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Review of Armageddon (1998)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Camerawork is not supposed to be the star of the picture; the fact that it's the best thing in the movie says something…

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Review of Death to Smoochy (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Director DeVito has referred to this film as 'a cross between Barney and Pulp Fiction.' He wishes…

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Review of Three to Tango (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

If I had wanted a 90-minute episode of Friends, I would've asked for one…

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Review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Sorely lacking in the magic and majesty we have come to expect in the wake of other recent Disney cartoon products…

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Review of Men in Black II (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Smith and Jones perform together as smoothly as if they never left the studio, and the script sparkles with very much the same fluorescence…

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Review of Armageddon (1996)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Camerawork is not supposed to be the star of the picture; the fact that it's the best thing in the movie says something…

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Review of Little Nicky (2000)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

This film is pretty much stupid from start to finish, although there are occasions when one is unable to stifle an embarrassed chuckle…

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Review of A Walk to Remember (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

A kind of low-rent version of Love Story with overt religious overtones…

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Review of High Crimes (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Starts out as a taut and intriguing story but seems to get more preposterous as it goes…

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Review of The Road to El Dorado (2000)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Immerses the viewer with vivid color and awe-inspiring artwork from the first frame…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

No less magical, no less engaging, and no less kid-pleasing than its record-breaking predecessor. It's also no shorter…

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Review of The One (2001)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

All I know is, if there are really multiple parallel universes, I pity all the versions of me that have to watch all the versions of this movie…

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Review of Red Dragon (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

So packed with good acting it's hard to know where to begin praising it…

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Review of The Sweetest Thing (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Mixes smut and wacky girlfriend antics in equal parts, often scoring the guilty chuckle in spite of itself, with plenty of bra-and-panty…

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Review of Great Expectations (1998)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

The film's exectution is more of a tragedy than the story…

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Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Convoluted plotlines, high-tech gadgetry, gross sexism, and stuff blowing up. I have no idea why so many men like this stuff…

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Review of Man on the Moon (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Will appeal to Kaufman fans and Carrey fans alike, and even if you're not a fan of either, you can't deny the intriguing quality of this strange…

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Review of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Howard and his writers have made some interesting choices in bringing one of the most well-known American Christmas cartoons to life on the…

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Review of Three Kings (2011)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

It's not a bad film from a technical standpoint. I guess I just don't approve of the concept…

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Review of Dragonfly (1976)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Gad-does anybody have a really big fly swatter…

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