|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres (2007) |
"
The brains behind Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force have stretched their 12-minute plus commercials 'Adult Swim' series entry into 86 rather uneven ones."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 22, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
The Brave One (2007) |
"
Bravura performances can't save this 'One, a run-of-the-mill vigilante flick from director Neil Jordan (not known for his run-of-the-mill anything)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 21, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
2 Days in Paris (2007) |
"
There are certainly worse ways to kill 90 odd minutes of one's time than spending two days in Paris in the estimable company of "Woody" (Adam) and "Mia" (Julie)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 19, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"
Yet another stirring example that The Western is still very much alive and kicking."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
Them (Ils) (2007) |
"
It's refreshing to see the French finally producing a worthy entry in the horror genre."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 11, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
The Invasion (2007) |
"
Wall-to-wall stiffness runs rampant in this latest take on Jack Finney's oft-filmed 'Body Snatchers yarn."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 23, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
1%
|
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"
If you like your outhouse humor explosive then this 'Camp's for you!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 18, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
94%
|
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"
When it's not fast and furious, The Bourne Ultimatum settles for slick and noisy... and it's often hard to tell these two moods apart."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 9, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
You Kill Me (2007) |
"
I could watch Kingsley and Leoni for days. They're the film's true draw."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
70%
|
Black Sheep (2006) |
"
Cute idea, poor execution..."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 31, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
41%
|
High Tension (Switchblade Romance) (2005) |
"
A cinematically sound but sub-par horror flick readied for the American mass market by the addition of English credits and some truly atrocious dubbing."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 27, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
Yes (2005) |
"
Sally Potter has achieved a work that sings to us -- sensually, angrily, and beautifully."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 27, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
42%
|
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"
Lindsay, pre-drugs."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 27, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Sicko (2007) |
"
Michael Moore takes on U.S. Healthcare (or lack thereof) in this impassioned plea for change."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 21, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
23%
|
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"
Better than Bruce by at least two turtle doves and a 40-year-old virgin..."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
57%
|
Transformers (2007) |
"
It's got action, romance, incredible CGI, convincing performances, a loud and lively musical score, way cool robots, and an adorable Chihuahua in a cast. What's not to like?"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 12, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
37%
|
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"
While not entirely fantastic, this Four is fun, fast-paced, and family friendly."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 12, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
Fracture (2007) |
"
The main draw, of course, is watching Hopkins and Gosling go head-to-head. And both are more than up to the challenge."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 30, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"
A refreshing change of pace in today's often mean-spirited marketplace."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 30, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
86%
|
Paris Je T'aime (2007) |
"
If you love films (and Paris) then this omnibus edition is strongly recommended."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 13, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
44%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007) |
"
Three's supposed to be a charm but you won't find much of that in Gore Verbinski's continuation of his silly, spectacular swashbuckling saga"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 25, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
28 Weeks Later... (2007) |
"
Apparently it takes 'Weeks', rather than 'Days', to enjoy a sprightly-paced, finely-acted, and surprisingly intelligent apocalyptic zombie horror."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 19, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"
Not quite as inspired as Shaun of the Dead but near as damn it."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 12, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
88%
|
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007) |
"
The Wind That Shakes the Barley has a sober, authentic, down-to-earth feel to it."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 12, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
66%
|
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"
A breath of fresh air after 2006's The Wild and 2005's Chicken Little."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Apr 18, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
The Reaping (2007) |
"
Swank maintains one's rapt attention but Stephen Hopkins's plague-a-thon is one grim reaper, reminiscent of the recent 'Skeleton Key with neither skeletons nor keys."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Apr 18, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Shooter (2007) |
"
Marky Marksman..."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 28, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
90%
|
Zodiac (2007) |
"
Worth seeing more for its thoughtful attention to detail than its satisfying completeness."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 21, 2007
|
|
0/4
|
14%
|
Wild Hogs (2007) |
"
All of a sudden there's hope for Gigli!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 17, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
The Number 23 (2007) |
"
While it's often fun watching Jim Carrey handle more serious material the same cannot always be said of director Joel Schumacher."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 17, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Gwoemul (The Host) (2007) |
"
Slapstick and Godzilla-inspired histrionics go (skillfully) hand-in-hand in this hugely entertaining creature feature from South Korea."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 14, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
19%
|
Factory Girl (2007) |
"
For some real insight into the sad demise of "Susan Superstar" read Jean Stein's eye-opening Edie: American Girl, or rent Ciao! Manhattan instead."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 3, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
15%
|
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"
Each follow-up to The Silence of the Lambs makes further sense of that 1991 film's top five Oscar sweep. Let's hope Rising is the last; it's certainly the least."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 3, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) |
"
By painting enemy combatants in distinctly human tones the film offers up a rare insight into the motivations and machinations of these (mostly) young men and in so doing makes us more appreciative of their noble and courageous efforts."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 25, 2007
|
|
0/4
|
21%
|
Catch and Release (2007) |
"
Ugh."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 13, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
87%
|
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
Dench makes mincemeat of the often pedantic material."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 2, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Children of Men (2006) |
"
Director Alfonso Cuaron delivers some truly bravura sequences that raise this loose P.D. James adaptation to the level of exhilarating filmmaking."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 2, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"
An uneasy mix of childlike, Tim Burton-esque imagination and brutal Spanish war-torn drama."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 2, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
46%
|
Bobby (2006) |
"
That other Bobby (Altman) would be very proud..."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 2, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
Babel (2006) |
"
Babel is a well-intentioned -- and finely acted -- tower of power that might have worked better had its theme of universal communication difficulties been better integrated."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
51%
|
The Fountain (2006) |
"
Many will extract real meaning from the film; others will simply call its bluff and walk away empty headed."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
Apocalypto (2006) |
"
All it did was convince me that Mel Gibson appears to have found his niche, as the Grande Dame of Brutally Realistic Semi-Mythological Epics."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
Little Children (2006) |
"
Hypnotic in its appeal, devastating in its approach, ruefully acted and bravely narrated. One of the year's best."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Nov 16, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
66%
|
Shortbus (2006) |
"
Another telling example (The Brown Bunny, Anatomy of Hell, Bellocchio's Devil in the Flesh) that hardcore sex seems better suited to hardcore sex films."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Nov 16, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
55%
|
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"
Pretty as a picture... and as empty as a French peasant's portefeuille."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Nov 11, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"
Very nice. Happy times. Great success."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Nov 11, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
Saw III (2006) |
"
The third Saw in the franchise loses its edge."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Nov 11, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Departed (2006) |
"
Scorsese has long since proved to be a master at gangland crime dramas and The Departed is no exception."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Oct 28, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Infamous (2006) |
"
Infamous' powerhouse casting doesn't add much, since most of the big names -- Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini, Hope Davis, Juliet Stevenson, and director Peter Bogdanovich -- serve as little more than window dressing."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Oct 28, 2006
|
|
0/4
|
——
|
Evilenko (2004) |
"
A bloody, awful mess."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Oct 7, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
84%
|
This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) |
"
Might I suggest a new ratings category for the MPAA: NP-21 (non-parents over the age of 21 might want to skip this one altogether)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 29, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
32%
|
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"
A slick but empty period noir. De Palma can do better than this."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 29, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
15%
|
The Wicker Man (2006) |
"
Neil LaBute's remake of the British horror classic is as wooden as its titular effigy... and wholly unnecessary."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 23, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Half Nelson (2006) |
"
Ryan Gosling wrestles with adult themes and comes out on top."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 23, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
Little Miss Sunshine offers, among other things, ensemble acting at its very best. You'd be hard pressed to find a funnier, more touching film this year. "
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Sep 23, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
World Trade Center (2006) |
"
Strip away its 9/11 backdrop and Oliver Stone's World Trade Center is little more than a primetime domestic potboiler about a couple of NYC cops buried under rubble."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 29, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
27%
|
Trust the Man (2006) |
"
Mopey Manhattan thirtysomethings sounding off might be Bart Freundlich's idea of a good time but it's not mine."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 29, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
22%
|
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006) |
"
Utterly charming."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 26, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
39%
|
Scoop (2006) |
"
Funnier, less offensive, and certainly better company than 'Harry or 'Aphrodite but Scoop still suffers from an overabundance of tired borscht-belt humor."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 10, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Brothers of the Head (2006) |
"
Methinks it might have connected better as a narrative piece..."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Aug 10, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
24%
|
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"
A watery, ladylike, and extremely tall tale indeed, but one well within the reach of its fine cast (which this time includes its director)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 26, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
69%
|
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"
With A Scanner Darkly, Richard Linklater proves that anything worth doing is worth doing right, no matter how painstaking a process doing it right might prove to be."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 22, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
54%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
"
Pirates 2 is everything we prayed to God it wouldn't be: dull, humorless, long, languid, effects-driven, boorish, and yawn-inducing. Other than that it's excellent!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 19, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
74%
|
Awesome: I...Shot That! (2006) |
"
A high-energy document to the power of performance and uncanned creativity."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 15, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
40%
|
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"
Extremely silly... and surprisingly sweet."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 8, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
The Break-Up (2006) |
"
This Break-Up is, unfortunately, hard to do."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jul 1, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
87%
|
The Proposition (2005) |
"
Beauty, brutality, some sly social commentary... plus another sweaty, shirtless performance from Guy Pearce highlight this Aussie western from the pen of Bad Seed Nick Cave."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Cars (2006) |
"
Pixar's animated Route 66 provides ample opportunity for getting one's kicks."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) |
"
An exhilarating ride due in no small part to a complex storyline, director Park's visual flair for telling it, and Lee's all-encompassing performance as the vengeful Geum-Ja."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
36%
|
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"
Rather than observing the intimate details that make an Art School project special, the filmmakers opt to focus on Art School partying (i.e., drinking and vomiting) instead."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 3, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"
Director Atchison succinctly separates the film's emotional core from a surfeit of cornball classism."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jun 3, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
57%
|
Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) |
"
Barney and Björk certainly deserve each other; theirs is a match made purgatorial."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 25, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Mission: Impossible III (2006) |
"
Hoffman's icy villain -- and Cruise's smoldering vulnerability -- make this the most entertaining Mission' to date!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 12, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"
Too much potty humor -- and not enough inspired comedy -- sink this fourth installment in the SM franchise."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 6, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
86%
|
Inside Man (2006) |
"
Well-acted, occasionally tense, and intriguing at times but mostly pat and predictable NYPD Blue screen stuff."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 6, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
29%
|
Silent Hill (2006) |
"
Radha Mitchell is the reason to sit through this overblown Grand Guignol entertainment from the director of the similarly overblown Brotherhood of the Wolf."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted May 6, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
82%
|
Tsotsi (Thug) (2006) |
"
Presley Chweneyagae excels in this hard-hitting urban drama, South Africa's answer to City of God (not that anyone asked the question)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 30, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
24%
|
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"
There's nothing here a good dose of Viagra couldn't cure. Impotent and dull as dishwater."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 30, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
9%
|
Ultraviolet (2006) |
"
Ultracrappy more like."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006) |
"
They say good things come in threes: burials, for one, and Tommy Lee Jones (for another)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 11, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
72%
|
Eight Below (2006) |
"
Dogs rule, humans drool!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 11, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) |
"
(Tongue-in) cheeky and rambling, much like the voluminous tome that inspired it."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Mar 10, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
19%
|
Firewall (2006) |
"
Barrier grief."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 25, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
The World's Fastest Indian (2005) |
"
Its lousy title notwithstanding, 'Indian is a winning character study of a crusty curmudgeon, played to the handlebars by Anthony Hopkins."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 25, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Offside (2006) |
"
A bright and often bold comedy that presents a difficult subject matter -- that of the struggle for women's rights -- in a fresh and entertaining way."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 17, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Cache (Hidden) (2005) |
"
Daring and spine-tinglingly effective, Michael Haneke's Caché does just about everything right... until its incongruous final scene."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 4, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Transamerica (2006) |
"
Huffman and Zegers make Transamerica a road trip worth taking."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Feb 4, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
57%
|
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
"
Murphy models his frocks comfortably enough, but 'Pluto is draggy in other, disappointing ways."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 19, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
76%
|
The Matador (2006) |
"
Brosnan and Kinnear are a bullish odd couple."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 19, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
60%
|
Hostel (2006) |
"
Viewers check in... and just as quickly check out!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 19, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
78%
|
Munich (2005) |
"
Rambling and naïve -- surely not what the director intended."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 7, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
65%
|
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005) |
"
If 'Jesus is Magic then God is, without a doubt, a Woman: Sarah Silverman."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 1, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
52%
|
The Family Stone (2005) |
"
A miserable misfire that might explain why so many people take their own lives during the holidays."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 1, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
King Kong (2005) |
"
Excess has never felt so spectacular... but there's nothing here a good editor couldn't have improved (had he been allowed to)."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 21, 2005
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
Match Point (2005) |
"
A nice change of pace from Allen until, that is, about three-quarters of the way in when the pace changes too awkwardly and serves the film its first double fault."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 13, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005) |
"
A faithful and exultant rendering of the classic children's fable. Bring on Prince Caspian!"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 13, 2005
|
|
4/4
|
85%
|
Pride and Prejudice (2005) |
"
It would be most inconvenient [to loathe this movie] since, having already seen it (thrice and counting), I swore to love it for all eternity."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 6, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
North Country (2005) |
"
With North Country, Theron and Caro strongly suggest that Monster and Whale Rider weren't one-offs."
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Dec 6, 2005
|
|
2.5/4
|
20%
|
Derailed (2005) |
"
Hitchcock did this sort of thing much, much better of course. But Derailed's strangers on a train are still worth your nine bucks or so."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews
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