The best notebook on the market in late 2006

I would sooner share my toothbrush than my PC, so I naturally maintain egregiously exacting expectations from what my laptop. Having owned Dell clunkers of all ...read more

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CLONES ARE PEOPLE TWO!

Don't get me wrong. The Island is as stark a reminder as any of Hollywood's target demographic--teenagers--but it takes an intriguing premise based on the ethic...read more

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EXCELLENT OPENING, CHEWY MIDDLE, DUD FINALE

Artfully done movies that go poof thanks to juvenile plots are so much more tragic than outright silly films. Taking Lives must've been among the most stunning ...read more

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CONFIDENT BUILD-UP TO AN ULTIMATELY DANK FINALE

I am not typically fond of dark gloomy films illuminated by 12 watt bulbs; they reek of B-grade all over. Still, if one closed one's eyes and thought hard enoug...read more

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GIDDY GOOD FUN IF YOU LIKE ACTION SLICK AND SWEATY

After Bruce Lee we had Jacky Chan, then Jet Li, then a couple of wannabes from ''Wu Xia'' capers. Enter Tony Jaa from Thailand. The story and dialogue in this l...read more

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FUNNY FOR 1/2 ITS LENGTH THEN A FOG OF INDECISION

For a chick-flick, the film does well to aim no higher than some shallow raunchy old fun. There is enough air in the beginning romp to draw you in. It is only w...read more

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I LIKE MY STEAKS RARE TOO, BUT SOME MEAT IS USEFUL

Oh boy. Enough with the artifice of minimalism. Murray's latest bare-bones entry seems like a quick slide down to being a one-trick pan-faced pony. Lost in Tran...read more

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UNEXCEPTIONAL DESPITE SOME SOIL-YOUR-PANTS MOMENTS

For a film that twiddles with the horror genre this must be among the more refreshing Hollywood efforts after a throng of half-nosed Japanese remakes. Yet, for ...read more

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EXPLOSIVE COWBOY RIDE THRU SPACE

Little surprise to see the polarized votes for this gritty sci-fi thriller. This is no breezy glide through the outer world. You will either adore its unusual b...read more

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FUN FAMILY FLICK FOR WHAT IT IS

A Disney film usually works when it doesn't punch above its weight. Eight Below doesn't, and is hence quite hunky-dory for light family entertainment. It has to...read more

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SPELLBINDING EXPOSE OF A MACABRE WORLD

Some viewers may pooh-pooh the marked Hollywood glibness to its narrative, or the minor liberties it takes with factual minitiae, but Lord of War is no mean fea...read more

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Plagiarized music [as usual]

The kudos to the putative ground-breaking 'lounge' music by Strings is, sadly yet again, misplaced. Not only is the movie an inspiration, so is the music. Among...read more

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