Epinions Recent Reviews for mculp

Good music--lame plot

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:47:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - Okay, if you like Rogers and Hammerstein's musicals you will like this movie. However, be prepared to be less than impressed with the rest of the movie.

We've all heard some of the songs. "Some Enchanted Evening" has been recycled...

I could have danced all night...

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:40:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - In case you don't know (what planet are you from?) this is the story of a professor who boasted he could teach a flower girl how to speak English so well that he could pass her off as a Duchess at the embassy ball. A friend of his made the bet and the...

"Working" is a stretch...

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:42:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This movie was amusing but entirely unrealistic. Sort of along the lines of Michael J. Fox in, "The Secret of My Success".

Melanie Griffith plays an administrative assistant (secretary) who creates a false identity and deceives her...

It's a Wonderful Life Revisited

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:29:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This was a very sweet movie about a "good" guy and a "good" girl.

Nicholas Cage (who seems a much better fit in romantic comedies than action adventure flicks) plays the New York cop who only wants to do his job and help...

Don't drink the water!!

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:30:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I think John Travolta is at his best in movies like this; ones that challenge him to play both the good and the bad, the shallow and the deep. He did an excellent job portraying the rich, selfish ambulance-chasing attorney who, unintentionally, found...

Forced to admit...

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:55:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - Ben Affleck was realistically cute in this movie as the responsible, reliable, overly-controlled bride-groom-to-be. He refused to admit any apprehension about his upcoming wedding, but they made it clear from the beginning that he was simply...

Comedy - NO, Satire - YES

Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:00:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I didn't particularly enjoy this movie. I had expected a comedy. You know, something funny. This movie was not so much funny as it was disturbing.

However, I cannot completely disregard the artistic merit this movie has as a satire, parody,...

Cute as can be

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 16:14:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This is a really great movie, perfect for kids! Most so-called kids movies these days are full of bad-language, violence and unhealthy themes. In contrast, Andre is simply charming. It's so good even adults will love it.

This movie portrays...

Out-Standing!

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:35:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This is a wonderfully suspenseful movie about a deadly virus which was accidentally set loose in America.

The premise behind this movie is supposed to be the creation of the Aids virus. There have been many rumors that the Aids virus was...

A free make-over...of a different kind

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 19:13:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I loved it. The soundtrack is great, but, more than that, the story is genuinely touching in every way. I have never been a big fan of Sandra Bullock but this movie completely changed my mind about her.

This movie would probably find it's...

Not to be missed!

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:50:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This movie always has a way of putting things in perspective for me. It reminds me that, whatever may be going wrong in my life, I am infinitely blessed just to be living in the U.S.A.!

I am a single mom with 2 children. I can only imagine...

Play it again...and again!

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:33:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I resisted watching this movie for a long time. It just seemed like it couldn't possibly be that great...just another old movie. W-R-O-N-G !

It instantly became a beloved favorite. I had to buy the tape and I've watched it at least a few...

No good deed is ever truly forgotten

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 17:05:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This has to be one of the best movies of all time.

No doubt everybody has wondered at some point..."What am I doing here? Why was I born?" And everybody has sometimes felt that perhaps the world might be a little better off...

Is murder funny?

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:58:17 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - In many ways this was a pretty cute movie. They did a good job portraying the small frustrations of life and the little unpleasant quirks of people we meet every day.

It is also possible to imagine how some people might, on a bad day, be...

A Different Kind of Love Story

Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:25:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This was a really good dramatic movie for our time, very touching and realistic. It presented some new ideas to those of us who are not familiar with blindness and the effect it has on people's lives.

I think it did a great job helping people...

Destined to be a Classic

Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:03:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This is one of the best animated movies I have ever seen.

The music is wonderful, the story and acting are very well done. It is entertaining for children as well as adults.

It is one of the few movies I suggest to my kids when...

It's About Time!

Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:52:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - It's about time children's movies recognized a strong female character. Unlike the traditional heroine who waits around to be saved by the hero...Pocahantas takes action and saves HIM.

This movie grew on me. I did not like it as much the...

What if their is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today!?!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:23:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This movie presents Bill Murray at his best in the role of Phil, the weatherman. Initially he is a cynical and self-centered man. Then he becomes somehow trapped in a mysterious time-warp in which every day is Groundhog day and an exact repeat of the...

Cute Comedy

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:12:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - Not a deep movie but an enjoyable one. Kirstie Allie and Tim Allen make a pleasant pair as a divorcing couple forced to hide out with the Amish to escape the IRS.

The story-line is entirely predictable but that does not detract from it's...

Love and Revenge - Can't Beat That!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:01:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I loved this movie. I've seen it several times. (It's probably more appealing to women than men.)

We all have the occasional fantasy of turning the tables on someone who didn't appreciate how wonderful we are. In this movie Meg Ryan's...

Dustin is Delightful

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:28:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This was an excellent movie, primarily due to Dustin Hoffman.

The plot had an almost eerie parallel to recent events in Washington, D.C. Amazingly, the movie was made before those events took place. This movie got lucky by being the right...

Truly Great Show

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:12:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I love the concept of this movie. And it's extremely well done.

I think everyone occasionally has the paranoid thought, "What if none of the things I am seeing really exist?" This movie takes that thought and runs with it.
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Kids Movies Have Come a LONG Way!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:44:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This is a beautiful animated masterpiece. One of the best children's movies I have ever seen. My daughters watch it over and over and it is one of the few kid's movies I can endure to have repeated that many times.

The soundtrack is...

All Time Classic

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:33:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - This is a wonderful romance. The soundtrack is beautiful. Jane Seymour is the perfect romantic heroine and Christopher Reeve is endearing. Even Christopher Plummer carries off his role as sinister villain well.

This is a classic romantic...

Phenomenal Movie!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:10:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mculp - I loved this movie!

John Travolta played the role of a small town mechanic (George O'Malley) who was suddenly transformed into a mystical genius. He is torn between wonder at his new abilities and discomfort because of the way people change...