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  • Crocodile Dundee 1986

    ★★★★ Watched 17 May, 2013

    For some reason I expected Crocodile Dundee to be much more of a straight-up laugh riot. Rather, it's a quaint little fish-out-of-water story turned romantic comedy. Paul Hogan is far more likable than he is funny, which means that I enjoyed the film while not honestly finding it all that funny. I'm a little surprised that it garnered a sequel, but I guess it was somewhat of a hit at the time and remains fondly remembered which is why I knew the "That's not a knife, *this* is a knife" quote even though I'd never seen it before.

  • Star Trek Into Darkness 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 17 May, 2013 3

    I didn't full-on love Star Trek: Into Darkness as much as I did the previous film, but it's still a damned good action adventure film. If I had to point to any "major" problems, I'm not really sure there are many. The twist with the villain's blood at the end was convenient, but so was the Red Matter in the first film. The plot was a bit jam-packed and convoluted, but these big budget, action packed, sci-fi/fantasy franchise films usually…

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  • Death Wish 1974

    ★★★ Watched 27 Jan, 2008

    After his wife is beaten to death and his daughter is orally raped to the brink of insanity by Jeff Goldblum, New York City architect Charles Bronson takes to the streets to put a stop to violent crime in his neighborhood, armed only with a revolver and his mustache. That's essentially the entire plot. Bronson, whose character used to be a fairly passive individual, grows a profound, yet misguided set of balls as soon as he finds himself with a…

  • The Ladykillers 2004

    ★★★★ Watched 20 Feb, 2008

    In an effort to watch every movie in the Coen brothers' catalogue, I had to endure a few which I had no real interest in seeing. One such film was The Ladykillers, but thanks to my own stubborn obedience to my role as a completist, I'm happy to say that I was quite pleased with this movie. The situations are ridiculous, the characters are cartoonish, and the entire charade could be best described as "tongue in cheek", but if you're…