24 December 2007

Blind Date & Just Like Heaven

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



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

Updated regularly.

19 December 2007

The Alibi, The Wrong Man & The Sentinel

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.

25 July 2007

Man About Town & Deja Vu

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


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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.

16 July 2007

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

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.

15 July 2007

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

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


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

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

Updated regularly.

02 July 2007

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

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


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

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

Updated regularly.

27 May 2007

The World's Fastest Indian & Casino Royale

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.