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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: 5493
Total QuickRatings: 2139

Location: Philadelphia, as seen in several wonderful movies

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Fresh 4/5	Fresh 86%	Trick 'r Treat (2009)	" If you can think of a better American horror anthology than this one, I owe you some Halloween candy. (OK, the first Creepshow, but that's about it.)" — FEARnet Posted Oct 6, 2009
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 21%	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	" As a passable time-waster for hardcore sci-fi fans, the remake is certainly watchable enough. But then again ... most hardcore sci-fi fans will probably have the same problems I had with the movie." — FEARnet Posted Dec 15, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 100%	Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	" Sometimes you can tell a lot by a title." — FEARnet Posted Oct 8, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 71%	The Cottage (2008)	" Broad comedy and splattery horror are a pretty tough combo to pull off, but if anyone can do it ... the British can." — Cinematical Posted May 9, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 90%	Transsiberian (2008)	" *Clearly inspired by a few of Hitchcock's 'train-bound' movies, Transsiberian* doesn't break a lot of new ground, but it does tell a slick story in a very chilly setting.*" — FEARnet* Posted Jan 28, 2008
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 38%	Timber Falls (2007)	" Earns a few points for sheer silliness once Act III rolls around, but you'll have to muddle through a whole lot of familiar tedium to get there. Nice scenery, though." — FEARnet Posted Nov 29, 2007
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 20%	Tooth and Nail (2007)	" Adds very little to the cannibal crazies / survival horror sub-genre -- despite its admirable-yet-ineffective attempts at creating a post-apocalyptic world." — FEARnet Posted Nov 21, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 91%	There Will Be Blood (2007)	" It's more than a "departure" for director Paul Thomas Anderson; it's a monumental display of "evolution" that'll wow the established fans and impress a helluva lot more new ones." — Cinematical Posted Sep 28, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 85%	The Take (2008)	" If you usually dig John Leguizamo's work, then you'll definitely want to see this one." — Cinematical Posted Sep 11, 2007
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 56%	Transformers (2007)	" Flat, loud, flashy spectacle that's been fine-tuned and sanded down to appeal to the widest global audience possible. All in all, pretty generic." — Cinematical Posted Jul 3, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 91%	Trading Places (1983)	" *I'm not entirely sure if Trading Places* is considered a "comedy classic" or not, but it sure is around my house.*" — DVD Clinic* DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 7, 2007
Rotten 2/5	N/A	Tower of the Firstborn (2004)	" It took me four attempts before I could watch the whole thing without falling asleep." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jun 7, 2007
Rotten 2.5/5	N/A	Tsunami - The Aftermath ()	" Well-intentioned, well-shot, well-acted and, well, boring." — DVDTalk.com Posted May 2, 2007
Rotten 2.5/5	N/A	The Thirst (2006)	" If you're looking for cheesy B-movies on your next visit to Netflix, you could do worse." — DVDTalk.com Posted Apr 28, 2007
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 80%	Taxidermia (2009)	" I still have next to no freaking idea what I just sat through, but (despite the surreal ugliness of the thing) I can't say I actually regret watching it." — Cinematical Posted Apr 20, 2007
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 27%	Tideland (2006)	" Gilliam's weirdest -- and most disappointing." — DVD Clinic Posted Apr 3, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 33%	TMNT (2007)	" *Clearly we're not talking Shakespeare here, but taken at face value, the new-fangled TMNT* is quite a lot better than what I'd expected.*" — Cinematical* Posted Mar 23, 2007
Fresh 4/5	N/A	The Devil Dared Me To (2007)	" Very short, very nutty, and quite a bit funnier than most Hollywood comedies I've seen in recent years." — Cinematical Posted Mar 21, 2007
Fresh 2.5/5	Fresh 89%	Trigger Man (2007)	" The flick's got just just as much first-half "filler" as it does second-half intensity, so if you're a patient genre fan, I've no problem recommending the movie." — Cinematical Posted Mar 20, 2007
Fresh 4/5	N/A	The Lather Effect (2006)	" Equal parts witty, warm and almost painfully nostalgic." — Cinematical Posted Mar 20, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 62%	Them (2007)	" It breezes by and slaps you with some ice water and then scurries right out of the room." — Cinematical Posted Mar 20, 2007
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 13%	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)	" *After the surprising effectiveness of the Texas Chainsaw* remake, it was only a matter of time before the other shoe managed to hit the floor.*" — FEARnet* DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 10, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 38%	The Ten (2007)	" I discovered a solid handful of worthwhile chuckles in the flick, most of which came from the smoothly reliable Paul Rudd and the still-adorable Winona Ryder." — Cinematical Posted Jan 26, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 54%	The Signal (2007)	" It sure wouldn't surprise me if my fellow horror geeks decided to embrace this one quite enthusiastically." — Cinematical Posted Jan 26, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 82%	Teeth (2008)	" *I'm of the opinion that audacity is something to be admired in today's cinematic world, and Teeth* has audacity to spare.*" — Cinematical* Posted Jan 22, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 50%	Transformers: The Movie (1986)	" It's good mindless fun, and a flick that no doubt holds a lot of Nostalgia Value for several members of my generation's sci-fi geeks." — DVD Clinic Posted Nov 20, 2006
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 13%	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)	" *While I wouldn't call it a terrible entry in the series, The Beginning* is just a bit too dry, obvious and familiar to generate much enthusiasm.*" — Cinematical* Posted Oct 6, 2006
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 72%	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)	" A smoothly, bizarrely entertaining comedy that mixes your traditional underdog farce with Ferrell's unique sense of ... strangeness." — Cinematical Posted Aug 4, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 32%	Tamara (2006)	" *Dewan's performance single-handedly elevates Tamara* from something lightweight-yet-watchable into a horror geek's must-rent feature.*" — DVDTalk.com* DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 25, 2006
Rotten 2/5	N/A	Tommy Lee Goes to College - Season 1 (2005)	" Fans of bad television might enjoy the half-dozen episodes, but this is pretty lame-duck material all around." — DVDTalk.com Posted May 30, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 33%	Tristan & Isolde (2006)	" A strong visual style and a violent streak only partially undone by the PG-13 rating." — DVD Clinic Posted May 8, 2006
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 79%	The Towering Inferno (1974)	" *For pure disaster-time spectacle, the short list begins (and basically ends) with Poseidon* and Inferno. They're time-capsule genre classics that just never get old.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Apr 28, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	N/A	The Triangle (2005)	" The Triangle feels a whole lot like Jurassic Park meets The X-Files by way of The Philadelphia Experiment ... but it's a pretty nifty concoction all the same." — DVDTalk.com Posted Apr 4, 2006
Rotten 3/5	Rotten 32%	The Tenants (2005)	" The Tenants ranges from one-set character piece to race-centric speech-making to Cinemax style bedroom dealings... Well, at least it's not boring." — DVDTalk.com Posted Feb 26, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 32%	Tamara (2006)	" *As relatively stylish on the surface as it is resoundingly familiar beneath, Tamara* should prove more than serviceable enough for the hardcore horror fans.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Feb 3, 2006
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 83%	This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)	" The film brings to light numerous complaints that informed film fans have had for years, and it does so in a smoothly informative and colorfully entertaining style." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jan 27, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 21%	Two for the Money (2005)	" Pacino's performance is only a few degrees shy of full-bore scenery-chewing, but the veteran actor stomps through this movie like a small Italian Godzilla." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jan 13, 2006
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Thunder and Lightning (1977)	" A simplistic affair with no delusions of anything beyond B-movie fun." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jan 5, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 67%	Two Hands (2005)	" Boasts Jordan's slick and efficient filmmaking, two excellent performances by Ledger and Brown, and that always-welcome air of offbeat Aussie attitude." — DVDTalk.com Posted Dec 14, 2005
Fresh 3/5	N/A	Tales From Avonlea (1989)	" An entirely wholesome and worthwhile family program, given that you currently own a small child who will sit still for a story about a young girl's adventures in Canada circa 1900." — DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 22, 2005
Fresh 4.5/5	N/A	Tom and Jerry Spotlight - Collection: Vol 2 ()	" I've re-visited at least a dozen old cartoon characters in the past few years, and aside from the Looney Tunes, none of 'em hold up as well as T & J still do." — DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 13, 2005
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 97%	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	" Arguably one of the best dramatic films ever made, brought home with tons of great features, a sparkling new transfer, and a nifty fold-out case." — DVD Clinic Posted Sep 27, 2005
Rotten 1.5/5	N/A	To Catch a King (1984)	" *I'm sure the next time Teri Garr heads into a Blockbuster and sees To Catch a King* staring back at her, she'll offer an incredulous little chuckle.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Sep 7, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 57%	Thunderstruck (2004)	" A warm and witty little road comedy, full of silly side-trips, colorful characters, and just enough heart to keep the adventure afloat." — DVDTalk.com Posted Sep 4, 2005
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 50%	Transporter 2 (2005)	" A perfectly outlandish and tight-knuckled action flick; a mindless piece of well-hewn escapism that delivers several borderline-retarded moments of mayhem." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 2, 2005
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	Toy Story (1995)	" You wanna know what real "movie magic" looks like? Rent yourself the entire Pixar collection and try not to spend the next eight hours grinning from ear to ear." — DVDTalk.com Posted Aug 27, 2005
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 44%	Tommy Boy (1995)	" It's not high art -- but it IS pretty damn funny, and sometimes that's more than good enough." — DVDTalk.com Posted Aug 20, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	N/A	The Twilight Zone - Seasons 2 & 3: 1986-89 (1986)	" The best episodes should be more than enough to keep the fans happy, although very few of them come close to the other-worldly coolness of Mr. Serling's original series." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jul 15, 2005
Rotten 2.5/5	N/A	They Are Among Us (2005)	" *It's certainly not awful enough to give you a migraine, but They Are Among Us* just feels like an oft-told tale, retold (yet again) with very little ingenuity.*" — DVDTalk.com* Posted Jul 15, 2005
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 83%	Twice in a Lifetime (1985)	" At times so personal that the act of watching the movie often feels like eavesdropping." — DVDTalk.com Posted Jun 27, 2005

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