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loubob

Joined Aug 2000
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Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

6.4
7
  • Nov 13, 2000
  • Not as good as "A Few Good Men" but well worth watching

    This is a military court martial movie with a few similarities to A Few Good Men. It did not have as much suspense, but overall it was still quite good. I thought the situation in Yemen made it very applicable to current day problems in Arab-American relations. The movie was released before the USS Cole attack, which reinforces the possibility of the event in question in the court-martial. I don't think the massacre that occurred would have been quite so bloody in a real world situation though.

    The performances of Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Guy Pearce were very good. Probably no Oscars here, but well worth watching.
    Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

    7.9
    9
  • Sep 26, 2000
  • Great 70's Rock and Roll experience

    This was a really well balanced movie about the Rock and Roll tour experience from the perspective of a teenage prodigy.

    I thought the casting was excellent. Patrick Fugit was perfect as the teenager ("You are not cool") trying to interview the band. Billy Cruddup was good as the star guitar player. Jason Lee was excellent as the lead singer that was somewhat paranoid about what was going on with the direction of the band. Frances McDormand played a good nutty and worried mother ("Don't take drugs!"). The groupies (Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin...) may have been a little tame by groupie standards, but they did say they were "Band Aids" not groupies.

    The only thing that some folks might not like is the portrayal of drug use, but we are portraying 70's Rock here. It certainly has less of that than say Pulp Fiction or Scarface.

    I've gotta get the soundtrack from this movie. It looks to be a must have for anyone that hails back to the early 70's. Lots of songs by Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, and even one by the band from the movie, Stillwater.
    Magnolia

    Magnolia

    8.0
    5
  • Sep 5, 2000
  • Long and somewhat rambling

    I was two hours into this movie and still didn't know where it was going. There were a half-dozen sub plots that had to eventually tie together somehow, but I guess that made it kind of interesting. I loved the music, but then I was already a fan of Aimee Mann. Overall I am torn as to whether it was worth watching for three hours.
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