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Critics / Brian Webster
Brian Webster
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    Apollo Guide

BRIAN WEBSTER

Agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

Biography: Brian is editor of Apollo Movie Guide, a leading online magazine focusing on reviews of the latest new movies, DVDs and home video releases. Apollo Guide's focus is on concise, intelligent reviews written to a high standard. A team of more than a dozen critics contributes, with every review edited by Brian. Apollo Guide is among the top-ten DVD review sites on the internet and provides the most thorough home video coverage available anywhere.
Favorites: Some Favourite 1998 films: The Butcher Boy, Saving Private Ryan, Zero Effect, Slums of Beverly Hills, A Perfect Murder, The Celebration, Smoke Signals, The Spanish Prisoner, The Horse Whisperer, Out of Sight Some least favourite 1998 films: Dirty Work, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, The Substitute 2: School's Out, Operation Delta Force II, The Hunted Some Favourite 1997 Films: Titanic, Welcome to Sarajevo, The Ice Storm, The Full Monty, Cop Land, Wag the Dog, As Good As it Gets, In the Company of Men Some Least Favourite 1997 Films: Melanie Darrow, The Right Connections, Quicksilver Highway, Sins of the Mind, Prince Valiant Some Favourite Directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, John Sayles, Joel Coen, Constantin Costa-Gavras

Publications: Apollo Guide

Total Reviews: 1951

Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Fresh
73/100

Fresh
67%

Bruno (2009)

" The Bruno DVD includes a full-length audio commentary by star Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, which delves into many of the tricks used in the making of the film."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 18, 2009

Fresh
73/100

Fresh
67%

Bruno (2009)

" You can watch Bruno purely as outrageousness or you can view it while pondering where the line is - or should be - between incisive social commentary and misanthropy."

Posted Nov 18, 2009

Fresh
86/100

Fresh
98%

Up (2009)

" Up is available in a nifty blu-ray combo pack that gives you a two-disc blu-ray set loaded with extras, a standard DVD of the movie and a digital copy."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 13, 2009

Fresh
86/100

Fresh
98%

Up (2009)

" A joyous, wacky, sometimes bittersweet story of love, loss and making your dreams come true, Up does what Pixar movies usually do %u2013 it far exceeds our expectations."

Posted Nov 13, 2009

Rotten
68/100

Rotten
45%

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

" Extras are predictably numerous, including a filmmaker commentary, three featurettes and a good-sized handful of Fox Movie Channel pieces on the movie."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 6, 2009

Rotten
68/100

Rotten
45%

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

" I'm mystified by those who find these characters appealing."

Posted Nov 6, 2009

Rotten
69/100

Rotten
43%

The Proposal (2009)

" The blu-ray tries to whet your appetite for going HD by also adding an additional deleted scene."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 2, 2009

Rotten
69/100

Rotten
43%

The Proposal (2009)

" It's not awful, certainly not memorable and - despite the words of at least one quote whore - it's not "the year's best comedy.""

Posted Nov 2, 2009

Rotten
66/100

Rotten
54%

Cheri (2009)

" Extras on the disc include a set of deleted scenes, a 'making of' featurette and several movie trailers."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 16, 2009

Rotten
66/100

Rotten
54%

Cheri (2009)

" Scene after scene unfolds, with colourful costumes, attractive sets, knowing glances and innuendo, but also a feeling that this is a pedestrian read-through of a stage play."

Posted Oct 16, 2009

Rotten
64/100

Rotten
44%

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

" There are no extras included on the disc."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 14, 2009

Rotten
64/100

Rotten
44%

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

" Clearly, one person's authentic homage is another person's overwrought teeth-gnashing fest, as Branagh's film never hesitates to slop on the melodramatic mustard."

Posted Oct 14, 2009

Rotten
70/100

Rotten
43%

The Craft (1996)

" Extras on the disc start with a full-length audio commentary by director Andrew Fleming."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 30, 2009

Rotten
70/100

Rotten
43%

The Craft (1996)

" The 1970s-style special effects do little to distract us from an uneven script, direction and performances. Yet there's enough here for us to hope it'll come together."

Posted Sep 30, 2009

Fresh
90/100

Fresh
98%

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

" The combination standard DVD and blu-ray 'Diamond Edition' release is truly fabulous."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 29, 2009

Fresh
90/100

Fresh
98%

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

" This is both an entertaining old movie and a significant historical document. If you love film, then you must see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

Posted Sep 29, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
86%

Earth (2009)

" On blu-ray, Earth looks awesome in 1080p high definition, with its widescreen picture grabbing the eye while its 5.1 DTS-HD audio track sounds just as sharp."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 14, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
86%

Earth (2009)

" Like Arctic Tale, this is a great looking and interesting view of nature. Also like that other 2007 film, Earth falls short of being truly memorable."

Posted Sep 14, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
100%

Earth (2007)

" On blu-ray, Earth looks awesome in 1080p high definition, with its widescreen picture grabbing the eye while its 5.1 DTS-HD audio track sounds just as sharp."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 14, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
100%

Earth (2007)

" Like Arctic Tale, this is a great looking and interesting view of nature. Also like that other 2007 film, Earth falls short of being truly memorable."

Posted Sep 14, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
90%

Iron Monkey (1993)

" Extras on the disc include an interview with Quentin Tarantino, who helped bring the film to North America, plus an interview with one of the movie's stars, Donnie Yen."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 10, 2009

Fresh
74/100

Fresh
100%

American Son (2008)

" The sort of movie that folks who are addicted to a Tom Cruise-style action sequence every three minutes might dismiss as one in which "nothing happens.""

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Fresh
74/100

Fresh
100%

American Son (2008)

" Extras on the disc include a full-length commentary by writer/director Neil Abramson and producers Danielle Renfrew and Michael Roiff."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Fresh
74/100

N/A

American Son (2009)

" Extras on the disc include a full-length commentary by writer/director Neil Abramson and producers Danielle Renfrew and Michael Roiff."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Fresh
74/100

N/A

American Son (2009)

" The sort of movie that folks who are addicted to a Tom Cruise-style action sequence every three minutes might dismiss as one in which "nothing happens.""

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Fresh
73/100

Rotten
31%

High Crimes (2002)

" There's a modest load of extras on the standard DVD and blu-ray versions, including a half-dozen featurettes."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 2, 2009

Fresh
92/100

Fresh
89%

M*A*S*H (1970)

" The extras start with an excellent full-length audio commentary by director Robert Altman - his fans will love it - and also include well-made documentaries."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 2, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
88%

Adventureland (2009)

" Features that are only available on blu-ray include a bunch of material on employment at the Adventureland amusement park"
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 1, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Fresh
88%

Adventureland (2009)

" Clearly, writer/director Greg Mottola has plenty of good ideas and an inclination toward quirky movies just slightly off-centre."

Posted Sep 1, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Rotten
55%

The Soloist (2009)

" DVD and blu-ray versions of The Soloist come with a few nice extras."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Aug 13, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Rotten
55%

The Soloist (2009)

" While I admire filmmakers who navigate material like this without sentimentality, this film stands back just a bit too much and leaves us feeling like distant observers."

Posted Aug 13, 2009

Rotten
60/100

Rotten
23%

Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

" There's a modest collection of extras on the disc, including a set of deleted scenes, an outtakes reel and a music video."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jul 6, 2009

Rotten
60/100

Rotten
23%

Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

" Even without the bad timing %u2013 a paean to debt and excess released a few months after the world's biggest financial meltdown since the 1920s %u2013 it still would not have worked."

Posted Jul 6, 2009

Fresh
75/100

Fresh
91%

A Bug's Life (1998)

" Extras on the first disc include a full length audio commentary by co-director John Lasseter and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the film."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 17, 2009

Fresh
75/100

Fresh
91%

A Bug's Life (1998)

" Promotes the classic American ethos of individualism without seeming preachy or narrow-minded, creating characters we enjoy, a story that's fun and visuals that sparkle."

Posted Jun 17, 2009

Fresh
77/100

Rotten
56%

Defiance (2008)

" You get a collection of featurettes, including a substantial 26-minute one on the story, characters and making of the film."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 17, 2009

Fresh
77/100

Rotten
56%

Defiance (2008)

" That Edward Zwick made such an honest film about the Bielski brothers is a wonderful gift, even if it is likely to be underappreciated by audiences."

Posted Jun 17, 2009

Fresh
86/100

Fresh
88%

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

" The only extra on the disc is the movie trailer."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 1, 2009

Fresh
86/100

Fresh
88%

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

" Makes you wish the makers - and especially the funders - of today's overblown big budget thrillers could be made to learn from some of the finer thrillers of the 1970s."

Posted Jun 1, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Rotten
57%

Taken (2009)

" On both standard DVD and Blu-ray, you get two versions of movie: the original theatrical version and an unrated extended cut of the movie."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 1, 2009

Fresh
71/100

Rotten
57%

Taken (2009)

" It's got all the attributes of a guilty pleasure - excitement, some undeniably enjoyable scenes and the absence of what it needs to be more memorable and more substantial."

Posted Jun 1, 2009

Rotten
64/100

Rotten
43%

Broken (2008)

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Posted May 14, 2009

Fresh
84/100

Fresh
61%

Valkyrie (2008)

" On Blu-ray, you get everything that's included with the two-disc special edition standard DVD set, plus five more featurettes."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2009

Fresh
77/100

Fresh
75%

South Pacific (1958)

" You get both versions of the film on the two Blu-ray discs in this release: the 157 minute theatrical version and the 172 minute 'road show' version."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2009

Fresh
77/100

Fresh
75%

South Pacific (1958)

" Might not be musical enough for some, and it's certainly not going to be substantial enough for some. But it's entertaining and more emotionally true than you might expect."

Posted May 13, 2009

Rotten
64/100

Rotten
31%

The Broken (2009)

" It doesn't take long to describe the extras on this disc, as there are none. Not even subtitles."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 13, 2009

Rotten
64/100

Rotten
31%

The Broken (2009)

" This film looks good, is capably acted and builds excellent atmosphere. And then it gets lost, and so do we."

Posted May 13, 2009

Fresh
84/100

Fresh
88%

Roxanne (1987)

" The Blu-ray disc provides a very nice looking 1080p high definition picture in the movie's original widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio)."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 7, 2009

Fresh
84/100

Fresh
88%

Roxanne (1987)

" It's difficult to call a movie this light and insubstantial a classic, but it's as likeable as ever more than two decades after its initial release."

Posted May 7, 2009

Rotten
68/100

Rotten
34%

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

" Special features include a set of deleted scenes and 11 featurettes."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 7, 2009
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88/100

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