ROTTEN TOMATOES: Rotten Tomatoes: Celebrities - Celebrity Movie Stars from your Favorite Movies

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Rating	Title Year	Quote	Author

Tomato A-	Taken (2009)	"It's a simple genre beat down with an outstanding vision for aggression; a convincing cartoon for those who like their revenge served cold and their parental responsibility depicted as nothing short of absolute."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)	"Pelham would've been better served by a handful of Ritalin, or perhaps a director who wouldn't dare sacrifice rollicking suspense to feed his meaningless camera fetishes."	Brian Orndorf
Splat C	Taking Woodstock (2009)	"A distraction that steals Lee's concentration, leaving the film in the same condition as the real Woodstock: muddy, scattered, and overlong."	Brian Orndorf
Splat C-	The Tale of Despereaux (2008)	"It's frustrating to watch Tale flounder as much as it does, but when the filmmakers don't seem particularly comfortable with the source material, it doesn't invite the viewer inside to experience any potential magic."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D+	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	"Refusing to take Wise's nuanced lead, the new Stood is a grotesque creation that prefers noise to thought, clumsily slapping together an eco-minded warning siren in the guise of a bloated Roland Emmerich creation."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B+	Then She Found Me (2008)	"Sharing ace chemistry with Hunt, Midler's scenes are the jewels of the film; a reminder of how impressive her talent is and how much her recent career direction has failed to capitalize on her gifts."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B+	A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)	"A lovely film of small intentions, yet embellished with an enormous heart."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B-	Towelhead (2008)	"Towelhead is a familiar playground for Ball and his obsession with suburban decay, but remains sharply realized by the cast, who turn pure ugliness into an exhaustive psychological obstacle course."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato A	Toy Story (1995)	"A magnificent film, created with a then unproven playful spirit that merges broad cartoon antics with an endearing eye toward nostalgia -- the heartbreaking years when wonder turns to knowledge and maturation."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B	Toy Story 2 (1999)	"Toy Story 2 always struck me as a disappointment. It's a fine movie with plenty of spirit, but the franchise formula feels diluted, lacking the spark of creativity that made the original film sing."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B+	Traitor (2008)	"It may dip a toe or two in the waters of previous international conspiracy thrillers, but it works the genre with tremendous spirit and a robust sense of humanity, eschewing standard action honors to observe the actual consequence of death."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)	"A joyless, humorless, bloated carcass of an event movie...Nothing kills the euphoric buzz of exceptionally articulated carefree mindlessness quite like a newly emboldened Michael Bay."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D+	Transporter 3 (2008)	"An attempt to butch the franchise back up after the thickly frosted, logic-free happenings of the last installment, Transporter 3 actually prefers gloom and doom, thus creating a joyless machine of violence."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B	Transsiberian (2008)	"It takes its sweet time, but Transsiberian is a frosty, gripping ride on the terror train. It maintains the generous beat, giving audiences a nice jolt of xenophobia to go with their helping of traditional thrills."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D-	Transylmania (2009)	"I surveyed the crowd at the screening I attended, feeling the chill in the air as seven strangers sat in stone-cold silence -- not a single laugh from anyone. The eighth moviegoer? Fast asleep five minutes in. I've never envied a person more."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato A-	Trick 'r Treat (2009)	"Instead of participating in the yearly nonsense of Saw, give Trick 'r Treat a spin instead. It's one of the best horror films of the year and a perfect addition to the holiday."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato A-	Tropic Thunder (2008)	"A triumph on nearly every level of execution and intent...it's a pleasure to report that Tropic Thunder is a work of pure hilarity and insanity throughout."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D+	Tru Loved (2008)	"The film surely means well with enormous messages of tolerance and self-esteem, but when Loved digs in with broad caricatures of homophobia and all-purpose intolerance, the movie can be a supreme chore to sit through."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B-	Turner & Hooch (1989)	"I laughed heartily with the film, but I almost went cross-eyed trying to consider what the hell this script actually contained before Disney, five screenwriters, and two directors tore it apart."	Brian Orndorf
Splat C	The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)	"There's some hope that the series will improve over time, effectively righting every last Hardwicke wrong. This is not a quality film by any means, but it's a step up, and that's a relief."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B	Two Lovers (2009)	"Gray is a skilled craftsman of these withdrawn stories, and Two Lovers, while easily his most modest production to date, is incredibly successful illuminating the single-minded drive of whispered male lust."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D+	Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)	"It's discouraging to watch Bad build an unusual rhythm in the opening scenes only to stop itself and sprint back into Madea/preach mode, where the uncomfortable marriage of Jesus and domestic violence reigns."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D	Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009)	"Wouldn't be Perry if the film wasn't outrageously irrational, flimsily edited, acted with rafter-quaking severity, and scripted with Magic Markers. I'd feel cheated at this point if he actually made a concentrated effort to maintain a steady dramatic tone"	Brian Orndorf
Splat D+	Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (2008)	"Perry might be out to create a community spirit in theaters across the country, but, again, that doesn't excuse his thick-fingered mangling of dramatic expression and his questionable taste in racial caricatures. Meet the Browns is a stinker."	Brian Orndorf
Splat D-	Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)	"It's the same old dance, only now it involves slapping around women...sickening and completely irresponsible."	Brian Orndorf
Tomato B	Tyson (2009)	"Hey, if I were Toback, I wouldn't exactly be poking this guy with a stick either, but the ultimate purpose of Tyson is a budding mystery that's never quite solved."	Brian Orndorf

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