Subject: Reviews/Criticism

Reviews/Criticism:

Biting reviews and criticism of film, theater, television, music, books etc.


Heaven sends us good meat, but the Dieil sends cooks.


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“This sucks on so many levels.” — Dialogue from Jason X. Rare for a movie to so frankly describe itself. Jason X sucks on the levels of storytelling, character development, suspense, special effects, originality, punctuation, neatness and aptness of thought.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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An empty taxi arrived at 10 Downing Street, and when the door was opened, Attlee got out.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
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Michael Madsen? Michelle Rodriguez? ‘I’ll take “Actors Who Should Never Appear in Period Pieces” for $500, Alex.’

writer, editor & film reviewer
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I'm afraid I missed large portions of this movie because my eyes spent so much time rolling.

American film critic
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It would perhaps be hard to imagine a clumsier or more disjointed frame-work for the display of the tawdry wares which form Mr. Dickens’s stock-in-trade.

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The movie Ed Wood, about the worst director of all time, was made to prepare us for Stargate. – Review of “Stargate”

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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Dumb as rocks, thin as paper and dull as scissors…

American movie critic
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Honestly, I’m trying to remember what happened during the mid part of this movie other then a few hazy isolated moments of plot development.

(movie reviews at themovieguys.net)
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There’s saccharine writing and then there’s writing that, if you could liquefy it and inject it into the five-year-olds watching this thing, would launch them into space. This is the latter.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
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There is a word for this movie, and that word is: “Ick.”

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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Think of it as a carefully constructed entertainment for the benefit of people who really, really like beer commercials.

(1962 – ) British journalist & film critic
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I was stunned beyond words at the originality of the screenplay.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
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… what a pity (Albert) Smith will tell only two-thirds of the truth.

(1803 – 1857) English writer
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Can’t act. Slightly bald. Also dances.

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Real-life military trainers – regardless of gender – never make you say, ‘Wow you’re hot!’ They make you say, ‘I’ll do whatever you want, please don’t hurt me.’

writer, editor & film reviewer
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Overheard at the pitch meeting: “So what if The Terminator was like, um… a sexy lady in a red leather get-up?” “Sold!”

film editor, writer & reviewer
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You’ll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot. You’ll be more entertained getting hit by a bus.

writer, editor & film reviewer
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Mostly makes you want to go home and have a shower.

movie critic
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A friend of mine recently joked that his mobile phone will beat Magnus Carlsen; I said, ‘What are you talking about? My microwave could beat Magnus Carlsen.’

(1965 – ) British chess grandmaster & chess writer
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The director, whose name is Pitof, was probably issued with two names at birth and would be wise to use the other one on his next project.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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