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The Sixth Sense (1999)
An incredible film
First off, Haley Joel Osment (plays Cole) is one heck of an actor. His performance rivals that of Linda Blair in "The Exorcist" and Henry Thomas in "E.T.". Osment brilliantly plays true horror and fear and I found it hard to believe that he wasn't truly haunted by unknowing ghosts. The film is a visual masterpiece. The use of the color bright red is so perfect and downright spooky that I can't see that cinematographer not getting an award. The story itself is great, but the final touch is the complete horror of the idea that you could be dead and not know it. Rent, buy it, or watch it and think about it.
Detroit Rock City (1999)
A bit funny, yet not very realistic
The movie Detroit Rock City is pretty funny, but just doesn't cut it for me. The movie seems to drag on forever and the romances are bizarre and spontaneous. Take one character for instance, he strips at a club (although he's underage)to make money to buy Kiss tickets, loses the contest for money, and yet somehow ends up making love to a beautiful 30+ woman who's eye he catches at the bar. It's a decent,light-hearted comedy, but extremely ridiculous and not realistic at all, even for a teenage rock/love story.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Thrilling, but lacking a bit
This new Bond movie, The World is Not Enough, had an action-packed beginning, but kind of lagged in some places. Denise Richards, Bond's love interest/rocket scientist, had the incredible body of a Bond girl, but didn't have the brains of a rocket scientist. Although this was a step up from the old movies, where women didn't have brains at all, it could be better. Some of the gadgets were also cool, but the new BMW didn't even compare to the Tomorrow Never Dies car. John Cleese was a good addition as R, but I was sad to see Q go. All-in-all a Bond good movie, but not up there with the great ones.
Hurricane (1997)
Surprisingly powerful
At the beginning of this movie I was turned off by all of the not-so-modern ghetto slang and almost wanna-be-hip attitude of the movie but I soon forgot that. It's really quite an interesting, and realistic film about a New York kid who's on the fast track to a life of crime. His dad's dead, his mom's in jail for murder, and his grandma owns a bar. He and some of his friends hangout, lift stuff from stores and generally just do illegal stuff. It escalates into a suspenseful train and then the movie just ends when he's on the way out of New York. A somewhat disappointing ending, but a good film altogether.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Very funny, but not quite as good
I thought that this movie was funny. However, it somewhat lacked in originality of the jokes and lack of plot. I must say the plot did make more sense than the first one, but it could of been better. I think the worst part of the movie was when Vanessa became a Femme-bot, though it wasn't that bad. Overall I liked Vanessa better than Felicity Shagwell, because Felicity's actress (played by Heather Graham) was, well, pretty bad. Also, thought Fat Bastard was pretty disgusting. Besides all of that though, the movie was a decent comedy, pretty good for a sequel.
American History X (1998)
incredibly sad, but an outstanding film
This movie was probably one of the top ten films of my life. It was also on the top ten most scary, moving, and sad movies of my life. It sheds light on the generally little-known topic of Neo-Nazis and at the same time of our high-security prisons. I would recommend this movie to anyone over 12 who would be mature enough to handle the content.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Really quite good
I thought this movie was a great prequel and addition to the star wars collection. It may not of had quite the same swashbuckling action as the first three, but it held its own.
Le cinquième élément (1997)
An odd depiction of the future, but good
Don't get me wrong, I loved this film, but it was rather strange at times. The scene on the airplane where Chris Rock pretty much rapes the stewardess is pretty odd, and didn't really fit in with the rest of the movie. Still it had some excellent action scenes and was a non-stop action film. Eight out of ten.
Kolja (1996)
A beautiful foreign film.
This was an excellent movie on many levels. It excellently depicts the economy of the U.S.S.R. right before the revolution and is funny at the same time. Kolya,the little boy played by Andrei Chalimon, is an outstanding actor. An especially good scene in the film is at the beginning, when you see Kolya looking out the plane window. The cinematography in the film is excellent and I recommend it.
Gattaca (1997)
A great film about the not-too-distant future
This movie was great for many reasons. With all the talk there's been about cloning and genetic engineering recently, it makes one think if we're pushing towards playing god. This is a great depiction of what might happen in society if we push too hard towards genetic perfection. Ethan Hawke plays a rare naturally conceived child with a high risk of heart disease. He dreams of becoming an astronaut, but his disability weighs him down. It's a great tale of over-coming all obstacles to achieve a simple dream.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Action-packed thrill ride
A great bond movie with great special effects and excellent action scenes. It moved quicker than other bond movies and I think Pierce Brosnan did an excellent job as bond. Maybe, not the best bond movie, but up there with Goldfinger and Goldeneye.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
surprisingly funny
At first I thought this might just be another so-so comedy, but I proved myself wrong. Steve Martin plays a tired business man who just wants to get home in time for thanksgiving and John Candy plays an extremely annoying, yet lovable shower-curtain-ring salesman. They run into every problem imaginable at an airport, train station, bus station, and car-rental place. One of the funniest parts was when the rental car, well... I'll let you see it and decide for yourself.
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
An excellent modern version of Shakespeare
At first I thought that this might be just another reason for William Shakespeare to roll over in his grave, but after seeing it I totally think the opposite. This movie proves that a good modern version of an actual Shakespeare play can be made.
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Strange, but funny
This movie was very odd, but hilarious. I mean how could a movie be anything but strange with a cast like Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Despite the oddness it had some funny parts. Country music killing aliens!
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Fun for adults and kids
A name like the brave little toaster might throw you off at first, but this movie turns out to be a surprisingly sweet tale of growing up and moving on.