Thoughtful reviews, the Boulder film scene

" The Oriental doesn’t put the same high price on life as the Westerner. Life is plentiful. Life is cheap in the Orient. And as the philosophy of the orient expresses it, life is not important. "
— General William Westmoreland, Hearts and Minds

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Operation Condor

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Chan borrows from Raiders

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Vin Diesel

  • Fast X (2023)

    Fast X Review by Matt Anderson: Fast X is remarkably lazy.

  • F9 (2021)

    F9 Review by Matt Anderson: Maybe the FF series needs to get back on course and stay in its lane, so to speak.

  • Bloodshot (2020)

    Bloodshot Review by Matt Anderson: There isn’t much of a payoff for enduring all the mayhem.

  • Furious 7 (2015)

    Diesel lets Russel into the Furious family Review by Robert Denerstein: Either get out of the way or go along for the ride

  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    Pratt Guards the Galaxy Review by Robert Denerstein: Junk, and proud of it

    Review by Matt Anderson: It seems destined to be a legendary movie of quotability and huge replay value.

  • Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

    Lin directs Fast and Furiously Review by Robert Denerstein: Another blur of a movie from the Fast & Furious gang

  • Fast Five (2011)

    Vin's biceps make a Fast Five Review by Robert Denerstein: Doesn't make much sense, but its action works

  • The Pacifier (2005)

    Child actors Vin Diesel and Luke/Bo Vink suck up The Pacifier DVD review by Matt Anderson: There's not a whole lot to suck on in The Pacifier or its DVD

  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: What Dark Fury doesn't do well is what it wants to do: bridge the gap between two movies

  • The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

    Vin Diesel lives the Chronicles of Riddick Review by Marty Mapes

  • Knockaround Guys (2002)

    Malkovich and Pepper are just two Knockaround Guys Review by Marty Mapes: The mix of gangster and western is amusing, and for the most part, it works

  • XXX (2002)

    Vin Diesel blows sXXX up Review by Marty Mapes: There isn't anything very adult about XXX, an adolescent fantasy with big explosions

  • The Fast and the Furious (2001)

    Flippin' and flyin' in The Fast and the Furious Review by Marty Mapes: Nitrous oxide in its blood and a gas tank for a brain

  • Boiler Room (2000)

    Review by Marty Mapes: An urban thriller with an exotic white-collar setting

  • Pitch Black (2000)

    Review by Marty Mapes: Surprisingly good horror/thriller