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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Léon the Professional
4.5/5 Winnie the Pooh - The Tigger Movie
4/5 The Nightmare Before Christmas
3.5/5 The Crew
3/5 Anna and the King
2.5/5 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
2/5 Titus
1.5/5 Urban Legends: Final Cut
1/5 Romeo Must Die
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Apocalypse Now
5/5 Ichi the Killer
5/5 Amelie
5/5 Waking Life
5/5 The Terminator
5/5 Apocalypse Now Redux
5/5 Traffic
5/5 Léon the Professional
5/5 Pitch Black
4.5/5 How's Your News?
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WORST REVIEWED
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1/5 The Scorpion King
1/5 Fear Dot Com
1/5 Murder by Numbers
1/5 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1/5 Planet of the Apes
1/5 Double Take
1/5 Romeo Must Die
1/5 Rules of Engagement
1/5 Where the Heart Is
1/5 Battlefield Earth
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 68% of the time.

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1/5
 
"Predecessors The Mummy and The Mummy Returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to The Scorpion King." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 11, 2008
 
The Scorpion King (2002)40%
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5/5
 
"...one of the most amazing pieces of celluloid ever produced, capturing not only the ugliness and ridiculousness of Vietnam, but exposing the dark heart of man as well." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 6, 2004
 
Apocalypse Now (1979)98%
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 31, 2004
 
Shanghai Noon (2000)78%
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4.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 7, 2004
 
How's Your News? (1999)n/a
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 24, 2004
 
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)n/a
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3/5
 
"Generates more belly laughs than intrigue in its haphazard character development and plot twists." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 11, 2002
 
The Transporter (2002)53%
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3.5/5
 
"Crafted as part character study and part ensemble comedy, Igby Goes Down boasts both deft character development and an intriguing storyline." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 13, 2002
 
Igby Goes Down (2002)76%
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2.5/5
 
"The film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of America's indigenous people, but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart, one which it fails to get." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 10, 2002
 
Skins (2002)60%
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1/5
 
"A prime example of just how bad a bad movie can be." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 1, 2002
 
Fear Dot Com (2002)4%
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3/5
 
"It isn't Raging Bull, but at least it could give Play it to the Bone a knockout in five." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 23, 2002
 
Undisputed (2002)47%
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4.5/5
 
"The film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2002
 
Naqoyqatsi (2002)49%
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2.5/5
 
"A homogenous and formulaic attempt in continuing the exploits of master spy kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 7, 2002
 
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)75%
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1.5/5
 
"Ver Wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost, leaving the character of Critical Jim two-dimensional and pointless." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2002
 
Who is Cletis Tout? (2002)24%
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4/5
 
"It stands as the pinnacle of 1970s martial arts films." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 16, 2002
 
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975)90%
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3/5
 
"Feels canned and empty." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 12, 2002
 
My Wife is an Actress (2002)65%
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2/5
 
"The pain of watching notable actors Robert Forster and Eugene Levy suffer the ridiculousness of starring opposite a teen rap sensation in an innocuous summer kiddie movie is at times unbearable and downright ugly." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 3, 2002
 
Like Mike (2002)56%
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4/5
 
"A plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of 'home,' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 18, 2002
 
Home Movie (2002)87%
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3/5
 
"In the end, the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived, as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 15, 2002
 
Green Dragon (2002)62%
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4/5
 
"A sharp, humorous look at the duality of romance and the fear of commitment." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 24, 2002
 
Importance of Being Earnest (2002)59%
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4/5
 
"Disturbing and brilliant documentary." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 13, 2002
 
Hell House (2002)94%
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3/5
 
"Special P.O.V. camera mounts on bikes, skateboards, and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense IMAX screen." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 8, 2002
 
Ultimate X: The Movie (2002)73%
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2/5
 
"Stands as Woody Allen's biggest failure in a decade." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 5, 2002
 
Hollywood Ending (2002)47%
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4/5
 
"Kilmer delivers one of his finest performances in years as the tormented and brooding hero." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 26, 2002
 
Salton Sea (2002)63%
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4/5
 
"Very strange and troubling rockumentary." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 24, 2002
 
Tribute (2001)100%
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1/5
 
"The entire production feels like a bad TV movie playing on The Lifetime Channel and intended for bored housewives." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 19, 2002
 
Murder by Numbers (2002)30%
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5/5
 
"Nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 16, 2002
 
Ichi the Killer (2002)66%
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4/5
 
"A no-holds-barred cinematic treat." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 12, 2002
 
Fulltime Killer (2002)58%
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1.5/5
 
"A trite and forgettable comedic parable." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 13, 2002
 
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)84%
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4.5/5
 
"Delivers on all fronts, with a cunning script, great acting, and subtle directing." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 15, 2002
 
Hart's War (2002)57%
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4/5
 
"A quirky noir film crammed full of wonderful characters made memorable by excellent acting." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 15, 2002
 
Scotland, PA (2002)59%
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3.5/5
 
"Under the direction of Jake Kasdan, Orange County crackles with sweeping camera movements and a zippy storytelling pace." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 11, 2002
 
Orange County (2002)48%
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1.5/5
 
"Brutal. Ugly. Predictable. Boring. Stereotypical. Comical. Violent. Lethargic." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 10, 2002
 
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)71%
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"Max Messier's Top Ten of 2001" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 4, 2002
 
2001 Year-in-Review (2001)n/a
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4.5/5
 
"Put simply, Jimmy Neutron rocks." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 20, 2001
 
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)75%
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2/5
 
"Rarely humorous and is filled with an exorbitant amount of movie clichés." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 20, 2001
 
Joe Somebody (2001)20%
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3/5
 
"The whole thing falls apart thanks to Burnett's ridiculous attitude ... His reaction to the insolence from above is insulting." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 30, 2001
 
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)37%
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5/5
 
"This is truly a touching, honest, emotional roller coaster ride." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 24, 2001
 
Amelie (2001)90%
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2.5/5
 
"Feels like pieces a bunch of other, better movies slapped together." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 22, 2001
 
Gangster No. 1 (2002)73%
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1.5/5
 
"A crass and insulting homage to great films like Some Like It Hot and the John Wayne classics." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 22, 2001
 
All the Queen's Men (2002)7%
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5/5
 
"I found it to be beyond words; a combination of film, groundbreaking computer animation, and a difficult and profane script that produces a sublime interpretation of existence." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 19, 2001
 
Waking Life (2001)79%
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4.5/5
 
"An unpredictable and intense exploration of the predictability of the world when deciphered through mathematics and logic." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 18, 2001
 
The Bank (2002)59%
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4/5
 
"The film's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 16, 2001
 
E-Dreams (2002)60%
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3/5
 
"Mamet has just become lazy with this one." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 11, 2001
 
Heist (2001)66%
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5/5
 
"The ingeniousness of The Terminator is in giving us one of the most memorable and brilliant villains ever printed on celluloid." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 9, 2001
 
The Terminator (1984)100%
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3.5/5
 
"Enjoyable and often hilarious cat-and- mouse game with the fates." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 5, 2001
 
Serendipity (2001)57%
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3/5
 
"Earns enough points in the animation department to carry the innocuous plot." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 1, 2001
 
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)70%
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2/5
 
"F illed with little but disappointment." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 28, 2001
 
Don't Say a Word (2001)23%
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2.5/5
 
"In the end, though, the film feels cheap and used up -- like watching a two-hour Hallmark special." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 28, 2001
 
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)48%
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1.5/5
 
"A tepid and dull action/adventure rip-off that stinks of Indiana Jones and bad Asian kung fu." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 7, 2001
 
The Musketeer (2001)10%
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2.5/5
 
"It becomes all too apparent that Smith has fallen for the same grab bag of pop culture that teen comedy producers eat with a spoon." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 20, 2001
 
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)52%

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