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David Forsmark

"Favorite Movie Review-- my slam of "Dances with Wolves." I said his modern name would be "Watches Much Donahue."Movie Quotes:"And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"-- Mel Gibson, Braveheart"They sent me to this ****hole because they think I belong here. I just want to see if they're right." Sean Connery, Outland."No one ever won a war by dying his county. He won it by making this other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George C. Scott, Patton."That's WHAT I got." John Wayne, Rio Bravo."In quiet moments, Susan, I find I'm strangely drawn to you. The only thing is, there haven't been any quiet moments." Cary Grant, Bringing Up Baby."Do you feel lucky" Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry."Vanity is my favorite sin," Al Pacino, The Devil's Advocate"

Agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

Biography:: Political consultant, published author, Book, movie and music critic for the Flint Journal, and free lance for other publications. Basketball and baseball coach. Married, two kids.
Favorites:: In no particular order:High Noon, Casablanca,The Searchers,The Seven Samurai, The Godfather I & II,Saving Private Ryan, The Lord of the Rings, Dirty Harry, Bringing Up Baby, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Sleep, Night of the Hunter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Patton, Psycho, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, The Manchurian Candidate, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, On the Waterfront, Heat, The Great Escape, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Guns of Navarone, Rio Bravo, Red River, Lonestar, The Apostle, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Dr. Strangelove, The Music Man, Three Kings, Tin Men, Tootsie, Spartacus, The Silence of the Lambs, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, Rashomon, Yojimbo, The Right Stuff, Rob Roy, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Blackhawk Down, We Were Soldiers, Jaws, The Sixth Sense, Life is Beautiful, My Darling Clementine, Friendly Persuasion, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Matrix, October Sky, Hoosiers.
Publications:: Credo , Flint Journal

Total Reviews:: 74

Location:: Flushing, MI

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2.5/4	57%	Die Another Day (2002)	" This is one of the sillier Bonds, but the actors seem to be having fun, the pace is quick, and there's a lot to look at. At least it's not a bore like Tomorrow Never Dies." — Flint Journal Posted Nov 22, 2002
	77%	Changing Lanes (2002)	" That rarest of films --- a vehicle for two big stars that is also smart, deep, and well-written." — Credo Posted Apr 18, 2002
	84%	The Rookie (2002)	" The whole family will certainly enjoy The Rookie, but it's a special treat for fathers and sons getting ready for the upcoming baseball season." — Credo Posted Apr 8, 2002
	93%	In the Bedroom (2001)	" When was the last time you were in a theater and the audience gasped aloud, not because an alien burst though a body, or someone's head exploded-- but merely because a character drew a gun?" — Credo Posted Feb 20, 2002
	77%	A Beautiful Mind (2001)	" ... one beautifully made film." — Credo Posted Feb 20, 2002
	73%	The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)	" The best swashbuckler for most of the family since The Mask of Zorro." — Credo Posted Feb 5, 2002
	76%	Black Hawk Down (2001)	" This is a movie that understands the American fighting man." — Credo Posted Jan 29, 2002
	75%	Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius (2001)	" Clever, funny, and even has a great lesson." — Credo Posted Jan 7, 2002
	92%	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	" Get thee to a theater and see what everyone is talking about!" — Credo Posted Jan 7, 2002
	82%	Ocean's Eleven (2001)	" A great looking film." — Flint Journal Posted Dec 7, 2001
	80%	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)	" A very good movie, and a faithful adaption of the book." — Credo Posted Nov 27, 2001
	96%	Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012)	" Another wonderfully warm, funny, adventurous, and fantastic looking effort from Pixar." — Credo Posted Nov 6, 2001
	52%	Rush Hour 2 (2001)	" Funnier and faster paced than the slack Rush Hour." — Credo Posted Aug 6, 2001
	45%	Planet of the Apes (2001)	" A rather tame flick intellectually, going for pop culture jokes and obvious political quotes, rather than the character-driven, satirical allegory of the original." — Credo Posted Jul 30, 2001
	49%	Jurassic Park III (2001)	" This year, a summer would-be blockbuster that neither stinks, nor takes half the day to watch, is actually an improvement over most releases." — Flint Journal Posted Jul 18, 2001
	73%	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)	" A.I. will have you leaving the theater shaking your head in disbelief." — Credo Posted Jul 9, 2001
	49%	Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001)	" In the last half hour, mystical ecobabble takes over, and the movie becomes nearly incomprehensible, plotwise." — Credo Posted Jun 18, 2001
	25%	Pearl Harbor (2001)	" This movie is simply incoherent on every level -- emotionally, historically and politically." — Credo Posted May 29, 2001
	58%	A Knight's Tale (2001)	" Ledger is an appealing hero, and the movie is harmless enough." — Credo Posted May 29, 2001
	89%	Shrek (2001)	" A clever and adventurous combination of The Princess Bride and Beauty and the Beast." — Credo Posted May 29, 2001
	100%	Rio Bravo (1998)	" The action-oriented, straight-up good vs. evil, moral- ambguity-be-hanged, Western star vehicle has never been done better than this." — Credo Posted May 2, 2001
	93%	The Magnificent Seven (1960)	" One of the most popular Westerns of all time, the heroic story of The Magnificent Seven has influenced countless other movies in nearly every genre." — Credo Posted May 2, 2001
	81%	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)	" A very funny and likeable comedy of manners." — Credo Posted Apr 30, 2001
	93%	Spy Kids (2001)	" Not only terrifically entertaining, but has a great message, as well." — Credo Posted Apr 11, 2001
	54%	Enemy at the Gates (2001)	" Instead of the swelling score and big Drama, Ememy could have used a little Three Kings sardonicism." — Credo Posted Mar 27, 2001
	39%	Hannibal (2001)	" Hannibal should make everyone involved ashamed." — Credo Posted Mar 27, 2001
	97%	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001)	" A captivating, thoroughly enjoyable, romantic romp." — Credo Posted Mar 26, 2001
	77%	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)	" Clooney's dumb version of his usual smart guy act works great, but his partners really steal the show." — Credo Posted Feb 20, 2001
	92%	Traffic (2000)	" Soderbergh deftly directs Traffic, keeping things moving with nary a jam." — Credo Posted Feb 13, 2001
	16%	Left Behind - The Movie (2001)	" While the book has its share of contrivances ... This 95 minute movie rushes over everything so quickly, that the plot holes look an awful lot bigger." — Flint Journal Posted Feb 5, 2001
	90%	Cast Away (2000)	" Quite entertaining, and well worth seeing, if only for Hanks' sensational performance." — Credo Posted Jan 19, 2001
	83%	Thirteen Days (2000)	" At its best, Thirteen Days is as gripping as a good thriller and as informative as a good documentary." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 15, 2001
	53%	The Family Man (2000)	" Will undoubtedly run alongside A Christmas Story on cable stations around the Christmas season for years to come as a staple of the Season." — Flint Journal Posted Dec 22, 2000
	68%	Unbreakable (2000)	" An uncommonly absorbing movie." — Credo Posted Dec 7, 2000
	94%	Three Kings (1999)	" Hip, furious, and darkly funny." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	88%	American Beauty (1999)	" Director Sam Mendes presents some memorable images, and moments of Kubrick class clarity, but the whole does not hang together." — Credo Posted Jan 1, 2000
	84%	Meet the Parents (2000)	" Don't go to this movie if you've recently had hernia surgery, because the expression 'bust a gut laughing' might go beyond metaphor in your case." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	67%	The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)	" A stylish, witty and romantic romp!" — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	8%	The Omega Code (1999)	" With bad acting, hillarious dialogue, and ludicrous plot turns that make this a future candidate for Mystery Science Theater 3000 mockery, The Omega Code lurches ahead in fits and starts." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	22%	The General's Daughter (1999)	" A mostly smart, well acted, and very well paced and atmospheric thriller!" — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	41%	The Ninth Gate (1999)	" Dull turns to ludicrous, as action and plot twists fly at the audience from left field-- if not the bleachers." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	64%	The Yards (2000)	" This deliberately paced (to put it politely) drama, rarely kicks into high gear." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	80%	Fight Club (1999)	" Laughably ludicrous." — Credo Posted Jan 1, 2000
	52%	Titan A.E. (2000)	" Actually nails the epic feel it is aiming for." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	51%	The World Is Not Enough (1999)	" Sophie Marceau is easily the best female foil Bond has had in years." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	100%	Toy Story 2 (1999)	" Toy Story was the best of the Disney resurgence of the last decade." — Credo Posted Jan 1, 2000
	61%	Return to Me (2000)	" Delightful!" — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	50%	Any Given Sunday (1999)	" Stone simply attempts too much in Any Given Sunday." — Flint Journal Posted Jan 1, 2000
	97%	The Iron Giant (1999)	" What the animators lack in new computer-drawn technique, they creatively make up for with a fine artistic sense." — Credo Posted Jan 1, 2000

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