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| The Transporter �stick figures beating the crap out of each other and defying the laws of physics with their kung-fu.� Tremors �yokels insult each other while hiding on a giant rock from a predatory earthworm� Triplets of Belleville �c�est tres bien.� Tron �breathtaking and original visuals.� Troy (2004) �it�s sobering to see a movie that knows that Trojans and Spartans all burn the same.� TV Party �calling it a political party is being generous� The Truth About Charlie �Thandie Newton gives a splendid performance.� 2046 �did she ever love me?� 28 Days Later... and 28 Weeks Later �experiment in digital fairytale� The 25th Hour �study of regret, sin, and the craving for redemption.� Two Weeks Notice �we�re entertained by the loosely-plotted bickering of these two caricatures of selfless activism and selfish ambition� UHF �cheerfully absurd�movie and television parodies.� Undertow (2004) �an unabashed Southern Gothic� The Upside of Anger �the word �upside� not followed by �your head.�� The Usual Suspects �admirers practically worship it� U-Turn �guilty pleasure of watching a car crash.� |
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| Taking Lives �composed entirely of existing serial killer elements...put in a slightly different order� The Tao of Steve �follows the traditional path of romantic comedies, only it's so much smarter� Tarnation �a collection of incidents and moods, not a narrative film�a pouch of smudged snapshots that start to talk.� Team America: World Police �offending everyone is the chic way to offend no one� Tea with Mussolini �Fascists�can spread across Europe like a plague and send millions off to death camps but they�re powerless in the face of daffy old ladies in big hats.� The Terminal (2004) �Kafka meets Mr. Bean� The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day �ka-boom!� Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines �your levity is good� The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) �all-out attack on the senses� The Thing (1982) �do you believe any of this voodoo bullshit?� Thirteen (2003) �who said you could go into my room?!?� Thirteen Conversations About One Thing �four or five interlocking stories�each is its own modern fable.� Thirteen Ghosts �scared people trapped in a big house, yelling at each other to alternately run or shut up or, dumbest of all, split up� 300 �screaming excess and excessive screaming� Tim Burton�s Corpse Bride �death as the ultimate arranged marriage� Time Bandits �a plucky boy�s adventures�through time, and a spoof of children�s movies.� The Time Machine (2002) �mostly running around, smashing things�climaxes with the same fistfight as a dozen other movies.� Titan A.E. �does the clunky story distract too much from the images?� Titanic (1997) �If anyone could explore the hubris and flawed pride of creating this giant boat, it ought to be [James] Cameron, but instead he gives us the boring romance of two superficial people.� Titanica �would still be entertaining even if not viewed in the IMAX format.� To Catch a Thief (1955) �diamond encrusted cleavage� To Have and Have Not (1944) �I want to know what you have to do on a French island to earn the nickname Frenchie.� Top Gun �I want some butts!� Touching the Void �mountain climbers are insane.� Tough Guys Don�t Dance �Oh God! Oh man!� Training Day �glossy, mainstream Hollywood cop movie�ultimate strength is the power of its lead actors.� |
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