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Office Space (1999)
Top Notch
I love this movie, I want a sequel. This movie is perfect. I watch it again and again and I love it more each time. It keeps me going on every bad day at work.
The lines from this movie are priceless.
If you haven't seen it yet, see it. If you have seen it, see it again!
Someone Like You... (2001)
Uninspired -- Lame
Ashley Judd puts in one terrible performance, she is usually convincing, and fun to watch. In this movie she is just reading her lines and every once in a while trying to create tears, but they never materialize. I never once believed her character or her motives.
Greg Kinnear is a great actor, and he is very good here, but the writing for his character left him with several lame, unrealistic bits of dialogue. He carried it off well though.
As for Hugh Jackman, he reminds me so much of Matt LeBlanc I think he could replace him on Friends and no one would notice. He was not really inspired in his acting and seemed to be going through the motions as well.
Marissa Tomei was excellent in her role, AS USUAL, She brings characters to life. I think if we switched her and Ashley Judd in their roles this would have been a much better movie. I thought Marissa and Helen Hunt could have switched roles in What Women Want and made that one better. It would be great if these casting people would someday put the best actor or actress in a movie in the lead role.
Ellen Barkin deserves mention for a great, but brief, role in this one.
All in all the people and characters which were good were lost in the lame script and the lame acting from the lead characters. Although it was at times entertaining, and not painful to watch, it just wasn't anything but mediocre.
Tony Goldwyn is good at playing his slimey bad guy type when he acts in a film and he should stick to it, because he has no skills what-so-ever in the directing department. He didn't raise anyone's acting to a higher level, and mostly just put together a big moldy piece of cheese.
Cast Away (2000)
Another Great one from Zemeckis
I Love his movies. They are filled with detail. Sometimes you don't realize until a day or two later how much detail is dropped into a Zemeckis film. It is in the details that his stories are really brought to life. At face value I would have given Cast Away a 5 of 10 as an average movie. Then I started rolling over it in my head and when I awoke from a realistic dream about that tiny island Tom Hanks was deserted on I knew it was more the first washes across you. You have to watch it more than once I decided. You HAVE to look for all the details. The religious symbolism. The Major Zemeckis theme throughout many of his films: Fate versus Free Will. The Man Vs. Nature. The Comedy is an average man's faults. These are the things a Bob Zemeckis film explores and makes you feel.
I loved this film. I give it a nomination for Best Director and I give it 50-50 odds of winning. I nominate it for Best Picture. It will be a close race with Almost Famous and The Grinch. Tom Hanks is definitely a nominee for Best Actor. He was simply REAL. There is no better performance this year. Maybe an equal, but no better performance. Amazing.
As I said, at first glance I didn't like it much. The ending was something I didn't like. After some time to re-think it through I think the ending is brilliant.
This is one of the three best films of 2000. Go see it for yourself.
What Women Want (2000)
What a man wants...to like this movie.
I am a 28 year old man. I wanted to like this movie. I love Mel Gibson. I love Helen Hunt. I liked the premise. I liked 80% of the movie. But....
There were some major plot problems in what could have, with just a little tweak here and there, been a darned fine movie. My biggest problem is in the way the end was fashioned.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
Why would Mel Gibson's character say he stole all the ideas from her, when he didn't? He stole parts from her, and parts from every other woman whose thoughts he was hearing. He came up with the Nike concept and at best all she did was come up with part of the punch line.
They never really established that he actually really sabotaged much. Why would she fire him? That part MADE NO SENSE! He wouldn't have said he stole the ideas, because she would buy that. There was nothing to steal! He came up with the idea and they finished it together. Now he did seem to steal the VISA ad, but that was such a small little piece in comparison to saying the NIKE ad was hers. Since he wouldn't have said that, and he couldn't try and explain that he could read women's thoughts but the ability has suddenly left him, he would have to take the she was the other part of the team route. I just don't see a reason to fire him. The movie just fell into little bitty smoldering pile of rubbish at the end.
END SPOILERS !!!!!!!!!!
Other than the ending, I thought the movie was funny, creative, and very good. All but the last 10 minutes gets a 8/10 and the last 10 minutes gets a 2. Which brings the overall score to 5/10.
Average.
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Pretty Good, Redford movies are better when he isn't in them.
The last movie I saw which Redford directed was The Horse Whisperer. Redford showed himself too much and the movie could have been edited down to about half its length.
This one doesn't have Redford in it, so he does a pretty good job of keeping the pace moving.
Matt Damon is a great actor, but only good here. As an avid golfer I would have to say his swing is fairly flawed and the way he leaves his hips out means there is absolutely no way he could hit a golf ball 300 yards. However, his swing was perfect for the scenes where he was shanking the ball left and right. So I will give him a C grade on the golfing portion of his acting. Damon pulled off everything thing else with an A-. He was very good and had great chemistry with Charlize Theron. Her accent was off a bit, but not bad for someone from South Africa. Charlize gets a B.
Will Smith was a natural in his role and the highlight of the movie. Every moment he spent on the screen was perfect. A+ for Will.
Redford's direction was pretty good, but there were a few gaffes which are worth mentioning. Golf balls from the 20's did not have dimples. The close-ups of the balls showed 90's style golfs balls. This was quite lame. They were not made from polymers which made dimples possible until the late 40's. The balls were rubber on the outside and they would not have flown 300 yards if King Kong were hitting them with a wooden shafted club.
These technical glitches can be put aside because this movie wasn't really about golf they say. Well I say don't put golf in the story if you aren't going to do it right.
Redford gets a B-. Which is far from the D- I gave him for The Horse Whisperer.
Nice improvement Bob, Now remember to keep yourself out of the movies you direct.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Excellent
Every once in a while, a movie comes out that is so good it is hard to state what makes it so great. Let's put this way, I had high expectations for this movie going in. It exceeded them by leaps and bounds.
Jim Carrey is Best Actor material for this role. It will take a whole lot to convince me that someone else is more worthy. It is his best role to date.
The Grinch is the best movie I have seen this year, and I have seen a lot.
Ron Howard deserves a nomination at the least for Best Director. If this movie doesn't win Best Costumes, Best Special Effects, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Score, and Best Sound then they should shut down the Academy. NOTHING WILL TOP IT IN THOSE CATEGORIES.
Of course, it's commercial success and the fact that the Academy seems to hate comedies and what it feels are crowd pleasing movies seems to point to them ignoring it completely.
It is funny, it is uplifting, it is Dr. Seuss brought to life in the way we always wanted it to be. It doesn't take itself too seriously and it has a smooth flowing pace.
In short RUN to the theatres and maybe we can make this one beat Titanic.
Tin Cup (1996)
I can watch this movie over and over.
I have watched this film at least 40 times. I just love golf movies with a sense of humor. This one takes us into the world of pro golf. The terminology is right on.
Costner is awesome. He makes me laugh with his perfect cockiness. Don Johnson is great as well. You have to love Cheech.
The scene where Cheech (his caddy) and Kevin fight over which club to use is PRICELESS.
If you haven't seen this, and you like golf, rent it tonight.
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Just when you think Hollywood can't put out anything worse...
They put out the worst movie of all time. That's right, it's worse than Police Academy 6, and Manos: hand of fate. INCREDIBLE!
I was in a daze at the terrible pacing, pathetic screenplay, horrific plot, disgusting arrogance of the director, misguided satire, and generally poor overall acting in this film full of stars.
Farrah must be on Ritilin because her character not only wasted screen time, film and money, but also the ink used to write the script.
There is one scene with Helen Hunt and Richard Gere where they are making dinner at her place. The pacing is very slow, the acting looks like they just told them to get in the apartment, throw some steaks on the grill and try to pretend you have some kind of chemistry.
They had none.
Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler were both in a daze throughout.
Shelly Long tries to put on a Texan accent and fails miserably.
Also, the endless theme of everyone getting caught in the rain by a Texas storm which just comes out of no where. Wow, now THAT is top notch Comic Satire.
Of course, by the finale of the movie I could no longer control myself and was laughing hysterically. Oh the end was SO disgustingly over the top. I will still be laughing years from now. I have never seen a film put together this badly.
It had no redeeming qualities. It didn't even have good special effects!
This is a SPOILER warning.
Even though most of you won't make it anywhere near the end of this melted ice cream cone of a movie...
Richard Gere drives into a Tornado and is swept up and not only survives, but lands in Mexico. Then happens to be near a village. He is then lead in to a hut where a woman is giving birth. THEY SHOW A LIVE ACTION REALISTIC BIRTH!
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
AHAHHAHA
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
I am hurting, my sides are splitting from the laughter!
END SPOILER WARNING!
I won't tell you not to see it, because it is likely that it will be a long time before someone puts out something this bad again. This thing makes Mission to Mars look like the best Sci-Fi movie ever made.
It is the absolute king of bad movies!!!!!!!!!!!
Pay It Forward (2000)
Pretty Good Overall, but somewhat overboard in places.
'Pay It Forward' is a wonderful concept. I love the optimism it attempts to bring to a Hollywood film. However,
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
The optimism is spoiled when they decided to kill off the main character of the movie in order to try and make him a Martyr. This is the most Lame ending I could have imagined.
END SPOILER ALERT! END SPOILER ALERT!
The movie does have its moments. Kevin Spacey is SO GREAT I completely forgot he was Kevin Spacey after the first 2 minutes. He seemed strong and yet so vulnerable.
I wish all the teachers in America were as good a teacher as he is in the movie. His methods were great. He was able to bring the whole class into the subjects and teach more than just social studies.
Helen Hunt was excellent as well. She didn't once seem like 'Mad About You Helen', although she did remind me of 'As Good As It Gets' Helen.
I also liked Haley Joel Osment. I wasn't real impressed with his Sixth Sense Performance, at least not as much as most people, but I thought he was perfect here.
I also loved the performance of Jay Mohr. Is there a movie this guy is in where he doesn't play a memorable role? He was GREAT in Jerry Maguire, 200 Cigarettes and Go. He is so funny and SO Generation X. Top Notch.
Jon Bon Jovi was good, but his role in the story not very big. Angie Dickinson was under used as well, but incredible. Jim Caviezel is good, but gross as a homeless man. Those teeth were NASTY.
If it weren't for the ending and some other large plot flaws along the way, this could be a great movie.
But it isn't. It turns out to be a little disappointing to see a 75% excellent film and 25% trite garbage throw away.
A lesson for Mimi Leder: Do your best to walk the line between good drama and the cheesy sappy wasteland, but DO NOT CROSS IT.
To all: Go see it for the performances. Kevin Spacey is GREAT.
The Contender (2000)
This Movie is like the stuff that gathers in the bottom of a grill.
Nasty, Yucky, Waste, Grimy. These words describe both the junk that collects in the bottom of a grill and this terrible movie.
The dialogue written for this celluloid misuse was awful. My 4 year old could come up with better. There were a lot of just terrible blocking of shots, and blowing smoke rings with your cigarette ceased being cool at about, oh, say, the dawn of time.
The plot was as transparent as Wonder Woman's airplane. I am not going to worry about going into detail here, there isn't enough storage space on the server to hold all of the plot flaws and giveaways in the first 20 minutes of the film.
OK, While I am a Democrat and do hold a few of the same beliefs as this Writer, this movie is just absolutely SHAMELESS political advocation. This makes it have no kind of balance. We don't see any of the motivation for the Villains to do their dirty work. They just don't like her because she is a woman. LAME. Maybe if you set it in 1950 or something you could get away with this, but gender as a sole motivation? Give ME A BREAK. She had plenty of other things to pounce on besides gender and abortion. I mean she seemed to hold EVERY Possible ultra left wing political view. I don't think a person like this exists in reality. Every one is at least mainstream on an issue or two and if they weren't there is no way on earth you would try to get them confirmed to be vice-president. Woman or not.
I want Rod Lurie's next project to be "Mission to Mars 2" because he could make the perfect blend of the worst movie of the year ( Mission to Mars ) and the second worst movie of the year ( The Contender ). Yes, this one was worse than Battlefield Earth. At least I could openly laugh in the theatre, since everyone else was, and not feel bad during it. With "the contender" I had to hold it in so I wouldn't ruin the movie for the poor saps who don't see too many movies and just happened to walk in on a HUGE turkey. Plus, if he made Mission to Mars 2 maybe it could earn the distinction of worst film ever.
Don't go see this if you have ever see a movie or no even the least bit about how politics work. It will make you ache all over. It was painful.
Meet the Parents (2000)
I still don't know what to say.
I have to comment about this movie. It wasn't really funny. It seems everyone seems to think it is. I thought it had some funny moments, but many others were just so-so. The full house audience in the theatre I was in didn't laugh as much as I did, so I figure it didn't go over really well with them either.
The Movie might be more funny if I had never seen another one, but I have. So when a movie beats you to a bloody pulp with the jokes before they even happen, it loses the laugh. The dialogue in place was good, but I just kept knowing that certain things were going to happen.
EXAMPLES: ( SPOILERS ) We know from the moment they get there that the CAT is going to be a MAJOR joke prop. What is it with Ben Stiller and evil animals? I KNEW from the moment the urn was mentioned it would be broken, I KNEW the cat would not use the toilet the whole movie. I KNEW Ben Stiller would end up on the roof smoking. I KNEW it would probably result in something bad happening. I KNEW the stupid wooden alter would end up defamed in some way.
I could go on all day. These things were set-up with such bluntness that Helen Keller could see the sight gags coming.
While I did laugh at some points, overall I was really disappointed. The only way to make something funny is to catch the audience off guard with a new twist. There were none in this film.
P.S. Deniro is VERY Funny. Maybe one of the top five comedians in Hollywood. HE did make me laugh.
4 of 10.
The Tao of Steve (2000)
Hasn't everyone met this guy?
I know every one of you out there, know or are this guy. The one who gets the girls even though looking at him, you wouldn't think it could happen.
This movie will strike a cord with you.
But let's not leave out the fact that it is one of the funniest movies of 2000. From start to finish it has laughs, and loves, and up and downs. It is a solid movie.
It does have a few flaws but nothing to get into a snit about. It needs a wide release however. I don't understand how the big movie companies can widely release complete garbage, ie Autumn in New York ( bleah! I feel like I need to bathe after just typing the name of that horrible waste of film.), and not release this. This is a 75 million dollar money maker if you release it on 3000 screens.
WAKE UP HOLLYWOOD!
To everyone else:
Go see it at your independent art house theatre. Do NOT waste your money on BAIT, or THE WATCHER, or THE CELL.
Go SEE THIS. It is good.
Autumn in New York (2000)
This is one of the five worst films of the year.
Joan Chen is quite possibly the worst director ever to make a major studio picture. Although the credit for the writing of this waste of film goes to Allison Burnett, Joan Chen does just as poor a job with it. Will someone please take away Allison Burnett's word processor/type writer so we will not EVER be subjected to such garbage again?
Joan Chen must also be dealt with. I think she should be locked in a room with this movie and Mission to Mars playing on endless loop for three days just so she understands what torture it is when you direct a badly written C movie and people squander their money to see it.
Also does she just love Seagulls or What? I mean there were at least 20 slow-motion establishment shots with seagulls flapping through the frame. If I wanted to watch the discovery channel, I WOULD.
The Plot of this film has more holes than George "DUBYA" Bush's Social Security reform plan. It is riddled with bad dialogue, and plot points which make absolutely NO SENSE.
On top of that JOAN, Slow Motion does NOT equal EMOTION. The only emotion you evoked was anger at the fact that I paid 9 dollars to be tortured for 113 long minutes.
Richard Gere puts in one of the worst performances of his career and Winona Ryder is just as bad as she usually is. Obviously, she lost whatever she had in 'Girl, Interrupted'. Maybe that something was Angelina Jolie? This one should have been called, 'Life, Interrupted' or maybe 'Needles in your eyes, Uninterrupted' or 'Good Movie, NOT!'
Don't see this, it will only make you wish you were doing something more fun, like twidling your thumbs.
1 of 10 -- because they don't allow me to give out 0.
Space Cowboys (2000)
Very Entertaining-- 7 out of 10.
GOOD POINTS: Excellent acting, Heartstopping action ( the opening sequence is GREAT!), and Fun dialog.
Bad POINTS: Scientific flaws, plot problems.
I am quite critical sometimes of space movies, but this one does just about everything right. The characters in this movie are 3D with feelings, and life long goals to accomplish. We like almost all of them and we are willing to just go along for the ride.
The Plot flaws found in this one weren't many, mostly to do with hollywood for realism issues. I am willing to let them slide since they managed to make the first outer space movie of 2000 in which I wasn't constantly laughing at the plot flaws and poor dialog. The directors and writers of Mission to Mars and Titan A.E. should look to this film as how to do it right and throw the reels of film they wasted on those to pieces of garbage where they belong.
Clint Eastwood again shows us how GOOD a director he is. Movies do not have to be perfect to be good, and do not have to be earth shattering to be entertaining.
Thanks CLINT!
To everyone else: Go see this one. You'll like it.
Three Kings (1999)
Mark Wahlberg CANNOT ACT. But other than that, pretty good.
I am sick of hearing how great Mark Wahlberg is. He was terrible in that terribly overrated film Boogie Nights. He was terrible in this. I don't see how people can say anything good about his acting skills. I still haven't seen 'The Perfect Storm' although I like Clooney because this fluke Mark Wahlberg is in it.
I thought I would watch Three Kings and maybe then I would be OK with paying to see 'The Perfect Storm.' I am now waiting for it to hit DVD as well.
Marky Mark sucked. He is unwieldingly cheesey every moment he is on the screen. He needs to re-join the FUNKY BUNCH in one hit wonder hell.
Other than that, I thought the movie was good. Clooney was top notch. Rent it if you like action movies.
What Lies Beneath (2000)
There were a lot of things I liked about this movie... BUT (possible spoilers but nothing major)
Despite some plot holes, which are a part of this genre, Robert Zemeckis brings us an entertaining film. He is obviously a BIG Hitchcock fan and it was kind of fun watching a new movie which walks in the same heavily traveled foot steps of the MASTER of SUSPENSE. Harrison Ford is great as well. He looks like he had much more fun making this one than the last couple I have seen him in. I can't wait for INDY 4.
My problems with the movie, however, were undeniable.
(WARNING: This section could spoil some things for you. So move on if you haven't seen the picture yet.)
Characters were developed and left the story forever. Why even bring them in, if we aren't going to use them? The Daughter was a throw away, the long lost friend of Clare (Michelle Pfeiffer in an excellent performance) shows up half way through and then only for about 3 seconds later in the movie, and the neighbors which played a large part in the first half seem to disappear. We don't even hear them through the windows anymore? Can they not hear what's going on next door? Aren't they in the least bit curious about the Psycho lady living next to them?
There are many others in the main plot as well.
I don't understand the need for the supernatural elements we are shown. I think it would have played better if the supernatural elements were all in the imagination of the characters.
( OPEN YOUR EYES I AM FINISHED WITH SPECIFICS )
They could have done better things with the ending as well. I was disappointed, but only a little. Some of the foreshawdowing is over-the-top, but that is part of the fun in a movie like this one.
I really loved watching the audience get scared and jump on quite a few occasions. They used a lot of the old style to make this happen. That part was a lot of fun.
Overall, I think it is a little better than average, but not perfect. It was entertaining. 6 out of 10.
BY THE WAY: The Trailer for the TOM HANKS AND ROBERT ZEMECKIS reunion movie CAST AWAY looks wonderful. I can't wait for that one. Pay attention to the previews.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
I hope I NEVER grow up enough to not like this.
I want to start off by saying I gave this movie a 10 of 10. Any movie which can keep my 2 and 4 year-olds still and speechless with their cute little mouths hanging open for 85 min. has to be an amazing feat.
That said, put on your little kid hat and enjoy. This movie is NOT adult fare. It isn't meant to be. It hits its target 2 to 6 year old market with a bullseye the size of Texas. In this high tech gadget age, I find it incredible how our transportation methods of the past are so interesting to our little children. They LOVE trains. Every kid in the PACKED theatre LOVED trains. I looked around about half way through this movie and ALL the kids in the audience were glued to the screen. I HAVE NEVER been to any movie where the kids were so into it. Not Toy Story, Not Toy Story 2, Not A Bugs Life, Not The Lion King, NOT Little Mermaid, and definitely NOT Chicken Run. This blows them all away. It caters to the youngest child in you. The wonder of the magical world of large machinery. The amazing feat of these trains which are SO taken for granted by us adults, is not at all lost on these kids.
For a moment, I lost myself in being a toddler again, and the pressure of long working hours and making a life for my family was gone. I hope I NEVER grow up enough to not enjoy taking a child's perspective and running with it. I think Alec Baldwin and Peter Fonda deserve a big round of applause for participating in a film with almost no adult appeal, but entirely to entertain its core audience, the 4 year old.
The Magic of Thomas the Tank Engine is something we started to experience only this spring. My son picked out one of the videos from our local library, and he was hooked. He watched them all! When we took vacation earlier in the summer we scheduled a ride on The Real Full-Size Thomas at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway near Cleveland, OH. My children still talk about it daily. It was the time of their lives to this point. For such simple joy, I am thankful to all of those who make this sort of thing possible.
So, Take the munchkins, pretend you are one of them and lose yourself in the moment. You may just find a little child lurking somewhere just under the surface!
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Very entertaining
Julia Stiles was great from moment one of this film. Heath Ledger is the best new actor in Hollywood. I loved him in the Patriot as well. I was a little afraid of this film because it seems geared to the teenager, so I waited until I was in the mood. I laughed a whole lot during this one.
The Cast in total deserves applause.
7 of 10.
Go rent it!
I still love this movie...and I have now seen it at least 25 times! Alyson Janney's performance makes me laugh more each and every time I see it. I appreciate it more now that I have become such a fan of West Wing. Her character in this movie is NOTHING like that, but instead very funny. February 28, 2005!
Sunshine (1999)
This movie could have been good, with some heavy editing.
NOTE TO ALL DIRECTORS: Long is not necessarily good. This movie is incredibly long. However not good. The scenes were drawn out way, way, way, way, way too long. The sex scenes were unnecessary, and often too long. The movie edited down to 2 hours and 10 minutes or so would have been exceptional, but alas it became so boringly long that I can only give it a 2 of 10. It is way below average.
Some other problems also exist in this marathon.
1) Ralph Fiennes plays a whole family tree. The guy who played the Great-grandfather looks nothing like him, but the Grandfather, Father and the son (who gives us constant unneeded voice over) are all Ralph Fiennes with different facial hair and the same basic bull-headed personality. No one seems to notice that each of these children look like a clone of the last, even though photos of them are being snapped at every turn. This one is minor, but if the movie hadn't been 3 weeks long it wouldn't have been so annoying.
2) The fact that no news from Germany was even whispered for the longest time about Jews being rounded up and sent off is ridiculous. Some word would have gotten to them and the thought of trying to run off would probably have been discussed. The uncle in France would surely have sent warning to try and get them to leave.
3) The love stories in this movie are totally wrong. You are spending forever telling us this thing and the development of relationships between main characters is extremely short. Suddenly... people are in love and almost instantly... married. Then having children. Then we draw things out for 6 centuries and forget about developing relationships. This again would not have stuck out so much in a 2 hour movie, but with time spent nothing was given to us.
4) The ending was just bad. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but you won't like it either...unless you are sadistic.
The director/writer should be tortured with having to watch this bloated garbage on a weekly basis, I mean endless loop, oops they are the same thing.
I wonder if Robert Redford did anything for this movie, I mean I think Istvan Szabo must be modeling his directing career after him. Long drawn out movie which totally ruins any substance in the movie. A short description of 'The Horse Whisperer', and Sunshine.
Sunshine, perfect title. If you start watching while the sun is shining it will quite possibly be well after dark when you leave.
The Kid (2000)
Bruce Willis can always be counted on to entertain.
This movie was just flat entertaining. I love that in a movie. It was funny, and the performances were very lively. The plot and dialog were totally Disney, but that isn't a bad thing. I love these types of Fantasy Disney Flicks.
Bruce Willis is so good. I have never seen him in a movie I did like at least a little bit.
Director Jon Turteltaub does an excellent job as well. This is a movie which could have gone very wrong, but was kept on task my good directing.
I gave it a 7 of 10. A very good score, for a very entertaining movie.
Scary Movie (2000)
I laughed harder watching Mission to Mars and IT wasn't supposed to be a comedy!
O.K. this is the perfect example for watch the trailer, and not the movie. The trailer was more fun than the movie. There were maybe five laughs in the movie 3 of which I had already seen in the trailer and of course the weren't as funny in the context of the movie since the things happening around them weren't very funny. This movie was quite a let down, since I generally love the Wayans movies.
I laughed harder watching Mission to Mars and IT wasn't supposed to be a comedy!
Bicentennial Man (1999)
A terrific Movie... Robin Williams is great, AGAIN!
I wasn't sure about this one due to the poor reviews it had and I didn't go to the theatre to see it. I should have. Robin Williams puts in yet another, bashed by the critics, but great performance. What do they have against this man? Every movie he has put out since Good Will Hunting won him an Oscar has been totally bashed by the critics. Patch Adams was one of the best films of 1998. I liked it more than Shakespeare in Love although less than Saving Private Ryan. This film is just the same steady good movie that Robin always produces.
The other actors were even good, including the usually wooden Sam Neill. Oliver Platt was great.
I was into the movie from minute one and I loved the overriding theme of outliving the ones you love. This is what my 92 year old neighbor told me when I was 10 and only a few months before he left us: "It has been a curse to outlive my children."
The plot was solid and the Special Effects were TOP NOTCH.
Rent this on DVD. It is the only way to do it justice.
Exit to Eden (1994)
This movie is utter garbage.
Sometimes I just love to watch bad movies.
This is the WORST movie that Dan Aykroyd has ever been in. Rosie is NOT FUNNY, but she was the highlight of this piece of trash as she could at least manage to smile.
It was just incredible how poor the script was. HA! HAHAHAHAHAHA! HA! SCRIPT? HA ! BAH HA! LOL!
That couldn't be considered a script. It was HORRID. Garry Marshall? BAD MOVIE!
Oh my. I can't tell you how many plot holes this has. You could have a contest to count the plot holes. The one who gets the most wins.
This is only good to see if you want to see a good example of how NOT to make a movie.
200 Cigarettes (1999)
I liked it. It was slightly above average entertainment.
I haven't read any reviews of this movie, but Judging by the 5.4 overall rating at this point, not many have liked it. I watched for the first time on DVD last night. I liked it. It was very 80's in that it was like an 80's movie. The actual 80's weren't that much like this, but the movies which were made in the 80's portraying the 80's were just like this. I think it is pretty good.
I laugh quite a bit, and I loved the ending. So don't get to hung up on opinions with this one. Let it wash over you as you experience an 80's movie, and laugh.
Up at the Villa (2000)
Should have been a wide release...Excellent Film.
I just don't understand what movie companies are thinking sometimes. This is a Very GOOD picture. The acting performance are Oscar Quality! Sean Penn is just incredible in everything. Kristin Scott Thomas is the best in this movie than any she has done. Way better than she was in that piece of trash 'The English Patient.' I mean if that junk won a bucket of Oscars, this one has get at least few nominations.
Anne Bancroft should be awarded the best supporting actress Oscar right now and end the wait. She was astounding. She was perfect for the role, and I forgot that she was one of the great movie stars of all time because I was lost in her role as the Princess.
This movie had a great plot line somewhat in the vain of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley', except that is was much more plausible.
Jeremy Davies, of 'Saving Private Ryan' fame, should also be mentioned. He turned in a spectacular role as a refugee.
This should have been promoted like crazy and sent to 3500 theatres about the 1st week of December. Instead the movie is an also ran for the summer and will probably drop off the face of the Earth. Great Job Hollywood! I think you brainiacs should keep promoting complete stentch films like Battlefield Earth, instead of taking on a good film like this one. Yeah that makes a lot of sense.
Overall a 9 of 10. And I rarely give a movie anything above a 7!