Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 23)

Apparently the understudy had to go because of her throat; I suppose someone threatened to cut it.

(1865-1940) English actress
Acting Entertainment Insults Reviews/Criticism

Assassins!

(1867 – 1957) Italian conductor
Music Reviews/Criticism

I have seen all of Hilary Duff’s movies, a fact I keep in reserve when people at parties tell me they’d love to do my job.

Irish film critic
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Caligula is sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash. If it is not the worst film I have ever seen, that makes it all the more shameful.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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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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It would kill a cat and turn rocks into scrambled eggs.

(1913 – 1975) American actor
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My poor brain hung in there for as long as it could, but it lost its grip during the giant chicken attack and I haven’t seen it since.

writer, editor & film reviewer
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In order to fully realize how bad a popular play can be, it is necessary to see it twice.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
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Not to be missed — but to have stones thrown at it from point blank range.

(1926 – 2009) Irish dramatist, television writer & essayist
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Leave it to Hollywood to take a bad idea and make it terrible.

film critic
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Hard to tell whether somebody wanted to make a pretentious allegory and threw in a naked Melanie Griffith to help market it, or just wanted to market a naked Melanie Griffith and threw in a pretentious allegory as justification.

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Barbra’s only spontaneous moment in Prince of Tides comes when Nick tosses her a football and she screams “My nails!”

(Paul Rudnick) (1957 – ) Satiric film critic & author
Acting Reviews/Criticism

He has a splendid repertoire of 500 words; why does he insist on using only 150?

(1915 – 2002) Israeli diplomat & politician
Communication Language Reviews/Criticism

Don't look now, Tallulah, but your show is slipping.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor
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The best thing about Chill Factor is that it’s over fast.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
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This is either bad writing, bad direction, bad acting or a combination of the three.

film critic
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It seems like the career of M. Night Shyamalan has gotten to the point where “it’s not embarrassing” is high compliment.

(movie reviews at themovieguys.net)
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A buxom temptress… more impressive in silhouette than in action.

(1927 – 1980) English theatre critic & writer
Acting Reviews/Criticism

By trying to convince us that we’re having a good time even as it pounds us senseless, Speed Racer moves beyond mediocrity and into the realm of active irritant.

writer, editor & film reviewer
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It defines boredom by mostly being boring about it.

movie writer, reviewer & columnist
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Although I can accept talking scarecrows, lions and great wizards of emerald cities, I find it hard to believe there is no paperwork involved when your house lands on a witch.

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