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Jon Niccum

Jon Niccum

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Biography:
I am currently a full-time writer and frequent contributor to the Kansas City Star. Prior to that I spent 10 years as Entertainment Editor at the Lawrence Journal-World and seven years as music/film editor at Kansas City's The Pitch. I joined the Kansas City Film Critics Circle in 1994. I was the president of the organization from 2003-2007. I have a degree in film criticism from the University of Kansas.
Favorites:
The Godfather, Shane, 12 Angry Men, Alien, Almost Famous, Taxi Driver, Aguirre, Wrath of God, Run Lola Run, Unforgiven, Once, The Incredibles, The Conversation, Psycho, Blowup
Publications:
County Cable , Kansas City Star , Lawrence Journal-World , Lawrence.com , Pitch.com
Critics' Group:
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Total Reviews:
849
Total QuickRatings:
473
Location:
Lawrence, KS

Worst Reviewed Films

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0/5 55% I Spit on Your Grave (Day of the Woman) (1978) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 9, 2005
0/5 22% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) " One of the most unwatchable disasters of the '80s" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 17, 2005
0/4 16% Alexander (2004) " With its rampant homoeroticism, elaborate costumes and jumbled fight choreography, one would assume this is a Joel Schumacher flick not an Oliver Stone production." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Nov 23, 2004
0/5 22% Hudson Hawk (1991) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Apr 16, 2004
0/5 79% Rumble in the Bronx (1995) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jan 9, 2004
0/5 6% Body of Evidence (1992) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 16, 2003
0/5 94% L.A. Story (1991) " A humor-free comedy" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Sep 7, 2002
0.5/4 6% Gigli (2003) " This is the first time I've ever attended a screening where the audience was screaming the word 'edit!'" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Aug 1, 2003
1/5 50% Hard Target (1993) " Hysterically inept attempt at action filmmaking" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jan 20, 2006
1/5 11% In Love and War (1996) " Boring and artificial" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 27, 2005
1/5 59% The Doors (1991) " Tedious and self-important" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 14, 2005
1/5 —— Last Time I Committed Suicide (1996) " Unbearably boring" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Oct 28, 2005
1/5 6% Exit to Eden (1994) " As awful as its reputation" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 6, 2005
1/5 72% Dirty Dancing (1987) " Abysmal pre-teen trash" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 31, 2004
1/5 81% Safe (1995) " An overpraised, go-nowhere project." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 8, 2004
1/5 9% Dracula - Dead and Loving It (1995) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jul 23, 2004
1/5 18% Red Sonja (1985) " Hilariously awful" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 21, 2004
1/5 50% Terror in the Aisles (Time for Terror) (1984) " Pointless project of horror movie clips taken out of context" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Apr 23, 2004
1/5 0% The Villain (Cactus Jack) (1979) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Mar 19, 2004
1/5 9% The Jerky Boys (1995) " A bad idea executed poorly" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jan 9, 2004
1/5 52% Raising Cain (1992) " De Palma's worst film" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Nov 26, 2003
1/5 88% Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) " A dull, watered-down adaptation that is inexplicably revered" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Oct 3, 2003
1/5 27% The Wraith (1986) " This movie makes no sense." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Aug 8, 2003
1/5 25% The Out-Of-Towners (1999) " Awful remake of the hilarious Neil Simon original" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 19, 2003
1/5 17% Mercury Rising (1998) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 7, 2003
1/5 64% Evita (1996) " Intolerable" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 7, 2003
1/5 —— Night of the Demons III (Demon House) (1997) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 6, 2003
1/5 17% The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Next Generation (The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) (1994) " An A-list cast wallowing in grade-Z material" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jun 3, 2003
1/5 30% 187 (1997) " Awful urban angst piece. One of Jackson's worst roles." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 23, 2003
1/5 17% Galaxina (1980) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 16, 2003
1/5 52% Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance (1995) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 16, 2003
1/5 21% Congo (1995) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 10, 2003
1/5 46% Ocean's Eleven (1960) " Sluggishly paced, shoddily staged, and featuring a plot full of inconsistencies" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Apr 25, 2003
1/5 54% Spaceballs (1987) " More proof that filmmaker Mel Brooks misplaced his sense of humor after the 1970s." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Apr 18, 2003
1/5 71% The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) " Still can't believe this silly loser gained a cult reputation" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Mar 14, 2003
1/5 40% Body Parts (1991) — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Mar 14, 2003
1/5 62% History of the World -- Part I (1981) " Disjointed Brooks effort that is only occasionally amusing" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Oct 25, 2002
1/5 26% The Golden Child (1986) " Yet another in a long string of Murphy abominations." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Oct 11, 2002
1/5 17% Assault Of The Killer Bimbos (1997) " Not nearly as clever as its title." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Sep 27, 2002
1/5 65% Steel Magnolias (1989) " Each of the women talk like they're reading a bumper sticker." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Sep 27, 2002
1/5 69% Motel Hell (1980) " An entire movie based on a verbal punchline" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Sep 9, 2002
1/5 60% Wayne's World 2 (1993) " As forgettable as Austin Powers in Goldmember" — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Aug 30, 2002
1/5 36% Galaxy of Terror (Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror) (Planet of Horrors) (Quest) (1981) " Hilariously awful. Giant-worm rape not withstanding." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Aug 28, 2002
1/4 34% Battleship (2012) " Saluting both the American flag and filmmaker Michael Bay, 'Battleship' rises to new heights of pandering while Erich and Jon Hoeber's screenplay sinks to depths of dopiness." — Kansas City Star
Posted May 17, 2012
1/4 33% What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004) " like being stuck at a science fair, with a 5-year-old on one side asking questions and his hippie parents on the other fumbling to answer them." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Oct 8, 2004
1/4 36% The Matrix Revolutions (2003) " The Wachowski team is on a fast track to eclipse George Lucas for the title of Most Promising Filmmaker Who is Now a Complacent Hack. " — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Nov 7, 2003
1/4 11% National Security (2003) " Actor Martin Lawrence brings a lot of energy to a movie ... to every miserable, worthless movie in which he stars." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Jan 17, 2003
1/4 18% Collateral Damage (2002) " The question remains whether Americans are ready for a film whose plot hits so close to home. The answer: Americans are always ready for mindless, predictable crap." — Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Aug 22, 2002
1.5/4 7% The Big Wedding (2013) " It's a movie packed with purportedly smart characters making the sort of absurdly contrived decisions that haven't been seen since "Three's Company" went off the air." — Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 26, 2013
1.5/4 9% The Host (2013) " It offers viewers the choice of Team Hokey or Team Absurd." — Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 28, 2013
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