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Review of Joy Ride (1958)

By Parker R (216) on 06 Jul 2013

I expected a dumb action chase movie but this turned out to be a pretty well made, well performed (Zahn), thrill ride…

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Review of The Pelican Brief (1993)

By Parker R (216) on 04 Jul 2013

Its slow pace and bloated time frame take away the films potential and endurance. Not to mention its dryness on developing suspense…

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Review of Platoon (1986)

By Parker R (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A powerful and gripping film about a platoon's journey through the Vietnam War where they face hardships and trials of war that is fought against…

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Review of The Sixth Sense (1999)

By Parker R (216) on 04 Jul 2013

Slow but tensely paced, purely M. Night Shyamalan's style, The Sixth Sense is well acted, scary, and shocking all the way to the twist at the end…

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Review of Unbreakable (2000)

By Parker R (216) on 04 Jul 2013

The film develops a tense and engaging atmosphere that seizes the attention of its audience…

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Review of The Fast and the Furious (2001)

By Parker R (216) on 03 Jul 2013

The cars? They're fast. The soundtrack? It's furious. The rest of the movie? Not so much…

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Review of Runaway Jury (2003)

By Parker R (216) on 03 Jul 2013

Overly dramatic, sentimental and cheesy, but still entertaining enough to watch…

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Review of Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

By Parker R (216) on 30 Jun 2013

I just had the opportunity to rewatch Battle: Los Angeles, and no I didn't have to pay for it…

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Review of Legion (2010)

By Parker R (216) on 28 Jun 2013

This movie is great for the biblically unschooled. terrible for someone who's read the bible though…

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Review of Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

By Parker R (216) on 28 Jun 2013

Smokey and the Bandit is like a live action cartoon, filled with over the top characters, a breakneck pace, and an incredibly light hearted tone…

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Review of Priest (2011)

By Parker R (216) on 25 Jun 2013

The script is weak and plot is just like every other movie you catch on the Syfy channel…

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Review of Whiteout (2009)

By Parker R (216) on 25 Jun 2013

This film just keeps you guessing which leaves you with an ending that isn't very surprising. It's all over too quickly…

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Review of Tightrope (1984)

By Parker R (216) on 23 Jun 2013

It was an interesting movie. It was kind of predictable by today's standards. Eastwood did a good job in it…

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Review of Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

By Parker R (216) on 21 Jun 2013

Reverting back to the formula that made the first film so successful, Ocean's Thirteen continues the wit and comical fun of the series while…

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Review of Ocean's Eleven (2001)

By Parker R (216) on 18 Jun 2013

Ocean's Eleven is not as clever as it thinks it is…

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Review of Appaloosa (2008)

By Parker R (216) on 17 Jun 2013

Highly recommended, but with little to no redeeming qualities. A good cast wasted on this major snooze-fest…

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Review of Limitless (2011)

By Parker R (216) on 16 Jun 2013

My intellectual take on Limetless tells me do not fall victim to audience booby traps intracately intwined between cutscenes, however, I could…

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Review of Thunderball (1965)

By Parker R (216) on 16 Jun 2013

More violent and sexy than its predecessors, Thunderball is another good addition to the series with the only man that could perfectly portray…

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Review of Gothika (2003)

By Parker R (216) on 15 Jun 2013

Everything begins to wither out and ends in lackluster fashion…

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Review of Doubt (2003)

By Parker R (216) on 11 Jun 2013

Ya know, not a whole lot happens in this movie, but I was pretty into it the whole time…

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