Articles tagged "vin diesel"

DVD Film Review

The Pacifier (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Jun.05] :. To convince Brad Garrett to wear a wrestling singlet, director Adam Shankman reminded him that 'Dignity is trumped by funny.'"

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The Pacifier (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Mar.05] :. The image of the kids holding their noses suggests something about the state of Diesel's career, looking quite stalled.

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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jun.04] :. The return of Riddick (Vin Diesel) begins with lots of noise.

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MTV Europe Music Awards 2003

by Jessica Hodges

[17.Nov.03] :. Isn't it a bit surprising that in today's political climate, when the U.S. is perceived as more arrogant and imperial than ever, that its most prominent export is still homogenised pop?

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A Man Apart (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Apr.03] :. It's sad that the wife is dead, of course. More painful is the death scene per se, as Vin Diesel has to play something approximating tragedy.

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XXX (2002)

by Renée Scolaro Mora

[9.Aug.02] :. Xander is a bad ass with a heart of gold.

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Boiler Room (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

You might love a film about unspeakably wealthy whiteboy stock traders that opens by quoting Biggie Smalls. Then again, you might hate it. The citation is surely reverent, but it also reveals a certain confusion concerning early Biggie rhymes, and maybe hip-hop in general.

The Fast and the Furious (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

But the movie isn't really about breaking laws, being punished, lamenting Ja Rule's teeny part, or even learning how to be a man. It's really about cars. If that sounds like a metaphor, well, okay.

Pitch Black (2000)

by P. Nelson Reinsch

The spirit of world class schlock-horror promoter William Castle was in the theater recently, during a preview screening of Pitch Black, as flashlights were given to a number of audience members.

Pitch Black (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The scene is grim and very familiar: a hulk of a space ship crawls through the starry darkness, then runs into unexpected trouble, such that its crew is awakened from travel-slumber ahead of schedule.