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- Review count647
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- First reviewNovember 16, 2008
- Last reviewMay 26, 2012
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- Average rating3.9
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A Different "Kind" of Movie....
PostedNovember 9, 2009
Not bad. Not Incredible....but not bad. Listening to many main stream critics I would have thought this movie would make no sense, have no flow or congruity and be just one big mess. Not so. I'm not sure that I've ever seen a documentary style movie with actual footage combined with actor performance and actual audio footage work as well as this movie does. It drew me in and kept me interested for it's entire 98 minutes. I can't wait for part II which we can only hope will explain everything. Aliens? Angels? Demonic? Other dimensional? Mass hallucinations? What the heck is going on here?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Go look at goats yourself - they're funnier....
PostedNovember 9, 2009
So much promise and so little to show for it! How can Clooney, Bridges & Spacey team up and have it result in such a dull movie? The film's 90 minutes running time felt like 3 hours! I was well-rested and about 30 minutes in it became difficult to stay awake. I tried to leave the theater through astral projection - that didn't work. Then I tried to self-hypnotize myself into "liking the movie" - that didn't work. I finally made it to the end by taking short 1 minute naps in between the movie's "drip torture" plot, pacing and dialogue! You will be better off to go to a petting zoo and stare at goats yourself. That will be high entertainment compared to this waste of energy and time.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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No need to open this Box....
PostedNovember 9, 2009
Star-quality actors all not acting so well. Great premise poorly presented. The first 30 minutes had me intrigued ...and then it all just began fizzling away. This sci-fi karma movie would have made a fine Outer Limits episode in "days of yore". Someone decided they could stretch the concept out into a nearly 2 hour movie. Uh-oh....big boo boo! It gets 2 stars (instead of 1) because of the premise, first 30 minutes and some interesting visuals. Rent it in 2 months so you can speed through the slow, redundant parts....of which there are many.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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An Education is an education - see it!
PostedNovember 2, 2009
A well-plotted/scripted 1960's period piece with great cinematography and pitch perfect acting. We loved this movie. Lessons here are to be learned by all. I really cannot think of any faults or weaknesses in this film. It was enjoyable from start to finish. New comer, actress Carey Mulligan, was startlingly good. Where did she come from? Sarsgaard, Molina, Thompson all gave the kind of performances we have come to expect from such quality actors! See this move in theater for the full effect. Kudos to director Scherfig and his team.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Saw VI Actually Does Have Some Redeeming Qualities
PostedNovember 2, 2009
Wasn't going to go and then a friend recommended I see it. I was surprised to find that this story actually had a bit more "meat on it's bones". After so much repetition and so many thin plot lines I found myself being dragged into this episode more than the previous movies - since Saw I at least. If you are over 21 and have a penchant for the horror genre then Saw VI is worth a slice of your movie watching time & budget.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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This Really Is It!
PostedNovember 2, 2009
This Is It is the real thing. While it plays like an homage to Michael Jackson it also does what it needed to do - show us a "fly on the wall" view of the highly gifted creator Michael Jackson ....behind the scenes. I've personally never been a big fan of his music but his dancing always caught my attention. Because of "This Is It" I have a new found respect for the artist and creator himself. Michael Jackson knew what he was doing when it came to entertainment. He knew how to get the most out of what he had. He likely would have made a fabulous movie director! Kudos to director Kenny Ortega and his crew! See it for the "his story" of it all.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Yoo-Hoo - You should see this documentary....
PostedOctober 26, 2009
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg is a very well done documentary. I learned a ton about something I knew little about. What a great character and person she was! The only weakness is the redundancy. I kept thinking "they've already covered this". I appreciated seeing it in a theater but, perhaps, this bio-perspective would have been better as a 1 hour documentary on PBS. Overall - a worthy effort and something any TV/media/movie buff should see.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Amelia lands but misses most of the runway....
PostedOctober 26, 2009
Hilary Swank channels Amelia Earhart is this bio-epic. The problem is that the writer and director do not imbue the screen character and her surroundings (people & place) with enough passion, spontaneity and rawness to allow Swank to inhabit a movie that is as special and breath-taking as what she accomplished. If the movie were a dart game Swank would be in dead center and most of the rest of the darts (cinematography one exception) would be in the wall and not the board. Rent this one in 2 months.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Cirque du Freak is worth a peek....
PostedOctober 26, 2009
I like John C. Reilly and Ken Watanabe as character actors. Their abilities combined with the original vampire/monster/freak plot we were "teased with" in trailers had me "geeked a bit" I admit for this movie. While the movie is worth seeing (for just those reasons) my expectations were not met. The potential was certainly there. The first 45 minutes were A+. The movie loses some steam midway through and drags even a bit more at the end. Too long by 15 minutes. Editing should have been tighter and crisper. Overall - a worthy effort and fun.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Seriously Funny Movie
PostedOctober 19, 2009
The Coen brothers have a knack for taking the serious, mundane, depressing drudge of life and pulling out the ironic, quirky, dark humor parts and letting us feast on them. I am not Jewish but I have several friends that are and I could see the fatalistic "hamster wheel" at work throughout this movie. Darkly funny stuff. The scenes at the end with the phone call from the doctor and the tornado were perfect punctuation marks to cap off this film! Life goes on ....and there are consequences. If I were Jewish I have a feeling I would have gladly given it 5 stars.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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