One of
my resolutions for 2003 is to watch a new film every Saturday night.
Of course, my definition of new might be different than yours - with
small children, going out to an newly released film at a theater every
week is out of the question.
For me 'new' means a film I haven't seen before, that was just
released to DVD that week. Okay, I'll break that rule occasionally
here, since all rules were meant to be broken. But those are the films
you'll usually see reviewed here each week.
But why review movies? Why not? I've been reviewing toys for years,
and another of my passions is film. No, I'm not a wannabe actor,
director or screenwriter. I didn't minor in film in school or even
take a film appreciation class at the local community college.
In other words, I'm pretty much like 90% of the people who watch
the movies made by the film school graduates each week. I know what I
like, I know what I don't like, and I'll do my best to be literate
when trying to explain my thoughts to you. And I promise to never use
the word 'sublime'.
My reviews are broken into four sections. First, I'll give a very
brief plot summary. Then on to the fairly spoiler free review. I'll do
my best in this section to keep all the juicy stuff out of there.
Then, my overall rating. My rating system is based on one of three
recommendations:
| Buy It - go buy this DVD now. I mean
right now. Before the first week discount price runs out. It's an
excellent flick, worthy of repeated viewings.
Rent It - a large percentage of the
movies are going to end up in this category. A movie that's worth your
couple hours and four bucks will end up here, and there are plenty of
those on the market. Deciding for yourself whether it's up your alley
or not will depend on other things like genre, actors, and perhaps my
general comments. I've also updated this recommendation to also
included a possible 'qualified'. That means I recommend renting it
under certain qualifications around what types of films you usually
enjoy, or who is in it.
Skip It - don't even waste your time
in front of the tube. Turn on Celebrity Mole if you have to, or maybe
Joe Millionaire. On second thought, don't do that - pop in an old
favorite of yours instead.
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The final section will be spoiler heavy. I'll go into the actual
plot points, devices and specifics about what made the film work, or
not.
If you liked this review and would like to read more like this (or
even submit your own reviews) then check out Film Emporium. This is a
discussion group started by a friend of mine dedicated to movie/DVD
talk and reviews. They're always looking for new members to join so
check it out:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/filmemporium/
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Superman
Returns
released June 28th,
2006
Crash
guest review April 14th,
2006
King Kong
released December
14th, 2005
The
Chronicles of Narnia
released December
9th, 2005
War
of the Worlds
released November
22nd, 2005
Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory
released November
8th, 2005
UnDead
released October
25th, 2005
Land
of the Dead
released June 24th, 2005
Batman
Begins
released June 15th, 2005
Revenge
of the Sith
released May 18th, 2005
Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy
released April 30th, 2005
Sin
City
released April 1st, 2005
Alfie
released March 15th, 2005
The
Incredibles
released November 5th, 2004
The
Grudge
released October 22nd, 2004
Team
America
released October 15th, 2004
Star
Wars DVD's
released September 21st, 2004
The
Village
released July 30th, 2004
Spider-man
2
released June 30th, 2004
Secret
Window
released June 22nd, 2004
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
released June 4th, 2004
Bubba
Ho-Tep
released May 25th, 2004
Triplets
of Belleville
released May 4th, 2004
Hellboy
released April 3rd, 2004
Cat
in the Hat
released March 22nd, 2004
Dawn of
the Dead
released March 19th, 2004
House
of a 1000 Corpses
released 2004
Cabin
Fever
released January 20th, 2004
Once
Upon a Time in the West
released January 5th, 2004
Lord of
the Rings - Return of the King
released December 17th, 2003
Matrix
Revolutions
released November 5th, 2003
Charlie's
Angels Full Throttle
released October 21st, 2003
Texas
Chainsaw Massacre
released October 18th, 2003
Kill
Bill
released October 10th, 2003
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Bulletproof Monk
released September
9th, 2003
Identity
released September 2nd, 2003
Below
released 2002
Chicago!
released August 19th,
2003
Soylent Green
released August
5th, 2003
Final Destination 2
released
July 22, 2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
released July 1, 2003
Gangs of New York
released July 1st, 2003
They
released
June 10th, 2003
Die Another Day
released June 3rd, 2003
Bruce Almighty
in theaters May 23rd, 2003
The Matrix Reloaded
in theaters May 15th, 2003
Catch Me If You Can
released May 6th, 2003
X-men 2
in
theaters May 2nd, 2003
Darkness Falls
released April 22nd, 2003
The Transporter
released April 15th, 2003
Pi
released in
1998
Phone Booth
in
theaters April 4th, 2003
Maid in Manhattan
released March 25th, 2003
8 Mile
released
March 18th, 2003
Sasquatch (The Untold)
released March 11th, 2003
The Ring
released March 4th, 2003
Knock Around Guys
released February 26th
Stargate Director's Cut
released February 18th
Daredevil
in
theaters February 14th
Sweet Home Alabama
released February 4th, 2003
Simone
released
January 21st, 2003
The Bourne Identity
released January 21st, 2003
About a Boy
released January 14th, 2003
Signs
released
January 7th, 2003 |
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