grim_angel Reviews

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

A confused mess from people who should've known better.

[2/10 · 8 February 2000]

I must confess that I love the work of Peter Sellers and admire most of Stanley Kubrik's library, but what the heck were they thinking? Satire works if it's funny; this movie is simply boring. The entire time I spent watching this film I wondered why I had anticipated it so much.

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Welcome to the most overrated film in history.

[3/10 · 8 February 2000]

I have yet to figure out the allure of this film. A whining girl falls in lust, watches a whole lot of other people much worse off than herself for a while, whines some more, goes home and vows to make her own life better rather than helping others. There, I just saved three plus hours of your life. Go help a homeless stranger, since you now have the time.

American Playhouse: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983) Season Unknown, Episode Unknown

Many people are much too harsh on this delightful fantasy.

[10/10 · 20 November 1999]

Raul Julia died much too early, and without his well deserved Oscar. Perhaps this wasn't his best effort, but it was far from a bad movie. Just because a film appears on Mystery Science Theater doesn't make it a bad movie. The writing was entertaining and thought provoking while the plot twists were intelligent and unexpected. The melding of "Rick's" into the tapestry of a fantasy landscape was thoroughly enjoyable.