Splat 1/5 |
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) |
"This is one Columbus who should have stayed at home. A real loser." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 3/4 |
16 Blocks (2006) |
"16 Blocks does stretch credulity at times. But ... you overlook some of its more outlandish facets until you are in the lobby and reflecting on what you saw." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 4/5 |
1776 (1972) |
"A wonderful, witty underrated musical. A 4th of July tradition in my house." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"(2 Fast 2 Furious is) big, fast, loud cars and scantily-clad beautiful women. It’s every adolescent’s fantasy pasted onto the screen." |
Bob Bloom |
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2001 Year-in-Review (2001) |
"Best and Worst Films of 2001" |
Bob Bloom |
Splat 2/4 |
2012 (2009) |
"It is as if screenwriters Roland Emmerich, who also directed, and Harald Kloser simply screened earlier films and borrowed bits and pieces." |
Bob Bloom |
Splat 2/4 |
21 (2008) |
"It's a gamble whether or not "21" will provide enough excitement to make you shout, "Winner, winner, chicken dinner."" |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato |
21 Grams (2003) |
"The movie alone is worthwhile, but ... hearing some insight from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu or writer Guillermo Arriaga would have increased one’s appreciation ..." |
Bob Bloom |
Splat 1/4 |
27 Dresses (2008) |
"27 Dresses is cinema for the simple-minded. Everything is spelled out for the audience in capital block letters." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato |
28 Days Later (2003) |
" 28 Days Later ... loses none of its impact on the home screen. It remains a visceral chill fest that will give you goosebumps." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
28 Days Later (2003) |
"28 Days Later is one of those textbook movies proving you can shock and scare an audience without resorting to lopping off heads or limbs, and that the camera can be as lethal a weapon as any automatic firearm, sword or machete." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
300 (2007) |
"Ironically, the computer effects make it so clean, so ballet-like, so unrealistic. Battles should be chaotic and messy, not choreographed like an MGM musical." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 3/4 |
3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"The ending is totally unsatisfactory. Without giving away any spoilers, ... the resolution is unnecessary and much more cynical than the original." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 3/5 |
4-D Man (1959) |
"A guilty, almost-campy horror delight with a most curious jazz score" |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 3/5 |
42nd Street (1933) |
"Busby Berkeley choreography; Powell and Keeler plus all-star supporting cast. A Warner Bros. clasic musical, though campy by today's standards." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato |
46664 - The Event (2003) |
"This two-disc set covers a concert in Cape Town, South Africa, to raise money and awareness of the scourge of AIDS ..." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
50 First Dates (2004) |
"(Writer George) Wing and director Peter Segal should have demonstrated more faith in their main plot and skimmed these unnecessary diversions like fat off a brisket.
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Bob Bloom |
Tomato 4/5 |
61* (2001) |
"A great baseball movie solidly directed by Billy Crystal. You can tell he's a Yankee fan, but also does not hesitate from showing the warts on some of his idols." |
Bob Bloom |
Tomato |
8 Mile (2002) |
"For those who can crank up the audio system on their home theater setups, the sound quality of the disc may blast you from the room." |
Bob Bloom |
Splat 1.5/4 |
88 Minutes (2008) |
""88 Minutes" is one of those thrillers in which characters seem to run all over the place and talk a lot on cell phones. Yet nothing really seems to get accomplished." |
Bob Bloom |