John Venable
Tomatometer-approved critic
Been a movie reviewer for more than 4 years and have over 500 reviews online. I review for the common man. I don't care what other reviewers think of what I write, I'm trying to save people time/money by exposing cinematic poo.
Blazing Saddles American Beauty O Brother Where Art Thou? Monsters Inc. Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Dallas, TX
http://www.supercala.com
Movies reviews only
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Terminator Salvation (2009) |
Definitely a 'summer blockbuster' and has enough great moments in it to outweigh any groaners that it may also have. In fact, the good moments outweigh the bad about 20 to 1. - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 18, 2009
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Burn After Reading (2008) |
Worth viewing if only to see Clooney, McDormand, and Pitt all play what Malkovich's character refers to as a 'league of morons'. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 14, 2008
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
Everything you've heard is true...brilliant. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 24, 2008
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Step Brothers (2008) |
Not the best in the McKay/Apatow canon, but still...it's funny. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 24, 2008
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
That'll do Indy, that'll do. - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 23, 2008
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Transformers (2007) |
Fun, but a bit too serious. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 03, 2007
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Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
Bruce Willis is still a bada** and this series might not be dead yet...I'm just sayin'. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 28, 2007
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Shrek the Third (2007) |
The bar had been raised so high by the first 2 films that reaching it again proves difficult...and they came close. Check it out! - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 18, 2007
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Alpha Dog (2006) |
Outstanding work from a young ensemble. Ben Foster steals the show in an over the top performance as an a**kicking, always-in-trouble, speedfreak. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jan 12, 2007
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Rocky Balboa (2006) |
Stallone doesn't embarrass himself nor his fans...it's pretty good. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 20, 2006
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The Good German (2006) |
Technically amazing, but not engaging enough to recommend as theater viewing unless you're an arthouse freak. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 15, 2006
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Shut Up and Sing (2006) |
Remember the people that the Borat film made fun of? They're in this film too, picketing outside of Dixie Chick shows...idiots. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 15, 2006
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Apocalypto (2006) |
He can't keep his mouth shut when he has too much tequila, but dammit, this man can tell a story on film. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 08, 2006
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Blood Diamond (2006) |
Djimon Hounsou is excellent and Kagiso Kuypers delivers an amazing breakout performance. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 08, 2006
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Turistas (2006) |
If you remove all the horror aspects of it, it works nicely as a tourism campaign for Brazil. Never has there been a dumber group of travelers; wait to rent it. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Dec 01, 2006
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
The film might as well be entitled Retarded America, but lumping these idiots in with our mentally challenged population would be an insult. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Nov 03, 2006
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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
It's good, great in spurts, but overall leaves one longing for a story better suited for film. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Oct 20, 2006
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Woman on Top (2000) |
Wildly mediocre. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2006
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What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
Well...you could waste a few hours of your life. Does that answer the question? - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2006
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What Lies Beneath (2000) |
They could've cut 10 minutes out of the first hour easily...and it still might have been too slow. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2006
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The Watcher (2000) |
Not half bad as a rental. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2006
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A Walk to Remember (2002) |
Succeeds modestly as a teen movie. Expect anything else from it and you'll be disappointed. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2006
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The Black Dahlia (2006) |
A beautiful mess. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 15, 2006
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Jesus Camp (2006) |
This isn't the blind leading the blind, but it is the visually impaired leading the blind. Disturbing. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Sep 15, 2006
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Beerfest (2006) |
It's one of those films that looks like it was more fun to make than it is to watch. I wanted it to be great, but it's only good. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 25, 2006
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The Illusionist (2006) |
An amazing team of talent both in front of and behind the camera stretch a short story into a romantic fairy tale for adults that works. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 18, 2006
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
The writing is genius, the performances wonderful, and the film as a whole is a complete success. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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Snakes on a Plane (2006) |
If it could've been a little more stupid, it would've been bad-good. It's worth a look for those who love bad cinema. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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World Trade Center (2006) |
Not the conspiracy theory rant one would expect from Stone, not at all. It's not a great film, but a good one that was made with love. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 08, 2006
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
Pray to Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey that Ferrell keeps making silly movies like this. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Aug 04, 2006
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John Tucker Must Die (2006) |
Made for teenagers and they'll be seeing it no matter what we say. I would too if I was 16 and saw the poster. Wait for the DVD. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) |
Uma is sexy, Luke is funny, and the script is hilarious...check it out! - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 20, 2006
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Lady in the Water (2006) |
It's an ambitious mess at best, and the invented mythology is delivered to the viewer with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 20, 2006
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Little Man (2006) |
The best film I've ever seen with a full grown man masquerading as a baby...hmmm. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 14, 2006
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
It's a great looking film and the destination is worthy, but the journey leaves you wanting something more. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 14, 2006
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You, Me and Dupree (2006) |
Kate Hudson looks great in a swimsuit and heels...is that enough to recommend theater viewing? Not really. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 13, 2006
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
More fun than the cantina scene from Star Wars, Davy Jones and his barnacle-encrusted crew alone make this a must see! - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jul 07, 2006
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Superman Returns (2006) |
Try to ignore the parallels Singer draws between Christ and Superman...go ahead, I dare ya. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 28, 2006
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) |
The plot is a mish-mash of several Saturday morning cartoon plots and/or bad movie plots. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 16, 2006
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The Omen (2006) |
Has one of the best on-screen deaths ever put on film...truly grotesque and effective. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 09, 2006
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
Altman's direction and Keillor's writing mesh perfectly in this quirky, yet 'homey and welcoming' film. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 09, 2006
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Cars (2006) |
Pixar is truly the Ferrari of animation studios...another winner! - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 09, 2006
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The Break-Up (2006) |
This is a very watchable film...not your standard rom-com garbage. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Jun 02, 2006
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
Not as cool as the first two, but worth a look just to see Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut run through things. - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 25, 2006
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The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
Would've worked better as a made-for-TV mini-series. - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 19, 2006
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Poseidon (2006) |
If a ship flips over and it's full of people that nobody cares about, does it matter if anyone makes it out alive? Allow me to answer that rhetorical question...no. - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 12, 2006
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Mission: Impossible III (2006) |
Is that Simon Pegg from Shaun of the Dead? Yeah, it is! - Supercala.com
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| Posted May 05, 2006
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
A Karate Kid-esque story of a intelligent girl that battles against the pressure to 'keep it real'...and wins. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Apr 28, 2006
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United 93 (2006) |
Good luck having a 'nice day' after leaving this film. You'll be an emotional wreck in need of a hug. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Apr 27, 2006
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American Dreamz (2006) |
The Weitz brothers are a 2-headed John Hughes for post-2000 audiences...not always critically aclaimed, but almost always loved by the public. Once again, they succeed. - Supercala.com
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| Posted Apr 21, 2006
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