...But the second act is pandering and the third is trickery, and whatever Fincher thinks the message is, that's not what most audience members will get. "Fight Club" is a thrill ride masque…
"A Clockwork Orange" commits another, perhaps even more unforgivable, artistic sin. It is just plain talky and boring. You know there's something wrong with a movie when the last third feels…
The story builds up to a blinding revelation, which shifts the nature of all that has gone before, and the surprise filled me not with delight but with the feeling that the writer, Christopher McQuarr…
A foolish choice in art direction casts a pall over Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" that no swordplay can cut through. The film looks muddy, fuzzy and indistinct. Its colors are mud tones at the …
Here's a suggestion for thrillermakers: You can't go wrong if all of the characters in your movie are at least as intelligent as most of the characters in your audience.
"Dead Poets Society" is not the worst of the countless recent movies about good kids and hidebound, authoritatian older people. It may, however, be the most shameless in its attempt to pande…
I kept asking myself what the film was really trying to say about the human condition as reflected by John Merrick, and I kept drawing blanks. The film's philosophy is this shallow: (1)Wow, the Elepha…
Although Hitchcock tried to choreograph his 10-minute takes so that the camera would be where the drama demanded it, there are moments when it seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And tha…
The movie is very hard to follow. I have seen it twice, and am still not sure exactly who all the characters are, or how they fit.
Perhaps it is not supposed to be clear; perhaps the movie's air of co…
"Blue Velvet" is like the guy who drives you nuts by hinting at horrifying news and then saying, "Never mind." There's another thing. Rossellini is asked to do things in this film …
“Papillon” is a movie like that: an expensive, exhaustive, 150-minute odyssey that doesn’t so much conclude as cross the finish line and collapse. It has been outfitted with expensive stars and a glos…
A great-looking movie with a plot you can’t care much about. All of the big moments in the movie are pounded home with ear-shattering sound effects and a jackhammer cutting style, but that just serves…
If this summary seems truncated, it's because an accurate description of this movie dialogue might read like the missing chapters from Finnegans Wake. Because the actors have cartoon faces, the action…
The plot is lame, but that doesn't matter, because "Dumb and Dumber" is essentially pitched at the level of an "Airplane!"-style movie, with rapid-fire sight gags. Some of them wor…
The conclusion is so lame it's disheartening. Surely anyone clever enough to dream up Edward Scissorhands should be swift enough to think of a payoff that involves our imagination.
"Dogville" can be defended and even praised on pure ideological grounds, but most moviegoers, even those who are sophisticated and have open minds, are going to find it a very dry and unsati…
"Erin Brockovich" has a screenplay with the depth and insight of a cable-TV docudrama, and that won't do for a 126-minute "major production." Maybe it's not that the necklines are …
The movie goes on and on, repeating the same setup and the same payoff: Duke and Gonzo take drugs, stagger into new situations, blunder, fall about, wreak havoc, and retreat to their hotel suite. The …
And so what we get, finally, is a movie of attitudes. Harold is death, Maude life, and they manage to make the two seem so similar that life's hardly worth the extra bother. The visual style makes eve…
The most offensive thing about the movie is its hypocrisy; it is totally committed to the pornography of violence, but lays on the moral outrage with a shovel.
There are those movies that we all love so dearly that we inevitably are compelled by some unknown force that uncontrollably makes us watch them over and over. Some are from our childhoods. Some we wa…
Danny Elfman, the iconic American composer and musician, will celebrate his 70th birthday on May 29, 2023. Elfman is renowned for his unique and imaginative compositions that flawlessly capture the wh…
Which of these select sneakily alternative Christmas movies* set against the back-drop of the holiday season is your favorite unconventional Christmas movie? *limited to movies not primarily about Ch…
a style of writing, films, art, etc. that mostly represents life as it really is but with some events or features that are magical or supernatural– magical realism (Cambridge) Here are the top 25 high…
Which of these 35 top rated non-animated Fantasy movies of the 1990s do you find the most fascinating? After voting, you may discuss the poll here. Most Fascinating Fantasy >> 2000s
Beloved Oscar and Tony Award winning actor, Alan Arkin, passed away on June 29, 2023. Which of the following highest rated films and one television series starring Alan Arkin is your favorite? Discuss…
Which of these highest rated romances of the 20th century is the most romantic? After voting, you may discuss the poll here. Also vote for: Most Romantic Romance of the 21st Century
These movie titles contain the full name of the main character from the movie, without any additions. Whose title role performance is your favorite? You may discuss the poll here
Which Gardening-related Movie is Your Favourite?
Spring is around the corner. Let's celebrate flaunting trees and fresh flowers with movies somehow connected to gardening!
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We have already had a polls rating the best musical scores on film by composers John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Now let's take a look at one more great composer of our time: Danny Elfman. You probably …
Which is your favorite performance? Source: filmsite.org — Premiere Magazine: 100 Greatest Movie Performances of All Time Join the Discussion Here in the IMDb Poll Community Forum
What movie that has a romantic story line would you like to be Jumanji'd/transported into? If you would be so bold, tell us what movie you voted for and what character you wanted to be, right here. No…
These movies have some of the most famous and memorable theme songs of all-time. This list only contains original themes from English language films but does not include musicals and sequels. Which of…
As our main character reminisces, we watch a story of their past come to life. Which of these films told in flashback is your favorite? After voting, you may discuss the poll here.
Here are the top 25 feature films (by IMDb rating, minimum 25,000 votes) with the IMDb keyword told-in-flashback. Which film do you think is the best told story? Discuss here after voting
Which of these romantic films feature your favorite couple in love? Poll: Best Love Birds ~ Poll: Best Love Birds (Part 2) ~ Poll: Best Love Birds (Part 3) Discuss the poll here
There are endings in films that make us cry, laugh, or just leave us satisfied. But there are some that makes us cringe, disappoint us and make us hate the movie even more. The IMDb Poll Board members…
Dark fantasy combines a foundation in fantasy with dark and gloomy themes with a sense of overhanging dread. These movies aren't exactly kid friendly but they also aren't considered horror. Which is y…
The following comedies feature some unconventional, some inspiring, and even some horrendous mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, or people taking on the role of mothers, but they all have one thing i…