moviebuff18

Bio: early 30s, grad student, background in cinematography, acting, and international relations/human rights. Passion for comedy with substance, entertainment over art, joie de vivre over darkness.

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80 _25%

The Bodyguard (1992) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Embarassingly loved it when I was a teenager, can't escape it. A bit shlocky but sweet and well paced. Whitney Houston was such a gorgeous talented force in the entertainment world. I wish her well.

70 _16%

27 Dresses (2008) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Entertaining for 24 carat shlock. One hilarious scene of them dancing drunk, but otherwise absolutely canned. Entertaining, though.

85 _40%

Far and Away (1992) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Pure tongue in cheek entertainment about the Irish American pioneer experience. Cliche but loveable, and Cruise and Kidman shine at a moment when they seemed in love and in psynch. Endearing and funny/heartwarming. Good times.

80 _25%

Atonement (2007) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

This book is so phenomenal that even though the film is a bit flat, the sheer power of the story makes it worth watching. Disturbing, intense, a story of class struggle and betrayal in WW2 Britain. Great acting all around. Very sad.

95 _90%

The Reader (2008) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Phenomenal. As good as the book. Literary and superb. A disturbing connection between a much older woman and a very young teenager (13-15, I don't know, young enough that if the genders were reversed it would be pedophilia). Deals with important issues of guilt and forgiveness of the Nazi legacy in germany, the loss of youth, and the power of literature.

45 _14%

Shallow Hal (2001) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Shlocky gross out humor. Has the Holywood fast food appeal, but any opportunity to probe the interesting issue of inner beauty is lost.

10 _4%

Wimbledon (2004) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

shlocky, poorly written, selfish characters, uninteresting.

90 _70%

Chungking Express (1994) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Quirky, fun, well made. Artsy "foreign" film that is very accessible and engaging in an eccentric way.

10 _4%

Just Married (2003) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

unwatchably stupid.

75 _19%

Dear John (2010) - Rated 11 Sep 2011

Entertaining although flat and cliche. Sad and poignant, but a relatively smart love story. Romantic, but unnecessarily suffering and not funny or interesting enough to move it into the 80s grade range.