Archive for the ‘Ten second reviews’ Category
Sunday, November 5th, 2006
I mentioned a while back that I was going to review the best documentary film I’ve ever seen. The time is now.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of Netflix. For the first time, I have a huge library of films available to me, movies that I wouldn’t get to see otherwise [...]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
The wife and I watched “Click” tonight, with Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, and Christopher Walken.
Hey, this movie was actually pretty entertaining. Yeah, it was predictable at times, but it’s an Adam Sandler movie, so you just have to look over stuff like that. There were some typical Sandler belly-laughs, but it [...]
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Monday, October 16th, 2006
Saw a good movie this weekend: Little Miss Sunshine. Very entertaining film; I recommend it highly. Plus, I think my wife liked it even more than I did.
Four stars out of five.
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
We took the kids to see “Everyone’s Hero” this weekend. We thought it was very good; the kids didn’t move their eyes from the screen, especially my baseball-crazy son.
It wasn’t the best children’s movie ever, but it was fun all the way through. If you have a young son, however, go see it [...]
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
“The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.” We just finished watching this one. Very, very good film. As always, Tommy Lee Jones is outstanding, and Barry Pepper is pretty good as well.
Three and a half stars out of five.
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Saw a fantastic film recently: “The Illusionist“. Edward Norton stars as Eisenheim the illusionist, and he’s great in every movie he’s in. Paul Giamatti also does a fine job in his role as Chief Inspector Uhl.
Norton plays a magician in Vienna around the turn of the century, and I can’t say enough about [...]
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Saw Woody Allen’s latest — “Scoop” — while I was in New York a couple of weeks ago. Sure, the film is set in London, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see a Woody Allen movie while in his favorite town.
I wasn’t disappointed, and neither was the crowd who packed [...]
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that “Snakes on a Plane” is the greatest movie I’ve ever seen.
Five stars out of five.
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Thursday, August 10th, 2006
We watched “Game 6” a couple of nights ago, starring Michael Keaton. Very, very good. Maybe you need to be a dedicated baseball fan like me to get it (even though there is very little baseball in the actual movie), but I thought it was a great film.
Four and a half stars out [...]
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Saturday, August 5th, 2006
My wife and I saw “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” last night.
We saw the original “Pirates” movie, and enjoyed it. This sequel is more of the same, and that’s a good thing. Very entertaining, fun popcorn movie. Plus, it starred Keira Knightley, which is very, very nice.
My only (mild) gripe [...]
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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
Here’s Part 3 (click here for Part 1 and Part 2) of the movie reviews that I hadn’t had a chance to get to over the last couple of years. Let me know what you think of these films:
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The Country Girl: Saw this one at some point last year.
Wow. Bing [...]
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
Here’s Part 2 (click here for Part 1) of the movie reviews that I hadn’t had a chance to get to over the last couple of years. Let me know what you think of these films:
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The Family Stone: A co-worker told me this was one of the worst movies she’d ever seen. [...]
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
Over the last couple of years, I’ve seen a bunch of films that I never got around to reviewing, despite good intentions. So, over the next few days, I’m going to throw all of these movies in two or three reviews. Enjoy, and I would really like to hear your own thoughts about any [...]
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Saturday, July 1st, 2006
After getting back from the airport last night, I was finally able to see “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”
Wow.
Four and a half stars out of five.
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Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Ken has his “Superman” review here, and it’s spot-on. Maybe I didn’t go as far as he in criticizing the film, but I agree with every single word he wrote.
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Saw “Superman Returns” on Tuesday night.
I’m going to revisit this review after I’ve had time to think about it, but my first reaction is disappointment. Director Bryan Singer laid an egg on this one. It was slow, and far too long (I can handle a movie being long if the director [...]
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
I can’t wait to see this documentary. I’ll probably have to wait until it is released on DVD (we don’t get out to the theater very often, and it’s unlikely that this movie will be shown anywhere near Wise), but I can’t wait.
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Last night, we took both of the kids to the theater to see “Cars,” the new animated feature from Pixar. They’ve got another hit on their hands, and we had a nice family evening.
“Cars” isn’t anywhere near as good as some previous Pixar features, like Toy Story and The Incredibles…but it’s good. The [...]
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
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