ROTTEN TOMATOES: Ethan Alter

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5	Lost in Translation
4/4	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4.5/5	La Dolce Vita
3.5/4	Cars
4/5	The Triplets of Belleville
3/4	Eight Below
3.5/5	Winged Migration
2.5/4	Free Zone
3/5	Collateral
2.5/5	Matchstick Men
2/4	Stoned
2/5	After the Sunset
1.5/4	Trust the Man
1/4	Man of the Year
1/5	House of Sand and Fog

BEST REVIEWED
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4/4	The Lives of Others
5/5	The New World
4/4	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
5/5	Lost in Translation
5/5	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
5/5	The Incredibles
5/5	Before Sunset
5/5	The Stone Reader
5/5	Capturing the Friedmans
4.5/5	La Dolce Vita
	more...

WORST REVIEWED
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1/5	All The King's Men
1/5	Lady in the Water
1/5	House of Sand and Fog
1/5	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1/5	She Hate Me
1/5	Van Helsing
1/5	Gigli
1/5	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
1/4	The Number 23
1/4	Man of the Year
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

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	"*For a film that primarily exists to serve as a feature-length coming attraction for the next phase of a popular franchise, The Clone Wars* is a mostly enjoyable bit of escapist entertainment*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Aug 22, 2008	The Clone Wars (2008)	20%
	"A thoroughly predictable empowerment-fantasy/fish-out-of-water comedy that owes its modest success entirely to its star." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 22, 2008	The House Bunny (2008)	39%
	"*Although the film zips along efficiently enough, Death Race* is never as much fun as it seems to think it is.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Aug 22, 2008	Death Race (2008)	39%
	"Mirrors isn't going to do Aja's burgeoning stateside career any favors." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 22, 2008	Mirrors (2008)	16%
	"Tropic Thunder deserves to be seen solely for Downey Jr.'s brilliant one-man show, which, in a perfect world, would be recognized by Oscar voters come January." -- Giant Magazine Posted Aug 15, 2008	Tropic Thunder (2008)	84%
	"Franco seizes the opportunity to reinvent himself after a series of bland turns in misbegotten star vehicles." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 5, 2008	Pineapple Express (2008)	69%
	"A very good movie that falls short of greatness." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 17, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	94%
	"Wholly bland entertainment that never rises above sitcom humor." -- Film Journal International Posted Jul 14, 2008	Meet Dave (2008)	20%
	"One of the most purely enjoyable--not to mention dazzling--comic book blockbusters to come along this summer." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 10, 2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)	88%
	"A pleasant mid-summer buzz." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 1, 2008	The Wackness (2008)	67%
	"*While Hancock* certainly isn't lacking in ambition, unfortunately it does lack coherence.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Jul 1, 2008	Hancock (2008)	38%
	"*While the film's social message comes through loud and clear, it never detracts from the heart of the picture--the unlikely romance between WallE and EVE.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Jun 27, 2008	WALL-E (2008)	97%
	"Bekmambetov brings a kinetic energy to the picture that helps you forget--or at least ignore--its severely underdeveloped story." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jun 27, 2008	Wanted (2008)	73%
	"*Considering the talent involved, it's a shame that Get Smart* isn't just a tad bit -- well, smarter.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Jun 23, 2008	Get Smart (2008)	52%
	"...A film that preserves Thompson's words verbatim but only occasionally taps into the restless spirit that fueled them." -- Film Journal International Posted Jun 23, 2008	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)	89%
	"It's an interesting premise for a doomsday thriller, but Shyamalan botches it from the get-go." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jun 13, 2008	The Happening (2008)	19%
	"Thanks to Norton's curiously zombified performance, we have little incentive to root for Banner to learn to control his anger." -- Film Journal International Posted Jun 12, 2008	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	67%
	"*If Dreams with Sharp Teeth* isn't as...well, sharp as it could be, it's still enormously enjoyable, particularly for sci-fi fans.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Jun 4, 2008	Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)	93%
	"The Edge of Heaven confirms its director as a major new talent in world cinema." -- Giant Magazine Posted May 30, 2008	The Edge of Heaven (2008)	90%
	"*Neither a classic for all time nor a [disaster], Sex and the City* is the very definition of a decent summer blockbuster--entertaining and entirely disposable.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted May 30, 2008	Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)	51%
	"*At a certain point, The Strangers* devolves into the kind of generic chase picture that slasher flicks frequently become.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted May 29, 2008	The Strangers (2008)	43%
	"*Even though The Foot Fist Way* has some moments of inspired lunacy, its paper-thin premise could barely sustain a half-hour short, let alone an 85-minute feature.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted May 29, 2008	The Foot Fist Way (2008)	57%
	"*Despite its many flaws, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* is an enjoyable romp that does no harm to the character's legacy.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted May 21, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)	77%
	"Although the story is overly familiar, Riedel's evocation of small-town life rings true." -- Giant Magazine Posted May 21, 2008	How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2008)	84%
	"*It's an entirely serviceable sequel. But if you go in expecting the same magic found in Wardrobe, you're bound to be disappointed." -- Giant Magazine* Posted May 21, 2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)	66%
	"Vice has the bargain-basement production values and indifferently plotted narrative of one of those cheesy Z-grade pictures that clutter up cable networks after the clock strikes midnight." -- Film Journal International Posted May 13, 2008	Vice (2008)	40%
	"What holds this rickety contraption together is Ejiofor, who proves himself a genuine, grade-A movie star." -- Giant Magazine Posted May 7, 2008	Redbelt (2008)	72%
	"Iron Man accomplished something I didn't expect: it makes this erstwhile tin man look like an honest-to-god superhero." -- Giant Magazine Posted May 7, 2008	Iron Man (2008)	93%
	"*Fans of Korine's previous films shouldn't worry that their idol has sold out--Mister Lonely* still marches to the beat of its own peculiar drummer.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted May 6, 2008	Mister Lonely (2008)	44%
	"At the end of the day, it's impossible to escape the feeling that we've seen this story told before." -- Giant Magazine Posted Apr 16, 2008	Street Kings (2008)	36%
	"The lack of a clear narrative arc causes the film to seem repetitive." -- Film Journal International Posted Apr 15, 2008	Standard Operating Procedure (2008)	78%
	"Although Jennings' screenplay skirts the edges of clich� at times, the young actors (both of whom are making their feature film debut) make every moment ring true." -- Film Journal International Posted Apr 15, 2008	Son of Rambow (2008)	75%
	"Calling it a great, or even a good, movie would be a mistake, but as genre programmers go, it mostly gets the job done." -- Film Journal International Posted Apr 14, 2008	Prom Night (2008)	8%
	"The movie stops dead in its tracks every time Renee Zellweger wanders into frame." -- Giant Magazine Posted Apr 10, 2008	Leatherheads (2008)	52%
	"The movie is a blast of pure rock and roll energy." -- Giant Magazine Posted Apr 10, 2008	Shine a Light (2008)	86%
	"*While the film is far from perfect, Stop-Loss* is one of the better narrative features to be made about the Iraq War.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Apr 10, 2008	Stop-Loss (2008)	65%
	"Drained of any of the suspense that distinguished the novel." -- Film Journal International Posted Apr 8, 2008	The Ruins (2008)	46%
	"Despite a few amusing moments, this underwhelming spoof is strictly direct-to-video material." -- Film Journal International Posted Mar 31, 2008	Superhero Movie! (2008)	13%
	"*J-horror thrives on atmosphere and that's one of the many things missing from Shutter, along with tension, wit and, you know, scares" -- Film Journal International* Posted Mar 24, 2008	Shutter (2008)	7%
	"Compulsively watchable...there's always something viscerally exciting about watching kung fu fighters whaling on each other." -- Film Journal International Posted Mar 17, 2008	Never Back Down (2008)	24%
	"If you're in the right mood, though, it's also hugely entertaining." -- Film Journal International Posted Mar 17, 2008	Doomsday (2008)	48%
	"*Although Funny Games* inspires a lot of conflicting emotions in viewers, isn't it always better to leave the theatre feeling something than nothing at all?*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Mar 17, 2008	Funny Games (2008)	51%
	"Only scratches the surface of what makes the author's works resonate." -- Film Journal International Posted Mar 17, 2008	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)	78%
	"Across the Universe is little more than a nostalgia trip back to a time that's already been mythologized to death." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	Across the Universe (2007)	54%
	"Blackout is Jerry LaMothe's ambitious attempt to try and craft a Do the Right Thing for the 21st century. He falls short of that impossible goal, but Blackout does have several things to recommend it." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	Blackout (2008)	n/a
	"The New Frontier lives up to the high standards set by Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	Justice League: The New Frontier (2007)	n/a
	"Although the middle section of the movie version has an intense claustrophobia that's compelling, it's weighed down by a lethally dull opening half-hour and an absurd finale." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	30 Days of Night (2007)	50%
	"I know I'm in the minority here, but I enjoyed the hell out of Robert Zemeckis' bloody epic." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	Beowulf (2007)	70%
	"Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev lucked onto a great story when he started filming a pint-sized abstract painter named Marla." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	My Kid Could Paint That (2007)	93%
	"Del Toro does some of his very best work here, delivering a raw, honest performance that avoids many of the usual clich�s that come with depictions of drug addicts." -- Giant Magazine Posted Mar 8, 2008	Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)	65%

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