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Comedy
Tuesday, 14 May 2002 |
Written by
Tara O'Shea
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title:
Corky Romano
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studio:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Peter Berg, Chris Penn, Richard Roundtree, Vanessa Shaw, Fred Ward, Matthew Glave
release year:
2001
film rating:
One Star
sound/picture:
Three-and-a-half Stars
reviewed by:
Tara O'Shea
"Corky Romano" reminded me of those "Three's Company" episodes where
you want to hide behind the couch until the excruciatingly embarrassing
stupidity is over with, so you can stop cringing for the actors.
Unfortunately, "Corky" goes on for 86 minutes. I'm beginning to be
thankful that there were no sharp objects nearby (although at one
point, during a scene that I believe involved a school field trip and
cocaine, I did actually contemplate gouging my eyes out with a butter
knife).
Tuesday, 30 April 2002 |
Written by
Mel Odom
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title:
Not Another Teen Movie (Special Edition)
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studio:
Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Jaime Pressly, Mia Kirshner, Randy Quaid
release year:
2001
film rating:
Three Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Mel Odom
Although “Not Another Teen Movie” brands itself as not just another
teen movie, the DVD defaults on that promise to a degree. While poking
fun at the whole subgenre, the movie primarily targets that same teen
audience. The kicker this time is that today’s adult viewer can pick up
the DVD and laugh in memory of all the films he or she grew up on
during those turbulent teen years.
Tuesday, 16 April 2002 |
Written by
Mel Odom
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title:
Black Knight
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studio:
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson
release year:
2001
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Mel Odom
Martin Lawrence’s new movie "Black Knight" isn’t an original idea. Mark
Twain penned the immortal story "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s
Court" over a hundred years ago. Like the Twain novel, Lawrence’s new
movie transports a guy from the present day into the medieval world,
and into all the political intrigues and violence of the day. However,
where Twain’s character played pretty much straight with the story and
adventure, "Black Knight" goes straight for the jugular in a
laugh-out-loud riot of fun.
Lawrence’s character Jamal Walker is a slacker, a guy who does just
enough to get by, moving from one dollar to the next. He works at
Medieval World, a family fun spot that is about to go head-to-head with
a new medieval entertainment complex, Castle World. Jamal’s advice ...
Tuesday, 16 April 2002 |
Written by
Tara O'Shea
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title:
Husbands And Wives
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studio:
Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis
release year:
1994
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Tara O'Shea
When Sally and Jack (Judy Davis and Sydney Pollack) announce they are
splitting up, it throws their best friends Gabe and Judy Roth (Woody
Allen and Mia Farrow) into a tailspin. As the quartet of self-absorbed
New Yorkers examine love and marriage, the audience is treated to the
characters' innermost thoughts and insights in a documentary style.
Tuesday, 02 April 2002 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Bandits
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studio:
MGM Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity
release year:
2001
film rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
"Bandits" plays rather like an updated version of "Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid," complete with Etta Place and reimagined primarily as
a comedy despite an opening sequence that threatens impending doom. The
movie has some terrific jokes, committed performances and a cheerful
disposition. The surprise ending isn’t exactly a surprise – an early
scene that lays the groundwork also will tip off the finale to anybody
paying attention – but getting there is good fun. A much bigger
surprise, revealed in the "making-of" featurette, is that this tale of
bank robbers with an improbable-seeming technique is actually based
(albeit loosely) on fact.
Joe Blake (Bruce Willis) and Terry Collins (Billy Bob Thornton) are in
a whole lot of trouble when we first meet them. Their attempt to rob a
downtown Los ...
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