Channel Presents - Life After People ()

" Interesting idea, but doesn't rise above its made-for-TV roots"

Posted May 14, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Fresh
78%

Doubt (2008)

" Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter"

Posted May 14, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
93%

Sugar (2009)

" Dominican natives pursue their diamond dreams in the U.S."

Posted May 14, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Rotten
58%

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

" An action movie for the art house crowd, or a highbrow movie for the action crowd"
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 14, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
98%

Let the Right One In (2008)

" Excellent storytelling and a handful of very good shots add up to one of the year's best"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
87%

A Christmas Tale (2008)

" Controlled chaos of a family reunion highlighed by likeable but flawed characters"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
87%

Timecrimes (2008)

" A tight little movie where every setup is paid off"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

N/A

Scrubs - The Complete Seventh Season (2007)

" Another round the same old show that you're comfortable and familiar with"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
96%

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

" If steroids were outlawed, only outlaws would have steroids"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
98%

Surfwise (2008)

" New Bohemian lifestyle: good, bad, or neutral?"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
98%

The Wrestler (2008)

" It's not the comeback, it's the writing and the characters"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
97%

To Catch a Thief (1955)

" Not bad on TV; much better on DVD"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
69%

Revolutionary Road (2008)

" Can't tell whether Mendes speaks through his characters or speaks about them"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
34%

Adam Resurrected (2008)

" The ending throws away the complexity that makes the rest of the movie so interesting"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

N/A

The Lady With the Dog (1960)

" Fans of Checkhov will delight in this pristine film from 1960"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
55%

Shuttle (2009)

" Immediate frights and long-lasting dread are still not quite enough"

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
92%

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

" An anti-miserablist film. A lark, but one with Mike Leigh's signature well-defined characters."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
100%

The Odd Couple (1968)

" "Opposites" a great comic setup, but the movie takes it as a starting point, not a focal point"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 21, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
60%

Sukiyaki Western Django (2008)

" With a lot to criticize, Sukiyaki Western Django still has its charms"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
53%

Mamma Mia! (2008)

" Skip it, not because it's a chick flick, but because it doesn't aim to be more than fluff"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
91%

I.O.U.S.A. (2008)

" Practically begs audiences to declaim it essential viewing, rather than quietly convincing us"

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
94%

Milk (2008)

" Much like the documentary that went before; Penn's performance makes the remake worthwhile"

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
100%

Gomorra (2008)

" The more you know about the story behind the story, the better it is"

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

Rotten
54%

What Just Happened (2008)

" Polished, coherent, rich with internal consistency... and sacrilegious for believers in The Movies"

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
84%

Wendy and Lucy (2008)

" Dramatic arc is an elegant structure revealing the laws of emotional physics"

Posted Feb 22, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
98%

Roman Holiday (1953)

" So light and enjoyable that it almost seems wrong to ascribe more to it than pure entertainment"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 20, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
98%

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

" Sunset Blvd. is both great entertainment and great literature"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 20, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
92%

Frost/Nixon (2008)

" The best boxing movie of 2008; with words and wits instead of gloves and fists"

Posted Jan 20, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
94%

Our Daily Bread (2006)

" Pair with Michael Pollan's treatises on food, or with The Gleaners and I and King Corn"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 20, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
100%

The Order of Myths (2008)

" Separate but equal is alive and well in America; see how it works at Mardi Gras in Mobile"

Posted Jan 20, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
48%

Shall We Dance? (2004)

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Posted Oct 18, 2008

Fresh
3/4

N/A

The Bill Douglas Trilogy: My Childhood / My Ain Folk / My Way Home (1972)

" A personal memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood"

Posted Oct 2, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
70%

Religulous (2008)

" Bill Maher shines light on the weird beliefs of people around the country and around the world"

Posted Oct 2, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
92%

Alexandra (2008)

" Clever scenario looks at the balance of power betwween age, sex, and nationality"

Posted Jul 19, 2008

Rotten
2/4

N/A

Daft Punk's Electroma (2006)

" Visually appealing but the pace is 20x too slow"

Posted Jul 19, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
100%

Noise (2008)

" Even at the movie's climax, Saville wants us to keep looking at the characters"

Posted Jul 10, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
61%

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

" If I were ten I'd go see this again and again and again"

Posted Jul 10, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Fresh
81%

Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)

" Packs an emotional punch, but that only partly makes up for the lack of a good story"

Posted Jun 26, 2008

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
90%

Still Life (2008)

" Jia chose a great setting, but don't give him too much credit"

Posted Jun 19, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
94%

The Violin (2007)

" Perfect casting: the photogenic Ángel Tavira is a valuable find for writer/director Francisco Vargas"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 19, 2008

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
80%

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

" Non-essential Morris. Pick any other documentary to find more interesting and colorful subjects."

Posted Jun 19, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

N/A

New Urban Cowboy (2008)

" Won't win any filmmaking awards, but the subject will make you think about your surroundings"

Posted Jun 19, 2008

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
64%

Noriko's Dinner Table (2007)

" Has a mind-blowing scene at its climax that takes the whole movie to set up"

Posted Jun 19, 2008
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