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DAN LYBARGER
PUBLICATION(S)
• County Cable
• eFilmCritic.com
• Hollywood Bitchslap
• Kansas City Star
• Lawrence Journal-World
• Lybarger Links
• MovieMaker Magazine
• Nitrate Online
• Pitch.com
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Script Magazine

BIOGRAPHY
Dan Lybarger has contributed film articles to the Kansas City Star, Nitrate Online, The Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, and PitchWeekly.
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STATS
Total Reviews: 492
Total QuickRatings: 258

CRITICS GROUP(S)
• Online Film Critics Society
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle

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• Location: Kansas City


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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Cinderella Man
4/5 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
3/4 The Constant Gardener
2.5/4 Everything is Illuminated
3/5 Kingdom of Heaven
2/4 Valiant
3/6 V For Vendetta
2/5 Kicking and Screaming
1.5/4 Heights
1/4 The Man
1/5 Fantastic Four
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Iron Man
5/5 Persepolis
5/5 There Will Be Blood
5/5 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5/5 No Country for Old Men
5/5 I Am Cuba
5/5 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5/5 Eastern Promises
5/5 Rescue Dawn
5/5 Ratatouille
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WORST REVIEWED
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0/4 Dorm Daze
1/5 Shutter
1/5 Drillbit Taylor
1/5 Never Back Down
1/5 Untraceable
1/5 Fred Claus
1/5 September Dawn
1/5 I Know Who Killed Me
1/5 The Condemned
1/5 Perfect Stranger
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 84% of the time.

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2/5
 
"The performers have been reduced to merely aping their animated counterparts." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)34%
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2/5
 
"'What Happens in Vegas' has a similar structure to 'Knocked Up,' only it has neither the unplanned pregnancy, nor the laughs." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
What Happens in Vegas (2008)27%
 N/A  
"Director says his Oscar-winning film, 'Taxi to the Dark Side,' is not anti-military" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 7, 2008
 
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)100%
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2/5
 
"For those who find 'My Best Friend's Wedding' too mentally taxing." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Made of Honor (2008)13%
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5/5
 
"'Iron Man' has several advantages over a lot of recent efforts in the superhero genre. It features a solid cast, snappy dialogue, some pleasant surprises, expectedly impressive special effects and even a hint of subtle social commentary. But most importan" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)92%
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4/5
 
"Martin Scorsese and an ace crew of cinematographers have managed to catch the Stones on two nights in 2006 when the title of 'World's Greatest Rock Band' was rightfully theirs." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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4/5
 
"Fortunately, Minkoff has one talent many of his American predecessors have lacked: When Chan or Li is fighting, he knows how to hold the camera still." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)61%
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1/5
 
"'Shutter' is a movie that's a few years behind its time, maybe even a few decades." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)7%
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1/5
 
"With 'Drillbit Taylor,' however, Apatow hands the reins over to his protégés and replaces his delicate balancing act with a steep, sudden fall." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Drillbit Taylor (2008)26%
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1/5
 
"Director Jeff Wadlow and screenwriter Chris Hauty offer viewers nothing that they can't see done better on Spike TV or one of the ESPN clones." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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2/5
 
"I have to give Emmerich credit for creating a film that's been funnier than '27 Dresses' or 'Over Her Dead Body.'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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4/5
 
"The first two acts are the prescription for what's wrong in the third." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 23, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)53%
 N/A  
"Hoop, Line and Sinker: Will Ferrell Shoots and Scores at K-State" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 17, 2008
 
Semi-Pro (2008)21%
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"The Boys on the Bus: Bret Ernst on 'Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 8, 2008
 
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)56%
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2/5
 
"'Over Her Dead Body' is a supernatural romantic comedy that's guaranteed to make viewers loose their faith in love in this world or the next." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Over Her Dead Body (2008)13%
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5/5
 
"Iranian-born cartoonist Marjane Satrapi's seemingly-simple drawings reveal a fascinatingly complex picture of life in her native county and the world as a whole." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Persepolis (2007)95%
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1/5
 
"'Untraceable' is a thriller about computers that was probably written by one." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
Untraceable (2008)15%
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2/5
 
"Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, who adapted the far superior 'The Devil Wears Prada' for the screen, has penned a tale of love that makes a viewer long for eternal solitude." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 20, 2008
 
27 Dresses (2008)39%
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5/5
 
"[Daniel] Day-Lewis plays Plainview as a man whose heart is pitch black but still beats." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 27, 2007
 
There Will Be Blood (2007)91%
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4/5
 
"Imagine getting a fascinating, if unsettling history lesson while watching a Judd Apatow comedy like 'Knocked Up,' and that's how 'Charlie Wilson's War' unfolds." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)83%
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5/5
 
"Pairing his Burton's whimsy with Stephen Sondheim's witty lyrics and lilting melodies makes for a combination as engrossing as it is unlikely." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)86%
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4/5
 
"A triumphant conclusion to the unplanned pregnancy trilogy." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 12, 2007
 
Juno (2007)93%
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"From Architecture to Afghanistan: Homayoun Ershadi on 'The Kite Runner'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 11, 2007
 
The Kite Runner (2007)66%
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"They'll always have 'Paris:' KC producers guide prestigious entry in the Cannes Film Festival" -- Kansas City Star
Posted Dec 4, 2007
 
Paris, Je T'aime (2007)84%
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5/5
 
"The duo may have created their most accomplished and compelling movie to date." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 3, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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5/5
 
Click here to read article -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 19, 2007
 
I Am Cuba (1964)100%
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3/5
 
"While the new 'Beowulf' easily meets its quota for computer-generated spectacle and gore, the script has interesting touches but isn't for the ages." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 16, 2007
 
Beowulf (2007)70%
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5/5
 
"It's impossible to simply watch 'I Am Cuba.' The experience of watching this 1964 movie is more like being hit by a two-and-a-half hour hurricane." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 15, 2007
 
I Am Cuba (1964)100%
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4/5
 
"Peter Bogdanovich’s new documentary about the life and career of Florida-born rocker Tom Petty runs nearly four hours and never fails to engage or entertain." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 12, 2007
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)100%
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1/5
 
"One wonders what made producer Joel Silver think this bizarre mix of incompatible genres would be a potential hit. Santa may have to skip his house for every winter holiday to come." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Fred Claus (2007)22%
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2/5
 
"With 'Lions for Lambs,' actor-producer-director Robert Redford wears his heart on his sleeve. If he had put his brain there as well, he might have made a real movie." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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4/5
 
"It's great that Petty's relevance and longevity has apparently rubbed off on Bogdanovich." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 6, 2007
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)100%
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2/5
 
"Unless your idea of wit is an unrelenting stream of groan-inducing insect puns, "Bee Movie" offers little more than buzzkill." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2007
 
Bee Movie (2007)53%
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4/5
 
"Somehow, Lumet and his expert cast are able to make his shady characters compelling even though these folks might pause for only a passing thought before stabbing each other in the back, literally." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2007
 
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)88%
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5/5
 
"By delivering Bauby's story in an appropriately straightforward tone, the filmmakers behind "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" prove that engaging stories work best without artificial sweetening." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 21, 2007
 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)94%
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3/5
 
"It's hard to enjoy all that naval carnage when the people on the ships are just as wooden as the planks." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2007
 
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)34%
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2/5
 
"Face it: If you've seen one deviated septum gag, you've seen them all." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2007
 
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)29%
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4/5
 
"Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea can best be described as An Inconvenient Truth with a stronger sense of humor, a keen sense of the cost of neglect and with a cast of characters who'd make the residents of Twin Peaks seem mundane." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 8, 2007
 
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007)95%
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5/5
 
"Cronenberg and screenwriter Steve Knight ('Amazing Grace') are actually examining the broader questions of whether people can live moral lives even in the foulest places on Earth." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 21, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
 N/A  
"Where Logic Came to Die: Richard Shepard on 'The Hunting Party'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 19, 2007
 
The Hunting Party (2007)52%
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4/5
 
"Erik Hollander's 'The Shark Is Still Working' answers pretty much everything you could ever want to know about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1975 breakthrough film 'Jaws' and a few things that aren't all that interesting." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 18, 2007
 
The Shark Is Still Working (2006)100%
 N/A  
"Winning More Than the Game: Steve Sanders on 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 3, 2007
 
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)97%
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2/5
 
"Thanks to a sloppy, anemic script and indifferent direction, 'Balls of Fury' lacks the stones to be genuinely entertaining." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 28, 2007
 
Balls of Fury (2007)23%
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1/5
 
"Cain has co-written and directed a film that only the most bigoted of Mormom detractors could enjoy. Most viewers, if any are willing to part with their money or time, will simply laugh derisively." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 23, 2007
 
September Dawn (2007)13%
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4/5
 
"You'll have to take about 15 showers to get the taint of "Superbad" out of your system, but laughter is almost guaranteed." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 19, 2007
 
Superbad (2007)87%
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2/5
 
"To Paraphrase Denis Leary: I'm stoned; I'm nobody. I'm stoned; I'm famous. I'm stoned; I'm dead." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 19, 2007
 
El Cantante (2007)23%
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1/5
 
"There is no way that Lohan was in her right mind when she signed the contract for this one." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2007
 
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)8%
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5/5
 
"Herzog proves that realism can be more thrilling than most cinematic gimmicks." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2007
 
Rescue Dawn (2007)90%
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3/5
 
"Watch this movie on a night when you don't think you need birth control." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 18, 2007
 
Joshua (2007)62%
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3/5
 
"To be honest, it's easy to forgive a lot in this movie because the 12-year-old in me is absolutely in love with all the jaw-dropping transformations. It would have been more rewarding if the adult in me had something to enjoy as well." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 12, 2007
 
Transformers (2007)57%

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