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GERRY SHAMRAY

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Publications: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Total Reviews: 204
Total QuickRatings: 169

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date (default)

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
80%

District B13 (2006)

" Genre fans will get a kick from the martial-arts action, and that's all District B13 needs to do."

Posted Oct 27, 2006

Fresh
3.5/5

Rotten
58%

I, Robot (2004)

" It's all mechanically done, but at least I Robot manages to be entertaining. "

Posted Aug 4, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
81%

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

" Maybe even the great 007 could learn a thing or two from the new kid on the espionage-movie block."

Posted Aug 4, 2004

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
82%

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

" ...coldly gripping, if not down right scary."

Posted Aug 4, 2004

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
94%

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

" Spider-Man 2 swings"

Posted Jul 1, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Fresh
60%

Saved! (2004)

" Saved! isn't bad but, just like many of its characters, it's a little too stuck-up for its own good intentions. "

Posted Jun 19, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
30%

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

" It's not as classic as the novel."

Posted Jun 19, 2004

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
60%

The Terminal (2004)

" Much like the fictional Krakozhia, real-life logic and believable people don't exist."

Posted Jun 19, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
22%

Van Helsing (2004)

" Even the classics knew not to run beyond 90 minutes. Sommers goes well past two hours, which takes a bite out of the fun. "

Posted May 13, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
55%

Troy (2004)

" Peter O'Toole brings a real thespian touch to King Priam, adding blueblood appeal to an otherwise working-class Troy. "

Posted May 13, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
96%

Lost Boys of Sudan (2004)

" It's an eye-popping education in the struggle for a new start. "

Posted May 4, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
85%

Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)

" Kill Bill, Vol. 2 is pure B-movie bliss. "

Posted Apr 15, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
76%

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

" Director Zack Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn have pumped the ultimate horror film into an action movie. "

Posted Mar 30, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
21%

Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

" The filmmakers may have captured the flavor of the popular cartoon a little too closely."

Posted Mar 30, 2004

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
46%

Secret Window (2004)

" The mystery in Secret Window won't be too hard to pry open."

Posted Mar 18, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
93%

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

" Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is appropriately memorable. "

Posted Mar 18, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
77%

The Lion King 1 1/2 (2003)

" This is clearly the best video sequel that the mouse house has produced to date. Hakuna matata! "

Posted Mar 11, 2004

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
53%

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004)

" The intentional badness of Cadavra fails to entertain. "

Posted Mar 11, 2004

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
94%

The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

" The Triplets of Belleville proves there's still plenty of life in hand-drawn animation."

Posted Feb 12, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
77%

Big Fish (2003)

" Big Fish is simply a magical catch."

Posted Jan 9, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
94%

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

" The Return of the King totally rules."

Posted Dec 18, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Fresh
85%

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

" Master and Commander eventually sets a strong sail, but that doesn't come until after being anchored by a slow-moving first half. "

Posted Dec 8, 2003

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
78%

Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)

" Bubba Ho-Tep sounds more like a hip Saturday Night Live skit. Unfortunately, it also plays like a standard SNL movie, all high concept with little story. "

Posted Dec 8, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
65%

The Last Samurai (2003)

" The Last Samurai is easily Tom Cruise's best film and performance in quite awhile."

Posted Dec 8, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Rotten
56%

Looney Tunes - Back in Action (2003)

" The ultimate Looney Tunes."

Posted Nov 14, 2003

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
85%

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

" Killer thriller."

Posted Oct 12, 2003

Fresh
3.5/5

Rotten
30%

Underworld (2003)

" Underworld ultimately will rise from its grave and live on as a cult classic."

Posted Sep 21, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Fresh
82%

Step Into Liquid (2003)

" ...the human subjects of Dana Brown's documentary don't have much to say. Everyone recites the same "Surfing's great" mantra."

Posted Sep 13, 2003

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
63%

Cabin Fever (2003)

" For all its bloodletting, Cabin Fever is a vicious bore."

Posted Sep 13, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
69%

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

" Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a dizzy, outrageously creative, over-the-top opera of action mayhem."

Posted Sep 13, 2003

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
62%

Camp (2003)

" Camp that's a bit off-key."

Posted Aug 28, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
41%

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

" With two unkillable foes, this battle feels superfluous. There are a few clever moves, but this fight is simple slice-and-dice."

Posted Aug 28, 2003

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
10%

Marci X (2003)

" The title must have been transcribed wrong. This film should be called Marci. . . Yech!"

Posted Aug 28, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
85%

The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)

" The Secret Lives of Dentists is a darkly fascinating exam of a family in decay."

Posted Aug 28, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
18%

The Medallion (2003)

" Special effects rob the film of its main reason for being: Chan's amazing stunts."

Posted Aug 28, 2003

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
79%

Open Range (2003)

" Open Range puts Kevin Costner at the reins of a terrific movie."

Posted Aug 14, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Rotten
57%

Northfork (2003)

" You'll embrace Northfork — or you'll wish they'd flood the town sooner. What you won't deny is that you've seen something unique."

Posted Jul 31, 2003

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
6%

Gigli (2003)

" This could have been a more intriguing and darker tale. Evil people can fall in love, too . . . but, gosh, this isn't that movie. Ben and Jen are just too cute for nasty roles like that."

Posted Jul 31, 2003

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
23%

Bad Boys II (2003)

" In a painful way, these Boys are really 2 bad."

Posted Jul 25, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Rotten
45%

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

" It's ironic that, for a 3-D flick, Spy Kids 3-D is rather flat."

Posted Jul 25, 2003

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
100%

Modern Times (1936)

" Charlie Chaplin is the Orson Welles of comedy. One of his funniest silent films is Modern Times, a brilliant spoof on technology that's more stinging today than back in its 1936 release year."

Posted Jul 14, 2003

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
16%

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

" LXG isn't DOA, but it's sending an SOS."

Posted Jul 10, 2003

Rotten
2.4/5

Rotten
46%

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

" Though touted as 'traditional' animation, a good chunk of the film is computer-crafted. It's jarring to see the distinctly different styles clash in the same scenes."

Posted Jul 6, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
97%

Winged Migration (2003)

" The amazing imagery that fills the screen magically mixes a National Geographic special with the artistry of Fantasia and the awe of Koyaanisqatsi."

Posted Jul 6, 2003

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
70%

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

" Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines overhauls the original straight-faced tone of the series and tries hard to deliver the granddaddy of popcorn films."

Posted Jul 6, 2003

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
8%

From Justin to Kelly (2003)

" It's more dumbfounding that so much time is wasted on a cast of unknowns, second-stringers granted solos long before Kelly or Justin take center stage. Why not support with other first-season alums?"

Posted Jun 28, 2003

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
55%

Jet Lag (2003)

" Jet Lag lives up to its title by landing in the middle of a tired romantic comedy."

Posted Jun 28, 2003

Rotten
3/5

Fresh
61%

Hulk (2003)

" He's mean and he's green, but The Hulk isn't lean at a running time of about two hours and 20 minutes. As its shortened title reflects, this Hulk isn't incredible."

Posted Jun 28, 2003

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
88%

28 Days Later (2003)

" With its B-movie sensibility, 28 Days Later is a tidy horror opus."

Posted Jun 28, 2003

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
98%

Spellbound (2003)

" It's all sharply captured to the letter in a new, captivating documentary. To spell it out, Spellbound is G-R-E-A-T."

Posted Jun 5, 2003
 
 
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