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
Quite average
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.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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
Quite average
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.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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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
Quite average
One yawn
Two yawns
Three yawns
Ejected it
. . . . . .
"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.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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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
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.
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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
. . . . . .
" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "
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Stephen's Snaps
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This week Truk photos.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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
. . . . . .
" We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. -Marge Simpson "
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Stephen's Snaps
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This week Truk photos.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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 "
http://www.ebearweb.net
Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/
This week Truk photos.
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
