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nauru
Cinema Addict - 1017 Films Ranked
Member Since: Apr 18, 2009
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Bio: Hi! I am very fond of American, Italian and Russian cinema.
Featured Reviews
38 Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) - Dec 03, 2010
Mini-Review: Way too many shots ripped straight from the Matrix. It's been 11 years since that film, surely there's something new or creative that can be added to the bullet-time visuals other than "Now with extra zombies!" Also, when you've got Wentworth Miller in the cast and the goal is to break out of prison, it's simply required that the prison break plan be brilliantly elaborate. "We'll swim through some water and then crawl down a hole" does not qualify as a brilliantly elaborate plan!
32 Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - Mar 15, 2011
Mini-Review: Another rather dull disappointment from the Coen brothers. Still trying to figure out why people rave about them so much...
90 The Italian (2005) - Nov 18, 2010
Mini-Review: Very moving film. I love that the story is told from the perspective of a young person/people. I've never seen such fantastic acting from such a young cast.
78 Wildcats (1986) - Jun 08, 2010
Mini-Review: The total lack of political correctness combined with a plethora of f-bombs sprinkled throughout make Wildcats one of the best sports movies ever made.
95 25th Hour (2002) - Apr 18, 2009
Mini-Review: Movies like this are incredibly difficult to make well, and normally they end up being so horribly horribly boring (just some actors talking to each other and not really doing anything). That's why 25th hour is so amazing -- it somehow avoids the pitfalls of terrible navel-gazing dramas (ie. Babel, Lost in Translation) and instead keeps things interesting the entire time. So much nuance, so much to look at and listen to. Definitely Norton's best film.
14 Pulp Fiction (1994) - Jun 14, 2009
Mini-Review: Occasionally some nice bits of dialog mixed in with a giant heap of boring. One of the top 5 most overrated films of all time, from possibly the most overrated director of all time.
71 Shanghai (2010) - Feb 19, 2011
Mini-Review: Very good film. Visually stunning, and with a strong cast who all deliver high quality performances here. The biggest weakness of the film is the narration, which is poorly written and could have been cut entirely. However overall this is a strong spy thriller which is unpredictable and engaging from start to finish. Reminiscent of Casablanca, except with much better plot, acting, cinematography, music, set design, direction and production.
38 The Dark Knight (2008) - Apr 19, 2009
Mini-Review: Easily one of the top 5 most overrated films of all time (right up there with Pulp Fiction and Titanic). Christian Bale plays the same character with the same voice as he's done in his last ten films. Way too long, lousy fight scenes (with many closeups in an attempt to cover up mediocre fight choreography), and tries way too hard to be profound -- which it really isn't. This joker is good, but not as good as Jack Nicholson's.
95 When We Were Kings (1996) - Apr 20, 2009
Mini-Review: One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Way better than the Will Smith movie, and does a nice job of capturing the political gravity of the Rumble in the Jungle without over-exaggeration or cheesy music.
80 Jesus Camp (2006) - Feb 04, 2012
Mini-Review: An unbiased look at Christian fundamentalism. At first, the ridiculous hubris is kind of funny. But soon the humor leaves. I find that my jaw has dropped and the phrase 'What the fuck' falls from my mouth several times. Looking on as anyone is systematically indoctrinated and brainwashed by cult leaders is hard enough. But to watch small children targeted with the connivance of their own parents is disturbing and frightening. Explains a lot about American politics and foreign policy I guess.