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SCOTT WEINBERG

""One dollar and NINE CENTS!"

"Not unless round's funny."

"My grandfather's work...was...doo-doo!""

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography: http://www.livejournal.com/users/sweinberg // Born and raised in Philadelphia, I got bit by the movie bug at a very early age. After my father brought home a massive Betamax, I began hanging out at the local Video Village (anyone remember those?) and they put me to work. For a few hours of work after school, I got all the free rentals I could handle. (If I told you how many movies I watched between the ages of 13-20, you wouldn't believe it...and yes, I did have a social life!) From West Coast Video to General Cinemas to Tower Video... if it dealt with movies, I worked there. After studying journalism and film at Temple University, I found myself quite unemployed. The Internet afforded me the option to pursue my goal of becoming a film critic, and it's a wonderful life indeed. Hopefully impressive-sounding resumé-type bio-blurb: Scott Weinberg is the author of over 1,900 movie reviews and is currently a member of the Online Film Critics Society, an organization that represents over 190 of the world's finest online film critics. Scott is the Managing Editor of eFilmCritic.com / HollywoodBitchslap.com, where he focuses on new theatrical releases, classics on DVD, cult films both obscure and atrocious, and extensive coverage of the Sundance, South By Southwest, Toronto, and Philadelphia film festivals. His reviews can also be found on websites such as Cinematical, DVD Talk, JoBlo's Movie Emporium (DVD Clinic), Horror.com, Daily-Reviews.com, The Apollo Movie Guide, Monsters at Play, MrSkin.com, and Netflix, while his opinionated movie rants can regularly be heard on WGN radio in Chicago and WMET radio in Washington D.C. Scott also writes features (and the daily Newsday Reports) for Rotten Tomatoes ... plus he just started doing a DVD column for Femme Fatales Magazine, which is pretty darn cool for a geek like him.

Favorites: (In no particular order):Fight Club, The Blues Brothers, Young Frankenstein, Dark City, Se7en, Airplane!, The Princess Bride, Miller's Crossing, The Lord of the Rings, Moulin Rouge, Alien

Publications: Apollo Guide, Cinematical, Daily-Reviews, DVD Clinic, DVDTalk.com, eFilmCritic.com, FEARnet, Hollywood Bitchslap, Horror Squad, Horror.com, Monsters At Play, Movie Insider, Rotten Tomatoes

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 5494
Total QuickRatings: 2139

Location: Philadelphia, as seen in several wonderful movies

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Rotten 1.5/5	Rotten 28%	The Final Destination (2009)	" Easily one of the lamest horror flicks of the year, and it's an absolute slap in the chops to the fans who made the franchise a hit in the first place." — FEARnet Posted Aug 28, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 74%	Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)	" A damn good film, one that trades in harsh, dark material, but never loses sight of the true nature of humanity." — Cinematical Posted Mar 3, 2009
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Feast III: The Happy Finish (2008)	" *Virtually mindless, unabashedly vulgar, and knee-deep in the childish side of the horror pool, Feast 3* is still a good deal of fun.*" — FEARnet* Posted Feb 17, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 25%	Friday the 13th (2009)	" The original isn't exactly Hitchcock, but the re-makers sure treat it that way." — FEARnet Posted Feb 12, 2009
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008)	" If you dug the first one, I'm pretty darn sure you'll enjoy the second visit to the Feast buffet. Bring a few extra napkins though." — FEARnet Posted Oct 13, 2008
Fresh 2.5/5	Rotten 22%	Faces of Death (1974)	" Sleazy little relic of a movie. Rather fine DVD release that demystifies the whole thing." — FEARnet Posted Oct 8, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 32%	Fanboys (2009)	" What I expected to be a big fat mess of a movie turned out to be pretty dang fun -- quadruply so if you happen to be a Star Wars fanatic." — Cinematical Posted Jul 27, 2008
Fresh 4/5	N/A	Futurama the Movie: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)	" If you're a Futurama newbie, I'd start with S1 and S2. These flicks are for the wackos who know the difference between Morbo, Calculon, and Wernstrom." — Cinematical Posted Jun 26, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 68%	Fermat's Room (2008)	" And while some of the in-movie puzzles are relatively obvious, the flick as a whole proves to be sort of a puzzle in its own right." — Cinematical Posted May 7, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 84%	Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)	" One of those can't-miss romantic comedies in that there's some sweet, sensitive, insightful stuff for the ladies -- but there's also plenty of raunchy comedy for the boys. (And vice versa.)" — Cinematical Posted Mar 16, 2008
Fresh 4.5/5	Rotten 51%	Funny Games (2008)	" Not only a bleak and harrowing horror tale, but it's also Haneke's indictment / deconstruction of, well, bleak and harrowing horror tales." — FEARnet Posted Jan 28, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 73%	Fear(s) of the Dark (2008)	" All told, the entire collection runs about 82 minutes, and it closes with one dazzlingly (darkly) amazing piece of animation." — FEARnet Posted Jan 28, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 100%	Futurama the Movie: Bender's Big Score (2007)	" *Funnier than most theatrical-release comedies -- and yep, that includes The Simpsons Movie." — Cinematical* Posted Nov 29, 2007
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Five Across The Eyes (2006)	" At the very least, the flick shows a bit more creativity than your normal "forest slasher" misadventure." — FEARnet Posted Oct 18, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 73%	From Beyond (1986)	" *I'm not saying it's on the same level as Re-Animator, but From Beyond* still ranks pretty damn high on Stuart Gordon's filmography.*" — FEARnet* Posted Oct 7, 2007
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 80%	Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)	" There's always something to be said for comic-book-style monster movies that deliver the gore and the giggles in equal measure." — FEARnet Posted Oct 7, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 62%	Frontier(s) (2008)	" A patently over-the-top piece of gore-drenched survival horror. Very familiar but very fun." — Cinematical Posted Sep 13, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 37%	The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)	" Capably blends action, sci-fi and comedy into one colorful concoction." — Cinematical Posted Jun 16, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 73%	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)	" A pretty darn good, but not completely great, war movie that pays overdue homage to the WWII veterans who never made it home." — DVD Clinic Posted May 25, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 74%	Fletch (1985)	" A quick, smart, slick piece of comedy filmmaking that features a once-great comedian at the very top of his game." — DVDTalk.com Posted Apr 24, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 71%	Fracture (2007)	" *There's nothing brilliant or revolutionary about Fracture. It's simply a well-made crime thriller, period." — FEARnet* Posted Apr 19, 2007
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 25%	Flakes (2007)	" I hate to be so down on a comedy that comes from so many filmmakers and actors I admire, but this flick's about as satisfying as a bowl of soggy Corn Flakes." — Cinematical Posted Mar 20, 2007
Rotten 3/5	Rotten 33%	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)	" Once the characters start spewing out reams of dialogue about "geostigma," "sephiroth," and "genova," my eyeballs involuntarily start to glaze over." — DVD Clinic Posted Mar 7, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 35%	Finishing the Game (2007)	" Equal parts affectionately silly and insightfully satirical." — Cinematical Posted Jan 26, 2007
Rotten 2/5	N/A	Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone (2006)	" I've always had a soft spot for bad disaster movies -- but even I have my limits." — DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 25, 2006
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 68%	The Fox and the Hound (1981)	" *Disney may have gone off the rails for a few years after The Fox and the Hound, but this one still feels like a classic. Or at very least, a mini-classic." — DVD Clinic* Posted Oct 21, 2006
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 69%	Fido (2007)	" Call it an indictment of 1950's "conformity at all costs," a satire on the desperate need to "keep up with the Joneses," or just a plain old wacky combination of zombie horror and unquestionably askew comedy, but I say Fido is a winner." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 40%	Fabled ()	" *If watching a guy go slowly insane for 88 minutes sounds interesting to you, Fabled* might be right up your alley.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Aug 5, 2006
Rotten 3/5	N/A	Fear Factor: The First Season (2001)	" *Brainless, silly, and sometimes pretty ridiculous, Fear Factor* might be a lot of unflattering things -- but it sure isn't boring.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Jul 16, 2006
Rotten 1.5/5	Rotten 25%	Failure to Launch (2006)	" It'd take a considerably more charming pair of leads to salvage a concept this lame and a screenplay this witless." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jun 18, 2006
Rotten 2/5	N/A	First Spaceship on Venus (1959)	" Non-sensical dub-fest in which a bunch of dry international dolts head out to Venus -- slowly." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jun 17, 2006
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 34%	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)	" Brief snippets of eye-candy aside, this flick's as dumb as a box of rocks and twice as pointless." — Cinematical Posted Jun 15, 2006
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 55%	Farewell to the King (1989)	" *The "white man as noble savage and isn't it ironic?" material runs out of steam well before the inexhaustible Nick Nolte does." — DVDTalk.com* Posted Jun 10, 2006
Fresh 3/5	N/A	The Facts of Life - The Complete First and Second Seasons (1979)	" *My idea of hell is the Facts of Life* theme song played on an endless loop for all eternity.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Apr 16, 2006
Rotten 1.5/5	Rotten 40%	Feed (2006)	" *As Feed* muddles through its outlandishly stupid premise, the thing just gets uglier instead of more intense, and sillier instead of more exciting.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Apr 10, 2006
Rotten 2/5	N/A	Fear of Clowns (2005)	" *The stalker here is a creatively painted (and decidedly homicidal) clown, one who's been jammed, it seems, into a rather juicy episode of Dynasty* or Dallas.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Mar 4, 2006
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 52%	First Descent (2005)	" If you're a diehard snowboarding freak, then welcome to your new favorite movie." — DVDTalk.com Posted Feb 26, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 44%	Final Destination 3 (2006)	" *The Final Destination* series caters to its target audience without insulting it -- which is why the flicks make so much damn money.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Feb 12, 2006
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 19%	Firewall (2006)	" *Put Alan Thicke in the lead role of Firewall* and, without changing one line of dialogue, the flick would debut at 9pm Eastern on ABC's Movie of the Week.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Feb 10, 2006
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 46%	The Five Heartbeats (1991)	" *The charitable might be tempted to describe The Five Heartbeats* as wholesome and well-intentioned -- but so is a 6-year-old who just crayon-scrawled "I love cookies" on the living room wall.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Feb 5, 2006
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 75%	Factotum (2006)	" *I'd gladly say that Factotum* is worth seeing for Dillon's performance alone -- but the flick's got a whole lot more to offer than that.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Jan 30, 2006
Rotten 1.5/5	N/A	Fire on the Amazon (1991)	" *Guys, trust me, the scant piece of Bullock booty that you get to see really* isn't worth all the effort.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Jan 8, 2006
Rotten 3/5	Rotten 52%	Four Brothers (2005)	" Formula filmmaking through and through, but it's brought home with just enough grit, gusto, and emotion to keep you suitably entertained." — DVD Clinic Posted Dec 29, 2005
Rotten 1.5/5	N/A	A Fine Mess (1986)	" *Obviously inspired by the 1932 Laurel & Hardy short The Music Box, A Fine Mess* represents director Blake Edwards at his most witless and desperate.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Dec 22, 2005
Rotten 2.5/5	Fresh 60%	Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)	" Just another mid-70's social comedy that comes enticingly close to actually baring its teeth, but ultimately favors sitcom silliness over smart satire." — DVD Clinic Posted Dec 6, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	N/A	F.I.S.T. (1978)	" *You'll most likely enjoy F.I.S.T.* as much as I did: enough to casually recommend the thing, but not all that loudly or excitedly.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Dec 5, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	N/A	Family Bonds ()	" The Evangalistas end up becoming a pretty fun family to visit -- but you sure wouldn't want to live with 'em." — DVDTalk.com Posted Dec 3, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 42%	Face (1997)	" Face had me a little skeptical at the beginning, but the flick coasts along at an appreciable clip, and it's fronted by a half-dozen really enjoyable performances." — DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 26, 2005
Rotten 2/5	N/A	Felony (1995)	" *Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs, Leo Rossi, Charles Napier, David Warner & Joe Don Baker. Felony* is like the Ocean's Eleven of the direct-to-video shelf.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Nov 26, 2005
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Five Mile Creek Season 1 (1983)	" Fans of G-rated western fare should find more than enough in these 13 episodes to keep themselves happy for about 620 minutes." — DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 20, 2005

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