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“Impressiona sia per la complessità della storia sia per la volontà di lasciare che le cose si sviluppino al proprio ritmo senza intervenire con numerose scene d'azione inutili nella prima serie di eventi per mantenere attenti gli spettatori. Déjà Vu contiene la sua parte di scene d'azione, ma arrivano più avanti nel film. In effetti, si potrebbe sostenere che il film presenta una delle sequenze più originali di inseguimento in macchina mai girate.”

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“Lo scopo di mostrare tutti questi sanguinolenti scazzottamenti è quello di fare il punto circa la natura bestiale dell'uomo e ciò che può accadere quando gli effetti di stordimento della fatica di ogni giorno sono la causa per cui le persone diventano un po' matte. Gli uomini che diventano membri del Fight Club sono vittime del potere disumanizzante e anestetizzante della società moderna. Sono diventati ingranaggi di una ruota. L'unico modo in cui possono ritrovare un senso di individualità è entrare in contatto con i primordiali istinti barbarici di dolore e violenza.”

James Berardinelli

The purpose of showing all this bloody pummeling is to make a telling point about the bestial nature of man and what can happen when the numbing effects of day-to-day drudgery cause people to go a little crazy. The men who become members of Fight Club are victims of the dehumanizing and desensitizing power of modern-day society. They have become cogs in a wheel. The only way they can regain a sense of individuality is by getting in touch with the primal, barbaric instincts of pain and violence.

“In sostanza, Scent of a Woman è un altro film in una serie infinita del cinema di formazione in cui ogni persona ha qualcosa di unico da offrire agli altri. Se c'è qualcosa di speciale nel film, è che in questa occasione il realismo emotivo dei personaggi, in particolare Slade, è dolorosamente credibile. Il suo rapporto con Charlie funziona perché Pacino non lo lascerà fallire.”

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“Con il suo stile cinetico, l'approccio viscerale, la trama coinvolgente e il potente messaggio sociale, Fight Club è un importante candidato da considerare come la versione anni 90 di Arancia meccanica. In un periodo in cui così pochi film lasciano il segno, Fight Club rifiuta di essere ignorato o respinto.”

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“Esistono attori che, quando appaiono in un film, sono quasi sempre indicatori che la produzione è di alta qualità. Si tratta di una piccola élite, con nomi come Nicholson, Hoffman, Hackman e Pacino.”

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“Accusando opere come Fight Club di essere film dell'orrore sulla vita reale, i politici vogliono farci guardare attraverso le lenti rosate di occhiali che hanno tinto loro.”

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By blaming movies like Fight Club for real-life horrors, politicians want us to look at the world through rose-colored glasses that they have tinted.

James Berardinelli Frasi e Citazioni

“Senza andare nello specifico, posso affermare che è presente una somiglianza strutturale con Il sesto senso. In Fight Club lo stravolgimento finale non è lo scopo finale del film ed è integrato in modo più efficace con l'intera storia. Se riesci a dedurre la cosiddetta "sorpresa" ne Il sesto senso in anticipo rispetto a quando il regista lo ha programmato, è difficile non vedere il film come una prolissa e irregolare palese manipolazione. Al contrario Fight Club possiede la profondità e l'ampiezza per padroneggiare l'attenzione dello spettatore e rispettare chi riesce a svelare il presuntuoso stravolgimento al centro della trama prima che venga esplicitamente rivelato. È anche interessante notare che questo non accade proprio alla fine, quindi, sebbene sia un aspetto importante di Fight Club, non determina il successo o il fallimento del film.”

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Senso , Fallimento , Successo , Aspetto

“Trappola di cristallo non è arte cinematografica, tuttavia mostra quel tipo di cupo divertimento che il cinema riesce ad offrire. Per quello che è, tutto questo è il massimo.”

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Die Hard isn't motion picture poetry, but it shows the kind of raucous entertainment that the industry is capable of delivering. For what it is, this is the top model.

Sull'arte , Tipo

“Non solo è un thriller continuo, ma ha anche uno dei migliori cattivi cinematografici di recente memoria, un eroe in cui tutti si possono immedesimare, dialoghi che scoppiano di spirito e molti effetti speciali sorprendenti.”

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Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics.

Memoria

“Senza andare nello specifico, posso affermare che è presente una somiglianza strutturale con Il sesto senso.”

James Berardinelli

In Fight Club lo stravolgimento finale non è lo scopo finale del film ed è integrato in modo più efficace con l'intera storia. Se riesci a dedurre la cosiddetta "sorpresa" ne Il sesto senso in anticipo rispetto a quando il regista lo ha programmato, è difficile non vedere il film come una prolissa e irregolare palese manipolazione. Al contrario Fight Club possiede la profondità e l'ampiezza per padroneggiare l'attenzione dello spettatore e rispettare chi riesce a svelare il presuntuoso stravolgimento al centro della trama prima che venga esplicitamente rivelato. È anche interessante notare che questo non accade proprio alla fine, quindi, sebbene sia un aspetto importante di Fight Club, non determina il successo o il fallimento del film.
Without going into specifics, I can state that there is a structural similarity to The Sixth Sense. Here, however, the twist is not the whole point of the movie, and it is integrated more effectively into the overall story. If you figure out the so-called "surprise" in The Sixth Sense before the director wants you to, it's difficult to see that film as more than an overlong, uneven example of overt manipulation. The opposite is true of Fight Club, which possesses the depth and breadth to command the attention and respect of anyone who unveils the central conceit before it is explicitly revealed. It's also worth noting that this doesn't happen at the very end, so, while it is an important aspect of Fight Club, it does not dictate the movie's success or failure.

Senso

James Berardinelli: Frasi in inglese

“Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I learned that lesson while enduring the seemingly-endless tedium of The Doors, and was reminded of it during some of the long, drawn-out portions of JFK. However, nothing that Stone has directed — or misdirected — prepared me for the grotesque mess that is Natural Born Killers.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1509 of Natural Born Killers (1994).
One-and-a-half star reviews

“After the second Die Hard, Bruce Willis stated he would never do another. He should have stayed firm in his resolve. If quality is any indication (and it may be, with all the available blockbusters), box office returns will be disappointing this time around and, if nothing else, that will do to John McClane what dozens of assorted bad guys couldn't manage: kill him.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/d/die_hard3.html of Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995).
Two-and-a-half star reviews

“Like everything else, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) has had to change for the nineties. The venerable 007, coming off a long hiatus, has taken on his sixth face (the other five being Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton), changed his mode of transport from an Aston Martin to a BMW, and now answers to a female "M" (played dryly by Judi Dench). Bond's attitudes towards women have been modified — although not greatly. Also, there's more action in GoldenEye than in previous 007 entries — enough to keep a ninety-minute film moving at a frantic pace. Unfortunately, this movie isn't ninety-minutes long — it's one-hundred thirty, which means that fully one-quarter of GoldenEye is momentum-killing padding.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/g/goldeneye.html of GoldenEye (1995).
Three star reviews

“As vampire movies go, few are more memorable than Nosferatu, which is not only the first screen version of Dracula, but, in some ways, remains the best. Unlike many of his predecessors who dabbled in the vampire genre, Murnau was a craftsman, and the care he lavished upon this production is evident in each shot and every scene. Alongside The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, few motion pictures have had a more profound impact upon an entire genre than Nosferatu has had upon the legion of horror movies that trailed in its wake.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/n/nosferatu.html of Nosferatu (1922).
Three-and-a-half star reviews

“Today, Psycho still holds up extraordinarily well (another reason why a remake seems pointless). With the exception of Halloween, no latter-day horror/thriller has been capable of generating as many goosebumps. The black-and-white photography is perfect for the film's tone and mood — the starkness of color would have blurred the nightmarish quality. The painstaking care with which [director Alfred] Hitchcock composed every scene is evident in the quality of the final product.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=669 of Psycho (1960).
Three-and-a-half star reviews

“The only thing as bad as bad comedy is bad action. Bad Boys II has plenty of both. In fact, those two things are all it has, unless you count the small helping of bad drama. When it comes to this movie, the word "bad" initially seems highly appropriate. But Bad Boys II isn't just bad — it's a catastrophic violation of every aspect of cinema that I as a film critic hold dear. It seems to have been constructed with terms like "unwatchable" and "godawful" as its slogans. There are motion picture failures every year — the resumes of Hollywood players are littered with them. But, when something this big — a would-be blockbuster with recognizable names in the cast and crew — collapses in such a spectacular fashion, it's worth taking note. Think of how many starving children could have been fed with the money that was poured into [director] Michael Bay's latest sinkhole.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=293 of Bad Boys II (2002).
Half-star reviews

“It's rare that the sequel to a good movie lives up to expectations. Such is the case with Die Hard 2, the somewhat-muddled but still entertaining return of Bruce Willis' John McClane. Fortunately, the original Die Hard was good enough that there's room for the second installment to be enjoyable while still not matching the pace or possessing the flair of its predecessor.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/d/die_hard2.html of Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990).
Three-and-a-half star reviews

“My hope is that Casino Royale has not only re-invented James Bond, but made him relevant for the 21st century. The target audience has shifted. Although there's nothing in Casino Royale that will exclude teenagers, this 007 is aimed squarely at adults. The November release date is also perfect — the film is almost too dark and serious for the kind of lighthearted, mindless fun we associate with summer blockbusters. In recent years, I have come to each new James Bond movie with a series of ingrained expectations. For the most part, the Brosnan films met them across the board. Casino Royale defies many of them, and I couldn't be happier.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=769 of Casino Royale (2006).
Three-and-a-half star reviews

“It's not hard to understand why an accomplished director like Gus Van Sant (whose most recent success, Good Will Hunting, gave him mainstream clout) would be interested in making this film. The lure of an exact remake presents a tremendous challenge. Unfortunately, it was undoubtedly a lot more stimulating for Van Sant and his crew to make Psycho than it is for an audience to watch it. [C]uriosity is going to be one of the primary reasons why people pay money to see this movie; boredom will be the predominant result.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1423 of Psycho (1998).
One-and-a-half star reviews

“The latest chapter of the venerable slasher film saga represents the tenth movie to use the title (although only the ninth with Myers); it's a sequel to the remake but not necessarily a remake of the sequel. It is also a complete and utter abomination. The film is so bad that it may make me rethink my stance on installment #6 (The Curse of Michael Myers) as the worst entry. That one, at least by all accounts, was severely compromised as a result of distributor interference. This one represents Rob Zombie's "vision."”

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That being the case, he's blind.
Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1780 of Halloween II (2009).
Half-star reviews

“In answer to the question posed by the title, I can't in all honesty say, "This movie." But that's only because there are far too many Freddy Got Fingereds and Say It Isn't Sos out there. The fact that What's the Worst That Could Happen? is better than these movies should in no way be misconstrued as even a backhanded compliment. It's like comparing stale, moldy, rancid bread with soggy, stale, moldy, rancid bread. Both are equally probable to turn one's stomach, and, if ingested, likely to require some time spent kneeling in front of a toilet bowl.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/w/whats_worst.html of What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001).
One-and-a-half star reviews

“The Pink Panther is supposed to use humor to uplift. Instead, I departed this movie feeling depressed. Lifeless comedies can suck the energy out of a viewer, especially when they sully the image of an cinematic icon.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=810 of The Pink Panther (2006).
One-star reviews

“Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a genre is for satirizing, unless you know how to do it, there are no guarantees.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/r/robin_tights.html of Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).
Two-and-a-half star reviews

“The Phantom Menace is not a masterpiece, but it's an example of how imagination, craftsmanship, and technological bravura can fashion superior entertainment out of something that is far from flawless.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/movies/s/sw99.html of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999).
Three-and-a-half star reviews

“Imagine, if you will, the dispiriting experience of listening to an awful cover of one of your favorite songs. That's how I felt sitting through Die Another Day, the 20th official outing for [James Bond]. This is a train wreck of an action film … What's missing from this movie? Any real sense that we're watching 007 rather than a generic spy in a tuxedo.”

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Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=745 of Die Another Day (2002).
Two star reviews

“There's good news and bad news about 2 Fast 2 Furious, the moronic follow-up to The Fast and the Furious and a contender for the worst movie of 2003. The good news is that it's better, albeit marginally, than Freddy Got Fingered.”

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The bad news is that it's 15 minutes longer.
Review http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1105 of 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
Half-star reviews