Epinions Recent Reviews for mvie mu-1103281

mvie mu-1103281: Steven Soderbergh's Haunting Tale of Drugs & The War on Drugs

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:16:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - The war on drugs has been a costly battle with the government spending loads of money fighting against drug dealers and crime lords. Yet, the drug wars have shown that not much progress had happened once it arrived into the 21st Century. Films about...

mvie mu-1103281: Yup, "The War on Drugs" is a joke (but a great story!)

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:19:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chad9976 - WHAT IT'S ABOUT: A top judge from Ohio, is selected to be the new head of the DEA and learns the ropes of America's war on drugs while at the same time having to deal with the fact his own daughter is an addict. Several other subplots intertwine with...

mvie mu-1103281: Stop the Traffic (Review #500... yay)

Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:13:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author updateghost - Traffic was released in 2000 and garnered several awards. Kids like me had fathers who said, "You wouldn't like it," so I decided to skip out. I was in eighth grade in 2000, so perhaps my father was right... but now the film certainly holds a...

mvie mu-1103281: Caught in "Traffic"

Wed, 11 Jun 2003 00:56:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cchapa - Traffic tells the story of the drug-trafficking war the United States has with Mexico. Directed by...

mvie mu-1103281: Traffic in a jam

Wed, 4 Jun 2003 06:22:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ninelives353 - "Traffic" cleaned up at the Oscars, winning Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing. Director, Steven Soderbergh is not exactly a newcomer, his previous credits are 1989’s controversial "Sex, Lies and Videotape" and...

mvie mu-1103281: Traffic: The Real "Smuggler's Blues"

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:07:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AliventiAsylum - There's trouble on the streets tonight, I can feel it in my bones. I had a premonition, That he should not go alone. I knew the gun was loaded, But I didn't think he'd kill. Everything exploded, And the blood began to spill. My first...

mvie mu-1103281: The Drug Trade Casts a Large Web in Traffic

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:56:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Steven Soderbergh had a pretty good year in 2000. He directed both Erin Brockovich and Traffic, and both films got nominated for Oscars -- Soderbergh himself got nominated as best director for both films, something that hasn’t happened since about...

mvie mu-1103281: My daughter is an honor student and junkie at...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:38:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BrianKoller - One of the most acclaimed films of the year 2000, Traffic nearly lives up to its hype due to its compelling characters. Well written and directed, with solid continuity, Traffic is fascinating despite a few dubious plot resolutions.
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mvie mu-1103281: The Eloquent Argument Against the Drug Trade

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:50:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wlswarts - It's hard to make a good drug movie; if a film advocates drugs, it usually illustrates it poorly, using specious reasoning for the legalization of drugs and if a film speaks out against drugs, it's viewed as conservative, out of touch or a ridiculous...

mvie mu-1103281: Traffic Jam On A Four Lane Highway

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 09:53:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mfunk75 - "Traffic" is an overlong, unnecessarily complicated movie that thinks it has something new to say about the ‘war on drugs’, but doesn’t. Those who criticize the Nancy Reagan “Just say no” mantra in favour of movies like this -- that ask a lot of stylish...

mvie mu-1103281: Intriguing Style

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:09:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author celebgirl - The idea of using vignettes to compose a movie is not a new one. If These Walls Could Talk is a good example of how the concept has been used before. But the writers of Traffic took it a step further by entwining the stories to produce a powerful...

mvie mu-1103281: I would rather stand in TRAFFIC, than watch this movie again!!

Thu, 23 May 2002 15:04:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kld718 - Yippee...review number 200!! Aren't you so excited to be reading another review on this movie?

I don't even know where to start with this movie. I just didn't like it at all and was quite surprised at this because it came so highly...

mvie mu-1103281: Did I see the same movie as everyone else?

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:38:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mgs333 - Whenever I hear good things about something, like a movie, I usually begin to expect so much that I'm almost inevitably disappointed once I see it.

So these days, no matter how good a movie everyone else says it is, I approach it with a sense...

mvie mu-1103281: Taking a hit at the drug trade: Steven Soderbergh's Traffic

Sun, 6 Jan 2002 16:00:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gun_shy - I saw this first in theaters when it was first released, and wasn't impressed. But, that was my problem. Theaters tend to aid my boredom so a slow paced film will put me right to sleep. I overcame that, though, in the spirit of loving Steven Soderbergh's...

mvie mu-1103281: The war on our children

Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:46:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Steven Soderbergh is not afraid. He isn't afraid of the things that make other Hollywood directors cringe, and shake. He isn't afraid to make a film with over one hundred speaking parts. He isn't afraid to make a film that has one third of its dialogue...

mvie mu-1103281: The Long War

Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:48:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Tallgent - I thought Traffic was great. Wonderful entertainment and thought provoking, but nothing more.

Then I saw a special Niteline done about a week after the film came out. What struck me about the show was DEA officials verifying to Ted Koppel...

mvie mu-1103281: Portrait of a Vile Industry

Sat, 13 Oct 2001 02:24:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jphalt - The year 2000 was a truly great one for director Steven Soderbergh. He released two films, both very different in tone and style, and walked away with multiple awards for both of them. The first, early in the year, was an expertly-crafted fact-based...

mvie mu-1103281: Ummm......ok. That was interesting!

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:50:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pj_the_pug - That was about my reaction too when finishing this film. I don't know whether I was #1 weirded out or #2 intrigued or #3 BOTH!

This is a very far cry from the commercially successful "Erin Brokovich" (which Steven Soderbergh also directed)...

mvie mu-1103281: Stuck in Traffic and Running out of gas

Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:51:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - Aside from the larger hat size for Steven Soderbergh, what did this film accomplish? The feeling it left me with is one I encounter in rush hour driving in any big city, when the cars all around you are stopped dead, it is 100 degrees in the shade, you...

mvie mu-1103281: The non-artsy review of Traffic

Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:20:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author k1j2g3 - I had heard all the rave reviews for Traffic and the fact that many thought it had Oscar written all over it. Soderbergh was touted as a genius. Benicio del Toro stepped into the limelight and now gets decidedly more money per picture than he did...

mvie mu-1103281: Traffic gives Drug trade a bad name

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:46:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hroeder - This review is based on the DVD edition. And I'll start out by saying I live in Cincinnati. As I look out my office window I see some of the streets that were filmed here. I recognize the houses and the stores.

First let's talk about color...

mvie mu-1103281: The Critics Love It, But It's Still Great!

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:28:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanta07 -

I tend to shy away from films that get a ton of accolades from critics; for one reason or another, my tastes are obviously very different from your average critic. If a film gets four stars and a huge amount of gushing from the critics, I will not...

mvie mu-1103281: Worth Seeing 10 times

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:42:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BeastieGirl - I liked this movie. It was good. You should see it. Here’s why.

We’ll start with the acting, which was actually the least convincing aspect as to why this film is brilliant. Michael Douglas plays the perfect Scotch drinking, unaware parent...

mvie mu-1103281: The only 'Traffic' anyone could ever like...

Fri, 3 Aug 2001 02:56:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yellowbug465 - Dearest audience,

A writer is only as valuable as his audience, for is it not the reader that decides the worth of the writer's words? That is why I, as a nouveau-quasi writer, would like to say thank you to each of you for taking your...

mvie mu-1103281: Too Much Traffic causes Accidents

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 14:12:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Dalesanya - I have to say, I didn't enjoy Traffic that much. I was looking forward to seeing it after hearing so many good things, and when I finally had opportunity to watch the video, I was glad that I didn't spend $12 at the theatre.

I admit that the...