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" N E W " Rating Scale ( Theatre Viewing ) | " O L D " Rating Scale ( Home Viewing ) |
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* -- See only if someone else is paying. ($0) * * -- See it at the dollar movie. ($2) * * * -- Catch a matinee. ($6) * * * * -- Pay full price. ($8) * * * * * -- Pay full price more than once. ($16+) |
D -- Barely better than an infomercial. C -- Watch on broadcast TV. B -- Go out of your way to catch on cable. A -- Rent the video. A+ -- Buy the video. |
Date Seen | Movie Title | NEW | OLD | Comments | B's Grade |
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05/23/00 | Dinosaur | * * * * | B | See on the big screen. Not as bad as reviews predicted. | A- |
05/20/00 | Silence of the Lambs (1991) | * * * * * | A+ | A classic. Almost as good as the book by Thomas Harris. Hopkins & Foster are perfect. | A |
05/18/00 | The Breakfast Club (1985) | * * * * | A+ | A classic. Most identified with Ally Sheedy character back in high school. | A |
05/16/00 | Gladiator | * * * * | A | Russel Crowe is awesome. A bit of gore, but integral to the plot. See on the big screen. | A |
05/10/00 | Frequency | * * * * | A | Synchronization is a very novel approach to the shiftiness of time travel. | A |
05/06/00 | Where The Heart Is | * * * * | A | Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd give fine performances. Much deeper than anticipated. | A |
05/03/00 | U-571 | See on the big screen. | A- | ||
04/26/00 | 28 Days | Not as silly as previews. Movingly realistic portrayal of alcoholism. | A | ||
04/20/00 | Rules of Engagement | * * * | B | Not as good as expected. | B- |
04/17/00 | Keeping the Faith | * * * * | A | Very good movie. Norton is charming. Interesting inter-religion friendship. | A- |
04/13/00 | The Skulls | * * | B | A bit predictable and some major plot holes. | C+ |
04/10/00 | Return to Me | B+ | |||
04/09/00 | Fail Safe | Clooney, Dryfuss, Wylie ... moving. | A | ||
04/08/00 | Bull Durham (1988) | B+ | |||
04/05/00 | High Fidelity | A- | |||
03/29/00 | Here on Earth | C | |||
03/22/00 | Erin Brockovitch | A | |||
03/15/00 | Mission to Mars | C | |||
03/14/00 | Ocean's Eleven (1960) | B | |||
03/11/00 | Magnolia | A- | |||
03/08/00 | Next Best Thing | B+ | |||
03/01/00 | Cider House Rules | A | |||
02/09/00 | Stuart Little | B+ | |||
02/07/00 | Prophesy (1995) | B+ | |||
02/03/00 | End of the Affair | A- | |||
01/26/00 | Girl, Interrupted | A | |||
01/19/00 | The Green Mile | * * * * * | A+ | A | |
01/14/00 | Pass the Ammo (1988) | A- | |||
01/12/00 | Man on the Moon | C | |||
01/05/00 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | A |
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