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The Black Dahlia

What? Who? Where? Duh?
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"I was sooooooooooo disappointed by this film - how did it even make it to the theatre? Was there no test audience done on this picture? Let's start with the cast: Hilary Swank has two Oscars - did she just want to wear something black in any 'ol movie? Scarlett Johansson, bimbo du jour, struts around looking way too perfect for the 1940's and then there's Josh Hartnett. How does this guy keep getting acting jobs? It's as though he went to the James Brolin School of Wooden Acting. He's horrible! And then there's the convoluted story about how and why the murder happens ... there's family rivalries, suggestions of incest, who's stabbing who? huh? And, then it seems to go on and on and on. If you don't believe me, go ahead and rent this piece of crap and you, too, will wish you'd done something better with this week's Netflix mailing. I notice that this film is currently selling for OVER a dime on this site - shame, shame on you! " [More]

Infamous

Much Better Version
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"I think I've seen all the major films regarding the Clutter murders including the poor remake of "In Cold Blood" with Eric Roberts and Anthony Edwards ... and I thought this film was going to be in the same category when compared to "Capote". First of all, I really, really like Phillip Seymour Hoffman and thought he definitely deserved his Oscar .... but I really wish he'd received it for "Boggie Nights" and that "Infamous" had come out in another year because Toby Jones IS the very best Capote I have ever seen. This Capote is one very talented and troubled man, all wrapped in a wry, cynical, hilarious and campy outside persona. Not only does Toby Jones physically resemble Capote, he's captured what makes him the worthy subject matter of two films. Different from "Capote", "Infamous" shows you who Capote was before and after writing "In Cold Blood". Capote may have used and abused the two murderers for his book, but it cannot be denied that the many years it took to cre ... " [More]

School for Scoundrels

Better Than I Thought
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"The day I rented this film, I rented "Infamous" and the first season of "Weeds". I only rented this film because it looked like one of those stupid joke movies like "Old School" or "Talledaga Nights" that my husband enjoys ... so I figured I'd be killing two birds with one stone: placating my husband's taste in films and getting in a short nap about midway through the movie. Well, I was pleasantly surprised here. Don't get me wrong, this will never be on your top 10 must see list, but it's not a complete write-off. Jon Heder manages to rise above his Napoleon Dynamite persona as an average guy who would be considered a bit namby-pamby by the average he-man male. His job as a "meter maid" isn't exactly putting extra hair on his chest either. And then to make his situation even more desperate, he's also in love with a neighbor who is roommates with the acidic Sarah Silverman. After being rejected for the third ... " [More]

Splendor in the Grass

You Should Be So Lucky
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"Every actor should be so fortunate as Warren Beatty to debut in a film as good as this one is. As hapless Bud Stamper, he stutters and stumbles his way through his turbulent teenage years during the 1920's where he and his family are very large fish in a very small Kansas town. Overpowering father, Pat Hingle, is at his peak as attempts to live his lost youth through young Bud. And, then there's Natalie Wood who is smitten with Bud and he her, but this is the 1920's and poor Bud has a good devil and and bad devil on his shoulders pushing him forward and pulling him back. Poor Natalie goes crazy and is sent away to what seems like a very sanitized asylum for a few years to "get over Bud." After Bud's life comes crashing in on him in the early dawn of a gritty NYC morning, the two lovers are briefly reunited years later only to shrug their shoulders at what boils down to much ado about nothing. It's no wonder that Beatty went on to do as many good films ... " [More]

Scoop

Now He's Just Plain Creepy
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"What is it about Woody Allen that prevents him for watching his films and possibly seeing what is so apparent to the rest of the world? You know, that he's just getting creepier and creepier when he insists on being in FRONT of the camera as well as behind it. I thought I'd never say he's ruining his films, but he is. Hey, Woody, loved you in the 70's and 80's, but when you stand next to young nubiles such as Johansson and Jackman, it's like we took a left at Yikesville! Remember "Match Point" and how really, really good it was? It's because you weren't in it! Duh! Oh, yeah, and stop putting other actors in your persona (i.e., Will Ferrell?) Run, Run, Run from this movie and then take a good hot shower to remove any of its remains. " [More]

That Thing You Do!

Loved This One
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"There's almost nothing I don't like about this film about a garage band's one hit wonder. Written, directed and produced by Tom Hanks, it's a wonderful slice of the early 60's in middle America. The cast is believable because you feel you met a few of these people while growing up. Hanks captured a moment in time when things were just beginning to change on many levels in our lives. Plus, Liv Tyler delivers one of the very best movie lines ever about "wasting thousands of kisses" on her self-absorbed boyfriend, perfectly portrayed by Johnathon Schaech. Funny, sad, poignant - and the song ain't bad either. " [More]

L.A. Confidential

About As Good As It Gets
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"Sometimes when Hollywood tries to do a retro film, it's just too slick and off the mark. The characters are just too perfect and the sets are too pristine. Fortunately, they got it right here. Characters are believable and the story is good. There's a couple of nice twists and the bad guys are really bad. Kevin Spacey does a nice job here; as good as he was in The Usual Suspects. I'd even go as far to say he may have peaked with this film, because a few of his films that followed certainly fell short of expectation. Danny DeVito is cast perfectly as a sleazy gossip monger, and you'll almost like Russell Crowe, too. (Again, before he was huge star and maybe less of a jerk overall). The only criticism I'd make is that Kim Basinger's performance may not have been Oscar-worthy, but then again, you decide. " [More]