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ROB VAUX

Agrees with the Tomatometer 79% of the time.

Biography: A native Californian, Rob Vaux grew up in the greater Los Angeles area before attending college in Minnesota and graduate school in Syracuse, NY. He moved back to So Cal after earning his M.A. and currently works as a writer and editor, as well as serving as a film critic for Mania.com and The Sci-Fi Movie Page. He's also a faithful fan of the Anaheim Angels, though he considers the Rally Monkey a dubious asset at best. He lives in the suburbs, has three black cats, and probably liked The Phantom Menace more than you.
Favorites: Brazil, The Third Man, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Throne of Blood, West Side Story, Wings of Desire, Miller's Crossing, John Carpenter's The Thing, and too many others to count. The Lord of the Rings is moving up with a bullet.

Publications: Filmcritic.com, Flipside Movie Emporium, Mania.com, Sci-Fi Movie Page

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 702
Total QuickRatings: 870

Location: The greater Los Angeles area.

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date (default)

Fresh
B

Fresh
65%

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

" It exemplifies both the strengths and the shortcomings for which director Terry Gilliam has become known." — Mania.com

Posted Dec 25, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
70%

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

" Serves notice that Baker Street's most famous inhabitant will be with us well into the new millennium." — Mania.com

Posted Dec 25, 2009

Fresh
B-

Fresh
83%

Avatar (2009)

" Nothing destroys a decent movie more than calling it great, and while this one's a little better than decent, it's definitely a long way from great." — Mania.com

Posted Dec 18, 2009

Rotten
C

Rotten
40%

The Lovely Bones (2009)

" If someone like Jackson could only manage mediocrity, one shudders to think what a less talented filmmaker would have produced." — Mania.com

Posted Dec 11, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
83%

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

" The Princess and the Frog carries a lot on its shoulders, but--the odd stumble notwithstanding--thrives admirably under the weight." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 25, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
23%

Planet 51 (2009)

" After positing its central gimmick, it more or less stands there for 90 minutes, waiting for applause that never comes." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 21, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
28%

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

" So distressingly po-faced that even the funny bits smack of faux teen gravitas." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 20, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
89%

Red Cliff (2009)

" This is basically The Art of War: The Movie." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 19, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
39%

2012 (2009)

" The audience paid for money shots, and money shots are what they get." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 13, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
93%

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

" Anderson maintains that all-important balance between adult sophistication and child-like simplicity." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 12, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
18%

The Fourth Kind (2009)

" As Truth, it's bullshit, and as Bullshit, it isn't remotely entertaining." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 6, 2009

Fresh
B-

Rotten
55%

Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)

" Succeeds in delivering a respectful--if not always magical--interpretation of Dickens' famous tale." — Mania.com

Posted Nov 6, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
72%

The Road (2009)

" For all of its bleak content, the final equation proves surprisingly optimistic." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 30, 2009

Fresh
B

Fresh
87%

The House of the Devil (2009)

" Those of us who remember that strange and marvelous era when the grindhouse gave way to VHS pajama parties are apt to see a kindred spirit at work here." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 30, 2009

Fresh
B-

Rotten
37%

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

" Between this and having to sit through New Moon, I'll take the freaks every time." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 23, 2009

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
47%

Ong Bak 2 (2009)

" The general incomprehensibility is further hampered by poor subtitles and a stoic tone which suggests it's taking itself much too seriously" — Filmcritic.com

Posted Oct 22, 2009

Fresh
B

Fresh
73%

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

" It has its problems to be sure, but then again so does Max... and like Max, it learns to makes peace with them before time runs out." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 16, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
82%

Paranormal Activity (2009)

" A peerless exercise in stimulus response." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 12, 2009

Rotten
C+

Fresh
89%

Zombieland (2009)

" Parts of it rank among the funniest moments of the year, but they never last." — Mania.com

Posted Oct 2, 2009

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
87%

A Serious Man (2009)

" A Serious Man isn't an easy film to enjoy, but that's kind of the point." — Filmcritic.com

Posted Oct 1, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
100%

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

" The moment Judy Garland starts singing in that barnyard, we're all six years old again, with nothing left to do but join her." — Sci-Fi Movie Page

Posted Sep 28, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

N/A

Life On Mars ()

" Certainly, Life on Mars makes a decent break from the routine, but it can't capitalize on its unique properties well enough to stand above the pack." — Sci-Fi Movie Page

Posted Sep 28, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
28%

Pandorum (2009)

" Remember the scene in Star Trek where Dr. McCoy talks about all the horrible ways you can die in space? Pandorum is basically a visual aid for that speech." — Mania.com

Posted Sep 28, 2009

Rotten
C

Rotten
40%

Surrogates (2009)

" The ideas on display may prompt plenty of fruitful discussions in the coffee shop after the screening, but that still doesn't add up to a satisfying experience." — Mania.com

Posted Sep 26, 2009

Fresh
B-

Rotten
44%

Jennifer's Body (2009)

" The real saving grace of Jennifer's Body comes in the way its two principles play off against each other." — Mania.com

Posted Sep 18, 2009

Fresh
B

Rotten
57%

9 (2009)

" It may not be a great film, but in its own way, it embodies the greatness of its chosen genre in ways no other piece of animation could." — Mania.com

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
30%

Gamer (2009)

" For starters, it's just plain goofy." — Mania.com

Posted Sep 5, 2009

Rotten
F

Rotten
21%

Halloween II (2009)

" Blood and guts are fine, and nihilism can be quite powerful in the right hands. But Halloween II uses them to cover up an utterly blighted experience." — Mania.com

Posted Aug 28, 2009

Fresh
B

Fresh
88%

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

" Effort still matters and originality is too damn scarce to lightly dismiss. Inglourious Basterds has plenty of both to spare." — Mania.com

Posted Aug 20, 2009

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
79%

Silverado (1985)

" It's like a colossal buffet: You take what you want and leave the rest, readily forgiving the worst of it because the best just tastes so good." — Filmcritic.com

Posted Aug 15, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
91%

Ponyo (2009)

" A warm summer treat amid the gunfights and explosions that reminds us how beautiful a child's innocence can be." — Mania.com

Posted Aug 15, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
90%

District 9 (2009)

" Aren't the best summer movies supposed to come out before August?" — Mania.com

Posted Aug 13, 2009

Rotten
D+

Rotten
36%

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

" Its pointless noise remains devoid of energy or fun, going from merely stupid August mayhem to a colossal waste of time." — Mania.com

Posted Aug 8, 2009

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
100%

Repulsion (1965)

" Its ability to conjure monsters from its heroine's id remains unparalleled." — Filmcritic.com

Posted Aug 5, 2009

Rotten
D+

Rotten
55%

Orphan (2009)

" Just because Orphan is relentlessly bad doesn't mean it's not entertaining." — Mania.com

Posted Jul 23, 2009

Rotten
1.5/4

N/A

Dollhouse - Season 1 (2009)

" The show neglects the steak in favor of the sizzle, allowing its numerous difficulties to ultimately doom whatever noble intentions it might have realized." — Sci-Fi Movie Page

Posted Jul 20, 2009

Fresh
B-

Rotten
20%

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

" [It] turns its collection of overused action/horror staples into... well... a kind of fun collection of overused action/horror staples." — Mania.com

Posted Jul 9, 2009

Rotten
C

Rotten
45%

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

" In a year that has produced the likes of Up and Coraline, Dawn of the Dinosaurs counters with nothing but energetic mediocrity..." — Mania.com

Posted Jul 2, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
66%

Public Enemies (2009)

" Public Enemies succeeds in having its cake and eating it too, exemplifying Hollywood filmmaking the way it's supposed to be." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 30, 2009

Rotten
C

Fresh
66%

Dead Snow (2009)

" Dead Snow ultimately settles for run-of-the-mill scares... adequate for zombie fans, but nothing like the marvelous things it might have shown us." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 29, 2009

Rotten
C

Rotten
20%

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

" Like its predecessor, it remains resolutely critic-proof and more honest about its purpose than most soulless corporate abominations." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 24, 2009

Rotten
D+

Rotten
15%

Year One (2009)

" Ramis seems paralyzed from the get-go, ineptly grappling with an overgrown Saturday Night Live routine that squanders every chance at clever humor it gets." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 19, 2009

Fresh
B-

Rotten
51%

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

" If it never feels quite as clever as it thinks it is, so what? It's going to look like freaking Antonioni when Transformers lands in a couple of weeks." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 12, 2009

Rotten
C-

Rotten
25%

Land of the Lost (2009)

" It bears too much resemblance to the detritus jumbled across its frame: patchwork components trying vainly to form a cohesive whole." — Mania.com

Posted Jun 6, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
92%

Drag Me To Hell (2009)

" Evil Dead 4? Not quite, but you can see it from here." — Mania.com

Posted May 28, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
98%

Up (2009)

" The most shocking thing about Up--a trick Pixar plays with eerie regularity--is how easy it all seems." — Mania.com

Posted May 28, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
44%

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

" You can actually hear the writers pulling ideas out of their butts and flinging them willy-nilly at the screen." — Mania.com

Posted May 22, 2009

Rotten
C+

Rotten
32%

Terminator Salvation (2009)

" It's a far more compelling world than a narrative." — Mania.com

Posted May 20, 2009

Rotten
C

Rotten
36%

Angels & Demons (2009)

" I don't dislike Angels & Demons; I just have no respect for it intellectually." — Flipside Movie Emporium

Posted May 15, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
94%

Star Trek (2009)

" Yes, it's a popcorn flick--and a first-rate one at that--but it also grants these figures a freshness they haven't possessed in a long time." — Mania.com

Posted May 6, 2009
 
 
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