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This is another case of the sequel not being quite as good as the original. But don't take that as meaning that this film is bad because it was actually a pleasant surprise. For a sequel, from Disney, this actually hit the spot quite nicely.

This sequel returns all the original characters from the first one and they all play off each other nicely. I am partial to these movies because I live in Wisconsin where deer hunting is part of our culture but this one is still a cute movie(I really wish we'd get a look at the hunters in these movies though!). It has everything that successful Disney movies have with the smooth animation, decent storytelling and the occasional tug at your heart strings. I can think of many worse ways to spend 70 minutes of your time. I, as an adult, enjoyed this film but if you have kids this is a great one for them too. If animation doesn't bother you, give this one a shot!

How do I even comment on this "movie"? I knew this was going to be stupid and bad and it got horrible reviews and all that, but we were still curious so we put it in our queue. I rate it 3 stars, and that's just because I actually got two genuine laughs out of it. That's probably because I'm on pain medication and am a bit loopy.

Unless you're under the age of 12 or possibly mentally challenged, save yourself the time and skip this stinker. If it wasn't someone getting punched or kicked in the crotch, it was a poop or fart joke with the saaaaame damn song for the soundtrack from beginning to end. Obviously it took about 5 minutes to write this tripe and that's being generous. Not only did the horrible jokes go terribly awry, they also were stretched much longer than they should have been. Anybody ever want to see a cat take a crap on a toilet for over 5 minutes? Didn't think so.

The worst part about this movie is that all the scenes were pretty much taken from other movies, WITH THE SAME LINES, and just exaggerated. That doesn't take talent and that is not writing, directing or acting. Without those three elements, what is this really? Honestly, the spoof era is over or at least should be and I can't believe these movies are still getting out to theaters. Who pays to put this stuff on the big screen? Just keep away from this movie. 'Nuf said.

Still coasting on the wave of success from his role in Dirty Dancing and his supposed good looks, Patrick Swayze is still in his prime in this one. Like a lot of 80's action movies, it's a bit cheesy but it's still pretty fun to watch. It's much better than the likes of "Next of Kin" but not quite up to par with Swayze's performance in "Ghost"...which is what he turned into after the release of that movie, a ghost.

This movie has a bit of everything from action/fighting scenes to tragedy to romance. The special effects aren't too horrible for its time and the acting is for the most part good. I like Sam Elliot and I enjoyed his role in this movie. The plot is a bit thin, but at least there is one and it's easy to follow.

This is good for a rental on a night when you don't want to think, but still be entertained. Nothing spectacular - just a simple, decent movie.

This film is a very average 80's action/thriller. There really isn't a lot of action until the end, but I can't imagine it being categorized as anything else because the plot was so transparent and shallow that it couldn't be considered a drama or anything. This one has it all: Cheesy lines, the aforementioned bad plot, horrid and forced acting and really bad special effects.

The movie's upside, which most people already pointed out, is the cast. What were these people thinking when they agreed to be in this stinker? There's tons of big names in this film from when they were very young. Ben Stiller as a mobster, Liam Neeson as a 'hillbilly', Helen Hunt as the girlfriend...Adam Baldwin, Bill Paxton, and obviously Patrick Swayze. Speaking of Swayze, it's movies like this that really stopped his career from going from 15 minutes of fame to possibly 15 or more YEARS of fame.

Bad accents, forced acting, out of place casting and everything else mentioned above made this movie a below average film even for its time. Unless you're a Swayze nut, stay away from this movie.

This movie is what's to be expected out of a werewolf movie made in the middle of the 90's. It's not a horrible movie. I thought the acting was above average and the casting was terrific. I also thought the director did a relatively decent job of developing each character throughout the story for them to sort of clash at the end.

It has its downfalls as well, however. The special effects were very hokey which is understandable coming from a movie made in 1994. I also found it extremely predictable. I had every twist and major piece of this movie figured out before they ever even happened and I wasn't even watching the movie with a real clear head.

Overall a decent rental if you're into these types of horror movies. Parts of it are slow, but it generally keeps a decent pace. Good movie, but nothing to rave to your friends about, that's for sure.

This movie had so many ridiculously close parallels to American History X, I almost felt as though I was watching American History X at times. There was one HUGE, and I mean HUGE different, however. There was no Edward Norton. Norton made History X fly as you could just feel his anger, animosity and hatred right through the screen.

Gosling did a very very nice job in The Believer and this movie has a lot alike in the sense that it's about senseless racism. However it's more directed at the Jewish community. This movie is not full of action it's mostly speeches and rhetoric and learning ways of life that you know exist but may want to know more about. I felt Gosling's pain and the director did a good job of pointing out the important aspects and turning points of Gosling's transformation from Jew hater to Jewish believer once again.

If you enjoyed American History X nearly as much as I did, then this is a must rent. It gives a great view into the mind of group of senseless race haters with Gosling leading the way. My rating for this movie would have dropped had there been a different lead actor. I really like Gosling, but have seen him do better work than this.

I understand this movie has quite a cult following from what I've been told, but the general movie going public didn't take too well to it. That's a damn shame. I thought the acting was top notch, the directing was seamless and kept the pace of the movie intense, and the dark, yet hilarious humor was perfectly scattered throughout the film.

I'm not typically a big fan of Willem Dafoe, but he did very well in this one. Seems to me he's almost TOO good at playing a gay guy, if you know what I mean. But he did great right along with pretty much every other character in this movie. It's pretty violent and relatively graphic, but aren't we pretty much numb to that these days anyways? It's obviously not a family film, so just don't show it to the kids.

Overall I cannot come up with anything about this movie I did not like. Simply put this film is just fantastic. A well executed trophy of a film.

Look, I don't honestly know how I feel about the whole trans gender issue/trend/point of view, etc. But it was interesting to watch the transformation from a male to female in the form of a fictional movie. Felicity Huffman really did do a great job, although I found her character quite irritating at times. Throw in the idea of her(him) having a son and that made the movie all the more intriguing. I felt really bad for the way she was treated unfairly, although some of it was brought on by herself, but I also found some things that she did and thought sort of disturbing to an extent. I understand it's quite a bit like being homosexual only with different desires.

I like to think of myself as unbias as possible. I don't have anything against gay people and I don't necessarily have many problems with transsexuals, but with that being said I still get the heeby geebies when I think about some of the things this movie made the bold stance of trying to embrace.

As for just from reviewing the movie standpoint, I found it one part disgusting and one part mildly intriguing and somewhat charming. I thought it was a good story and one that could plausibly happen in real life and it entertained me in that fashion. But there were also scenes in there that made me feel a bit uncomfortable so that's why my rating stands at a 6. Most of it was just out of respect for Huffman's performance, but I think you get the idea.

I found what critics claimed to be this movie's strength very average. The cinematography was sometimes cool looking but a lot of it was computerized, and what's so special about that? There were many historical inaccuracies in this film as well. Were dogs domesticated back in 1011? I don't think so. That's just one example of many I picked up on.

Only a select few movies can be 3 hours long and pull it off without it taking away from the film...this was NOT one of them. They could have cut at least an hour off this film and not missed a beat. And when will Hollywood realize that Orlando Bloom is nothing more than eye candy for women? He is nothing more than an average supporting actor but for some reason he keeps getting high profile roles. He is just TERRIBLE in my honest opinion and that in itself just left me shaking my head through much of this movie.

I know this review seems pretty petty and maybe a bit too critical so I can point out a few decent things about it. I watched it with my gf who enjoys movies set in these kinds of eras and she did enjoy it. I also found enough action and quasi-interesting story lines to keep my interest for most of it so that's why I have it at 5 stars. But it is just another one of those forgettable, very average movies. I can't recommend it, but it does have its place in the cinema world for those people who enjoy the above mentioned attributes.

Two problems I have with this movie. Number one, it was very hard to follow. One of the main characters does not speak very good English and I had the TV cranked because he spoke so softly. I sort of had to just make my best guess as to what was going on for the first hour or so. Number two, and more importantly, this movie had no business being two and a half hours long! It simply could have been cut by at least an hour. There was no action to keep you interested, and in my opinion the only thing that kept me interested was the fact that it's a true story. I liken this movie to Hotel Rwanda which I really liked, but at least it was clear what was going on in that film and there was plenty of action to keep me interested.

Not sure how this won so many awards. Maybe I'm missing something because the film is over 20 years old by now. Simply put, I found this movie completely average. No better way to explain it than that.

This film is the epitome of why the Academy Awards mean nothing to me and, I'm assuming, the general public. Imagine if the people in the general public picked the nominees and winners of the Academy Awards. It's not a bad idea, really, as the stupid movies would get their votes but would ultimately lose out to the movies that have substance and still entertained. I only bring this up because I cannot understand how the hell this movie got so many nominations at the Academy Awards! Don't get me wrong, Tom Wilkinson did a really good job as the father in this movie about love, tragedy and retribution. But doesn't the best lead acting performer have to be in a decent movie?! And doesn't a Best Picture nominee have to be just that...one of the best pictures of the year? This movie had a decent beginning and a decent last half. However, the hour or so in between was excruciatingly boring. The pace was horribly slow and I found the whole thing extremely predictable. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going to happen by movie's end and that, for me, really takes away from the film. Even the climax of the movie was just ho-hum, as if you could hardly tell it had climaxed at all. I finished watching the movie expecting more to happen once the credits started rolling. And Sissy Spacek? Man, she was perfect for the role of Carrie as she looked the perfect part. Innocent and naive looking, yet still a look of devilishness that only she could pull off. But since then, I have hated every role I've seen her in and I don't get why SHE keeps getting all the love from the Academy and critics alike.

Bottom line is the acting was above par, but nothing to deserve the attention it got. I understand the point of this movie and I know what it was trying to say in its own subtle way, but it still didn't sit well with me. Far too slow paced and I cannot promote or praise a movie in which I was only impressed by less than half of its running time.

First off, I love Matt Damon and Edward Norton. They are literally two of my favorite actors as I type this today. John Malkovich is also another favorite of mine as a supporting role guy who doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. And none of these actors disappointed. They all performed if not at their peak, then pretty darn close.

But the movie was so anti-climactic and the plot was so dull that even these actors couldn't save the film. Sure, some of the writing and banter was witty and well put together. But that didn't come close to saving the movie. Poker in itself can be somewhat entertaining, but this movie needed something deeper or maybe even some sort of side plot to make you actually care about what was going on.

It seemed to me that the movie started out well, and then just died with about a half hour remaining. Edward Norton gets caught cheating and pulls Damon in with him, they get their asses kicked and are left with a large outstanding debt with little time and no way to pay it. For some reason, Norton disappears from the scene and we never hear from him again and Damon somehow puts everything he has on the line for him against all odds and pulls it off...and then some.

Weak storyline along with pathetic character development made this potentially great movie a yawner. Could've used much more action and/or suspense with some gravity to the consequences of these guys' actions. But instead we got nothing more than what felt like watching your poker buddies play a friendly game in your best friend's garage.

After being vaguely told at the beginning of the movie this is loosely based on actual events, you have to wonder how much of it was true and how much was a total crock. My guess is most of it was the latter, but who knows? This movie fit many genres; comedy, tragedy, drama, romance, autobiographical, even a bit of a thriller.

The cast contained mind blowing star power which really caught me off guard. Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Rutger Hauer, Maggie Gyllenhaal...the big names just kept right on coming. I would have thought with a cast like that, it'd be pretty hard to screw this one up, but director Clooney did manage to do just that. Sam Rockwell absolutely shined, as he usually does, and really drove this movie in my opinion. But the plot just seemed so scattered to me and it never really had any sort of focus. It has its moments, but a lot of it really dragged and I found myself watching the clock to see how much time was left and that's never a good sign.

I enjoyed the way it was shot with some cool camera work and it was nice to look at so the cinematography was well done. But with the actors listed on this cast, it could have been so much more. I'm glad I saw this film, but I would not ever recommend it to anyone as a rental simply because there's just way too many other movies out there that deserve to be seen long before this one.

The premise for this film was certainly not outstanding, but at least intriguing. The story COULD have been better but it's obvious they didn't put much effort into it. A guy goes into outer space and has a two minute window where nobody really knows what happened and he comes back to earth a little bit "off". But after the initial set up, the movie really took a nose dive and just tailed off the rest of the way. I am a big fan of Johnny Depp and Cherlize Theron has her moments as well, but these roles required absolutely no depth on their part.

I have to admit, however, that the movie still had me in its grip. The mood and building suspense kept my eyes glued to the screen wanting to see what happened next and in that sense, the movie succeeded at least with me. That's why I gave it a higher rating than most. But there were just so many question marks and absurdities towards the end that I just left the movie shaking my head in a mix of confusion and disappointment. Like whatever happened to Mr. Reese? Was he killed? And why? And how/why did the "alien"(?) leave Depp's body and enter Theron's? And were they evil children? What was this supposed diabolical plan that was inferred but never explained? Entertained, but majorly disappointed. Depp and Theron deserve better treatment with their roles. I rate movies purely on how entertained I am while watching, so I gave this a 6 because I was entertained. But if I were to rate this one purely on sensibility and story telling it would have been a 2 or 3 at best.

I enjoyed the first in this trilogy of the X Men comic book movies. However, I was a little let down by this installment. Even though I understood the title itself was X-men United, I didn't think it would be the good guys and the bad guys working together. That, to me, just contradicted the epitome of what a superhero movie should be about. It's good vs. evil, that's what drives a superhero movie. But the superheroes and villains weren't fighting each other. They were instead fighting the bad guy(s) who was trying to get rid of all mutants altogether.

That being said, the acting was still top notch and all the regulars returned for their respective roles. There is a surprise death towards the end which threw a curve ball for the plot which I admire and the special effects were up to the already high standards of the X Men movies. But all in all, it was a good movie that could've been much better. I have yet to see the third, but I'm hoping X3 gets back to what made the first movie so great.

Man, this film caught me off guard! I added this film to my Netflix Queue just because I read some random review in some small newspaper about it that said it was a good movie. I had no expectations whatsoever going into it and it totally surprised me. It was a great look into young adolescent love, mischief and camaraderie. Emile Hirsch, I believe, did a great job and will be a very strong actor for a long time. The ending caught me off guard and it had me in its grip the whole way to it. The only thing I didn't care for was the comic book cut scenes thrown into the movie. I understood them and why they were there, but didn't think they fit the movie. But if you're looking for a rather "tender" movie to watch, this isn't a bad choice. Reminds me a lot of 'Stand By Me'.

From the description of this movie, I thought it was going to be a sexually charged thriller. Ya know, action, demise all that good stuff that keeps you on the edge of your seat. But this was kind of a yawner. It moved very slowly and there was absolutely no action. I also had no idea the main theme was about racism. Sort of wish I would have known that before I rented it. Nicole Kidman is very good looking, but in this movie she looks like crap. Bottom line, very average movie and not what I expected when I put it in the player hence the 5/10 rating.

P.S. It was also sort of disgusting watching Hopkins and Kidman do a few sex scenes. Eeeewwww.

This was just a strange, strange movie. Beginning to end, I just kept shaking my head with a puzzled type look on my face. I believe Spacek has the perfect face for the role to look just innocent enough but at the same time evil. I found her character more irritating than anything else, which is why I rated the movie a little lower than normal. And my god, the mother?! Who wouldn't want to strangle her. I understand she was meant to be very out of the ordinary but her character was so over the top, I wanted to reach into the screen and strangle her myself. I guess it's a decent movie for its time and I can see why it may be considered by some a "classic", but just too many flaws for me to overlook, thus the 5/10 rating.

I found this movie laughable. The plot was seriously ridiculous. Patriotic people aren't going to be able to tell who the good guy is versus the bad guy. The "bad guy" is trying to steal millions of dollars to prevent terrorism. What are we supposed to think? Travolta hasn't made a decent movie since Saturday Night Fever and THAT'S a stretch. I love Don Cheadle, but his part was so small it didn't really make a difference. Halle Berry is only good for what she did...and that's show her breasts. Hugh Jackman is a likable guy, but he made a huge mistake taking this role.

If you're reading this and you have not seen the movie, just don't waste your time. It's not a long movie, but it's long enough to feel like you have wasted much more time than you should have. Don't let the big actor names fool you...it's bad. Let me just end by saying that for the last half hour, I was telling my friend who I was watching the movie with what was going to happen next. It's that predictable. Everyone has their own opinion so maybe yours is different than mine, but I can't imagine many people enjoying this one.

This is the best football movie ever made. It doesn't have all the clichés that normal football movies have where the starting quarterback gets the beautiful cheerleader and any certain game is won at the buzzer on some totally bizarre play. It's about the truth of what goes on in the college game. Sure, this stuff doesn't happen everywhere, but it certain frickin' happens. I'm talking about the steroids, the football players being allowed a free pass when it comes to academics, the fact that some people cannot even read but are able to go to college just to play a damn game.

This movie shows it all. James Caan does a perfect job of playing the coach trying to keep it all together. Although he is corrupted just as much as his players, he had his own problems to worry about with losing his job so he had a big balancing act to perform. This movie was NOT about triumph, it's about tragedy and sacrifice that young men make just to be a top player in a sport which in the long run normally doesn't amount to anything.

Great watch for you people who don't know much about the "behind the scenes" stuff and if you haven't seen this movie and are interested in college football, check it out. It's not necessarily a greatly acted movie, but it's a very telling movie which more people should pay attention to. 7 out of 10 in my book for what it's worth.

This is a tough movie to review. First of all, I really like Ed Burns. I'm not sure why, but I think he has great charisma and screen presence and doesn't get the credit he deserves. And this movie has the perfect story line for a book and possibly for a movie if done right. But this movie's story was not told in a manner that was easy to understand and the special effects were absolutely HORRIBLE! I felt like I was watching a video game with real people walking through it half the time. Just unbelievably awful. If you can get past that it's not a horrible movie, but I just could not. The plot is pretty convoluted towards the end, but if you pay enough attention you can make sense of it. It's worth a rental, but only if you can't really find anything else. I say, however, give Ed Burns the right role in a bigger movie and he could be just as big as, say Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, etc. The man can act.

This movie came at you from a lot of different angles. I enjoyed how the movie was sort of presented to you as a documentary. Characters were talking directly to the camera to give their points of view and that's very unique. It made it more ambitious in the fact that we knew what each character was getting at. Nicole Kidman was perfect for the role, who else could seduce any guy as well as her? This was one of Phoenix's first roles and he did outstanding. I, after watching this movie, believe that he really got his jump start to his career from his role in this movie. The story was well set up, but to me, seemed to stall. Direction could have been better, which I hate saying because Van Sant has impressed me with his other work, especially Good Will Hunting. The ending was a yawn at best, just because I could see it coming, but it's certainly worth a watch! Nicole Kidman looked GRRRREAT in this movie. She seems to get less attractive with each role. But that's just my opinion. Check out this movie if you haven't already. It's nothing special, but it's fun from the beginning to end.

Now, let me start by saying I normally enjoy animated movies. They're refreshing, fun and a nice change of pace from the drugs/sex/violence/vulgarity of the majority of movies out there. Don't get me wrong, I like those things in movies, as well but sometimes you need a break from that.

With that said, Doogal was terrible. I didn't even know who to root for in this sorry excuse for animated fun. Lots of stars in the cast, so you'd think they'd put more into the writing. They re-used several jokes, many fart/burp jokes which even kids tire of. I didn't care about any of the characters and couldn't even tell why I should be cheering for the good/evil! It was nice to, like I said, watch something pure and non-offensive. But people making animated movies these days pay all their attention to graphics and smooth scene transition than they do to story lines and this movie was the perfect example. However, even THAT didn't work in this movie. The graphics seemed choppy and forced, almost as though I was "watching" a video game.

I'm no kid, so I can't really tell if a kid would enjoy this movie or not, but I'm assuming even the smartest of kids between the ages of 2-10 would be yawning half way through asking if it was almost over yet.

Looking for some good recent animation? Stay away from this one. Hoodwinked, Wallace & Gromit, etc. at least make an attempt at decent jokes and clever characters. Doogal was a distraction at best.

I saw this movie was based on a Mel Brooks' screenplay/movie. I saw that Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell and Nathan Lane were in it as well. But then I saw it was a musical. I normally don't enjoy musicals, but this movie had the cred that I stated above so I gave this one a chance.

C'mon people! The musical ballads were pointless and the whole movie was just a mess from top to bottom. It's supposed to be AT LEAST part comedy, and I laughed maybe twice and those were polite chuckles. The most important and entertaining characters were generally kept away from the screen and this movie just dragged.

When I read the description of the movie, I saw musical, but it seemed like a comedic enough presence to give a chance to...which I did. There was nothing funny about this movie. Again, I loved the cast, but Ferrell was only on screen for bits at a time and he never had any sort of spectacular or entertaining scenes. Broderick was so far out of character he almost looked scared in every scene he was in throughout this movie.

If anybody ever reads my reviews or talks to me on the boards, they know that I never, ever walk out of a theater and never, ever take a DVD out of the player. My gf, whom I was watching with, wanted it out after an hour, but I stuck with it. Bad decision. This movie was horrible through and through. No REAL plot, no character development, I couldn't even tell there WAS a director and any character's strengths that could've been used to make this movie more palatable were left out in the cold.

I watched to the end expecting something out of the ordinary to help make the film along and to get something out of it. But that elusive "something" never came. Bad movie in just about every sense of the word. The only reason I give it a 2 star out of 10 is due to the fact that I could watch it until the end. Anyone on the border about renting this one or not, I'm giving you a resounding NO! But everybody has their own tastes. Me and my gf both hated this movie and we, combined, can at least tolerate almost ever genre of movie. We both hated this one. If you rent it, good luck! In my/our opinion? Terrible.

I had no idea what to expect from this one. I love the cast. I've always been a fan of the quietly effective Ed Harris, I think Zooey Deschanel is slowly becoming a more prominent young actress and Will Ferrell, well, he's Will Ferrell!! It's a story of a girl(Zooey) who abandoned her parents who she felt were selfish to live a life as an actress. She ended up struggling and living a life of much unhappiness and despair. One day a publisher approaches her and offers her money for love letters written between her parents(both famous authors) a long time ago before they were famous. So she leaves her rather out of sorts home in New York and heads home to see her father and try to find the letters.

When she gets there, she sees her father(Harris) who is older and sort of losing his mind, but glad to see her. She meets an eccentric young musician played brilliantly by Ferrell who lives with her father and a British orphan who was a student of her fathers and now helps take care of him. Deschanel's very closed off and standoffish at first, but living in the not-so-usual living arrangement gives her a fresh look at life. She begins to get to know the likable characters in the house of her father and eventually begins to learn to forgive and move on. She goes back to New York with a different attitude and zest for life and the transformation is a fun one to watch.

I felt the direction was great, the character development was well done and the casting, again, was perfect. The only complaints I had with it were it was a bit slow paced and it was far more open ended than I prefer. I would've liked to see more about her life when she moves back to New York, but still a very exceptional movie and worth a rental. If you're looking for a decent, short and well made movie this one's not a bad choice! **Side note: Although Will Ferrell is known for being a wack job, this role really showed even more range on his part. I believe with this movie, he started coming into his own and has made significant strides in his acting repertoire. And that only made the movie even more intriguing to watch.