Short Movie Reviews

The Boat That Rocked & Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Boat That Rocked

         Comedy. Bill Nighy & Gemma Arterton 2009

        A illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960's . Comedy rating 14.66

        Moral of the story: Choose your father wisely

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

        Drama (N) (S) (V). Jaime Pressly & Michael Des Barres 1997

        Another sexual predator. Slow at the end.

        Moral of the story: Can you trust your best friend?

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

27 Dresses & Australia

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

27 Dresses

         Comedy. Katherine Heigl & James Marsden 2008


        Girl dislikes boy. Sister steals first boy. Comedy rating 0.59

        Moral of the story: You'll learn to say no when you have a life.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Australia

        Drama (V). Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman 2008

        Complete fantasy. Much too long.

        Moral of the story: Just because it's so, doesn't make it American.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Wanted & The International

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Wanted

        Action (V). James McAvoy & James McAvoy 2008

        Fun at the assassins guild! Slow to start, almost ejected it. Long at one hour and fifty minutes.

        Moral of the story: Do you know who your father really is?

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The International

        Action (V). Clive Owen & Naomi Watts 2009

         Investigators go after a bank for arms dealing and murder.

        Moral of the story: The banks make sure they profit from your debt.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Get Smart, We Own the Night, Blood Diamond & Resident Evil: Apocalypse

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:12:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Get Smart

        Comedy (V). Steve Carell & Anne Hathaway 2008

        Max wants to be an agent. A little long at one and three quarters hours. Comedy rating 4.57

        Moral of the story: Control is not what it used to be.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

We Own the Night

        Drama (N)(S). Joaquin Phoenix & Eva Mendes 2007

        'A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.' Slow!

        Moral of the story: The main plot should start within the first half an hour.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Blood Diamond

        Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Connelly 2006

        'A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond .'

        Moral of the story: You should at least get an idea of what the movie is about before you get board with it.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

        Action (N) (V). Milla Jovovich & Oded Fehr 2004

        A multinational barricades a city, condemning many to death.

        Moral of the story: A multinational is like a steamroller.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Notorious Bettie Page & Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:49:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Notorious Bettie Page

         Biography (N). Gretchen Mol & Chris Bauer 2005

        The story of a model in the fifties. Bettie died earlier this month.

        Moral of the story: Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden. When they sinned they put cloths on.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No?

Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith

        Sci Fi (V). Ian McDiarmid & Keisha Castle-Hughes 2005

        The Jedi are destroyed. Long at just over two hours. Some good special effects.

        Moral of the story: Who is the bad guy?

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Brave One, Cleaner & Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:27:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Brave One

        Action (V). Jodie Foster & Terrence Howard 2007

        Boy dies, Girl ends up in hospital. Not too much like Clark Kent. Slow. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Love wins.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Cleaner

        Drama (V). Samuel L. Jackson & Eva Mendes 2007

        A cleaner cleans up a crime scene, then wonders. Slow to start and in other places as well.

        Moral of the story: As always, the answer is sex.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

        Sci Fi. Liam Neeson & Ewan McGregor 1999

        The Trade Federation is slowly strangling the galaxy. Which Jedi survives? Find out this and more in episode four.

        Moral of the story: There is always trouble when big business and politicians get together.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Third Man & Max Payne

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:43:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Third Man

         Classic (V). Joseph Cotten & Alida Valli 1949

        A post war murder. Slow. Long at about one hour and fourty minutes.

        Moral of the story: Be careful of the Russians.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Max Payne

        Action (V). Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis 2008

        A cop tries to solve his wife and child's murder. Dark, loud & long at one hour and fourty minutes. Unsatisfying ending.

        Moral of the story: How greedy is your best friend?

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Striking Distance & High Crimes

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:10:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Striking Distance

        Action (S) (V). Bruce Willis & Sarah Jessica Parker 1993

        Blondes keep getting killed.

        Moral of the story: It all starts with family.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

High Crimes

        Drama (V). Ashley Judd & Morgan Freeman 2002

        Military murder!

        Moral of the story: The guilty aren't always punished.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes?

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Another Stakeout, The Chamber & Guilty by Suspicion

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:13:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Another Stakeout

         Comedy? (V). Richard Dreyfuss & Rosie O'Donnell 1993

        A witness runs away. An over done explosion and some good sound! Comedy rating 1.66

        Moral of the story: You can't get away from the dog.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No

The Chamber

        Drama (V). Gene Hackman & Faye Dunaway 1996

        Boy tries to save granddad. Slow as.

        Moral of the story: Many books make bad movies.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Guilty by Suspicion

        Drama. Robert De Niro & Annette Bening 1991

        Communist witch hunts. Slow.

        Moral of the story: They are coming to get you.

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, Deceived & Addicted to Love

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:17:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

        True Story. Sam Neill & Kerry Fox 1992

        The French sink Green Piece and New Zealand. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: French island prisons are easy to get out of.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No

Deceived

        Drama (V). Goldie Hawn & John Heard 1991

        Boy meets girl, necklace is stolen. Slow in places.

        Moral of the story: Who knows what is authentic?

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Addicted to Love

        Comedy (V). Meg Ryan & Matthew Broderick 1997

        Girl leaves boy. Slow in places. Predictable. Comedy rating 1.00

        Moral of the story: Lassie knows who you love.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Someone Like You, Six Days, Seven Nights & On Deadly Ground

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:37:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Someone Like You

        Drama. Ashley Judd & Greg Kinnear 2001

        Girl gets dumped. Good sound. Long at about one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Cows are cows!

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it?Yes?

        Buy it? No

Six Days, Seven Nights

        Drama (V). Harrison Ford & Anne Heche 1998

        A couple go for a pre honeymoon. A little slow.

        Moral of the story: Harrison always finds a cave.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

On Deadly Ground

        Action (N) (V). Steven Seagal & Joan Chen 1994

        Oil wells invade Alaska. Some exaggerated explosions.

        Moral of the story: Cutting corners doesn't always save money.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

2010: The Year We Make Contact, It Came From the Sky & Under Suspicion

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:10:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

2010: The Year We Make Contact

         Classic. Roy Scheider & Helen Mirren 1984

        A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery
. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Reason? "There's no TIME to be reasonable!"

        Rating: Two yawns

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? No

It Came From the Sky

        Drama? Yasmin Bleeth & Christopher Lloyd 1999

        " This movie is a very compelling love story that is hidden underneath the stress of raising a child who has mental instability ". Strange and slow.

        Moral of the story: "You've just got to take it off. "

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Under Suspicion

        Drama (S) (V). Liam Neeson & Laura San Giacomo 1992

        A husband and a wife are killed. Long at just over one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: Beware the spouse.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Wicker Man, Steel Magnolias & Tequila Sunrise

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:49:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Wicker Man

        Drama (V). Nicolas Cage & Ellen Burstyn 2006

        A girl goes missing. Slow.

        Moral of the story: You can't trust women in packs.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? No, look for the original

Steel Magnolias

        Drama. Sally Field & Dolly Parton 1989

        I'd say it was slow, but the plot took more than an hour to take shape.

        Moral of the story: Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Tequila Sunrise

        Drama (S). Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer 1988

        The feds create a love triangle. Slow and long at nearly two hours. Comedy rating 1.05

        Moral of the story: Cat woman always gets her man.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Die Hard 4.0 & Notes on a Scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:51:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Die Hard 4.0

        Action (V). Bruce Willis & Maggie Q 2007

        John McClane ends up in the middle of it again. Suspend all logic. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: Shouldn't we call for backup or something?

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it?Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Notes on a Scandal

        Drama ( V ). Judi Dench Tom & Georgeson 2006

        Stalked by a school teacher.

        Moral of the story: Little towers of testosterone. You'll soon get used to them.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Reign Over Me & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:07:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Reign Over Me

        Drama? Adam Sandler & Liv Tyler 2007

        Fellow runs into an old friend.

        Moral of the story: Either I am wrong or the critics are.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? No

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

         Fantasy ( V ). Harrison Ford & Cate Blanchett 2008

        The Russians want to control everyone.

        Moral of the story: The aliens are in control.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Poison Ivy 2, The Black Hole & Smokey and the Bandit

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:58:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Poison Ivy 2

        Drama (N) (S) (V). Alyssa Milano & Johnathon Schaech 1996

        New student joins art school. Slow.

        Moral of the story: Is sex art?

        Rating: Average

        Rent it?No

        Buy it? Yes

The Black Hole

        Sci Fi. Kristy Swanson & Judd Nelson 2006

        A black hole swallows the Earth. Standard slow low grade disaster movie.

        Moral of the story: The military have better scientists than the academics.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Smokey and the Bandit

        Classic . Burt Reynolds & Sally Field 1977

        How to get beer out of Texas in twenty easy lessons. Comedy rating 16.25

        Moral of the story: Always take your basset hound with you.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Poison Ivy, Attack Force & The Dam Busters

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:20:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Poison Ivy

        Drama (S) (V). Drew Barrymore & Tom Skerritt 1992

        Poor girl moves into a rich house.

        Moral of the story: Dicks are easily lead.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Attack Force

        Action (V). Steven Seagal & Lisa Lovbrand 2006

        Steven's employer turns on him.

        Moral of the story: Sometimes dubbing makes the plot meaningless.

        Rating: Quite average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Dam Busters

        Classic. Michael Redgrave & Ursula Jeans 1955

        The story of how the German dams were broken. A little slow.

        Moral of the story: It's who you know that makes the difference.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Hitcher, Broken Flowers, The Devil wears Prada & The Wild Geese

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:26:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Hitcher

        Drama (V). C. Thomas Howell & Jennifer Jason Leigh 1986

        A young man picks up a hitchhiker.

        Moral of the story: Strangers aren't always what they appear.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Broken Flowers

        Drama (N). Bill Murray & Julie Delpy 2005

        Bill receives a letter from an old lover. Very slow.

        Moral of the story: A movie should actually have an ending.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Devil wears Prada

        Drama . Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci 2006

        Young writer seeks job in publishing house. Very watchable, but very little plot.

        Moral of the story: Fashion, like business, is all facade and double dealing.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

The Wild Geese

        Classic (V) . Richard Burton & Roger Moore 1978

         Mercenaries plan to free a national leader. Some good photography.

        Moral of the story: You can never trust a banker.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Ocean's Thirteen, Pulse & Shooter

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:21:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Ocean's Thirteen

        Drama (V). Brad Pitt & George Clooney 2007

        " Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist ".

        Moral of the story: Thirteen was originally a lucky number, I guess it doesn't hold for movies.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Pulse

        Drama (V). Kristen Bell & Ian Somerhalder 2006

        " A hacker accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal ".

        Moral of the story: There has to be a hook and the hook has to be in the first scene. However here they chose for the first scene to be absolutely meaningless.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

Shooter

        Drama (V). Mark Wahlberg & Kate Mara 2007

        Government uses sniper, later rich guys abuse sniper. Good sound. Good special effects.

        Moral of the story: " You don't understand, they killed my dog. "

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

A Cinderella Story, Shooters & The Contract

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

A Cinderella Story

         Comedy? Hilary Duff & Chad Michael Murray 2004

        Cinderella with IM. Slow to start and long at one hour 35 minutes.

        Moral of the story: Sometimes the title says it all.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

Shooters

        Drama. Adrian Dunbar & Andrew Howard 2002

        He got out of gaol and he wanted to go straight. His friend didn't give him a chance.

        Moral of the story: Some movie plots are so good that no viewer can describe them.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Contract

        Drama (V). Morgan Freeman & John Cusack 2006

        Goodie leads a captured badie out of the wilderness. Good sound. A good crash. A little predictable. Long at one and a half hours.

        Moral of the story: One government paid mercenary is better than four.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Blind Date & Just Like Heaven

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:47:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Blind Date

         Comedy. Kim Basinger & Bruce Willis 1987

        Bruce needs a date for a business dinner. Slow to start. Comedy rating 6.33

        Moral of the story: Don't bare your bum to Rambo.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

Just Like Heaven

        Comedy. Reese Witherspoon & Mark Ruffalo 2005

        Reese has a fight with a semi. Slow towards the end. Comedy rating 1.27

        Moral of the story: The kiss will do it every time.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

The Alibi, The Wrong Man & The Sentinel

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:46:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

The Alibi

         Comedy. Jerry O'Connell & Deborah Kara Unger 2006

        A man runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands.

        Moral of the story: Emotionless movies don't work.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Wrong Man

        Drama (V). Josh Hartnett & Lucy Liu 2006

        Mistaken identity in a gang war.

        Moral of the story: No matter how many good actors are thrown into a movie, it don't always work.

        Rating: Ejected it

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Sentinel

        Drama (V). Michael Douglas & Kim Basinger 2006

        A plot to kill the president. Slow to start.

        Moral of the story: There's always a dick behind the problem.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

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Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Man About Town & Deja Vu

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:25:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Man About Town

Drama. Ben Affleck & Rebecca Romijn 2006

Wife has an affair with husband's client.

Moral of the story: Even John Cleese can't save some movies.

Rating: Ejected it

Rent it? No

Buy it? No

Deja Vu

Sci Fi (V). Denzel Washington & Paula Patton 2006

Denzel tries to stop a ferry exploding.

Moral of the story: The feral government is not the only agency revising history.

Rating: Eye popper

Rent it? Yes

Buy it? No

. . . . . . .

(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

. . . . . .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Rumour Has It... & Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:05:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Rumour Has It...

         Comedy. Jennifer Aniston & Kevin Costner 2006

        Girl goes looking for her possible father. Comedy Rating 2.81

        Moral of the story: Girls in the same family often like the same thing.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes?

        Buy it? No

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

        Fantasy (V). Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson 2007

        The Minister of Magic begins to behave like Howard. Comedy Rating 1.44

        Moral of the story: Good can triumph over government.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest & The Family Stone

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Halliday) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:55:00 +0000

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

        Action (V) . Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley 2006

        The company stops the wedding and gaols the bride and groom. Comedy Rating 1.5

        Moral of the story: Multinationals have always wanted it all.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

The Family Stone

        Drama. Claire Danes & Dermot Mulroney 2005

        Girl meets boy's family at xmas. Comedy Rating 1.46

        Moral of the story: Some movies are just pointless.

        Rating: Three yawns

        Rent it? No

        Buy it? No

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(N) Nudity, (S) Sex scenes, (V) Violence

The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

Ratings in descending order:

Eye popper

Entertaining

Average

Quite average

One yawn

Two yawns

Three yawns

Ejected it

The video review repository is at http://videorev.blogspot.com/

And the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShortMovieReviews

.       .        .        .        .        .

Stephen's Snaps
http://photo.ebearweb.net/

Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney.

Updated regularly.