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The Amateur (1981)
What a waste!
Those who gave this film 5 and above are being kind. Up until the assassination of the hostage, there was promise. Then John Savage entered the plot. Has there ever been a John Savage movie that was any good? Completely unbelievable plot and curiously non-suspenseful. By the way, there are no goofs listed, but check out the scene where our hero is in the store. He is holding a can of something and a newspaper until he sees the magazines. Then his items disappear. Arthur Hill is not a convincing CIA boss; he is too fatherly looking and sounding. Time has not been kind to the print, either. It is very grainy and old-looking, even for an 80s film.
City by the Sea (2002)
Just pitiful...
I just got back from this movie and I had to let people know...this is the worst film I have seen in a long time. The "acting" (if you can call it that), especially by DeNiro and McDormand is flat. The dialog is such a joke that the audience broke into laughter at one of most "dramatic" moments (during the scene in DeNiro's apartment with his new-found grandchild), DeNiro plays his character as one who seemingly has the intelligence of cotton ball. I could go on, but this movie doesn't deserve that much time. If ever there was a case for a refund at a theater, "City by the Sea" would be on the top of the evidence list.
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
What a disappointment!
I can not recall a more disappointing sequel. The jokes are stale and unfunny. The best part of the original was Austin's anachronism. That aspect is totally gone. This series should be allowed to fade away peacefully.
Wo hu cang long (2000)
This is a GOOD film???
I can't, for the life of me, understand all the praise for this ridiculous, poorly-acted movie. There is absolutely no way to care about these flat, emotionless characters. The "special effects" were done better in "Peter Pan." Any comparison to "The Matrix" is just plain wrong. This is another case of an over-rated foreign movie. Very disappointing.
American Pie 2 (2001)
Ho hum!
Nothing new here. The characters seemed even more juvenile in college than they did in high school and that translates to pathetic losers. This film was way too predictable (possibly from over-exposure on TV) and grating. A truly disappointing follow-up to a funny film.