30 September 2006

AI - Artificial Intelligence & My Giant

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

AI - Artificial Intelligence

        Drama. Haley Joel Osment & Frances O'Connor 2001

        Let's make a boy. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story:  What do you do with redundant Artificial Intelligence?

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


My Giant

         Comedy. Billy Crystal & Kathleen Quinlan 1998

        Why was this movie made?. Comedy rating -1

        Moral of the story:  What story?

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

Dark Star & Hackers

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Dark Star

        Sci Fi. Brian Narelle & Cal Kuniholm 1974

        A cult film.

        Moral of the story:  ' Find me something to blow up. '

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Hackers

        Drama. Jonny Lee Miller & Angelina Jolie 1995

        A seriously B grade teen movie. Comedy rating 0.9

        Moral of the story:  It's cool to be neardish.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

29 September 2006

The Mexican, Flesh and Bone, The Enemy Within & French Kiss

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Mexican

         Comedy. Brad Pitt & Julia Roberts 2001

        A silly gangster movie. Very long at two hours. Comedy rating 0.63

        Moral of the story:  Honour among thieves, yeah?

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Flesh and Bone

        Drama. Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan 1993

        No detectable plot.

        Moral of the story:  What story?

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


The Enemy Within

        Drama. Forest Whitaker & Dana Delaney 1994

        A military, political plot to overthrow the president.

        Moral of the story:  Are your enemies your enemies or are your friends your enemies?

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


French Kiss

         Comedy. Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline 1995

        A woman goes after her fiance. Comedy rating 1.63

        Moral of the story:  The thief of love has it all.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Dying to Remember, Star Trek the Motion Picture & Final Justice

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Dying to Remember

        Drama. Melissa Gilbert & Ted Shackelford 1993

        A woman is compelled to investigate her death in her last life. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story:  The past can bite you in the ass.

        Rating: Quite Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Star Trek the Motion Picture

        Sci Fi. William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy 1979

        Kirk steals the Enterprise from Decker. Very long at two hours and twenty minutes. Comedy rating 0.86

        Moral of the story:  What you send into space can come back and bite you in the bum.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Final Justice

        True Stories. Patty Duke & Martin Sheen 1993

        A struggle to avenge a son's death and protect his child. A little long at three hours.

        Moral of the story:  Beware the long arm of Nana.

        Rating: Quite Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

28 September 2006

Thrill Seekers & Black Hawk Down

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Thrill Seekers

        Drama. Casper Van Dien & Catherine Bell 1999

        Heroic journalist hijacks plane to prevent crash. Disaster prevention made simple.

        Moral of the story:  The future will bite you in the ass.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Black Hawk Down

        War. Josh Hartnett & Ewan McGregor 2001

        A half hour mission that lasted fifteen hours. US military personal of the 90s hale this movie as having the most realistic combat scenes seen in a movie. One of the helicopter pilots states it is accurate. Comedy rating 0.38

        The opening scenes differ with additions and deletions compared to the book, shifting the political framework. Also  other facts differ in detail.

        Moral of the story:  It's easy to leave someone behind.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

27 September 2006

Enemy at the Gates, Dangerous Intentions, Cross of Iron & Extreme Measures

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Enemy at the Gates

        War. Joseph Fiennes & Rachel Weisz 2001

        A true story that may not be. A little long at two hours and ten minutes. Comedy rating 0.47

        Moral of the story:  Propaganda wins.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Dangerous Intentions

        True Stories. Donna Mills & Corbin Bernsen 1994

        Wife bashing for idiots. A little long at One and a half hours.

        Moral of the story:  The system will abandon you.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Cross of Iron

        War. James Coburn & Maximillian Schell 1977

        A definitive war movie. Comedy rating 0.38

        Moral of the story:  Officers will get you shot.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Extreme Measures

        Drama. Hugh Grant & David Morse 1996

        The dark side of medicine. It has the best elevator chase I have seen. Weak ending. Comedy rating 0.5

        Question of the story:  What's your doctors hobby?

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No





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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

26 September 2006

Under Siege 2 Dark Territory, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, The Insider & Joyride

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Under Siege 2 Dark Territory

         Action. Steven Seagal & Katherine Heigl 1995

        Satellite hijacking for dummies. Comedy rating 1.0

        Moral of the story:  Don't put both keys in the one pair of knickers.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Lara Croft Tomb Raider

         Action. Angelina Jolie & Iain Glen 2001

        A poor man's Dark Angel. Actions scenes the equal of early westerns.

        Moral of the story:  Hype tells you nothing.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


The Insider

         Thriller. Al Pacino & Russell Crowe 1999

        A story about the truth, money and cigarettes. A bit long at two hours and forty minutes. Comedy rating 0.19

        Moral of the story:  Big money will get you.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Joyride

         Action. Tobey Maguire & Amy Hathaway

        Some teenagers go for a joyride in a killers car. Slow.

        Moral of the story:  Always cleanup after yourself.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

25 September 2006

Under Siege, Demolition Man, Hollow Man, 12 Monkeys & X Men

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Under Siege

         Action. Steven Seagal & Tommy Lee Jones 1992

        A SEAL saves a battleship from the CIA. Comedy rating 1.25

        Moral of the story:  Never trust a man in tights.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Demolition Man

         Action. Sylvester Stallone & Sandra Bullock 1993

        Sylvester Stallone bungee jumps from a chinook into a fire fight. And it just continues on. Comedy rating 1.58

        Moral of the story:  Snap frozen is just like fresh.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Hollow Man

         Thriller. Kevin Bacon & Elisabeth Shue 2000

        It's always good fun to experiment on animals and people. Good special effects. Comedy rating 0.26

        Moral of the story:  What you can't see can play with you.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


12 Monkeys

        Sci Fi. Bruce Willis & Madeleine Stowe 1995

        An investigator from 2035 travels back to 1990 and is put in a mental institution. Long at two hours.

        Moral of the story:  The physiologists don't know what is sane.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Hmmm, no

        Buy it? No


X Men

        Sci Fi. Patrick Stewart & Hale Barry 2000

        Super heros win the day, well some of them. Slow to start. Comedy rating 0.3

        Moral of the story:  A magnetic personally is not all it is cracked up to be.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

Pearl Harbour, Her Alibi & Nina Takes a Lover

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Pearl Harbour

        Drama. Ben Affleck & Kate Beckinsale 2001

        A love story interrupted by some good special effects. Tiny subtitles. A bit long at 3 hours. Comedy rating 0.25

        Moral of the story:  Never miss an opportunity for propaganda.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No



Her Alibi

         Comedy. Tom Selleck & Paulina Porizkova 1989

        A writer who needs a story spots a girl in gaol. Comedy rating 7.1

        Moral of the story:  Never point a loaded bow at your own backside.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Nina Takes a Lover

        Drama. Laura San Giacomo & Paul Rhys 1995

        Nina takes a lover while her husband is away. A bit slow. Comedy rating 0.81

        Moral of the story:  You never know what you will find in a pair of nickers.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? ???

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

23 September 2006

Final Fantasy The Spirits Within, Diplomatic Siege & Killer Instinct

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Final Fantasy The Spirits Within

        Sci Fi. Alec Baldwin & James Woods 2001

        Great animation. Save the Earth from the phantoms. A bit long at 1 hour and forty minutes

        Moral of the story:  Watch out for General Chaos.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Diplomatic Siege

         Action. Peter Weller & Daryl Hannah 1999

        Improbable plot. Very bad Counter Terrorist tactics. Mindless violence. Comedy rating 0.5

        Moral of the story: Don't be taken in by Miss Long legs.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Killer Instinct

        Drama. Scott Valentine & Vanessa Angel 1992

        Dirty politics in the DA's office.

        Moral of the story: Bumping and grinding can be bad for your career and a health hazard.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

21 September 2006

Smokey And the Bandit, The Truth About Cats and Dogs & Short Circuit

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Smokey And the Bandit

         Classic. Burt Reynolds & Sally Field 1977

        Two men, a dog, a truck, a car, a woman and lot's of smokies. Comedy rating 9.0

        Moral of the story:  Brides are precious.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


The Truth About Cats and Dogs

         Comedy. Uma Thurman & Janeane Garofalo 1996

        One woman,a men and her new girl friend. Watch the situation deteriorate. Comedy rating 3.75

        Moral of the story: Always listen to your dog.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Short Circuit

         Comedy. Alley Sheedy & Steve Guttenberg

        Escaped robots fights for life. Film at 11. Comedy rating 10.67

        Moral of the story: Robots rule.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it


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All generalizations are false.

20 September 2006


Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

         Children's. Daniel Radcliffe & Robbie Coltrane 2001

        Cinderalla boy's own adventure. Comedy rating 0.9

        Moral of the story: It's hard to tell which wizard it is.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes



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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it



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"Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."

19 September 2006

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings


Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings

        Drama. Elijah Wood & Ian McKellen 2001

        One ring to control them all. Slow to start. True to The Lord of the Rings but not to The Fellowship of the Rings. Great special effects. Comedy rating 1.17

        Moral of the story: Always trust a hobbit

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

18 September 2006

Moulin Rouge


Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Moulin Rouge

         Drama. Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor 2001

        A Frenzi of French Frippery. Extreemly long at two hours.

        Moral of the story: The French don't have any

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

17 September 2006

Bridget Jones's Diary, Indian Runner, Hanging UP & The Hunley


Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Bridget Jones's Diary

         Comedy. Renee Zellweger & Hugh Grant 2001

        Girl wants a man. Girl finds man. Girl hates man. Comedy Rating 7.5

        Moral of the story: The tails have it

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Indian Runner

         Action. David Morse & Viggo Mortensen 1991

        An action movie without action. Slow, slow, slow.

        Moral of the story: Actors aren't always good writers and directors

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Hanging UP

         Comedy. Meg Ryan & Walter Matthau 2000

        A bit sad really. Comedy Rating -1

        Moral of the story: Phones are dangerous. Specially mobile ones

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


The Hunley

         Drama. Armand Assante & Donald Sutherland 1998

        The Ups and downs of the CSS Hunley, the confederate submarine. The first submarine to see active service. Comedy Rating 1.5

        Moral of the story: Blowing things up is fun

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

16 September 2006

Ticker, American Beauty, Billy Elliot, Being John Malkovich & The Fifth Element


Ticker

         Action. Tom Sizemore & Steven Seagal 2001

        Plenty of bombs. This is not a Steven Seagal movie, still better than a lot of action movies. A bit slow at one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Beware of Michael Angelo

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


American Beauty

         Comedy. Kevin Spacey & Annette Bening 1999

        A man discovers he has the life of a drone. His wife has an affair. His daughter discovers love. Long at two hours. Comedy Rating 2

        Moral of the story: It's not over till the closet door is open.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? If you must

        Buy it? No


Billy Elliot

         Drama. Julie Walters & Gary Lewis 2000

        Typical teenager. Doesn't want to box, wants to dance. Friends of both sexes are trying to get into his pants. Long, long, long at one and three quarter hours. Comedy Rating 1.9

        Moral of the story: Your in trouble once your nuts crack.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? 50, 50, but I win, bye

        Buy it? No


Being John Malkovich

         Comedy. John Cusack & Cameron Diaz 1999

        Weird. Too long. Comedy Rating -1

        Moral of the story: Some movies just shouldn't be made.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


The Fifth Element

         Sci Fi. Bruce Willis & Milla Jovovich 1999

        All life is about to be destroyed. Die Hard with exotic and weird characters. Comedy Rating 0.75

        Moral of the story: The supreme being needs love.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

14 September 2006

Exit Wounds, A Perfect Murder & Judgement Day

Exit Wounds

         Action. Steven Seagal & DMX 2001

        Plenty of excellent action. Just believable cars chases. But unfortunately some quit unbelievable shooting. Not really up to Steven Seagal's normal standard. No female interest. Slightly long at two hours. Comedy rating 1

        Moral of the story: T shirts can be expensive

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


A Perfect Murder

         Thriller. Michael Douglas & Gwyneth Paltrow 1998

        How not to murder your wife. Flat in the middle and a little long at one and three quarter hours.

        Moral of the story: It's not over till the gaol bird sings.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Judgement Day

         Action. Suzy Amis & Ice-T 1999?

        Standard type action scenes, you know nearly believable. Armageddon is coming and extremist Christians imprison the only person who can save the world. Comedy Rating 0.3

        Moral of the story: You haven't lived till you've tried chicken and waffles.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No



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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

13 September 2006

Chain of Command, The Game & The Lost World Jurassic Park


Chain of Command

         Action. Patrick Melon & Roy Scheider 1999?

        The President meets with a friend. Another good bit of violence based on illogical premises.

        Moral of the story: Always have more than one football.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Game

         Thriller. Michael Douglas & Deborah Kara Unger 1997

        Your stupid enough to pay to play a game that you now nothing about. You don't know the objective and you don't know the rules. Long at 2 hours. Comedy rating 0.25

        Moral of the story: Never trust the waitress.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Lost World Jurassic Park

         Action. Jeff Goldblum & Julieanne Moore 1997

        More dinosaurs for fun and profit. Scientists two, Capitalist Pigs zero. Too long at two hours ten. Comedy rating 0.47

        Moral of the story: Maybe there is a reason Rolf Harris didn't record ' Tie My Dinosaur Down Sport'.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.


Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

12 September 2006

Unbreakable, Dungeons & Dragons, Ronin & The Glass Shield


Unbreakable

         Thriller. Bruce Willis & Samuel L. Jackson 2000?

        A slow start, slow middle & slow end. No plot.

        Moral of the story: Some Americans will do anything.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Dungeons & Dragons

         Adventure. Justin Whalin & Marlon Wayons 2000?

        Star Wars in the Middle Ages. A bit long at 0ne and three quarter hours. Comedy rating 1.1

        Moral of the story: A man just can't hang on to his rod.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Ronin

         Action. Robert DeNiro & Jean Rene 1997

        A heist with complications. Starts out more believable than most. A bit long at two hours. Comedy rating 0.25

        Moral of the story: Never kiss your business partner.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Glass Shield

         Drama. Michael Boatman & Lori Petty 1994

        A black rookie cop in an all white sheriff's station. Unfortunately it has no ending. A tiny bit long at one and three quarter hours.

        Moral of the story: Can you trust your back up?

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? There are worse

        Buy it? No


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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.


Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

11 September 2006

One Day in September, Finding Forrester, The Gift & The Omega Code


One Day in September

         Documentary

        The story of the Israeli athletes at the Munich games. Listen to a terrorist, watch what really happened, see the Germans stuff up big time. Some sub tittles. A bit long at one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Never trust a Palestinian bearing gifts.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Maybe it will be on TV

        Buy it? No


Finding Forrester

        A drama. Sean Connery & Rob Brown 2000

        A young writer finds an old master. Slow to start and a little long at two hours ten. Comedy rating 1.9

        Moral of the story: Beware the teacher scorned.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Gift

         Thriller. Cate Blanchett & Keanu Reeves 2000

        A psychic, a murder. Slow to start and a little long at one and three quarter. Jump rating 1.4

        Moral of the story: Beware of the water.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Omega Code

         Thriller. Casper Van Dien & Catherine Oxenburg 2000?

        A new start, a new world leader and the end of the world. Some sub tittles. The acting was a bit iffy. Long at one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Beware the man of peace.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Pretty iffy

        Buy it? No



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Ejected it

10 September 2006

Red Planet, Men of Honour, Jurassic Park, Doomsday Gun & No Code of Conduct


Red Planet

         Sci-Fi.  Val Kilmer& Carrie-Anne Moss 2000

        A ship is sent to Mars to discover why the algae died (don't ask). A bit long at one and three quarter hours. Comedy rating 0.29

        Moral of the story: Don't turn the red planet green.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Men of Honour

        A drama. Robert De Niro & Cuba Gooding Jr 2000

        The story of the first black US Navy diver. Long at two hours.

        Moral of the story: If your stuborn enough you can do almost anything.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Jurassic Park

         Action. Sam Neill & Laura Dern 1993

        Dinosaurs for fun and profit. I wish they would tell actors how to use a shot gun, before giving them one. Comedy rating 1.5

        Moral of the story: Never trust a fat programmer.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Doomsday Gun

         True Stories. Frank Langella & Kevin Spacey 1994

        The story of Iraq's super gun. Watch the government double dealing. It does vary in detail from other accounts.

        Moral of the story: Never trust a fat dictator.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


No Code of Conduct

         Action. Sheen & Sheen 1999

        A cop story. Plenty of shooting. Comedy rating 0.67

        Moral of the story: Never trust a fat cat.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No




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Ratings in descending order:

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Entertaining

Average

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Three yawns

Ejected it

09 September 2006

Quills, Proof of Life, Evidence of Blood & Deep Core


Quills

A drama.

Based on de Sade's life in an asylum. While it deals with an obsession with sex, you don't see enough of it to keep your interest for two hours. Comedy rating 0.63

Moral of the story: Never trust a physiatrist

Rating: One yawn.

Rent it? OK

Buy it? No


Proof of Life

A drama. Meg Ryan & Russell Crow. Good supporting cast.

A kidnap drama and rescue set in South America. Corporate double dealing. Corruption. It has the best combat scenes I have seen in a long time!

Moral of the story: Who needs one?

Rating: Eye popper.

Rent it? Yes

Buy it? Yes


Evidence of Blood

A drama. David Strathairn & Mary McDonnell

A writer investigates a murder that took place in his home town when he was a child. Some twists. A bit long at one and three quarter hours.

Moral of the story: Truth is not always palatable

Rating: Quit average.

Rent it? OK

Buy it? No


Deep Core

Action. Craig Sheffer, James Russo & Terry Farrell

A B grade movie that is mildly Sc Fi. The plot is unbelievable. I don't know why Terry Farrell & Wil Wheaton were cast in this. It's below their standard and so are the other actors. Comedy rating 1

Moral of the story: The boss doesn't always know what he is doing

Rating: Entertaining

Rent it? Yes

Buy it? No



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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.


Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it