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Watchmen, a review by Rich

Watchmen





A superhero movie for adults, sadly missed the mark for me but I am finding it difficult to ascertain exactly why this is the case. It is way too long, and I continually lost interest and found myself willing it to speed up and give me more action. It is ponderously slow, and at several points drawn out scenes accompanied usually by various 60 and 70's music were unnecessary. Some very cheesy sex scenes just did not fit into the film, and the whole script was quite complicated for someone like myself who knew nothing about the history and past of The Watchmen.
I will watch this again to see if it makes more sense, but on first viewing it was a disappointment.
 



(From Riches Random Reviews on July 27th, 2009)

Field of Dreams, a review by Antares

Field of Dreams





Year: 1989
Film Studio: Universal Pictures, Gordon Company
Genre: Sports, Classic, Family, Fantasy
Length: 106 Min.

Director
Phil Alden Robinson (1950)

Writing
W. P. Kinsella (1935)...Book "Shoeless Joe"
Phil Alden Robinson (1950)...Screenplay

Producer
Brian E. Frankish
Charles Gordon (1947)
Lawrence Gordon (1936)
Lloyd Levin

Cinematographer
John Lindley

Music
James Horner (1953)...Composer

Stars
Kevin Costner (1955) as Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan (1950) as Annie Kinsella
Gaby Hoffmann (1982) as Karin Kinsella
Ray Liotta (1954) as Shoeless Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield (1957) as Mark
James Earl Jones (1931) as Terence 'Terry' Mann
Burt Lancaster (1913) as Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham
Frank Whaley (1963) as Archie Graham

Review



       Kevin Costner has been pretty successful starring in baseball films, and his career will be best defined in years to come by his performance in Field of Dreams Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) and over the next few days the rest of the Chicago Sox are magically transported onto the field. The voice then sends him on a cross-country trek that will introduce him to two strangers whose lives will also be changed by visiting the mystical diamond. Redemption is at the heart and soul of Field of Dreams and through personal sacrifice all the characters involved will find the inner peace that has been missing from their lives through the tonic of baseball. If you are not a baseball fan this film will come across as rather corny and over-sentimental, but to the legions of baseball purists in our country, it is just short of Citizen Kane in their eyes.



       That being said, the one problem I have with the film is the casting of Ray Liotta as Eight Men Out

       Putting the Liotta matter aside, Field of DreamsReview Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From Field of Dreams (1989) on May 2nd, 2010)

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