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Nicks Flicks Film Reviews: Evaluating the Cinema
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The Movies of 2000-2010

  • 3:10 to Yuma: B—

  • The Adjustment Bureau: C

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence: C—

  • A Knight’s Tale: C—

  • Amazing Grace: C+

  • The A-Team: C

  • Australia: C

  • Avatar: B

  • Batman Begins: B+

  • Behind Enemy Lines: C

  • Blackbeard: C—

  • Black Hawk Down: B

  • The Bourne Identity: B—

  • The Bourne Supremacy: C+

  • The Bourne Ultimatum: B

  • Bruce Almighty: C+

  • Cars: C

  • Casino Royale: A—

  • Cast Away: B

  • Catch Me If You Can: B

  • The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: B+

  • The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian: B—

  • The Chronicles of Narnia, the Voyage of the Dawn Treader: C

  • Cinderella Man: B

  • Clash of the Titans: C—

  • Collateral: B+

  • The Core: C—

  • The Count of Monte Cristo: C+

  • Cowboys and Aliens: C+

  • The Dark Knight: C+

  • Defiance: B—

  • Die Another Day: C—

  • The Eagle: C+

  • Elf: B


  • Enemy at the Gates: C

  • Evan Almighty: C

  • Extraordinary Measures: C+

  • Fair Game: C—

  • The Family Man: C+

  • The Fantastic Four: C—

  • The Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer: D


  • Firewall: C

  • Flight of the Phoenix: C—

  • Gladiator: C+

  • Gods and Generals: C

  • Green Lantern: D—

  • The Guardian: C+

  • Hancock: D+

  • Hidalgo: C+

  • Hulk: C—

  • I Dreamed of Africa: C—

  • Inception: A—

  • The Incredibles: B+

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: C+

  • Invictus: B—

  • Invincible: B—

  • Iron Man: B—

  • Iron Man 2: C

  • The Italian Job: C—

  • John Adams: A

  • John Q: C+

  • Jurassic Park III: C—

  • The Karate Kid: C+


  • King Kong: A—

  • The King’s Speech: B+

  • K-19, the Widowmaker: C+

  • Knowing: C+

  • The Last Samurai: B



  • The Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers: A—

  • The Lord of the Rings, the Return of the King: A

  • Marley and Me: B—

  • Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World: B—

  • Men in Black II: C—

  • Midnight in Paris: B—

  • Minority Report: B—

  • Mission Impossible II: C—

  • Mission Impossible III: C+

  • Mission to Mars: D+

  • Monster’s Inc: A—

  • Mr. Bean’s Holiday: C

  • The Mummy Returns: C—

  • The Mummy, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: D+

  • National Treasure: B

  • National Treasure, Book of Secrets: C+

  • The Nativity Story: A—

  • The Next Three Days: C+

  • Ocean’s Eleven: C

  • Ocean’s Twelve: C+

  • Ocean’s Thirteen: C—

  • Open Range: C+


  • The Patriot: C+

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Lightning Thief: D+

  • Pirates of the Caribbean, the Curse of the Black Pearl: B—

  • Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest: C—

  • Pirates of the Caribbean, at World’s End: D+

  • Pirates of the Caribbean, on Stranger Tides: C

  • Planet of the Apes: D+

  • Poseidon: D+

  • The Prestige: B—

  • Prince of Persia, the Sands of Time: C

  • Public Enemies: B—

  • The Pursuit of Happyness: B+

  • Quantum of Solace: C+

  • Race to Witch Mountain: C

  • Radio: B—

  • Rambo: C

  • Ratatouille: C

  • Red: C+

  • The Red Baron : C—

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes: B—

  • Road to Perdition: B—

  • Robin Hood: B—

  • Rocky Balboa: B—

  • Rush Hour 2: C+

  • Rush Hour 3: C+

  • RV: C+

  • Sahara: B—

  • Salt: C—

  • Secondhand Lions: B—

  • Secretariat: C+

  • Signs: B—


  • Soul Surfer: C+

  • Source Code: C+

  • Space Cowboys: B—

  • Speed Racer: F

  • Spider-Man: B—

  • Spider-Man 2: C+

  • Spider-Man 3: C—

  • Star Trek: B—

  • Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones: C+

  • Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith: B+

  • Stone Cold: B—

  • The Sum of all Fears: C—

  • Super 8: B

  • Taken: C+

  • Terminator 3, Rise of the Machines: C—

  • Thor: C—

  • Timeline: F

  • Toy Story 3: A—

  • Transformers: B—

  • Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen: D

  • Transformers, Dark of the Moon: D+

  • Tron, Legacy: C+

  • True Grit: B+

  • The Tuskegee Airmen: B—

  • U-571: C

  • The Ultimate Gift: B—

  • Unknown: C

  • Unstoppable: B—

  • Up: A—

  • Valkyrie: B—

  • Wall-E: C

  • Wall Street, Money Never Sleeps: C

  • War of the Worlds: C

  • We are Marshall: C

  • X-Men: C+

  • X2, X-Men United: B—

  • X-Men, the Last Stand: C—

  • X-Men Origins, Wolverine: C—
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    A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, PG-13)


    Directed by Steven Spielberg

    Grade: C—

    Throughout the course of my movie watching hobby, I think that I can safely declare Steven Spielberg to be one of my favorite movie directors.  Most of his films touch the soul, are impressively mounted and filmed, and are all very entertaining! Unfortunately, of all of Spielberg's films that I have seen, A.I. Artificial Intelligence is the only one that I have very much disliked, and only one that I would not ever consider watching again because it does not touch the soul, is not impressively filmed and lacks decent entertainment value.  To explain that: A.I. is overlong, preposterous and dreadfully boring, even though the first hour has its moments.  Nothing ever really comes to life despite all of the cool, so-called groundbreaking visual effects, and I never felt connected at all with the story of the robot boy who wants to become a real kid.  In reality, A.I. is the story of Pinocchio set in a futuristic world.  There are still a few notable observations that can be made about A.I: for one, the child performance delivered by Haley Joel Osment is astonishingly impressive, and, believe it or not, the teddy bear was my favorite character!  But in watching A.I, I felt so emotionally distant from everything that was happening on screen, and I couldn’t wait for it to end (the ending alone was a major letdown, but Spielberg is usually just a little weak on his endings).  All of this is what makes A.I. so unsatisfying, and ultimately, what leads me to decide that A.I is one of the most overrated films I have seen. 
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    AFI's 10 Top 10

    This is the list of AFI's 10 Top 10 films in each major genre.  If I have seen the film, my letter grade I have put next to it.  If I have yet to watch the film, then I typed in a N/A. 


    When working on this, I recognized that I really have seen very few of these motion pictures, and I came to realize that I really need to get around to watching even more movies!  Right now, on average, I'm watching anywhere from two to four movies a week, and apparently that's just not enough.  I'll attempt at watching all of these whenever I can wherever I can, and I will fill in my letter grades next to each of those that I have watched. 


    Anyway, here is AFI's 10 Top 10, with all of these movies being counted in as among the greatest films ever made:


    Animation
    1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: N/A
    2. Pinocchio: N/A
    3. Bambi: N/A
    4. The Lion King: B
    5. Fantasia: N/A
    6. Toy Story: B+
    7. Beauty and the Beast: N/A
    8. Shrek: C
    9. Cinderella: N/A
    10. Finding Nemo: A


    Fantasy
    1. The Wizard of Oz: B+
    2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: A
    3. It’s a Wonderful Life: A—
    4. King Kong: N/A
    5. Miracle on 34th Street: N/A
    6. Field of Dreams: B—
    7. Harvey: N/A
    8. Groundhog Day: B+
    9. The Thief of Baghdad: N/A
    10. Big: C


    Gangster
    1. The Godfather: A
    2. Goodfellas: N/A
    3. The Godfather Part II: A—
    4. White Heat: N/A
    5. Bonnie and Clyde: N/A
    6. Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932): N/A
    7. Pulp Fiction: N/A
    8. The Public Enemy: N/A
    9. Little Caesar: N/A
    10. Scarface: N/A


    Science Fiction
    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey: N/A
    2. Star Wars: A
    3. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: A—
    4. A Clockwork Orange: N/A
    5. The Day the Earth Stood Still: N/A
    6. Blade Runner: N/A
    7. Alien: N/A
    8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: A—
    9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: N/A
    10. Back to the Future: B


    Western
    1. The Searchers: A—
    2. High Noon: N/A
    3. Shane: B+
    4. Unforgiven: B+
    5. Red River: N/A
    6. The Wild Bunch: N/A
    7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: B—
    8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller: N/A
    9. Stagecoach: N/A
    10. Cat Ballou: N/A


    Sports
    1. Raging Bull: N/A
    2. Rocky: A—
    3. The Pride of the Yankees: N/A
    4. Hoosiers: B
    5. Bull Durham: N/A
    6. The Hustler: N/A
    7. Caddyshack: N/A
    8. Breaking Away: N/A
    9. National Velvet: N/A
    10. Jerry Maguire: N/A


    Mystery
    1. Vertigo: N/A
    2. Chinatown: N/A
    3. Rear Window: N/A
    4. Laura: N/A
    5. The Third Man: N/A
    6. The Maltese Falcon: N/A
    7. North by Northwest: N/A
    8. Blue Velvet: N/A
    9. Dial M for Murder: A—
    10. The Usual Suspects: N/A


    Romantic Comedy
    1. City Lights: N/A
    2. Annie Hall: N/A
    3. It Happened One Night: N/A
    4. Roman Holiday: N/A
    5. The Philadelphia Story: N/A
    6. When Harry Met Sally…: N/A
    7. Adam’s Rib: N/A
    8. Moonstruck: N/A
    9. Harold and Maude: N/A
    10. Sleepless in Seattle: C


    Courtroom Drama
    1. To Kill a Mockingbird: B+
    2. 12 Angry Men: N/A
    3. Kramer vs. Kramer: N/A
    4. The Verdict: N/A
    5. A Few Good Men: A—
    6. Witness for the Prosecution: N/A
    7. Anatomy of a Murder: N/A
    8. In Cold Blood: N/A
    9. A Cry in the Dark: N/A
    10. Judgment at Nuremberg: N/A


    Epic
    1. Lawrence of Arabia: A
    2. Ben-Hur: A
    3. Schindler’s List: N/A
    4. Gone with the Wind: A
    5. Spartacus: A—
    6. Titanic: N/A
    7. All Quiet on the Western Front: N/A
    8. Saving Private Ryan: N/A
    9. Reds: N/A
    10. The Ten Commandments: B+
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