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Reviews
The Straight Story (1999)
Remind yourself of what matters
Such a wonderful movie. The sense of devotion and community expressed in this picture made me understand a lot more about what is important in this life.And that people are on the whole good. I know it is slow, and I know it has a simple plot. It is not filled with clever allegory, but somehow it is one of the most beautiful and memorable movies I have ever seen. Thank you David Lynch, and thank you Richard Farnsworth, I have never seen an actor who can express such emotion and gravity by way of whiskers and mournful-wise eyes alone.
Be patient, be calm, and go on Alvin's journey with him. Quite remarkable.
Storm Watch (2002)
Dreadful generic awfulness
Really, where do they get the money to make rubbish like this? Suitable for (mental) ages 3-7 only. Plot and acting plumb the depths of the abysmal. Yet again a "computer" movie tries to pretend it is aware of what computers are about, one look at the scenes of 'fingers typing real damn fast on a keyboard' are enough to convince you that there must be better things to do with your life than waste 100 minutes or so on this cr*p.