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John Stark
John Stark's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Movies reviews only
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) |
Despite miscasting, and a silly rewriting of the plot, it's kind of fun, in a bouncy, cartoon-like sense. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Dec 31, 2023
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Raging Bull (1980) |
Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull is a technically brilliant piece of moviemaking that is often spellbinding. Something, however, is desperately missing, and that's a story with interesting people. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Oct 10, 2023
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Yentl (1983) |
When it was announced that Streisand was going to produce, direct, write, star and sing all of the songs in this film, no one thought she'd ever pull it off. She did. Bravo, Barbra! - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted May 12, 2023
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Scarface (1983) |
What could have been a somber, depressing story has been kept buoyantly afloat by De Palma's wry, sarcastic look at grown men who wear expensive suits and shoot each other. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted May 12, 2023
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
The combination of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas is like heaping a banana split atop a baked Alaska. If your movie appetite is ready, prepare to digest Raiders of the Lost Ark. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted May 02, 2023
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Creepshow (1982) |
Creepshow, despite its shortcomings, is done with a certain amount of class. There are plenty of moasters, and lots of hair-raising jolts. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Aug 09, 2022
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Terms of Endearment (1983) |
Terms of Endearment represents what Hollywood does, or used to do, best: Entertain. The drama, told with comedy, is full of rich characters whom you like and care about. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jul 20, 2022
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Gandhi (1982) |
Though not overly enlightening, the film is coherent. Most of its parts fit together like pieces of a mosaic. Attenborough has instilled a quiet dignity into each scene. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jul 19, 2022
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Ordinary People (1980) |
There is nothing ordinary about this film, which was directed with amazing insight and sensitivity by Robert Redford. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jul 12, 2022
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Thief (1981) |
The word "boring" takes on a new dimension in Thief. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Tess (1979) |
Tess is certainly an epic movie, full of rich imagery and careful attention to small detail. There is, however, a big problem... Tess is played in one monotonous key, which is tantamount to listening to an opera in which the music never crescendos. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Excalibur (1981) |
This is a movie of pure escapism. It's grandiose, with exquisite costumes and lavish sets. Despite all these weighty trappings, the film engulfs you like an ocean wave, then carries you out to sea in a slow, but surely moving current. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Dec 29, 2021
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The Secret of NIMH (1982) |
If you've given up on good old-fashioned animated movies, the kind Disney used to do so well, cheer up. The Secret of NIMH is quite wonderful, alive with dramatic conflicts, colorful characters, pretty music and sophisticated animation. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Nov 11, 2021
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The Hand (1981) |
Give it the finger. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Aug 11, 2021
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El Norte (1983) |
Had the story been more in focus and had there been a better resolution, El Norte would have been a much more powerful work. Unfortunately, it gets off the track and, in the end, whatever message it wants to convey isn't there. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Aug 03, 2021
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Romantic Comedy (1983) |
You've seen this film before. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Aug 03, 2021
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Porky's (1981) |
[A] vulgar, sexist, racist, sadistic, juvenile, scatological, gross movie. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jun 15, 2021
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The Toy (1982) |
Anyone who could get Richard Pryor for a toy would be damn lucky. Wish I could say the same about his new comedy... - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jun 15, 2021
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Chan Is Missing (1982) |
It's a marvelously humane work that stays in your mind. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted May 19, 2021
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The Challenge (1982) |
Frankenheimer, whose career goes up and down, has hit rock bottom with this one. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Apr 19, 2021
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The Blues Brothers (1980) |
The Blues Brothers are a popular novelty, and have a definite tongue-in-cheek appeal. But this film does nothing with the characters, except to portray them as a couple of one-sided and unlikable hoods. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Parent Trap III (1989) |
Sequels, they say, are never equals. But this two-hour TV movie is more than enchanting. It's truly funny, with spirited dialogue. - People Magazine
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| Posted Sep 26, 2019
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