A File of Ryan Pratt's Movie Reviews
And attention-span-sensitive advice to see-it, buy-it, rent-it, wait-for-it, or skip-it.
Sunday, September 28, 1997
Mimic
Skip-it - Scary movies about giant bugs were cool in the 50s, but this cult classic isn't classic enough for me -- no scary enough.
Friday, September 12, 1997
Good Will Hunting
Buy-it - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-scripted and co-star in this powerful drama about a 20-year-old genius on the wrong side of the law and education system. It should have won the 1997 Oscar for Best Picture if it wasn't for the highly overrated Titanic.
Wednesday, August 20, 1997
Dante's Peak
Wait-for-it - This is one of those guilty pleasure disaster movies where each character's decision annoys the shit out of you but you can't help but continue to scream at the TV every time it's on.
Friday, July 25, 1997
Contact
Skip-it - Aliens successfully contact Jodie Foster's character with a message including plans on how to build a spacecraft that will successfully make the journey from Earth to their alien planet - but unlike most re-mastered sci-fi films, Contact is no real upgrade in 1080p.
Batman & Robin
Skip-it - It's hard to distinguish which of these last two awful Batman films is which - this is the one with Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the worst Batman of all-time (George Clooney) and everyone's favorite sidekick Robin (Chris O'Donnell) - NOT!
Absolute Power
Skip-it - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Ed Harris elevate this otherwise lackluster thriller about a sex murder involving the President of the United States.
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