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JOSH GILCHRIST

Agrees with the Tomatometer 66% of the time.

Biography: I'm a 27 year old Habilitational Specialist who is giving thought to going back to school to get a masters in counseling. My interest in film criticism started about 11 years ago and is still going strong today. What's the number one thing any film critic must have? The guts to pan a film you hate, even though everyone else likes it.

Favorites: The Wizard Of Oz Touch Of Evil Dr. Strangelove The Truman Show Battleship Potemkin

Publications: Billings Outpost (Montana), rec.arts.movies.reviews

Total Reviews: 68
Total QuickRatings: 190

Location: Billings, Montana

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Rotten 2/4	Fresh 81%	Hellboy (2004)	" While Comic Book Movies may be the new fad, I'm hoping that the trend will quickly end its tenure of terrorizing the cinematic landscape." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Apr 21, 2004
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 64%	13 Going on 30 (2004)	" "13 Going On 30" makes no apologies for being a carbon copy of 1988's "big," although it's inevitable that most audiences will wish that it did." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Apr 21, 2004
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 55%	Home on the Range (2004)	" The animation looks second rate, laughable even, when compared to the studios direct to video releases." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Apr 5, 2004
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 28%	Not Another Teen Movie (2001)	Click here to read article — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Mar 16, 2004
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 46%	Hidalgo (2004)	Click here to read article — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Mar 16, 2004
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	The Odd Couple (1968)	No article or quote available — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Mar 15, 2004
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	Richard Pryor - Live on Sunset Strip (1982)	No article or quote available — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Mar 15, 2004
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 63%	Starsky & Hutch (2004)	" This film benefits from a cool and breezy style, forcing some of the jokes but succeeding more often than not." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Mar 8, 2004
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 97%	Capturing the Friedmans (2003)	" This film is an American dream gone awry." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Mar 8, 2004
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 56%	Irreversible (2003)	" While No�'s vision can seem unrelentingly sadistic and sexist, the film's raw emotion keeps it afloat." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Mar 8, 2004
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 85%	Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)	" Uma Thurman's performance breaks down the emotional barriers that often keep an audience at a distance." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Oct 15, 2003
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 91%	School of Rock (2003)	" *The problem is that the film has about as much creativity as the episode of Brady Bunch* where the kids decide to put together a band.*" — rec.arts.movies.reviews* Posted Oct 6, 2003
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 90%	Whale Rider (2003)	" It's a subtle film with tracings of an art-house quality but-perhaps because the film is examining the old Maori legend-it becomes the perfect allegory for a young audience." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Aug 13, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 45%	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)	" It's depressing to see that one of the few franchises built on teaching lessons is now just a summer popcorn movie." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 28, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 78%	Seabiscuit (2003)	" The type of storytelling which could be found in cinemas before words like sequel and blue screen became part of our popular entertainment lexicon." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 28, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 28%	It Runs in the Family (2003)	" It seems as though the Douglas' were desperate to work together so they didn't bother going out to find a quality film." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 15, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 88%	X2: X-Men United (2003)	" Fans of the "X-Men" legacy will love the film. To the rest of us, it's as if we're asked to follow along on a trip without a roadmap to help guide the way." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 15, 2003
Rotten 0/4	Rotten 28%	Daddy Day Care (2003)	" Daddy Day Care is a manufactured film which is willing to capitalize on the fact that a sucker of a filmgoer is born every minute." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 15, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 78%	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)	" It feels like a cross between Errol Flynn and Monty Python." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 15, 2003
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 70%	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)	" "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" might be considered just as damaging to Arnold Schwarzenegger's impending political career as Watergate was for Nixon's." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jul 3, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 88%	28 Days Later (2003)	" This is a film which is driven by story, not violence." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jun 30, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 61%	Hulk (2003)	" ...any film whose main character is supposed to be horrifying but looks more like a Disney character with a temper is bound to fail." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted Jun 23, 2003
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 29%	Hollywood Homicide (2003)	" It�s not a bad film, just a very tired one that wastes a good cast. Some people will like this movie. For the rest, the best time to see it is when it hits Blockbuster." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Jun 19, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 85%	Bend It Like Beckham (2003)	" Why does there seem to always be a popular fluff film out there? Because enough people out there are looking for just that, a fun film smothered in sweetness." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Jun 12, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 49%	Bruce Almighty (2003)	" There�s something to be said for a film that keeps us smiling rather than one that has a few funny moments before disappearing from memory forever." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted May 31, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 98%	Finding Nemo (2003)	" ..the computer animated imagery is once again exquisite... The bad side, the story line is only pleasant." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted May 30, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 100%	The Birth of a Nation (1915)	" It's a film that can easily be used to teach against racism, and it should be cherished instead of frowned upon." — rec.arts.movies.reviews Posted May 27, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 73%	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)	" A cinematic orgy of action and eye candy." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted May 15, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 94%	Monsoon Wedding (2002)	" The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted May 3, 2003
Rotten	Rotten 43%	Anger Management (2003)	" It�s not only a step back for Nicholson, but it�s so humorless that it even brings Sandler down a notch, making him an even more insufferable basket case of nervous tics and self-deprecating humor." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted May 3, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 38%	Agent Cody Banks (2003)	" Will kids enjoy this? Well, does a child like candy?" — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Apr 6, 2003
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 42%	The Core (2003)	" The film is an enjoyable vestige of the B movies of yesterday, not just in storyline but in cheap-looking effects. But with an $85 million budget, one wonders why the filmmakers voluntarily chose to make it look cheap." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Apr 6, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 95%	The Pianist (2002)	" In ways, it�s more effective than even Spielberg�s Schindler�s List... Polanski�s work is more of a personal and therapeutic experience for him, going back to his Polish roots in the midst of the horror that he and his family witnessed firsthand." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Mar 17, 2003
Rotten 0.5/4	Rotten 44%	Daredevil (2003)	" Daredevil is nothing more than a big train wreck of a film. Too bad those responsible for bringing it to theaters were not on the train when it derailed." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Feb 19, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" No film this year is more successful in rousing real feelings and reactions." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Feb 1, 2003
Rotten	Fresh 76%	Gangs of New York (2002)	" Scorsese needs to be satisfied with his place as one of the most talented filmmakers instead of worrying about accolades he hasn�t received." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Jan 21, 2003
N/A	Fresh 94%	Monsoon Wedding (2002)	" The film is director Mira Nair�s love letter to the family of her native country. It film coexists as both a powerful study of family and a joyous celebration of life." — Billings Outpost (Montana) MISCELLANEOUS Posted Jan 21, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 87%	Chicago (2002)	" *Vaudeville has made a triumphant return to the music scene thanks to the cinematic version of the Bob Fosse stage classic Chicago." — Billings Outpost (Montana)* SOUNDTRACK REVIEW Posted Jan 21, 2003
N/A	Fresh 100%	The Birth of a Nation (1915)	" For a piece of such landmark cinema, the dissension against it seems unwarranted in this day and age. It�s a film that can easily be used to teach against racism, and it should be cherished instead of frowned upon." — Billings Outpost (Montana) ESSAY Posted Jan 14, 2003
Fresh	Rotten 58%	Serendipity (2001)	" Serendipity director Peter Chelsom gives us charm instead of plot, romance instead of logic." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Dec 19, 2002
Rotten	Rotten 13%	Town and Country (2001)	" Instead of humorous, this film is obtuse. Instead of romantic, it's boorish. Do yourself a favor and just pass on this bloated piece of gunk and rent some of the earlier films from director Woody Allen, which "Country" so woefully tries to emulate." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Dec 19, 2002
Fresh	Fresh 62%	We Were Soldiers (2002)	" I didn�t mind the film�s sentimental view of GIs. It�s stuff like this that gets me crying, especially in times of combat like now. I wasn�t the only one wiping tears away. It�s hard not to when you�re proud to be an American." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Dec 19, 2002
Rotten	Rotten 40%	Maid in Manhattan (2002)	" Manhattan is nothing more than a trite Christmas present from Lopez. This film seemed to last longer than some of her relationships." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Dec 18, 2002
Rotten	Fresh 69%	Treasure Planet (2002)	" Treasure Planet is certainly suffering from creative schizophrenia." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Dec 11, 2002
Fresh	Rotten 46%	Life as a House (2001)	" Life as a House is no cinematic masterpiece but it stays with you." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Nov 26, 2002
Fresh	Fresh 84%	The Others (2001)	" Like a stranger following in the blackness of twilight, The Others creeps up on an audience when they least expect it and leaves them breathless and dreading. It�s a throwback to psychological terror films of yesteryear. There�s no blood or foresee" — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Nov 26, 2002
Fresh	Rotten 59%	Die Another Day (2002)	" After �Die Another Day� I�m not opposed to hearing the line �Bond, James Bond,� again. After all of these years, even though he hasn�t changed much, we can still rely on 007 to give us an adrenaline rush." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Nov 26, 2002
Rotten	Fresh 82%	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)	" There�s not much I can recommend about this new installment. It's magical, & the special effects are certainly better this time around. What I miss is the story. Without the story, a fantasy is nothing more than strange creatures & some creative escape." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Nov 19, 2002
N/A	Fresh 95%	Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)	No article or quote available — Billings Outpost (Montana) MISCELLANEOUS Posted Nov 14, 2002
Fresh	Fresh 97%	Spirited Away (2002)	" We are thrust into a kaleidoscopic wonderland for more than two hours, quite long for an animated film. There�s enough adventure and jeopardy in this film to fill five films of this nature." — Billings Outpost (Montana) Posted Nov 14, 2002

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