Looking back at some of the reviews I've done, I was surprised to note that not one movie I reviewed got an F grade. I guess all that this really means is that I'll only review a movie that's worth reviewing - something I liked or was maybe expecting to like but didn't. I'm sure that once I get around to it and find the time, I'll go back and give out some highly deserved 'F's.
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Daredevil (2003)
Not as bad as they say..... (Dec 10, 2005) OK. So this movie isn't the wicked coolest superhero movie ever made. Then again, Daredevil isn't the wicked coolest superhero to begin with.....let's face it, DD is not one of Marvel Comics most memorable comic book series....but it's not bad.....I like the whole "overcoming obstacles" message to it....Ben Affleck isn't nearly as annoying in this movie as I was expecting him to be (like in Pearl Harbour)...he was actually decent...Jennifer Garner is an overactress, though....well, so's Ben, but, anyway..............I like Colin Farell in this movie....his character was slightly different in the comic books, but he brought Bullseye to life in the film....black kingpin was an unforseen change, though....that seemed to work out allright.....you can't NOT like Michael Clarke Duncan in any movie.....if you don't like him, he'll come to your house and crush your damn dirty human head.... If you like superhero movies, check it out, even if just to compare it with other ones. Some of the effects are really neat, and the action's pretty good too...
Overall Grade : B-
Story : B-
Acting : B
Direction : C+
Visuals : B+
Citizen Kane (1941)
Intelligent, but dated.... (Dec 10, 2005) I had watched this movie thinking that it was going to change my life....it is supposed to be a classic after all...upon viewing it, I was pleased to find out that it is a really solid, ahead-of-it's-time kind of movie that teaches us all the lesson that Disney has copied and overdone to death: "It's not what you have, but what you are." At the time this movie was made, it probably had more impact, but having heard so much about it and having seen countless parodies and rip-offs before seeing the movie itself ruined it for me. If I saw this movie in the theatre the year that it was first released, I would give it an A+. In the new pseudo-savvy and jaded millenium, I give it a B+. I've seen it all before....even though what I saw before actually came out after....I WOULD, however, recommend this movie over Casablanca - a movie, for which, I have never understood the widespread appeal....
Overall Grade : B+
Story : B
Acting : A-
Direction : A
Visuals : B
Spirited Away (2002)
Totally cool...but what is it? (Dec 10, 2005) This was an awesome movie to look at....I was just a little lost in the story, which seemed to go off onto a different tangent every 10 minutes...Confusing? Yes. Worth the confusion? HELL, yes. INFINITELY superior to any animated (or computer-animated) movie to come out of North America in the last 5 years, in terms of sheer originality and level of intricacy. Not fully understanding the story upon first viewing just made me want to watch it again. It was just as good that time too.
Overall Grade : A-
Story : B
Acting : B+
Direction : A
Visuals : A+
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Entertaining and Fun (Mar 18, 2007) I was not expecting too much from this movie. My wife brought it home, and I thought it would be just another chick flick with a twist. Turns out that that's exactly what it is, but it really worked for me. I am not a fan of Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill are total garbage IMO), but she really played the part well. Luke Wilson was actually perfect for his role - not even his brother Owen could have been better as the freaked-out boyfriend. As one reviewer already pointed out, the special effects are cheesy and sometimes downright lame, but you'll be laughing too much to even care. If your wife/girlfriend wants to see this movie, do yourself and her a favor, and rent it. Beats the crap (literally) out of Legally Blonde or anything starring Drew Barrymore.
Overall Grade : B+
Story : B
Acting : B+
Direction : A-
Visuals : B+
The Ugly Truth (2009)
Not for men...at all (Dec 30, 2009) I can't believe that my wife brought this home and thought that I'd actually enjoy it. Just another lame 'rom-com', this time starring the chick who cries in every scene on Grey's Anatomy and the guy who either whispers or yells every line from 300. Ladies, you might like it. Men, make sure you're wife doesn't make you watch it. You won't like it.
Overall Grade : D+
Story : D+
Acting : C+
Direction : D
Visuals : C
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Judging from that last review, I'd say that there are at least a few movies that I actually hate - I just don't give them all F's. I think to be a fair critic, you need to give any movie at least a little credit that maybe someone out there would like it and there's a reason why it was made. Life's too short to be goin' 'round hatin' on everything!
May the Force be with you...
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