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Review of Raising Arizona (1987)

By Ben J (444) on 20 Mar 2011

At times a little tacky, but overall another great Coen Brothers flick…

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Review of Basic Instinct (1992)

By Ben J (444) on 09 Feb 2011

Ms Stone at her best as she effortlessly manipulates her co stars around her finger (and pretty much everything else :P), in stark contrast…

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Review of Ran (1985)

By Ben J (444) on 07 Feb 2011

Kurosawa's version of Shakespeare's King Lear play is called RAN... and it is an epic-tragic Masterwork…

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Review of Some Like It Hot (1939)

By Ben J (444) on 06 Feb 2011

Nobody's perfect is the famous closing line in this movie. marilyn monroe certainly wasn't, apparently she was pregnant during filming…

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Review of Some Like It Hot (1959)

By Ben J (444) on 06 Feb 2011

Nobody's perfect is the famous closing line in this movie. marilyn monroe certainly wasn't, apparently she was pregnant during filming…

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Review of Octopussy (1983)

By Ben J (444) on 04 Feb 2011

At the very least I hoped that by watching this entry into the bond franchise, I would understand what an octopussy is…

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Review of The Birth of a Nation (1915)

By Ben J (444) on 04 Feb 2011

Birth of a nation. birth of cinema. factually inaccurate, racist, distasteful and large action set pieces…

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Review of Rachel Getting Married (2008)

By Ben J (444) on 23 Jan 2011

Anne Hathaway does some amazing acting in this film as the recovering junkie Kym, complemented beautifully by the always radiant Rosemarie…

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Review of Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 12 Jan 2011

I thought this was a good movie.. it really showed that you can't help someone who doesn't want help…

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Review of Nikita (1990)

By Ben J (444) on 09 Jan 2011

Like much of Beeson's work, stylish but empty…

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Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 29 Dec 2010

Some annoying scenes when people should be running or shooting instead of having a loving moment, but other than that it was a pretty good…

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Review of Scream 3 (2000)

By Ben J (444) on 14 Dec 2010

Not the worst 3rd installment i've seen. Watchable…

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Review of London Boulevard (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 08 Dec 2010

Haunting but entertaining, helped by the fab 60s-London-esque soundtrack…

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Review of All Good Things (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 07 Dec 2010

It's a true story to a point.. the ending isn't accurate (he's actually in jail right now for violating parole). All in all it was an okay movie…

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Review of Triple Dog (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 03 Dec 2010

Wasn't a huge fan of this movie.. just kids being stupid I suppose. Seemed a little too made for tv for me…

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Review of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

By Ben J (444) on 27 Nov 2010

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a promising prequel to the great modernization of vampire/werewolf lore found in Underworld…

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Review of The Extra Man (2010)

By Ben J (444) on 21 Nov 2010

Movies like these are rare.. which I suppose is what's so great when you finally see one…

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Review of Exam (2009)

By Ben J (444) on 03 Nov 2010

Great suspense and direction throughout, let down by the lame anticlimatic twist, somewhat nonsensical plot themes and mixed performances (Jimi…

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Review of Whiteout (2009)

By Ben J (444) on 30 Oct 2010

First time I've seen a movie with a flashback to a scene that was literally 2 minutes ago. Did you think we forgot about that scene Mr…

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Review of The Big Red One (1980)

By Ben J (444) on 27 Oct 2010

Admittedly, I don't like war films. if pushed, i'd say I don't even like war. or the idea of war. there is no peace in war…

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