Stephen's Short Video Reviews
The Hitcher
Drama (V). C. Thomas Howell & Jennifer Jason Leigh 1986
A young man picks up a hitchhiker.
Moral of the story: Strangers aren't always what they appear.
Rating: Ejected it
Rent it? No
Buy it? No
Broken Flowers
Drama (N). Bill Murray & Julie Delpy 2005
Bill receives a letter from an old lover. Very slow.
Moral of the story: A movie should actually have an ending.
Rating: Three yawns
Rent it? No
Buy it? No
The Devil wears Prada
Drama . Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci 2006
Young writer seeks job in publishing house. Very watchable, but very little plot.
Moral of the story: Fashion, like business, is all facade and double dealing.
Rating: One yawn
Rent it? Yes
Buy it? No
The Wild Geese
Classic (V) . Richard Burton & Roger Moore 1978
Mercenaries plan to free a national leader. Some good photography.
Moral of the story: You can never trust a banker.
Rating: Eye popper
Rent it? Yes
Buy it? Yes
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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence
The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.
Ratings in descending order:
Eye popper
Entertaining
Average
Quite average
One yawn
Two yawns
Three yawns
Ejected it
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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
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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.
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.
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
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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
Updated regularly.
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.
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
. . . . . .
Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
Updated regularly.
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
. . . . . .
Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
Updated regularly.
