Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 17)

The dialogue was it’s only strong area, but liking the film because of that would be akin to thinking a park bench a good snack because someone spilled your favorite espresso on it.

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… as fascinating as chewing styrofoam – with the occasional firecracker jammed in to make you chew faster.

film critic
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If I’d had anything to do with it, I’d be wearing a balaclava and writing under an assumed name.

British broadcaster, writer & film critic
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This poem will not reach its destination.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist
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As I watched Pacific Rim I could literally feel myself shedding IQ points the way Kate Hudson sheds a big lunch in the bathroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

American film critic
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Anybody who refers to this film as “brilliant” is a moron.

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The Good, The Bad and the Elderly

musician & film reviewer
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Parents: If you encounter teenagers who say they liked this movie, do not let them date your children.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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I smile so seldom that I wonder at Arlene Francis, who smiles persistently… like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, once she turns it on can she turn it off?

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
People Reviews/Criticism

The director, whose name is Pitof, was probably issued with two names at birth and would be wise to use the other one on his next project.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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My guess is that African Americans will be offended by the movie, and whites will be embarrassed. The movie will bring us all together, I imagine, in paralyzing boredom.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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Turn with caution!

musician & film reviewer
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Mr. [Channing] Tatum… gives Keanu Reeves serious competition – defining numerous shades of blank of which I had been thus far unaware.

film critic
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This film sucks on a level I can scarcely describe.

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

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If you really want to help the American theater darling, be an audience.

(1903 – 1968) movie actress
Acting Insults Reviews/Criticism

It doesn’t suck. Please take a moment to pick your jaw up off the floor and we’ll continue.

writer, editor & film reviewer
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Love is a douche commercial.

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If I had wanted to watch two hours of “VH-1,” guess what? … I would have stayed home and done that… for free.

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Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

(1852 – 1933) author, educator & clergyman
Music Reviews/Criticism

Think of Cowboys & Aliens as the wet spot on your mattress after a night of questionable passion. Everyone knows who made the wet spot, but no one wants to own up to it.

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