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Critics / Glenn Abel
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    GLENN ABEL

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 100% of the time.

    Publications: Hollywood Reporter

    Total Reviews: 32
    Total QuickRatings: 2

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    97%

    Major Dundee (1965)

    " Sam Peckinpah's crippled film plays best as a dry run for The Wild Bunch."

    Posted Oct 3, 2005

    Fresh

    Fresh
    93%

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

    " As good as it gets in music documentaries."

    Posted Sep 27, 2005

    Fresh

    Fresh
    73%

    Intervista (1987)

    " Federico Fellini broke through all the walls he could find in 1987's delightfully jumbled Intervista. The maestro created a film about a film about a film."

    Posted May 1, 2005

    Fresh

    Fresh
    88%

    F For Fake (1976)

    " Welcome to the philosophical fun house that is F for Fake, stuffed full of questions about the nature of art and authorship, illusion and reality, lies and truth."

    Posted May 1, 2005

    Fresh

    Fresh
    98%

    Raging Bull (1980)

    " An underdog in its day and a classic today."

    Posted Feb 23, 2005

    Fresh

    Fresh
    100%

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    " Stanley Kubrick's blackest of black comedies."

    Posted Nov 18, 2004

    Fresh

    Fresh
    96%

    Goodfellas (1990)

    " Brutal, stylish, hypnotic and addictive, GoodFellas remains Scorsese's best film."

    Posted Sep 2, 2004

    Fresh

    Fresh
    98%

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    " Sergio Leone's epic looks good, almost great, restored to its original running time."

    Posted Jun 8, 2004

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    100%

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

    " Many actors have tried, but none has surpassed Basil Rathbone's embodiment of Sherlock Holmes."

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    100%

    The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

    " Many actors have tried, but none has surpassed Basil Rathbone's embodiment of Sherlock Holmes."

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    91%

    School of Rock (2003)

    " Richard Linklater and Jack Black talk a lot about the imperative to rock hard, but their commentary is more Milli Vanilli than Iggy Pop."

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    92%

    The Commitments (1991)

    " 'The Commitments' soars with a new 5.1 mix and a beautifully toned widescreen presentation, atoning for Fox's previous full-screen release."

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    4/5

    Rotten
    36%

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

    " New Line celebrates the improbable artistic success of "Chainsaw" Jr. with a surgically sharp two-disc "Platinum Edition" DVD set."

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    88%

    The Pink Panther (1964)

    " The five original "Pink Panther" films return in a swinging set. Blake Edwards delivers a delightful solo commentary on the first and best film, "The Pink Panther.""

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    88%

    The Pink Panther (1964)

    " The five original "Pink Panther" films return in a swinging set. Blake Edwards delivers a delightful solo commentary on the first and best film, "The Pink Panther.""

    Posted Jun 4, 2004

    Fresh

    Fresh
    97%

    Alien (1979)

    " Alien looks amazing, almost like a new film."

    Posted Feb 5, 2004

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    92%

    The Lion King (1994)

    " Restored and remastered, "Lion King" looks and sounds spectacular. Too bad about all those ads and the looney navigation."

    Posted Feb 4, 2004

    Fresh
    3.5/5

    Fresh
    68%

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

    " Robert Rodriguez's DVD film school is back in session. He uses the extras to show viewers how to make a movie on the cheap and on the run. "

    Posted Feb 4, 2004

    Fresh
    5/5

    Fresh
    100%

    Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection (1981)

    " For many fans and videophiles, the Indy Jones trilogy was the holy grail of DVD titles. Paramount met most of their high expectations with this whip-smart set."

    Posted Jan 15, 2004

    Fresh
    4/5

    N/A

    The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show - Complete Season 1 ()

    " The four-disc set packs in 26 shows, more or less as they aired back in the day. The presentation is probably as good as it's going to get -- and it's good enough. "

    Posted Jan 15, 2004

    Fresh
    5/5

    N/A

    Alien Legacy (1979)

    " 'Alien Quadrilogy' weighs in as the new heavyweight champ of DVD boxed sets. The behemoth stands at the intersection of video obsession and science fiction geekdom."

    Posted Jan 15, 2004

    Fresh
    5/5

    Fresh
    97%

    Spirited Away (2002)

    " 'Spirited Away' will be a revelation -- and a test -- for mainstream viewers. At times, the film appears better suited for the Ecstasy crowd than the Nickelodeon generation. "

    Posted Jan 15, 2004

    Fresh

    Fresh
    96%

    Pumping Iron (1977)

    " Its in-your-face images of the bodybuilding subculture's well-oiled narcissism both startled and fascinated viewers, making for an unlikely boxoffice hit."

    Posted Jan 6, 2004

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    96%

    Pumping Iron (1977)

    " DVD extras play like ads for the movie and its star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, but there is an odd and compelling new element."

    Posted Nov 13, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    92%

    The Lion King (1994)

    " A crown jewel of modern Disney animation."

    Posted Oct 14, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    100%

    The Gold Rush (1925)

    " The Gold Rush has been delighting audiences for almost 80 years -- it's one of the flat-out funniest films made in the silent era or any other."

    Posted Jul 26, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    96%

    Ran (1985)

    " Kurosawa dares to edit Shakespeare's story lines, adding back stories and deleting major characters, but the motivations and emotions remain true."

    Posted Jun 16, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    97%

    Throne of Blood (1957)

    " Widely regarded as one of the most successful film adaptations of a Bard play."

    Posted Jun 16, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    98%

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

    " Roger looks terrific after 15 years."

    Posted Jun 14, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    91%

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

    " The talky 20,000 Leagues probably won't thrill kids fresh from The Matrix, but they may be interested to know that the Verne film was the effects marvel of its day."

    Posted Jun 14, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    86%

    The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)

    " By turns, creepy and cheesy, literate and vapid."

    Posted Jun 14, 2003

    Fresh

    Fresh
    94%

    Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

    " Today, wistful viewers might ask: Where are Klaatu and Gort when we need them most?"

    Posted Jun 14, 2003
     
     
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