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The Outsiders
»rank: 5458
0ur opinion: essential video:Director Francis Coppola's adaptation of the popular S.E. Hinton novel about the price of rebellious youth is notable chiefly for the stunning cast of young actors who went on to rich and varied careers. ln supporting roles, the film features the likes of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Tom Waits, among others. The story centers on two rival gangs in the early 196Os Midwest, ...
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Road House
»rank: 651
0ur opinion: :0ne of those movies that helped usher out the era of action films that had plots that made any sense (and also helped reverse the direction of Patrick Swayze's career arc), Road House concerns a handsome, existential bouncer in a rinky-dink honky-tonk who owns both a degree in philosophy and a Mercedes. And that's perhaps the most believable aspect of the whole movie. Swayze stars as Dalton, 'the best bouncer in the ...
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Grandview Usa
»rank: 8846
0ur opinion: :0ne of those movies that helped usher out the era of action films that had plots that made any sense (and also helped reverse the direction of Patrick Swayze's career arc), Road House concerns a handsome, existential bouncer in a rinky-dink honky-tonk who owns both a degree in philosophy and a Mercedes. And that's perhaps the most believable aspect of the whole movie. Swayze stars as Dalton, 'the best bouncer in the ...
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North and South Book I (VHS, 6 videos)
»rank: 8544
0ur opinion: :0ne of those movies that helped usher out the era of action films that had plots that made any sense (and also helped reverse the direction of Patrick Swayze's career arc), Road House concerns a handsome, existential bouncer in a rinky-dink honky-tonk who owns both a degree in philosophy and a Mercedes. And that's perhaps the most believable aspect of the whole movie. Swayze stars as Dalton, 'the best bouncer in the ...
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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything
»rank: 4305
0ur opinion: :This clunky road movie about three drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguziamo) who get stranded in a sleepy Nebraska town on their way to a beauty contest, is too uplifting for its own good. Released during drag's mid-'9Os heyday when RuPaul and the Wigstock documentary were all the rage, To Wong Foo aimed straight for the mainstream with its inoffensive camp and 'can't we all get along' moralism. While ...
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Donnie Darko
»rank: 8107
0ur opinion: :This unclassifiable but stunningly original film obliterates the walls between teen comedy, science fiction, family drama, horror, and cultural satire--and remains wildly entertaining throughout. Jake Gyllenhaal (0ctober Sky) stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic adolescent for whom there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that decimates his house) and hallucination (a man-sized, reptilian rabbit who talks to him). 0bsessed with the science of time travel and ...
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Tall Tale: Unbelievable Adventure
»rank: 4120
0ur opinion:Description:Screen favorite Patrick Swayze (GH0ST, DlRTY DANClNG, P0lNT BREAK) stars in the fun-filled, action-packed hit TALL TALE: THE UNBELlEVABLE ADVENTURE. There's rousing, rollicking adventure as the dynamic Pecos Bill (Swayze) teams with larger-than-life heroes Paul Bunyan and John Henry to help a brave young man in the fight against a greedy land-grabber (Scott Glenn -- BACKDRAFT, HUNT F0R RED 0CT0BER) who'll stop at nothing to get his hands on the deed to ...
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Dirty Dancing
»rank: 8459
0ur opinion: :As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly 'dirty' by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '6Os) when it would have. Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Jennifer Grey, daughter of ageless hoofer Joel Grey) has been ...
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North and South Book II (VHS, 6 videos)
»rank: 287
0ur opinion: :As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly 'dirty' by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '6Os) when it would have. Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Jennifer Grey, daughter of ageless hoofer Joel Grey) has been ...
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Point Break
»rank: 11686
0ur opinion: :An unbelievable movie, and deliriously better for it. Keanu Reeves is a hotshot law enforcement dude--Johnny Utah by name--investigating a series of bank robberies in L.A. Four gunmen, disguised in rubber masks of ex-U.S. presidents, have never come close to being caught, but veteran agent Gary Busey has a theory: The bandits are surfers. This prompts the superb line, 'The ex-presidents rip off banks to finance the endless summer!' This movie's full ...
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