The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

United Artists etc.

August 6, 1999

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Yeah, so this one doesn't have the '60s touches going for it, but it's not terrible.  Ironically, I didn't watch enough of the '68 version to see Faye Dunaway, but she shows up early on as The Psychiatrist here.  (So then I didn't see Rene Russo.)  John McTiernan directed, eleven years after Die Hard.

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

Warner Bros.

May 15, 1998

Children's, Historical Drama, Musical

DVD
D+

Forgettable songs and characters, directed by Frederik Du Chau.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Fox etc.

February 12, 2010

Fantasy

DVD
C-

I read the Rick Riordan books (well, the basic series) upon initial release, so I saw this in the theater and thought it was OK.  It just didn't interest me today.  Chris Columbus directed.

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

20th Century Fox

November 24, 1993

Comedy
DVD
C

I'd avoided this movie since the time, since the clips and quotes I saw and heard just never struck me as funny.  I made it to the halfway point, since I actually liked the very beginning, with Robin's character playing a temperamental actor, even if that was a little too close to Tootsie all things considered.  The acting was better than I expected, including poor miscast Sally Field as the Yuppie wife-mother.  But the random racism, sexism, and, yes, transphobia (including a throwaway joke about one of Robin's phone personalities), as well as the EXTREME, even for this sitcomic setup, implausibility (an acquaintance notices that two characters have the same eyes but the wife and children don't?), finally got to be too much.  Still, I've certainly seen worse, including from Williams.

This movie is based on Anne Fine's novel Alias Madame Doubtfire, which I think I did attempt reading in the last twenty years, but I wouldn't swear to it.  Chris Columbus directed, three years after Home Alone.

Misfits (2021)

Misfits (2021)

Film Gate Productions etc.

June 11, 2021

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Not my type of movie but undeniably stylish.  Renny Harlin directed.

The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Sony

November 15, 1996

Romance

DVD
B-

Barbra directed this vanity production, but that doesn't make it bad.  I will say that even at the time she seemed a little old (at 54) for the role, but, as in the very different Yentl, she is believable playing a younger woman who goes through a transformation.  Yes, the movie is corny and at times implausible, but it still drew me in, even if I'm less romantic and more experienced than I was 25 years ago.

The Matador

The Matador

Miramax etc.

January 2005

Crime Comedy
DVD
D+

I didn't care about either plot thread, but the music isn't bad.  Richard Shepard wrote and directed.

I.T. (2016)

I.T. (2016)

RLJ Entertainment

September 23, 2016

Drama

DVD
D+

Boring and then creepy.  John Moore directed.

Die Another Day

Die Another Day
MGM
20 November 2002
Action
DVD
C-

I appreciate the lack of graphic violence and misogyny, and even the racism was kept to a minimum.  So not bad for James Bond.  Note that I tuned out before most of the name performers showed up.  Lee Tamahori directed this the year after the abysmal Along Came a Spider.