DavidCrow Reviews

Paparazzi (2004)

Not enough film for the buck

[13 September 2004]

I enjoyed the general premise of the show, but two things left me with a bad after-taste. First the film was only 80 minutes long. It's no secret that listing times and actual start times for a movie are often 10 minutes apart.

This particular film had at least 20 minutes of advertisements. Second, Detective Burton had way too many reasons to question Laramie but chose not to. In fact, Burton was almost identical to Columbo with his "There's just one more thing..." I would have added 10-15 more minutes to the movie by having Burton at least semi-question Laramie. For example, when Laramie left the scene of the motorcycle accident, he pushed on the wheel/tire to get up from kneeling. It was never questioned why one of Laramie's pens was at the scene of the accident. Yes it could have been legitimately obtained by the biker, but it was never even questioned. The serial number on the movie-set gun could have been tracked to whatever film was using it at the time. Burton was not even curious, or at least not curious enough. Several hours elapsed between the time Laramie "batted" the third guy to death and when the fourth guy cut himself breaking the window pane of the deceased. Forensics could have eliminated the window breaker from being a suspect because his blood would have not been exposed to air as long as the dead guy. Do those cameras that take pictures of your license plate as you speed through the intersection actually produce a flash like that? If so, wouldn't that border on dangerous to suddenly have a very bright light flashed in front of you?

Dark Blue (2002)

Decent showing

[15 July 2003]

The movie as a whole was good, but the ending was odd to say the least. I guess it's hard to wrap such stories up with a nice bow. I liked Eldon's award ceremony but really expected something to become of VanMeter.

Sniper 2 (2002 Video)

Fair

[18 March 2003]

Even though I have a high tolerance for bad movies, this one was pretty lame. The original movie was much more intense and climatic. The plot made little to no sense. You didn't come away with a 'hero' like you do in most action-type films. Oh well, live and learn.

John Q (2002)

Excellent movie

[19 July 2002]

This movie does a lot to show the troubles the healthcare industry faces in regards to organ transplants. It's a shame that they have to cost such an astronomical amount. It's an all-around good movie. The relationship between John and his son, Mikey, is special. After the movie was over, I went into my son's room and just watched him sleep for a few minutes!

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Action-packed but laced with inaccuracies

[6 May 2002]

For example, in the scenes with the SAM:

1) The jet would have been long gone by the time they got the SAM up and fired. 2) If they did happen to launch it, the SAM would have hit them in about 2 seconds. The F18 was pretty much at ground level. 3) When the F18 evaded the first missile the first time, it never would have re-acquired lock. 4) The second missile would not have been able to catch up to the first (the scene shows both of them tailing him)...they're flying at the same speed after all. 5) Since the F18 was at ground level trying to evade the first missile, the second missile never would have been able to be fired ANYWAY. PLUS they were running away from the launch site at Zone5 (full afterburner)!

Also, why did the army decide to quit chasing him when he was within rifle range at that first hill?

The Circuit (2001)

Decent movie

[25 April 2002]

Not what I expected from a karate-type movie. Parts of the movie were slow and seemingly irrelevant. I would have expected more fight scenes to show that Longstreet was indeed "the man." A few scuffles did not make him stand out, especially being the former "circuit" champ.

Last of the Dogmen (1995)

Good movie

[11 April 2002]

The scenery and such makes you want to live outdoors. Other than the few times that Lewis asked what was said, I wish we could have known the conversations between the Cheyenne and Lillian. Other than his daughter's death, I also did not understand the sheriff's desire to track Lewis so far into the wilderness, even before the pharmacy thing.