Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 88%
| House of Flying Daggers (2004) | "
Zhang Ziyi, who attended ballet school as a youth, finally gets to demonstrate her amazing dancing skills." Posted Dec 12, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 94%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | "
The Extended Edition...really should be called the Distended Edition."
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 8, 2004 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 81%
| The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | "
...a car chase through the streets of Moscow, makes the movie one of the best action movies of the new century."
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 5, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| N/A | Boy Meets World - The Complete Second Season (1994) | "
...it’s obvious that the actors have gotten comfortable with each other, so the Matthews family feels like a “real” family after Season 1’s adjustment phase."
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 5, 2004 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 95%
| Hero (2004) | "
I would argue that Ying Xiong seeks a synthesis of individual determination and national power."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 20, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 42%
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2004) | "
...director Hodges maintains a tone of dread by keeping things unnervingly quiet and tense."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 14, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| N/A | Friends - The Complete Eighth Season (2001) | "
...Friends had revitalized itself."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 14, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 30%
| Underworld (2003) | "
The video quality is a tad sharper than what can be seen on the [other] DVDs, but the increase in quality is not dramatic."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 14, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 97%
| The Iron Giant (1999) | "
...much preferable to the sound and fury seen in so many “kids’” movies today."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 8, 2004 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 26%
| The Stepford Wives (2004) | "
Everything is superficial, from the actors' flat, two-note performances to the overall materialistic gloss that has nothing to say about contemporary values."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 8, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| N/A | I Love Lucy - The Complete Second Season (1952) | "
Before it became a tired cliché, the Arnazes worked Lucy’s real-life pregnancy into the show."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Punk'd - The Complete Second Season (2004) | "
As with Season 1, some of the pranks are really, really funny, some of the pranks are rather boring, and some of them don’t stop before they turn ugly."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| N/A | Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Fifth Season (1998) | "
...one could argue that Season Five is Harry's year."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| N/A | Felicity - Season 3 (1999) | "
The repetitive nature of these lovers' quarrels is tiresome."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| N/A | Felicity - Season 2 (1999) | "
I'm a big fan of Season One, so I have to admit that Season Two is noticeably not as good as its predecessor."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| Fresh 91%
| Ed Wood (1994) | "
...most of the movie is really a tragedy about how a dying movie star has to demean himself making movies directed by a hack who doesn't even know that he's terrible."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 83%
| The Country Girl (1954) | "
...the showdown between Bernie and Georgie is rather breathtaking, even if it involves little more than raised voices."
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
N/A | Fresh 86%
| Mulan (1998) | "
Actor George Takei ("takay" and not "takai") is a real legend."
INTERVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
N/A | N/A | Bionicle 2: Legends Of Metru Nui (2004) | "
My Bionicle 2 experience continued when I interviewed Terry Shakespeare and David Molina, the directors of the movie."
INTERVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Grace Kelly - The American Princess (1987) | "
Of course, her early retirement and her sudden, tragic death have added to her mystique."
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 86%
| Mulan (1998) | "
'You don’t meet a girl like that every dynasty.'"
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| N/A | Bionicle 2: Legends Of Metru Nui (2004) | "
I have to admit that I was lost and bored within ten minutes, despite the fact that the concept appealed to me on paper."
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 13, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 39%
| Seeing Other People (2004) | "
Not only do we not care about any of these jokers, we also don't find them intrinsically interesting because they’re so one-dimensional."
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 11, 2004 |
N/A | Fresh 92%
| Aladdin (1992) | "
For its DVD release, Aladdin also got the “Enhanced Home Theater Mix” treatment that The Lion King did."
MISCELLANEOUS Posted Oct 1, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 89%
| Tess (1980) | "
...long sequences with the camera gazing at the French countryside...become oppressive."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 27, 2004 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 89%
| Little Women (1994) | "
...the actresses in the 1994 version play to each other rather than against each other as the actresses in the 1949 version did."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 27, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| Fresh 60%
| Saved! (2004) | "
What the movie doesn’t do well at all is to present a coherent, rational alternative to Christian fundamentalism."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 27, 2004 |
N/A | Fresh 88%
| The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | "
The Shawshank Redemption is a movie that was saved from oblivion by home video."
MISCELLANEOUS Posted Sep 24, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| N/A | Survivor - All-Stars: The Complete Eighth Season (2004) | "
...this season was a fascinating display of manipulation and brinksmanship."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 21, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| N/A | Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Fourth Season (1997) | "
...Season 4 isn’t afraid to examine the ramifications of Janeway’s actions."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 21, 2004 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 50%
| Ella Enchanted (2004) | "
It’s too juvenile for adults to like, and it’s too dark and grim to be appropriate for young viewers."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Five () | "
Season Five manages to be darker than its predecessors..."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Four (1995) | "
Season Four advances Season Three’s dark tones and turns."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Three (1995) | "
By keeping the characters’ private relationship private, viewers were told to keep their noses out of others’ personal lives."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two (1995) | "
...the lesbian eroticism is amped up greatly..."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| N/A | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season One (2001) | "
If you’re in the right frame of mind, then Xena can give you a couple of big grins."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 100%
| Murder on the Orient Express (1974) | "
The main pleasure to derive from this movie is watching a host of great performers delighting in being in each other’s presence."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 14, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 84%
| Mean Girls (2004) | "
Girls shouldn’t hate on girls--true. Tina Fey...shouldn’t have hated on so many girls with her sell-out of a screenplay."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 14, 2004 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 34%
| Resident Evil (2002) | "
...the technical presentation is not as outstanding as the one offered by the SuperBit disc."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 13, 2004 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 100%
| Star Wars Trilogy (1977) | "
There is no doubt that the original three Star Wars movies are classics."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 9, 2004 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 34%
| Resident Evil (2002) | "
...it’s difficult for me to fathom why someone would actually pay to own it."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 8, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 91%
| Shaolin Soccer (2002) | "
...Shaolin Soccer is as bad as the movie (Dodgeball) that it inspired..."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 7, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 64%
| Rounders (1998) | "
...the movie feels very flat and static."
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 7, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| Fresh 76%
| Bon Voyage (2004) | "
The movie didn’t hold my interest because it keeps viewers at arm’s length."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 31, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 86%
| Duel (1971) | "
The camerawork and the editing are very sophisticated for a TV movie..."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 30, 2004 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 92%
| The Sugarland Express (1974) | "
The Sugarland Express clearly indicated that Spielberg had an abundance of raw talent."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 30, 2004 |
Rotten
| Rotten 50%
| The Passion of the Christ (2004) | "
...my feelings about the movie have changed."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 29, 2004 |
Rotten 6/10
| Rotten 45%
| Star Trek: Generations (1994) | "
The funny thing about my complaint about the movie’s inappropriate humor is that, as a Star Trek fan, I enjoyed those moments."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 28, 2004 |
Fresh 7/10
| N/A | Star Trek - The Complete First Season (1966) | "
As a fan of the Romulans, I really enjoyed 'Balance of Terror'..."
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 28, 2004 |
Rotten 5/10
| N/A | Trekkies 2 (2003) | "
...Trekkies 2 observes the politically correct line and winds up being a borefest"
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 28, 2004 |
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