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BOB GRIMM

Agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

Biography: Grew up in New York, moved to Reno in 1992, and can't believe I still live here. Been writing reviews since 1989.
Favorites: Some of my favorite movies are Jaws, Barton Fink, Taxi Driver, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. My favorite 2006 film was The Fountain.

Publications: Big Island Weekly, Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas Mercury, Reno News and Review, Sacramento News & Review, Tucson Weekly

Critics' Group: Las Vegas Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 194
Total QuickRatings: 202

Location: Reno, Nevada, home of the frightening pedestrian.

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date (default)

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
80%

Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)

" Definitely not proof that Jackson was in good health and ready to go for a big show run. Quite the contrary." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Nov 4, 2009

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
45%

Saw VI (2009)

" For the next installment, I think Jigsaw should time travel into the past and mess with the ancestors of his enemies. That would be cool!" — Tucson Weekly

Posted Oct 28, 2009

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
83%

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

" I fought to like it...a battle that I lost." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Jul 22, 2009

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
92%

Drag Me To Hell (2009)

" While it's fun to see Raimi goofing around with horror again, it's nothing to get overly excited about." — Reno News and Review

Posted Jun 7, 2009

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
44%

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

" Stiller has a look on his face as if he knows he's participating in total garbage." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Jun 7, 2009

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
98%

Up (2009)

" A powerful, often hilarious film." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Jun 7, 2009

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
32%

Terminator Salvation (2009)

" Please let this be the only Terminator film McG directs." — Reno News and Review

Posted May 28, 2009

Rotten
1.5/5

Rotten
36%

Angels & Demons (2009)

" Without a doubt, one of the worst movie franchises going right now. This is tedious Catholic torture porn!" — Tucson Weekly

Posted May 26, 2009

Fresh
4.75/5

Fresh
95%

Star Trek (2009)

" I loved the second and fourth Trek films, but this cosmically entertaining movie is the best the franchise has ever produced. Can't wait to see what Abrams does next with his new crew." — Tucson Weekly

Posted May 7, 2009

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
36%

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

" I had a good time with this. Jackman makes it worthwhile. Not as good as the first two X-Men films, but better than the third. Sorry haters." — Reno News and Review

Posted May 7, 2009

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
23%

Jonas Brothers - The Concert Experience (2009)

" The Jonas Brothers suck and they can all go to Hell!!!" — Tucson Weekly

Posted Mar 4, 2009

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
49%

Twilight (2008)

" Dumbest vampire movie...ever." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Dec 27, 2008

Rotten
1.5/5

Rotten
20%

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

" It's time for the apocalypse...KEANU STYLE!!!" — Tucson Weekly

Posted Dec 27, 2008

Fresh
4.75/5

Fresh
71%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

" The year's best looking movie." — Tucson Weekly

Posted Dec 27, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
49%

Disney's The Kid (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
77%

The Pledge (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
25%

Loser (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
78%

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
38%

Black and White (1999)

" A daring film that has some sloppy flaws but is far better than Toback's previous effort, the dismal Two Girls and a Guy." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
16%

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

" This is one of the more maddening franchises going right now, because so much potential is being wasted by director Len Wiseman, who can’t seem to get the formula right." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
52%

American Pie 2 (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
19%

The Next Best Thing (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
29%

Sugar & Spice (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
42%

The Ninth Gate (1999)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
90%

Amelie (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
48%

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
85%

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

" The arc of the story may be predictable, but it’s balanced out by some marvelously unpredictable flashes of visual comedy, all very much in the style of Chuck Jones in his prime." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
32%

All the Pretty Horses (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
52%

The Last Castle (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
53%

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

" There’s a decent movie buried in here somewhere, but the lousy love triangle and ultimate lack of focus make this WWII drama a bit hard to take." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
55%

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
92%

High Fidelity (2000)

" I can’t see how anyone would not like this film." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
85%

Nurse Betty (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
86%

State and Main (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
67%

Boiler Room (2000)

" Almost liked this one about greedy, young stockbrokers working for an illegal firm, but hated the ending so much it derailed the movie." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
77%

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
60%

The Anniversary Party (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
67%

Legally Blonde (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
89%

Cast Away (2000)

" The beginning and ending of the film are a bit underdeveloped, but that’s just quibbling." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
89%

Boys Don't Cry (1999)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
2%

Battlefield Earth (2000)

" If you are looking for something to hate and despise, get thee to this movie." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
98%

Croupier (1998)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
93%

Memento (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
53%

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
68%

Titus (1999)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
40%

The 6th Day (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
89%

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

" A great study on the struggle to create live theater, containing beautiful musical sequences and fantastic portrayals of the musical’s creators." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
32%

America's Sweethearts (2001)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
52%

Scary Movie (2000)

Click here to read article — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
45%

The Cell (2000)

" The dream sequences are so well-done that it’s easy to forgive the film’s lack of dramatic punch." — Sacramento News & Review

Posted Aug 7, 2008
 
 
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