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Ratings System: 1-4 with 1 being the lowest and 4 the highest

Archives of Movies on Video
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Critics Choice for the Top Movies of the 20th Century
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Movies are listed by date of review starting with the most recent at the top.

Due to Illness of the Editior this Section has fallen behind, we are attemting to catch up.

Oceans 11
PG-13 ... 1-1/2
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Vanilla Sky
R ... 1
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Spy Game
R ... 3
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The Heist
R ... 3
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Life as a House
R ... 3
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The One
PG-13 ...1-1/2
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Jurassic Park III
PG-13 ... 3
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Planet of the Apes
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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Pearl Harbor
PG-13 ... 3
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The Score
R ... 2
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Rush Hour 2
PG13 ... 1-1/2
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
PG-13 ... 2
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Laura Croft: Tomb Radier
PG-13 ... 2
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Swordfish
R ... 2
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DR2 (Doctor Doolittle 2)
PG ...1
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The Animal
PG-13 ... 2
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Bridget Jones's Diary
R ... 3
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The Tailor of Panama
R ... 3
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Driven
PG-13 ... 1-1/2
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The Mummy Returns
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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A Knights Tale
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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TomCats
R ... 1
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Blow
R ... 2-1/2
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Enemy at the Gates
R ... 3
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Heartbreakers
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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Road to Redemption
PG ... 2-1/2
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The Mexican
R ... 2
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Recess: School's Out
G ... 2
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3000 Miles to Graceland
R ... 2
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Traffic
R ... 3
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The Pledge
R ... 3
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The Wedding Planner
PG-13 ... 2
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Valentine
R ... 1-1/2
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Hannibal
R ... 3
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Thirteen Days
PG-13 ... 3
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A Family Man
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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Quills
R ... 2-1/2
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Thirteen Days
PG-13 ... 3
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Mercy Streets Recommended Viewing
PG-13 ... 3
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102 Dalmations
G ... 2
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What Women Want
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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The Vertical Limit
PG-13 ... 3
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Into the Arms of Starngers
PG ...3-1/22
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Men of Honor
R ... 3
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Little Nicky
PG-13 ... 1
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Red Planet
PG-13 ... 2
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The 6th Day
PG-13 ... 2
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Charlie's Angels
PG-13 ... 2
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Book of Shadows Blair Witch Project 2
R ... 1
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Bedazzled
PG-13 ... 1-1/2
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Pay it Forward
PG-13 ... 3
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Lost Souls
R ... 2
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The Exorcist
re-release
R ... 3-1/2
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The Little Vampire
R ... 1-1/2
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Lucky Numbers
R ... 1-1/2
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Goya in Bordeaux
R ... 2-1/2
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Luminous Motion
R ... 1-1/2
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The Contender
R ... 1-1/2
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Luminarias
R ... 2
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Get Carter
R ... 1-1/2
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Meet the Parents
PG-13... 3
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Shower
PG-13 ... 3
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Love and Sex
R ... 2-1/2
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The Exorcist
R ... 1
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Remember the Titans
R ... 2-1/2
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Almost Famous
R ... 2-1/2
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An Affair of Love
R ... 2
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Urban Legends
R ... 1
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Woman On Top
R ... 2
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Duet
R ... 2
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Bait
R ... 1-1/2
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The Interview
R ... 3
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Committed
R ... 1-1/2
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Nurse Betty
R ... 2-1/2
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Five Senses
R ... 2-1/2
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The Watcher
R ... 1-1/2
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Highlander End Game
R ... 1
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Godzilla2000
PG ... 2
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The Crew
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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Art of War
R ... 2
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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
NR ... 3-1/2
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Bless the child
R ... 3-1/2
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Butterfly
PG-13 ... 3
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The Cell
R ... 1-1/2
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Space Cowboys
PG-13 ... 3
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The Patriot
R ... 2
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Coyote Ugly
PG-13 ...1-1/2
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Hollow Man
R ... 1-1/2
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The Replacements
PG-13 ... 3
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Rocky and Bullwinkle
PG ... 2-1/2
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The Perfect Storm
PG-13 ... 3
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Me, Myself and Irene
R ... 1/2
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Chicken Run
G ... 3-1/2
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Thomas and the Magic Railroad
G ... 3
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What Lies Beneath
PG-13 ... 2
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Nutty Professor II The Klumps
PG-13 ...1-1/2
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Dinosaur
PG ... 2-1/2
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Titan A.E.
PG ... 2
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Sunshine
R ... 3
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Shaft 2
R ... 2
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Shanghai Noon
PG-13 ... 2
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Big Momma's House
PG-13 ... 1
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Gone in 60 Seconds
PG-13 ... 2
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Mission Impossible 2
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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The Basket
PG ... 2-1/2
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Battlefield Earth
PG-13 ... 1/2
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I Dreamed of Africa
PG-13 ... 2
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Gladiator
R ... 3
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Where the Heart Is
PG-13 ... 2
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Frequency
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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Keeping the Faith
PG-13 ... 2-1/2
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U-571
R ... 2
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NURSE BETTY         2    1/2
    Rated R
Website:    Amazon.com/NurseBetty

"Nurse Betty" may seem like a W.W.II film about life along the Front, but
with director Neil LaBute ("In The Company of Men") working from a screenplay
by James Flamberg and John C. Richards, we have a dark comedy, instead. Renee
Zellweger ("Me, Myself and Irene") plays "Nurse Betty".  Also starring in the
film are Morgan Freeman ("Hard Rain"), Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear ("As Good
As It Gets.")

    The premise of "Nurse Betty" has Renee living in a small town in Kansas
(don't they all?) and married to Aaron Eckhart (a favorite star of director
LaBute.)  Aaron sells cars and is quite the nasty husband.  What keeps Renee
going is her favorite soap opera, "A Reason To Love," which stars Kinnear. 
One night, while Renee is dozing, Aaron comes home with two guys, Morgan and
Chris, with whom he has had criminal dealings.  Permanently exit Aaron and
the other two don't know Renee sees everything.  It is traumatic and she
buries it under a yearning to go to California and meet Kinnear.  She thinks,
in her delusional state, he is waiting for her with open arms.  The chase
begins because in Renee's car is what the killers are looking for.  The stage
is set for Renee's adventures cross-country and what happens when she finally
meets Kinnear.

    This screenplay won a top award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. 
What you see isn't exactly what you should believe.  Though Morgan and Chris
are violent men, can there be camaraderie between them?  Exactly who lives in
a dream world, Renee or the people who act on soap operas?  Zellweger, with
her innocent eyes goes through the film like a little girl in a room full of
dolls.  Kinnear aptly portrays two characters, one "on the set" and the other
"off the set."  Freeman is the man who has seen it all and Rock, subdued
here, displays poise on camera. This film is well cast, including supporting
players Kathleen Wilhoite, Crispin Glover, Tia Texada and Allison Janney.

    "Nurse Betty" is different from other Neil LaBute films in at least two
instances.  First, there is wide use of cinematography (Jean Ives Escoffier)
instead of the almost-claustrophobic room in which much action takes place,
and second, LaBute allows the story to flow and not flounder in male or
female bashing.  We see the banter between Morgan and Chris and the direction
it is going.  Morgan rather likes Renee, but Chris thinks she is scheming. 
How will this affect what happens when they meet her again?

    I found "Nurse Betty" to certainly be above average for storyline and
casting.  Also, where in Kansas is Fair Oaks anyway?  Leave it to Hollywood
to be inventive, like the Kansas mountains of "The Unforgiven."   

    Be aware of profanity, violence, and sexual connations.
                Copyright 2000 Marie Asner