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Forum: Movie Reviews 02-16-04
Replies: 6
Thirteen
Posted By LoopDiLoop
so thirteen is like, you know, an...

so thirteen is like, you know, an i-was-a-teenage-wild-child, totally real hand-held shakey camera, really gritty grainy video and not just larry clarke lite even if that's what some of the old fogey...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 8
Bad Boys 2 - A Full Review
Posted By LoopDiLoop
i could damn with faint praise this feast of...

i could damn with faint praise this feast of visuals from the hollywood fun factory by describing it as the perfect distillation of the don simpson / jerry bruckheimer high concept, high octane, high...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 39
Mystic River
Posted By LoopDiLoop
of the three, penn's character provides the most...

of the three, penn's character provides the most interest. a muscled and tattooed corner boy, he's done the time for doing the crime, but since the death of his first wife the love of his daughter...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 14
Paycheck
Posted By LoopDiLoop
is there anything good to say about paycheck? not...

is there anything good to say about paycheck? not really. the inevitable car chase gets a twist with ben and uma on a bmw motorbike. for sure, it's better than watching carrie-anne moss manoeuvre...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 64
Kill Bill - Vol. 1
Posted By LoopDiLoop
maybe to fully appreciate it you?d have to have...

maybe to fully appreciate it you?d have to have watched all the film?s he watched then. which ? perversely ? puts it on a level with finnegans wake, which can only be understood if you?ve read all...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 56
Lost in Translation
Posted By LoopDiLoop
centering around an ennui-induced...

centering around an ennui-induced may-to-september romance blooming like apple blossom between murray and johansson, coppola captures wonderfully the mood of ennui, particularly in those scenes of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 28
Beale Reviews Big Fish
Posted By LoopDiLoop
the mythopoetic nature of the father's stories is...

the mythopoetic nature of the father's stories is perfectly suited to burton's wild imagination, but whereas in earlier films the father / son diffulties are always dark, here they come with a heavy...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 11
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Posted By LoopDiLoop
whenever depp is on screen - even in the final...

whenever depp is on screen - even in the final sequences - it?s a delight, with johnny lapping up the corniness of this tortilla western and getting all the best lines. but take depp off screen and...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-09-04
Replies: 86
Dogville (2003)
Posted By LoopDiLoop
with kidman put through as much suffering as the...

with kidman put through as much suffering as the heroines of dancer in the dark and breaking the waves, the new usa trilogy clearly distances itself from the golden hearted trilogy with kidman in the...