Short Movie Reviews

The Boat That Rocked & Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

2009-06-22T19:30:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Boat That Rocked

         Comedy. Bill Nighy & Gemma Arterton 2009

        A illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960's . Comedy rating 14.66

        Moral of the story: Choose your father wisely

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

        Drama (N) (S) (V). Jaime Pressly & Michael Des Barres 1997

        Another sexual predator. Slow at the end.

        Moral of the story: Can you trust your best friend?

        Rating: Average

        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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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

27 Dresses & Australia

2009-04-12T12:55:00.001+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

27 Dresses

         Comedy. Katherine Heigl & James Marsden 2008


        Girl dislikes boy. Sister steals first boy. Comedy rating 0.59

        Moral of the story: You'll learn to say no when you have a life.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Australia

        Drama (V). Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman 2008

        Complete fantasy. Much too long.

        Moral of the story: Just because it's so, doesn't make it American.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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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And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Wanted & The International

2009-02-25T08:30:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Wanted

        Action (V). James McAvoy & James McAvoy 2008

        Fun at the assassins guild! Slow to start, almost ejected it. Long at one hour and fifty minutes.

        Moral of the story: Do you know who your father really is?

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The International

        Action (V). Clive Owen & Naomi Watts 2009

         Investigators go after a bank for arms dealing and murder.

        Moral of the story: The banks make sure they profit from your debt.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Get Smart, We Own the Night, Blood Diamond & Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2009-02-04T18:12:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Get Smart

        Comedy (V). Steve Carell & Anne Hathaway 2008

        Max wants to be an agent. A little long at one and three quarters hours. Comedy rating 4.57

        Moral of the story: Control is not what it used to be.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

We Own the Night

        Drama (N)(S). Joaquin Phoenix & Eva Mendes 2007

        'A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.' Slow!

        Moral of the story: The main plot should start within the first half an hour.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Blood Diamond

        Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Connelly 2006

        'A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond .'

        Moral of the story: You should at least get an idea of what the movie is about before you get board with it.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

        Action (N) (V). Milla Jovovich & Oded Fehr 2004

        A multinational barricades a city, condemning many to death.

        Moral of the story: A multinational is like a steamroller.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
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Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Notorious Bettie Page & Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith

2008-12-19T21:49:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Notorious Bettie Page

         Biography (N). Gretchen Mol & Chris Bauer 2005

        The story of a model in the fifties. Bettie died earlier this month.

        Moral of the story: Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden. When they sinned they put cloths on.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith

        Sci Fi (V). Ian McDiarmid & Keisha Castle-Hughes 2005

        The Jedi are destroyed. Long at just over two hours. Some good special effects.

        Moral of the story: Who is the bad guy?

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Brave One, Cleaner & Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

2008-11-23T11:27:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Brave One

        Action (V). Jodie Foster & Terrence Howard 2007

        Boy dies, Girl ends up in hospital. Not too much like Clark Kent. Slow. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Love wins.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Cleaner

        Drama (V). Samuel L. Jackson & Eva Mendes 2007

        A cleaner cleans up a crime scene, then wonders. Slow to start and in other places as well.

        Moral of the story: As always, the answer is sex.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

        Sci Fi. Liam Neeson & Ewan McGregor 1999

        The Trade Federation is slowly strangling the galaxy. Which Jedi survives? Find out this and more in episode four.

        Moral of the story: There is always trouble when big business and politicians get together.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Third Man & Max Payne

2008-10-21T17:43:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Third Man

         Classic (V). Joseph Cotten & Alida Valli 1949

        A post war murder. Slow. Long at about one hour and fourty minutes.

        Moral of the story: Be careful of the Russians.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Max Payne

        Action (V). Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis 2008

        A cop tries to solve his wife and child's murder. Dark, loud & long at one hour and fourty minutes. Unsatisfying ending.

        Moral of the story: How greedy is your best friend?

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Striking Distance & High Crimes

2008-08-24T11:10:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Striking Distance

        Action (S) (V). Bruce Willis & Sarah Jessica Parker 1993

        Blondes keep getting killed.

        Moral of the story: It all starts with family.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

High Crimes

        Drama (V). Ashley Judd & Morgan Freeman 2002

        Military murder!

        Moral of the story: The guilty aren't always punished.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Another Stakeout, The Chamber & Guilty by Suspicion

2008-08-17T22:13:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Another Stakeout

         Comedy? (V). Richard Dreyfuss & Rosie O'Donnell 1993

        A witness runs away. An over done explosion and some good sound! Comedy rating 1.66

        Moral of the story: You can't get away from the dog.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No

The Chamber

        Drama (V). Gene Hackman & Faye Dunaway 1996

        Boy tries to save granddad. Slow as.

        Moral of the story: Many books make bad movies.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Guilty by Suspicion

        Drama. Robert De Niro & Annette Bening 1991

        Communist witch hunts. Slow.

        Moral of the story: They are coming to get you.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, Deceived & Addicted to Love

2008-08-13T11:17:00.001+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

        True Story. Sam Neill & Kerry Fox 1992

        The French sink Green Piece and New Zealand. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: French island prisons are easy to get out of.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No

Deceived

        Drama (V). Goldie Hawn & John Heard 1991

        Boy meets girl, necklace is stolen. Slow in places.

        Moral of the story: Who knows what is authentic?

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Addicted to Love

        Comedy (V). Meg Ryan & Matthew Broderick 1997

        Girl leaves boy. Slow in places. Predictable. Comedy rating 1.00

        Moral of the story: Lassie knows who you love.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Someone Like You, Six Days, Seven Nights & On Deadly Ground

2008-08-09T22:37:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Someone Like You

        Drama. Ashley Judd & Greg Kinnear 2001

        Girl gets dumped. Good sound. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Cows are cows!

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it?Yes?

        Buy it? No

Six Days, Seven Nights

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Anne Heche 1998

        A couple go for a pre honeymoon. A little slow.

        Moral of the story: Harrison always finds a cave.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

On Deadly Ground

        Action (N) (V). Steven Seagal & Joan Chen 1994

        Oil wells invade Alaska. Some exaggerated explosions.

        Moral of the story: Cutting corners doesn't always save money.

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

2010: The Year We Make Contact, It Came From the Sky & Under Suspicion

2008-07-14T18:10:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

2010: The Year We Make Contact

         Classic. Roy Scheider & Helen Mirren 1984

        A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery
. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Reason? "There's no TIME to be reasonable!"

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? No

It Came From the Sky

        Drama? Yasmin Bleeth & Christopher Lloyd 1999

        " This movie is a very compelling love story that is hidden underneath the stress of raising a child who has mental instability ". Strange and slow.

        Moral of the story: "You've just got to take it off. "

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Under Suspicion

        Drama (S) (V). Liam Neeson & Laura San Giacomo 1992

        A husband and a wife are killed. Long at just over one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Beware the spouse.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Wicker Man, Steel Magnolias & Tequila Sunrise

2008-07-12T21:49:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Wicker Man

        Drama (V). Nicolas Cage & Ellen Burstyn 2006

        A girl goes missing. Slow.

        Moral of the story: You can't trust women in packs.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No, look for the original

Steel Magnolias

        Drama. Sally Field & Dolly Parton 1989

        I'd say it was slow, but the plot took more than an hour to take shape.

        Moral of the story: Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Tequila Sunrise

        Drama (S). Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer 1988

        The feds create a love triangle. Slow and long at nearly two hours. Comedy rating 1.05

        Moral of the story: Cat woman always gets her man.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Die Hard 4.0 & Notes on a Scandal

2008-06-28T15:51:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Die Hard 4.0

        Action (V). Bruce Willis & Maggie Q 2007

        John McClane ends up in the middle of it again. Suspend all logic. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: Shouldn't we call for backup or something?

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Notes on a Scandal

        Drama ( V ). Judi Dench Tom & Georgeson 2006

        Stalked by a school teacher.

        Moral of the story: Little towers of testosterone. You'll soon get used to them.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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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And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Reign Over Me & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008-05-30T12:07:00.000+10:00

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Reign Over Me

        Drama? Adam Sandler & Liv Tyler 2007

        Fellow runs into an old friend.

        Moral of the story: Either I am wrong or the critics are.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? No

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

         Fantasy ( V ). Harrison Ford & Cate Blanchett 2008

        The Russians want to control everyone.

        Moral of the story: The aliens are in control.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Poison Ivy 2, The Black Hole & Smokey and the Bandit

2008-05-17T21:58:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Poison Ivy 2

        Drama (N) (S) (V). Alyssa Milano & Johnathon Schaech 1996

        New student joins art school. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Is sex art?

        Rating: Average

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? Yes

The Black Hole

        Sci Fi. Kristy Swanson & Judd Nelson 2006

        A black hole swallows the Earth. Standard slow low grade disaster movie.

        Moral of the story: The military have better scientists than the academics.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Smokey and the Bandit

        Classic . Burt Reynolds & Sally Field 1977

        How to get beer out of Texas in twenty easy lessons. Comedy rating 16.25

        Moral of the story: Always take your basset hound with you.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Poison Ivy, Attack Force & The Dam Busters

2008-04-28T18:20:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Poison Ivy

        Drama (S) (V). Drew Barrymore & Tom Skerritt 1992

        Poor girl moves into a rich house.

        Moral of the story: Dicks are easily lead.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Attack Force

        Action (V). Steven Seagal & Lisa Lovbrand 2006

        Steven's employer turns on him.

        Moral of the story: Sometimes dubbing makes the plot meaningless.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Dam Busters

        Classic. Michael Redgrave & Ursula Jeans 1955

        The story of how the German dams were broken. A little slow.

        Moral of the story: It's who you know that makes the difference.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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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And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

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

2008-03-24T18:26:00.000+11:00

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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Ocean's Thirteen, Pulse & Shooter

2008-02-10T22:21:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Ocean's Thirteen

        Drama (V). Brad Pitt & George Clooney 2007

        " Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist ".

        Moral of the story: Thirteen was originally a lucky number, I guess it doesn't hold for movies.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Pulse

        Drama (V). Kristen Bell & Ian Somerhalder 2006

        " A hacker accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal ".

        Moral of the story: There has to be a hook and the hook has to be in the first scene. However here they chose for the first scene to be absolutely meaningless.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Shooter

        Drama (V). Mark Wahlberg & Kate Mara 2007

        Government uses sniper, later rich guys abuse sniper. Good sound. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: " You don't understand, they killed my dog. "

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

A Cinderella Story, Shooters & The Contract

2008-02-02T23:45:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

A Cinderella Story

         Comedy? Hilary Duff & Chad Michael Murray 2004

        Cinderella with IM. Slow to start and long at one hour 35 minutes.

        Moral of the story: Sometimes the title says it all.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Shooters

        Drama. Adrian Dunbar & Andrew Howard 2002

        He got out of gaol and he wanted to go straight. His friend didn't give him a chance.

        Moral of the story: Some movie plots are so good that no viewer can describe them.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Contract

        Drama (V). Morgan Freeman & John Cusack 2006

        Goodie leads a captured badie out of the wilderness. Good sound. A good crash. A little predictable. Long at one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: One government paid mercenary is better than four.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Blind Date & Just Like Heaven

2007-12-24T11:47:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Blind Date

         Comedy. Kim Basinger & Bruce Willis 1987

        Bruce needs a date for a business dinner. Slow to start. Comedy rating 6.33

        Moral of the story: Don't bare your bum to Rambo.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Just Like Heaven

        Comedy. Reese Witherspoon & Mark Ruffalo 2005

        Reese has a fight with a semi. Slow towards the end. Comedy rating 1.27

        Moral of the story: The kiss will do it every time.

        Rating: Average

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Alibi, The Wrong Man & The Sentinel

2007-12-19T21:46:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Alibi

         Comedy. Jerry O'Connell & Deborah Kara Unger 2006

        A man runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands.

        Moral of the story: Emotionless movies don't work.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Wrong Man

        Drama (V). Josh Hartnett & Lucy Liu 2006

        Mistaken identity in a gang war.

        Moral of the story: No matter how many good actors are thrown into a movie, it don't always work.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Sentinel

        Drama (V). Michael Douglas & Kim Basinger 2006

        A plot to kill the president. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story: There's always a dick behind the problem.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Man About Town & Deja Vu

2007-07-25T18:25:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Man About Town

Drama. Ben Affleck & Rebecca Romijn 2006

Wife has an affair with husband's client.

Moral of the story: Even John Cleese can't save some movies.

Rating: Ejected it

Rent it? No

Buy it? No

Deja Vu

Sci Fi (V). Denzel Washington & Paula Patton 2006

Denzel tries to stop a ferry exploding.

Moral of the story: The feral government is not the only agency revising history.

Rating: Eye popper

Rent it? Yes

Buy it? No

. . . . . . .

(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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

. . . . . .

Stephen's Snaps
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Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Rumour Has It... & Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007-07-16T18:05:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Rumour Has It...

         Comedy. Jennifer Aniston & Kevin Costner 2006

        Girl goes looking for her possible father. Comedy Rating 2.81

        Moral of the story: Girls in the same family often like the same thing.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

        Fantasy (V). Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson 2007

        The Minister of Magic begins to behave like Howard. Comedy Rating 1.44

        Moral of the story: Good can triumph over government.

        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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest & The Family Stone

2007-07-15T22:55:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

        Action (V) . Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley 2006

        The company stops the wedding and gaols the bride and groom. Comedy Rating 1.5

        Moral of the story: Multinationals have always wanted it all.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Family Stone

        Drama. Claire Danes & Dermot Mulroney 2005

        Girl meets boy's family at xmas. Comedy Rating 1.46

        Moral of the story: Some movies are just pointless.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl & Educating Rita

2007-07-02T21:53:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

        Action (V) . Johnny Depp & Keira Knightley 2003

        Pirates kidnap the governor's daughter. A little slow at just over two hours. Comedy Rating 1.79

        Moral of the story: The English are quick to slap on the irons.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Educating Rita

        Drama . Michael Caine & Julie Walters 1983

        A wife decides to educate herself rather than breed. Slow. No bursar buggering here. Comedy Rating 1.66

        Moral of the story: There must be a better song.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The World's Fastest Indian & Casino Royale

2007-05-27T15:29:00.000+10:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The World's Fastest Indian

         Biography . Anthony Hopkins & Tessa Mitchell 2005

        The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro. Slow!

        Moral of the story: Even Anthony Hopkins has trouble with New Zealand accents.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Casino Royale

        Action (V). Daniel Craig & Eva Green 2006

        More ridiculousness. The Dialog is too soft in comparison to the rest of the sound track. Long at two and a quarter hours.

        Moral of the story: Sir Sean Connery is the best!

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Aviator & The Castle

2007-02-13T15:11:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Aviator

         Biography (V). Leonardo DiCaprio & Cate Blanchett 2004

        Howard Hughes'story. Slow in places. Very long at 2 hours and 50 minutes.

        Moral of the story: It's all in the rivets.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

The Castle

         Comedy. Michael Caton & Anne Tenney 1997

        A families house is compulsorily resumed. Very slow. Comedy rating 2.6

        Moral of the story: Sometimes the plot lets the premise down.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

American Pie 5: The Naked Mile & Bounce

2007-02-09T18:05:00.001+11:00

American Pie 5: The Naked Mile

        Comedy (N) (S) (V). Candace Kroslak & Steve Talley 2006

        Stifler's cousin kills his grand mother. Slow in the middle. Comedy rating 4.00

        Moral of the story: You should always be careful with your weapon.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Bounce

        Drama. Ben Affleck & Gwyneth Paltrow 2000

        ' A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife. ' Slow.

        Moral of the story: Be careful where you stick your ticket.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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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The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

American Pie Presents Band Camp & Mean Girls

2007-02-05T19:02:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

American Pie Presents Band Camp

        Comedy (N). Tad Hilgenbrink & Arielle Kebbel 2005

         Stifler Jnr goes to band camp. Comedy rating 4.67

        Moral of the story: Band camp's not the same without Alyson.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? No?

        Buy it? No

Mean Girls

         Comedy. Lindsay Lohan & Tim Meadows 2004

        New girl at school meets many bitches. A little long at one and a half hours. Comedy rating 6.33

        Moral of the story: Not all nipples are equal.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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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" I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get Hitler out of France either. -Jay Leno "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Batman Returns & Eragon

2007-02-02T17:58:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Batman Returns

        Action (V). Michael Keaton & Michelle Pfeiffer 1992

        The Penguin wants Shreck.

        Moral of the story: Michelle Pfeiffer looks best in a cat suit.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Eragon

         Fantasy (V). Edward Speleers & Sienna Guillory 2006

        Anne McCaffrey meets Star Wars.

        Moral of the story: Don't interfere with the Princes.

        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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It's only unethical if you get caught.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Firewall & Along Came a Spider

2007-02-01T17:16:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Firewall

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Virginia Madsen 2006

        Harrison's home is invaded and his family held hostage. Very annoying music in the opening credits.

        Moral of the story: A banker will stab you in the back.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Along Came a Spider

        Drama (V). Morgan Freeman & Monica Potter 2001

        A kidnap. With a good hook, right at the start.

        Moral of the story: The girl has to die.

        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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" You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses, and he wears a beret. He is French, people! -Conan O'Brien "

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This week Truk photos.

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Inside Man & The Da Vinci Code

2007-01-31T17:07:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

        I'm starting to get pissed off with the continual crap about ' piracy ' at the start of DVDs that you have bought legitimately, sometimes you can't even fast forward through it! Now if you had bought an 'illegal copy ' you would not see this crap. And there is an increasing tendency to put adds for other movies in front of the movie, after you select ' play movie '!

        How much more crap do the distributors think people are willing to put up with?

Inside Man

         Action? (V). Denzel Washington & Jodie Foster 2006

        A bank robbery. Extremely slow.

        Moral of the story: Sometimes there isn't enough plot for a movie.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Da Vinci Code

        Drama (V). Tom Hanks & Audrey Tautou 2006

        A murder inside the Louvre leads to....... Slow, too much jumping around in time. Some good photography.

        Moral of the story: There is nothing new in the Church of Rome hiding things.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

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One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

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" You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it. -John McCain. "

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This week Truk photos.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang & 5 Card Stud

2007-01-30T17:51:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

         Action? (N). Robert Downey Jr. & Michelle Monaghan 2005

        " A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. "

        Moral of the story: The narrator should actually know what to say.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

5 Card Stud

        Western (V). Dean Martin & Inger Stevens 1968

        " After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging. "

        Moral of the story: They used to treat card cheats like terrorists.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

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One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

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" The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee. -Regis Philbin. "

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This week Truk photos.

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Sideways & Walk the Line

2007-01-29T17:29:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Sideways

         Comedy? (S). Paul Giamatti & Virginia Madsen 2004

        Two fellows go for a week away in wine country. Exquisitely slow. Comedy rating 1.25

        Moral of the story: I won't drink no fucking merlot.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Walk the Line

        Bio. Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon 2005

        The first part of Johnny Cash's life. Slow at the start. Long at about two hours.

        Moral of the story: It's tragic when someone turns to gospel.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

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One yawn

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Three yawns

Ejected it

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"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." Jacques Chirac,President of France.
"As far as France is concerned, you're right." Rush Limbaugh.

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This week Truk photos.

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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark & Hollow Point

2007-01-25T17:24:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

         Classic (V). Harrison Ford & Karen Allen 1981

        US military intelligence pays an archeologist to steal an ancient weapon of mass destruction. Good sound effects. The orchestra is overworked. Long at nearly two hours. Comedy rating 1.05

        Moral of the story: No matter how bad it is, you will be OK if you keep your eyes closed.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

Hollow Point

        Action (V). Donald Sutherland & Tia Carrere 1996

        An FBI agent arrests her future father in law at the alter. Then proceeds to blow up half of Boston. Comedy rating 1.43

        Moral of the story: Good actors get mixed up in some crap movies.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

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One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

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" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "

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This week Truk photos.

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Call of the Wild & A Bridge Too Far

2007-01-24T23:57:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Call of the Wild

         Classic. Charlton Heston & Maria Rohm 1972

        A servant steals the family shepherd.

        Moral of the story: Wolves come in all shapes and sizes.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

A Bridge Too Far

        True Story (V). Michael Caine & Sean Connery 1977

        The English force much too much traffic down a narrow road. Good photography & sound. Long at nearly three hours.

        Moral of the story: Montgomery is often overestimated.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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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" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "

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This week Truk photos.

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Robocop 3, Communion & Instinct

2007-01-23T23:02:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Robocop 3

        Action (V). Nancy Allen & Rip Torn 1992

        OCP evicts complete neighbourhoods.

        Moral of the story: There is no silver lining.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Communion

        True Story. Christopher Walken & Lindsay Crouse 1989

        ET comes to visit. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Things do go bump in the night.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Instinct

        Drama (V). Anthony Hopkins & Maura Tierney 1999

        A scientist is gaoled. Slow in the middle.

        Moral of the story: The takers ruin everything.

        Rating: Average

        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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" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Robocop 2, The Man with the Golden Arm & Presumed Innocent

2007-01-22T18:09:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Robocop 2

        Action (V). Peter Weller & Nancy Allen 1990

        OCP takes over the city.

        Moral of the story: Mayors go into a flap real easy.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

The Man with the Golden Arm

        Drama? Frank Sinatra & Eleanor Parker 1955

        I've got no idea what the plot is, it didn't last long enough.

        Moral of the story: Frankie is a little like Elvis.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Presumed Innocent

        Drama (S). Harrison Ford & Bonnie Bedelia 1990

        A prosecuting attorney is killed. Slow.

        Moral of the story: You just don't know till you have the weapon.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Robocop & What Lies Beneath

2007-01-21T18:02:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Robocop

        Action (V) (n). Peter Weller & Nancy Allen 1987

        A cop dies, they rebuild him. The background music is a little loud in places.

        Moral of the story: Remember; we care.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

What Lies Beneath

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Michelle Pfeiffer 2000

        Strange things start to happen. Slow in the middle.

        Moral of the story: Your life will change when your daughter goes to ' college '.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Hannibal & King Kong

2007-01-17T18:07:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Hannibal

        Drama (V) (V). Anthony Hopkins & Julianne Moore 2001

        They're hunting Hannibals. Slow at just over two hours.

        Moral of the story: Greed will bring you down.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

King Kong

        Drama (V). Naomi Watts & Jack Black 2005

        A rogue producer tricks and connives to make a movie. Great sound. Long at about three hours, beware of numb bum syndrome. Comedy rating 1.29

        Moral of the story: Gorillas like slapstick.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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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" I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. -Rita Rudner "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Beaches & The Bridge on the River Kwai

2007-01-16T17:56:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Beaches

        Drama. Bette Midler & John Heard 1988

        Girl meets girl. Slow in the last half.

        Moral of the story: Give a little, take a little.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Bridge on the River Kwai

        War (V). William Holden & Alec Guinness 1957

        English prisoners teach the Japanese how to run a labour camp. Complete with a ridiculous American sub plot. Slow and long at two hours and twenty minutes. Comedy rating 0.75

        Moral of the story: The Japanese used British firearms exclusively.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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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" The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. -Andy Rooney "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe & Cape Fear

2007-01-15T17:22:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

         Fantasy (V). Georgie Henley & Skandar Keynes 2005

        A girl finds her way through a wardrobe. Extremely slow.

        Moral of the story: It won't happen when you expect it.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Cape Fear

        Drama (V). Gregory Peck & Robert Mitchum 1961

        A lawyer is harassed by an ex convict. Good photography.

        Moral of the story: The law is an arse.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

.       .        .        .        .        .

Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Against the Ropes & Forces of Nature

2007-01-12T17:59:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Against the Ropes

        Drama. Meg Ryan & Omar Epps 2004

        Boxing rags to riches story. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Boxing managers' ware nice dresses.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Forces of Nature

        Comedy. Sandra Bullock & Ben Affleck 1999

        Groom to be meets girl. Slow. Comedy rating 2.11

        Moral of the story: The heart knows, but occasionally lies.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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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E=mc2 (Energy = morning x 2 cups of coffee)

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Mona Lisa Smile & Loose Cannons

2007-01-11T17:22:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Mona Lisa Smile

        Drama. Julia Roberts & Kirsten Dunst 2003

        A teacher starts at a new 'college'and slowly finds out that everyone lies. Slow in the middle.

        Moral of the story: Be true to yourself.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Loose Cannons

        Comedy. Gene Hackman & Dan Aykroyd 1990

        A person with multiple personality disorder investigates a multiple murder. Slow. Comedy rating 0.00

        Moral of the story: Nothing stops The Road Runner.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

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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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Money can't buy love. But it CAN rent a very close imitation.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Striptease, Le Divorce & Life or Something Like It

2007-01-10T18:18:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Striptease

        Drama (N) (V). Demi Moore & Armand Assante 1996

        A mother tries to get her daughter back. Slow in the middle. Comedy rating 4.2

        Moral of the story: Stripers are nicer than politicians.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

Le Divorce

        Comedy? Kate Hudson & Naomi Watts 2003

        A husband leaves. Boring.

        Moral of the story: You can't trust the french.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Life or Something Like It

        Drama. Angelina Jolie & Edward Burns 2002

        A reporter is told she is going to die. Very slow.

        Moral of the story: Live each day as if it's your last.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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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To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

The Banger Sisters & Star Wars

2007-01-09T17:18:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Banger Sisters

        Comedy (S). Goldie Hawn & Susan Sarandon 2002

        A bar maid is fired and goes and stirs up some peoples lives. Comedy rating 4.3

        Moral of the story: Be true to yourself.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Star Wars

        Sci Fi (V). Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher 1977

        Storm troopers capture the princess. Comedy rating 1.0

        Moral of the story: Trust your feelings.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

        .        .        .        .        .        .        .

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

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

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To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Down With Love, Raw Deal, The Perfect Storm & Traffic

2007-01-08T17:22:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Down With Love

         Comedy. Renée Zellweger & Ewan McGregor 2003

        Girl writes book. Boy wants girl. Some good actors in bit parts. Long at one and a half hours. Comedy rating 0.78

        Moral of the story: Make sure my socks are starched.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Raw Deal

         Action (V). Arnold Schwarzenegger & Kathryn Harrold 1986

        Arnie gets kicked out of the FBI and then is asked to return unofficially. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Some movies are just too slow at the start.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Perfect Storm

        Drama. George Clooney & Diane Lane 2000

        A fishing boat is caught in a storm. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Another movie too slow at the start.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Traffic

        Drama. Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones 2000

        'this multi-character drama explores the effects of international drug trafficking on all fronts '. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Why are so many movies too slow at the start?

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

He who hesitates is probably right.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Species II & Red Heat

2006-12-22T17:48:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Species II

        Sci Fi (N) (S) (V). Natasha Henstridge & Michael Madsen 1998

        The mission to Mars brings back a stowaway. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: Diversity is not everything.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Red Heat

         Action (N) (V). Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi 1988

        Arnie goes to Chicago to pick up a prisoner.

        Moral of the story: Parking meters are prized in Chicago.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" The committee finds Mr Scrafton's claim that he told the Prime Minister on November 7 2001 there was no evidence to substantiate the children overboard story is credible, His claim is credible - the clear implication of his evidence is that the Prime Minister mislead the Australian public in the lead up to the 2001 election. -chairwoman Jacinta Collins "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Raise Your Voice & Mr. and Mrs. Smith

2006-12-21T22:55:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Raise Your Voice

        Drama. Hilary Duff & Oliver James 2004

        Music school! Comedy rating 2.10

        Moral of the story: Dad isn't really that bad.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

        Action (V). Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie 2005

        Boy meets girl in bar. Boy and girl get setup. Slow at nearly two hours.

        Moral of the story: No matter what you do, nobody notices.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -Thomas Jefferson "

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This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Without a Paddle, The Void & Runaway Jury

2006-12-20T17:46:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Without a Paddle

        Comedy. Seth Green & Rachel Blanchard 2004

        Four boys grow up, or do they?

        Moral of the story: Don't neglect your parking space.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Void

        Sci Fi? ( S ). Adrian Paul & Amanda Tapping 2001

        Girl goes after her father's killer's company.

        Moral of the story: Your safe five thousand miles away.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Runaway Jury

        Drama ( V ). John Cusack & Rachel Weirs 2003

        Almost everybody is trying to knoble the jury.

        Moral of the story: The law is too important to leave to a jury.

        Rating: Quit average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

.       .        .        .        .        .        .        .

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress. -Ronald Reagan "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire & Along Came Polly

2006-12-19T22:02:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

        Fantasy (V). Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson 2005

        Voldemort stalks Harry. Comedy rating 1.00

        Moral of the story: Don't cross the streams.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Along Came Polly

        Comedy. Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston 2004

        Boy gets married. Boy finds girl. Comedy rating 3.33

        Moral of the story: Never let a french man in.

        Rating: Quit average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

.       .        .        .        .        .        .        .

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress. -Ronald Reagan "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

The Missing & Flesh Gordon

2006-12-18T17:21:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Missing

         Revisionist Western (Whatever that means) (V). Tommy Lee Jones & Cate Blanchett 2003

        A daughter is kidnaped. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Your dad will help.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Flesh Gordon

        Cult (S) (N). Jason Williams & Suzanne Fields 1972

        The Earth is under attack. They say it's a parody.

        Moral of the story: A monster's work is never done.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

.       .        .        .        .        .        .        .

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law. -David Dinkins " New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Batman Begins & The Human Stain

2006-12-15T17:41:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Batman Begins

        Action (V). Christian Bale & Katie Holmes 2005

        Bruce Wayne is scared by flock of bats. Slow in places. Long at two and a third hours. Good special effects and sound. Comedy rating 0.96

        Moral of the story: You can buy anything with a big enough cheque book.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Human Stain

        Drama (N). Anthony Hopkins & Nicole Kidman 2003

        An academic is forced to retire. Keeps jumping time periods. Slow and long at about one and three quarter hours.

        Moral of the story: Everyone is getting dumber.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" The argument that we took the country to war based on a lie is itself a misrepresentation and I continue to reject it. -John Howard "

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This week Truk photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Must Love Dogs & Birth

2006-12-13T18:42:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Must Love Dogs

        Comedy. Diane Lane & John Cusack 2005

        Girl meets boy. Girl meets another boy. Slow in places. Comedy rating 4.20

        Moral of the story: Love is like the big bang.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Birth

        Drama. Nicole Kidman & Cameron Bright 2004

        Saying this movie is slow is like saying you should wear a jumper in Antarctica. Nothing happens in the first ten minutes!

        Moral of the story: There should at least be some dialog in the first six minutes of any movie.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. -Edward Langley "

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This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Crash, Ice Princess & Crimes of Passion

2006-12-12T17:04:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Crash

        Strange (N) (V). Various good actors & actresses 2005

        Lots of people have a bad day. Slow in places. Comedy rating 2.94

        Moral of the story: Your my best friend.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Ice Princess

        Drama. Michelle Trachtenberg & Trevor Blumas 2005

        A girl takes on a physics project. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Priorities, priorities.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Crimes of Passion

        Drama (N) (S) (V). Kathleen Turner & Anthony Perkins 1984

        A designer moonlights. There are a couple of slow spots.

        Moral of the story: They all come for China Blue.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. -Mark Twain "

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This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Hostage, My Name Is Modesty & A Lot Like Love

2006-12-11T18:31:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Hostage

        Action (V). Bruce Willis & Michelle Allman 2005

        City cop becomes Chief of Police in quiet town, only to have it turn noisy. A bit long at just under two hours, but justified by some complexity.

        Moral of the story: Just once I would like to see what happens to the main character after they have saved their family. How much trouble do they get themselves into because they have broken the law and or have no proof of what the bad guys did?

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

My Name Is Modesty

        Action (V). Alexandra Staden & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau 2003

        A casino is invaded. Slow in places.

        Moral of the story: Everything depends on where the ball stops.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

A Lot Like Love

        Comedy. Ashton Kutcher & Amanda Peet 2005

        Girl has boy, boy meets girl, boy meets girl, boy meets girl, boy meets girl. Slow in places. Comedy rating 1.57

        Moral of the story: Some people just don't know it when they see it.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

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" The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. -Ronald Reagan "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

War of the Worlds & The Wedding Date

2006-12-08T18:21:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

War of the Worlds

        Sci Fi (V). Tom Cruise & Dakota Fanning 2005

        Not the same as the original. Slow at the start as well as in places. Good visual effects.

        Moral of the story: The churches will fall first.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Wedding Date

        Comedy (S). Debra Messing & Dermot Mulroney 2004

        Girl hires boy for a wedding. Slow. Comedy rating 1.83

        Moral of the story: You never know what $6,000 may buy you.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Asylum seekers wearing life jackets jumped into the sea and children were thrown in with them -John Howard "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Assault on Precinct 13, Out of Time & Flightplan

2006-12-07T21:33:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Assault on Precinct 13

        Action (V). Ethan Hawke & Drea de Matteo 2005

        A police station is closed one day too late. A little slow in places.

        Moral of the story: You never know who might leave the door open.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Out of Time

        Drama (V). Denzel Washington & Eva Mendes 2003

        A cop is a murder suspect.

        Moral of the story: It would have been good if the ' major murder ' happened near the beginning of the movie.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Flightplan

        Drama (V). Jodie Foster & Peter Sarsgaard 2005

        A woman looses her daughter on an airliner. Very, very slow to start.

        Moral of the story: Movie planes have an incredible amount of space!

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Asylum seekers wearing life jackets jumped into the sea and children were thrown in with them -John Howard "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Plato's Run, Triggermen & Bewitched

2006-12-06T17:22:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Plato's Run

        Action (V). Gary Busey & Roy Scheider 1997

        Someone escapes from somewhere.

        Moral of the story: Don't get stuck in your own minefield.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Triggermen

        Drama (V). Pete Postlethwaite & Claire Forlani 2002

        " A pair of professional killers and are hired to execute one of the major figures in organized crime. "

        Moral of the story: The initial plot direction should be obvious shortly after the start of the movie.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Bewitched

         Comedy. Nicole Kidman & Will Ferrell 2005

        A young witch becomes an actress. Very slow. Comedy Rating 1.80

        Moral of the story: Pussies can be cute.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -Mark Twain "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Once Upon a Time in the West & The Juror

2006-12-05T18:02:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Once Upon a Time in the West

        ?. Charles Bronson & Claudia Cardinale 1968

        " A revenge story becomes an epic contemplation of the Western past. " Incredibly slow start.

        Moral of the story: Something should happen in the first eight minutes of a movie.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Juror

        Drama (V) (N). Demi Moore & Alec Baldwin 1996

        A juror is threatened. Slow to start. Long at nearly two hours.

        Moral of the story: Never volunteer.

        Rating: Average

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -Mark Twain "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Street Crimes, 2001: A Space Odyssey & Body Heat

2006-12-04T18:44:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Street Crimes

        Drama (V). Phillip Day & Patricia Zehentmayr 1992

        A cop opens up a youth center .

        Moral of the story: Elastic jeans look really funny.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

2001: A Space Odyssey

        Sci Fi. Keir Dullea & Gary Lockwood 1968

        Based on Arthur C. Clarke's story The Sentinel . Very slow.

        Moral of the story: The fast forward button is powerful!

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Body Heat

        Drama (S). Kathleen Turner & William Hurt 1981

        Boy meets married girl.

        Moral of the story: People just don't think clearly when it's up.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. -Voltaire "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Helen of Troy, Deadly Drifter & Blue Steel

2006-12-03T18:12:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Helen of Troy

        Epic (V). Sienna Guillory & Matthew Marsden 2003

        The old story: Girl sees the image of the love of her life in a puddle, then tries to save herself for him. A bit slow. Long at 4 hours.

        Moral of the story: The Greeks and the Trojan's really needed bras.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Deadly Drifter

        ? (N) (V). Peter Coyote & Gail Dartez 1982

        Two decades in the life of a traveling mercenary.

        Moral of the story: Your either part of the plot or part of the anti plot.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Blue Steel

        Drama (V) (S). Jamie Lee Curtis & Ron Silver 1990

        A cop comes across an armed robbery on her first day.

        Moral of the story: Be aware of what's in your bathroom.

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it If it keeps moving, regulate it.And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Blunt: The Fourth Man & Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2006-12-02T18:36:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Blunt: The Fourth Man

         Docudrama. Ian Richardson & Michael Williams 1986

        In 1951, Blunt sells out his country by helping turncoat British spy Donald MacLean escape to Moscow.

        Moral of the story: Your watertight in the water closet.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

         Comedy. Renée Zellweger & Colin Firth 2004

        Boy and girl are having fun, girl breaks up with boy, girl breaks up with boy. Comedy rating 3.00

        Moral of the story: Renée looks much better as Jones.

        Rating: Average

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it If it keeps moving, regulate it.And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

All The Queen's Men, Troy & The Interpreter

2006-12-01T18:58:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

All The Queen's Men

        War (V). Matt LeBlanc & Eddie Izzard 2001

        Cross dressing spies try to capture an Enigma machine during WWII. All the more stupid because the allies had already acquired an Enigma code machine before WWII.

        Moral of the story: Edward Fox must have been hard up, otherwise why appear in such a bad movie.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Troy

        Epic (V). Brad Pitt & Diane Kruger 2004

        An Ancient Greek tail. Annoying sound track.

        Moral of the story: Divorce is much simpler now.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Interpreter

        Drama (V). Nicole Kidman & Sean Penn 2005

        A UN interpreter hears something she shouldn't. Slow. Long at over two hours. Good sound effects .

        Moral of the story: Words beat bullets, or do they?

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

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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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it If it keeps moving, regulate it.And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Body of Evidence & Miss Congeniality 2

2006-12-01T00:57:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Body of Evidence

        Drama (S) (V). Madonna & Willem Dafoe 1993

        Lawyer tries to help innocent girl tried for killing her boy friend.

        Moral of the story: Sex can be very interesting.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Miss Congeniality 2

        Drama (V). Sandra Bullock & Diedrich Bader 2005

        Miss United States is kidnaped. Slow for the first half. Comedy rating 3.13

        Moral of the story: Sometimes the FBI is not listening!

        Rating: Entertaining

        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

Quit average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it If it keeps moving, regulate it.And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Species & Alien Resurrection

2006-11-29T17:22:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Species

        Sci Fi (N) (S) (V). Marg         Helgenberger & Michael Madsen 1995

        An attempt to terminate an alien-human hybrid goes wrong.

        Moral of the story: Sex is a powerful weapon.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Alien Resurrection

        Sci Fi (V). Sigourney Weaver & Ron Perlman 1997

        Ripleys are used in cloning experiments. Slow to start. A couple of very touching screens between Ripley and her offspring.

        Moral of the story: They fuck you in the test tube.

        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.

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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" Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -P.J. O'Rourke "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

The Terminator & Team America: World Police

2006-11-28T18:36:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Terminator

        Sci Fi (V) (S). Arnold Schwarzenegger & Linda Hamilton 1984

        Sarah must be saved! Great sound. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: A bunch of punks have no chance against The Governator.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Team America: World Police

        Action. Trey Parker & Kristen Miller 2004

        ' Marionette superheroes fight to end terrorism and put tired celebrities out of their misery. '

        Moral of the story: Don't try and copy International rescue!

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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

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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" Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. -Douglas Casey "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

National Treasure & The Devil's Own

2006-11-27T18:26:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

National Treasure

         Adventure. Nicolas Cage & Diane Kruger 2004

        ' A man sets out to steal a lost fortune '. Slow.

        Moral of the story: It's off putting when you don't see either of the two main actors in the first couple of scenes.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Devil's Own

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Brad Pitt 1997

        Everyone tries to shaft the IRA. Long, at just under two hours.

        Moral of the story: Leave Ireland to the Irish.

        Rating: Average

        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.

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. -James Bovard "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Phone Booth & Entrapment

2006-11-25T18:09:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Phone Booth

        Drama (V). Colin Farrell & Radha Mitchell 2003

        A man is trapped in a public phone by a sniper. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story: It's unwise to upset ladies of the night.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Entrapment

        Drama. Sean Connery & Catherine Zeta-Jones 1999

        Thieves outwit each other.

        Moral of the story: It's never big enough.

        Rating: Entertaining

        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.

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G Gordon Liddy "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

The Manchurian Candidate, Collateral ,Ocean's Twelve & The Final Cut

2006-11-24T17:24:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Manchurian Candidate

        Remake (V). Denzel Washington & Meryl Streep 2004

        ' An examination of political conspiracy and psychological reconditioning '. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story: A movie should grab you within twenty minutes.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Collateral

        Drama. Tom Cruise & Jada Pinkett Smith 2004

        ' A taxi driver is unexpectedly taken on the ride of his life. ' Slow to start.

        Moral of the story: There should be at least one interesting scene in the first ten minutes.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Ocean's Twelve

        Drama. George Clooney & Catherine Zeta-Jones 2004

        Their last victim wants their money back, with interest. Slow. Comedy rating 2.09

        Moral of the story: Some things are just way to complicated.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Final Cut

        ?. Robin Williams & Mira Sorvino 2004

        ' The story concerns a microchip that is capable of recording a person's entire life. '

        Moral of the story: At least one of the first three scenes should be a little interesting.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G Gordon Liddy "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

American Pie The Wedding & Alien3: The Director's Cut

2006-11-23T17:40:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

American Pie The Wedding

        Comedy (N) (S). Jason Biggs & Alyson Hannigan 2003

        Hoping to make the wedding day as special as possible for his bride, Jim enlists the help of his friends
. Comedy rating 26.25

        Moral of the story: You never know when you will need a Stiffler.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Alien3: The Director's Cut

        Sci Fi (V). Sigourney Weaver & Charles S. Dutton 1992

        Ripley drops in to an old prison. Slow to start. Long at about two hours.

        Moral of the story: Gue must be great!

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G Gordon Liddy "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Aliens: The Director's Cut & The Punisher

2006-11-20T17:42:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Aliens: The Director's Cut

        Sci Fi (V). Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn 1986

        Ripley goes from being in her undies to.............................. being in her undies. Plenty of gue. Good sound track.

        Moral of the story: Beware the company man.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

The Punisher

        Action (V) (N). Thomas Jane & Laura Elena Harring 2004

        A gangster's sun is killed. Good sound. Comedy rating 0.97

        Moral of the story: Revenge is justice.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
Who knows? It has never happened.

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Man on Fire & Alien: The Director's Cut

2006-11-20T17:40:00.000+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Man on Fire

        Action (V). Denzel Washington & Dakota Fanning 2004

        An ex government assassin takes on a body guard job. Slow to start. Some annoying vision and sound. Quite unlike the book. Comedy rating 1.09

        Moral of the story: Everything is cheap in Mexico.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Alien: The Director's Cut

        Sci Fi (V). Sigourney Weaver & Tom Skerritt 1979

        A space ship is diverted to a beacon. Slow. Good sound track. Jump rating 1.58

        Moral of the story: Never trust the company.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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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How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
Who knows? It has never happened.

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

G.I. Jane & American Pie

2006-11-20T17:39:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

G.I. Jane

        Drama (V). Demi Moore & Viggo Mortensen 1997

        A US senator decides to play politics over women in the navy. It has a silly combat scene.

        Moral of the story: It's good to see the US Navy torture it's own trainees.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

American Pie

        Comedy Drama (N) (S). Jason Biggs & Shannon Elizabeth 1999

        Teens try to have sex. Comedy rating 6.00

        Moral of the story: Apple pie is so good!

        Rating: Entertaining

        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.

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
Who knows? It has never happened.

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Van Helsing, Mystic River & Speed

2006-11-19T17:50:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Van Helsing

        Drama / Horror (V). Hugh Jackman & Kate Beckinsale 2004

        A Count Dracula derivative.

        Moral of the story: The church of rome has a lot to answer for.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Mystic River

        Drama (V). Sean Penn & Marcia Gay Harden 2003

        Three boyhood friends meet again because of a murder. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Maybe Clint should stay away from directing.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Speed

        Action (V). Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock 1994

        A Bomber takes a dislike to two policemen. Good sound and special effects. Comedy rating 6.84

        Moral of the story: Busses can fly!

        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.

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Witness, Sweet Home Alabama & Evelyn

2006-11-19T17:48:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Witness

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Kelly McGillis 1985

        Cop kills cop. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Running away is always an option.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Sweet Home Alabama

         Drama?. Reese Witherspoon & Josh Lucas 2002

        Standard story no. 73, girl goes to get divorce, girl falls in love with her husband. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Art is very subjective.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Evelyn

        Drama . Pierce Brosnan & Julianna Margulies 2002

        The state steals a man's children. Slow. Comedy rating 1.61

        Moral of the story: For justice you need money and luck.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

100 Girls, The Dogs of War & Cast a Giant Shadow

2006-11-19T17:47:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

100 Girls

        Comedy (N) (S). Jonathan Tucker & Larisa Oleynik 2000

        Boy searches for the girl that rang his bells. Comedy rating 4.67

        Moral of the story: Wonderful things happen in blackouts.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Dogs of War

         Classic (V). Christopher Walken & JoBeth Williams 1980

        The story of a mining coup. The sound effects are well done, not over done!

        Moral of the story: Occasionally the big guys get shot in the wallet.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Cast a Giant Shadow

        Drama (V). Kirk Douglas & Senta Berger 1966

        A story of the Israeli War of Independence. Has USA propaganda footage behind the credits. Slow, long.

        Moral of the story: Just what do the Americans mean by ' liberty and justice for all '?

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Saturn 3 & Thunderbirds

2006-11-18T18:34:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Saturn 3

        Sci Fi (N). Farrah Fawcett & Kirk Douglas 1980

        The adventures of Hector the homicidal robot on Saturn. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Robots are only human.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Thunderbirds

        Drama (V). Bill Paxton & Sophia Myles 2004

        The Thunderbird kids take on The Hood. Comedy rating 1.00

        Moral of the story: There is nothing quite like a pink Roller.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Mad Dog Morgan & Kill Bill

2006-11-18T18:33:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Mad Dog Morgan

        True Story (V). Dennis Hopper & Jack Thompson 1976

        An Australian gold-digger is pressed into a life of crime.

        Moral of the story: Some movies don't age well.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Kill Bill

        Action (V). Uma Thurman & David Carradine 2004

        The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad try to kill a bride. Annoying sound track, ridiculous special effects and martial arts screens. Comedy rating 0.98. Jump factor 0.49

        Moral of the story: Mothers are very, very dangerous.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Kate and Leopold & The Ring

2006-11-18T18:32:00.001+11:00

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Kate and Leopold

         Comedy. Meg Ryan & Hugh Jackman 2001

        Boy comes from the past. Girl does not want to know boy. Comedy rating 1.5

        Moral of the story: A leap of faith could set you back hundreds of years.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

The Ring

         Horrorific (V). Naomi Watts & Martin Henderson 2002

        People keep watching a killer video tape.

        Moral of the story: It's always best to make a copy.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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

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

.       .        .        .        .        .

" In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women's breasts? -Hugh Grant "

http://www.ebearweb.net

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

This week Gerbra & Rose photos.

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.