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ShogunRua
Cinema Addict - 1832 Films Ranked
Member Since: May 16, 2009
Location: Sunnyvale, California, USA
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90 A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Jun 07, 2010
Mini-Review: You will find no bigger critic than Kubrick of me, and I feel he is grossly overrated...but this is a genuinely amazing film. It's deliciously evil and unpredictable; a garish nightmare of the future with bright colors and sex everywhere. The only slight criticism is the decent but not great ending (what happens to Alex and the administration next?), and the slightly lacking editing for the prison scenes.Oh, and McDowell's performance as Alex DeLarge is one of the greatest in movie history.
30 Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) - Jun 24, 2009
Mini-Review: Let me get this straight; 3 students invade a teacher's home, beat her unconscious, tie her to a bed, and at one point, sexually assault her....and she's the villain and they're good? Seriously?
30 Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) - May 18, 2009
Mini-Review: Another example of how fucking stupid Hollywood thinks people are; screw choreography (generic and poorly executed), pacing (slow as dishwater until the very end), dialogue (inanely dumb), or any kind of plot. (non-existent) No, apparently, seeing a Hollywood power couple figuring out ways to waste 90 minutes of screentime while looking attractive is enough for us peons! The premise had potential, and Vaughn's character is funny (as usual, in a terrible film), but sadly, it sucks.
91 Conan the Barbarian (1982) - May 17, 2009
Mini-Review: A true swords and sandals epic, which Milius patterned after Sergio Leone's Westerns, and wrote after "Apocalypse Now". Like Leone's greatest works, "Conan the Barbarian" has unbelievable, epic scenery, larger than life characters played by actors perfect for their roles, (James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom is especially good) and unforgettable music. Many great quotes and memorable, touching scenes. I have watched this film no fewer than 100 times, and I still get goosebumps at some parts. [Read Full Review]
89 Kanal (1957) - May 17, 2009
Mini-Review: A harrowing and intense look at the Polish Kanalization during the Nazi raids; the love, loyalty, and emotion these people share in their last hours of life. One of the greatest, emptiest, and most tragic endings I have ever seen.
20 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) - May 22, 2009
Mini-Review: For a comedy, this sure lacks any jokes. Christina Applegate's character is an annoying, unsympathetic, humorless bitch, and her "crazy brother" is a static bore, flunking the funnyman role. There's something about a fashion show, featuring costumes clearly designed to corner the lucrative clown market. I think the old babysitter's corpse was the funniest thing about this picture, not to mention the best actor. It only gets 20 points for being so moronic at times that it's actually funny.
25 Zombie Lake (1981) - May 16, 2009
Mini-Review: Every time the hot blonde girl gets naked and starts having sex, Nazi zombies show up and start eating her. As soon as they leave, she goes back to having sex. After which they return. Rinse and repeat.
88 Slap Shot (1977) - Feb 13, 2010
Mini-Review: I rewatched this, and it's even better than I remembered. A nearly perfect representation of small town life, its denizens, and the road trips and personalities of a sports team, all done with exceptional humor and outstanding editing and pacing. Greatest sports film ever; not only a wonderful comedy, but a realistic drama about growing old and the drudgery of the small-time.
49 Casablanca (1942) - Jun 16, 2010
Mini-Review: The first thirty minutes are good, but feature two awful plot holes, with Rick accepting the dangerous exit visas, and the Nazis being so polite and hands-off towards Victor Lazlo. The film deteriorates further from then on, becoming a sappy romance. There are good points; the premise, exotic setting, characters, and acting. However, at its core, we have a simple, slightly above average Hollywood romance contrived from its convenient, dreadful plot holes.The ending is particularly unforgivable.
57 Rocky IV (1985) - May 17, 2009
Mini-Review: The most unintentionally funny movie ever made. A steroid-muching Russian (played by a Swede!) married to a cold Russian woman (played by a Dane!) fights against a tiny Italian half his size. Oh, and at the very end, Stallone SINGLE-HANDEDLY ENDS THE COLD WAR. The training montages are simultaneously a thing of beauty and hilarity. This movie is the summit of ridiculous camp...and that's not altogether bad.
 
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