24 March 2008

The Hitcher, Broken Flowers, The Devil wears Prada & The Wild Geese

Stephen's Short Video Reviews


The Hitcher

        Drama (V). C. Thomas Howell & Jennifer Jason Leigh 1986

        A young man picks up a hitchhiker.

        Moral of the story: Strangers aren't always what they appear.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


Broken Flowers
 
        Drama (N). Bill Murray & Julie Delpy 2005

        Bill receives a letter from an old lover. Very slow.

        Moral of the story: A movie should actually have an ending.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No


The Devil wears Prada
 
        Drama . Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci 2006

        Young writer seeks job in publishing house. Very watchable, but very little plot.

        Moral of the story: Fashion, like business, is all facade and double dealing.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


The Wild Geese
 
        Classic (V) . Richard Burton & Roger Moore 1978

         Mercenaries plan to free a national leader. Some good photography.

        Moral of the story: You can never trust a banker.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

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



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