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For 1,735 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 69% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 The Dark Knight
Lowest review score: 19 Leatherface
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,077 out of 1735
  2. Mixed: 584 out of 1735
  3. Negative: 74 out of 1735
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Conan the Destroyer
    Conan the Destroyer is not an awful follow-up, just a mostly unnecessary one.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Once Upon a Time in America
    Watching the film takes some patience. You have moments where there's 10 seconds or more of silence in between dialogue. When it gets violent, it's not the psychotic glee we're used to from Quentin Tarentino and his acolytes, it's simply the way things were in that life, unvarnished and brutally honest.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Natural
    Directed by Barry Levinson (this was his sophomore theatrical feature following Diner), the film is quite moving. Redford delivers a great, soft-spoken, naturalistic performance and he's paired with a solid all-star cast. Randy Newman's score is absolutely terrific, too. One of the best he's ever done.
  4. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
    No, it's not the final movie in the series, but it's the end of a particular era for Jason, and it's a good way to go out for the hockey masked killer.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Romancing the Stone
    Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner are wonderful together. They look great when they're in bed together and they look even better when they're fighting. Throw Danny DeVito into the mix and you've got a very enjoyable, watchable trio of heroes.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    This Is Spinal Tap
    There are too many classic moments in this film to possibly count, and I won't even bother trying to quote lines or describe gags.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Footloose
    The movie is predictable and formulaic and all of those things, but it's great in spite of itself.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    To Be or Not to Be
    The cast (including Brooks, Anne Brancroft, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Matheson and Oscar-nominee Charles Durning) does their best to keep the laughs flowing.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    D.C. Cab
    The movie's inherent flaws and jumble of subplots and side characters barely make a scratch into the stereotypes and cookie-cutter story.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A Christmas Story
    Best of all, it's just a story of a kid's Christmas. There is no big spiritual redemption, no one has to learn a lesson.
  11. Sleepaway Camp
    You may argue whether it’s “good”, but damn it if Sleepaway Camp isn’t a super fun, crazy and, most importantly, an incredibly memorable movie
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Never Say Never Again
    Never Say Never Again never reaches the escapist thrills of vintage Connery and Moore; it cares too much about getting sued than it does about giving the actor a vehicle worth coming back to.
  13. Pieces
    Pieces is a work of manic inspiration whose weirdest and wildest moments are strangely as integral as the ones bound indelibly to its utterly conventional plot. It's silly, it's absurd, it makes no sense, and whole scenes come and go without a link to anything else in the film, but it may be some of the most fun you'll have being scared at the movies.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Deathstalker
    A genuine masterpiece of B-movie awesomeness. It's surprisingly imaginative, ambitious and off-the-wall. It's got goofy puppet creatures, it's filled to the brim with nudity and sex, and padded with plenty of gags, gore and graphic violence. It's the stuff of B/C-movie dreams.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fire and Ice
    The wafer-thin story and cookie-cutter characters are laughably standard. Then again, there is a part of me that enjoys the fact that the filmmakers didn't try to make this meaningful, they just want the audience to sit back and stare at this world (and Teegra's curves) in all of its Frazetta-inspired glory.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Curse of the Pink Panther
    Maybe if it looked like Edwards cared about the movie it might have been something more. Even so, without Clouseau, what The Curse of the Pink Panther brings us is staged prop humor, and a number of indignities courtesy of the make-up and wardrobe departments.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Trail of the Pink Panther
    As a whole the film was funny, but the lack of a living lead, led Trail to being more about the editing than the story.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Dark Crystal
    Design and artistry here is the primary draw of The Dark Crystal, not necessarily the writing or the performances or the direction (Henson and Frank Oz shared the directing responsibilities for this one), although the are no glaring missteps in any of those areas.
  19. The Verdict
    What was boring and dull to our 12-year-old selves back when Dad was watching this film 25 years ago is now a thoroughly engrossing and satisfying film experience, and a reminder that what is old can be new again -- whether it's Newman's Galvin's outlook on life, an old courtroom drama premise, or a movie revisited after a quarter century lapse.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    I really like the sequel. No, I'll go one step further – I love the sequel. It's missing some major players, both in front and behind the camera. But really, Airplane II has some seriously funny gags.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Slumber Party Massacre
    It's not high art, that much is certain, but the original Slumber Party Massacre is a fun, gory good ride riddled with scares, flesh and humor.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    First Blood
    First Blood is not the Rambo movie we initially think of when the character is mentioned. No, it’s much better than that.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Halloween III: Season of the Witch
    The film is creepy, violent and sometimes very clever.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hammett
    A movie that takes a while to get going, but once everything starts to come together you end up having a good time. If you're into detective films or are just looking for something atmospheric, then Hammett is a safe bet for a quiet night of mystery and intrigue.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Class of 1984
    While not as sweeping as The Warriors - lacking that film's epic underpinnings - Class of 1984 is a goofy jolt of low-octane ultra-violence.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    A young Jennifer Jason Leigh is exceptional, and Judge Reinhold provides a solid central character that nearly everyone in the film relates to.
  27. Friday the 13th Part III
    A lesser installment in the series.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pink Floyd: The Wall
    The words "overblown" and "pompous" often came to mind. At other times, though, everything comes together-- music, images, and theme-- to really make a stoner go "whooooah."
    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Sword and the Sorcerer
    Hearts are ripped out, heads are smashed, and there's plenty of flesh to be seen. If that's what you crave for a night of retro viewing, this is your flick.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Long Good Friday
    The Long Good Friday is arguably the best British gangster film ever made due to its politically-charged story and the performances of Bob Hoskins and Hellen Mirren.
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