If your tastes in movies are a lot different than mine, you MIGHT find something here that you would like. A few are fairly well-made movies that I have philosophical problems with (like Basic Instinct), and a few have their hearts in the right place but dropped the ball in the execution phase. Most, however, just aren't very good. (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 2-star movies to come out during this period; they're just the ones I have reviews for.)
ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
AMERICAN DREAMER
AMERICAN TAIL, AN
ASSASSINS
BASIC INSTINCT
BATMAN RETURNS (low point for this series)
BLACK WIDOW
CHEETAH
CITY SLICKERS II (first one was better)
CLUE
CONSENTING ADULTS
CROCODILE DUNDEE II (first one was better)
CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER, THE (without Peter
Sellers, this is as good as it could be)
D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS (first one was better)
DON JUAN DE MARCO
DOORS, THE
F/X
FIRESTARTER
FLASHBACK
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC
FRANTIC
HEARTBREAK HOTEL
HARRY AND SON
HEARTBURN
HIDEAWAY
HOTDOG: THE MOVIE
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH
INNOCENT MAN, AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
ISHTAR
JACK
JENNIFER 8
JUST ONE OF THE GUYS
KING DAVID
LESS THAN ZERO
LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW(I missed the earlier 2)
MOVING VIOLATIONS
MULTIPLICITY
NADINE
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
NAVY SEALS
NICK OF TIME, THE OSTERMAN
WEEKEND, THE
PHANTOM, THE (I haven't read the comics)
POLICE ACADEMY (the original)
POWDER
PRESIDIO, THE (a movie with Sean Connery and Meg
Ryan has to be PRETTY bad to get only 2 stars)
RAW DEAL
REVENGE (It only gets 2 stars instead of one because
I just CAN'T one-star Kevin Costner)
RUSTLERS' RHAPSODY
SAY ANYTHING
SHORT TIME
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT (I also find it impossible
to one-star Dennis Quaid)
STAYING ALIVE (Saturday Night Fever was
better)
STRAIGHT TALK
STRANGER AMONG US, A
STUART SAVES HIS FAMILY
SUNSET PARK
SWITCH
THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
TWO IF BY SEA
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
WOMAN IN RED, THE
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My rating system, more or less:
If
you haven't seen it, go out and rent it TONIGHT
Definitely worth a look, even if you usually don't like the stars or the
kind of movie
Could go either way
Not even if it's free
