Movies

Could go either way

There are some good movies in this list, and definitely some good PARTS of movies. Not surprisingly, this is my largest category. All of these titles have at least something to recommend them, but usually also something that didn't work so well. Caveat Videor! (let me know if this is incorrect; I never took Latin)
(NOTE: Dates covered are mid-1983 through 1996. I didn't start using stars until late 1989, so ratings for movies older than that have been added after the fact. Also, I did not write as many reviews as Siskel & Ebert. These are definitely NOT the only 3-star movies to come out during this period; they're just the ones I have reviews for.)

101 DALMATIANS (Glenn Close/live action)
ADDAMS FAMILY, THE
ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION
ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN, THE (Elijah Wood)
AGNES OF GOD
ALIEN NATION
ARISTOCATS, THE
ARLINGTON ROAD

BACHELOR PARTY
BATMAN FOREVER
BEACHES
BEAR, THE
BEDROOM WINDOW, THE
BEFORE SUNRISE
BELIEVERS, THE
BEST SELLER
BEVERLY HILLS COP II
BIG BLUE
BIG BUSINESS
BILL AND TED'S EXELLENT ADVENTURE
BIRDCAGE, THE
BLUE CHIPS
BOY WHO COULD FLY, THE
BOYZ N THE HOOD
BREAKFAST CLUB, THE
BRIDE, THE
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, THE
BULL DURHAM
BURGLAR

CADILLAC MAN
CHRISTINE
CITY HALL
CLASS
COMPROMISING POSITIONS
COOL RUNNINGS
COUNTRY
CROSSROADS

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DANGEROUS MINDS
DARK EYES
DARKMAN
D.A.R.Y.L.
DECEIVED
DESPERADO
DRAGONHEART
DROP ZONE
DUCKTALES, THE MOVIE

ED WOOD
EDDIE
EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS
ERNEST GOES TO JAIL
EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN
EXECUTIVE DECISION
EXTREME MEASURES

FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, THE
FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN
FAR-OFF PLACE, A
FATAL ATTRACTION
FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PART 2
FIRE AND ICE
FIRE WITH FIRE
FIRST WIVES' CLUB
FIRSTBORN
FOX AND THE HOUND, THE
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
FREEJACK
FRENCH KISS
FUNNY FARM

GATTACA
GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, THE
GHOSTBUSTERS, PART 2
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
GORKY PARK
GRANDVIEW, U.S.A.
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE, THE
GROSS ANATOMY
GROUNDHOG DAY

HE SAID/SHE SAID
HITCHER, THE
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS
HOT PURSUIT
HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, THE

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INTO THE NIGHT
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU

JAGGED EDGE
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO
JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, THE
JUST CAUSE

KARATE KID, THE, PART II

L.A. STORY
LADYHAWKE
LAST EMPEROR, THE
LEAP OF FAITH
LEGENDS OF THE FALL
LETHAL WEAPON
LETHAL WEAPON 3
LISTEN TO ME
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LOST BOYS
LOST IN YONKERS
LOVE AT LARGE
LOVERBOY

MADE IN AMERICA
MAJOR LEAGUE
MAKING MR. RIGHT
MANNEQUIN
MARRIED TO IT
MASK, THE
MAVERICK
MAXIE
MEDICINE MAN
MEMPHIS BELLE
MERMAIDS
MIGHTY DUCKS, THE
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON

NAKED GUN 33 1/3
NATURAL, THE
NET, THE
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE

OFF LIMITS
OH GOD! YOU DEVIL
ONLY YOU
OPERATION DUMBO DROP
OTHELLO (Lawrence Fishburne)
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
OUTBREAK
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE

PARIS, TEXAS
PASSAGE TO INDIA, A
PERFECT
PERMANENT RECORD
PHAR LAP
PHILADELPHIA
POCAHONTAS
POLTERGEIST II
PRETTY IN PINK
PRIMAL FEAR
PRINCESS BRIDE, THE

QUICK AND THE DEAD, THE
QUICKSILVER

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RANSOM
RECKLESS
REGARDING HENRY
RESCUERS, THE
RETURN TO SNOWY RIVER
RICHIE RICH
RICOCHET
RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, A
ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES
ROBOCOP
ROCKETEER, THE
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
RUSSKIES

ST. ELMO'S FIRE
SCENES FROM A MALL
SERIAL MOM
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
SIESTA
SIXTEEN CANDLES
SOAPDISH
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
SON-IN-LAW
STAR TREK 3: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
STAR TREK 6: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
STAR TREK: GENERATIONS
STARGATE
STEPFATHER, THE
STRANGE BREW
STREETS OF FIRE
STREETS OF GOLD
SURE THING, THE
SUSPECT
SWEET DREAMS

TANGO AND CASH
TAP
THAT'S LIFE
TIN CUP
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
TOMBSTONE
TOTAL RECALL
TRIAL BY JURY
TRUE BELIEVER

UNDER FIRE
UNSTRUNG HEROES

VACATION
VICE VERSA
VIEW TO A KILL, A

WAVELENGTH
WHITE FANG
WHITE KNIGHTS
WHITE SANDS
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
WILDCATS
WITH HONORS
WYATT EARP

YOUNG EINSTEIN

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My rating system, more or less:

5 stars If you haven't seen it, go out and rent it TONIGHT!
4 stars Definitely worth a look, even if you usually don't like the stars or the kind of movie
Only if you are REALLY bored
1 star Not even if it's free

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