Movie scores - by Everlasting Films

A score of five or better indicates a movie worth seeing. In our humble opinion, of course.

Oh, this could have been so much better! But after a few laughs, it gets too serious for itself. This is one of those movies where you just want to *click* turn your brain off, but then they go and try to be (and not succeed, either) more than this film should have been.
 

Nice animation, and the cars make for some cute personalities. But not a whole lot of laughs and very simple storytelling. Not Pixar's greatest work.
 

Some nice homages to the Reeve movies, it's okay. Just okay. DC begins to delve into conflict that Marvel handles so well. But its longer than it should be and tends to drag.
 

Somewhere in here is a good idea. We know, because they found it when they made War of the Roses. Here, though, they completely miss the mark. A dragged out "dramady", you have no idea who any of these people are or why they care about each other or why we should care about them.
 

Great morality issues and drama make this the best of the series. Sci-Fi always does well when it takes a modern issue and puts it into a futuristic setting. A bit slow at times, but overall a very enjoyable movie
 

Propaganda and nothing else. Barely even rates as entertaining propaganda, the characters are all so extreme. The Day After Tomorrow was done better.
 

Mildly entertaining, the plot is pretty thin. But then, they're animals and their focus is pretty narrow just as it should be. Some laughs. Not as many as there needs to be.
 

As long as there are overblown movies, there will always be someone who will take them down a peg or three. Scary Movie has been quite good at things like this, but some installments are funnier than others. This one, though funny, is best left for the price of a video rental or cable.
 

Touching story of those left behind in the harsh Antarctic, the movie fails only when it switches to the humans who have all the emotional range of a potato chip. Ignore them, focus on the dogs, and it's a good film.
 

The Pink Panther

February 14, 2005

4

Clouseau's bumbling is so over the top that it's the joke. Martin does a good job as the classic Inspector and there are good laughs if you're in the mood. No mystery to solve for the audience, however, so don't even try.
 

A good retelling of the classic story, though some of the sequences do go a bit longer than they should. After some hesitation, we believed that Kong was taken by Beauty. The 30's style OTT acting was a bit much. Loved the Fay Wray joke!
 

Jim Carrey in a lightweight comedy remake which, like the original, will leave you feeling sated but not satisfied. Really, could have been a madcap romp but instead is too genteel than what was needed.
 

This is definitely not the Lucille Ball classic. Rather, it's mindless, shallow fluff. Not boring, but not worthy of any real investment, either. Save it for when there's nothing else interesting on the telly.
 

Really slow and, in places, underdeveloped. Perhaps some "creative license" should have been taken to pick up the pace at least. Too much in love with itself to make a good adaption for film.
 

No wonder the bad guys always lose. They take the longest path between Points A and B every time! Still, for those who aren't burdened by the need for logic, it's entertaining and should keep Potter fans happy.
 

After a nice into, it gets real slow. It finally picks up speed as things chug along, but there's no excuse for that terrible slow down. Still, when it gets going, it's a fun ride.
  

"There's something in the fog" so they say. Too bad it isn't a good movie script. All shock, no suspense. "Lame" as one moviegoer put it. The subplot itself makes no sense whatsoever since it's impossible.
  

For a movie like this to work, you really need to care about the central character Elizabeth. Unfortunately, you don't, and so the whole movie suffers.  Cute moments, but overall you just wish she'd just pass on.
 

Mildly creepy in places juxtaposed with some interesting -- but sometimes drawn out -- court scenes. Tries to be balanced, but obviously isn't. Still, it was entertaining for the bargain price we paid.
      

Burton doesn't take the well-worn path with this move, and we get a good film out of it. Macabre for the sake of being macabre in places, but the story is strong. Nightmare Before Christmas is better written, but you'll have a good time with this outing as well.
     

The whole things really doesn't begin to make sense until the end, by which time you don't really care anymore. And even then you're still left wondering about a whole bunch of stuff. To make matters worse, the movie makes a mockery of the real Brothers Grimm and the good works they did.
    

Flat and shallow, every character here exists solely to be a cipher. Definitely doesn't live up to much stronger offerings like Spiderman or Batman. Even the fight at the end is dull.
   

Wisely and unabashedly a retelling (so as not to compete with memories of Gene Wilder's interpretation of the famous candy maker), Depp does a good job as Wonka, though a bit disturbing as Tim Burton would have it. The songs are not memorable, but everything else is there. The only disappointment is the add-on of Wonka's family problems.
   

Those who remember the Love Bug will be washed over with memories. Those who don't will miss out on some fun since the movie assumes prior knowledge. Like the old ones, this should be enjoyed for what it is: fluff.
   

Think War of the Roses if they were both trained assassins. Uninteresting, unengaging; they think "star power" is enough to get people to come to the cinema, because there's not a whole lot else here. Dull.
  

After a very slow start with some very one-dimensional characters, it does get better. No, really, it does. Unfortunately, these characters bog the film down until they finally are faced with some interesting situations...eventually. Not Independence Day by any means, a lot of things will leave you wondering what could they possibly have been thinking???
  

Gone is the comic book ridiculousness of the last couple movies, this reboot is dark and thick and everything that made Batman great to begin with. There is more than one bad guy in this story, but they are all used very effectively. Nothing is wasted. We look forward to more.
  

The caricature of the animals is a bit hard on the eyes, but the dialogue is a lot of fun. It doesn't wimp out on the fact that a lion is a lion and will do lion things, much to the dismay of people who like to fantasise otherwise. Fun, but definitely not "fluffy".
  

Horrible dialogue and laughable scenes populate the first half of this unplanned cancellation to the saga (Lucas was originally going to do three more), but it does finally settle down to be mediocre. The slaughter of the Jedi was good, but Skywalker's turn to the Dark Side was shallow and unbelievable. His confrontation with Kenobi was good, but if you're trying to hide poor Luke, why call him Skywalker?
 

Unsure whether it wants to be a comedy or a drama, it turns out to be neither. Big names populate an underwhelming script and give respective underwhelming performances. Boring.
 

Fans of Douglas Adams might be put off by what was changed or cut. Non-fans probably won't be able to follow what's going on. It's fun, but you have to be into this genre to really like it. The BBC series is much better.
 

We think a lot of people will find this movie to be cute, and another plus is that they didn't let Robin Williams steal too many scenes. Perhaps, though, it was because there was no one else in the audience but us, but honestly we weren't grabbed by this film. One of us actually fell asleep. Hmm... We're just not sure about this one.
 

Do you know what made Alien such a great horror movie? These people don't, instead opting for all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Even that great scene with Jodi's eyes in the window is missing. What a waste. And what's worse, how come our babysitters never looked like that?!
 

Great action thriller that is Bruce Willis' best since Die Hard. The problems start out strong and believable and get more intense as the movie goes on, just as they should. Everyone is believable.
 

Vin Diesel is stiff in his first comedy. And there's not a whole lot that's fresh here in the first place to take your mind off of it. We were ready to laugh and have a good time. But it didn't turn out that way. A different lead would have helped.
 

Despite being a bit confusing and sometimes making you go "What?!", this still turns out to still be quite enjoyable. Even Keanu turns in a good performance. Maybe the world is coming to an end.
 

Charming and funny, this is a dangerous date movie.  Guys will feel inadequate and their dates will fall in love with Will Smith. But go ahead and see it anyway. You'll be glad you did.
 

High talent helps lift this beyond what could have been nothing more than a Dharma and Greg feature. A worthy sequel.
  

Some truly terrible direction and indecision on how closely they wanted to follow the play mar what could have been the best musical of the year. Still, we waited a long time for this movie to come, and fortunately we weren't disappointed. However, when it's finally seen, you're left wondering what all the fuss was really about. And we're not just talking about the Phantom's face.
  

"Bah ga," which probably means something like, "Blame J. K. Rowling for poorly written books being turned into bloated movies". In this series of unfortunate vignettes, Wednesday and Pugsley...we mean Violet and Klaus...lead the audience on an unengaging trip as they try to escape the clutches of Jim Carrey. Too bad they couldn't lead the audience to a more entertaining movie. The most unfortunate event would be a sequel.
  

Like Wonderland, we're treated to some fantasy images as the author profiled weaves together his classic tale, in this case Peter Pan. Well written, but poorly acted, everyone mumbles through their roles, taking their cue from Johnny Depp who is continually out of his depth in anything other than school-play acting.
  

We're asked to believe the preposterous, including clues that not even Sherlock Holmes in his prime could figure out. Which means the audience is a passenger rather than a participant in this film. The acting is dreary as well, so we're puzzled as to how this movie was able to hold our attention as well as it did. We liked it.
  

An interesting idea translated into an interesting movie. Not really a whole lot of laughs, though, which may not be helpful to this type of film. Children may or many not find some of it boring. Still, enjoyable.
  

Depending on how well you connect with the characters, this will either be an emotional roller coaster or long in the tooth. Some of us are firefighter families, so they connected very well. Good ending. But that PASS is so quiet, how could anyone find him?
  

Okay, computers aren't ready to take the place of real sets, but B&W sci-fi movie buffs will really like this homage to the genre'. For everyone else, it's funny, interesting and overblown just like those B&W movies. A good experiment.
  

Going so far as to actually steal scenes from the original, only die-hard fans will probably like this echo of what came before. This movie wasn't very well thought-out. Even what was supposed to be the crowning moment, Julie Andrews singing again, is lost because the target audience wouldn't know who she was.
 

Really dull and disjointed, we're not sure how logical it was because we really didn't follow it. We were more distracted by the fact that this movie just wasn't holding our attention. Greatly disappointing.
  

M. Night Shyamalan is turning into this century's Rod Serling. Not as creepy as his last two, The Sixth Sense and Signs, but it still has that good Twilight Zone feeling, and it gives you a lot to think about. Pacing could be better and the fact that Bryce Dallas Howard isn't convincing as a blind girl only slightly mars this excellent work.
  

Nicely done. Interesting all the way through. We didn't read the book, so we don't know what was cut out, though we can imagine a lot of the characterisation was sacrificed due to time limitations. Nevertheless, we enjoyed it.
  

The legend takes a beating, but is it any good? Yes...sort of. It loses a lot of it's power in this interpretation, and takes the form of ordinary. It has heroics, but isn't epic as Arthur should be. Some seem to like it. Others may not. We're iffy on this one.
  

You'd be hard pressed to find a better movie. Wonderful story, good characters, beautiful photography. Only some questionable direction mars what is otherwise one of the best out there. Do yourself a favour and see this more than once.
  

Lots of good angst for poor Peter Parker is done quite well and you don't get bored. Good action, though Dr. Octavius's change into a bad guy isn't quite as believable as in the first movie. Bottom line: we enjoyed this outing quite a lot.
  

We'll buy the premise because they promised it would be funny. It wasn't. At least, nowhere near as much as it should have been. We did laugh, but not enough. Even the low-brow humour (a lot of it) didn't move the audience beyond a chuckle. Disappointing.
  

The pacing was wrong. There should have been a lot more laughs or a lot more action. Instead, we're put on a diet and left wanting. Poor Jackie Chan is showing his age more and more.
 

It was funny in places and dull in others. There are several big names in this movie, but really it's not worthy of such. Even the animation is sloppy in places.
 

They said this was going to be darker than the first two, but they forgot to mention that it would be duller, too. A poor adaption of the novel, even the Harry Potter fan among us was falling asleep. Full marks for the director who tried, but just didn't have much to work with. Even the new Dumbledore was boring.
   

Enjoyable. Keeps up a good pace, only slowing down somewhat during the last half. As a propaganda piece, it works there, too, assuming you don't let a little thing like facts get in the way. And if you buy what they're trying to sell, you obviously don't.
  

Fanboys rejoice! Your dreams have come true. Classic monsters all together. And bonus, this movie is not bad at all. Lots of good action. Fails on the charactre side, though, as Helsing himself is uninteresting.
 

Like a good meal, this will leave you satisfied. It makes good use of it's time...mostly. We didn't believe the deal at the end (among some other things), but it's definitely a movie that doesn't cut itself short. Refreshing.
 

Oh, gee. Another comic-book anti-hero battles a Big Bad Guy and can't get along with his girlfriend. A nothing special idea turned into a nothing special movie and gets a nothing special score.
 

There's not a whole lot that's enchanting about this movie. It's not funny, cute, adventurous, or anything that would make anyone want to see it. It's not dull. Just not entertaining.
 

Like the original, we're just not sure that to think. We liked it, in a forced sort of way. Not as good as the first, but passable...in a forced sort of way. Kids will enjoy it.
 

Cute. It's funny, it's romantic. Both guys and girls will like it. Good date movie, even if it has Adam Sandler in it.
 

The individual "tales" are nice, but the theme seems to be that "Son will be along with Father if Son just learns to lie". Rather odd morale, if you ask us. Aside from the tales, the rest seemed boring. We left wishing we had seen something else.
 

Easily the best of the three simply because they learned how to edit out all the irrelevant stuff.  It's got a good pace and enjoys charactre development without being boring...mostly.  Includes good endings that leaves you satisfied.
     

One-liners are the method d'art of this film.  Bad enough, but coupled with the barest remnant of a plot and it tends to drag.  We did laugh, even it a lot of it was forced.  Not the best film out there, but admittedly nowhere near the worst, either.
     

Well, well.  A British film that wasn't wholly pretentious.  Who'd of thought!  The different storylines are handled well, and the pace changes enough so you don't get bored.  After a very rough start, we left the cinema glad we saw it.
    

Starts off a bit on overload much like Screwy Squirrel, but gets better.  Adults and children will enjoy it alike.  Not Who Framed Roger Rabbit by any stretch, but we had a blast nonetheless.
   

Cute, in mindless sort of way.  Entertaining if you have nothing better to do.  Ed Asner, much to our surprise, does a pretty good Santa.
   

Hilarious!  Every joke was laugh-out-loud funny.  And that's the kind of praise this film is looking for.  See, sequels can be good.
 

The director was very impressed with the fight scenes he filmed. Too impressed, we'd say, because he uses some very self-indulgent freeze-frames and other Matrix-type effects which are more distracting than enhancing. Add to that a lot of truly horrible dialogue and stupid plot, and Indiana Jones has nothing to worry about from the Rock.
 

Nice actions scenes, but thin on the plot and it gets boring in the middle. Cop-movie fans will enjoy it.  Others might want to seek out better fare.
 

Easily the weakest of the three, the actions sequences are nice (when you get to them) but stretch credibility at times. It's really the thin plot and bad direction which mar this final(?) entry to the Terminator series. It wraps up really well, though.
 

More like Hulking Bore, there are hardly any redeeming values to this waste of film. Half our group suffered through this whole mess while the other half, mercifully, fell asleep. Lucky bums. Save your two-plus hours for something more entertaining, like the plague.
 

A worthy sequel, it's well paced once you get past the beginning.  The characters (those who have them) are given interesting things to do.  Even Magnito isn't wasted.  The sacrifice is wholly unnecessary, though.  And the writers have taken the lazy way by simply inventing a new mutant power whenever they need a convenient escape.
 

Feeling a sense of déjà vu'?  Don't be surprised.  You've seen this all before.  In fact, every single scene was already done in one, and sometimes several other, movies. Barring that, The Core, isn't bad.  Just nothing original.  Or special  At all.  Even a bit.
 

Gritty at times, this is rather weak for an action movie. You'll be surprised at how bored you can actually get waiting for something interesting to happen.  Nobody is drawn deep, the characters representing facets of bigger things instead. Some will like it, most won't.
 

We were surprised by how disappointed we were by this film. Even for a comic book movie, we found it impossible to believe some of the things we were asked to believe. The characters themselves were paper-thin; only Daredevil himself getting any kind of thought put into him. There are far better superhero movies out there.

When making a preachy movie, you must remember to not have the ending totally destroy your message. And that's only the first of many problems.  So blinded were the writers of this film by their political position, they made no effort whatsoever to try and keep things interesting, viewers being able to guess what's going to happen well ahead of the events. The ending, we must admit, was a surprise.
 

Still light on energy compared to Chan's Asian action flicks, the outtakes at the end are almost worth the price of admission itself. Film-wise, nothing to get excited over, but not a complete waste, either. Borderline.

We weren't fans of the original, and this one didn't win us over, either. Shallow on plot and characterization, this is only slightly better than "fluff" status. Disney continues to disappoint.

Cute and mildly funny, it's not such a bad movie from a guy perspective. Girls will love it. Though, when you think about it, the real "romance" is wholly based on lies.

Bring your watch, because you'll be checking it frequently. Only occasionally funny, we must admit that we really couldn't see why Sarah would want to stay with Tom in the first place; he was a real jerk.

Slow and shallow, we were quite board with it all. Ty is cute and funny, though. In the end, we really didn't care whether she got the guy or not.

We're always searching for good romantic movies. Unfortunately, we're still searching. Grant's charm comes solely from his silly quips. The plot is strictly by the numbers so much so that you can tick it off on a chart. Two weeks is exactly how long this movie will feel it lasts.

Unlike the first, everything is relevant. However, like the first, the filmmakers were so lost in the grand scale that this movie still is longer than it needs to be. It's a little difficult to follow in the beginning as it expects you to remember everything from the first movie, but settles in and is quite enjoyable. We never got bored.

After a promising start, it really gets slow for a while, but finally picks up. Galaxy-sized plot holes are very annoying. Points for handling the Picard/clone, Data/clone parallels very well. Not as good as the first few, better than the last several, this one does something that no Trek movie has done for a while . . . leave you wanting more.

The only concern you'll have with this movie is if it will make you laugh. We laughed, but some of it was forced, as we were bound and determined to have a good time for the price we paid to see it. This one might be better if you wait for the video.

Enjoyable, but don't expect too much. After all, Disney is still re-learning old skills after several terrible movies. The animation, however, is almost back to the good old days. Shouldn't B.E.N. be in silhouette somewhere making snide remarks about bad movies?

Plot holes, stick-figures for characters, and all the explanations dumped on you in one ball at the end is an exact carbon-copy formula from your typical Scooby Doo cartoon. But somehow it still all works and we enjoyed it. They didn't dwell on the "wonder" in this sequel, wisely, since we saw it all in the first one. You'll have a good time.

Just as good as the original. So if you liked the first one, you'll definitely love this. If you didn't, you may feel this sequel to be lacking as well. Some very cute scenes, the Secret Santa was the best.

A great story, gently told, we can't think of a better way it could have been done. Some of the threats seemed a little weak, but that won't stop you from enjoying this classic tale. The ending really had you on the edge of the seat, wondering how it was going to turn out.

It accomplishes everything it sets out to do. The problem is, it doesn't try to accomplish much. Plot wise, it's "been there, done that". The ending we didn't buy at all.

A hilarious look at the absurdity of Hollywood and the entertainment media. Al Pachino is well cast in his role; he makes it very believable. Ironic that the person playing Simone, though, has all the acting ability of a computer programme.

Directed in the style of Night of the Living Dead, this movie allows its story and direction to entertain the audience. A rarity for Hollywood. Signs does very well, only getting slow a few times. We'd watch it again.

No one will suffer from insomnia during this movie. We were falling asleep after the first hour. Though it is interesting to see how Hoffman and Williams try to outmaneouver each other, it's all rather boring in the end.

Everything you loved about sci-fi B movies, but with better special effects, this movie is very funny and highly entertaining. Reminicent of the night scene from Gremlins, you find yourself almost rooting for the spiders. Great fun. Check your brain at the door.

Very little thought was put into this script as everything is a carbon copy from something else. The post-apocalyptic world, the band struggling to survive, the renegade (American) soldier. Blah, blah, blah. And, like Tri-Star's Godzilla, you don't even get good destruction. Reign of Fire instead opting to skip uninteresting stuff like that and jump right from modern day to The Day After. Hello! Destruction is what we came for!
 

They say sequels are never as good as the original, and this one is no exception. Serving primarily as a vehicle to bring back characters from the first movie and little else, we were actually bored for a long while before it even remotely began to get interesting. Pity. Could have been much better if it wasn't so self-indulgent.

A very well done thriller which keeps you interested the whole way. We blinked and must have missed something, though, as we didn't quite understand how some of the plot worked out. The bad guy, unfortunately, gets no real build up, so you have no chance of figuring out who it is until he is revealed.

A very difficult movie to judge. It was interesting...kind of. It was funny...sort of. The villain was believable, once we stopped rolling our eyes. Shaggy was great, but the rest leaves you mixed.

A nice plot, but the tension level isn't very high. For some reason, you'll leave the cinema wanting. Still, there's enough to keep you interested the entire time.

Better than The Phantom Menace, but that wasn't exactly hard to do. The conspiracy is thick and worthy, but Skywalker's angst is flat. R2D2 and C3PO are washouts from the Abbott and Costello school of comedy. There are surprisingly few battles. Promising for the future, but still several steps back from the original.

Having never read any of the Spiderman comics, we were able to walk in with an open mind, and we were impressed. The plot kept us interested the whole time, and the two major characters got good characterisation. The bad guy had believable motivation and was even sympathetic. Only a few times was there anything cheesy or unbelievable.

Great action, okay acting (not that anyone had to do any stretching or anything like that), and a plot from the bargain bin of K-Mart. Saturday morning matinee fare.

The only high crimes in this film are the gaping plot holes, including the hole which supposedly starts the whole mess in the first place. You are kept guessing, though, who the bad guy really is, so we supposed there is some redeeming quality to this Matlock meets JAG para-whodoneit.

A very disappointing film which does not take advantage of any of the possibilities that were available to it. There were some nice homages and fun jokes, but this story of time travel really dragged. Can we go back in time and prevent this film from being made?
 

There is surprisingly very little action in this action flick. We were actually checking our watches wondering when someone was ever going to get killed. It's not like we're asking for plot or three dimensional characters from this film. Just that something happens once in a while! Sheesh!

Don't believe the blatantly misleading trailers, the dogs are hardly in this movie at all. The story, actually, is rather a formulaic adopted-son-searches-for-natural-father plot that is shallow even by Disney standards. A waste of the talent involved. Not only do we want our money back, but we want the two hours of our lives back that we wasted on this flick.

What should have been the Oscar winner for Best Picture still is amazing after ten years. The new song, Human Again, fits right in. Though the IMAX experience really doesn't add anything to the movie. Probably because it wasn't designed for it in the first place.

Lovinging faithful to the book, but way, way too long! You could literally chop one hour out from the middle and still lose no story points. Amazingly, in all the almost three hours, they still found no time for characterisation. Disappointing.

Very well done. The computer animation was excellent and the plot had a good pace to it. Lots of jokes to keep everyone laughing.

Cute, but could have used a little more edge to justify the length. All in all, a nice family film, but not one to take the boys to.

Very interesting remake of the classic, but it all falls apart at the end. The battle which they have no chance of winning, the surrender that came far too easily, the twist ending that made absolutely no sense. We actually left the cinema irritated.

The art was so bad we thought it was a joke until we realised it wasn't going to get better. The characters were so stereotypical, the cook was a coot from the Old West whose name was...you guessed it..."Cookie". And there was nothing awe-inspiring, either. We though awe was supposed to be the point. Very mediocre from Disney which is rapidly losing it's relevance in the animation world.

Off the charts when it comes to cuteness, it could have used just a few more laughs. But don't get us wrong. This is a very funny movie. Animal lovers will lap it up especially. If you don't like animals...well, who cares? You don't like animals.

Eddie Murphy is charming as the good doctor, but this movie was quite disappointing. Not very many laughs, and the cuteness factor of the animals is minimal.