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10/10
Simply Amazing...
19 October 2022
The first two episodes have been amazing AF - the animation has improved, the storyline is gripping, and the music has more depth. The only "downside" is that someone really needs to watch the 300+ episodes that preceded this to fully understand the "what" and "why" of what's going on...assuming they haven't read the manga, of course. Can't wait to see where they bring us in the upcoming episodes. Tite Kubo is a master storyteller, thank goodness he was involved in the making of the anime. For those of you who know next-to-nothing about Bleach, watch the previous seasons QUICKLY so you can sooner enjoy the TYBW arc!
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1/10
Brutal Acting...
21 September 2020
Admittedly, I did not watch the entire movie. I made it about 30 minutes in and had to stop. The acting is SO distractingly bad, it was the only thing I could focus on. The Skylar actor was the worst of them all...pretty lady, but she needs to get a refund from whatever acting school that she attended. Would not recommend this movie :-/
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Us (II) (2019)
4/10
Like others have said...
25 November 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Movie was disappointing. Maybe my expectations were higher after seeing Get Out, which was a superior movie, but this one missed the mark.

The twist ending made no sense...so Aidlaide was actually the evil version, and "Red" was actually the one from the real world? Ok, WHAT? That's just throwing in a twist for the sake of a twist. Aidlaide showed no indication that she was evil throughout the film.

Others have already mentioned the other inconsistencies, no reason to repeat.

It may be worth a watch, but I just feel like the viewer will come away disappointed.
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Assimilate (I) (2019)
8/10
Been Done Before...
4 November 2019
I dunno, I actually enjoyed the movie. Sure it's been done before with Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and even The Faculty, but it didn't make the movie any less enjoyable for me. Surely exceeded my expectations.
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4/10
Below Average...
1 June 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Let me get this out of the way - I don't think that I've ever read an X-Men comic in my life. I've only watched the cartoon when I was younger.

This movie pales in comparison with the first two, if only for the lack or character development/motives. I LOVE going to a movie to suspend disbelief, so when I am unable to, the plot holes must be glaring.

Going from day to night in the blink of an eye? Killing off (or having mutants lose their powers) for no apparent reason other than for shock value? Cyclops, Xavier, Mystique, Rogue, Jean Grey/Pheonix, and Magneto are all rendered either a) dead or b) without powers. Not to mention a number or minor mutants that bite the dust. IMO, this was just uncalled for, mostly because they do nothing to advance the storyline.

The character development was also bizarre - even the well known characters were acting differently than they were in the first two films. You can really tell that there was a different director at the helm of this one.

All in all, this movie was a major letdown for me. If you go and see it, don't expect to be blown away.
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9/10
Oh man!
6 May 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I went to a preview screening here in Minneapolis last night, 5/5/05. They said that we were the first people in Minnesota to see the move. Well, let me just say that this is one of the best movies that I've ever seen - Russell Crowe and Ron Howard have done it again! It starts a bit slow, but it gives you background into the life of Jimmy Braddock, a once great boxer who fell into hard times because of the great depression. Him and his family experienced all the heartaches that everyone else did at that time.

Even though he retired from boxing (he was viewed as a joke), his manager (Giamatti) got him one fight against a #1 contender to the belt. Everyone expected Jimmy to lose....I'll leave you to see the movie from here on out! Everyone was SUPERB in their roles, and there's no reason that Crowe, Giamatti, Zellweger, and Howard shouldn't be up for nominations. It was an outstanding movie, my heart was POUNDING during the last 15 minutes. After the movie, everyone stood up and cheered...EVERYONE! It was fabulous, and plan on seeing it again when it comes out Nationwide. Go see this movie!!!!
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1/10
I want to DIE!!
18 February 2005
Goodness. To think that I could have been doing something else with my time, such as sitting on the toilet, sleeping, or plucking my eyebrows out with red hot tweezers.

I don't want to repeat what everyone has said already, so I'll just add my two cents: IT'S THAT BAD.

What makes me really upset is how these movies even get made. Who's responsibility was it to screen these movies? Don't they show it to audiences beforehand? How did this get into theaters?! Threre was severe breakdown somewhere within Lions Gate in order for this film to get the green light. Amazing.

On the positive side, this gives me more hope that I can throw some random nonsense together and get it on the big screen.

Please avoid, unless you want severe psychological trauma.

1 star (I wish that I could give it lower!!)
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Crossroads (I) (2002)
1/10
Lived up to Expectations!
17 February 2005
Yea, it did INDEED live up to expectations! I expected to get violently ill when watching the movie, and I did!! How can anyone say anything positive about this movie is beyond me. Were they in a coma while watching?!?? Speaking of coma, I wish that I would have fell into one while watching this "movie". As someone already said, the whole movie was about promoting and kissing the ass of Brittany Spears. Which, by the way, I would LOVE to do. But that's not here nor there.

I wish that singers (should we call Brittany that? I don't know) would stick to singing and ruining their lives via drugs. Instead they have to ruin OUR lives by putting out this crap. Am I the only one upset that she is trying to ruin our lives? Can someone give me an answer? I was on the verge of choking on my own vomit before I had to run out of the theater to find a toilet. The only way that I want to see Brittany Spears again are in the pages of Playboy.

To those of you who give this movie more than 2 stars - please jump off a 10 story building or something, you're bringing down the average IQ of the world.

DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!!!
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Glitter (2001)
Does CRAP glitter!?!?
17 February 2005
The answer, is, NO. Crap smells, it's something that you want to flush down the toilet, it's something that you don't ever want to see again. Pretty much how you want to treat this movie.

Don't get me wrong, Mariah Carey, back when this was made, was truly one of the most beautiful people that I had ever laid eyes on. If this girl were to have done playboy or something back in her prime, she would be a BILLIONAIRE by now. However...

I can't comprehend how or why this movie made it to the big screen. Please, someone tell me! I mean, this had to have been a joke, right? Big deal, Billie went from rags to riches. Do you know how many movies like that are out there? I'll answer that - plenty.

This movie does have one REALLY good use, though. They can show it to people that we want information from! The torture would be too much to take for ANYONE, and they would divulge any information that we need in a matter of minutes.

I have to throw up right now even thinking about how bad this movie was. Anyone who gave this movie more than one star is on crack.

.89/10 starts (the .89 is just because Mariah is in the movie.)
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2/10
I must be in hell
17 February 2005
What happened here? I fail to understand why people would give this movie anything over, say, three stars. First, it was not funny. Second, Was Mike Meyers supposed to look like a cat or a perverse human dressed up in a cat suit!?!? Third, and the most disturbing, were the "adult" jokes mixed in. This is a KIDS movie, a DR. Seuess movie!! There should be no hinting as sexual innuendo!!! I remembered that there were kids in the theater asking their parents "What does that mean?" This movie is supposed to be catered to kids! When over half the kids are walking out of the theater either crying (because they were scared of that cat-thing) or claiming, "That movie was so bad!", it's not a good sign.

This movie is not that funny from any point of view. I got more laughs out of something called "Cabin Fever". If you need to take a nap or something, by all means, rent this movie - you'll be out in a matter of minutes, either because you are actually tired or because you simply kept hitting your head on the table and knocked yourself out.

1.51/10 stars.
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Cabin Fever (2002)
1/10
Why couldn't I get this disease!?!?
16 February 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Seriously, if I would have gotten the disease before I went to the movie, death would have been welcome. Instead, I had to endure 90 minutes of pure headache. Amazing.

***Spoiler***

THIS MOVIE SUCKS

***Spoiler end***

Do something more valuable with your time, like go to the bathroom, cook some muffins, or hit yourself with a tackhammer. All these are 10000x more enjoyable than watching this movie! It would have been half decent if there wasn't so much lame humor in it. Was this supposed to scare you or make you laugh!??! I never was sure. I wanted the characters to die about 10 minutes into the movie. Is this what they were aiming for!? Please, don't get me started on the actors/actresses. It was like they picked a few random people off the streets and threw them in the movie.

I'm still trying to recover from this, I take many aspirin a day from this "movie". Unless you want headaches for the rest of your life, avoid this movie.
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2/10
That must be the Master!
28 January 2005
I wanted to swing an ax into my chest after watching this "movie". Did someone really make this on purpose? It seemed like just a bunch of random scenes were shot and thrown together. Like, 80% of the movie consisted of aimless driving and Manos' wives "fighting" it out. Oh, and the great scenes of the characters just staring at each other for minutes on end, I can't forget those.

The best part was when the wife looked for the child. She opened the one door a few inches, peered in, and closed it again. What a thorough inspection! Later we find that it's the same room where Manos (it feels ridiculous to write that every time) and his wives were hibernating. How could she not notice them!?!?! Joel & the Bots made it watchable, barely. Even they didn't have a lot of material to work with, having been reduced to saying, "'Manos' Hands of Fate" about 10 different times because they didn't know what else to say.

I am pretty depressed right now, and this misery will probably be with me for a very long time after watching the dreaded Manos. The pain that Torgo felt after the Master lit his hand on fire is nothing compared to watching this movie.
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Reign of Fire (2002)
7/10
Where's the positivity?
17 July 2002
Just saw this movie last night, and, contrary to what many think here, I thought it was a pretty entertaining movie. Let's get one thing straight, though. I walk into a movie expecting to be ENTERTAINED, and that's about it. If a movie does that, well then it's a job well done. Are there some plot holes? Sure. Is this the best acting and special effects EVER? No. Did I walk into this movie expecting to see an epic 10 star movie that will span the annuls of time (Godfather, Braveheart, etc.)? Nope. Did this movie keep me awake and excited to see what happens next? SURE. All I can say is go and expect to be entertained by a movie that has some beautiful scenery, above-average special effects, and above average acting (Christian and Matt did a fine job). Sure, you may forget this movie a year from now, but it's still money well spent. 7/10 stars...
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Armageddon (1998)
I don't get it....
27 April 2002
How did this movie score so badly, and why are so many people ripping it? I just saw it again on broadcast television, and once again, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. If people are expecting a modern marvel in writing and screenplay, then WHY ON EARTH go to the flick in the first place? You know it's not going to turn out that way. What Armageddon IS is a fun popcorn movie that is enjoyable if you put your brain on pause for about 2 1/2 hours. Anyone who thinks for 95% of the movies out there anyways is going to be disappointed...after all, any movie is going to have some plot holes if you really take the time to look. Go to the movie to laugh a little, go if you want some tears to come to your eyes, go if you want to have FUN, don't go if you are expecting something like Saving Private Ryan. It is what it is, just a fun summer movie. Score it 8/10 for the fun of watching it. Heck see it for all the actors and actresses you recognize from other movies! It's a who's who of Hollywood!
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10/10
Awestruck...
23 December 2001
I don't know where to begin, but I don't believe that I have ever walked out after a movie was finished and was at a loss for words. I have never seen anything like this before. I would recommend this to anyone who lives and breathes. This flick challenges my top two of all time, those being Aliens and Alien. *Go see this movie!* 10/10
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4/10
WHAT?!?!?!
31 August 2001
Ummm, ok, after reading some of these comments, only one thing came to mind...did they see the same movie that I did?!?! The first third of the movie was actually doing just fine, riding a 6.5 or 7 out of 10. Then things went downhill from there, and in quite a hurry. The Creeper was not that frightening in his true form. If anything, his human form was more ominous. I also started noticing the implausibility of everything that was going on, and I am not one to dwell on these things during any movie, usually suspending disbelief when I stroll into a theater. I thought that the creeper must have taken the BRAINS from these two at the very beginning of the movie because they keep on doing stupid things after stupid things. I found myself thinking, "Why are they doing that?" ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES!

Here are more ramblings before I forget-It seems like that there was nothing going on during the movie. Ever watch a movie asking yourself at the end, "Boy, nothing really got accomplished.." This is a prime example. We don't get to see enough of the Creeper...Half of the time I was rooting for the kids to die for their stupidity...The old lady psychic in the movie was pointless, with the exception of having the title make a little sense...AND THE ENDING WAS DISEASED! I can tell that the people in the theater (about 25-30) kept sitting there, hoping and praying for more; then the credits started rolling, and out came the collective groan from the audience. There was not really a point that I was afraid of the Creeper, which, of course, is not good for a horror movie...And what was up with the day after the creeper did his thing? The police station was back to normal, with everyone acting like nothing ever happened! Where was the SWAT team? Where was the Army?

Well, all in all, I gave it a 4/10. Like I said, it was riding high at the beginning, but the ending left a bad taste in my mouth. You want to be scared? Go rent the Exorcist, Stir of Echoes, Alien, or Event Horizon. Maybe shell out a few bucks and check out The Others in the theater, probably the most under-rated scary movie that I have seen. Was JC Worth the 6 bucks I paid for it? Probably not. Either go see an early showing or wait to rent it. Good Premise, poor execution. A better ending (which I guess is mostly opinion) would have bumped this to above a 5 (6.5?), but when the dust settles, we are still left with a very average horror flick.
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The Others (2001)
9/10
Beautifully Done....
16 August 2001
A buddy and I were originally going to see American Pie 2, however, it was sold out. So we checked this movie out, and I'm pretty damned happy I did! I don't know where to start...EVERYTHING in the movie was gorgeous. From Nicole Kidman, to the kids, to the house...pretty much everything. This movie made me jump at least three times, and that's without ever showing and blood or deranged killers stalking people in the house. The ending had me in awe! While some people guessed it, I did not, and that made the movie that much more enjoyable. Be warned, though. Don't go if you are sleepy or tired, and the first 45 minutes or so are spent setting up the rest of the movie, and could be considered "slow". Didn't really bother me, though. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
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8/10
American Stifler...
14 August 2001
Well, in my opinion, this has got to be the funniest comedy that I have ever seen! Heck, it's gotta be after seeing it THREE times over the weekend with three different people (who all laughed their asses off!) I have to admit that this installment of AP would have scored a very average rating from me if not for the acting and comedy of Stifler. Every time his goofy face appeared on screen, I found myself ready to laugh...and he delivered every time! Concentrating on him, I started noticing the look he gets on his face in every scene, which is one of massive confusion. Who knew that the f-word was so hilarious? He single handidly carried an average movie on his back to score a 9/10!
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