My favorite Wes Anderson film; not saying a lot because I don't usually care for his work. A little too long (an hour and a-half) for such a thin story but, defying my prediction 10 minutes into the movie, it remained amusing until the end. The main reason for that would be George Clooney's determined vocal performance as the titular character. His jovial, never-say-die Mr. Fox is the heart & soul of the entire film.

Soderbergh's intentionally anachronistic style is annoying here but Matt Damon's solid performance saves the day. It's even quirkier than Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox", which becomes irritating very quickly. Soderbergh's obviously been equally influenced by Rock Hudson/Doris Day movies & TV's "Love, American Style." It wouldn't have worked (and still barely does) with anybody but Damon in the lead role.

Caaa! Begone with yer pestilence & yer wee bullshitty ideas, ye vermin filmmaker Kelly, ye!

Richard Kelly didn't know what he was trying to say when he filmed this, obviously, and it shows. The script is half-assed & half-formed; the story tries to go somewhere into the twilight zone but goes nowhere, slowly. Frank Langella is about the only thing here worth recommending (even though he's missing some of his face); I'm amazed that this is Kelly's 3rd film but only "Donnie Darko" is worth a rat's skinny ass.

It's a movie that's more flawed than I remember it being but Vilmos Zsigmond's cinematography is dazzling, Douglas Trumbull's special effects are brilliant & John Williams kicks out another classic film score. When the focus is on Dreyfuss's character, however, the movie becomes a fairy tale & the emotional heft of the story is compromised. Still, it's a great sci-fi film & there aren't many of those in existence.

For me, "Surrogates" was an enjoyable way to spend an hour and a-half at one o'clock in the morning. Outdated concept (didn't "The Twilight Zone" cover this back in the 1960's?) and cheesy effects only add to the aura of schlock. This movie was so astoundingly forgettable that even though I saw it a mere nine hours ago, I can't recall much about it, except one thing: Bruce Willis isn't incredibly irritating here.

All of the performances in this film are solid (with the possible exception of child actor, Glenn Scarpelli, but here he's at his least precocious). They're all pretty terrific. The 1980 NYC locations are compelling but the film moves too slowly (a half-hour could have been cut). It was fascinating to see the promising young DS here; her impending real-life murder only adds to the nostalgia while watching the film.

One of the best films ever made about mental illness and that's a pretty impressively hefty list. Olivia deHavilland has rarely been better. I was appalled by the barbaric practices of the mental hospital where deHavilland's character resides but that may have been the point: sweeping changes in the conditions of mental institutions across the U.S. were made shortly after the film's release. A stunner.

There's a great movie in here...somewhere. But what Gervais creates isn't bad. There are humorous moments & the concept is actually quite sophisticated. An opportunity to make some major observations about organized religion never come about, though, & the film ultimately disappoints. Does Jennifer Garner realize that she's making such horribly contorted faces when she's acting? It's like watching Joe Cocker sing.

Engrossing from beginning to end, the Coen brothers tell a tale of a sad-sack American in the 1960's who keeps getting pounded on the head by his shitty-ass life. A funny, sad and disturbing tale. The final shot is what did it for me. I loved it.

A let-down. I liked Ellen Page & Kristen Wiig but Barrymore was all over the place & the skating sequences were a mess. For an authentic, kick-ass roller derby film, see 1972's "Kansas City Bomber." The only thing it's missing is Kristen Wiig (she wasn't born yet). http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9lddr_kansas-city-bomber-theatrical-trail_shortfilms

Yuck. Possibly his worst film. Hey, The Auteurs, where's "Saint Jack"? That's surely one of Bogdanovich's best films and it's not listed here!

I just didn't connect with this film...at all. Left me cold. The three star rating I gave it is for the technical aspects of the film: the direction, the cinematography, the art direction, etc. The acting didn't impress me one bit, except for Cloris Leachman. Her performance shocked me as a child. I mean, she's Phyllis, fer cryin' out loud! No, but seriously, I liked her in this.

This movie fared way better in my childhood memory of seeing this film. Now, it pales in comparison to real screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby" and "His Girl Friday." Not a classic but interesting for the cinematography, the cast and the San Francisco locations.

A disturbing film based on the story of Dorothy Stratten & her bizarre journey from obscurity to Playmate of the Year to movie star to corpse, directed with style by Bob Fosse (weird choice for a director but he pulls it off nicely). The best performance of Eric Roberts career, by far. He's devastating as Paul Snider, Stratten's wanna-be-Svengali husband. See this & then watch Peter Bogdanovich's "They All Laughed."

Where in the hell is "The Exorcist II: The Heretic"? Come on, people! And "Hell in the Pacific"? Fer cryin' out loud!

The best part of this film for me was watching T.V.'s Hazel (Shirley Booth) play a serious role opposite Burt Lancaster. When I was a kid, I was amazed that she was such a good actor. She really does blow this part out of the water.

P.S. I just saw it again and it's damn creepy, especially for an American film from this period (1944). I'll be keeping the lights on tonight.

Feh!

One of the funniest movies of all time. Seriously, it really is, as far as I'm concerned. This is a damn clever little film. Contains the best Tom Cruise performance ever, as well. History will bear out this truth: "Tropic Thunder" is funny as fuck.

Freaky and chilling. Very faithful to the book. Worth a look.

I love this movie. Kinda spooky and much more effective at creating a genuinely eerie mood than 99% of contemporary films.

The only thing more annoying than watching Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers as Hawkeye and Trapper John are Elliott Gould & Donald Sutherland playing the same characters in this movie that led to the perversely annoying & maudlin TV show of the same name. And what's with the anachronistic hairstyles and speech, man? I'm talking to you, Robert Altman's ghost. It's supposed to be the early 1950's, not the 1970's.

Okay, maybe THIS is the most overpraised & overrated film of Altman's career. Epic and dull, this movie relies on annoying camera tricks and split-screen images (I hate them) to tell its paper-thin story. A lot of good people in this movie but their performances all seem slightly affected to me. But, hey The Auteurs, where in the hell is Altman's best film, "Thieves Like Us"? Why isn't it on this site? It should be.

This is a great film to watch purely for the pleasure of watching the main actors, Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall (surely her best performance ever and, yes, I'm counting her stellar turn as Olive Oyl in Altman's own "Popeye").

Yeah, I pretty much hated this, too. Tim Robbins' inner-toolness comes through and ruins the movie for me. Interesting to watch (once) for the many people involved.

Some people say it's the most overpraised Altman film ever. Really? I say take a look at it again...and you'll discover that it really IS his most overpraised film. Wow, how often is that kind of buzz really true? You live and you learn. But, no, seriously, I don't like this film. It only got noticed for Warren Beatty's involvement in this seriously troubled production (allegedly). I love Julie Christie. The End.

A creepy little film; good for watching late at night when you're all alone. The closest thing to a Polanski film that Altman would ever make. Not that it was a goal of his to do a film in Polanski's style; I'm just sayin'...

This movie is better than you think it's going to be (for me, the alarm bell went off when I saw that Nicole Kidman was starring in it)...plus, this kid (Cameron Bright) is a really good actor. And creepy as hell.

Caw, I hate this lousy, derivative, overblown, overpraised, limp-dick music video of a movie. I really do. I just can't express that level of hatred right now. Also, it's not here on The Auteurs site but I really despise his "Romeo + Juliet = One Shitty, Half-Assed Baz Luhrmann Movie."