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The Incredible Mr. Limpet

starring: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating
directed by: Arthur Lubin

December 03, 1994
This is almost 100% animated (except for beginning and ending wrappers of real film) but Barney's (ok, Mr. Limpet but you KNOW you think of him as Barney) voice and character comes through. The reason it doesn't deserve 4 stars, even from a die-hard Barney fan like me, is the animation but it's the only way this could have been done. It's enjoyable but the least of the post-Any Don Knotts movies.

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Grandview, U.S.A.

starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue, Jennifer Jason Leigh
directed by: Randal Kleiser

September 01, 1998
This is almost 100% animated (except for beginning and ending wrappers of real film) but Barney's (ok, Mr. Limpet but you KNOW you think of him as Barney) voice and character comes through. The reason it doesn't deserve 4 stars, even from a die-hard Barney fan like me, is the animation but it's the only way this could have been done. It's enjoyable but the least of the post-Any Don Knotts movies.

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Summer Lovers

starring: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen, Barbara Rush, Carole Cook
directed by: Randal Kleiser

April 28, 1998
A mindnumbingly bad movie.

The only thing that kept me watching was seeing if, at any time, a PLOT would actually develop.

But there was no plot.

Three ugly people hanging out, acting like idiots.

What a terrible, terrible movie.

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Sixteen Candles

starring: Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe
directed by: John Hughes

May 16, 2000
Revolutionary in its time, now it plays just as well; however you spend a lot of time thinking about this is where it all started. We all have our favorite parts and people. What is that at the fountain? No it can't be, Joan Cusack? And this is the last time you will see Jamie Gertz on the bench.

You will have to watch it several times to take it all in.
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It is a double due for Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald). It is her birthday and the school dance. Tomorrow her sister is getting married. So Grand Parents are converging with their grandparent quirks.

Turns out hat Samantha like Jake who is going with Caroline. Mean time back at the dance other agendas arise with the geeks ... Read More:

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I Wake Up Screaming

starring: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, William Gargan
directed by: H. Bruce Humberstone

May 25, 1989
No one wakes up screaming in this feature, though it's a wonder, given the way the characters show up in each other's darkened apartments! A good deal of the action, as well as the dialogue, appears to be utterly fantastic--so it seems appropriate that Grable's presence is often accompanied by strains of "Over the Rainbow". Such incredibility does lend to the unpredictability of the plot-line, though, so the movie can be enjoyable if one doesn't think about it too deeply. It's also fun to watch Grable in a film noir--and amusing to see how a swimsuit scene is worked into the story!

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American Gigolo

starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, Bill Duke
directed by: Paul Schrader

January 25, 2000
I watched this film with much anticipation but was left dissapointed at the end. The ending was predictable and the acting was subpar. I expected more from a Richard Gere movie. Not as good as An Officer And A Gentleman. Richard Gere's charactar Julian is very shallow and materialistic. Lauren Hutton gives a dry performance. She really isnt an actress. The film started off well but like I said earlier, the ending left something to be desired.

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Summer Lovers

starring: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen, Barbara Rush, Carole Cook
directed by: Randal Kleiser

August 21, 2001
A mindnumbingly bad movie.

The only thing that kept me watching was seeing if, at any time, a PLOT would actually develop.

But there was no plot.

Three ugly people hanging out, acting like idiots.

What a terrible, terrible movie.

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The Gauntlet

starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
directed by: Clint Eastwood

April 01, 1992
This review refers to the Warner Bros. DVD edition of "The Gauntlet"....

From the moment Ben Shockley(Clint Eastwood)steps out of his car and an empty booze bottle falls out, we know this is not the usual "Dirty Harry" character we'd been used to up to now. Ben is a cop who's chances for greatness seem to be fading with him.
Eastwood directs as well as stars in this film and we see his brillant directoral style taking hold here.

The Phoenix P.D. seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel when they assign Shockley the job of escorting Gus Malley, a seemingly unimportant witness from Las Vegas back to Phoenix for a trial. Ben's been looking for his big break on a big case and it doesn't look like this will be it with this guy. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, Ben discovers ... Read More:

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Gauntlet, the

starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
directed by: Clint Eastwood

August 01, 2000
This review refers to the Warner Bros. DVD edition of "The Gauntlet"....

From the moment Ben Shockley(Clint Eastwood)steps out of his car and an empty booze bottle falls out, we know this is not the usual "Dirty Harry" character we'd been used to up to now. Ben is a cop who's chances for greatness seem to be fading with him.
Eastwood directs as well as stars in this film and we see his brillant directoral style taking hold here.

The Phoenix P.D. seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel when they assign Shockley the job of escorting Gus Malley, a seemingly unimportant witness from Las Vegas back to Phoenix for a trial. Ben's been looking for his big break on a big case and it doesn't look like this will be it with this guy. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, Ben discovers that Gus is no guy. ... Read More:

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The Gauntlet

starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
directed by: Clint Eastwood


This review refers to the Warner Bros. DVD edition of "The Gauntlet"....

From the moment Ben Shockley(Clint Eastwood)steps out of his car and an empty booze bottle falls out, we know this is not the usual "Dirty Harry" character we'd been used to up to now. Ben is a cop who's chances for greatness seem to be fading with him.
Eastwood directs as well as stars in this film and we see his brillant directoral style taking hold here.

The Phoenix P.D. seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel when they assign Shockley the job of escorting Gus Malley, a seemingly unimportant witness from Las Vegas back to Phoenix for a trial. Ben's been looking for his big break on a big case and it doesn't look like this will be it with this guy. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, Ben discovers that Gus is no guy. Gus Malley(Sondra ... Read More: