movieguy-52 Reviews

Seabiscuit (2003)

COULD OF BEEN GRREEAT !!! I thought the title was "Seabiscuit" ? am I wrong ??.....Read this !

[5 August 2003]

This movie was Good, BUT it could of been GREAT ! My biggest problem with this film :

1. Wasted too much time explaining the backgrounds of the men and the depression, and nothing about Seabiscuit for the first hour of the movie. 2. Bored the audience using numerous scenes and film time to explain what a great salesman Howard was. 3. Too many unecessary scenes that should of ended up on the cutting room floor. 4. I don't think we needed to go that FAR BACK or that IN DEPTH into each character's life and heartbreak, expect for Red Pollard's.

NOW for what COULD OF MADE this movie GREAT !

1. MORE focus on the rise and fall of RED POLLARD. 2. MORE focus on SEABISCUIT....after all, the movie is named after him, isn't it ? It wasn't called "The Lives of Four Men who struggled their ways out of hardship" which must of been the working title for this film judging from the direction they took. 3. LESS focus on the lives of the men....I mean, did we really have to see what they did day to day ? I think we got the picture in the first five minutes. 4. LESS still shots of the depression....again, we get the picture. 5. A HELL OF A LOT MORE HORSERACING.... 6. MORE INTENSITY IN THE HORSERACING....when the director did get a chance to make up for the boring scenes with the racing action, he completely blew it. Just when the action was starting to make you tingle, he cut too a dining table scene or something boring like that....wtf ??? Give Seabiscuit his due !!! Was the director a War Admiral fan or something ??

Finally, to Seabiscuit, what an incredible horse....to Red Pollard, what incredible determination. This film did not give these two the credit they rightfully deserve. I far more enjoyed the A&E special they did on Seabiscuit, and that was FREE.

The movie was called "Seabiscuit" for a reason. It should of been focused around....guess who ? SEABISCUIT....and it's jockey Red Pollard, that's what this film should of been about. Way 2 much focus on characters that should of stayed in the background.

Spider-Man (2002)

A++++++ Spiderman Rocks ! Batman - Take notes.....

[5 August 2002]

Great film. Great story. Great Cast.....Spiderman kicked butt at the box-office. Why ? Because it is actually a good movie.

Batman 3,4,5 and 6 can only wish they came out with a movie like Spiderman. So please, Bat-people, cannn the Bat-sequels....they just Bat-suck !

Spiderman had character development and a real story mixed with some cool effects. Granted, the story could of moved a bit faster and CGI fx were a little laughable, but overall, it was one of my favorite movies.

Hooray for the producers ! Great Job....now Bat-people, take notes, because THIS IS HOW YOU TURN A COMIC-BOOK INTO A MOVIE. Real people, real stories.....not relying on an all-star hollywood cast to pull your tired script out of the trenches.

Batman & Robin (1997)

CRAP ! Hey Bat-Producers, watch SpiderMan AND TAKE NOTES !!!

[5 August 2002]

Batman & Robin sucked in every possible way....casting, story, plot, trailer, you name it ! Matter of fact, so did Batman Forever ! What is up with all these producers continuosly dishing out such crap !

Please Bat-Filmmakers, please watch Spider-Man and see how a REAL FILM is made without the use of spending all your production money on Hollywood Stars who just want to be part of the ongoing bat-crap-series.

Michael Keaton admitted in an interview that he was offered $35million to continue the Bat-Series, but still said NO ! Why ? He stated he thought the direction they were going in was LAME and UNINTERESTING and just plain SUCKED ! Michael Keaton must be a psychic, because he was TOTALLY RIGHT !

I once liked Batman, well, the original TV series at least. But the movie producers really screwed this up. I don't think I can ever look at Batman again without thinking.....HOLLYWOOD CRAP !!!

Save your time, save your money.....SPEND IT ALL ON SPIDER-MAN !!!

The Shield (2002–2008)

Another Cop on an Ego Trip. ( Yawn )

[18 March 2002]

Watch the previews FX is throwing in your faces and you'll see what this show is about....The same OLD tired formula....Another dirty cop on an Ego Trip, this character is no different from the "Steven Segal" characters of the 90's. Well, this one is just weighs a couple hundred pounds more than Segal.

And surprise, surprise, he doesn't follow the rules and loves to punish bad guys behind closed doors. And FX has the nerve to call this the newest "Original" series ?

How many more "Cops on Ego Trips" type shows/movies can hollywood possibly produce. There are enough cops like that on the road, must we produce an exaggerated TV show to fuel their mindless powertrip exploits as well ? We've already got more than enough law enforcement TV shows like "Cops", "America's Most Wanted" "Worlds Scariest Police Chases", etc, etc. All the hosts for these shows are gung-ho get the bad guys, as if they've never done anything wrong in their own lives. It's hippocritical television at it's best.

The message "The Shield" is sending to the American Public is not a good one in my opinion. Leading it's audience to believe that a badge and a gun gives an otherwise everyday civilian in uniform the right to abuse another's consitutional rights. I suggest Hollywood produce more Cop shows where the dirty cops actually get busted and sent off to prison where they too can feel what it's like to be vicitimized by the system.

A better title for "The Shield" would be, "Cops out of control" or "Dirty Cops at their best" or "Police abuse exploited but nothing done about it"

The Cosby Show (1984–1992)

Corny, Unrealistic, bad parenting.

[11 March 2002]

Nick at Nite is currently running a "Cosby Show" Marathon and gave me an opportunity to really watch the show. First of all, the Huxtables are loaded with money, yet almost all the episodes focus around their kids always being broke. What's up with that ?

Tonite's episode was about Rudy being punished because she couldn't pay her mom (Mrs. Huxtable) back $2.37 cents she borrowed to buy a sweater ! C'mon ! What kind of parenting is that to show your own child at 10 years old the harsh feeling of being punished for not being able to scrounge up $2.37 cents ! Screw the lesson behind that, it's $2.37 cents ! Is it even worth punishing your child who is not old enough to work and gets a $5/wk allowance ? Yesterday's episode was about Theo being broke and his parents trying to teach him a lesson by throwing him out of the house so he too can feel what it's like to be broke. And the previous episode before that was about Sondra & Elvin just getting married and having to move into a crappy apartment because they were broke too! What the heck do Mr. & Mrs. Huxtable do with all their money!

This is a horrible way to treat your kids. And this goes beyond teaching them lessons about how to handle money. How can they learn when their parents are loaded, their kids are broke, and they make them go through the most embarrassing lessons just for a small loan if they even can get one out of them without being bombarded with lectures, punishments or lessons ? I'm not saying become a mooch because your parents are loaded, but when your kids need financial help and you're rich, what are you trying to prove by making them suffer ? That's just bad parenting. Who was beind the script writing here ? It's like every episode was about how their kids need a few dollars to get by and couldn't think of a way to ask their parents for the loan, as if they were frightened of the consequences in paying it back.

Watching the Cosby marathon really made me resent them as parents and if I was one of their kids, I would of broke out of that house long before I would have a chance to loose my mind. I'm surprised they didn't do any follow up episodes with their kids coming back to that old Huxtable house letting out their bottled up aggressions on their tight fisted parents.

And more bad parenting from the Huxtables.....

How bout' the episode where they put Theo on trial in their living room treating him like a common criminal because he was late coming home for Rudy's school recital. Mrs. Huxtable, being a lawyer on the show, layed into him like he wasn't even her son, drilling him with questions because he was 10 minutes late. I'd resent my parents for life if they pulled that on me, just for being a few minutes late ?

I don't normally comment this harshly on just a television show, but seeing episode after episode in this week long marathon made me glad I didn't live in that household and glad it was only a tv show and not real life.

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Another War Movie....At least it was FREE

[9 February 2002]

I walked into this movie after watching something else. I have to admit, when Hollywood see's a buzz in War movies, especially after the Sept. 11 incident, they don't hesitate to profit from it....ie, Harts War, Black Hawk Down, A Soldiers Story, Pearl Harbor, Saving Private Ryan.....how many more boring war movies do we have to watch ?

Watch Black Hawk Down and you'll see lots of shooting and killing, watch Harts War, you'll see the same thing, watch a Soldiers Story and guess what....I bet you'll see the same thing in that movie too. I wanted to at least give Black Hawk Down a chance to be different, but how can it ? It's a war movie. Go see this movie if you like war movies, it's just getting tiresome seeing the same type of films being dished out over and over just because they will show a guaranteed profit.

The sudden string of "War Movies" being produced by Hollywood this year is similar to the string of "Medieval Movies" that were produced last year. Knights Tale, Black Knight, The Muskateer, The Three Muskateers, A Mid-Summers Night, Shakespear in Love....should I go on ? Like I said, guaranteed profits.

I wonder what's next ? Oh yeah, "War Movies". If you want to save "War Movie Money" watching Black Hawk Down should cover any curiosities you have about any of the other upcoming War Movies coming out. What the heck is it with all these War Movies ? Big name stars, lots of fx, blood, guts, lame love stories added in so your date doesn't totally get bored, same old stuff over and over. Please Hollywood, making profits is fine, but can you also start making decent movies again ?

Rock Star (2001)

"ROCK STAR" #1 Movie of the Year !

[26 October 2001]

Finally ! A movie WORTH EVERY PENNY ! Definitely the Best Movie I've seen in a long time !!!

"Rock Star" had it all, a solid story and extremely well casted actors. Watching the former hip hop rapper "Marky Mark" deliver one of the finest performances ever as a believable rock star was just a bonus. This movie is what you wish for in more movies. It had a good opening that created the basis for the rest of the movie, then the ending was just as good. I won't spoil it, but the ending of Rock Star won't leave you hanging as so many movies do nowadays. Don't you hate leaving the theatre after a movie p***ed off because the ending sucked and didn't give you closure ? Not here, Rock Star delivers !!! A++++++

Don't listen to the critics about this movie. The critics watch soooo many movies, part of their job, that they can no longer distinguish the good movies normal movie goers would like apart from the wierd potboilers they prefer. Critics seem to rant and rave about films that love to bore you, put you to sleep, make your butt hurt in your seat. At Film.com, Rock Star audiences gave it 92% thumbs up, only 8% thumbs down. The critics bashed it and continued to give their cudo's to films that don't interest the majority of the movie going public.

Mark Wahlberg should get an emmy for his performance as a "Rock Star" He was believable the entire time. But of course, they like to give those type of awards to an actor playing a handicap, or a vietnam vet. C'mon Hollywood, give this guy his cudo's !!! Music was also great !!! Bought the CD right after I saw the movie.

I've recommended this movie to a lot of people. That's how much I took to this movie. Can't wait to get the DVD and BLAST IT !!! Go see it, you'll love it !!! 5/5*****

Welcome to Hollywood (1998)

A great eye opener for aspiring film actors

[24 October 2000]

This movie was a great eye opener for aspiring film actors like myself. It's the actual story of an unknown actor, who with the help of a Hollywood Director, Adam Rifken, attempts to turn him into a Hollywood star. This film takes you deep into the process of what it takes to make it in Hollywood and how far some actors are willing to go to succeed.

Bring It On (2000)

TURN IT OFF !!!

[12 August 2000]

This movie is reminiscent of She's All That, and the rest of the teen-weenie movies being produced as of late. It is about a bunch of cheerleaders who compete against other cheerleaders and eventually have to square off in the ultimate match where both sides have to.....here it comes....."Bring it On"

Weak script, pathetic characters, I would of gone nuts if I had to go to school with these irritating characters. But as Hollywood expects, kids will flock to see this and think it's great.

My final opinion for "Bring it On", please Hollywood...."TURN IT OFF"

Boys and Girls (2000)

Opposites Attack ? When did that happen ?

[12 August 2000]

This movie said, on June 16th, get ready, Opposites Attack ? Can somebody explain to me when that happened ?

I watched this movie and saw a romance in the making throughout the whole movie. Fine. But when and how did the Opposites Attack like the movie poster says ?

Hmmmmmm.....

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

Awesome Movie, but the Hemi-Cuda is worth more than the Shelby....

[12 August 2000]

This was an awesome movie filled with action, a decent plot, big budget actors and most of all, terrific cars, especially the muscle cars.

Nick Cage did a wonderful job as Memphis Raines, the retired car thief. I know this movie did it's best to follow in the tradition of the 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds by using a Mustang, but, in actuality, the 1971 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda that he stole with Angelina Jolie is worth a lot more than the Mustang Shelby he drove in the final chase seen.

Also, the 71' Hemi-Cuda is faster than the Mustang Shelby and much, much more rare. I also saw on their stolen list, a 1967 Corvette Stingray 427, which is also faster and worth just as much if not more than the Shelby. I'm a car buff, so I pay attention to these things.

In final, I wished the Hemi-Cuda was used in the final chase scene but I can see how the producers did not want to follow in the footsteps of Nash Bridges or Corvette Summer.

Great movie regardless. I highly recommend it. Especially if you like cars, muscle cars. No room for souped up Toyota's or Honda's with rediculous tails painted light blue, purple, etc. Those cars are a joke next to the machines in this movie.

Eye of the Beholder (1999)

Why the Heck did I watch this ! ! !

[6 February 2000]

Okay, so I like Ashley Judd. But watching this movie made me want to drill a hole in my head. Lots of build up, but no satisfaction. Lots of twists, but leads nowhere. I guess they weren't kidding when they named this movie. Actually trying to appreciate it MUST BE in the Eye of the Beholder. If it wasn't for Ashley's 1/2 second nude shot my $8 bucks would of been a complete waste. I was hoping Obi-Wan Kenobi would save this movie from the dark side but the force was not with him.

ATTENTION DIRECTOR !!! - Please Understand that people don't want to pay $8 bucks to sit in a cold theatre after a long day at work trying to figure out where you were going with this. The last thing I want to do when I watch a movie is have to sit there and figure things out for myself, that's the directors job !

By the time the movie got to it's peak, they rolled the credits ! It gave me flashbacks of the Blair Witch Project. Man, I've never appreciated the simplicity of the Rocky movies until now ! At least at the end of every Rocky movie he kicked his opponents ass.

What would of made this movie better ? - A proper ending and more shots of Ashley naked.

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The Lamest Movie I Have Ever Seen

[31 August 1999]

If you actually thought this movie was scary, you really need to get out more. If a pile of rocks can scare the hell out of you, then you better not watch any old episodes of Casper the Friendly Ghost, that might scare the hell out of you as well.

If you've ever been scared of the Woods or Witches, this Movie Will Cure You ! I can't believe how many people actually found this movie to be creepy. Your own shadow must scare the hell out of you if you thought this movie was scary. They should of took some of that $30,000 dollars they spent on this movie to invest in a STEADY-SHOT Camcorder, maybe even a Tri-Pod.

As for the acting, These kids were just plain annoying. I couldn't wait for them to meet their demise so I could leave the theatre. And if they were really that terrified, would you be able to camp when there's still light out, much less film all the horror going on at the same time ? (F**K NO) I would be running my ass off.

This Movie Really Did Suck. Believe the Bad Reviews. They're for real. And why the hell would you call this movie the Blair Witch when you never even get to see the Blair Witch ! Should of been called "THE THREE STOOGES"

I wouldn't even rent this movie for free !

The Faculty (1998)

What A Dumb Movie.

[19 August 1999]

This Movie was real dumb. I have to admit, I'm not really a fan of the new teenie boppers that Hollywood is trying to force us to accept. Lets face it, they just don't have the same appeal of the 80's teenie actors like Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, etc. etc.

These new kids that are popping up in Hollywoods Teen Movie frenzie have little appeal, and are just plain annoying.

The Faculty ? C'mon, what is that. It definitely wasn't scary or creepy in the least. It was just plain dumb. The only people I think that actually liked this movie were the younger kids (15-21) that weren't around in the good old days when there was Hellraiser, Excorcist, Salems Lot, etc. So you can't really blame them for liking this film. They have no choice. All the movies Hollywoods been producing lately just plain suck.

The truth is, Hollywood is in the midst of a slow era with its younger actors. And if your young, better head to Hollywood, cuz right now it looks like they're taking whatever they can get.

As for the movie, I'm just glad I didn't shell out $9 bucks to watch it in theatres. I am dissappointed that I payed the $3.50 rental to watch it. I should of gave my $3.50 to the panhandler outside the 7-11

A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

Funny, Hip, Great Music, Pretty Girls. A++++

[19 August 1999]

If you have a good sense of humor and like hitting nightclubs then you'll probably enjoy this movie. You'll probably even understand it better.

I've read a lot of negative comments from other users, but most of them don't seem like avid club goers. And if you're going to enjoy this movie, like any movie, you're going to have to be able to relate to it in one way or another. Otherwise, you won't find it very appealing. So why would Joe Shmo over in Mississipi find this movie to be boring. Maybe a cow tipping scene would of got his attention.

To us over on Hollywood Blvd., It was a gas. Amusing, funny, and enjoyable to watch over and over. After all, that's why you go to the movies, to have a good time, and that's what this movie is, a good time !

I'm sick of the sit down and figure the plot out type of movies or the we'll tease you all the way to the end movies. I don't want to go to the movies after a long day at work to sit there and concentrate and have to use my brain to figure out what the directors are trying to accomplish.

I like the good old, bonehead, braindead, sidewalk humor films. They're fun to watch. That's why movies are categorized as entertainment although some films tend to look like they should be categorized as psychological and analytical rather than entertainment. Those types of movies just put me to sleep.

Go Roxbury ! Go Romy & Michelle !

HEY ! Who grabbed my ass ?