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The Fisher King
Great 66 Points 1991

Time hasn’t been kind to The Fisher King, a bum’s view of New York during the doleful Dinkins years. Terry Gilliam’s film of Richard LaGravenese’s screenplay is a dystopian tour through NYC in its Hobbesian pre-Giuliani days. Yes, it’s still a great movie, albeit its whine doesn’t stand the tes…

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The Golden Compass
Good 18 Points 2007

I loved the concept/story-line and the visual effects were stunning. Many people believe that this story helps youngsters better understand concepts of the soul, good vs. evil, etc. — but I found it a bit of an overwhelming whirlwind of special effects (they were great) and fantasy-laden charact…

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The Great Wall
Good 17 Points 2016

Matt Daemon and Willem Dafoe look out of place in this mythical story of Chinese fighting off nasty creatures at the great wall. Pretty good as far as fantasy fighting goes, but, hmmm…

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The Hobbit: An ...
Very Good 83 Points 2012

Part 1 of the The Hobbit trilogy is an oft charming visual feast. Wait. Part 1? Trilogy?

The Hobbit ain’t no trilogy! It is now, at the movies.

Peter Jackson – Lord High Creator of the Lord of the Rings trilogy

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The Hobbit: The...
Really Great 83 Points 2014

Middle-earth makes its final cinematic appearance in the richly satisfying conclusion to The Hobbit trilogy, putting paid to Peter Jackson’s once controversial decision to turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s slim novel into a three movie series. Nothing sparse about this finale, that’s for sure.

In fact, …

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The Hobbit: The...
Really Great 83 Points 2013

The elves dominate Hobbit 2. Coolest, prettiest, deadliest – they look especially good in the nearby poster. Orlando Bloom returns as Legolas; Evangeline Lilly joins as Tauriel, Chief of the Guards; moviestars both.

But it’s not just martial elves that make this movie such a treat. Advent…

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The Imaginarium...
Great 16 Points 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was one of the most bizarre and imaginitive film I’ve seen… ever. It was executed very well, except for the pretty loose sory line. A lot of questions have to be asked at the end, but I won’t give examples since they’ll contain spoilers. Something very much w…

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The Jungle Book
Great 17 Points 2016

Now that my kids are grown, I don’t see many Disney movies, never mind re-makes of classics. In this case, I’m glad I decided to heed my whimsical choice. The Jungle Book was really well done, and John Favreau’s use of famous actors’ voices was spectacular. My favorite? Christopher Walkin as Kin…

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The Last Airbender
Pretty Bad 26 Points 2010

There is no mistaking that this is an M Night Shymalan movie with its fantasy-action laden story. A bit overly dramatic use of Zen-like mystical powers, but then again – that’s why you’d go to see an M Night movie anyway, right? This movie won’t blow you away like the Avatar’s powers, …

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The Lighthouse
None Yet 0 Points 2019