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Greg Dean Schmitz

Greg Dean Schmitz

Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

Biography:
Greg Dean Schmitz is a Wisconsin native best known for creating the website Upcomingmovies.com in 1997 as one of the most popular early online sources for finding information and opinions about movies (often many years) before they were released. In 2002, Schmitz moved his site to Yahoo! Movies as Greg's Previews of Upcoming Movies. In the mid 2000s, Schmitz experienced health problems, which led to Greg's Previews shutting down in 2007. Schmitz rebounded in early 2008 by taking over the Weekly Ketchup at Rotten Tomatoes, which he continues to publish each Friday afternoon. Schmitz has also in the past been a contributing columnist for Fandango, was a founding member of the Online Film Critics Society, has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, filmed a pilot for MGM Television, and has been quoted in many major publications.
Favorites:
Favorite Movies: "Excalibur," "Muriel's Wedding," "Citizen Kane," "Almost Famous," and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Publications:
Fandango , Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies , rec.arts.movies.reviews , Rotten Tomatoes
Total Reviews:
249
Total QuickRatings:
3
Location:
Santa Monica, CA (formerly Madison, WI)

Best Reviewed Films

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4/4 87% X2: X-Men United (2003) " Would this sequel not just live up to being a sequel of the first film, but even more closely live up to the expectations of fans, some of whom have been fans for over three decades? YES." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Apr 28, 2003
4/4 78% Maryam (2002) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 30, 2002
4/4 84% The Others (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2002
4/4 92% Ghost World (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2002
4/4 81% The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2002
4/4 92% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2002
4/4 81% Mulholland Drive (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2002
4/4 —— El Coronel no Tiene Quien le Escriba (2000) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Nov 13, 2001
4/4 54% Spriggan (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Aug 30, 2001
4/4 54% Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) " a dense comedy (whereas Jay is just... dense), which is to say there are more jokes... than in any comedy I've seen in a long time" — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Aug 5, 2001
4/4 77% The Turandot Project (2001) " This is a classic 'East meets West' situation, and it's great fun to watch it all come together." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jul 20, 2001
4/4 73% A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) " Jude Law's Gigolo Joe [is] a Jiminy Cricket with a libido, even if it is mechanical." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 29, 2001
4/4 58% Pandaemonium (2001) " An imaginative and engaging film." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 7, 2001
4/4 76% Moulin Rouge! (2001) " ...the 'Star Wars' of romantic musicals, reinventing and revitalizing the genre in one gutsy burst of cinematic glam and joy." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 2, 2001
4/4 82% Innocence (2001) " Approaches the subject with reason and a good dose of reality." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 22, 2001
4/4 89% Shrek (2001) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 22, 2001
4/4 94% Children Underground (2001) " If you have a stomach for harrowing, depressing true tales of man's inhumanity to man, Children Underground is a fantastic document of a nation's priorities gone wild." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 15, 2001
4/4 92% Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) " The rebellion, the rock music, and the frenetic introduction to skating culture all combine to make [this] one of the most entertaining and fun movies of the year." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 15, 2001
4/4 93% In the Bedroom (2001) " an amazingly deft debut for actor-turned-director Todd Field, who has obviously been watching the great directors he's had a chance to work with" — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 9, 2001
4/4 61% The King Is Alive (2001) " A bit grim, but the experience, story, and performances are of a high-enough caliber to warrant a recommendation." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Mar 29, 2001
4/4 92% Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) " "...tells this story smartly and expertly, but what makes it a masterpiece is... it's fun too."" — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Mar 18, 2001
4/4 92% Memento (2000) " Memento is a puzzle of a movie... worth solving." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Feb 20, 2001
4/4 96% The Dish (2001) " Emotional and inspirational and funny in that quirky down-under sort of way." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Feb 7, 2001
4/4 77% Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 80% Fight Club (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 78% Requiem for a Dream (2000) " Unforgettable." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 82% American History X (1998) " Folks, this powerful movie really impressed me with its subtle steps towards its message." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 96% Chicken Run (2000) " Delivers just about every bit of all-around entertainment I could ask for from a movie about chickens escaping from the farm." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 94% Central Station (Central do Brasil) (1998) " One of the best movies I've seen this year." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 88% Tarzan (1999) " With this new, rollercoaster-ride three-dimensional approach, Disney has indeed heralded a new age in animation." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 97% Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) " Success is destined for this movie because it has a mix of romance, fantasy, and action that will appeal to all audiences regardless of age, sex, or whether they watch many subtitled films." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 76% The Contender (2000) " Wins the audience over with a smart script that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 80% Life Is Beautiful (La Vita รจ bella) (1997) " Treat yourself, and seek out this film." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 77% O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) " The photography in this film is among the most beautiful I've seen in years." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 95% The Truman Show (1998) " The kind of film that people want to see again and again, for many reasons." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 94% American Movie (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 92% Election (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 80% The Green Mile (1999) " A wonderful, inspiring, touching, and often funny movie." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 76% Mansfield Park (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 87% The Matrix (1999) " The Matrix does indeed have a plot and sense of "mythos" that grounds it and makes it more than the sum of all of its special effects wizardry." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 88% American Beauty (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 95% The Straight Story (1999) " Less is more and boy does David Lynch know that." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 88% Felicia's Journey (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 92% Go (1999) — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jan 1, 2000
9/10 81% Pollock (2000) " It all seems in retrospect like more than what you'd expect in a 2-hour film, but somehow, Harris gets it all in there." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Dec 13, 2000
3.5/4 88% 28 Days Later (2003) " I've never seen a vampire... but a gang of swarming, bloodthirsty people... now that's scary. And so is this movie." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jul 1, 2003
3.5/4 62% Hulk (2003) " Ang Lee's treatment is deadly serious, but a lack of winking humor is appropriate in the case of this dark heroic tale, and the action sequences are riveting, thrilling and cathartic." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 21, 2003
3.5/4 90% Iron Monkey (2001) " Iron Monkey embraces its Shaolin roots, complete with fighters who announce their special moves ("Shaolin Golden Palm!", "Shadowless Kick!", "Flying Sleeves!" etc.)." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Aug 20, 2001
3.5/4 92% Amores Perros (2001) " The performances here are, again and again, natural and convincing, with many of the actors making their debuts." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 9, 2001
3.5/4 77% The Tailor of Panama (2001) " John Boorman's direction here is impeccable, capturing well the look and sounds of Panama City, and mixing it in with the film's story." — Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies
Posted Jun 9, 2001
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