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
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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
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Stephen's Snaps
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Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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.
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
. . . . . .
Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/
Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.
Updated regularly.
