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Marty Mapes

Marty Mapes

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% 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:
1266
Total QuickRatings:
18
Location:
Boulder, Colorado

Best Reviewed Films

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4/4 84% The Tree of Life (2011) " Get lost in Malick's memories" — Movie Habit
Posted Jun 10, 2011
4/4 —— Ångrarna (Regretters) (2010) " If you want to talk gender issues, talk to two people who spent their lives agonizing about it" — Movie Habit
Posted May 6, 2011
4/4 91% Alamar (To the Sea) (2010) " Magical portrait of one five-year-old's summer with his fisherman father" — Movie Habit
Posted Nov 11, 2010
4/4 90% Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) (1988) " Picture quality improved over previous releases, new extras an added bonus" — Movie Habit
Posted May 2, 2010
4/4 64% The Girlfriend Experience (2009) " The nature of men and the business of relationships" — Movie Habit
Posted Mar 13, 2010
4/4 98% Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) " Comedy, drama, unforgettable characters, good music, and an underdog story. Don't miss it!" — Movie Habit
Posted Jul 26, 2009
4/4 —— Pirate for the Sea () " The underdog is the marine ecosystem and the hard-nosed protagonist is Paul Watson" — Movie Habit
Posted Jul 3, 2009
4/4 94% Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) " A powerful home movie about real-world evil and good" — Movie Habit
Posted Jul 3, 2009
4/4 94% Sugar (2008) " Dominican natives pursue their diamond dreams in the U.S." — Movie Habit
Posted May 14, 2009
4/4 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" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
4/4 98% Sunset Boulevard (1950) " Sunset Blvd. is both great entertainment and great literature" — Movie Habit
Posted Jan 20, 2009
4/4 67% Noriko no shokutaku (Noriko's Dinner Table) (2005) " Has a mind-blowing scene at its climax that takes the whole movie to set up" — Movie Habit
Posted Jun 19, 2008
4/4 93% Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) " Thankfully an artist, Julian Schnabel, is at the helm, rather than a cheerleader" — Movie Habit
Posted May 22, 2008
4/4 96% Chop Shop (2008) " Italian Neorealism makes an American comeback" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 25, 2008
4/4 94% Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled) (1992) " If Hard Boiled is not Woo's masterpiece, it certainly represents him well" — Movie Habit
Posted Aug 30, 2007
4/4 91% Brand Upon the Brain! (2006) " Imagery, language, and emotion can be pulled apart and put back together any way you like" — Movie Habit
Posted Jul 12, 2007
4/4 —— Regain (Harvest) (1937) " When the Russians tried this, it felt like propaganda, but from Pagnol it feels like poetry" — Movie Habit
Posted Jun 28, 2007
4/4 80% Why We Fight (2006) " DVD extras add to the experience of the movie without simply eating your spare time" — Movie Habit
Posted Aug 12, 2006
4/4 88% Delicatessen (1991) " If not an instant classic when first released, it is now, fifteen years later" — Movie Habit
Posted May 5, 2006
4/4 80% Why We Fight (2006) " A dense documentary that explores why America goes to war" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
4/4 97% Werckmeister Harmóniák (2001) " Limited appeal, a slow pace, a demanding film; but as interesting a work of art as the best of films" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
4/4 100% Grass (1925) " As important as Kong is to the film history, Grass and Chang are greater contributions" — Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
4/4 77% Match Point (2005) " Gripping and entertaining as well as very well-made" — Movie Habit
Posted Feb 4, 2006
4/4 —— The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) " The more I learned about Romanek, the more impressed I became." — Movie Habit
Posted Oct 6, 2005
4/4 98% Murderball (2005) " Sculpted by smart editors from a huge amount of footage" — Movie Habit
Posted Aug 5, 2005
4/4 91% Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004) " Ganz gives an uncanny performance as Hitler, one of the "monsters" of history given flesh and blood" — Movie Habit
Posted Aug 5, 2005
4/4 96% Sling Blade (1996) " One of the best American films from this past decade" — Movie Habit
Posted Jul 1, 2005
4/4 81% Oldboy (2005) " There is a beautiful symmetry about the story" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 9, 2005
4/4 91% Shaun of the Dead (2004) " Dr. Strangelove, Evil Dead 2, Shaun of the Dead" — Movie Habit
Posted Oct 6, 2004
4/4 78% The Saddest Music in the World (2004) " Some of the funniest surreal moments on film since Being John Malkovich" — Movie Habit
Posted Jun 9, 2004
4/4 95% The Return (Vozvrashcheniye) (2003) " Like a dark fairy tale, The Return shows the universe upset by a capricious authority figure" — Movie Habit
Posted May 26, 2004
4/4 64% Spartan (2004) " Spartan demands you participate. I hope I'm not the only person who finds that refreshing." — Movie Habit
Posted Mar 17, 2004
4/4 81% 21 Grams (2003) " Storytelling technique is only the first thing that grabs your attention" — Movie Habit
Posted Dec 31, 2003
4/4 —— The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) " The Work of Director Spike Jonze demystifies him. He's not a freak or a mad genius." — Movie Habit
Posted Oct 28, 2003
4/4 88% A Mighty Wind (2003) " In A Mighty Wind Guest has softened his edge, and it's his best film yet" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 16, 2003
4/4 85% Spider (2002) " We can't know the objective truth about Spider, but we can watch and find him fascinating" — Movie Habit
Posted Apr 9, 2003
4/4 98% Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) (1994) Movie Habit
Posted Mar 12, 2003
4/4 91% Three Colors: White (Trzy kolory: Bialy) (Trois Couleurs: Blanc) (1994) Movie Habit
Posted Mar 12, 2003
4/4 100% Three Colors: Blue (Trois Couleurs: Bleu) (1993) Movie Habit
Posted Mar 12, 2003
4/4 90% Cidade de Deus (City of God) (2003) " Even in this day and age, City of God is shocking" — Movie Habit
Posted Mar 12, 2003
4/4 —— Three Colors Trilogy (2003) " These are among the best films made in the last 20 years, perhaps among the best ever" — Movie Habit
Posted Mar 3, 2003
4/4 68% Dahmer (2002) Movie Habit
Posted Feb 19, 2003
4/4 83% George Washington (2000) Movie Habit
Posted Feb 19, 2003
4/4 —— Project Greenlight (TV SHOW) (2002) Movie Habit
Posted Jan 29, 2003
4/4 100% Rashômon (Rashomon) (In the Woods) (1951) Movie Habit
Posted Jan 7, 2003
4/4 68% Alive (1993) Movie Habit
Posted Jan 7, 2003
4/4 100% Rashômon (Rashomon) (In the Woods) (1951) " Rashomon is a great piece of entertainment that engages your brain and your emotions" — Movie Habit
Posted Jan 3, 2003
4/4 88% Chicago (2002) " A slew of great movies were released this month, but few have been as fun as Chicago" — Movie Habit
Posted Dec 27, 2002
4/4 96% The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002) " A new standard by which big-budget adventures will be judged." — Movie Habit
Posted Dec 23, 2002
4/4 89% Far From Heaven (2003) " A film that ought to be seen up close, because there is a lot going on in the details" — Movie Habit
Posted Nov 14, 2002
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