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Paxton

paxton
Celluloid Junkie - 3947 Film Ratings
Member Since: 24 Jan 2012
Location: Your neighborhood, right behind you. , USA
Bio: I'm going to fudge my rankings and uprank movies that are my actual favorites. My favorite movies are rarely the best in craft. And while one of my favorites may be the expertly crafted The Godfather, I'm not going to be using this unique opportunity to recommend you something you already know you should see. If you were waiting for me personally to convince you to watch Seven Samurai, you have put too much pressure on a guy that likes Michael Dudikoff films. I had previously given Ravenous an 86 when in reality it's a 75 tops. Now it's a 100. Welcome to my recommendations.

more Recent Ratings

70 65% The Bikeriders (2024) - Rated 08 Nov 2024
"I read once that you can expose even the most subtle of actors on stage by giving them a prop drinking glass. For whatever reason it triggers something in the mind that they have to sell the fact that they're REALLY drinking in a way they never expose themselves with dialogue, stance or gesture. So, Bikeriders. We'd like you to do a Midwest accent..."
64 46% Not For Publication (1984) - Rated 08 Nov 2024
"I'm on board for Paul Bartell's tone no matter what he's doing. I don't know if anyone will understand this, not sure I get it myself but I think Laurence Luckinbill is the Dean Stockwell of Rip Torn's."
65 49% A Name for Evil (1973) - Rated 07 Nov 2024
"This was a weird one and not only because of the spaghetti barn orgy in which, well, you don't need any further information than that. Spaghetti barn orgy is what I'm putting down because that's what it is. Enjoy!"
57 33% The Dead Are Alive (1972) - Rated 07 Nov 2024
"Makes The Dead Don't Die look like The Dead Hate the Living!"
69 60% Return from the Ashes (1965) - Rated 06 Nov 2024
"This movie is about chess the same way Full Metal Jacket was about fashion. Regardless, I'm glad I had this on my short list as it provided another chance to watch Samantha Egger let some crazy out. There is a menace behind her beauty that makes her downright dangerous to even look at. I was woefully unfamiliar with much of her early work thinking almost immediately to her cleaning session from The Brood anytime her name was mentioned. I'm on the bandwagon now."
59 37% Psyche 59 (1964) - Rated 06 Nov 2024
"One of the complaints I often levy against movies is that they bask in the unpleasantness of what they've created. I hated every single character in I Care a Lot which was probably the aim of the film but also something that I don't get excited to undertake when I'm trying to escape reality through entertainment. All of the characters in Psyche 59 are flawed and the more revealed the more troubling the entire situation seems but it isn't unpalatable which speaks to the strength of the script."
46 16% Cold Souls (2009) - Rated 05 Nov 2024
"If our eyes are the windows to our souls than maybe I watched this with something other than my eyes."
18 1% The Luzhin Defence (2000) - Rated 05 Nov 2024
"Chess Novice Review: Presents the book's story directly and without the visual flair it needed like a pawn thinking it can attack straight on instead of diagonally. Chess Intermediate Review: You can win in less moves than Fool's Mate by simply declining the time gambit being offered. Chess Expert Review: The trébuchet is no longer theoretical! Trust me, the film and the viewer are both in losing positions. Chess Master Review: It was bad enough I almost put Alekhine's gun to my head."
60 39% Cemetery Junction (2010) - Rated 04 Nov 2024
"If coming of age was easy we'd all do it. Wait"
59 37% Metroland (1997) - Rated 04 Nov 2024
"In which a man looks back at his life and questions whether he ended up in the right place. The plot might sound familiar because it's the exact same plot as a human life. I will look back at this film and question whether or not it warrants a recommendation just for the chance at seeing Christian Bale's dark knight if you know what I mean."