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Jim-439
Reviews
Vercingétorix (2001)
The worst film I have EVER seen.
Don't waste your time or money on this one folks. I was expecting a little something out of this, not a lot but something! Sheesh 90% of the budget must have been spent on Von Sydow the other 10% on everyone and everything else.
I would have given it a 0 if it were not for those few moments that I was waiting for a Monty Python skit to break out. At least I got a laugh.
Red Planet (2000)
A subtle, smart and beautiful film that keeps your interest and does not substitute flash for content.
I don't think this will be spoiler stuff but beware anyway. This film did all the things that I have wanted from scifi films of late but have not gotten. Look if you are looking for a lot of explosions and flashy effects go watch something else. The story is interesting, the characters involved and the special effects subtle but very well done and totally believable. The technology depicted in the film is what one should reasonably expect for a time set only 50+ years from today. My only fear was put to ease when I realized that the robot was not the dominate focus and the problems were not supernatural in nature. If you are into a thinking mans scifi film go see this beauty.
The Impostors (1998)
Finest "road" movie since the classic Abbott and Costello films!
Finest "buddy" or "road" movie since the classic Abbott and Costello Films! Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt are a great comic team. Their various situations kept me entertained and laughing throughout the film. I really thought of how well this would have worked with Abbott and Costello without feeling as if Tucci had just made a rehashed version of some of the classics that "The Impostors" now resides with.
Matewan (1987)
By far the most powerful American movie made by one of the great movie makers.
John Sayles gives us one of the greatest peeks into the American labor struggle and the people who struggled for justice on the job. "Matewan" captures the hopes, fears and passions of working people from a variety of backgrounds. The image of David Strathairn's sheriff confronting the hired company goons (Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp) is unforgettable. I suppose I could go on and on but I will just leave it with this thought: "Matewan" is an American film-making masterpiece and Mr. Sayles is it's greatest director.