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Reader Reviews: August 21st-27th 2004

By Garth Franklin Saturday August 28th 2004 03:03PM

Anacondas "The luckiest straight-to-video production ever, "Anacondas" actually does contain some mild fun in between the terrible writing and cheap production values. However, the biggest problem comes in the form of the title snake, which isn't even in the film very much. What's the point of an "Anaconda" film without the snake mayhem?..." (full review)

"'Anacondas' is one of the more painful movie going experiences of the year. As has been the trend with bad movies this summer, the film alternates between being needlessly frenzied and intolerably boring..." (full review)

"The bottom line, it's not a good film at all, and I would not suggest paying full price to see it. The only way that you can truly enjoy it is if you create a drinking game for it. Every time Johnny Messner's shirt appears to get tighter take a shot. Every time Marcel the Monkey is onscreen, take 2 shots. Every time KaDee Strickland loses her southern accent take 3 shots. And when you see Salli Richardson re-enact that annoying Verizon promo with the guy that says "Can You Hear Me Now?" down the whole bottle..." (full review)

Criminal "Con artist caper movies are a dime a dozen, but in the modern day cinema they still manage to stay fresh while keeping us guessing. Based on the 2000 Argentine film Nueve reinas, Criminal is this year's cinematic con job brought to us courtesy of Danny Ocean and his puppeteer. A Soderbergh and Clooney produced con artist flick with John C. Reilly; it has to be good. Right? Sure it is, but it could have been so much better..." (full review)

Suspect Zero "An interesting movie that I feel will be misinterpreted by many individuals who see it. The film is very simple and the characters are what drive the piece. The camera work is very Hitchcock basic with some camera tricks that are meant to parallel between characters and their experiences..." (full review)

""Suspect Zero" is a first class ticket to dullsville. A bone-dry thriller without any thrills, the plot, which pits a serial killer against other serial killers, is almost too ludicrous for words, and features a director who could care less about it..." (full review)

Mr 3000 "The movie is extremely cliche' in the sense of a sports drama/comedy. It has everything you'd expect, the fun exciting opening, the crash moments, the desperation scene, the crazy characters, the team gets together and then the triumph. But here's the catch, you can take any of those cliche' moments and twist them around a tad so you don't know exactly what's going to happen- making it fresh and new to the average viewer..." (full review).

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