Subject: Reviews/Criticism

Reviews/Criticism:

Biting reviews and criticism of film, theater, television, music, books etc.


I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions – the curtain was up.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

You know when sometimes a film catches fire inside a projector? If it happened with this one, I suspect the audience might cheer.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter

Which is he playing now?

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

“This sucks on so many levels.” — Dialogue from Jason X. Rare for a movie to so frankly describe itself. Jason X sucks on the levels of storytelling, character development, suspense, special effects, originality, punctuation, neatness and aptness of thought.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter

The movie’s just such a pain in the ass.

American movie critic

Boat Trip arrives preceded by publicity saying many homosexuals have been outraged by the film. Now that it's in theaters, everybody else has a chance to join them. Not that the film is outrageous. That would be asking too much. It is dim-witted, unfunny, too shallow to be offensive…

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter

Blamelessness runs riot though the six hundred pages.

(1937 – ) British historian

His pictures seem to resemble not pictures but a sample book of patterns of linoleum.

(1890 – 1954) British critic

Oh come on. Like you couldn’t smell this turkey rotting from miles away.

writer, editor & film reviewer

“House Beautiful” is the play lousy.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

The entire film seems to consist of three thoughts, cycled ad nauseum: Don’t leave me. I can’t live without you. Make me a vampire.

film critic

More dreadful than dangerous.

musician & film reviewer

When you’ve seen all of Ionesco’s plays… you’ve seen one of them.

(1927 – 1980) English theatre critic & writer

Leave it to Hollywood to take a bad idea and make it terrible.

film critic

Then Gil and Noel sung a charming duet of “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better”. They were both wrong.

(1955 – ) American actor, comedian, producer, director & singer

It’s truly rare that you see this level of insightful childhood psychoanalysis in a film about a basketball-playing dog.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)

If Planes were a reasonably priced download, you'd gladly use it to sedate your kids during a long car ride.

journalist & film critic

This is either bad writing, bad direction, bad acting or a combination of the three.

film critic

If you hear a door slam in the theater, you'll know that Elvis has left the building – in disgust.

American film critic

There’s not a scene… that isn’t awful.

American writer & film critic

Speaking of things that'll make your head explode, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story finally made it to the drive-in.

(John Bloom) (1953 – ) American film critic, writer & actor