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No Country for Old Men (2007)
What an awful waste of time.
I have been anticipating the DVD release as I did not see it at the theater. Watching the Academy Awards and knowing the Coen brother's resume you would think this was one of the best movies of all time. It was a poor man's Quentin Tarantino movie and not as good as any of Tarantino's movies. When it ended w/ Tommy Lee's mumbling, my wife and I looked at each and both said "you have to be kidding, this did not deserve an academy award". It was just awful and totally not fulfilling. A waste of money. A waste of time. A waste of one's thought process. Probably one of Jone's worst performances. How did Javier win an academy award for this mess. Like a B movie on Cine max.
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
One of my 10 favorite action movies of all time
Cutting edge violence and action. After seeing it in 1985 I have remained a William Peterson fan. I remember one of the reviews stating why did Friedkin use two unknown actors in such an important movie for him personally. It made Peterson and Pankow minor stars for a while. The ending was certainly engrossing and violent.
The Stickup (2002)
Good twist!
A Spader movie. If you like him you like the movie and if you like good twists you like the movie. The special effects were a little cheesy, but the plot made up for it, like I said good twist.
Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
I have watched this many times and it still makes me laugh.
When I saw it in 1982 I thought it was one of the worst movies ever made. Over the years it has become one of my favorites. Its dialogue and Hamilton's one liners. It is a Z not a two, the peeples, it is better to be poor than to dress poorly, etc. There are so many subtle comments and in jokes you need to watch it many times to pick them all up.
Payback (1999)
Typical Mel
This is the Mel Gibson my wife and I like. He is more like the character from Lethal Weapon I, not the other sugar coated Weapon episodes. Good plot and action. They need more like this one. Make another one.
The Wild Geese (1978)
Fun to Watch
Burton has his moments, somewhat miscast as an action hero. Moore and Harris are going through the motions, but adequate. Music is excellent, the opening music is great, I watch my tape just to hear the music. Basically just a fun movie to watch, rates with the Dogs of War as one of the best mercenary movies.
After the Thin Man (1936)
Supporting Actresses Over Act
Landi and Singleton make you grit your teeth at times, but Loy and Powell make all the Thin Man movies a joy to watch over and over.