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I Spy (2002)
If you've seen the trailer, you've seen it all
Virtually every funny scene in this lame movie was seen in the trailer. I did think the trailer was very funny. I hate that, and I simply hated this lame waste of my time. There could have been much more here. The concept was tried and true, but the talent, (writing) was sorely lacking.
Deterrence (1999)
Impressive film-making
I enjoyed this movie on two levels; first, it's a good story, (though some might say time-tested). It was also well acted by the leads. What I most enjoyed about the movie, though, is what most of the amateur reviewers seemed to miss, (and what the film students among them should have been concentrating on the most), the production. I truly enjoyed seeing the frugality with which this film was made. So many have mentioned the freak snow storm as being central to the story; it's there to explain why there is only one set of people, it doesn't contribute to the story materially at all. Yes it lends a certain claustrophobic quality, but that's a by-product of limitations of having only one set, (though I can't say this was unintended). The use of stock footage was inspiring. Best of all, the black and white lead in was a great money saver. There was a movie school feel about the film, but that's not always a bad thing.
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
Vitriolic.
This is one of the few movies that have motivated me to comment. It wasted over an hour of my life. It was putrefied drivel. I fully expect to see this one on Mystery Science Theater. Cliches were apparently thrown into a hat, pulled out at random, and from such humble beginnings were a movie made. God help me though, I couldn't turn away. I kept wondering how all the loose ends would come together. I kept wondering if the guy riding the motorcycle without a helmet in sub-freezing temperatures would get frostbite. I wondered why I couldn't just stop....