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two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up

two guys who desperately want to be Quentin Tarantino when they grow up

dope

drug

it 's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni .

it's a chilling vanity film that, without question, repays the debt Miramax felt it owed to Benigni.

come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films

approaching the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films

wickedly undramatic

terribly undramatic

the moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended .

the moral outbursts and mental shock will linger long after this film ends.

tear your eyes away

tear out your eyes

avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style

avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style

the better video-game-based flicks ,

the best movies based on video games,

of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation

of the day by focusing on the elements of a revealing alienation within a culture of people who are unfortunately at odds with each other through recklessness and retaliation

did n't sell many records but

I haven't sold many records but

issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate

issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on sensitive films about inspiring prep school teachers and the children they so warmly motivate

if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't

If Oscar had a category called best bad film, you'd think it was going to be really awful but that wasn't the case.

by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others

by the end of the movie, you'll swear you're wet in some places and can feel the sand seeping in others.

touched by an unprecedented tragedy

affected by an unprecedented tragedy

includes battlefield earth and showgirls

includes Battlefield Earth and Showgirls

, assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others

, assured of bad things and afraid to admit how much they may actually need the company of others

wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd

Wendigo wants to be a monster movie for arthouse fans

talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise

chatty, artificial and opaque...an interesting technical exercise

genuinely unnerving

really annoying

of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions

of our most conservative and hidden cinematic traditions

spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship

despite obvious poverty and difficulties

skip but film buffs should get to know

skip but movie buffs should get to know

american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone .

American and European cinema have accumulated a vast literature on the Holocaust, but it is impossible to think of a more thought-provoking or more depressing film than The Gray Zone.

friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia

Friel pulls the strings that make Williams sink into melancholy

journey into a philosophical void .

journey into a philosophical void.

i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop ,

I dreamed that a clever comedy would come and save me from a codswallop summer of teen-led toilet humor,

, knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast .

, stunning guys rarely seem interested in dabbling in a reason for being as fresh as its young talents.

to creep the living hell out of you

to freak you out

somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .

somewhat defuses this provocative theme by plunging it into an old love triangle.

of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story

to sympathize with terrorist motivations by presenting "the other side of the story"

depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .

depicts the saddest, most sordid human behavior on screen, then mocks its intelligence.

in the not-too-distant future , movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds .

in the not-so-distant future, films like Ghost Ship will serve as a pain-relieving balm for overstimulated minds.

evokes a palpable sense of disconnection , made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones .

evokes a palpable sense of disconnection, made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones.

entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics , but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel .

entertains not so much through its music or comedic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching Disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel.

it does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain .

he does not shy away from his ominous prognosis, that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain.

's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring .

It's a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by the bravura performance of an accomplished actor incapable of being boring.

full of itself

full of himself

drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster

go ahead - even if it mainly encourages you to drive a little faster

is no substitute for on-screen chemistry

does not replace on-screen chemistry

be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable

be anything but frustrating, boring and forgettable

it 's easy to love robin tunney -- she 's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices .

It's easy to like Robin Tunney – she's pretty and she can act – but it becomes increasingly difficult to understand her choices.

the original was n't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece !

the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece!

's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama

don't wallow in hormonal melodrama

the downward spiral comes to pass

the downward spiral is coming

the gags are often a stitch .

gags are often a stitch.

my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow

my ribcage no longer hurt at the end of the kung pow

sucking you

suck you

schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man 's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness .

Schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought on by his lack of self-awareness.

if i want music , i 'll buy the soundtrack .

if I want music, I'll buy the soundtrack.

and neither do cliches , no matter how ` inside ' they are .

and neither do clichés, however “internal” they may be.

nails sy 's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness

nails Sy's nauseating infatuation and general weirdness

when one has nothing else to watch

when you have nothing else to look at

without cheesy fun factor

without the cheesy fun factor

than to rush to the theater for this one

than rush to the theater for this one

a milquetoast movie

a milquetoast movie

overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes

overcoming the film's manipulative sentimentality and boring stereotypes

fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything

That's cool to say about growing up Catholic or, really, anything

kung pow is oedekerk 's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick , and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that .

Kung Pow is Oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream of starring in a martial arts film and proves that sometimes youthful dreams should remain just that.

-- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino --

-- the understated original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino --

to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed .

to ignore the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed.

that there is no rest period , no timeout

that there is no rest period, no downtime

the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor

the bleak expanse of hopeless disgust that the characters inhabit in a poem of art, music and metaphor

if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller , you might soon be looking for a sign .

If you go to the theater expecting a scary, action-packed movie, you may soon be looking for a sign.

's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni

It's a chilling vanity film that, without a doubt, repays the debt Miramax thought it owed to Benigni.

subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph

Uncle Ralph the most subtle and complex of evil

seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago .

It seems like this was something American and European gay films were doing 20 years ago.

from squirming in their seats

to squirm in their seats

leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing .

You'll feel like you've endured a long workout without your pulse racing.

will forgive any shoddy product as long as there 's a little girl-on-girl action

will forgive any poor quality product as long as there is a little girl action

a wickedly undramatic central theme

a wickedly undramatic central theme

's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident

It's surprising that he couldn't have brought something newer to the debates simply by accident.

the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it .

the film isn't as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it.

cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists

make you bite your tongue so as not to laugh at the ridiculous dialogues or the convenient plot twists

a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about .

a feel-good movie that doesn't make you feel good enough.

deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that 's opened between them

deep into the girls' confusion and pain as they tragically struggle to understand the gulf of knowledge that has opened between them

neither do cliches , no matter how ` inside ' they are .

neither do the clichés, however “internal” they may be.

ca n't possibly be enough

it can't be enough

you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory ... but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools .

it feels like writer/director Burr Steers knows the territory... but his sense of humor hasn't yet lost the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the best private schools.

its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious , and schneider 's performance is so fine , it 's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess .

All of this and bits of Hot Chick are so hilarious, and Schneider's performance is so good, it's a shame that much of the film - again, like in Animal - is a sloppy mess.

make up for an unfocused screenplay

compensate for a vague scenario

for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over , no such thing is a big letdown .

for a guy who's waited three years with breathless impatience for a new Hal Hartley movie to focus on him, nothing like this is a big disappointment.

does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head

does a wonderful job of evoking a sinister and menacing atmosphere, although unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head.

is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced '

it's not terribly bad, something to fully experience

as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy .

Either way, the cartoons seem almost Shakespearean - both in depth and breadth - after watching this digitally-effects-heavy, supposedly family-friendly comedy.

render it anything but laughable

make it anything but laughable

do not go gentle into that good theatre . '

do not enter gently into this good theater. '

must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face

It must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face

mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .

Mr. Wolter and Mrs. Seldhal gives strong, convincing performances, but neither penetrates the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quivering essence of passion, heartbreak, and fear.

telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience .

telegraphs every discovery and layer on the brilliance of convenience.

amazingly dopey .

incredibly stupid.

there 's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck , it 's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman .

there's some incredibly creative action in the transporter... (b) but by the time Frank parachutes onto a moving truck, it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.

, with some glimpses of nature and family warmth , time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life .

, with some glimpses of nature and family warmth, time out is a quiet groan of despair at the trap in the labyrinth of modern life.

plunges you into a reality that is , more often then not , difficult and sad ,

immerses you in a reality that is most often difficult and sad,

the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families

the only thing holding interest amid a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families.

do n't come off

Do not go

store for unwary viewers

store for unwary viewers

you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing .

you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse racing.

nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly

Nicole Holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy, doesn't end the proceedings perfectly.

as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day

as he explores the terrible complications of a terrifying day