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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
a real bomb with big shot names and bad movie
s movie that insults the intelligence of most of it's audience. both brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie are beautiful to look at but they cant act, just turning out another box office money maker. afraid to attempt something new this is like a combination formula movie template of total idiocy, what a comic duo. Pitt and Jolie, i would rather watch burns and Allen or stiller and Meara. to combine these two into a team is ridiculous it makes you wonder about the publicity of their private lives cover-up a real film fiasco.. this is a picture you can avoid, paying for and avoid renting.. Pitt did a better job in Thelma and Luise. It a good thing the Beverly hills/ publicity club really stood behind this picture. the action scenes were brimmed with stupid clichés, the picture lacked anything redeeming and the fact that its Jolie and Pitt ,the Hollywood critics are afraid to really tell the truth about this picture a real bomb.
Walk the Line (2005)
reese witherspoon was the best
this was a well prepared well produced docudrama about the life of the great johnny cash. the writers left out the trivial and got to the real meat of the june carter and johnny cash's life and their love. a triumphant country western film, which there are very small amounts of them. reese witherspoon played a great part, and she was great in the picture ,this movie is a ten all around. jerry lee lewis played by wayne payne was magnificent and captures a different era in American music. cannot leave out joqquin phoenix as a great compassionate johnny cash. buy the DVD lots of extras from 20 century fox.. worth seeing reese witherspoons other movies to see how she developed this great talent showcased in this movie.
Woodstock (1970)
great movie of the event
Richie havens, Joan Baez,country Joe and the fish, and ten years after Alvin lee were great, all the footage made great documentary of the first and only real rock concert. repeats can never be made, the footage of the original event can never replaced, including waiting on line for phones to call home. never happen today, with the cellphones, and could never be repeated. Crosby stills and Nash were also great, along with canned heat. with the rain chant and the arlo Guthrie stating the thruway was closed. todays youth want to repeat this event but the Vietnam conflict enraged this nation, and this was an event involved with and about the Viet Nam war. with 56,000 us soldiers and other killed in Vietnam this is an historical piece what ever your opinion about the war, it is still a tragedy to lose 56,000 to the war.and to this day makes you wonder why?
Friday After Next (2002)
if you have a sense of humor great movie.
ice cube, a superb actor and writer of this straight out la ghetto comedy, a Compton California type neighborhood comedy, with all the characters give extremely great personalities. writing excellent but, has to watched as a comedy, straight and it gives a lot of laughs. mike epps as day day is great,believable and a funny actor.. don dc curry as uncle elroy a real character, like you know these people. crazy, and unique characters.mrs perly as the bizarre landlady, with her crazy sex crazed son. money mike as a pimp was also fantastic money mike was played by katt williams. hi tribute to ice cube to get this movie made and i think it was very very funny.
One Deadly Road (1998)
it should have been a comedy.
a frank Adonis movie, with Paulie from rocky, attempted to be a dramatic movie the likes of Donne bras co, good fellas, casino, mean street's, instead should have been made into a comedy..good acting by oliver, and Sal...nice movie to rent, went straight to video. frank Adonis actor in twelve academy award winning pictures, including good fellas, and wall street, should have done a better job on this one. should have started out making a comedy. frank Adonis filmed the movie in bensonhurst the idea was good, but, the story itself was too weak to carry this small cast. Mr demeo 's acting was very good and he is seen in various other films.
Meet the Fockers (2004)
dustin Hoffman and ben stiller shine in meet the fockers
after you have seen meet the parents, this sequel meet the fockers,is a great insight into the gaylord focker family(ben stiller).. seems like a quickly made sequel but of great entertainment value. what is striking is the poor acting and showing by robert dinero,who seems like he signed on for the cash. dustin Hoffman is very entertaining as is barbara streisand,as the quirky overly sexed Jewish focker in laws. the contradiction between the obvious wasp family and the Jewish fockers is a great step forward from the meet the parents confrontation..all and all the movie is very entertaining, but i would expect acting awards, just big paychecks for the actors. a moneymaker and made to be so.
Bruce Almighty (2003)
jennifer adds to a somewhat funny movie..
talented jennifer aniston should have had a bigger role in this somewhat funny. jim carrey is pretty good, but movie drags along at times. again jennifer aniston's addition adds to a movie that is slightly humorous, and brings a slight chuckle, not hilarious but good to see. aniston deserves larger parts in this type of film.
Training Day (2001)
great action,and great acting by denzel and ethan hawke
a great story, great screenplay, and denzel washington deserves the academy award he got for this picture. ethan hawke is also great as new rookie narcotics cop under sergeant alonzo harris. both perform life changing acting appearances. great party by gang member smiley played by cliff curtis. this actor is really great, in the role as smiley..he adds color and tremendous ability to the part. the whole picture is a ten and deserves watching. and watch with feeling, you have to get into the whole picture from beginning to end to really enjoy. a real thriller with ebbs and tides of emotional roller-coaster give by outstanding class one performances. puts denzel with denero,pacino, Hoffman and brando.. denzel washington is outstanding and his portrayal is spiritual in nature.
Along Came Polly (2004)
Jennifer aniston is loved everywhere.
You have got to go see this movie, very funny, hilarious, ben stiller, of meet the parents fame, lot of his same old shtick. but, pretty good chemistry between stiller and aniston. And jennifer is great in the movie, and it seems every picture she is getting more and more notice, and her talents are just beginning to bloom.....this is a movie that really wastes the talents of aniston, with a mediocre story, but worth seeing, for the jennifer aniston fans...
Showgirls (1995)
one bad bad movie, terrible acting,and story
this movie shoud've went right to blockbuster video, and then you shouldn't take it out, elizabeth berkley's body is great, the only good thing in the movie . a few titilating scenes, of lesbian nature. should have been written as a comedy, if you can stand it..lin tucci is good in the movie for the part she plays.. elizabeth berkley's career took a beating from this one.
Mean Streets (1973)
Harvey Keitel and Denero are great
great movie ,realistic about little italy, and brooklyn type of hoods, of yesterday. denero is great as cousin johnny, and harvey keitel is an acting genius, great martin scorcese movie, fantastic, directed, with skill creating reality,of the period and of life in italian new york communities.Keitel and denero are geniuses and show their talents are showcased in this great movie.
The Odd Couple (1968)
the best of neil simon oscar and felix great combo
walter matthau and jack lemon take neil simons play to the movies. making a great pictures with great characters, murray the cop, and speed.. jack lemon is the quintessential pain in the rear. he is a whining miserable hypochondriac, a neat freak. while oliver is the dirty slob, a great combination for a bad marriage or abnormal roommate situation.. and this is the best.
Monster's Ball (2001)
HALLEY BERRY IS GREAT
great acting from superb cast, with halle berry and billy bob thornton topping off a fantastically written and directed screenplay.. halle is a natural actress, and performs a role that takes her from poverty, to tragedy, to torment and love . a black and white love affair,forbidden fruit ,ebony and ivory..great sex scenes and billy bob thornton gives a fantastic appearance.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
great movie classic, natalie wood discovered.
Great movie chirstmas classic for close to almost 60 years. maureen ohara as doris walker,is excellent supporting cast all star quality, including william frawley. natalie wood discovered here, as acting genius as child star susan walker. edmund gwenn is santa clause. cute scene with dutch girl when they sing dutch christmas song. have to see it any age.
Bruce Almighty (2003)
jennifer adds to a somewhat funny movie..
talented jennifer aniston should have had a bigger role in this somewhat funny. jim carrey is pretty good, but movie drags along at times. again jennifer aniston's addition adds to a movie that is slightly humorous, and brings a slight chuckle, not hilarious but good to see. aniston deserves larger parts in this type of film.
Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972)
great movie brando is the best actor of all time
have to see this movie. very risgue at the time, a bombshell in cinema verite. a review doesnt justify the temptations and emotions generated by marlon brando and his girlfriend jean.would be an academy award winning picture if not shot in france, and no total nudity. brando show how he can really act. this would be considered porno in 1972, but not today.. a real innovative plot,different from other roles mr brando has and had taken..cohesive, jaw dropping, scenes.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
great john ford classic with stewart and wayne
great western movie, with western shtick. john wayne is his usual great self. and james stewart plays his part to perfection.and superb casting with john carradine as maj cassius starbuckle, denver pyle as amos carruthers,andy devine as maarshall link appleyard.great writing by james warner bellah. interesting scene when wayne shows stewart how to use a handgun. the wild west at his best. and top it off with the excellent thespian lee marvin as liberty valance. this movie screams see me again.
The Ice House (1969)
movie really is bad.
movie is boring bad, and totally stupid. nancy dow, is worth seeing in a movie. only because she is jennifer aniston's mom. and curiousity caused me and i am sure many others to see this movie because of the relationship with jennifer aniston of friends. other than that not worth seeing, and worth forgetting altogether..
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
raunchy, vulgar, and tolerable if you like vulgar coarse
movie was vulgar and highly offensive. yet cameron diaz, was great in the picture, and christina applegate has wasted all her real talent and exploits the vulgarity and complete coarseness of this movie. i would rather see it than be involved with it.. must be an embarrassment to the actors involved..but i would still see it.
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
cagney at his best with an outstanding cast
the dead end kids, with mugsy, combined with cagney have created a classic new york neighborhood picture. the storyis great and cagney shows that gangster is in his soul the orginial gangster, who attended stuyvesant high school of new york located on east 15 street .the old location, cagney was new york, and he shines in this role, and the others all are great. see it over and over.
Cop Land (1997)
great acting for such a lousy movie.
script and story pretty terrible. like a television series brought to the movies. excellent cast,including better than average performances from ray liotta, and robert denero..excellent performance from harvey keital as the police officer ray. story ill conceived and ending unbelievably stupid. The basic concept of the story is very good, but it drags on into pure stupidity. Denero looks like he did it for the paycheck like backdraft.But keitel and liotta, shine. try to make it work, but it cant be done. should be called crapland..
Midnight Run (1988)
great story with great action
robert de niro great, charles grodin even better,makes the picture come to life. story is terrific and unique. and should be watched by all who travel. two people joined together that should not be together and travelling, like planes trains and automobiles, but funnier, and more believable. kotto is great as fbi agent real , and convincing. worth seeing more than once.
The Good Girl (2002)
jennifer aniston is a great actress.
not only is she beautiful,charismatic, and a natural greek,descended goddess, she is great in good girl.and should be able to find her a script,screenplay, that would get her her academy award as best actress and possibly best supporting actress. fox searchlight pictures, did a great job in showing jake gyllenhaal, and jennifer aniston in roles that are so real they are terrifying. and some mediocre lives are terrifying when one feels they just exist and not live. and jennifer portrays this role perfectly.
Gigli (2003)
movie not worth seeing.
unless you see this movie for free, you might not think you got ripped off. acting terrible for jennifer lopez and ben affleck, maybe they could get married and leave hollywood.The worst dialogue, and jennifer lopez stinks as an actress. She is the worst, but combined with ben affleck they combine to make you sick. dont even see it on video.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
one of the best movies ever made.
directed by world renown john huston in 1948. timeless masterpiece, with humphrey bogart at his best. where greed and the love of money and gold takeover. with the statement that you come into this world with nothing and leave with nothing,bogart goes crazy.the role of gold hat by alfonso bedoya was great. a 10 on a scale of 1/10 see it as soon as possible and walter huston was superb and also deserved an oscar.