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Taken 2 (2012)
5/10
''Taken '' for ride !
17 October 2012
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Well below the quality of the original in every way . To start with the acting is wooden and not convincing for the most part , many of the family scenes seem strained and uncomfortable and lack that family intimacy , also the fight scenes use that shaky camera method that ruins the shot because one cannot see anything clearly , there are bad cuts as well . In one scene Liam Neeson grabs the mans forehead and he simply drops dead instantly , it must have been the vulcan death grip ! The french cop is thrown in there for some reason although why he would keep track of neeson's character is a mystery . There's not much here , its terribly predictable , mom and dad wind up back together , a huge surprise and , oh this is just a bad film and it appears as if the people working on this film knew it was bad and didn't care , they were simply trying to capitalize on the original films popularity , save your money folks !!
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Sucks !
9 October 2012
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The way these characters are written , the gooder than good cops/pigs who have every right to push anyone they choose around is right out of the south before people were freed . The male cop is batman in disguise who is such a great daddy and hubby always striving to save the world and female is constantly reaching for balls she just doesn't have ,The rapper and the comedy guy are terrible as well , but its the writing that they are forced to work with . Its of low quality and not believable , I don't think any actor could sell it , its so very cliché' , nothing inovative or even close to reality . The reason why people with money get away with crimes is because they have the money to hire people to find the police ineptitude that is always present .That is never seen here except in the writing of the horrible scripts .
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2/10
Terrible Concept !!
1 October 2012
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This show is truly bad , the concept that a cop is also some junior therapist who can somehow read people so well that he can figure out who dun it is very unbelievable . The character and the lines are awful and unrealistic .D'nofrio a average actor can't pull it off but neither could any of the others .When Chris Noth was the lead he didn't have these special instincts that Jeff Goldblum and others were saddled with trying to sell . The Columbo style techniques he tries to use like bringing up supposedly stressful incidents from the suspects past , or tendencies and personality quirks they exhibit to get them to suddenly fall apart and confess are really terrible , its just not realistic or believable or entertaining , how its lasted is a mystery that maybe officer sigmund could solve .
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Seinfeld: The Library (1991)
Season 3, Episode 5
8/10
So funny !
6 August 2012
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Totally brought back memories of being in catholic school and the way we used to write things in the blank pages of books we had . The part where Bookman says with disdain '' there are drawings of pee-pees and wee-wees was hilarious !! I'm laughing now just thinking of it . Combined with the flash back sequences of Jerry and George in school with the hair and outfits of the time , George's teacher calling him ''Cant-standya '' , it was just too funny for words , a really great episode . Also how the people remembered past events differently was cool too I thought because it really reflects reality , so all in all really cool !!
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Call of the Wildman (2011–2014)
8/10
Cool !
5 August 2012
Ernie is totally cool and a nice guy to boot , he's got a lot of know how and guts too ! I'm born an raised in New York City but I tell you good people are good people and Ernie is that . I like watching how he handles all kinds of critters and really is about helping and living his way of life , chopping wood and bathing in a barrel and living close to nature , my life couldn't be more different but maybe thats the reason why I like watching . Earnie is cool and interesting and provides a valuable service to his neighbors whats better than that ? So continued good fortune to Earnie and his pals saving wildlife and helping good folks , you guys rock !
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9/10
Excellent work !
19 June 2012
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This film is really wonderful , a great piece of work with great actors and a great story and storyteller .Gloria Swanson is simply perfect in this film . That the character somewhat mirrored her own situation is ironic . She was a huge silent film star , that she made the transition to sound is a tribute to her skill as an actress . Bill Holden is great as well as the reluctant sugar baby who recognizes the dysfunctional situation he turned his car into and exploits it for a time and then dies for his trouble , but what a story in between all that !!! Max the butler/ex-husband , who was also a director in real life is perfect casting , I believed it all and I cared . See this film ! You won't be sorry ever !!!
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8/10
Magnificent Accomplishment !
15 June 2012
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This is one of those rare films that changed film-making , pre- cg but very dependent on make-up and special effects , it may be the most effective film of its kind . That the story was brilliant didn't hurt at all and Chuck Heston , a true movie star still had it here !! That is he could carry a film on his back , here he didn't need to do it alone as the cast was good as the story (ridly scott take notes ) The concept while not original , the time travel thing , iniates you into a concept with a real possibility it could happen , apes developing into the dominant species and treating us the way we treat every species on earth . It is a superb film , none of the others matched it and the remake flopped but all hail Planet of the Apes as a milestone in film history !! It also shows off Linda Harrison , for which I'll always be grateful !!
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Prometheus (I) (2012)
3/10
Very bad considering
9 June 2012
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This attempt is very bad considering the budget , the story is horrible because there really doesn't seem to be one . Things happen out of nowhere , no rhyme or reason , no build up to an event , nothing . There is no character development , you don't care about anyone and it does not hold your interest . There are great visuals and cg , but you don't even anticipate that because it so just thrown in , like an afterthought . This was really a big let down . There was no connection to the other alien movies , the aliens were all different an that could be OK , but there is NO explanation of why things are that way or how they got that way , you are left to guess I suppose .It was really terrible , the worst alien movie by far , you simply do not care about anything thats happening , the so-called scientists were so bad and just stupid . They didn't stick one scientist in the bunch , they took stupid risks a real scientist would never dream of , more that that anyone with common sense would'nt consider. They tried to stick a love story in it , but no development of any kind , it is impossible to care about any of it because you don't know anything about anyone or anything . Different looking aliens simply pop up at random with NO explanation at all !!!! A horrible waste of time and money , ridly scott should be ashamed ,YE GODS TERRIBLE FLICK !!!!Now its being suggested its better the second time around , but movies aren't really made to watch repeatedly to ''get them '' . With a budget like this film had shouldn't it have a beginning , middle and end ? Thats what stories , well good stories contain . Just because there is access to watching films over and over easily now doesn't change that . It doesn't matter that its not an ''Alien type or series '' film , it matters that it doesn't have flow and explanation , you want to know what your watching and you want to . Receipts down 64%-77% ,of the 1245 reviews 801 were negative . WE have spoken !
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8/10
Awesome 50s sci-fi flick !!
8 June 2012
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It ! Is an awesome 50s sci-fi flick that delivers in mostly every way , its scary , suspenseful , the costume is very good for the times , the story line is so good its been used repeatedly since . That is alien sneaks on board and begins to kill crew one by one , this was really the first flick to use this formula successfully . Sci-fi at this time was a B-grade endeavor , its a first rate genre now with huge budgets but back then it was very limited , making the quality of this one not by any means a sure thing . The cast is good enough and the characteristics of the times in full evidence , that is women serving coffee etc but thats to be expected , with all of this It ! delivers the goods and is well worth the watch , go for IT !!!
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Key and Peele (2012–2015)
1/10
Really very bad , unfortunately
15 February 2012
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This show is truly awful , I knew from watching the promos that it was going to be bad because not a single ad was funny . But I had no idea how bad it could be until I watched it , I was not disappointed . I don't know how anyone could interpret this stuff as funny , how they could sit there watch it and put it on the air , its a shame . I realize it must be difficult to put a funny skit show together , but why put garbage that is not at all funny , and I mean NOT AT ALL FUNNY !!! On the air ? It supposed to be very street and in the hood humor thats has an edge , and Peele resembles Pres. Obama nicely when made up , but they don't even use that to their advantage . Just not funny , Key has the habit of just yelling a lot and thinking that makes it funny , Peele who I think is the more funny of the two seems somewhat lost as if he knows how bad it is and is waiting for it to be realized . I don't blame you , take the money and the exposure ( any publicity is good ) as long as you can .
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2/10
Nice try !
10 January 2012
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A worthy concept , that is examining the lack of communication between generations , but the characters are as has been said just annoying and unrealistic . The ''kids'' look 35 years old and act like they are 2 years old . Its pretty bad and a waste of some good actors , Nick Ray is ultimately responsible for all of it as director , and its an uninteresting mess for the most part . There are opportunities for good payoffs that are wasted generally . Its too long and there's really nothing to hold your interest here , none of the characters can be related to in a meaningful way and every time there is a chance to its usually not taken advantage of . I think its remembered because Dean , then Wood died more than because of anything else . Too bad . There was a chance to be decent at least .
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Funny !
3 October 2011
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Really cheap and bad and funny because its cheap and bad and trying its best to be a real film . Ted Mikels is a leader in this genre , that is the garbage genre , but in the moments where his films aren't horribly slow moving they are funny because of the low quality of the acting and technical work . Leo , who was Judy Garlands husband at one time , is decent as the slimy club owner / pusher . Buzz is bad as his part , a rebel and junior ladies man extrordinaire , who picks up Michele a would be dancer who finally makes to the top of the dancing world by headlining at the Haunted House , a well known hot spot somewhere . But shes headed downward until Critter rescues her , all in all bad fun .
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Criminal Minds (2005– )
Terribly Predictable
22 September 2011
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Really pretty bad and unrealistic . For instance a typical episode ,little girl kidnapped , who do you call in to take the lead ? The behaviorial unit , yeah right !! NOT !!! Fast forward to the end , the unit zeros in on the location , unit members racing and searching until , oh what could possibly happen ? They find the child , but , there's no pulse !!! The tension rises from zero to .05 !!! The members do cpr as the crying parents are brought on site , that happens all the time after all !!! C'mon Becky or Susie !!!! Cough , cough , oh thank god !!!As corny music plays in the background , the badder then bad guilty party is led off to jail !! Yes the unit has done it again !! If you'd rather not stick your finger down your throat and need to purge , this will do the job for sure , pure garbage !!!
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Mesmerizing !
7 September 2011
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Very interesting film , updated from a Greek tragedy . A fascinating study of human behavior , Michael Redgrave is fantastic as Orin , the brother hovering on the edge of madness and guilt , and Rosalind Russel is every bit his equal as the conniving sister , trying to escape her fate , but unable to shake her demons . Orin finds release in death , Vinny in self-exile and a perminent state of mourning . But the star of this film is the well written interaction between these two and the fabulous execution of that written word by the two actors . It also gives insight into the times , the civil war era and how situations were handled or mishandled then . Can't miss entertainment !!
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Oh Yeah !
1 September 2011
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Really , really bad , but really , really funny !! No-talent is a bad boy who has led his people off the reservation and is raining havoc down on the good white folks . While raping and pillaging his brother Johnny (very little talent) is trying his best to do the right thing , as they are twins everyone mistakes Johnny for No-tah and he gets in trouble because of it . Only the way of Ess tow tow n ya can rectify matters , Yes the way of man and horse . Shatner is truly terrible as an Indian and not much better as a cowboy , but very funny for sure . His gun handling really stinks as does his native American accent , all making for a comical attempt at a western . Joe Cotton tries his best but there's no hope for this one , but it is funny , because its not meant to be .
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2/10
Italian sci-fi with no budget
10 March 2011
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I saw this one in the 70s and couldn't remember much about it , except some guy named Bronco was irresistible to women , in spite of being emotionless and speaking maybe two words . They (the women) are drawn to Bronco like flies to honey , I can't remember why , but it had two things in it I prize from B-movies . That is bad dubbing and bad acting , a sure formula for bad/good films that are so funny because they are trying to be serious films , this one qualifies as one of those . I'd say it rates with the Japanese ventures like ''Prince of Space '' or ''Starman '' , yes that bad/good !! So if you want to see a guy named Bronco , who can sweep women off their feet and kill with a fingers touch , and laugh when your not falling asleep , this is your film !
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Atomic Rulers (1965 TV Movie)
6/10
Starman Rules !
7 February 2011
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Sure its silly stuff and the dubbing is bad and the quality low , but once you get past those few things its just plain fun !!! I mean whats the harm , its really funny , the panel of aliens in the beginning is creative I suppose for its time and remember its just a kids show , something along the lines of ''Prince of Space '' , just silly fun for young children . I think it would've worked for Americam kids too and that they would've enjoyed it too The SuperGiant or Starman as he is known to American audiences is harmless good natured fun , so keep that in mind as your watching and its enjoyable in that context , if your looking for serious sci-fi , look someplace else !
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3/10
Harmless fun
21 December 2010
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This so called horror film was cut many times to make other so called horror films that were brought to the U.S. by K.Gordon Murray , who translated a few low budget Mexican horror films , like some of the El Santo films and then sold them to the drive- in circuit in the 60s .The ''Angel'' who is the hero of this film , gets his arse kicked throughout the film . He never wins a fight and the mummy saves them all in the end , but its a real bad/good gem in my book .Between the bad dubbing , the bad acting and the bad make-up , there are more than a few laughs to make it a somewhat pleasurable waste of time , so give it a try if you've some time to kill , there are worse ways to waste time !!
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Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
6/10
Low Budget but High Fun !!!
26 November 2010
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The Adventyres of Superman was a lot of fun for boys and girls of the 50s and 60s for sure .Although the acting was second rate , the special effects non- existent , and the writing terrible , it didn't have to be great , just great fun and that it was !!! George Reeves as Superman was good although there really was that much real acting involved in his part as Superman . For me Perry White always going off on Jimmy Olsen was very funny and one of the few parts of the show that you could count on to be funny and regularly present each episode . The shots of Reeves doing a super stunt were really 10th rate at best , I assume the budget was 100 dollars per episode if that , the quality was very low but I still love watching this fun , nostalgic series .
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Salt (2010)
1/10
Christ , that sucked badly !
9 October 2010
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Probably the worst attempt at an action flick in history , it makes Chuck Norris movies look like Shakespeare . Super agent Saltie is the agent to end all agents . Accused of being a traitor in a supposedly secure building she escapes by fashioning a home made flame thrower , using hair pins , her stockings and some bubble gum !!She then leaps from moving vehicle to moving vehicle , jumping several hundred feet while eluding several armies of male pursuers . You get the idea , if ever a flick deserved a minus rating this is it . I don't blame the actress for takin' the money and running , but what idiots put up the money for this garbage , I've got a bridge for sale cheap !!!!!For anyone who liked this , please continue therapy .To the Jolie relatives who vote for this mess , buy her some food , she looks skinny and tired .
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