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Critics / Chuck O'Leary
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CHUCK O'LEARY

Agrees with the Tomatometer 66% of the time.

Biography: Chuck O'Leary has been an absolute film fanatic ever since he was 4 years old, and has reviewed movies off and on since the early 1990s. He started getting his reviews published in college, and subsequently wrote free-lance reviews for a local newsweekly for a year and a daily newspaper for four and a half years. In the meantime, he co-hosted a short-lived local radio show devoted to movies in 2000 and taught a college film course that same year. Unhappy with the progress of his career, and frustrated with the state of contemporary films, Chuck vowed never to review another movie again in 2001, and held true to his word until being coaxed out of "retirement" by Fantastica Daily founder John "Mervius" Murray in the spring of 2004. Chuck joined FulvueDrive-in.com in March of 2005 to write DVD reviews, and when Fantastica Daily went down in early 2006, he also started reviewing theatrical releases for FulvueDrive-in. His favorites are many, but he names "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) as his all-time favorite film. Chuck says, "Whether or not people agree with me, I hope they at least find my pull-no-punches style entertaining."
Favorites: All-time favorite films and movies I can watch anytime: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Verdict (1982), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Jaws (1975), Dirty Harry (1971), Sling Blade (1996), On Golden Pond (1981), The Passion of the Christ (2004), True Confessions (1981), The Deer Hunter (1978), Midnight Express (1978), About Schmidt (2002), The Remains of the Day (1993), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Rocky (1976), Arthur (1981), Casino (1995), GoodFellas (1990), The King of Comedy (1983), The Shining (1980), Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982), Deliverance (1972), Southern Comfort (1981), The Untouchables (1987), The Beguiled (1971), Awakenings (1990), On the Waterfront (1954), The Great Escape (1963), Midnight Run (1988), Year of the Dragon (1985), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Mass Appeal (1985), Scarface (1983), The French Connection (1971), The Bounty (1984), Scarecrow (1973), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Unforgiven (1992), The Elephant Man (1980), Terms of Endearment (1983), Best Seller (1987), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Last Man Standing (1996), State of Grace (1990), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Star Chamber (1983), Outland (1981), Thief (1981), Capricorn One (1978), Carrie (1976), The Fury (1978), The Odd Couple (1968), Stick (1985), 48 HRS. (1982), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sharky's Machine (1981), Braveheart (1995), Patton (1970), We Were Soldiers (2002), In Country (1989), Dressed to Kill (1980), Charley Varrick (1973), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Scent of a Woman (1992), ... And Justice for All (1979), Night and the City (1992), Law & Disorder (1974), F.I.S.T. (1978), First Blood (1982), Nighthawks (1981), Creepshow (1982), Aliens (1986), The Terminator (1984), Thunderbolt & Lightfoot (1974), A Perfect World (1993), Barfly (1987), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), The Omen (1976), The Towering Inferno (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Black Sunday (1977), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Best Friends (1982), Family Business (1989), Hooper (1978), The End (1978), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Night Shift (1982), Fletch (1985), Joe (1970), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Wild Bunch (1969), Emperor of the North (1973), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Shootist (1976), A Christmas Story (1983), Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) Favorite filmmakers: Walter Hill, Martin Scorsese, Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood, Sidney Lumet, Peter Hyams, Michael Cimino, William Friedkin, Sam Peckinpah, Robert Aldrich, Mel Gibson, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, Martin Brest, John Milius, Paul Verhoeven, John Frankenheimer, John Flynn and the '70s and '80s work of Brian De Palma and John Carpenter. Favorite actors: Burt Reynolds, Jack Nicholson, James Caan, Clint Eastwood, George C. Scott, Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Roy Scheider, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, James Woods, George Segal, George Peppard, Sean Connery, Lee Marvin, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Nick Nolte, Michael Keaton, Tom Berenger, Bill Murray, John Cassavetes, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Bridges, Telly Savalas, Michael Ironside, Morgan Freeman, Charles Durning, Brian Dennehy, Jack Warden, George Kennedy, Ernest Borgnine, Powers Boothe, James Gandolfini, Ian McShane, Robert Shaw, James Garner, Tom Atkins, Carroll O'Connor, Tim Conway, Dom DeLuise, Don Knotts, Dana Carvey Favorite actresses: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Ann-Margret, Meryl Streep, Faye Dunaway, Sally Field, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jean Stapleton, Sissy Spacek, Kathy Bates, Kim Cattrall, Louise Fletcher, Emily Lloyd, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diane Lane, Marsha Mason, Jacqueline Bisset, Jessica Tandy, Elisabeth Shue, Raquel Welch, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver, Hilary Swank, Amy Irving, Lee Remick, Kay Lenz, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Geraldine Page, Edie Falco, Rachel McAdams Favorite TV shows: All in the Family, The Sopranos, The O'Reilly Factor, Deadwood, St. Elsewhere, Strike Force (1981-1982), The Black Donnellys, Gomer Pyle, Homicide: Life on the Street

Publications: Fantastica Daily, FulvueDrive-in.com

Total Reviews: 249
Total QuickRatings: 1564

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Fresh
6/10

Rotten
37%

Rambo (2008)

" The end result of Rambo IV is akin to that of The Dead Pool, the fifth (and probably final) Dirty Harry movie. Yes, it is the least of the series, but years later, fans of the character will be glad it exists." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 25, 2008

Rotten
D

N/A

Forget About It (2007)

" An inept, choppy, painful-to-watch mess that looks like it was thrown together by rank amateurs." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 13, 2008

Fresh
7/10

Rotten
42%

The Bucket List (2007)

" Gets a little too Hollywood for its own good, but the biggest pleasure here comes from the moments where two of our best actors (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) simply talk to one another about life." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 23, 2007

Rotten
1/10

Rotten
26%

Halloween (2007)

" Hideous beyond words ... Zombie has made the white-trash scuzbucket version of Halloween in which most of the characters are made to be as unkempt and sleazy-looking as he is." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Aug 31, 2007

Fresh
B-

Rotten
49%

Lonely Hearts (2007)

" A good, not great, movie that benefits from nice period detail and some strong performances (especially Hayek and Leto), even if the real-life Beck was a heavyset, homely mess not anywhere near as attractive as Hayek." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Aug 1, 2007

Fresh
B-

N/A

The Rookies - The Complete First Season (1972)

" Dated and frequently corny in the superficial way it deals with a myriad of social issues. But warts and all, the series remains an adequate time killer for those of us who affectionately remember the '70s." — FulvueDrive-in.com
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jul 7, 2007

Fresh
B+

Rotten
35%

The Last Time (2006)

" Wildly entertaining ... Skillfully walks a fine line between black comedy and intense drama ... It's one of the year's best." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jul 5, 2007

Rotten
4/10

Fresh
81%

Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

" The third weak sequel in a creaky franchise that should have remained dormant." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jun 26, 2007

Rotten
D

Rotten
27%

Porky's Revenge (1985)

" A tiresome rehash." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jun 26, 2007

Rotten
C-

Rotten
11%

Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

" Did about a third of the business of its highly successful predecessor, and contains only about a third of the laughs." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jun 26, 2007

Fresh
B

N/A

TV Guide Presents - Banacek: The First Season (1972)

" Banacek, just like the actor playing him [George Peppard], deserves to be rediscovered." — FulvueDrive-in.com
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 26, 2007

Rotten
5/10

Fresh
90%

Knocked Up (2007)

" Has some sporadic laughs, but Ben and especially his roommates are just too gross to be the kind of charming free spirits Apatow thinks they are." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 31, 2007

Fresh
7/10

Rotten
59%

Bug (2007)

" Friedkin's Bug is a claustrophobic, unsettling, intense and extremely well-acted parable about paranoia." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 31, 2007

Rotten
4/10

Rotten
56%

Mr. Brooks (2007)

" If ever a movie epitomized the term 'overplotted,' it is Mr. Brooks." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 31, 2007

Fresh
B

Fresh
67%

Off the Black (2006)

" Ponsoldt's debut is full of quiet heartache, and effectively establishes a consistent melancholy tone. And Nolte is exceptional." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 25, 2007

Fresh
B+

Rotten
54%

Seraphim Falls (2007)

" A handsomely-mounted, muscular, red-blooded Old West adventure ... One of the most stunning films to look at in recent years." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 23, 2007

Fresh
B-

N/A

Amazing Stories - The Complete First Season (1985)

" A hit or miss attempt to revive the type of TV anthology series Spielberg grew up watching ... The best segment is the one directed by the underrated Peter Hyams entitled The Amazing Falsworth." — FulvueDrive-in.com
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2007

Fresh
A

N/A

All in the Family - The Complete Sixth Season (1975)

" Few shows have sustained this high level of hilarity into their sixth season, but All in the Family had a lot more going for it than just jokes; it was about a quartet of very human characters that many of us genuinely came to love." — FulvueDrive-in.com
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2007

Fresh
B

N/A

The Streets of San Francisco - The First Season: Vol. 1 (1972)

" Along with Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco was one of the best of the countless, one-hour formulaic police dramas to air on network television during the 1970s." — FulvueDrive-in.com
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2007

Fresh
B

Rotten
51%

Payback (1999)

" A tough, entertaining homage to the kind of gritty '70s crime film that long ago gave way to a slicker yet tamer form of action movie ... Both the studio's cut and Helgeland's cut work about equally well." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 10, 2007

Fresh
B+

Fresh
87%

Donnie Brasco (1997)

" Just misses ranking in the upper echelon of mob movies." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted May 9, 2007

Rotten
C

N/A

Until Death (2007)

" Starts out strong ... But after the 42 minute point, it turns into the action movie equivalent of Regarding Henry." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 24, 2007

Rotten
2/10

Rotten
47%

Shooter (2007)

" Shooter is a real stinker." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 6, 2007

Fresh
7/10

Fresh
87%

The Lookout (2007)

" A character-driven crime thriller ... The Lookout is definitely worth a look." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 6, 2007

Fresh
7/10

Fresh
85%

The Hoax (2007)

" A pleasant spring surprise." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 6, 2007

Rotten
5/10

Rotten
9%

The Reaping (2007)

" The Reaping will end up doing for Swank's career what Bless the Child did for the career of another Oscar-winning actress, Kim Basinger -- nothing." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 6, 2007

Fresh
7/10

Fresh
82%

Grindhouse (2007)

" The films seldom rise above the cheesy level of the very "B" movies they're emulating, but Grindhouse is a fun throwback to what it felt like to see exploitation movies at the nabes, drive-ins and inner-city theaters during the '70s and early '80s." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 6, 2007

Rotten
C

Rotten
5%

Broken Bridges (2006)

" The kind of trite material that seems better suited for the small screen than the big screen." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Apr 1, 2007

Rotten
C

N/A

The Veteran (2006)

" A respectable straight-to-DVD movie that was headed for the 'pleasant surprise' category before self-destructing with a terrible, out-of-the-blue ending." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Mar 28, 2007

Fresh
B

Fresh
92%

Re-Animator (1985)

" A comically ghastly B-movie delight." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Mar 20, 2007

Rotten
5/10

Fresh
60%

300 (2007)

" Made me long for the days when epics were photographed with the beauty and clarity of Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur and Spartacus." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Mar 7, 2007

Rotten
5/10

Fresh
62%

Music and Lyrics (2007)

" The song [Pop! Goes My Heart] is a lot of fun, but ends up being the only memorable thing in a middling rom-com that needed a wittier script." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 22, 2007

Fresh
7/10

Rotten
18%

Factory Girl (2007)

" The film is most interesting in its portrayal of Warhol as a cold-hearted user." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 22, 2007

Fresh
8/10

Fresh
89%

Zodiac (2007)

" The second film in the last 12 months about the never-solved Zodiac killings...Fincher's is the more ambitious, thorough and better of the two." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 22, 2007

Fresh
9/10

Fresh
84%

Breach (2007)

" Breach follows The Good Shepherd as the second outstanding spy-thriller released by Universal within the last two months. Shepherd was terrific. Breach is even better." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 22, 2007

Rotten
4/10

Rotten
8%

The Number 23 (2007)

" Laughable...We can only hope a sequel called The Number 46 doesn't get made." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 22, 2007

Fresh
B+

Fresh
90%

Bugsy (1991)

" A first-rate production from top to bottom...Beatty has never been more electrifying on screen." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 12, 2007

Rotten
C

Rotten
21%

The Marine (2006)

" Derivative in the extreme, but some good stunt work and humorous touches make it a lot more tolerable than it could have been." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 11, 2007

Rotten
4/10

Rotten
15%

Hannibal Rising (2007)

" The ill-conceived Hannibal Rising plays sort of like how Death Wish might have turned out had Charles Bronson's vigilante been a bloodthirsty cannibal." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 8, 2007

Fresh
B+

Fresh
96%

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

" This fish is swimming with laugh-out-loud moments." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Feb 6, 2007

Rotten
3/10

Rotten
19%

The Hitcher (2007)

" I have a not-so-subtle message for a creatively bankrupt Hollywood: STOP DOING CRAP REMAKES OF PERFECTLY FINE HORROR FILMS FROM THE '70s and '80s." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 18, 2007

Fresh
C+

Rotten
38%

Maniac Cop (1988)

" Cohen takes the slasher/serial-killer genre and puts a unique spin on it while adding plenty of gallows humor." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 11, 2007

Fresh
B+

Fresh
95%

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

" A highly cinematic blast for those who can stomach its brutality...Like Glengarry Glen Ross with guns." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 9, 2007

Rotten
2/10

Rotten
33%

Flyboys (2006)

" An embarrassing cliché-fest." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 1, 2007

Rotten
2/10

Rotten
39%

Nacho Libre (2006)

" Gives you more reason than ever to love Black's death scene in 1997's The Jackal." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Jan 1, 2007

Fresh
9/10

Fresh
97%

The Queen (2006)

" Helen Mirren makes an amazing on-screen transformation into Queen Elizabeth II...Michael Sheen also bears an uncanny resemblence to Tony Blair." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 31, 2006

Fresh
8/10

Rotten
56%

The Good Shepherd (2006)

" Intelligent and totally absorbing...The most underrated film of '06." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 31, 2006

Fresh
9/10

Fresh
80%

Little Children (2006)

" A perfect companion piece to American Beauty, and just as good." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 31, 2006

Rotten
C-

N/A

Tough Enough (1982)

" Tough Enough is a countrified Rocky wannabe that just isn't good enough." — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 29, 2006

Rotten
5/10

Fresh
76%

Rocky Balboa (2006)

" Every bit as average as III, IV and V...What could possibly be next, Rocky vs. Michael Myers?" — FulvueDrive-in.com

Posted Dec 19, 2006
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