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532,977 | 70,535 | 118,632 | 8 |
devout man wages war inside himself between the flesh and spirituality
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Excellent picture dealing with a holiness preacher who strays from the flock fairly regularly . This causes him trouble with the church elders and his wife . He goes on a spiritual odyssey to find what God has in store for him , and winds up founding a new church in a backwoods community . Unfortunately , his troubles are not over with even there . Well written story about how a Christian must constantly try and overcome Satanic influences .
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533,231 | 70,535 | 264,441 | 8 |
Street punk goes back in time
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A street smart Detroit rapper suffers a trauma which sends him back to the year 1822 in the deep south . He falls into the hands of slavers and is sold as a fieldhand , receiving a first hand education in life as an indentured worker . A funny yet grim look at early America .
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533,316 | 70,535 | 118,607 | 8 |
excellent , thought provoking tale of the agony of slavery
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The horrors of slavery are depicted here in graphic detail . The scenes dealing with the ships carrying their human cargo were awful - very hard to sit and watch . When the slaves were brought to America , a huge trial ensued over whether or not they should be freed or not . This was a big production complete with all the costumes of the era - the early 19th century . Great story , dialogue , and acting made this a must see film .
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532,693 | 70,535 | 68,245 | 8 |
Snot nosed punks get what they ask for in the old west
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Very good western about a group of worth less kids who go west looking for adventure and the easy life . They find things aren't always so rosy in the real world and soon have a falling out among themselves . This was a grim , and often funny , tale of boys becoming bad men .
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533,075 | 70,535 | 116,695 | 8 |
a sports agent loses his job and must make a comeback
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Sports agent Jerry Mcguire loses his job because of his radical new ideas . He tries to get his old contacts to go with him as he leaves his company , but they prefer to stay with his old organization . He nearly goes insane trying to be fair and at the same time lure a promising athlete into his fold . This movie was funny and had a good message to it also . Look for Eagles guitarist Glen Fry in his role as the coach .
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533,215 | 70,535 | 118,571 | 8 |
One exciting film
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The story here is similar to " Passenger 57 " , but still manages to be original . All the actors gave very credible performances , especially Ford and Oldman , and the set was realistic looking . However , when the Prez started whipping expert Speznaz troopers in hand to hand combat I did cringe a bit . But , hey , it was fun ! The viewer knows the outcome from the start , of course , and all the bullets flying around should have done more damage to the craft , but it was still one of the most hair raising , tense films I've ever seen . Made me wonder is security could really be that easily breached ; seems the thumbprint bit wouldn't have worked that smoothly .
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533,401 | 70,535 | 105,191 | 8 |
country singer falls in love with country girl
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I didn't think I would like this one , but got fooled . George Strait gave a good performance as a burned out country singer who meets a girl at a bar . Romance blossoms , but they get on the outs with each other . Meanwhile , Strait is having troubles on another front . His manager wants him more flashy , while he wants to be just a good ol boy . Plus , one of his roadies is trying to use his band as a stepping stone to the big time . The show provides a mushy , tear jerking ending for all the lovelorn out there .
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532,967 | 70,535 | 54,428 | 8 |
Well . . . . the indians ride around in circles once again . . . . sigh
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Really good western featuring the lovely Audrey Hepburn and the charismatic Burt Lancaster . A very solid , well made film complete with sod roofed homes , authentic looking revolvers and rifles , beautiful , yet harsh , scenery , and lots of wild , rampaging redskins . Every performance in this picture is of the first order - and what a thrill to see Albert Salmi once again ; a rare treat indeed .
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533,310 | 70,535 | 99,165 | 8 |
great movie
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Not a popular film , but I loved it . Superb story , well acted , excellent dialogue . I thought it captured perfectly how many of us really feel and act . A must see .
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532,980 | 70,535 | 275,309 | 8 |
Hooligans ride their boards to . . . . . where ?
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A group of teen-age punks with a burning need to ride a piece of wood with wheels run rampant through L . A . They let nothing get in the way of their " sport " which consisted of whizzing around on their boards getting low and grabbing air . Many of these kids came from broken homes and , having no supervision at all , were turned loose to waste their lives ' sidewalk surfing ' while harassing others who came into contact with them . Some of these little thugs grew up and did alright ; others formed their own broken homes , giving life to a new generation of castoffs , while one did a stint in the pen . Excellent documentary showing how lives can become a disaster when parents show no interest .
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532,723 | 70,535 | 120,402 | 8 |
2 greedy men make life uncomfortable for a beekeeper
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Excellent tale about a man who gets involved with 2 men intent on getting their hands on a stash of stolen loot from an armored car robbery . Unique story with an actor I haven't seen since he hit middle age . Peter Fonda still has the same soulful eyes he had when I first saw him in " Wild Angels " back in the mid-60's . His acting has improved considerably over the years ; I thought his old underground films were somewhat amateurish back then . This was a fine movie which reminded me a little of his western " The Hired Hand " from some 20 years ago . Well worth watching .
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532,523 | 70,535 | 112,740 | 8 |
tension aboard a nuclear submarine
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The first half of this film was a tad slow , but the second half made up for it . When it appeared that a U . S . nuclear sub might have to make a retaliatory strike on Russia , an argument broke out aboard ship between the Captain and his executive officer . The Captain wanted to go ahead with the action , but the X . O . was adamant about getting more information before setting such a drastic move into play . Sides were formed among the officers and enlisted men , leading to a deadly stand-off . Very tense movie , well worth seeing .
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532,390 | 70,535 | 118,747 | 8 |
Funnier than the original
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Had a great time watching this one . Lots of blues music and snappy dancing , the music being performed by many of the blues leading players and legends . And that car pile-up . What a riot ! I couldn't stop laughing all the way through ; loved the way Elwood parked his car . Funny , funny picture .
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532,719 | 70,535 | 106,977 | 8 |
cops chase an innocent man
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Good action yarn based on the old tv series starring David Jansen . A doctor is wrongfully accused of murdering his wife , and is arrested . While being transported to another facility , he manages to escape and the chase is on . He lives in constant fear of being captured by an obsessive federal agent before he can prove his innocence . Very well done thriller .
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532,469 | 70,535 | 107,007 | 8 |
excellent film dealing with the great Civil War battle
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This film showed the horrors and waste of war to maximum effectiveness . Why men would volunteer to expend their lives in such a vain effort is beyond me . Because some unthinking politico says you must run up a hill directly at people who are intent on killing you does not mean you must . A graphic film , well acted , with very realistic scenes .
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533,308 | 70,535 | 41,935 | 8 |
Roy takes on a group of oil thieves
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An escaped convict and an evil newspaper owner attempt to take over another man's property to mine the oil they know lies beneath a lake . They stop short of nothing to do this including murder . Lots of action , gunplay , and good western songs .
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533,113 | 70,535 | 202,677 | 8 |
Many die so scumbag can have a son
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Tense action drama with plenty of lead slinging , torture , blood ; a plain out and out violent film . When 2 thugs go after a pregnant woman in order to ransom her out for big bucks things immediately go awry . The old boy they planned on cheating has some pretty tough boys on his side which leads to lots of gunsmoke and dead bodies . The final shootout was a doozy which should cause the saliva to flow from the lips of all action lovers . Woulda been easier to plug the bitch and start over . . . . but the baby was gonna be a boy .
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532,590 | 70,535 | 90,037 | 8 |
A slice from the real side of life
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Laura Dern's character , Connie , is a spoiled , rebellious , selfish teen who has nothing on her mind but boys and fun . Her attitude alienates her from homelife and family which leads her straight into trouble . This was a good portrayal of how young people fritter away their time chasing after their own useless future when they could be preparing for a better life . Connie is a victim of her own parents apathy , just as they were victimized by their parents inability to guide and prepare children . Very good film .
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533,129 | 70,535 | 105,078 | 8 |
A barrel of fun and laughs
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An executive leaves his hometown to complete a $140M deal . Along the way he loses his wallet which contains the main ingredient for closing the deal . While trying to get the wallet back he meets every manner of opposition and zany characters . I really liked Jim & Jim and the Siskle & Ebert clones . One of the funniest comedies I ever saw . 4 stars .
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532,911 | 70,535 | 50,371 | 8 |
Hilariously dramatic
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One of the best pictures I've seen to date . Griffith had the part of the womanizing , opinionated , lazy , loud mouthed bum down pat . In fact , the entire cast was superb in this dynamic , gripping , and in the first half , uproariously funny drama which clearly shows how ego can not only destroy the egotist but those close to him . This film is an equal to Griffith's fine performances as Horton Maddock in " Savages " and Howard Pike in " Hearts of the West " . 4 stars .
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532,408 | 70,535 | 77,928 | 8 |
life in a Turkish prison
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A young man goes to Turkey with a plan to bring home a few squares of hash . This plan fails as he is apprehended at the airport . Sentenced to life in prison , he must endure the hell of a filthy , dangerous existence . This was a terrifying , graphic look at confinement in a foreign jail .
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532,827 | 70,535 | 120,787 | 8 |
Raw sex , greed , revenge , murder
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Very fine film that never lets up from the start . A wealthy man learns his wife is cheating and he must have revenge . This leads to his making a death pact with a man who is not as he appears , which creates a world of trouble for both men . Thumbs up .
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532,452 | 70,535 | 59,037 | 8 |
Easy come , easy go
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One thing about a poker player , if he is good enough , there is no worry about running out of money . This was a great film showing just that . The players in this high stakes poker thriller could afford to be cool , they knew it was just another big money game in a long line of high dollar events . You lose the big one ? So what ? This film did for poker what " The Hustler " did for pool . Go see it .
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533,131 | 70,535 | 93,476 | 8 |
cute show with a message
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I liked " Maid to Order " so much that I watched it twice , something I rarely do . A spoiled rich girl , unappreciative of life , was uprooted from her easy lifestyle by a fairy godmother . Her own father denied ever having had a daughter , she simply never existed to him in her new life . After having to work as a domestic to her own father , she sees life from the other side . Very entertaining .
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533,428 | 70,535 | 45,925 | 8 |
One of the better westerns made
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This was a good shoot-em-up western about a boy who was traumatized around the age of 10 by witnessing his father being murdered . He took the name Jack Slade and became a criminal , but never murdered anyone - sort of a likeable bad guy . He became one of the fastest guns in the west . This film had one of my favorite bad guys in it , Lee Van Cleef . This man just looks evil . He gave one of my favorite one liners in all of filmdom , " that's fast enough " . You'll have to see the film to get that one in context , which is not a bad idea . Go see it .
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533,426 | 70,535 | 103,241 | 8 |
Dreyfuss and Murray were perfect together
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The unusual relationship between doctor and patient made one of the best comedies I've ever seen . Mental patient Murray followed his psychiatrist and family all over while they were on vacation , aggravating the doc to no end , but endearing himself with the rest of the family . Every time the doctor turned around , there was Bob . It drove the guy to distraction , and with each distraction I laughed even harder . One of those rare films - a comedy which is really funny .
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532,979 | 70,535 | 171,410 | 8 |
a man of principle sets out to make things right
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This is the best film that I've ever seen Cusack in . He plays a family man that is unfairly taken advantage of by a wealthy land owner . After failing to obtain satisfaction through the courts , he feels compelled to take matters into his own hands . L . Q . Jones was superb as the villainous land owner ; in fact , the picture was well done by all . Thumbs up .
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533,204 | 70,535 | 120,725 | 8 |
Funny , funny , funny
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A barrel of laughs gush forth as a stressed out professor tries to hoodwink his colleagues into believing he has discovered a lost tribe in New Guinea . His plot is put in danger when a suspicious rival goes to the island looking for the tribe , rightly figuring it to be a hoax . Good stuff .
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532,935 | 70,535 | 120,749 | 8 |
Another Willis butt kicking session
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Bruce lets go in this action film done in the proud diehard tradition , though not as stupid as the last one . The bodies piled up as the combatants blasted their way across town with high capacity handguns and automatic rifles . Predictable Bruce Willis plot and outcome , but still tense and exciting .
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532,919 | 70,535 | 116,360 | 8 |
Guitars , bell bottoms , long hair , and hard rock
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Very good rockumentary showing some interviews but mostly footage of various concerts , most in color but some in b & w . All the bands ' big hits were performed and I liked the way the camera made use of the close-up lens which allowed the viewer to catch all the action as though sitting in a front row seat . See this if you get a chance , it is hot .
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533,501 | 70,535 | 47,954 | 8 |
One of the better westerns
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A former drinker and womanizer , returned from the Civil War , comes home as a newly converted preacher . He takes up residence in the old parsonage with a high spirited young girl and begins rebuilding the church . He finds a lot of trouble along the way , mostly from the local store owner who resents the new preacher because he fought for the north . Lots of action and drama made for a very good picture and Joanne Woodward as the rambunctious Lissy stole the show . She had me laughing all the way through . 4 stars .
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532,983 | 70,535 | 375,073 | 8 |
This explains why there is no trust in the world
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Excellent documentary dealing with a almost likable used car pitchman , his sidekick Mud , a glum disk jockey , and a host of car salesmen . I refuse to buy a car from a lot just because of the phony " smiling faces " which were represented here in abundance . These salesmen all were adept at saying one thing while plotting how to run a game on the buyer . A game in which the dice were loaded heavily in favor of the dealership , of course . The Slasher claimed he never lies to a buyer , yet in reality the entire shell game he is running is based on a layer cake of sweet sounding half truths , deceptive number crunching , and a sham facade of glib friendliness hiding a hideous mask of evil greed . It was sad to see easily swayed folks wanting to believe they were getting a good car for $88 , but what may have been even more grievous was the toll on the Slasher himself ; not to mention his cronies . One simply cannot build a fruitful life leading into a pleasant future while deceiving not only his customers but himself with shady business practices . I feel that goes doubly for the " dollar is God " money men who hired this hyperactive , miserably unhappy ' whore ' to do the dirty work they were unable to do themselves .
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532,407 | 70,535 | 50,283 | 8 |
boot camp hell
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Jack Webb finally gives something besides his usual wooden indian performance . He played the epitome of the jarhead , brainwashed , storm the beaches , semper fi , bonehead military idiot . The Corps before all else , even humanity . This great film showed the idiosy of boot camp to it's fullest . 4 stars .
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532,909 | 70,535 | 105,265 | 8 |
Fly fisherman boozes it up and chases broads
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Excellent film dealing with the life of an old man as he looks back over the years . Starting around 1910 , he reminisces about his boy and young adulthood ; his family , friends , romances , etc . Very nostalgic piece with a bittersweet finale . . . . " all things in life come together as one , and a river runs through it . And that river haunts me . " Worth seeing .
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532,461 | 70,535 | 83,806 | 8 |
who-dun-it with several twists
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Very good dramatic comedy about a playwright trying to figure out how to keep his head above water after running out of ideas . Can't say much about this film without giving away the story . I can say that little was as it seems as you are watching the picture . Everybody has his or her own agenda . Nice little surprise at the end - after all the other surprises . Well written with good performances by all .
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532,991 | 70,535 | 120,689 | 8 |
Justice is not always served
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Excellent film combining everyday life on death row with a touch of the supernatural . Sam Rockwell deserves an award of some sort for his chilling performance of the deranged Billy the Kid . His act was not the only fine one either ; all the players enacted their parts well . 5 stars .
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532,727 | 70,535 | 66,448 | 8 |
good western about greed and good men gone bad
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Convicted thief does time in a prison for a bank robbery . When he finally gets out he goes back for the loot and smiles when he finds it still there . He is being chased by the holier than thou sheriff who is determined that the thief will not enjoy his ill gained treasures . But things don't work out the way either of them thought it would . Fine western . Douglas and Fonda made a perfect team .
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533,105 | 70,535 | 116,259 | 8 |
Reminded me of a Robin Cook novel
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Very exciting film with lots of surprises . Not really all that original , I have run across the story of the mad doctor wanting to play God before . Still it was well done , and the ending left me wondering . . . . . Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman were , as usual , flawless in their performances , as was the entire cast .
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532,691 | 70,535 | 130,530 | 8 |
Made me wonder if this could really happen
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A stressed out business man turns the tables on a pair of professional car boosters . After getting the upper hand on one of them , things get out of hand as the executive's occupational problems make him more and more unstable . Torture turns to thoughts of murder as the scene becomes too complex for the man to deal with and he begins to lose touch with reality . Very exciting , well made film with loads of nail biting tension .
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532,396 | 70,535 | 43,544 | 8 |
Pesky redskins attack white settlers
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A band of renegade Utes , led by a sneaky , low down , forked tongue white man , burn , loot , and pillage across the southwest . A rugged settler and the Army go after the elusive skunk and his gang of dirty rats and meet in a blazing gun battle in the mountains . Above average western .
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532,975 | 70,535 | 93,693 | 8 |
woman with amnesia takes up with a sleazy boat operator
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This was a funny film about a snooty upper class lady who loses her memory . She falls in with a low-life charter boat operator , becoming very fond of him . Of course , her memory returns , and her parents are horrified that she would cavort with someone so far beneath her station . Many laughs in this one .
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532,624 | 70,535 | 110,997 | 8 |
Great action movie with beautiful scenery
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The best actress of them all was in this exciting film . Admittedly , the story was an old one with the usual predictable ending , but I love just about anything with Streep in it . She is so believable in her parts . Kevin Bacon acted the part of a psycho very well . The sequences shot at the waterfalls kept the adrenaline flowing in this fast paced thriller .
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533,407 | 70,535 | 91,834 | 8 |
exciting western with lots of action
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Willie played a peaceable man who is singled out for harassment by a group of thugs and killers . His life becomes a mess because of these people , making him cynical and hard . A good woman attempts to bring him back from his hard hearted ways . Very good western with a good message .
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533,190 | 70,535 | 120,053 | 8 |
unbeatable high priced thief
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Very good program starring one of my fave actors , Val Kilmer . In this one he played Simon Templer , super thief , master of the mask , and , of course , lady killer . He took a gang of Russian thugs who were bound to take over their country . They wanted to do this by gaining control of a device capable of powering the world at almost no cost . Simon gave them hell from the word go ; each time they got their hands on him he would slither from between their fingers . A totally cool guy , calm , fearless . A cross between James Bond and the Mission : Impossible team . It was ridiculous , of course , but a good time with lots of action and intrigue . Good acting by all , especially the nasty bad guys .
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532,715 | 70,535 | 120,036 | 8 |
race troubles in a small Florida town
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A small town in Florida in 1922 , with a black and white population , breaks out in violence and bloodshed . The reason for the trouble came about when a white woman claimed to be raped by a black man . This infuriated the white populace into going on a murderous rampage leading to the deaths of many innocent people and the near total destruction of the black section of town . A very exciting program based on a true story .
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532,648 | 70,535 | 87,507 | 8 |
You really can laugh at the mob
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This did for crime what " Not Another Teen Movie " did for school . I laughed all the way through as 2 inept gangs warred with each other and among themselves . An unsubtle comedy using overt jokes and gags that kept me rolling all the way . I suppose the biggest gag in the entire film was that time never seemed to go forward leaving the characters trapped in the 30's .
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532,373 | 70,535 | 37,469 | 8 |
Man tries to cover up his crime
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Very good film about a middle aged professor who becomes enmeshed in a crime of passion . He goes through an elaborate ordeal attempting to hide his deed . Meanwhile , his partner in crime is having problems with a clever thug who has figured out the basics of the offense . The professor becomes more and more distraught as his plans to escape the law go totally awry leading him to a final desperate act . The ending to this movie would be trite today , but played out well in this one .
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532,556 | 70,535 | 212,974 | 8 |
Party freaks dance all night
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Crazy picture about a group who go to all manner of effort to put on techno dance parties in abandoned buildings . The spaced out dancers [ for want of a better word ] were entertained for several hours by a succession of DJ's , each with his / her own collection of tunes . Since the law was being broken to hold the event things didn't go smoothly all night , however everyone seemed to take it in stride . Interesting look a portion of a degenerate generation whose sole intent is to have a good time .
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533,356 | 70,535 | 52,993 | 8 |
Bad parents breed bad kids
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A snot nosed punk , after raping and murdering a marshall's wife , is trailed home by the vengeful lawman . The entire town of Gun Hill refuses to aid the marshall in any way due to fear of , or loyalty to , the rapist's father who controls the whole town . A standoff ensues in the form of a ' waiting war ' ; waiting on the 9 o'clock train out of town : the marshall either dead or with his prisoner , himself the victim of his overindulgent yet brutal father . Excellent western with loads of blazing 6 guns and hot lead .
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533,577 | 70,535 | 109,445 | 8 |
I've always wanted to be the assistant manager of a convenience store
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Funny , fast paced story of an assortment of pathetic losers , their dreams , girlfriends , and go nowhere lives . I laughed all the way through at the give and take between the two lead characters and their stupid friends and lovers . Both intelligent , sometimes even sagely ; the two men lead lives of loneliness and boredom leading to a careless attitude about their jobs which , in time , will become their position on all things unless they choose to reverse the course they are following . I was groaning with glee as the store clerk had it out with his lady friend over how many men she had fellatio with . I liked the way the film was broken up into titled parts , each comprising a small story within the tale . Zany , well worth the price of entry .
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532,858 | 70,535 | 111,147 | 8 |
T-totally cool look at the evils of R & R
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From the opening beat I fell in love with SR & R . A delightful little spoof on the teen years in the 50's complete with a Murray the K style announcer , a downtrodden teen queen and her garage band , 4 hysterical busybodies intent on saving the world from the evils of music [ who were hysterically funny ] , a way too old motorcycle " Fonzie " , and lots of singing and dancing . A fun movie not to be taken one bit seriously nor making a statement of any kind .
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533,398 | 70,535 | 173,390 | 8 |
Hard to describe this one . Yes it is .
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Engrossing film dealing with several people either in the music business , a hangar on , or a relative . The story bounced in and out of their lives most times in a dramatic way but with an occasional surprise laugh . Hard to briefly describe the action because of all the jumping about and the multiple little dramas going on , but I can say it was well written with some great dialogue .
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532,986 | 70,535 | 315,327 | 8 |
Carrey does it again
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Well , was Morgan Freeman any more unusual as God than George Burns ? This film sure was better than that bore , " Oh , God " . I was totally engrossed and LMAO all the way through . Carrey was perfect as the out of sorts anchorman wannabe , and Aniston carried off her part as the frustrated girlfriend in her usual well played performance . I , for one , don't consider her to be either ugly or untalented . I think my favorite scene was when Carrey opened up the file cabinet thinking it could never hold his life history . See if you can spot the file in the cabinet that holds the events of his bathroom humor : I was rolling over this one . Well written and even better played out , this comedy will go down as one of this funnyman's best .
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532,768 | 70,535 | 184,858 | 8 |
Slick , fast paced crime thriller
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Sinise stole the show as the crazy trucker Monster . One more thrill ride all the way with a nice twist two thirds of the way through and a razzle dazzle gasper of an ending where the " real " twist in inserted . Edge of the seat all the way .
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532,993 | 70,535 | 113,277 | 8 |
I just love all that full auto stuff !
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Now here was a real man's cops and robbers show . These bank bandits were in dead earnest and made believers out of a whole passel of police officers to prove it . I mean they were cranking out the rounds , mag after mag . One phony part , and it didn't really bother me : it takes only 2 heartbeats to empty an M16 magazine ; these boys went way too long between reloads . There was a lot more to this film than shoot-outs and blood , of which there were bushels and buckets . The viewer was also treated to the private side of the good guys and the bad . 5 stars .
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532,741 | 70,535 | 87,337 | 8 |
ex-Beatle Paul rocks the casbah
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Tissue paper thin story used completely as an excuse for Paul and friends to conjure up a series of music videos . And ruddy good tunes they were . Loved watching the band go through several fine songs , many of which I had never before heard . The story had Paul and cohorts searching for a set of missing tapes , leading the viewer through a series of flashbacks and dreamscapes which gave the film a magically mysterious sensation . The picture at times had that baked feel I was used to from early Beatle flickers . . . . only this was much , much better . I thoroughly enjoyed this movie : and I really went for the little doodle bug car .
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533,032 | 70,535 | 58,708 | 8 |
What a girl ! . . . and what a musical !
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One of my favorite shows with plenty of singin ' and dancin ' all the way from the simple countryside , to the big city , and over to the even bigger city life of Europe . Debbie plays a tomboy country girl who can't wait to leave the outback and live the high life in Denver . On the way to this better life she crosses paths with a prospector who changes her life and not always for her betterment as far as she is concerned . She finds that her dreams of wealth and a place in high society are not necessarily what will make her happy in the real world . This is a very delightful film with lots of beautiful scenery , props , and great performances by the entire cast .
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532,524 | 70,535 | 113,196 | 8 |
older cowboy has trouble with a modern world
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Tommy Lee Jones was perfect as a slow moving , slow talking cowboy who comes out of the hills after a 2 year stay . He goes to see his brother and his family finding them in financial trouble . He lends his hand in helping out the troubled family , and falls in love with a local lady . Well done film about a man who finds it impossible to change his roving ways . 4 stars .
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532,936 | 70,535 | 102,592 | 8 |
Murdering scum cause trouble wherever they go
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Three killers depart from California for Arkansas leaving several dead bodies in their wake . Upon arriving in Razorback country they must face the 2 L . A . cops who trailed them east , and a local sheriff who has never been battle tested . Violent and profane , but exciting all the way with a dynamite , though terse , ending . Hot stuff .
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533,457 | 70,535 | 111,438 | 8 |
good time travel yarn
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A cop goes back and forth in time , working lots of overtime . Get it ? Overtime ? Anyway , a group of bad guys causes him and his family a lot of trouble . He uses the time machine to help solve his problems . I liked this one , but I am a sucker for time travel pictures . To keep from getting confused you must watch closely all the time . Time . Get it ?
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533,588 | 70,535 | 67,989 | 8 |
Cowboys corral cayuses , steer steers to Sedalia , and brawl , booze , and bang in beer bar
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Best western featuring 2 unprincipled , ignorant saddle bums who decide to leave their employer and rob the local financial repository . Things go well for the pair until the willful son of their former boss gets on their trail and absolutely nothing will remove him from it . Tenacious little grubber played well by Tom Skerritt . He and his brother chase the bandits across a desert , over mountains , and through the snow until finally they meet in Monument Valley National Park . However , the thieves were a tad worse for wear seeing as they had a little trouble on the way during a friendly little game of poker . Except for a couple of sluggish moments this film moved along right nice like . Good performances , starkly beautiful scenery , and decent dialogue kept my interest all the way through . I especially liked the poker game scene : it was one of the better played out scenes in the picture . Morbid ending .
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533,315 | 70,535 | 115,927 | 8 |
very black , dramatic comedy
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Fine film about a man who lost his wife , and as a result begins to question the motives of God . He has all these emotional problems while his arrogant brother-in-law is doing fine while totally ignoring any religious commitments ; which the brother-in-law makes his relative very aware of . However , in the end things do not remain the same for arrogant in-law . Nor for the man who lost his wife . This film may bother some Christians at first , but in the end I think this film will be accepted as giving a positive message about theology . The ending was surprising and gratifying .
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533,555 | 70,535 | 268,995 | 8 |
The serious side of Carrey
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I often wondered how Carrey would handle a drama and now I know . Totally enjoyed this trip through nostalgiatown as Carrey rejuvenated a town with his infectious personality . Heavily dramatic at times but always with an undercurrent of jollity running through it . I especially appreciated Carrey's dead on comments in the military graveyard .
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533,222 | 70,535 | 57,193 | 8 |
Human greed is a terrible thing
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I watched this film with the intention of seeing who was the funniest comic in it and came up with the name Phil Silvers . I always did appreciate his brand of humor anyway , but he had me in the floor with his zany impatience and surprised stupidity . All the players were funny though ; I consider this to be one of the finest comedies ever . 5 stars .
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532,476 | 70,535 | 95,917 | 8 |
Sometimes religion is a killer
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All I know of the Parkers is what I saw in this film so I have no idea what the ' real ' story is . If these folks are anything like the characters portrayed here then they are a pair of real donutheads . What were these 2 dunces thinking ? That God is some kind of celestial insurance agent who remedies every hurt and care of anybody the moment they ask ? Hello ? If this were true no believing Christian would ever have one single woe . I don't go for them being thrown in jail because of the misery this would cause the other children , but they deserved to beaten over the head for being so clueless . Watch church TV and see that the world is full of pathetic losers just like these two . It's scary .
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532,667 | 70,535 | 117,979 | 8 |
Absolutely divine romance
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I loved this film ; it's one of those movies that almost convinced me that great romances are a thing of the real world and not just good film . Nice chatty picture , fun all the way ; a tad off center due to the looks of the " ugly " girl , but well worth a view .
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533,179 | 70,535 | 98,513 | 8 |
Those rascally Nazis just won't leave the Jews alone
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After being taken with his family to a Nazi death camp , a man is forced to box his fellow inmates for the entertainment of the camp officials . In constant fear for his life , as well as that of his family , he must endure a living hell just to survive . This tale of the concentration camp has been done and re-done , but this was a fresh look at that time in history . Well worth seeing .
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532,577 | 70,535 | 92,005 | 8 |
Very serious comedy
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Lots of intense drama and loads of side splitting laughs . Equally as good as King's short novel . The 4 boys interplay was flawless ; their boyish actions realistic . The pie eating scene was one of the funniest things I've seen on film yet . Wonder what happened to good old Ace Merrill ?
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533,404 | 70,535 | 113,419 | 8 |
excellent show about a small boy and his real life toys
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A young boy gets a toy indian which he puts in a cupboard overnight . It comes to life , fearful of the child at first , but they soon become friends . A cowboy and a soldier are added to the cupboard , and they too become animated . A very entertaining movie which is suitable for all .
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532,621 | 70,535 | 94,155 | 8 |
Very funny movie about two silly egotistical asses
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Hilarious comedy . The antics of Dreyfuss and DiVeto were a scream . The sets were realistic , the dialogue was biting , and the acting was great . This was truly a comedy's comedy .
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532,907 | 70,535 | 102,388 | 8 |
Ahhhh . . . young love !
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Very good film which takes a nostalgic look at rural life in the 50's . The focal point of the movie was a 14 year old girl and her lovesick mooning over an older boy . Sounds corny , but was so well written that it kept my attention all the way . Lots of excellent acting , and great dialogue made for a very enjoyable 2 hours . Loved it .
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533,271 | 70,535 | 94,667 | 8 |
It's better to live alone
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Excellent film dealing with one man's obsessive loneliness . He wants to remain apart but can't seem to do so completely . Taking on a room mate worked out pretty well until his feminine side broke through and he started getting to curious about his new partner who turns out to have a very unsettling past . 4 stars .
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533,586 | 70,535 | 107,808 | 8 |
Convict and boy drive across the Lone Star State in 3 different cars
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What a great film . Unusual to see Eastwood taking a back seat in a movie : Costner took the lead and did a good job with it . In fact , all the players were good , maybe because they had such a fine production with which to work . I can see why Costner's character wound up in the pen ; he made no effort to travel incognito - pretty stupid for such a high I . Q . Speaking of opacity , how did that igmo pulling the airstream get to be a Texas Ranger ? Are the police actually that brainless ?
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532,838 | 70,535 | 51,496 | 8 |
Tenderfoot turns trailboss in cattle partnership
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A jilted hotel clerk goes into the cattle business in hopes of rekindling the romance when he does business with his girlfriend's father . Life on the cattle trail is not what he thought it would be , and he must learn to get tough or perish in this harsh new world . Frank de Kova was miscast as a bellhop - he looked like an organ grinder's monkey . This western was well worth seeing .
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533,142 | 70,535 | 104,036 | 8 |
Gunplay and complicated sexuality do mix after all
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For a long time I avoided seeing this film because it involved the IRA and is a Brit production . Glad I went ahead and saw it because this in one more fine movie . The picture is broken up into two segments ; one dealing with a hostage taking and the last concerned one of the terrorist's affair with the victim's girlfriend . He felt compelled to meet her after the incident and was drawn into her world of perverted sexuality which revolved around a bizarre nightclub she worked in . As the film progresses the viewer is likewise enticed into their kinky world and is handed quite a surprise along the way leading to some smokey scenes between the two lead characters . I really went for the title song , it fit right inside these folks sad existence .
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533,541 | 70,535 | 100,133 | 8 |
U . S . bombers take on the enemy
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Intensely dramatic film which looks at a squadron of U . S . bombers flying missions over Germany . One plane , the Memphis Belle , is on the verge of completing the required amount of missions in order to be sent to a non-combat area . Nerves are taut as the crew learns their last mission will be an unusually dangerous one . This film had one of the most horrifying scenes I've ever seen as a stricken plane was plummeting to the earth with the screams of the crew coming over the radio of the other planes . Excellent movie .
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533,051 | 70,535 | 102,316 | 8 |
Being smart has it's down side
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A small boy who is shunned and disliked by his schoolmates is taken in by a woman who runs a school for gifted kids . All this is so the boy can realize his true potential when all he really wants is friends and to be liked . Well played out film with Foster and crew giving flawless performances .
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532,950 | 70,535 | 36,244 | 8 |
Hotheads go off half-cocked and form a lynch mob
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A local rancher is said to have been murdered and his cattle rustled . A couple of loudmouths rabble rouse a mob together and take off to dispense frontier justice . They catch up with a trio of men with a herd of cattle with the incriminating brand . The three men proclaim their innocence , with the posse members being divided in their feelings over guilt or innocence . Overwrought emotions flare creating a highly emotional and dramatic conclusion . A terrifying look at how emotions and tempers can get the better of a group .
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533,023 | 70,535 | 216,621 | 8 |
Scrooge is at it again
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This was pretty much the same tale as all the other renditions of this film . Fine performances , good scenery , and realistic locations made for an enjoyable program . However , I preferred the picture with George C . Scott in it ; I felt he was a more believable Scrooge and the whole show was simply more well made .
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532,588 | 70,535 | 119,527 | 8 |
2 cops try to solve a murder by using a polygraph
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An epileptic man takes a lie detector test to prove he had nothing to do with the death of a stripper . During the test , the private lives of the investigators comes to light due to an investigation by the investigated man . This causes the case to take a strange turn . The film flashed back and forth in time showing the cheap tawdry lives of all involved in the bizarre circumstances . Great story and fascinating dialogue kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through . 4 stars .
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533,287 | 70,535 | 60,177 | 8 |
Snoopie woulda popped the chops of these krauts in a heartbeat
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This was an excellent picture with lots of very graphic dogfights and hot flying in some really great looking vintage bi and tri-planes . Very expensive film in appearance with realistic ground action as well as air . 4 stars .
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532,633 | 70,535 | 74,906 | 8 |
Rugged rifleman rides roughshod over unruly rednecks , riles raunchy rancher , riddles rascally rustlers
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A gang of horse rustlers take on an ornery rancher causing him to hire a psychotic assassin to terminate his tormentors . Brando was superb as the insane Robert Lee , and Nicholson turned in his usual fine performance as the enigmatic gang leader . Was Robert Lee really a bad man for taking out the thieves , or were the rustlers merely " boys being boys " ? Excellent western with maximum excitement as well as several good laughs .
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533,570 | 70,535 | 159,365 | 8 |
Rebel with a cause : but he gave it up
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Very enjoyable film about a southerner who gleefully goes off to battle only to find it wasn't the grand adventure he had envisioned . Sick of the carnage he takes the long road home , experiencing many rough knocks as he does . The picture bounces back and forth from 1861 to 1863 showing us the man before and after his soldiering experience . Primarily we see his relationship with a woman as it gets a rocky start and gradually forms into something permanent . Many fine performances in the movie made it memorable ; I particularly liked the interplay between Ruby and Ada . I had to laugh a couple of times at Ruby's habit of counting off points she wanted to make . Hilarious . Well played out ending ; fit in well with the mood preceding it .
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533,318 | 70,535 | 119,349 | 8 |
intense film about the dissolution of the American family
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Spellbinding movie involving the lives of two families and their problems . The parents drank too much , cheated on the spouse , and had little control over the children . Tragedy brought one of the parents out of his lustful fog , but left the feelings of the others up in the air . Good film about the gap between the generations .
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533,116 | 70,535 | 113,677 | 8 |
Strange , but good
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Another in a long line of excellent , quirky Buscemi films . This one started out making me squirm in aggravation as a film crew couldn't seem to do anything right . As the picture rolled out , I began to get more and more involved until finally I was totally engrossed . Dramatic as well as funny . . . . go see it .
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532,462 | 70,535 | 100,318 | 8 |
watch who you rent your apartments out to
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Taut drama about a couple whose budget is stretched to the limit . They buy an old house and fix it up , intending to rent out rooms . One of the rooms is rented out to a scam artist who plans to use the couple and their home to his advantage . Frightening film .
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533,546 | 70,535 | 58,182 | 8 |
funny look at the life of the mop tops
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This was a funny look at the fab 4 as they run from girls , do a recording session , and try to keep up with Paul's wayward grandfather . Lots of Beatle music and zany antics kept the action moving along nicely . It wasn't long on story , but played well anyway . Fun movie .
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532,801 | 70,535 | 119,360 | 8 |
funny story about a teacher's discovery that he is homosexual
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Many laughs to be had with this one . A high school teacher is rumored to be a homosexual , but denies it vehemently . He is soon to be married , therefore , most people believed him . However , they still looked at him sideways because there was some doubt . He spent the next 3 days trying to convince folks that he was indeed straight . This was a propaganda piece designed to further an agenda , in my opinion . Very good film , as usual Kline was superb .
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532,684 | 70,535 | 71,604 | 8 |
Hell no , we won't go !
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Very good piece on the horrors of war and the stupidity which causes them . Lots of good interviews with former gung-ho jarheads who are now armless , without legs , or sitting forever in wheelchairs . Several clips from interviews with politicos of the era in which one man even went so far as to admit the entire war was a gargantuan error : " I couldn't have been more wrong in my assessment of the situation " was his comment . We really are led by fools . Other footage showed the ravages of the Viet people themselves - not just a bunch of dinks - who lost homes , families , and entire villages . The most telling scene for me was of the 2 parents mouthing their patriotic " he died fighting for freedom " gibberish in defense of a useless war which took their son away forever . Maybe this was merely their own defensive mechanisms at work but it made them appear so painfully ignorant of what was going on around them . This should be viewed by all , especially those who were around at the time and remember all the conflicting emotions .
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533,371 | 70,535 | 119,396 | 8 |
One more slick con job
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Get ready for some extremo salty language as a murderous gun runner goes all out to salvage his money . Hot performances by the entire crew , good location shots , and some cool camera work , not to mention a taut , well written story gives the viewer a thrilling ride through the seamy gutters of crime . Nobody says mother like Samuel Jackson : others can try but he can't be matched . Great film which reminds me of " Pulp Fiction " .
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532,419 | 70,535 | 137,363 | 8 |
Extremely exciting
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Action and intrigue abounds in this thriller about a group of government haters who set out to blow up a federal building . The unique way in which they went about carrying out their plot was well done , believable , and very intense . Great acting and dialogue carried the movie very well , and I especially appreciated the subtle twists and turns the plot offered . I saw a few holes in this production , but it didn't detract one bit from the overall impact . 2 thumbs up .
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533,348 | 70,535 | 99,939 | 8 |
Guns , guts , but no God
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A most enjoyable trip through the psycho wasteland of big drug operators and the cops who try to bust them . Walken was great as the totally crazed king-pin and I loved Fishburne's Jimmy Jump ; what a murderous sociopath . If you like plenty of spent ammo and gallons of blood splatter you'll go for this one in a big way .
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532,375 | 70,535 | 51,207 | 8 |
stupid , careless people identify the wrong man
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An innocent man , Chris Balestrero , is wrongly accused of several crimes and is arrested and put on trial . The indifferent police made no effort at giving Balestrero a chance to produce an alibi and they twisted the evidence around in an attempt to make the man look guilty . Oddly , Balestrero's attorney had no investigator and Belestrero had to provide much of his own defense . Another unlawyerly thing the counselor did was to make this statement , " Don't worry about my fee , let's just concentrate on proving your innocence . " This was another fine offering from Hitchcock , I give it 4 stars .
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532,392 | 70,535 | 131,369 | 8 |
Would this work in the real world ?
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I started off thinking I had made a mistake watching this film , but it wound up totally entertaining me . Ed was a real bore at first , but as he got deeper into his personal life the show became more and more interesting . What a collection of nuts his family turned out to be , especially the selfish brother . Good performances by all made this a real winner .
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533,207 | 70,535 | 102,106 | 8 |
Bully throws his weight around town
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The town bully , a dangerous thug , runs roughshod over the entire town including the ineffective town marshal . Fear of this oaf and his cruel family allowed him to intimidate and injure several folks . Ultimately , these animals are dealt with by the only means they will ever understand . . . brute force . When dealing with trash like this man and his family , the decision to quell his activities should not be long in making .
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532,518 | 70,535 | 265,651 | 8 |
He's suave , he's cool , he's rich . Don't give him problems
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Hit man Ripley gets back at a insulting neighbor by setting him up as a contract killer who must deal with a group of psychos bent on revenge . The plot thickens when Ripley is pulled into the melee by an associate who lets the game get out of hand . Excellent ' chase around town ' yarn , and Ripley is just soooooo cool .
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532,528 | 70,535 | 67,411 | 8 |
unusual western
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This was one of the oddest westerns I've ever seen . Warren Beatty played a seedy hustler who comes to a rough edged boom town filled with every sort of riff-raff imaginable . He manages to mind his own business while at the same time he befriends a madam and her girls . He is definitely not a crusader , but events in the town drag him into having to make certain decisions . Eventually , he is caught up in the task of taking on a trio of savage killers in a brutal climax . Great film .
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532,370 | 70,535 | 55,571 | 8 |
Man seeks revenge on mobsters who murdered his father
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When a young boy witnesses the murder of his father he vows to revenge his death . After reaching manhood he joins the organization that the killers preside over with the intention of fulfilling his death wish . Good action and dialogue kept this story moving right along , even though it was a little corny and the ending was predictable .
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533,025 | 70,535 | 102,048 | 8 |
Never take a chain to a gunfight
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Excellent police drama with plenty of realistic gunplay and barrels and barrels of profanity . Two cases are running at the same time with one cop dividing his time between both projects . Meanwhile , he becomes involved with a radical Jewish hate group which is deeply involved in terrorism . The film was a little slow in the middle , but was still a tense and gritty picture .
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533,245 | 70,535 | 129,290 | 8 |
Yuri Zhivago he isn't
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Perhaps Williams finest effort to date . I laughed till my sides ached , and maybe even shed a tear or 2 , but I won't admit to actually doing so . Liked that big shock the film produced a little over half way through - totally unexpected . If I had a problem at all with this picture , it would be that it is a tad pat , but I still thought it was excellent . Highly recommended .
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