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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Chris Evans,
Hugo Weaving,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Stanley Tucci,
Richard Armitage,
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Don Cheadle,
Scarlett Johansson,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Sam Rockwell,
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Oh dear. The inclusion of all the elements is here - RDJ is great,
Scarlet Johannsen is lovely, fast cars, it's all there. It's just that
there's nothing to tie it all together.The right things in awful proportions makes this a very disappointing
film. The cast is great, don't get me wrong, but they need to just *do*
more.I wanted to watch an Iron Man film....
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Don Cheadle,
Scarlett Johansson,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Sam Rockwell,
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Oh dear. The inclusion of all the elements is here - RDJ is great,
Scarlet Johannsen is lovely, fast cars, it's all there. It's just that
there's nothing to tie it all together.The right things in awful proportions makes this a very disappointing
film. The cast is great, don't get me wrong, but they need to just *do*
more.I wanted to watch an Iron Man film....
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Alexandria M. Salling,
Connor Kramme,
Annette Bening,
Eileen Ryan,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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OMG ...... i cried a lot watching this movie, i seriously did. Mother
and Child" is a drama about three women connected by their roles in an
adoption. Adoption has had a deep impact on each of their lives. Karen
(Annette Bening) is a bitter, fifty-year-old, health care professional
who takes care of her distant, defeatist mother. Karen has never gotten
over the loss o...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Derek Jeter,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Dwayne Johnson,
Eva Mendes,
Larnell Stovall,
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While the fact Hollywood produces a lot of formulaic crap is well
known, there currently seems also to be a particular emphasis on the
idiot savant sidekick.Witness Ferrell here and, in "Due Date" and "The Hangover,"
Galifianakis. All these characters are nearly indistinguishable. Cookie
cut.That said, this loud, abrasive, and sporadically funny offering is...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Michael Sheen,
Stephen Root,
Lora Kojovic,
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Family
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kristen Bell,
Charlize Theron,
Bill Nighy,
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I just came from an advance screening of Astroboy where I dutifully
took my kids at 10 am to watch "this" thinking that if I was lucky I
would be able to doze off for a few minutes during the movie. Boy, I
couldn't! The story was captivating from the beginning. Yes, it was
very directed at kids, you know, the far off humour and such, but when
I saw Toby, the genius' "...
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Lucy Liu,
Mark Hamill,
Grey DeLisle,
Dave Wittenberg,
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Not for the faint of heart, this latest entry in the Afro Samurai
series continues a tremendous effort in line drawing style animation,
and may by some be seen as frequently a bit too abrupt in
frame-to-frame action, but it manages to be so well aligned within the
graphic novel genre (so that if you blink during sequences what you
retain may be a panel by panel view of what the...
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Lucy Liu,
Mark Hamill,
Grey DeLisle,
Dave Wittenberg,
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Not for the faint of heart, this latest entry in the Afro Samurai
series continues a tremendous effort in line drawing style animation,
and may by some be seen as frequently a bit too abrupt in
frame-to-frame action, but it manages to be so well aligned within the
graphic novel genre (so that if you blink during sequences what you
retain may be a panel by panel view of what the...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Fantasy
Thriller
Comedy
Starring:
Jaime King,
Gabriel Macht,
Dan Gerrity,
Arthur the Cat,
Kimberly Cox,
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I must say that I was somewhat excited when my friend told me she got
us tickets to the premiere of "The Spirit", especially since I've never
been to a real premiere. It was an entertaining experience, all except
for when the film was rolling. I liked Sin City a lot, and I thought 300 was intriguingly well made
and quite entertaining. Let's just say that compared to 300, "T...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Patrick Wilson,
Kerry Washington,
Ron Glass,
Justin Chambers,
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Seven. Yes, seven. No, I'm not talking about the David Fincher directed
thriller, nor am I referring to Samurai, Dwarfs or the lucky number. In
this context, seven denotes the number of wince inducing minutes it
takes for Lakeview Terrace to throw it all away.Particular genres of movies tend to have a nasty propensity to ruin
their final acts, the foremost of those being thril...
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Matt Lanter,
Ashley Eckstein,
James Arnold Taylor,
Dee Bradley Baker,
Tom Kane,
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This movie fails on every level. It begins with, I kid you not, the
announcer from The Powerpuff Girl's voice replacing the opening crawl
we've come to know and love, presumably because the target audience,
American children, can't read at even that glacial pace. I don't know
if it's even necessary at this point to say something as redundant as
"this movie h...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Music
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Bernie Mac,
Sharon Leal,
Adam Herschman,
Sean Hayes,
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I had a chance to see an advance screening of Soul Men and I must say
it's a highly enjoyable comedy that's a true testament to the comedic
skills of both Samuel L. Jackson and the late great Bernie Mac. The
trailer pretty much explains the plot, so there's no need to go into
detail here but I will say that more than music the film for me was
about the friendship be...
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Matt Lanter,
Ashley Eckstein,
James Arnold Taylor,
Dee Bradley Baker,
Tom Kane,
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This movie fails on every level. It begins with, I kid you not, the
announcer from The Powerpuff Girl's voice replacing the opening crawl
we've come to know and love, presumably because the target audience,
American children, can't read at even that glacial pace. I don't know
if it's even necessary at this point to say something as redundant as
"this movie h...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Fantasy
Thriller
Comedy
Starring:
Jaime King,
Gabriel Macht,
Dan Gerrity,
Arthur the Cat,
Kimberly Cox,
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I must say that I was somewhat excited when my friend told me she got
us tickets to the premiere of "The Spirit", especially since I've never
been to a real premiere. It was an entertaining experience, all except
for when the film was rolling. I liked Sin City a lot, and I thought 300 was intriguingly well made
and quite entertaining. Let's just say that compared to 300, "T...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Hayden Christensen,
Jamie Bell,
Rachel Bilson,
Diane Lane,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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For all haters.To me, there's an important message hidden in this film. I feel that
the makers of this film wanted to deliver a message. In this genre of
film, almost all the "gifted" individuals turned out to be some
superhero or saviour of mankind. Like Superman, Spiderman, Batman,
Daredevil, X-men, Fantastic 4.. just to name a few.But the question is, if we really got these ...
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Genres:
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Ed Harris,
Eva Mendes,
Luis Guzmán,
Keke Palmer,
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Actually for once I was disappointed after seeing a Renny Harlin movie
because I had high hopes for this one. Usually I've known in advance
his movies would be bad but "Cleaner" seemed that it might actually be
really good for a change. It's not really bad, but it isn't anything
great either.Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris did their job very well in the leading
role...
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Genres:
Drama
Sport
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Josh Hartnett,
Kathryn Morris,
Dakota Goyo,
Alan Alda,
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I saw this movie recently at a screening. Everybody's already talked
about the plot so I don't need to get into those details. What I think
this movie will be known for is its performances (more on that in a
second...), and its how uplifting it is. You leave the movie feeling
great and for reasons that I will not get into, it makes you want to
call your dad and tell him...
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Genres:
Horror
Thriller
Starring:
John Cusack,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Mary McCormack,
Tony Shalhoub,
Len Cariou,
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I've never seen a film quite like 1408. I suppose it's got to be one of
the best horror movies ever made. But can you call this film a
"horror"? Well, it's not the horror movie we're used to seeing in this
day and age. The films that are supposed to scare us nowadays are made
from the same recycled junk we've been seeing for years now.
Nonsensical plots are ...
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Genres:
Action
Drama
War
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jessica Biel,
Brian Presley,
50 Cent,
Christina Ricci,
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Irwin Winkler's "Home of the Brave" is much more than "just a movie,"
even if, as such, it's a partially flawed one. It is, without question,
an important, thought- and emotion-provoking film, certain to be
controversial.Regardless of its merits, "Home" is brave, worthwhile, even admirable
in its pioneering coverage of 150,000 soldiers "over there," and
roughly the same...
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Genres:
Drama
Music
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Christina Ricci,
Justin Timberlake,
S. Epatha Merkerson,
John Cothran Jr.,
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We just saw this film previewed before release at the Norfolk (VA) Film
Forum, and there was general agreement on two matters: There were
excellent performances in a first rate drama by the two leads and by
others: and secondly, the marketing for this movie will only bring
disaster. We saw a lurid poster with chains and suggestive commentary
implying some sort of wacko sexual r...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Julianne Moore,
Edie Falco,
Ron Eldard,
William Forsythe,
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I'll admit, I read the novel a few years ago and I was a big fan of it.
So I went into the theater already wanting to like the movie. I wasn't
as concerned with plot details as some other viewers apparently were.
Since I knew what was going to happen, I simply focused on reliving the
story, and seeing how the filmmakers interpreted it. It's such a dense
novel with so much going...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jason Alexander,
Christina Applegate,
James Belushi,
Jason Biggs,
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There were times we had some good laughs, but this really didn't need
to be a film. The penguin footage had so little to do with what the
comics were saying most of the time that it just got stupid after a
while. It would have been just as good as an audio CD, maybe better.If the comics had really LOOKED at the footage as they riffed, and if
the editing were a little more creat...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jason Alexander,
Christina Applegate,
James Belushi,
Jason Biggs,
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There were times we had some good laughs, but this really didn't need
to be a film. The penguin footage had so little to do with what the
comics were saying most of the time that it just got stupid after a
while. It would have been just as good as an audio CD, maybe better.If the comics had really LOOKED at the footage as they riffed, and if
the editing were a little more creat...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Julianna Margulies,
Nathan Phillips,
Rachel Blanchard,
Flex Alexander,
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A small part of me has died today. I realized something when I exited
the theater, fresh from the prescreening of Snakes on a Plane (SoaP) at
the cinema at which I work, that I may never again see another film
that rocks this hard. If you are looking for a deep introspective look
at the horrors of airborne terrorism and reptilian exploitation, look
somewhere else, and don't...
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Genres:
Drama
Sport
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Rob Brown,
Robert Ri'chard,
Rick Gonzalez,
Nana Gbewonyo,
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While basketball is used as the backdrop for the movie, Coach Carter
really isn't about basketball. The real heart of the movie is in the
way Coach Carter begins to turn the lives around of the players on his
basketball team by showing them that someone actually cares about what
happens to them after high school.At one point in the movie Carter (played perfectly by Samuel L.
Ja...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Eugene Levy,
Luke Goss,
Miguel Ferrer,
Susie Essman,
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What can be expected from a movie called The Man? A comedy from the
director of American Outlaws starring Samuel L. Jackson riffing on his
Jules character from Pulp Fiction with the dad from American Pie can't
be decent, can it? Surprisingly, this new fall comedy is actually
humorous if not outright hilarious, and it is certainly better than it
looks on paper or in the TV-spots...
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Genres:
Action
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Starring:
Ewan McGregor,
Natalie Portman,
Hayden Christensen,
Ian McDiarmid,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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When I asked the reviewer sitting next to me to sum up Revenge of the
Sith, he simply said "great!" That seemed to basically be the consensus
of virtually everyone in attendance at an advance press screening of
the final chapter in the Star Wars saga.There was an exuberant mood leaving the theater, as if everyone was in
collective agreement that Lucas had finally done it. That he h...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Adventure
Thriller
Starring:
Ice Cube,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Willem Dafoe,
Scott Speedman,
Peter Strauss,
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A film that should be retitled xXx2: Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.Opening with an impressive first 7-8 minutes, this film moves into
cookie cutter territory at a frightening speed and continues to derail
any opportunity for the audience to engage in the ridiculous plot or
heavily computer generated action sequences.Ice Cube will never be thanking the academy (he at times look like he
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Adventure
Thriller
Starring:
Ice Cube,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Willem Dafoe,
Scott Speedman,
Peter Strauss,
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A film that should be retitled xXx2: Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.Opening with an impressive first 7-8 minutes, this film moves into
cookie cutter territory at a frightening speed and continues to derail
any opportunity for the audience to engage in the ridiculous plot or
heavily computer generated action sequences.Ice Cube will never be thanking the academy (he at times look like he
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Ashley Judd,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Andy Garcia,
David Strathairn,
Russell Wong,
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson,
Holly Hunter,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jason Lee,
Dominique Louis,
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WOW! What a movie. I can honestly say this is in my top ten movies of
all time, how do Pixar continue to out do themselves at every movie
release?The Incredibles is a fantastic story, wonderfully scripted and with the
most stunning animation you have ever seen, it provides a perfectly
rounded story with plenty of action, laughs and (almost) tears.Basically, this is a story of a man...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Uma Thurman,
David Carradine,
Lucy Liu,
Vivica A. Fox,
Chia Hui Liu,
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It's a matter of some debate which volume of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill
Bill" is better. Let's end the argument right now: David Carradine
doesn't even appear in "Volume 1." Hasn't the Academy mailed him his
Best Supporting Actor Oscar already?In the first volume of "Kill Bill," released only a few months before
"Vol. 2" in the tail end of 2003, we met Uma Thurman, one peeded-off
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Genres:
Animation
Action
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson,
Holly Hunter,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jason Lee,
Dominique Louis,
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WOW! What a movie. I can honestly say this is in my top ten movies of
all time, how do Pixar continue to out do themselves at every movie
release?The Incredibles is a fantastic story, wonderfully scripted and with the
most stunning animation you have ever seen, it provides a perfectly
rounded story with plenty of action, laughs and (almost) tears.Basically, this is a story of a man...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Colin Farrell,
Michelle Rodriguez,
LL Cool J,
Josh Charles,
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I haven't read the comments of others, so I'm not sure why it's rated
so low. This is a pretty decent yarn with some good action and suspense
in it. The story is almost believable. A drug dealer is detained by the
Police and offers $100 million to anyone who can spring him. The offer
is taken up by several people and the Los Angeles Police Department
finds itself outgunned. The...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Music
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Milla Jovovich,
Stellan Skarsgård,
Doug Hutchison,
Joss Ackland,
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First off, let it be known that the reason I rented this was because of
my seemingly never-ending crush on Milla Jovovich. I started watching
because of her, but I kept watching because I genuinely enjoyed what I
saw. The film starts out a tad slow, but it quickly picks up and never
lets the viewer down again. The thought of not paying attention to it
never crossed my mind past...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
John Travolta,
Connie Nielsen,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Tim Daly,
Giovanni Ribisi,
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"Basic" takes a lot of plot twists through the steamy jungles of Panama.
They are often impossible to follow. No, literally. Impossible. As in they
literally do not piece together. You can try to analyze them, but when you
do, you find out there is nothing really to be analyzed. But the film, by
confusing and tricking the audience, makes it appear as if something is
there, whic...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Ben Affleck,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kim Staunton,
Toni Collette,
Sydney Pollack,
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When `Changing Lanes' first opens, the viewer is presented with a montage
of
jagged credits, trendy jerking photography cruising NYC streets, and
electronic beats that are so cool they could be used for cryogenic
freezing.
It quickly seems apparent that this film is simply a star-vehicle for Ben
Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson; it seems apparent that this is a cold and
im...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Ewan McGregor,
Natalie Portman,
Hayden Christensen,
Christopher Lee,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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I happen to be one of the folks who really has enjoyed these films in the
prequel trilogy. I also can see why people would not like the films and I
don't deny people the right to their opinion. What has been bothering me
has been some of the reasons people are giving for hating these new films...
they are childish, they have too many special-effects, the acting is bad,
the wr...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Nigel Whitmey,
Robert Jezek,
Emily Mortimer,
Meat Loaf,
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OK, so the `what' British film industry needs another gangster-flick about
as much as Zsa-Zsa Gabor needs another facelift, but this film is worth a
look just for the fact that it's not set in London (hurrah!), it's very
funny and it features Samuel L. Jackson in a kilt. Coming from Liverpool
myself, I loved the fact that someone has taken the effort to make a decent
film abou...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Vin Diesel,
Asia Argento,
Marton Csokas,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Michael Roof,
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For plot, xXx rates a 1.For acting, a 0.For action, a 10.This movie is unbelievably stupid, but somehow people (including me)
like it. Just watch it, take it for what it is, and go with the flow.
Vin Diesel plays an "extreme protester" recruited by "The Man" to
accomplish some vague mission. Don't get too concerned about the
mission, or anything else for that matter. Anything resem...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Vin Diesel,
Asia Argento,
Marton Csokas,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Michael Roof,
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For plot, xXx rates a 1.For acting, a 0.For action, a 10.This movie is unbelievably stupid, but somehow people (including me)
like it. Just watch it, take it for what it is, and go with the flow.
Vin Diesel plays an "extreme protester" recruited by "The Man" to
accomplish some vague mission. Don't get too concerned about the
mission, or anything else for that matter. Anything resem...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Nigel Whitmey,
Robert Jezek,
Emily Mortimer,
Meat Loaf,
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OK, so the `what' British film industry needs another gangster-flick about
as much as Zsa-Zsa Gabor needs another facelift, but this film is worth a
look just for the fact that it's not set in London (hurrah!), it's very
funny and it features Samuel L. Jackson in a kilt. Coming from Liverpool
myself, I loved the fact that someone has taken the effort to make a decent
film abou...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Music
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Colm Feore,
Ann Magnuson,
Damir Andrei,
Aunjanue Ellis,
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The thin line between genius and insanity is examined in this story of a
gifted man estranged from his family and separated from his vocation by
his
seemingly unfounded paranoia. `The Caveman's Valentine,' directed by Kasi
Lemmons, stars Samuel L. Jackson as Romulus Ledbetter, a former Julliard
student, talented composer and pianist who now lives in a cave near a park
in N...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Robin Wright,
Spencer Treat Clark,
Charlayne Woodard,
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It seems this movie has taken a bit of heat, known by many as
Shyamalan's "worst" film. It is often written off as slow moving, and
the twist at the end as unoriginal and boring. I've heard people say
the acting and camera work was awkward and stale and that the casting
was poor. Ironically enough, as more people begin to dislike this
movie, the more I seem to fall in l...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Vanessa Williams,
Jeffrey Wright,
Christian Bale,
Busta Rhymes,
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I went to see this movie expecting to see a big-budget remake of the
original Shaft, and I got it.This version is a lot more violent than the original, it didn't seem to be
in Shaft's style. The pacing and editing in the first half of the movie
were
fast and smooth. John Singleton did a great job in establishing Shaft's
character and the plot. During the second half of the mov...
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Genres:
Action
Drama
Thriller
War
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Guy Pearce,
Ben Kingsley,
Bruce Greenwood,
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Last week, as I considered ordering this DVD, I checked the
IMDB
rating and saw a "fair" 6.5. Since I like Tommy Lee Jones
and Samuel L. Jackson, I placed the order.
Like most roller coasters, I found it to be a good ride
and
Jones and Jackson did very credible jobs. The flaws in
the
movie have been correctly pointed out by numerous other
reviewers. I was som...
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Genres:
Horror
Thriller
Action
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Thomas Jane,
Saffron Burrows,
LL Cool J,
Michael Rapaport,
Stellan Skarsgård,
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After the opening scene of *Deep Blue Sea*, in which (predictably) a
shark terrorizes a quartet of partying teenagers on a boat, I decided I was
in for a crappy movie. A crappy movie that would contain basically every
movie AND horror movie cliche I could think of. I was right. And
wrong.I will say that the premise for this movie is great: super-intelligent
sharks. Sharks are ...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kevin Spacey,
David Morse,
Ron Rifkin,
John Spencer,
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Just when you think he's cornered, he thinks of a new strategy. Samuel L.
Jackson portrays Lieutenant Danny Roman, police hostage negotiator. When
he's framed for a crime he didn't commit, against his fellow police officers
no less, he knows that the only way out is to bring in an equally tough
negotiator, Lieutenant Chris Sabian played by Kevin Spacey, who's from
another preci...
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Genres:
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman,
Sharon Stone,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Peter Coyote,
Liev Schreiber,
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This is the rarest of action films - one that engages your intellect not
just your senses.On the seabed in mid-ocean a huge vessel is discovered. A team is
dispatched to investigate - and what they find is beyond
belief.Admittedly there were a couple of scenes which I felt missed the intended
realism of the film, and occasionally it seemed far too obvious what was
going on, bu...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
John Heard,
Kelly Rowan,
Clifton Collins Jr.,
Tony Plana,
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Samuel L. Jackson is superb in this hard look at the pressure that American
Teachers can face. The story begins simply enough, but soon leads us into a
jungle of what is right and what is wrong. It encompasses the themes of
machismo, gangs, respect and the fallen and tainted profession of teaching.
Jackson plays the destroyed Teacher, whose life is torn apart after a
serious st...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Pam Grier,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Robert Forster,
Bridget Fonda,
Michael Keaton,
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Many people were disappointed with 'Jackie Brown' when it was first released
as it didn't live up to their expectations created by the more flamboyant
'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'. I admit that I was one of those
disappointed fans. But as the years have gone by I have come to appreciate
this movie more and more, and if you deal with what it IS and not what you
thought it...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Philip Baker Hall,
John C. Reilly,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Samuel L. Jackson,
F. William Parker,
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Paul Thomas Anderson's first film, Sydney (titled 'Hard Eight' by the
distributors), has a story, but its more concerned about the
characters, and how these actors play them. Like its inspiration,
Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob le Flambeur, understanding who these people
are in this seedy, desperate environment, is the key. The script is
intelligent, and contains a truth that isn't...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey,
Sandra Bullock,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kevin Spacey,
Oliver Platt,
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A truly tense film that takes place in present-day Mississippi. A young
African-American girl has been raped by two backwoods white men. Her father
(Samuel L. Jackson) takes the law into his own hands and kills the two. Now
the small town becomes a hot-bed of controversy as a murder trial starts
that gets national attention. There is the defense attorney (Matthew
McConaughey) a...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Geena Davis,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Yvonne Zima,
Craig Bierko,
Tom Amandes,
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This is by far my favorite action movie. But what makes it work is not
the elaborate Renny Harlin explosions and shoot-em-ups. It's the Shane
Black script and its deft delivery by Geena Davis and Samuel L.
Jackson.The chemistry between the two principals merited a sequel. Thank God it
was never made. Too much danger of marring the original.'The Long Kiss' checkerboards from quotabl...
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Genres:
Comedy
Sport
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jeff Goldblum,
Peter Berg,
Corbin Bernsen,
Jon Lovitz,
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I have to admit that when I rented this movie, I was expecting a dumb comedy
that would fail to show the reality of boxing. However, this film is a very
funny film that also has a rather keen insight into the current state of
boxing. Samuel L. Jackson plays a "Don King" type guy that is stuck with the
problem of having a champ that might be too good. No one wants to pay to see
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Philip Baker Hall,
John C. Reilly,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Samuel L. Jackson,
F. William Parker,
...
Paul Thomas Anderson's first film, Sydney (titled 'Hard Eight' by the
distributors), has a story, but its more concerned about the
characters, and how these actors play them. Like its inspiration,
Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob le Flambeur, understanding who these people
are in this seedy, desperate environment, is the key. The script is
intelligent, and contains a truth that isn't...
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Genres:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Matthew Modine,
Nancy Travis,
Eric Stoltz,
Max Pomeranc,
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To someone picking up this little flick without bothering to go into it
a bit more, you are probably expecting some Disney-like movie (Just
look at the box cover) and the premise even suggest it: A man is
reincarnated as a dog and goes on a search to find his family. Boy, was
I surprised. Not only is the dog trying to find his family, he's out
for revenge against the man who pu...
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Genres:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Matthew Modine,
Nancy Travis,
Eric Stoltz,
Max Pomeranc,
...
To someone picking up this little flick without bothering to go into it
a bit more, you are probably expecting some Disney-like movie (Just
look at the box cover) and the premise even suggest it: A man is
reincarnated as a dog and goes on a search to find his family. Boy, was
I surprised. Not only is the dog trying to find his family, he's out
for revenge against the man who pu...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
David Caruso,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Nicolas Cage,
Helen Hunt,
Kathryn Erbe,
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Jeremy Irons,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Graham Greene,
Colleen Camp,
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Series note: Although the Die Hard films obviously follow one another
chronologically in the film's universe, they are not really constructed
as chapters in a novel. You could watch them in any order, but to give
the characters more depth, and make better sense of a couple minor
references, I would still recommend watching them in order.In my Die Hard 2 (1990) review, I complained ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Holt McCallany,
Michael Badalucco,
Nicholas Turturro,
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini,
Steve Buscemi,
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
John Travolta,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Tim Roth,
Amanda Plummer,
Eric Stoltz,
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One of the early scenes in "Pulp Fiction" features two hit-men
discussing what a Big Mac is called in other countries. Their dialogue
is witty and entertaining, and it's also disarming, because it makes
these two thugs seem all too normal. If you didn't know better, you
might assume these were regular guys having chit-chat on their way to
work. Other than the comic payo...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Sean Nelson,
Giancarlo Esposito,
Samuel L. Jackson,
N'Bushe Wright,
Ron Brice,
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This is simply an incredible film. Deeply thought provoking, it is not for
those of you who like your films to have guns, sex and violence. This is NOT
a typical 'hood' film - there are no banging hiphop beats, no flash cars,
and no cheesy action scenes.It tells the story of a clever 12 year old brought up in a culture of
danger, mistrust and urban decay. Sean Nelson displays a mat...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Tyrin Turner,
Larenz Tate,
June Kyoto Lu,
Toshi Toda,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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Extremely brutal, but gripping and compelling story of a volatile,
alienated young teenager growing up in the violent atmosphere of the
L.A. Watts District and, against the advice of family and friends,
makes no effort to transcend the harshness and ignorance of his
surroundings, instead choosing to head down a dead-end path. Violent,
almost unbearable at times, but faultlessly...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Michael Lerner,
Margaret Colin,
Nicolas Cage,
Dabney Coleman,
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The reviews for `Amos & Andrew' are all over the place, from Leonard
Maltin's `BOMB' to The Washington Post Style section critic's rave (though
the Post's Weekend section reviewer gave it a devastating
pan).Any movie that gets this range of reaction is not all bad, and `Amos &
Andrew' has a number of redeeming values.Its racial satire (which can be serious as well as slapstick, oft...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Emilio Estevez,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jon Lovitz,
Tim Curry,
Kathy Ireland,
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This isn't Airplane!, The Man With Two Brains, , or any number of classic
slapsticks, but it is up there, and it is funny. While it has its slow
times, it still manages to make you laugh. Great one liners, and
wonderful
acting make it a solid and worthy buy. Everytime you watch it, you will
find yet another smart-ass, sarcastic reply, an offbeat joke or an
obscure
pa...
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Genres:
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Christian Slater,
Patricia Arquette,
Dennis Hopper,
Val Kilmer,
Gary Oldman,
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With at least 12 `starring actors' in character and supporting rolls,
half of them legends or mega stars; this Tarantino tale defies a short
review. The different levels on which this movie works are impressive.
As
a love story we begin to believe that the quirky `loser' couple is
unconditionally bound together. As a pseudo `film noir' we begin to care
about the fate of t...
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Genres:
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Action
Family
Starring:
Sam Neill,
Laura Dern,
Jeff Goldblum,
Richard Attenborough,
Bob Peck,
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I don't know why I loved this movie so much. Maybe it was the utter
amazement when I first saw the Brachiosaurus eat from a tree. Or maybe it
was my adrenaline rushing when two 12 year old were attacked by
velociraptors. It might possibly be the chills that went down my spine when
the T-Rex first made his terrifying roar. Whatever it was, it made me write
this review.Allan ...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Crime
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Mickey Rourke,
Samuel L. Jackson,
M. Emmet Walsh,
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Here is another modern-day film-noir, featuring interesting characters
played by a diverse cast. That cast is led by Willem Dafoe, who reminds
me a lot of another noir actor, Dan Duryea.There is the usual corrupt government/military officials angle but the
plot does have a few neat twists and is generally a non-nonsense kind
of story. However, I did find the storyline a bit confusi...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Crime
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Mickey Rourke,
Samuel L. Jackson,
M. Emmet Walsh,
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Here is another modern-day film-noir, featuring interesting characters
played by a diverse cast. That cast is led by Willem Dafoe, who reminds
me a lot of another noir actor, Dan Duryea.There is the usual corrupt government/military officials angle but the
plot does have a few neat twists and is generally a non-nonsense kind
of story. However, I did find the storyline a bit confusi...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Starring:
Omar Epps,
Tupac Shakur,
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins,
Khalil Kain,
Cindy Herron,
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This is one of the few, probably the only film in the urban youth genre, a
la 'Boyz in the Hood' and 'Menace 2 Society' that I can truly appreciate.
This film is as gritty and true to the life as the other films mentioned,
but the story and acting in this film rises it above the rest. Tupac Shakur
was excellent in his role as Bishop....he came through with a very intense
and ...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Harrison Ford,
Anne Archer,
Patrick Bergin,
Sean Bean,
Thora Birch,
...
This is an outstanding thriller, a movie I have always enjoyed watching
since it came out. Apparently a number of people also did since a few
sequels followed featuring the main character ex-CIA analyst "Jack
Ryan," played by Harrison Ford.Sean Bean was excellent as the revenge-obsessed villain, a member of a
"splinter group," as its labeled not really an IRA extremist, but one
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Tommy Davidson,
Joseph C. Phillips,
Anne-Marie Johnson,
David Marshall Grant,
Jon Cypher,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Music
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Spike Lee,
Wesley Snipes,
Giancarlo Esposito,
Robin Harris,
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After the commercial and critical success of "Do The Right Thing," in which
Lee announced his arrival as a major player, he choose to follow up his
breakthrough with a more personal film. If you examine history, it seems
all iconoclasts choose to do so after their first big success ("The
Conversation," "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind," "Talk Radio"), and Lee
decided to pay...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Eddie Murphy,
Tatyana Ali,
Billie Allen,
James Brown III,
Eyde Byrde,
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This movie came out late 1987, and people were dying for a sequel to
"Delirious" which was 1983. If you go back and watch Richard Pryor's
"live in Concert" or "Here and Now" you see that Eddie used some of
Pryor's stuff, but gave it its own shot of himself (In delirious,
Murphy does the "bARBQ scene/story" and he describes his aunt falling
down the steps. It is the exact same d...
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