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Reviews by Gator MacReady

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  • Dogtown And Z-Boys (2000)
    Absorbing documentary about the birth of modern skateboarding, told by those who were there.
  • No Man's Land (2001)
    Review preview for No Man's Land

    If you thought Bosnia was a frozen, miserable dump, then the green and sunny valley of No Man's Land will surely open your eyes.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Black comedy about the Bosnian conflict told from the viewpoint of a trench between warring factions.
  • This Filthy Earth (2001)
    Review preview for This Filthy Earth

    The kind of movie that would have been banned 20 years ago.

    Gator MacReady · 1.5 out of 5
    Two sisters scrape a living farming muddy land, without hope or release.
  • Here To Where (2001)
    Documentary (or mockumentary) about one man's life in an airport.
  • You Really Got Me (2001)
    Review preview for You Really Got Me

    If there are people out there who are nervous of going to see subtitled films, this is the perfect introduction.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    A loser gets mixed up in the kidnapping of a rock star.
  • Mullet (2001)
    Review preview for Mullet

    None of the events hold the slightest iota of interest.

    Gator MacReady · 2 out of 5
    A man returns to his hometown... and regrets it.
  • Raising Arizona (1987)
    Review preview for Raising Arizona

    Too many events in Raising Arizona are so ludicrous and out of place that they contradict the requirements of almost any genre.

    Gator MacReady · 2.5 out of 5
    It's downhill all the way after a couple steal a kid.
  • Event Horizon (1997)
    Review preview for Event Horizon

    Way too inspired for the end result to be intentional.

    Gator MacReady · 3 out of 5
    Deep space rescue mission crew are tormented by evil from another dimension.
  • The Replacements (2000)
    Review preview for The Replacements

    Eighties-style conveyer belt mish-mash.

    Gator MacReady · 1.5 out of 5
    Substitute players are hired during an American football strike.
  • The Decameron (1971)
    Review preview for The Decameron

    A film that is only good because everyone else says it is.

    Gator MacReady · 1 out of 5
    Ten different stories of 14th century Italy loosely interwoven.
  • Exit Wounds (2001)
    A maverick cop joins forces with drug lord to expose corruption in the police force.
  • Se7en (1995)
    Review preview for Se7en

    Se7en is filthier than a dead stray dog at the bottom of a New Jersey toxic waste dump.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are cops who investigate a series of killings connected by the seven deadly sins.

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