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Sukiyaki Western Django - R
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Tribute or Pastiche? Not sure. Typical Miike. Don't expect any type of real characters. Expect lots of gimmicks and fun with photography. Very flashy. Witty at times, but actually a bit boring by the end. Has a few good sequences but the script is crap and feels interminably long. First act is junk. Skip right to the second half and you'll save yourself an hour. Falls very short of the originals. In fact if you're not familiar with Spaghetti's... It could be a waste of time, and I do mean very familiar. None of the moments here are original or very creative. It's really a catalog of moments that already exist... Actually. Skip this. Just watch the originals. (Tarantino is a horrible actor. He could be really funny, if he didn't think he was the coolest thing since stuff.)
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November 27, 2008
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Sex and the City - R
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September 11, 2008
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N/A
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Le Cercle Rouge - Unrated
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July 15, 2008
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N/A
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There Will Be Blood - R
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Brilliant. The end is magic. Yes... There will be blood.
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May 11, 2008
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N/A
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On the Beach - Unrated
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May 10, 2008
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N/A
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The Missouri Breaks - PG
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Unbelievable acting and direction. Watch Brando in this film and you'll understand Depp... Don't ask why. Just watch this movie. It's brilliant how deftly it moves between dark and light, comedic and tragic moments. Possibly one of my new favorite films.
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April 28, 2008
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N/A
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Juno - PG-13
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Believe the hype. This movie could have fallen into so many cliche pitfalls but it survives brilliantly. Good writing and well acted. Watch it.
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April 28, 2008
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N/A
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The Panic in Needle Park - PG
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Great acting. One of the more real drug movies I've ever seen... Very much in the style of the late sixties and early seventies trend to honestly portray the darker side of American life. It's a love story but it's a love story about broken people trying to survive and figure out what they really love. No Hallmark moments here.
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April 18, 2008
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N/A
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Miss Potter - PG
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April 16, 2008
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N/A
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Sin City - R
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The only graphic novel adaptation to get it right... And boy oh boy does it get it right... Right between the eyes. Bam!
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April 14, 2008
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N/A
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith - PG-13
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Of course the original is better but I feel silly for saying that. This is interesting just for the casting and it's relevance to celebrity culture.
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April 14, 2008
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N/A
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Bruce Almighty - PG-13
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Has its moments.
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April 14, 2008
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N/A
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - PG-13
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The verdict is in. Lucas is FX genius but a bad director... Unless of course you judge good direction by box office numbers, then I suppose he's a goddamn genius.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial - PG
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How dare they CGI this classic. I'm surprised they didn't offer to swap out the M&M's for a new product that could go to the highest bidder.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Finding Nemo - G
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Fun but unsurprising.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Pretty Woman - R
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Could there be a more demeaning fantasy packaged as a romance? A Cinderella story... Check out the roots of that fable and compare it to this Disneyfication of male hubris gone wild.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Austin Powers in Goldmember - PG-13
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It's getting old.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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American Pie - R
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Not another teen sex comedy.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Spider-Man - PG-13
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Weak.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Stop Loss - R
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall - R
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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The Ruins - R
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) - R
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The script is a little scattered but that's pretty typical for the HK cinema. Acting is beautiful. The Departed gives us more on the background of these characters motivations. Infernal Affairs very much exists in the moment, but that's completely appropriate for a movie that seeks to make Zen statements. This is about how we live. The Departed is more about well... How we depart.
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April 13, 2008
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Giant - G
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Amazing epic that holds up brillinatly today. Very few films of this scope can pull it off... This movie passes all tests with flying colors. A classic document of America in the industrial age.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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La Dolce Vita - Unrated
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Fellini and Mastroianni plus Ekberg in the fountain! Reviews are redundant. This is required viewing for anyone that considers themselves a cineaste. After all this is the movie that gave birth to the name Paparazzi.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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