Category: Rics Reviews

Let The Right One In This 2008 vampire film, widely considered as the biggest cinematic sensation to come out of Sweden since the heyday of Ingmar Bergman and labeled as an instant classic by many, is a film that at times is both poetic and touching, while at others comes off as so oblique that […]

Lethal Weapon A high water mark in the action / “cop buddy” genre as well as an undisputed classic of the 1980s, this Grand Masterpiece by director Richard Donner working from a script by Shane Black managed to blow up big in 1987 and led to a long running franchise that in and of itself […]

Lethal Weapon 2 Sometimes the original intentions of the screenwriter can be (through the trial and error of Hollywood rewrites, actor improvs, and director’s changes) diluted to the point where even that very same screenwriter will state that he longer recognizes the finished product. Shane Black was one such writer who in 1987 sold his […]

Lethal Weapon 3 In many ways, the first Lethal Weapon can now be considered a standalone movie due to its raw, gritty nature about a suicidal, psychotic cop who finds his redemption in busting bad guys along with the love and acceptance he receives from the family of his new partner. The transition from those […]

Lethal Weapon 4 So now things come full circle for The Lethal Franchise. From being a dark, moody hardcore action movie in Part 1 all the way to Part 4, an unashamed, unabashed, goofball action comedy with a touch of a sitcom feel to it with the mostly comedic interactions amongst its various regulars, topped […]

Liar, Liar There is little doubt now that Jim Carrey can certainly ACT, as his Oscar-worthy turns in Truman Show and Man On The Moon would prove, but back around 1997 when this comedy was released, he was still in the throes of playing overdone “goofy” parts, and depending on your point of view, it […]

License To Kill Many times in a long-running movie franchise, when great care to taken to make a sequel that is different from the others, it causes said film to stand out, and also be one of the best in the series. Thus is the case with the 16th film in the James Bond Series, […]

Little Miss Sunshine You don’t need to remind me that the world of child beauty pageants is little more than a salacious, repugnant industry: an eternal hot spot for various types of pedophiles where they can see sweet little darlings dolled up like street walkers and pushed on stage by their equally disgusting parents to […]

Little Shop Of Horrors (Director’s Cut) Movie musicals are a dying breed nowadays, and many would say rightly so, simply because what you have usually is a simple, nondescript story enhanced only by making the audience believe that they are viewing the events through the prism of an alternate universe where at any given time […]

Live And Let Die Many times when making sequels to a popular franchise, it is necessary to reinvent and bring new elements to the table in order to keep said franchise feeling fresh and of high quality. Thus is the case with the 8th film in the Bond Series, which retains Guy Hamilton as director […]