Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 16)

This film appears to be something of an homage to "Some Like it Hot", which is kind of like saying that a bum taking a crap in a dumpster is an homage to “Star Wars.”

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Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.

(1946 – ) British playwright, screen writer & film director
Communication Reviews/Criticism

Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
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He’s a writer for the ages… for the ages of four to eight.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Communication Reading/Writing Reviews/Criticism

It's like watching the travel video of the most annoying guy you know.

film reviewer
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Earthquake epic 10.5 presents a choice: Either run screaming or pass the beer and savor a camp classic… it is so phenomenally bad it borders on spoofed genius.

American television critic
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Tomorrow You're Gone looks like it was made after reading the first chapter of Noir for Dummies.

film reviewer
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Year One is so dedicated to being historically accurate that it only uses jokes that are at least two thousand years old.

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Young men: If you attend this crap with friends who admire it, tactfully inform them they are idiots. Young women: If your date likes this movie, tell him you’ve been thinking it over, and you think you should consider spending some time apart.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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Here’s the big mystery of Pittsburgh: How did this movie manage to be so completely terrible?

film critic
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly; it should be thrown with great force.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
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In this day and age, there’s simply no good excuse for having that many children.

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One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. An instant landmark of crap.

American movie critic
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She stopped the show – but then the show wasn't traveling very fast.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Acting Communication Entertainment Reviews/Criticism

I hate The Lone Ranger as much as The Lone Ranger hates The Lone Ranger.

film critic
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Once you've put one of his books down, you simply can't pick it up again.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
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He never failed to seek a peaceful solution of a problem when all other possibilities had failed.

(1899 – 1970) British Jewish historian
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Beware geeks bearing scripts.

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Negative reviews seem to slide off Pia’s back like discarded mink coats.

(1946 – ) filmmaker, actor & writer
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Sun Tzu believed that becoming predictable would lead to disaster. Apparently, the creators of The Art of War couldn’t be bothered to take him to heart.

writer, editor & film reviewer
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If I were married to her, I’d be sure to have dinner ready when she got home.

(1920 – ) U.S. Secretary of State economist, statesman & businessman
People Reviews/Criticism