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Wicker Park (2004)
10/10
Write To Defend!!!!!
12 April 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I am writing this review not only to tell people how I feel about "Wicker Park", but to also defend it. But I'll get to my last bit later. I MUST warn you, this next paragraph contains spoilers:

Wicker Park is about a man named Matthew (Josh Harnett) who is in love with this dancer name Lisa (Diane Kruger). After a while of stalking her, she finally gives him a chance. There both boyfriend and girlfriend until one day, Lisa all the sudden, just disappears. It's been two years later and something happens (it's too long to explain) and he feels he has found her again. Just when he feels he is getting closer, he meets another who claims to be the "Lisa who lives at the apartment". Later on you find out not only was she lying, but she is an actress name Alex (Rose Byrne) who is going out with Matthew's best friend Luke (Matthew Lillard)

Personally, I really like this film. I saw it at a Drive In and boy was I glad to see it. I really thought it was fascinating that one man is obsessed with a woman, while another woman is obsessed with him altogether. What really tick me off are the people on here dissing the film because it was a "remake". So what? Just because Wicker Park is a remake from a foreign film, doesn't mean Hollywood CAN'T pull it off. Some people refuse to see it!!!!! Some people don't even know what there talking about. The worse part to me is the original hasn't even come out in America in 9 years!!!!! Come on guys, are we hated that much? I see it as this: When the original comes out in America and/or I get to see it, maybe I can make a determination, but until that day comes, Wicker Park is one HELL of a film!

My grade for this film is as it was when I first saw it:

10/10

Bottom Line: This Park Is Worth Taking A Stroll.
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10/10
Good Film, Great Actor!!
27 March 2005
I must warn you, there are some spoilers in it. But to start it off, I got "Spanish Judges" on February I think. It was mention it was the last copy, but as I see, it wasn't back-ordered. But either way, I have it. I thought it was good. I wanted to see this mainly because of the great actor, Matthew Lillard (I'm surprised no one on the reviews mention the scar) although it is kind of low budget, getting enough money to make this film would be worth spending. Man, what a good actor.

The story it about a con artist known as Jack (Matthew Lillard) who "claims" to have merchandises called The Spanish Judges. If you don't know what Spanish Judges are or haven't seen the trailer for this and this is the first review you have read, I won't even say what they are. I figure it would be a big twist of no one knew what it was. He needs protection, so he hires a couple who are also crooks, Max and Jamie (Vincent D'Onofrio and Valeria Golino) as well as a crook that goes by the name of Piece (Mark Boone Junior). He has a girlfriend who won't even tell anyone her name because she's from Mars, as she said. So they (mainly Jack) call her "Mars Girl". Everything starts out fine, but then it turns to one big game. A game that involves some lust, lies and betrayal.

There was some over acting in it (Matt and Valeria, as well as Tamara, were not one of them). There were some scenes they could've done better and the score could've been a little better as well. Some of the score was actually good. The theme they used for the beginning and the end (before the credits) was a good song choice, that's my opinion. The fight scene in the end could've been a little longer and a little more violent, but what can you do? One more comment on Matt: Damn, he plays a smooth, slick con man.

I know this is a review, but I need to make a correction towards NeCRo, one of the reviewers: Valeria Golino is not a newcomer. According to this site, she has been acting since 1983. To me, and hopefully to others, she is well known as Charlie Sheen's Italian love interest in both the "Hot Shots!" movies. But good review.

Although I think it's one of the rare films I've seen and it's really good (which is why I gave it 10 stars above), I will give the grade of what I thought when I first saw it.

8/10
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Dragnet (2003–2004)
Oh My God, I cannot believe what I am reading.....
23 November 2003
How can anyone be disrespectful? I thought it was a good show and I was sadden to hear that it was canceled. I just hope the other actors (Yes, even Desi) will find something that is not only better, but will help there careers. Why Would people hate it? The shows were interesting, the actors didn't do a bad job... And no, Desmond's voice did not *suck* as you all put it. In Fact, out of all the actors, he was the sexiest of them all! Can we finally have something good to say? If there is anyone who hated the show, save it for another message board.....
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