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Review of The Hunter (1980)

By Lyle R (90) on 24 Jan 2008

McQueen's last film, and while not on the same level as his best is nevertheless an entertaining movie based on the life of a real-life bounty…

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Review of Return of the Seven (1966)

By Lyle R (90) on 24 Jan 2008

Like most sequels this one doesn't fully measure up to the original, but it's still entertaining and Yul Brynner again shines in the lead…

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Review of Fierce Creatures (1997)

By Lyle R (90) on 14 Jan 2008

Disappointing follow-up to A Fish Called Wanda. The original main cast are back together but unable to recapture the magic from their original outing…

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Review of My Favorite Year (1982)

By Lyle R (90) on 03 Jan 2008

A delightful comedy about a writer for a 50s TV comedy variety show forced to baby-sit an aging, alcoholic move star who's guesting on the…

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Review of The Stunt Man (1980)

By Lyle R (90) on 30 Dec 2007

This is one of the film's from my college movie critique course. It was enjoyable, especially since the teacher reminded us of Peter O'Toole:)…

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Review of 48 Hrs. (1982)

By Lyle R (90) on 22 Dec 2007

Eddie Murphy's big screen debut is a doozy, as he steals every scene from the more experienced (and obviously alcoholic) Nolte…

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Review of The Ref (1994)

By Lyle R (90) on 06 Dec 2007

I like Denis Leary in Rescue Me' so I thought I'd give this 1994 movie a try…

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Review of The Big Red One (1980)

By Lyle R (90) on 03 Nov 2007

I expected more from this movie…

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Review of Romancing the Stone (1984)

By Lyle R (90) on 27 Oct 2007

Lots of adventure and fun to watch and intertwined with romance and more...definitely a good one…

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Review of Let It Be (1970)

By Lyle R (90) on 01 Oct 2007

This is painful to watch if you're a Beatles fan because it captures the group breaking up…

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Review of Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

I'm not a fan of the Dixie Chicks but I admire their moxie and togetherness going through what was essentially much ado about nothing created…

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Review of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

The third in the series isn't quite up to the high water mark of the first two but it's still a very funny movie and a rare exception where…

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Review of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

An outrageously hilarious film about essentially a crazed treasure hunt…

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Review of Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

The fifth in the series but sadly by this point it's starting to run out of steam…

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Review of The Pink Panther (1963)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

One of the classic film comedies that introduces us to Inspector Clouseau and further showcases Sellers' comedic talents…

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Review of The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

By Lyle R (90) on 28 Sep 2007

While not at the high water mark of the first two Panther films this one is still a laugh-riot, with Sellers in fine form offering up yet another…

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Review of Keeping Mum (2005)

By Lyle R (90) on 27 Sep 2007

Fun movie. I adore Rowan Atkinson, and while this was not his best performance, he did well with it…

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Review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

By Lyle R (90) on 21 Aug 2007

John Wayne's forte was westerns, not war films, and while this one was well intentioned it falls flat in comparison with other classic war films…

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Review of Stalag 17 (1953)

By Lyle R (90) on 21 Aug 2007

An interesting if rather far-fetched dark comedy set in a WW2 POW camp…

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Review of All of Me (1984)

By Lyle R (90) on 27 Jul 2007

Martin and Tomlin's best movie, a tour de force of physical and verbal comedy, directed with aplomb by Reiner…

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