Monthly Archives: March 2002

Death to Smoochy

Posted on March 29, 2002

Having cried my eyes out over not being able to see Robin Williams in person, we decided to check out Death to Smoochy as a substitute. And what a grand substitute it is! Williams is blast-off superb here and Edward … Continue reading →

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Showtime

Posted on March 24, 2002

Analyze This was sort of funny. Meet the Parents, how that was successful, much less worthy of a sequel, is beyond me. (Okay, I know the only care about the grosses and that’s why there’ll be a sequel.) But in … Continue reading →

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Blade II

Posted on March 22, 2002

Wesley’s back and bad as ever in Blade II (2002). Kristofferson’s back too as sidekick/mentor Whistler. This sequel is nastier, bloodier, and more violent than the original. Some of the imagery is so disturbing that I wouldn’t go to see … Continue reading →

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Ice Age

Posted on March 19, 2002

The latest digital animation extravaganza, Ice Age, is entertaining, funny, and surprisingly lightweight. Two complete misfits and a bad guy with a melted heart attempt to return a baby human boy to his father as winter falls, all the other … Continue reading →

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Moonraker

Posted on March 17, 2002

Roger Moore plays Bond for the fourth time (out of seven) in 1979′s amiable, enjoyable Moonraker. 007 faces off against megalomaniac (aren’t they all?) aerospace industrialist Hugo Drax in a French estate transplanted into desert California, Venice, Rio de Janiero, … Continue reading →

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Rock Star

Posted on March 16, 2002

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Mark Wahlberg dreamed of being a Rock Star. He did have one hit, of course, but his music career never matched his brother’s. Now the shoe’s on the other foot … Continue reading →

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The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted on March 9, 2002

Finding ourselves free this afternoon, we took advantage of the matinee prices to see the latest big screen version of Alexander Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo; IMDB lists at least six previous films with this title. Jim Caviezel, Guy … Continue reading →

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Posted on March 9, 2002

To some, this is the ultimate James Bond film but to others a complete throwaway. I tend more to the former view. Australian actor George Lazenby makes his only appearance as 007 after a less than ecstatic public reaction to … Continue reading →

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