Thursday, May 31, 2007

Movie Reviews: 2007

BEST MOVIE
300

BEST DRAMA
Michael Clayton

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
300

BEST COMEDY
Knocked Up

BEST THRILLER
The Lookout

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
Spider-Man 3

WORST MOVIE
Next

SPECIAL AWARD FOR UNIQUE FILMAKING
300

SPECIAL AWARD FOR UNIQUE FILMAKING (1st Runner-Up)
Grindhouse: Deathproof

ALL MOVIES


300
(2007): A-
Knocked Up
(2007): B+
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007): B+
The Lookout
(2007): B+
Gone Baby Gone
(2007): B+
Live Free or Die Hard
(2007): B
Disturbia
(2007): B
Perfect Strangers
(2007): B
Saw IV
(2007): B
I Am Legend
(2007): B
Shrek 3
(2007): B
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
(2007): B
3:10 to Yuma
(2007): B
Michael Clayton
(2007): B
In The Name of Elah
(2007): B
Rendition
(2007): B
Transformers
(2007): B
The Kingdom
(2007): B
Smokin' Aces
(2007): B
Juno
(2007): B
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(2007): B
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
(2007): B
30 Days of Night
(2007): B
Superbad
(2007): B
Blades of Glory
(2007): B
A Mighty Heart
(2007): B
88 Minutes
(2007): B-
AVP: Requiem
(2007): B-
Lions for Lambs
(2007): B-
Good Luck Chuck
(2007): B-
Shooter
(2007): B-
The Simpsons Movie
(2007): B-
Rattatouie
(2007): B-
Eastern Promises
(2007): B-
Grindhouse: Deathproof
(2007): B-
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
(2007): B-
Norbit
(2007): B-
Fracture
(2007): B-
The Reaping
(2007): B-
Zodiac
(2007): B-
The Vacancy
(2007):B-
American Gangster
(2007): B-
Breach
(2007): B-
No Country For Old Men
(2007): B-
1408
(2007): B-
There Will Be Blood
(2007): B-
Ocean's 13
(2007): C+
Hot Fuzz
(2007): C+
Resident Evil: Extinction
(2007): C+
Mr. Brooks
(2007): C+
Balls of Fury
(2007): C+
The Brave One
(2007): C+
Spider-Man 3
(2007): C
The Brothers Solomon
(2007): C
Evan Almighty
(2007): C
Shoot 'Em Up
(2007): C
Sunshine
(2007): C
The Invisible
(2007): C
Hot Rod
(2007): C-
Rush Hour 3
(2007): C-
Premonition
(2007): D
Next
(2007): F


MOVIES TO SEE
-We Own The Night
-Flawless
-Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) - (Missed it in Theaters)
-Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - (DVD)
-Beowolf (2007) - (on DVD)
-Bee Movie (2007) - (on DVD)
-Halloween 2007 Remake (2007) - (on DVD)
-Mr Bean's Holiday (2007) - (on DVD)
-Rescue Dawn (2007) - (on DVD)
-28 Weeks Later (2007) - (on DVD)
-Are We Done Yet (2007) - (on DVD)
-Bug (2007) - (on DVD)
-The Ex (2007) - (on DVD)
-Meet the Robinsons (2007) - (on DVD)
-TMNT (2007) - (on DVD)
-Surf's Up (2007) - (on DVD)
-Reno 911!: Miami (2007) - (on DVD)
-Stomp The Yard (2007) - (on DVD)
-The Ex (2007) - (on DVD)
-I Think I Love My Wife (2007) - (on DVD)
-War (2007) - (on Cable)
-Dead Silence (2007) - (on Cable)
-Stardust (2007) - (on Cable)
-Lucky You (2007) - (on Cable)
-Wild Hogs (2007) - (on Cable)
-The Condemned (2007) - (on Cable)

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Movie Reviews: 2006

BEST MOVIE
Dreamgirls

BEST DRAMA
The Departed

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Casino Royale

BEST COMEDY
Scary Movie 4

BEST THRILLER
V for Vendetta

WORST MOVIE
Snakes On A Plane



ALL MOVIES

Dreamgirls
(2006): A
The Departed
(2006): A-
Casino Royale
(2006): B+
V for Vendetta
(2006): B+
The Prestige
(2006): B+
Blood Diamond
(2006): B+
Catch A Fire
(2006): B+
Little Miss Sunshine
(2006): B+
Glory Road
(2006): B+
United 93
(2006): B
Deja Vu
(2006): B
Children of Men
(2006): B
Stranger than Fiction
(2006): B
Smokin' Aces
(2006): B-
Saw III
(2006): B-
Underworld: Evolution
(2006): B-
The Da Vinci Code
(2006): B-
Mission: Impossible III
(2006): B-
Cars
(2006): B-
Borat
(2006): B-
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
(2006): B-
Inside Man
(2006): B-
Miami Vice
(2006): B-
Rocky Balboa
(2006): B-
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006): B-
Scary Movie 4
(2006): B-
X-Men 3: The Last Stand
(2006): C+
Failure to Launch
(2006): ~C+
16 Blocks
(2006): C+
The Break-Up (2006): C+
A Scanner Darkly
(2006): C+
Silent Hill
(2006): C
Superman Returns
(2006): C-
The Ice Harvest
(2006): D
Grandma's Boy
(2006): F
Snakes On A Plane
(2006): F



MOVIES TO SEE
-The Illusionist (2006) - (Missed in Theater)
-The Fountain (2006) - (on DVD)
-Fast Food Nation (2006) - (on DVD)
-Renaissance (2006) - (on DVD)
-Apocalypto (2006) - (on DVD)
-We Are Marshall (2006) - (on DVD)
-Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - (on DVD)
-The Queen (2006) - (on DVD)
-Eight Below (2006) - (on Cable)
-The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift (2006) - (on Cable)
-Alpha Dog
-Running Scared (2006)
-Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
-Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
-Happy Feet (2006)
-The Last King of Scotland (2006)
-Invincible (2006)
-Gridiron Gang (2006)
-Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
-Final Destination 3 (2006)
-ATL (2006)
-Let's Go to Prison (2006)
-Dealing Dogs (2006)
-Civic Duty (2006)
-Rescue Dawn

Movie Reviews: 2005

BEST MOVIE
The 40-Year-Old Virgin

BEST DRAMA
Hotel Rwanda

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Star Wars: Episode III

BEST COMEDY
The 40-Year-Old Virgin

BEST THRILLER
Saw 2

WORST MOVIE
XXX: State of the Union

ALL MOVIES
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
(2005): A
Hotel Rwanda
(2005): A-
Walk the Line
(2005): A-
Star Wars: Episode III
(2005): B+
Saw 2
(2005): B+
Serenity
(2005): B+
Sin City
(2005): ~B+
Flightplan
(2005): B
Wedding Crashers
(2005): B
Hustle & Flow
(2005): B
Kingdom of Heaven
(2005): B
Batman Begins
(2005): B
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2005): ~B
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
(2005): B
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005): B
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005): B
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
(2005): B
Heart of the Game (2005): B
Coach Carter (2005): ~B
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
(2005): B
The Longest Yard
(2005): B
Lord of War
(2005): B
War of the Worlds
(2005): B-
Syriana
(2005): B-
Stealth
(2005): B-
The Ring Two
(2005): B-
Hostage
(2005): B-
Dark Water
(2005): B-
Assault on Precinct 13
(2005): B-
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005): B-
Good Night, and Good Luck
(2005): B-
The Island
(2005): B-
King Kong
(2005): B-
Harsh Realm
(2005): B-
Two for the Money
(2005): B-
Munich
(2005): B-
Fantastic Four (2005): C+
Rebound (2005): C+
Red Eye
(2005): C+
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
(2005): C+
Idiocracy
(2005): C+
Hitch
(2005): C+
Freedomland
(2005): ~C+
The Constant Gardener
(2005): C+
Bad News Bears
(2005): ~C+
Constantine
(2005): C+
Four Brothers
(2005): C+
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005): ~C+
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005): C
Sahara
(2005): C
XXX: State of the Union
(2005): D

MOVIES TO SEE

-Domino (2005)
-North Country (2005)
-Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
-Grizzly Man (2005)
-A History of Violence (2005)
-The Ice Harvest (2005)
-Into the Blue (2005)
-The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
-Waiting... (2005)
-Broken Flowers (2005)
-The Legend of Zorro (2005)
-The Cave (2005)
-The Transporter 2 (2005)
-Hide and Seek (2005)
-Corpse Bride (2005)
-Thank You for Smoking (2005)
-Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
-Rent (2005)
-Murderball (2005)
-Beef 3 (2005)
-Murder on a Sunday Morning (2005)
-The Jacket (2005)
-Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
-Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
-Bewitched (2005)
-House of Wax (2005)
-Robots (2005)
-Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (2005)
-Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
-Hard Candy (2005)
-Unleashed (2005)
-Are We There Yet (2005)
-Derailed (2005)

Movie Reviews: 2004

BEST MOVIE
The Incredibles

BEST DRAMA
Million Dollar Baby

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Spider-Man 2

BEST COMEDY
Meet the Fockers

BEST THRILLER
The Butterfly Effect: Director's Cut

WORST MOVIE
The Chronicles of Riddick

ALL MOVIES
The Incredibles
(2004): A
Fahrenheit 9/11
(2004): A-
Shrek 2
(2004): A-
Million Dollar Baby
(2004): A-
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004): B+
Spider-Man 2
(2004): B+
The Bourne Supremacy
(2004): B+
Super Size Me
(2004): B+
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(2004): B+
Troy
(2004): B+
Meet the Fockers
(2004): B
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
(2004): B
Shaun of the Dead
(2004): B
Saw
(2004): B
The Butterfly Effect: Director's Cut
(2004): B
Dawn of the Dead
(2004): B
Shark Tale
(2004): B
Collateral
(2004): B
I, Robot
(2004): B
The Aviator
(2004): ~B
Maria Full of Grace
(2004): B
The Day After Tomorrow
(2004): B
National Treasure
(2004): B-
Walking Tall
(2004): B-
The Village
(2004): B-
The Terminal
(2004): B-
Mean Girls
(2004): B-
Eurotrip
(2004): B-
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004): B-
Soul Plane
(2004): B-
King Arthur
(2004): B-
Cellular
(2004): B-
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004): B-
Ocean's Twelve
(2004): B-
Saw
(2004): B-
Hellboy
(2004): B-
Alien vs. Predator
(2004): B-
Sideways
(2004): B-
Starsky & Hutch
(2004): B-
House of Flying Daggers
(2004): C+
Team America: World Police
(2004): C+
The Perfect Score
(2004): C+
Mr. 3000
(2004): C+
White Chicks
(2004): C+
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004): C+
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004): C+
Finding Neverland
(2004): ~C+
Man on Fire
(2004): ~C+
Taking Lives
(2004): C
Taxi
(2004): C
Suspect Zero
(2004): C
Blade: Trinity
(2004): C-
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
(2004): C-
The Chronicles of Riddick
(2004): D
Friday Night Lights
(2004): N/A (Definitely Good)
Twisted
(2004): N/A
The Forgotten
(2004): N/A
Breakin' All the Rules
(2004): N/A
Against the Ropes
(2004): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE

-Crash (2004)
-Never Die Alone (2004)
-Garden State (2004)
-Jay-Z: Fade to Black (2004)
-The Passion of the Christ (2004)
-The Punisher (2004)
-The Machinist (2004)
-Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
-Wicker Park (2004)
-The Cookout (2004)
-Saved! (2004)
-Spanglish (2004)
-The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
-Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
-Along Came Polly (2004)
-Slasher (2004)
-Word Wars (2004)
-She Hate Me (2004)
-Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
-Secret Window (2004)
-Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
-Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
-13 Going on 30 (2004)
-National Treasure (2004)
-Farmingville: POV (2004)
-Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004)
-Michael Moore Hates America (2004)
-Melinda and Melinda (2004)
-Bill's Run: POV (2004)
-Inside the U.S. Secret Service (2004)
-The Year of the Yao (2004)
-Tupac Vs. (2004)
-Trekkies 2 (2004)
-F.E.D.S. (2004)
-Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral (2004)
-March of the Penguins (2004)
-Two Brothers [Tiger Cubs] (2004)
-Baadaassss (2004)

Movie Reviews: 2003

BEST MOVIE
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King


BEST DRAMA
The Last Samurai


BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

BEST COMEDY
Bruce Almighty

BEST THRILLER
Out of Time

WORST MOVIE
Daredevil



ALL MOVIES
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): A- (9/10)
Underworld
(2003): B+ (8/10)
Capturing the Friedmans
(2003): B+ (8/10)
Out of Time
(2003): B+ (8/10)
Gothika
(2003): B+ (8/10)
X2: X-Men United
(2003): B+ (8/10)
2 Fast 2 Furious
(2003): B (7/10)
The Matrix: Reloaded
(2003): B (7/10)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003): B (7/10)
Bruce Almighty
(2003): B (7/10)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
(2003): B (7/10)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Black Pearl
(2003): B (7/10)
The Last Samurai
(2003): B (7/10)
Identity
(2003): B (7/10)
Shattered Glass
(2003): B (7/10)
The Life of David Gale
(2003): B (7/10)
The Italian Job
(2003): B (7/10)
Master and Commander
(2003): B (7/10)
Timeline
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
Stuck on You
(2003): B-
S.W.A.T.
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
Shanghai Knights
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
The Cooler
(2003): B-
Scary Movie 3
(2003): B-
Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life
(2003): B-
Pieces of April
(2003): B-
Beef
(2003): B-
Mona Lisa Smile
(2003): B-
Final Destination 2
(2003): B-
The Core
(2003): B-
Cabin Fever
(2003): ~B-
The Recruit
(2003): B-
Bad Boys II
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
American Wedding
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
Paycheck
(2003): B-/C+ (6/10)
Old School
(2003): B-
Runaway Jury
(2003): B-
Matchstick Men
(2003): B-
The Matrix: Revolutions
(2003): B-
Elephant
(2003): C+
Tears of the Sun
(2003): C+
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003): C+
The Rundown
(2003): C+
Basic
(2003): ~C
Elf
(2003): C
Cradle 2 the Grave
(2003): ~C
National Security
(2003): ~C
A Man Apart
(2003): ~C-
Malibu's Most Wanted
(2003): C
Anger Management
(2003): ~C
Lost in Translation
(2003): C
The Hunted
(2003): ~C
Mystic River
(2003): C
Marci X
(2003): C-
Deliver Us From Eva
(2003): C-
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
(2003): C-
Daredevil
(2003): F


MOVIES TO SEE

-Finding Nemo (2003)
-Bad Santa (2003)
-Cold Creek Manor (2003)
-The School of Rock (2003)
-Open Water (2003)
-Thirteen (2003)
-Overnight (2003)
-American Splendor (2003)
-Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
-Bulletproof Monk (2003)
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
-Seabiscuit (2003)
-Bringing Down the House (2003)
-The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003)
-Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
-Touching the Void (2003)
-Girlhood (2003)
-Peter Pan (2003)
-How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
-21 Grams (2003)
-Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
-Radio (2003)
-Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
-The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
-Just Married (2003)
-The Missing (2003)
-Open Range (2003)
-Duplex (2003)
-Something's Gotta Give (2003)
-Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
-Monster (2003)
-Shade (2003)
-Cold Mountain (2003)
-Wonderland (2003)
-Freaky Friday (2003)
-DysFunktional Family (2003)
-Star Wars: Clone Wars: Vol. 2 (2003)
-The Yes Men (2003)
-Unchained Memories: Slave Narratives (2003)
-The Fog of War (2003)
-Raising Victor Vargas (2003)
-Cold Mountain (2003)

Movie Reviews: 2002

BEST MOVIE
8 Mile

BEST DRAMA

8 Mile

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

BEST COMEDY
Undercover Brother

BEST THRILLER
The Ring

WORST MOVIE
Windtalkers

ALL MOVIES

8 Mile (2002): A (10/10)
The Ring
(2002): A (10/10)
e-Dreams
(2002): A (10/10)
City of God
(2002): A- (9/10)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002): ~B+
28 Days Later
(2002): B+ (8/10)
Minority Report
(2002): B+ (8/10)
Spellbound
(2002): ~B+
Narc
(2002): B+ (8/10)
Red Dragon
(2002): B (7/10)
Signs
(2002): B (7/10)
Star Wars: Episode II
(2002): B (7/10)
Spider-Man
(2002): B (7/10)
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
(2002): B (7/10)
Die Another Day
(2002): B (7/10)
Hero
(2002): B (7/10)
We Were Soldiers
(2002): B (7/10)
Phone Booth
(2011): B-/C+ (6/10)
Extremely lite plot for a thriller, Phone Booth never-the-less goes down easy with it's brief running time and accelerated pace. It sucks you in, but after it's over, you think, "That's it?"
Undercover Brother (2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Swimfan
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Resident Evil
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Super Troopers
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Austin Powers 3
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
The Sum of All Fears
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Orange County
(2002):B-/C+ (6/10)
I Spy
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Murder By Numbers
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Reign of Fire
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Paid in Full
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Brown Sugar
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Bowling for Columbine
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Catch Me If You Can
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Equilibrium
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Halloween: Resurrection
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Panic Room
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Insomnia
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
One Hour Photo
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Road to Perdition
(2002): B-/C+ (6/10)
Blade 2
(2002): B-/C+(6/10)
The Scorpion King
(2002): C (5/10)
Black Knight
(2002): C (5/10)
I recall this movie having a few good "Martin Lawrence" moments and being easy to sit thru.


NON-SPECIFIC GRADES (Grandfathered-In)
The Bourne Identity (2002):Kinda Good (6-7/10)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
25th Hour
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
XXX: Special Edition
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
Sniper 2
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
Unfaithful
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
Friday After Next
(2002): Decent (5-6/10)
Eye See You
(2002): Decent (5/6/10)
Blood Work
(2002): Maybe Decent (4-6/10)
Collateral Damage
(2002): Maybe Decent (4-6/10)
All About the Benjamins
(2002):Half Decent (4-5/10)
Men in Black II
(2002): Half Decent (4-5/10)
Mr. Deeds
(2002): Below Average (2-4/10)
Windtalkers
(2002): Sucked (2-3/10)
Adaptation
(2002): I Don't Know
Biggie & Tupac
(2002): Never Graded
High Crimes
(2002): Never Graded
Ghost Ship
(2002): Never Graded


MOVIES TO SEE
-Ice Age (2002)
-Run Ronnie Run (2002)
-About Schmidt (2002)
-Gangs of New York (2002)
-Bus 174 (2002)
-Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
-The Transporter (2002)
-Changing Lanes (2002)
-Modern Warriors: The Martial Way (2002)
-Devil's Playground (2002)
-Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
-Real Women Have Curves (2002)
-Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
-Empire (2002)
-Frailty (2002)
-Secretary (2002)
-Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
-Antwone Fisher (2002)
-The Hot Chick (2002)
-40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
-Barbershop (2002)
-Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
-Our America (2002)
-The Pianist (2002)
-My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
-Frida (2002)
-The Rookie (2002)
-Two Weeks Notice (2002)
-Chicago (2002)
-Unprecedented (2002)
-Stevie (2002)
-Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
-Path to War (2002)
-The Weather Underground (2002)
-Horns and Halos (2002)
-Tupac Shakur: Life of an Outlaw / Thug Angel (2002)
-Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002)
-Knockaround Guys (2002)

Movie Reviews: 2001

BEST MOVIE
Ocean's Eleven

BEST DRAMA
A Beautiful Mind

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Swordfish

BEST COMEDY
American Pie 2

BEST THRILLER
Ocean's Eleven

WORST MOVIE
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

ALL MOVIES
Ocean's Eleven
(2001): A
Training Day
(2001): A-
American Pie 2
(2001): ~B+
A Beautiful Mind
(2001): B+
Shrek
(2001): B
Welcome to Death Row
(2001): ~B
Along Came a Spider
(2001): B
Swordfish
(2001): B
Monsters, Inc.
(2001): ~B
Black Hawk Down
(2001): B
Blow
(2001): B
Enemy at the Gates
(2001): B
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001): B
John Q
(2001): B
Joy Ride
(2001): B
Vanilla Sky
(2001): B
Ali
(2001): B
Heist
(2001): B-
Baby Boy
(2001): B
Shallow Hal
(2001): B-
Behind Enemy Lines
(2001): B-
The One
(2001): B-
The Others
(2001): B-
The Score
(2001): B-
Rush Hour 2
(2001): B-
Saving Silverman
(2001): B-
The Mummy Returns
(2001): B-
Jeepers Creepers
(2001): B-
Ghost World
(2001): ~B-
The Fast and the Furious
(2001): C+
Hannibal
(2001): C+
The New Guy
(2001): ~C+
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
(2001): C+
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001): C+
Planet of the Apes
(2001): C+
Spy Game
(2001): C+
Exit Wounds
(2001): C+
Two Can Play That Game
(2001): C+
Tomb Raider
(2001): C+
Zoolander
(2001): C
Scary Movie 2
(2001): C
Kiss of the Dragon
(2001): C
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(2001): C
From Hell
(2001): C
Don't Say a Word
(2001): ~C
The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001): ~C
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(2001): D
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
(2001): ~D
Fifteen Minutes
(2001): N/A
Donnie Darko
(2001): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE

-Go Tigers! (2001)
-Joe Dirt (2001)
-Formula 51 (2001)
-61* (2001)
-Double Take (2001)
-Prison Song (2001)
-Mulholland Drive (2001)
-Pearl Harbor (2001)
-Bandits (2001)
-Manic (2001)
-Monster's Ball (2001)
-In the Bedroom (2001)
-The Brothers (2001)
-The Animal (2001)
-The First Year (2001)
-The History of Organized Crime: Disc 1 (2001)
-Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake (2001)

Movie Reviews: 2000

BEST MOVIE
Gladiator

BEST DRAMA
Gladiator

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Mission Impossible II

BEST COMEDY
Scary Movie

BEST THRILLER
What Lies Beneath

WORST MOVIE
Shaft

ALL MOVIES

Gladiator (2000): A
Memento (2000): A
Scary Movie (2000): A
Traffic (2000): ~A-
Man on the Moon (2000): A-
Mission: Impossible II (2000): B+
Pitch Black (2000): B+
Meet the Parents (2000): B+
Next Friday (2000): B+
Road Trip (2000): B+
What Lies Beneath (2000): B
X-Men (2000): B
Big Momma's House (2000): B
Erin Brockovich (2000): B
Backstage (2000): B
Love & Basketball (2000): B
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000): B
Me, Myself & Irene (2000): B
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000): B
U-571 (2000): B
The Hurricane (2000): B-
Unbreakable (2000): B-
The Perfect Storm (2000): B-
The 6th Day (2000): B-
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000): B-
The Replacements (2000): B-
Snatch (2000): B-
Final Destination (2000): B-
Cast Away (2000): B-
Boiler Room (2000): B-
Bedazzled (2000): B-
Impostor (2000): B-
Miss Congeniality (2000): B-
Rules of Engagement (2000): ~B-
Vertical Limit (2000): ~B-
The Tao of Steve (2000): ~B-
Reindeer Games (2000): B-
Bait (2000): C+
The Whole Nine Yards (2000): C+
Shanghai Noon (2000): C+
Scream 3 (2000): C+
Held Up (2000): ~C+
Nurse Betty (2000): ~C
Romeo Must Die (2000): ~C
Hollow Man (2000): C
American Psycho (2000): D
Charlie's Angels (2000): D
Shaft (2000): F
Almost Famous (2000): N/A
The Contender (2000): N/A
Frequency (2000): N/A


MOVIES TO SEE

-Bamboozled (2000)
-The Gift (2000)
-Growing Up Brady (2000)
-The Patriot (2000)
-Lumumba (2000)
-Finding Forrester (2000)
-Quills (2000)
-No Maps For These Territories (2000)
-Call to Witness (2000)
-Hate.com (2000)
-When the Sky Falls (2000)
-The Yards (2000)
-The Gift (2000)
-Echo of Murder (2000)

Movie Reviews: 1999

BEST MOVIE
The Matrix

BEST DRAMA
Fight Club

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Matrix

BEST COMEDY
Office Space

BEST THRILLER
Stir of Echoes

WORST MOVIE
End of Days

ALL MOVIES
The Matrix (1999): A
Fight Club (1999): A-
Any Given Sunday (1999): B+
Office Space (1999): B+
Blue Streak (1999): B+
Girl, Interrupted (1999): ~B+
The Best Man (1999): B+
Stir of Echoes (1999): B+
Galaxy Quest (1999): B
The Sixth Sense (1999): B
Austin Powers 2 (1999): ~B
Election (1999): ~B
American Beauty (1999): B
The Wood (1999): ~B
Arlington Road (1999): ~B-
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999): B-
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999): B-
Sleepy Hollow (1999): B-
The Thirteenth Floor (1999): ~B-
The Bone Collector (1999): B-
The Blair Witch Project (1999): B-
Analyze This (1999): B-
Dogma (1999): ~B-
Entrapment (1999): ~B-
Stigmata (1999): ~B-
Summer of Sam (1999): B-
Bowfinger (1999): C+
Big Daddy (1999): C+
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999): C+
Three Kings (1999):C+
End of Days (1999): ~C
Pushing Tin (1999): N/A (Not Good)
Toy Story 2 (1999): N/A
Varsity Blues (1999): N/A
The Insider (1999): N/A
In Too Deep (1999): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-The Green Mile (1999)
-The Hurricane (1999)
-A Murder of Crows (1999)
-Double Jeopardy (1999)
-Magnolia (1999)
-The Boondock Saints (1999)
-Titus (1999)
-Being John Malkovich (1999)

Movie Reviews: 1998

BEST MOVIE
There's Something About Mary

BEST DRAMA
Saving Private Ryan

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Blade

BEST COMEDY
There's Something About Mary

BEST THRILLER
Enemy of the State

WORST MOVIE
Star Trek: Insurrection

ALL MOVIES

There's Something About Mary (1998): A-
The Waterboy (1998): B+
The Wedding Singer (1998): B+
Saving Private Ryan (1998): B+
Rounders (1998): B+
A Civil Action (1998): ~B+
Rush Hour (1998): B
Enemy of the State (1998): B
The Siege (1998): B
Blade (1998): B
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998): B
He Got Game (1998): B
Sliding Doors (1998): ~B
The Truman Show (1998): B
A Bug's Life (1998): ~B
The Mask of Zorro (1998): ~B
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998): ~B
The Replacement Killers (1998): B-
BASEketball (1998): B-
The Negotiator (1998): B-
Snake Eyes (1998): B-
U.S. Marshals (1998): B-
Wild Things (1998): ~B-
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998): C+
Hard Rain (1998): C+
Armageddon (1998): C+
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998): C
The Big Lebowski (1998) : N/A
Mercury Rising (1998): N/A (Not Good)
A Simple Plan (1998): N/A
A Perfect Murder (1998): N/A
Dark City (1998): N/A
American History X (1998): N/A (Very Good)

MOVIES TO SEE
-None listed yet.

Movie Reviews: 1997

BEST MOVIE
As Good As It Gets

BEST DRAMA
As Good As It Gets

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2

BEST COMEDY
Liar Liar

BEST THRILLER
The Game

WORST MOVIE
Batman & Robin

ALL MOVIES

As Good as It Gets (1997): A
Donnie Brasco (1997): ~A-
L.A. Confidential (1997): A-
Good Will Hunting (1997): ~A-
Liar Liar (1997): B+
Soul Food (1997): B+
Austin Powers (1997): B
The Game (1997): B
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 (1997): B
Scream 2 (1997): B
Face/Off (1997): B
The Devil's Advocate (1997): ~B
Contact (1997): B-
Con Air (1997): B-
Def Jams' How To Be A Player (1997): B-
Money Talks (1997): B-
Jackie Brown (1997): ~B-
Kiss the Girls (1997): B-
Starship Troopers (1997): B-
Absolute Power (1997): B-
Air Force One (1997): B-
Alien: Resurrection (1997): B-
Nothing to Lose (1997): B-
Men in Black (1997): B-
Titanic (1997): ~B-
Mimic (1997): C+
Spawn: The Movie (1997): C+
Volcano (1997): C+
The Jackal (1997): ~C+
Conspiracy Theory (1997): C+
Cop Land (1997): ~C
Batman & Robin (1997): D
The Fifth Element (1997): N/A
Private Parts (1997): N/A
Rhyme & Reason (1997): N/A
Chasing Amy (1997): N/A (Didn't Like)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997): N/A (Not Good)
Wag the Dog (1997): N/A
U-Turn (1997): N/A
Mr. Bean (1997): TBD

MOVIES TO SEE
-Rosewood (1997)
-Boogie Nights (1997)
-Gang Related (1997)

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Movie Reviews: 1996

BEST MOVIE
Scream

BEST DRAMA
Jerry Maguire

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Rock

BEST COMEDY
Don't Be A Menace to South Central...

BEST THRILLER
Scream

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

Scream (1996): A
Jerry Maguire (1996): A-
The Rock (1996): B+
Star Trek: First Contact (1996): B+
Don't Be a Menace to South Central … (1996): B+
Fargo (1996): ~B+
Executive Decision (1996): B
Broken Arrow (1996): B
Get on the Bus (1996): ~B
A Time to Kill (1996): ~B
Mission: Impossible (1996): ~B
Eraser (1996): B-
Ransom (1996): ~B-
Escape from L.A. (1996): C+
Twister (1996): C+
Thin Line Between Love & Hate (1996): ~C
The Cable Guy (1996): ~C
Happy Gilmore (1996): N/A
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996): N/A
When We Were Kings (1996): N/A
The Juror (1996): N/A
Set It Off (1996): N/A
Swingers (1996): N/A
Bulletproof (1996): N/A
The Fan (1996): N/A (Didn't Like)

MOVIES TO SEE
-Bottle Rocket (1996)

Movie Reviews: 1995

BEST MOVIE
Heat

BEST DRAMA
Heat

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Die Hard With A Vengeance

BEST COMEDY
Friday

BEST THRILLER
Se7en

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

Heat (1995): A
Apollo 13 (1995): A
Casino (1995): A
Friday
(1995): A
Se7en (1995): A-
Waiting to Exhale (1995): A-
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995): B+
Bad Boys (1995): B
12 Monkeys
(1995): B
Crimson Tide
(1995): B
Clueless (1995): B
Just Cause (1995): B
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995): ~B
The Usual Suspects (1995): B
The Show (1995): ~B
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995): B-
Assassins (1995): B-
Tommy Boy (1995): B-
Dead Presidents
(1995): ~B-
Outbreak
(1995): B-
Batman Forever (1995): C+
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995): C+
Copycat (1995): ~C+
The Net (1995): C+
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995): N/A
Strange Days (1995): N/A
GoldenEye (1995): N/A
Nixon (1995): N/A
Toy Story (1995): ?????


MOVIES TO SEE
-Braveheart (1995)
-The Basketball Diares (1995)
-Leaving Las Vegas(1995)

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Movie Reviews: 1994

BEST MOVIE
Pulp Fiction

BEST DRAMA
The Shawshank Redemption


BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
True Lies

BEST COMEDY
Ace Ventura Pet Detective

BEST THRILLER
Disclosure

WORST MOVIE
N/A (No bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

Pulp Fiction (1994): A
The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition (1994): A
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994): A
Dumb and Dumber (1994): A
Hoop Dreams (1994): A
True Lies (1994): A-
Clerks (1994): B+
Speed (1994): B+
Disclosure (1994): B+
Fear of a Black Hat (1994): B
Stargate (1994): ~B
Blown Away (1994): ~B-
Surviving the Game (1994): B-
Clear and Present Danger (1994): B-
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy (1994): B-
Above the Rim (1994): B-
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994): B-
Star Trek: Generations (1994): B-
The Client
(1994): C+
Sugar Hill (1994): ~C
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994): C
Jason's Lyric (1994): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-Forrest Gump (1994)

Movie Reviews: 1993

BEST MOVIE
Groundhog Day

BEST DRAMA
Menace II Society

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Jurassic Park

BEST COMEDY
Groundhog Day

BEST THRILLER
In the Line of Fire

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

Groundhog Day (1993): A
Menace II Society (1993): A-
In the Line of Fire (1993): A-
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993): ~A-
Jurassic Park (1993): B+
The Firm (1993): B+
Falling Down (1993): B+
The Fugitive (1993): B+
Carlito's Way (1993): ~B+
The Joy Luck Club (1993): ~B+
Tombstone (1993): ~B
The Pelican Brief (1993): B
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994): B
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993): ~B
True Romance (1993): ~B
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993): B-
Demolition Man (1993): B-
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon (1993): ~B-
Cliffhanger (1993): B-
Rising Sun (1993): B-
Striking Distance (1993): B-
Army of Darkness (1993): ~C+
CB4 (1993): N/A
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky (1993): N/A
Philadelphia (1993): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-Schindler's List (1993)
-Mi Vida Loca (1993)
-Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
-What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Movie Reviews: 1992

BEST MOVIE
Unforgiven

BEST DRAMA
Unforgiven

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Passenger 57

BEST COMEDY
My Cousin Vinny

BEST THRILLER
Basic Instinct

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

Unforgiven (1992): A-
Reservoir Dogs (1992): A-
Aladdin: Platinum Edition (1992): ~A-
Basic Instinct (1992): A-
A Few Good Men (1992): A-
White Men Can't Jump (1992): B+
My Cousin Vinny (1992): B+
A League of Their Own (1992): B+
Malcolm X (1992): ~B+
Deep Cover (1992): B+
Under Siege (1992): B+
Sneakers (1992): ~B
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992): B
Passenger 57 (1992): B-
Alien 3 (1992): B-
Batman Returns (1992): B-
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992): C+
Patriot Games (1992): C+
Mo' Money (1992): C+
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992): N/A
Juice (1992): N/A
Wayne's World (1992): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-American Me (1992)
-Scent of a Woman (1992)
-Singles (1992)

Movie Reviews: 1991

BEST MOVIE
The Silence of the Lambs

BEST DRAMA
Boyz N The Hood

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Terminator 2: Judgement Day

BEST COMEDY
City Slickers

BEST THRILLER
The Silence of the Lambs

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

The Silence of the Lambs (1991): A
Boyz N the Hood (1991): A
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991): A-
City Slickers (1991): A-
What About Bob? (1991): A-
The Last Boy Scout (1991): B+
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991): B+
Jungle Fever (1991): ~B+
Ricochet (1991): B+
New Jack City (1991): B+
Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991): B
Hot Shots! (1991): ~B
Point Break (1991): B-
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991): B-
Flight of the Intruder (1991): B-
Hook (1991): B-
Hudson Hawk (1991): B-
Out for Justice (1991): C+
Cape Fear (1991): N/A
JFK (1991): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-Rush (1991)

Movie Reviews: 1990

BEST MOVIE
The Hunt for Red October

BEST DRAMA
GoodFellas

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Hunt for Red October

BEST COMEDY
Quick Change

BEST THRILLER
Narrow Margin

WORST MOVIE
N/A (no bad movies reviewed)

ALL MOVIES

The Hunt for Red October (1990): A-
House Party (1990): A-
GoodFellas (1990): ~B+
Total Recall (1990): B+
Ghost (1990): B+
Narrow Margin (1990): B
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990): B
Presumed Innocent (1990): ~B
Quick Change (1990): B
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (1990): B
Hard To Kill (1990): B
My Blue Heaven
(1990): ~B
Kindergarten Cop (1990): B-
RoboCop 2 (1990): B-
Hard to Kill (1990): B-
Look Who's Talking Too (1990): B-
Three Men and a Little Lady (1990): B-
Predator 2 (1990): B-
Marked For Death (1990): B-
Young Guns II (1990): ~B-
Dick Tracy (1990): ~B-
Another 48 Hrs. (1990): ~C+
Back to the Future Part III (1990): C+
The Godfather, Part III (1990): C+
Lionheart (1990): C+
Days of Thunder (1990): N/A

MOVIES TO SEE
-Miller's Crossing (1990)
-The Grifters (1990)
-Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Movie Reviews: 1985-1989

Die Hard (1988): A
Aliens: Collector's Edition (1986): A
Lethal Weapon (1987): A
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986): A
Predator
(1987): A
The Princess Bride (1987): A
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989): A-
The Naked Gun (1988): A-
Spaceballs (1987): A-
Batman
(1989): A-
Top Gun (1986): A-
Parenthood (1989): A-
Eddie Murphy: Raw
(1987): A-
Coming To America (1988): A-
Back to the Future (1985): A-
Three Men and a Baby (1987): A-
The Untouchables (1987): A-
RoboCop (1987): ~A-
A Fish Called Wanda (1988): ~A-
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988): ~A-
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985): ~A-
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988): ~A-
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987): B+
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(1986): B+
The Golden Child
(1986): B+
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989): B+
Shoot to Kill
(1988): B+
Young Guns
(1988): B+
Big
(1988): B+
Back to the Future Part II
(1989): B+
Major League
(1989): B+
Beetlejuice
(1988): B+
Look Who's Talking
(1989): B+
Spies Like Us
(1985): ~B+
Short Circuit
(1986): ~B+
The Running Man (1987): B+
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985): B
Ghostbusters 2
(1989): B
Uncle Buck
(1989): B
Throw Momma From the Train
(1987): ~B
Brewster's Millions
(1985): ~B
Dragnet
(1987): B
Willow
(1988): B
Full Metal Jacket
(1987): B
Innerspace
(1987): B
Rocky IV
(1985): ~B
Tango & Cash
(1989): B
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
(1988): ~B
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
(1989): ~B
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987): ~B
Three Amigos (1986): ~B-
Harlem Nights
(1989): B-
The Money Pit
(1986): B-
UHF
(1989): B-
Weekend at Bernie's
(1989): B-
Weird Science
(1985): B-
F/X
(1986): ~B-
Commando
(1985): B-
Roger & Me
(1989): ~B-
School Daze
(1988): B-
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987): B-
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989): B-
Clue (1985): ~B-
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987): ~B-
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988): ~C+
Vice Versa
(1988): C+
Above The Law
(1988): C+
Glory
(1989): N/A
The Package
(1989): N/A
The Great Outdoors
(1988): N/A
Fletch
(1985): N/A
Akira (1988): N/A
Sea of Love (1989): N/A
Dead Poets Society (1989): N/A
Casualties of War (1989): N/A
Frantic
(1988): N/A (Didn't Like)



MOVIES TO SEE:
-Bat 21 (1988)
-The Color of Money (1986)
-Hoosiers (1986)
-Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
-Prizzi's Honor (1985)
-No Way Out (1987)
-Jagged Edge (1985)
-The Accused(1988)
-The Breakfast Club (1985)
-St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
-Empire Under the Sun (1987)
-Brazil (1985)
-Dead Calm (1989)
-Wall Street (1987)
-Better Off Dead (1985)

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Movie Reviews: 1980-1984

Airplane (1980): A
Ghostbusters
(1983): A
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983): A
Bill Cosby, Himself (1983): A
Scarface (1983): A
Beverly Hills Cop (1984): A-
Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan (1982): A-
The Terminator (1984): A-
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): A-
Mr. Mom (1983): A-
Rocky III (1982): A-
48 Hrs (1983): B+
Superman II [Theatrical Release] (1980): B+
Top Secret (1984): B+
Airplane II (1983): B
Blade Runner (1982): B
I know I'm going to catch some wreck for this one. I didn't see it when it first came out, but when I finally did see it, I appreciated the story but just didn't find it to be a great movie experience. And yes, I have seen both the narrated and unnarrated versions.
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984): ~B
Police Academy (1984): B
Wargames (1983): ~B
The Toy (1982): ~B
Conan The Destroyer (1984): ~B
Conan The Barbarian (1981): ~B-
Between the two Conan movies, this is the more popular one. I think because it didn't have cheesy things like Wilt Chamberlain. I personally enjoyed the sequel more at the time but I've seen neither since the 1980s. This one may have the better story, which I would appreciate more now than I did then.
Trading Places (1983): ~B-
Escape From New York (1981): B-
Splash (1984): ~B-
Star Trek III (1984): B-
Halloween II (1981): ~B-

Movies-To-See:
1. Caddyshack (1980): I've seen it, but not for a very long time.
2. The Cannonball Run (1981): I've seen it, but not for a very long time.
3. The Road Warrior (1981): I don't think I've ever seen it all the way through.
4. Superman II [Donner Re-Cut] (1980)
-Uncommon Valor (1983)
-This is Spinal Tap (1984)
-The Shining (1980)
-Raging Bull (1980)
-THe Deathtrap (1982)