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Robert Downey Jr. Movies
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Zach Galifianakis,
Michelle Monaghan,
Jamie Foxx,
Juliette Lewis,
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Director Todd Phillips, the creator of "Old School" and "The Hangover"
thought he could pull another "classic" by casting the Hollywood's
Playboy at this moment, Robert Downey Jr. and the hilarious comedian
Zach Galifianakis. Great cast but not that great story. The typical
"glam meets nerd" has been done tens of times before and I ...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
James Franco,
Amy Adams,
Dawn Anderson,
Laurence Beck,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Zach Galifianakis,
Michelle Monaghan,
Jamie Foxx,
Juliette Lewis,
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Director Todd Phillips, the creator of "Old School" and "The Hangover"
thought he could pull another "classic" by casting the Hollywood's
Playboy at this moment, Robert Downey Jr. and the hilarious comedian
Zach Galifianakis. Great cast but not that great story. The typical
"glam meets nerd" has been done tens of times before and I ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Zach Galifianakis,
Michelle Monaghan,
Jamie Foxx,
Juliette Lewis,
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Director Todd Phillips, the creator of "Old School" and "The Hangover"
thought he could pull another "classic" by casting the Hollywood's
Playboy at this moment, Robert Downey Jr. and the hilarious comedian
Zach Galifianakis. Great cast but not that great story. The typical
"glam meets nerd" has been done tens of times before and I ...
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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:
Action
Adventure
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Jude Law,
Rachel McAdams,
Mark Strong,
Eddie Marsan,
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... not the movie, but the number of self-professed Holmes aficionados
who apparently have no knowledge of Holmes. For the record, Holmes was
a miserable, irresponsible drug addict who did indeed sleep on the
floor, insult his best friend, experiment on his dog, and never ever
wore a deerstalker's cap (at least, not until television was invented).
He was a brawler who prac...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Drama
Biography
Music
Starring:
Jamie Foxx,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Catherine Keener,
Tom Hollander,
Lisa Gay Hamilton,
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First off, I should say that I am personally familiar with this story,
having worked in downtown L.A. for the last 19 years and seeing Mr
Ayers and his cello many a time around 3rd and Hill Sts. I've also read
Lopez's columns in the Times for years and followed this one with
interest and satisfaction. Making a film about a tale like this
restores my belief in Hollywoo...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Drama
Biography
Music
Starring:
Jamie Foxx,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Catherine Keener,
Tom Hollander,
Lisa Gay Hamilton,
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First off, I should say that I am personally familiar with this story,
having worked in downtown L.A. for the last 19 years and seeing Mr
Ayers and his cello many a time around 3rd and Hill Sts. I've also read
Lopez's columns in the Times for years and followed this one with
interest and satisfaction. Making a film about a tale like this
restores my belief in Hollywoo...
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Genres:
Music
Starring:
Mike Myers,
Jason Bateman,
Michael Bay,
Jack Black,
Chris Brown,
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Terrence Howard,
Jeff Bridges,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Leslie Bibb,
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Rest assured, Iron Man is an absolutely amazing movie. I won't dare
spoil any of this remarkable movie for you but I do recommend it as
highly as I possibly can. Marvel needed to get in to the solo movie
making business long ago. Instead of leasing out their characters to
other studios, they're making movies themselves. Most everyone knows
Iron Man is their first effort...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
War
Starring:
Jeff Kahn,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Anthony Ruivivar,
Jack Black,
Jay Baruchel,
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I just got out of a midnight showing and I was absolutely blown away. I
fully expect this to be a mediocre movie at best, but it surprised me
in all aspects. It was well directed, acted, the action scenes were
actually very well done and pretty epic, and most of all it was
hilarious. I doubt I stopped laughing for more than a minute or two. I
don't want to give anything awa...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Anton Yelchin,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Hope Davis,
Kat Dennings,
Tyler Hilton,
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I saw an advanced screening of Charlie Bartlett at my school with a Q&A
session with the writer and director last April, and I must say, I
haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a VERY long time.Anton Yelchin is Charlie Bartlett, a young rich boy who has just gotten
kicked out of his private school for forging driver's licenses for his
fellow students in an attempt to gain so...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
History
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Mark Ruffalo,
Anthony Edwards,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Brian Cox,
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I am tired of people writing comments like this, "Not Fincher's best".
Honestly who cares. We all agree that Fincher's best is either Seven or
Fight Club, two outstanding masterpieces. There is a big margin between
a film like one of those and a terrible film, and people don't seem to
realize that. These people even do this with other filmmakers like
Spielberg or Sc...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Phyllis Somerville,
Eric Bana,
Horatio Sanz,
Drew Barrymore,
Joey Kern,
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(I just had to say that before anyone else!) I don't know anything about poker, but I enjoyed this film all right.The people in the audience who do understand the game were getting a
lot more out of it than I did. They were oohing and ahhing and tensing
up like they were at a real poker tournament.I'm surprised Drew Barrymore took a supporting role like this. She's
good and...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Anton Yelchin,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Hope Davis,
Kat Dennings,
Tyler Hilton,
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I saw an advanced screening of Charlie Bartlett at my school with a Q&A
session with the writer and director last April, and I must say, I
haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a VERY long time.Anton Yelchin is Charlie Bartlett, a young rich boy who has just gotten
kicked out of his private school for forging driver's licenses for his
fellow students in an attempt to gain so...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Dianne Wiest,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Shia LaBeouf,
Melonie Diaz,
Julia Garro,
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What kind of writer reveals his troubled childhood, then directs a
semi-autobiographical film about it, using a character with his own
name? Bold, foolish or maybe both, that's exactly what Dito Montiel
did.Reminiscent of Larry Clark's Kids in Manhattan, it depicts adolescents
growing up in a tough neighbourhood, in the borough of Queens. For some
of these youth, the da...
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Genres:
Animation
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Rory Cochrane,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Mitch Baker,
Keanu Reeves,
Sean Allen,
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When someone on a trip starts to wig out, you take them someplace quiet
and talk soothingly and assure them that everything's going to be OK.
But as the tagline of this film makes clear, for these characters
everything is most definitely NOT going to be OK. For those who haven't read the book, it's important to know what you're
getting into. PK Dick wrote this novel...
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Tim Allen,
Kristin Davis,
Zena Grey,
Spencer Breslin,
Danny Glover,
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I took my 12 year old grandson to see it and he was rolling on the
floor for most of the film. I was surprised that it was actually
funny,much more surprise than I was prepared for. This is a funny movie
for those preteens and early teens as they seem to really enjoy it.
Sure it is not full of high tech special effects and should never be
compared to the Matrix, but it is a Dis...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Dianne Wiest,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Shia LaBeouf,
Melonie Diaz,
Julia Garro,
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What kind of writer reveals his troubled childhood, then directs a
semi-autobiographical film about it, using a character with his own
name? Bold, foolish or maybe both, that's exactly what Dito Montiel
did.Reminiscent of Larry Clark's Kids in Manhattan, it depicts adolescents
growing up in a tough neighbourhood, in the borough of Queens. For some
of these youth, the da...
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Genres:
Biography
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Starring:
Nicole Kidman,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Ty Burrell,
Harris Yulin,
Jane Alexander,
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Had I taken to heart what the movie reviewer in my local paper had
written about this film (and his 2.5 star rating) -- I would not have
gone. Fortunately, I checked out IMDb and read that someone had
compared it to Jean Cocteau's avant-garde "La Belle et La Bete." Enough
said. That commendation, and armed, as I was, with the knowledge that
Nicole Kidman has done some excep...
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Genres:
Animation
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Rory Cochrane,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Mitch Baker,
Keanu Reeves,
Sean Allen,
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When someone on a trip starts to wig out, you take them someplace quiet
and talk soothingly and assure them that everything's going to be OK.
But as the tagline of this film makes clear, for these characters
everything is most definitely NOT going to be OK. For those who haven't read the book, it's important to know what you're
getting into. PK Dick wrote this novel...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Action
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Val Kilmer,
Michelle Monaghan,
Corbin Bernsen,
Dash Mihok,
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Directed and co-written by Shane Black; based on a novel, "Bodies Are
Where You Find Them" written by Brett Halliday; and starring Robert
Downey Jnr, Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan.A terrific opening credit sequence easily sets up the audacity and
chagrin of the film for an appreciative audience. In essence, these are
the reasons why you need to see this movie: the razor sharp wi...
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Genres:
Drama
History
Starring:
Jeff Daniels,
David Strathairn,
Alex Borstein,
Rose Abdoo,
Dianne Reeves,
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My hat to George Clooney. He doesn't take the easy way out. His
seriousness of purpose is undeniable and his talents as a filmmaker a
concrete reality. This, his second feature, is a no frills account of a
period in American history that left visible scars but, as it happens,
many have forgotten. History repeats itself but its protagonists seem
diluted in this modern obsession ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Musical
Mystery
Crime
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Robin Wright,
Mel Gibson,
Jeremy Northam,
Katie Holmes,
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When 'The Singing Detective' was first produced as a TV mini series in
1986, it had a cumulative running time of well over 400 minutes. In
this theatrical remake, the story has been pared down to no more than
106. I haven't seen the original - which enjoyed almost unprecedented
critical acclaim in its time - so I have no idea how much of its
quality has been lost in its current...
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Genres:
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Starring:
Halle Berry,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Charles S. Dutton,
John Carroll Lynch,
Bernard Hill,
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Stars operating at the level of Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz are bound
to disappoint critics along the way, especially when the critics are
just waiting for some sign of weakness upon which to feed. While there
is nothing wrong with any of the acting in this film - these are not
the kinds of roles Oscar winners and nominees are expected to indulge
in. What's more, Berry an...
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Genres:
Drama
Comedy
Starring:
Michael Douglas,
Tobey Maguire,
Frances McDormand,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Katie Holmes,
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I am usually annoyed by films based on novels about novelists. Really, it's
like the author couldn't think of anything else to write about. `Write what
you know.' That's what the writing instructors tell you. But a novel about
a writer makes it seem like writing is all you know. Who, except other
writers, would want to read it? The opening scenes of Wonder Boys,
however,
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Annette Bening,
Katie Sagona,
Aidan Quinn,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Paul Guilfoyle,
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Steve Martin,
Eddie Murphy,
Heather Graham,
Christine Baranski,
Jamie Kennedy,
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Given Tom Cruise's recent unstable behavior, it might be the right time
to revisit 'Bowfinger,' Steve Martin and Frank Oz's highly
under-appreciated satire of the side of Hollywood we mere mortals
aren't supposed to see.In Hollywood, there are no secrets--everyone knows who's secretly gay
or insane, and who's slept with who, when, where, and what they got out
of it. But no one ...
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Genres:
Drama
Music
Thriller
Starring:
Scott Caan,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Stacy Edwards,
Allan Houston,
Gaby Hoffmann,
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I always find the idea of improvised (or semi-improvised) film making an
interesting one, even if the results themselves are disappointing, and very
rarely work (exceptions being some of the movies of Christopher Guest and
Abel Ferrara). It's a risky idea because it's a true test of an actors
talent. Some succeed and some fall flat on their faces. 'Black and White'
is
a per...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Crime
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Wesley Snipes,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Joe Pantoliano,
Daniel Roebuck,
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The only reason we have a film called "U.S. Marshals" is the cold fact that
somebody was simply dying to see Tommy Lee Jones returning into his
Oscar-awarded role as a tough, bold and unhesitating Deputy Marshal Samuel
Gerard. At first I was thinking "just another foolish sequel" and I have to
admit that at one point it more or less even looked like "U.S. Marshals" is
basically...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Natasha Gregson Wagner,
Heather Graham,
Angel David,
Frederique Van Der Wal,
Robert Downey Jr.,
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To say that this movie is shallow, or unrealistic, is to miss the point.
While it certainly has a lot to say about sex, and especially sexual
fidelity, the point of the film is not that at all, but that concerns of
sex
are not truly the most important factors in a relationship. While
loyalty
and honesty certainly are, forgiveness is still a virtue, and lying about
sex ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Holly Hunter,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Anne Bancroft,
Charles Durning,
Dylan McDermott,
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Juliette Lewis,
Tom Sizemore,
Rodney Dangerfield,
Everett Quinton,
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After viewing this film many, many times since I first saw it I came to
the conclusion that this film basically put on screen my feelings as to
why I disliked and still continue to dislike the 90's/Post-Millenium
American Pseudo-Culture. At first I did not understand it (the
metaphors and such) but having viewed it countless times over the past
few years I have developed an und...
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Drama
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Charles Grodin,
Alfre Woodard,
Kyra Sedgwick,
Tom Sizemore,
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Robert Downey Jr. is wonderful as the man who became the medium for 4
people who died in a bus accident at the same moment the hero was born.
As a child these "friends" were known only to him, eventually leading
to psychiatric evaluations because parents, teachers et al insisted
something had to be wrong with this child. While still a small child,
the "spirits" decide it's time...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Andie MacDowell,
Bruce Davison,
Tim Robbins,
Chris Penn,
Anne Archer,
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Genres:
Biography
Drama
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Geraldine Chaplin,
Paul Rhys,
John Thaw,
Moira Kelly,
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Sally Field,
Kevin Kline,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Cathy Moriarty,
Elisabeth Shue,
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Starring:
Mel Gibson,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Nancy Travis,
Ken Jenkins,
David Marshall Grant,
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I actually thought this film improved with each viewing - some of the
comic
lines were lost first time around, with people speaking together, and
rotor
noise from the aircraft. Air America is probably a little too
script-by-numbers, but only if you think about it too much - the key is to
just enjoy the action and the comedy. I couldn't tell whether Mel Gibson's
characte...
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Cybill Shepherd,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Ryan O'Neal,
Mary Stuart Masterson,
Christopher McDonald,
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I was always a big fan of this movie, first of all have you seen the cast,
the acting is superb and help make this movie move along very well. Cybill
Shepherd was given great reviews for her role, and they were well deserved.
The beginning of this movie starts in the past when Corinne Jeffries (Cybill)
whose picture-perfect marriage comes to a shattering halt when her husband
L...
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Genres:
Drama
Crime
Starring:
James Woods,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Margaret Colin,
Yuji Okumoto,
Kurtwood Smith,
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The title role in True Believer is played by Robert Downey, Jr., who is
an eager young law school graduate looking forward to interning with
famed civil rights attorney James Woods.Woods who's a throwback to the hippie days of the Sixties is now making
a living defending drug dealers and other various and assorted dregs of
society. He's an attorney and bills have to be paid...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Andrew McCarthy,
Jami Gertz,
Robert Downey Jr.,
James Spader,
Tony Bill,
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"Less Than Zero" was one of my favorite novels of all time, combining a
"Catcher in the Rye" for the excessive L.A. in the '80's sorta mentality.
Unfortunately this film was in production during the very height of the
"just say no to drugs" Nancy Reagan campaign. I remember reading in the
L.A.
Times how the producers were stating that they changed the character Clay
to
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Rodney Dangerfield,
Sally Kellerman,
Burt Young,
Keith Gordon,
Robert Downey Jr.,
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Rodney Dangerfield made this movie with his hilarious one liners. I still
find myself quoting many of these lines which he delivers beautifully
throughout the movie. The more you watch it the funnier it gets, and I'll
be
watching it for a few more decades yet....
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Rodney Dangerfield,
Sally Kellerman,
Burt Young,
Keith Gordon,
Robert Downey Jr.,
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Rodney Dangerfield made this movie with his hilarious one liners. I still
find myself quoting many of these lines which he delivers beautifully
throughout the movie. The more you watch it the funnier it gets, and I'll
be
watching it for a few more decades yet....
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Anthony Michael Hall,
Kelly LeBrock,
Ilan Mitchell-Smith,
Bill Paxton,
Suzanne Snyder,
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Weird Science is the best 80's comedy that was ever made. I'm saying it.
Ghostbusters, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Strange Brew, Gung Ho, Mr.
Mom, all of these movies have their place, but none of them can match Weird
Science for laughs or pure....eightiesness. Yes eightiesness is a quality.
It's a corny, dated quality but one that is tangible and valued by my fellow
eig...
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Anthony Michael Hall,
Kelly LeBrock,
Ilan Mitchell-Smith,
Bill Paxton,
Suzanne Snyder,
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Weird Science is the best 80's comedy that was ever made. I'm saying it.
Ghostbusters, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Strange Brew, Gung Ho, Mr.
Mom, all of these movies have their place, but none of them can match Weird
Science for laughs or pure....eightiesness. Yes eightiesness is a quality.
It's a corny, dated quality but one that is tangible and valued by my fellow
eig...
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