≡ Category: Classics That I Hate, Drama, Movie Reviews By Country, United States, Worth A Look | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: United States
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Year: 1992
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CLASSICS THAT I HATE
I remember well reading the script for Basic Instinct before it came out. I couldn’t wait because the director was Paul Verhoeven, who up until that time, could do no wrong. His previous SEVEN movies had all been excellent (Total Recall, RoboCop, Flesh+Blood, The 4th […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Year: 2003
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TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
No one can say that Brian De Palma doesn’t warn us. Carlito’s Way opens with the title character getting shot in slow motion while mournful strings serenade us. It’s a measure of how successful the movie is that when this event reappears, it’s […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Horror
Director: David Slade
Year: 2007
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
30 Days Of Night starts out with what seems to be a fun premise. Normally, in vampire flicks, the would-be victims have a chance to prepare during the day for the vampire onslaught at night. But what if vampires chose a town that doesn’t see […]
≡ Category: Highly Recommended, Hong Kong, Martial Arts, Movie Reviews By Country | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Drama
Director: Ringo Lam
Year: 1994
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Back in 1994, there was a wuxia (heroic swordsman) craze in Hong Kong, thanks to the success of the Once Upon A Time In China series starring Jet Li. Even Ringo Lam, known for his brutal urban thrillers, tried his hand at the wuxia […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Drama
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Year: 2007
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is one of those flicks you might let your girlfriend talk you into renting. You figure, “Yeah, it’s about the Virgin Queen, but there’s bound to be some battles and political intrigues to spice things up,” and up to a point, […]
≡ Category: Drama, Essential, Hong Kong, Movie Reviews By Country | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Drama
Director: Ringo Lam
Year: 1987
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Chow Yun Fat’s performance in City On Fire won him best actor honors at the 1987 Golden Horse Awards, Hong Kong’s version of the Academy Awards, and deservedly so.
Pity poor Ko Chow (Chow Yun Fat). He’s a gregarious, fun-loving guy who wants nothing more than […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Drama/Science Fiction
Director: Eric Bress/J. Mackye Gruber
Year: 2004
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Everybody loves to rag on Ashton Kutcher and say that he can’t act. Think about it a minute and you’ll realize why — he’s a pretty boy. He’s prettier than most of the women he acts with. You think a gorgeous woman […]
≡ Category: Action, Essential, Movie Reviews By Country, United States | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: United States
Genre: Action
Director: John Woo
Year: 1996
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Broken Arrow is the best John Woo flick he’s made since being wooed (sorry about that) by Hollywood, and I’m including Face/Off in that assessment.
As usual in these matters, one of the main reasons is an airtight script (dramatically speaking, that is — for the […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Action/ Drama/ Art
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Year: 1995
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Let’s get one thing straight right away. Rob Roy is a class act all the way. By no possible yardstick can it be called trash.
So why am I including it on this website? First of all, it is a thrilling adventure, one of […]
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Country: United States
Genre: Comedy/ Action
Director: Ben Stiller
Year: 2004
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
With comedy, the bottom line is, “Did you laugh?” Yeah, I laughed at Tropic Thunder, and the audience laughed mostly at the same times. The times I laughed and the audience didn’t were moments that were very industry inside.
The film industry, that is, which […]