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Review of Life of Brian (1979)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 13 Feb 2001

Spoofs human nature more than anything, notably the gullibility of people who behave as sheep and follow others blindly…

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Review of Braveheart (1995)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

I continue to enjoy watching and re-watching it, and share much of Mel Gibson's enthusiasm for his project…

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Review of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

It's the little things than count in films too. Little things like giving us some real characters to care about…

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Review of Blood in the Face (1991)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

The filmmakers simply turn on their cameras cinéma vérité style and let their subjects crucify themselves with their stupidity and ridiculousness…

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Review of Alien (1979)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artists…

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Review of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Thanks to Steven Spielberg, I now have an ideal sleeping aid…

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Review of Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

This second sequel serves as little more than a light appetizer with a memorable and poignant ending…

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Review of Excalibur (1981)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Somehow it combines legendary material both visually and audibly that hooks me every time…

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Review of Citizen Kane (1941)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Reviewing Citizen Kane is like reviewing The Bible or Shakespeare…

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Review of Smoke Signals (1998)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Best film ever made that captures the real character and spirit of modern Native Americans…

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Review of Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Communicates its anti-drug message with a sense of humor and humanity…

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Review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

I had forgotten how dreadful Beneath the Planet of the Apes was…

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Review of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Through its carefully researched and selected film clips, it reveals a lot about what America was all about in the early 20th century…

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Review of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

The film still allows enough hope to compel me to watch the final chapter, and it's not so bad that I'm turned off all the ape sequels…

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Review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

It's a fun film that has a message (like all of Hughes' films) and also serves as a promotional tour guide of Chicago…

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Review of Alien³ (1992)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artists…

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Review of Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

With the budgets decreasing, creative ideas waning, and costumes and makeup getting more worn-out, it's a good thing that this is the final sequel…

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Review of Harold and Maude (1971)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Harold and Maude marks the first time I realized that famed Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert could be wrong…

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Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Ultimately, those who can relate to Ripley's loneliness and alienation are far more likely to 'enjoy' the film than people who have no similar…

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Review of Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Searching for Bobby Fischer approaches Josh's fears and self-doubt very effectively and does so with a lot of heart…

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