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Nick's Movie Rating Scale:

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(  ): Sitting on the shelf, I have not seen it yet.

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zzz: I fell asleep.

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STINKS: PU What a stinker, Oh the dialog and the sets, what were they thinking?

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*: There was something I liked, but this only redeemed the movie from stinker status.

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**: Generally entertaining, but nothing to rave about.

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***: A good movie that I might watch more than once.

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****: An excellent movie that I will watch more than once.

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*****: This highest rating is reserved for my personal favorites.

Our Collection as of Saturday May 23, 2009: 440

  Nick's Ro's
Title Rating Comments Rating Comments
3 Days of the Condor **** I won't scream. I know...    
3 Extremes **** Extreme gnarliness    
6th Day, The ***     **   
12 Monkeys **     **   
15 Minutes **     ***   
21 Grams ** Not what I expected, a pleasant surprise.    
24 (Seasons 2,3 & 4) **** Outstanding, Intense, suspenseful    
28 Days Later *** Low budget but very creepy *** Zombies that are very mobile!
28 Weeks Later * Not nearly as good as the first.    
100 Years of Horror        
300, The        
1408 *** Forgettable but fun.    
A Boy and His Dog **** Classic cult sci-fi. Finally on DVD!    
Absolutely Fabulous **     ****  Perfect role models for me.
Abyss, The (Special Edition) **** I like James Cameron movies... except Titanic. *** Ohmig*d the drowning!
Addams Family Seasons 1 & 2        
Air Force One ***     ***   
Alien ***** A Hitchcock style, outer space suspense-thriller.   *****   
Aliens ***** Outstanding action and effects. Sigourney rocks.   *****   
Alien Resurrection *** Not bad, Sigourney always rocks.   ( )   
Alien versus Predator *** Great fight scenes & effects! * Pffffffffffft.
Alone in the Dark STINKS      
American Beauty *** Totally weird and depressing... and boobies!    
American History X ***** Required viewing. ***** History begins with the present.
Anger Management ** Meh, terribly nightmarish, Yay Jack! *** I actually liked Sandler.
Animatrix *** Not bad for cartoons    
Andromeda Strain, The **** Classic Science (Fiction) ***** Made me take up drinking.
Arctic Blue **    ( )    
Arlington Road ** Tim Robbins as the bad guy.    
Arrival, The **      
Art of War, The ***    ( )    
Artificial Intelligence * The special effects saved this from STINKS.  ditto    
A Scanner Darkly        
Audition **** Extreme gnarliness, deeply disturbing.    
A Shot in the Dark ***      
Barbarella *** Classic sci-fi silliness, Jane Fonda's BOOBIES!   **   
Battlefield Earth STINKS What a revolting puddle of puke this movie is. -* Scientologists actually believe this?
Beautiful Mind, A ****   **** It made me doubt my sanity.
Bedazzled ***    ****   I love devil movies.
Behind Enemy Lines ***     ( )   
Being John Malkovich ? What The Fuh? ***** So weird I had to like it.
Better Off Dead ***** A great satire on teen angst. ***** Ricky!
Blackhawk Down **** I was so tired after watching this.   I am afraid to watch this movie.
Blade II * Meh, Wesley Snipes Egomania on film. *** I love vampire movies.
Bladerunner ***** A work of art by Ridley Scott.   ****   
Bless the Child ***      
Blood Diamond * Another forgettable flick.    
Bloodwork * A Clint Eastwood movie that sucks.    
Blue Angels: A year in the life.        
Boiling Point **      
Boiler Room **      
Boogeyman ? So forgettable that I put it on again in less than two weeks.    
Bourne Identity, The () The first one with Jaclyn Smith & Richard Chamberlain.    
Bourne Identity, The ** It was pretty good.    
Bourne Supremacy, The STINKS PU What a stinker!    
Brainstorm ****     ****   
Brazil **** George Orwell's 1984 meets Monty Python   ****  I need a facelift - STAT!
Bridge on the River Kwai, The ***     ****  I love the whistling! 
Broken Vows ?      
Brothers Grimm ()      
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid ***** Classic!    
Burn After Reading ()      
Butterfly Effect, The *** Yeah, this was alright. *** Ashton was actually a decent serious actor!
Cast Away *** Scary and you know it's gonna happen.   *****  I cried and also lost a wee bit of confidence in FedEx.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ()      
Cell, The *** Hallucinations on film. Wow.   ****  My worst nightmares.
Cellular ** Neat story, good action. *** Great concept.
Changing Lanes *** Pretty good movie. **** You never know who you will meet.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory        
Chicago () Ask Ro, I don't do musicals. **** Great flick.
Children of Men ()      
Chill Factor * Bah    
Chocolat **** For a movie with lots of talking, I enjoyed it.   *****   
Chronicles of Riddick, The *** Pretty good for a VD movie. **  
Close Encounters of the Third Kind ***     **   
Clockwork Orange, A ***     ****  Extremely disturbing; I liked it. 
Code46        
Cold Mountain ** Lots of talking but still good. *** I cried a lot.
Collateral Damage ()      
Communion ***      
Constant Gardener, The STINKS A good idea ruined. I give an obligatory star for boobies, the badness negated the boobie star. *  
Cool Runnings ****   *** I admire underdogs.
Copycat ** A fairly tame thriller with Sigourney    
Corruptors, The zzz     ( )   
Crank *** A fun action flick.    
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ***     **  
Cube, The *** Creepy story, good effects, bad acting. *** I hated the ending.
Dali, Salvadore ( )     ****  I'd hate to be in one of his dreams. 
Dark City *    ( )    
Darkness ZZZZZ BORING!    
Dark Shadows: Collection 12     ***** I wish they would bring this show back.
Dark Water *** Very suspenseful, bad sound, Jennifer Connely    
DaVinci Code, The plblpt Feh! Who CARES!    
Day After Tomorrow, The * Puhlease! Bad Science *** Scary concept.
Day of the Dead ()      
Deep Cover ***     ( )   
Deep Impact **     **   
Deja Vu *** An interesting twist to time travel.    
Derailed        
Descent, The ** A different horror story with too much poo.    
Devil's Own, The *     **   
Devil's Rejects, The *** Gnarly, just gnarly! *** It was nice to see some actors of long ago finally working!
Disturbia *** Disturbing.    
Disturbing Behaviour ***     ****  Slow at first, but very disturbing.
Dogs of War, The ** Early Chris Walken and Tom Berenger action flick.    
Donnie Darko ZZZZ Bzzzt. I want to go back in time and not watch this drek. ***  
Dr. Strangelove, or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ***** Stanley's best. George C. Scott and Peter Sellers excel at their roles.   *****   
Don't Say a Word **      
Domestic Disturbance     ***  
Dreamcatcher ()      
Drumline ***** I always watched this when it came on the toob.    
Dune **** David Lynch does sci-fi.   ***   
Dune 2000 ***     **   
Eight Millimeter ***      
Elephant Man, The ****     *****  Very touching.
End of Days ***     ( )   
Enemy at the Gates ****     ( )   
Enemy of the State **      
Enough *** Jennifer Lopez kicks some ass.    
Entrapment ***      
Eraserhead ***** Still very disturbing after all these years. ***** I actually understood it after all these years.
Ernie Kovacs ***     *****  I loved Ernie Kovacs. I wonder what tv would have been like had he not been killed. 
Eyes Wide Shut STINKS WTF is with that annoying piano? It's a good thing Stan died before this was released.   -* ack   Did this do in Tom & Nicole? 
Event Horizon ** Meh.    
Exorcist, The ***   **** The original scary movie.
Exorcism of Emily Rose, The ** Not bad, not good. *** I liked that it was based on a real story.
Faceoff ***     **   
Fahrenheit 9/11 *** Very disturbing, John Ashcroft sings. Ewwwww. **  
Fantasia zzz Not that zzz is bad in this case, the music is just so soothing.   *****   
Fantasia Legacy **     *****   
Fantasia 2000 **     *****   
Fat Man and Little Boy ** Ew, criticality accidents.    
Fear dot com * I didn't like it.    
A Few Good Men ***     ****   
Fight Club ***** This is comedy, I don't care what other people think.   **   
Final Cut zzz Too boring to watch, I'll give it another try.    
Final Destination ** Good for a high budget snuff film.    
Final Destination II ** Good for a sequel to a high budget snuff film.    
Flags of our Fathers *** Kinda plodding but still gripping.    
Flight Plan        
Forbidden Planet ****     ***   
Forgotten, The        
For the Boys **     ( )    
Fortress **     ( )    
Fortress 2 *     ( )   
Fracture        
Full Metal Jacket **** Imagery of conflict is beautiful.   ***  Terribly disturbing to me. 
GATTACA **** A scary possibility in the near future.   ( )   
Ghosts of Mars ** Not John Carpenter's best.    
Girl, Interrupted ** Cuckoo's nest for girls. ***  
Gladiator *** Overrated, but fun.   ****  "Am I not merciful?"
Gossford Park * I fell asleep. * Me, too.
Gothika ****   ***** The bad guy really shocked me.
Great Race, The ***** One of my all-time favorites. ***** Very funny movie.
Green Mile, The ***     ****   
Grudge, The *****   ***** This creeped me out for DAYS!
Grudge2, The * Meh.    
Hackers STINKS So lame! The tech was so wrong.   ( )   
Hancock        
Hannibal ** Meh, not as good as the first ***  
Hard Rain *** Slow, but entertaining action flick.    
Hardrock Coco and Joe     ***** A favorite short from my childhood.
Hart's War ** A combo of all WWII prison camp stories from before.    
Haunted ** An old fashioned ghost story. **** I really liked it.
Heist **      
Hellboy *** This was a fun movie! ****  
Hellraiser III ***     ***   
Hellraiser: Inferno ()      
Hidden Agenda *     ( )   
Hide and Seek *** Excellent, good twist. **** I was completely shocked!
Highlander **** There should be only one.   ****   
Highlander Endgame zzz See above.   ( )   
Hills Have Eyes, The (Wes Craven's) ()      
Hills Have Eyes, The 
(The Version to Die for)
*** Yikes, that was nastay.    
Hills Have Eyes, The
(Wes Craven's)
       
History of Violence ** OK I guess.    
Hitch ** A cute romantic comedy, not exactly my genre.    
Hitchcock: The Early Years
The Lady Vanishes
The Man Who Knew too Much
The 39 Steps
Secret Agent
The Skin Game
Young and Innocent
The Cheney Vase
Sabotage
Blackmail
Easy Virtue
Rich and Strange
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Farmer's Wife
The Manx Man
Number 17
The Ring
Jamaica Inn
Murder
***** A collective 5 stars for the hitch collection.    
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy *** Fun, cute, Brit sci-fi though... *** I liked it.
Hollow Man ***     ***  Cool effects, but disturbing premise.
Hoodwinked *** Hilarious!    
Hostel * Nasty    
Hotel Rwanda ***** A true story of an incredibly brave man.    
House: Season 1 **** What an obnoxious bedside manner! ***** If I ever get sick, I want him on my side.
House of Sand and Fog *** Majorly depressing, but it has Jennifer Conneley's boobies! ***** When everything that could go wrong - does.
House of Wax * The acting was soooo bad. -* Paris Hilton is way over her 15 minutes.
Hulk ** Excellent effects but a dumb story.    
Impostor ***      
Independence Day ****   **** I love Will Smith.
Inside Man * Predictable and forgettable    
Insomnia     **** When good people go bad.
Into the Blue        
Interpreter, The ** Good story, Nicole, Nice turn. *** She got better movies since she and Tom split.
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers ***     ****  The original movie was the best.
I, Robot **** Great effects, Will Smith trying to be serious. **** I think I won't go more techno than an ibot
Island, The     ***** One of the most disturbing concepts human beings could come up with.
Italian Job, The ***** A great caper with explosives! ***** Charlize is awesome.
Jarhead ** Not sensational, very realistic.    
Jaws ****     ****  I was afraid to swim in dark water after this movie.
John Q ****   **** This movie made me ashamed to work in healthcare.
Judgment Night **     ***   
Jurassic Park III *      
K19 The Widowmaker *** A very well done submarine docu-drama.    
Kill Bill: Volume 1 *** A Great 2-part movie. Tarantino's tribute to trash. ***  
Kill Bill: Volume 2 ***  
Kung Fu: The First Season *****      
Kung Fu: The Second Season *****      
Labyrinth ***     ****   
Ladder 49 ** Predictable, but still a good story.    
Land of the Dead *** Zombies, man they creep me out. **** I hated the ending.
Last Samurai, The ZZZZ      
Liberty Heights   My sister plays the accordion for the soundtrack!    
Lifeforce *** Boobies!   ( )    
Little Miss Sunshine ** Weird comedy.    
Lord of War *      
Lost in Space: The Second Season *** Oooh Judy!    
Machinist, The **** Surreal, almost like Eraserhead.    
Majestic, The **      
Man on Fire ** Another dark portrayal by Denzel.    
Manchurian Candidate, The (2003) * Meh, kind of a dissapointment.    
March of the Penguins        
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman        
Master and Commander *** Good movie.    
Matrix, The **** A milestone in SFX: "Bullet Time"    ****  I would have taken the non-matrix pill.
Matrix, The: Reloaded *** Meh, not as good as the first. ****1/2  
Matrix, The: Revolutions **** Meh, Better than the second. *****  
Memento **** Excellent, just excellent. ****  
Men in Black *** Hilarious!   ( )**  Haven't seen the whole thing yet, but I liked what I saw. 
Mercury Rising ** Feh   ( )    
Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor stinks PU What a stinker. zzzzz.    
Metropolis   Fritz Lang's classic with the original 1927 score.    
Miss Congeniality *** Cute!   ****   
Mission Impossible 2 * Blech   **   
Mission Impossible: Season 1        
Mission to Mars *** OK   ***   
Minority Report **** The tech stuff was cool and a good story too!    
Monster *** Wow, excellent acting.    
Monty Python's Flying Circus *****      
Mothman Prophecies **** Major creepy.    
Moulin Rouge zzz     ****   
Mulholland Drive **** HOT! Steaming HOT!    
Mummy, The ** Comic book fun   ***   
Mummy Returns, The ** (see above)  ***    
Nailed *** Weird, new-horror    
NASA:        
National Treasure *** It was a fun caper flick.    
Negotiator, The ** Fairly decent    
Net, The *** Bad tech, But Sandra's Bullocks!  ***    
Night Gallery: The First Season ***** Yay!    
Night at the Museum ()      
Night of the Living Dead *** Eewie.    *****    
No Country for Old Men ** Certainly not Oscar©®™ material. Bardem? Creepy.    
No Escape **    ( )    
Ocean's Eleven 1960 ** It was okay for now, I'm sure it was awesome when it first came out.   ***    
Oceans Eleven 2001 ***     ****   
Office, The (Season 1) *****      
Office, The (Season 2) *****      
Office, The (Season 3) *****      
Office Space ***** Dilbert with living beings.    
Old School stinks It's so stupid, I can't make it through more than a few minutes.    
One Hour Photo *** Robin Williams is CREEPY!    
One, The ***     ( )   
Open Range ()      
Others, The **** A good old-fashioned horror movie.   ****   
Outer Limits, The (1st season boxed set) ***** Classic SciFi TV    
Out of Time        
Pacifier, The *** Good job by Vin, Loved the duck.    
Paint Your Wagon ***** Classic! One of the few musicals I like.    
Panic Room ** Why is there no gun in the panic room?    
Payback ***     ***   
Pay It Forward **** Not at all what I expected.    ****   
Peacemaker, The ***    ( )    
Pearl Harbor ** Fluff    
Perfect Storm **** Amazingly enough, it has rewatchability.   ****  Fear of drowning always creeps me out. 
Phantasm ** Great Classic Horror  ***    
Pink Panther, The ***      
Pink Panther Strikes Again, The ***      
Pitch Black *** Cool monsters! Gnarliness!   ( )   
Platoon **** Oliver Stone gets blown up!   ***   
Playing God ***      
Prince of Darkness        
Prisoner: The Compleat *****   ********!  
Producers, The ***** Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, Hilarity!    
Professional, The ***** Natalie Portman's Debut?    
Proof * Lots of talking.    
Proof of Life **     ****   
Psycho ****    ****    
Queen, The ()      
Ray ()      
Re-Animator *** Adds a whole new dimension to "giving head"    
Re-Animator, Bride of, * Fairly forgettable but better than..    
Re-Animator, Beyond STINKS The closing credits were the only good part.    
Rear Window **** What Hitch did with one room & one set - awesome.    *****   
Recruit, The * Pacino disappoints. Bleah.    
Red Dragon ** Not really that good.    
Red Eye ()      
Reefer Madness *     ***   
Reincarnation        
Repo Man **** Cult classic.   *   
Resident Evil * Sucked.    
Revenge of the Pink Panther ***      
Ring, The **** Good horror story, very creepy.    
Ring Two, The STINKS Boooorrrrrrinnnnngggg    
River Runs Through it, A **    ****    
Road to Perdition * The gunshots kept it from being zzzzzz.    
Rock, The **    ***    
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The *** Another cult classic.  ****    
Romper Stomper zzzz Russell Crowe poopoo    
Roswell ()      
Ronin ***     ( )   
Ron White: They Call me Tater Salad        
Rosemary's Baby **     ****  Scared the begeebies out of me. 
Royal Tenenbaums, The ** Dammit! I keep falling asleep before it's over.    
Rules of Engagement *** Topical.    
Sam Kinison ****     ****   
Satanic Rites of Dracula   What? It was $4.00    
Saving Private Ryan **** Subwoofers recommended.   **   
Saw ** Kinda gnarly, could've been better.    
Saw II ** OK so now it's a tradition ?    
Saw III ** Ew, nastay.    
Scanners ***    **    
Score, The ***     **   
Scorpion King, The *** I was surprised it was so good.    
Secret Window zzz Fell asleep, TWICE!    
Se7en ***    ( )     
Shawshank Redemption,The ****    *****   I cry every time
Shrek ****    ****   I look JUST like Ogre Fi 
Shrek 2 ** The novelty wore off.    
Shrek the Third zzzz See above.    
Siege, The **    *    
Signs *** Get the hell off my lawn!    
Silence of the Lambs *** Tony. Yipes!    *****   
Silent Fall * Creepy murder mystery.    
Simpsons Movie, The ***** They never get old.    
Sin City        
Sixth Sense, The ***    ****    
Skeleton Key, The ()      
Sleepless STINKS What a pile of shit! Poor Max Von Sydow. STINKS  
Snakes on A Plane ()      
Sneakers *****  Dan Akroyd and Sydney Potier are a comic team.    *****   I love James Earl Jones in this role.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves **    ****    
SOB ***** Blake Edward's finest & Julie Andrews' Boobies!    
Solaris zzzz Oh GAK! What a pile of Clooney puke.    
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut *** I Love South Park    
South Park: Season Two ***** Respect my authoritah!    
South Park: Season Three *****      
Soylent Green ***** Outstanding, just outstanding. It still makes me cry.    
Space Cowboys * Barf   ( )   
Spy Game **     ( )   
Stalag 17 ***** A Classic finally on DVD.    
Starman **** It's really a touching story.   **   
Starship Troopers **** Always fun, lots of gore.    
Starship Troopers II STINKS What a piece of shit. **  
Star Trek: Generations ***     ****   
Star Trek: First Contact ***     ***   
Star Trek: Insurrection **     ***   
Star Trek: Nemesis ***      
Star Wars Trillogy
IV: A new Hope
V: The Empire Strikes Back
VI: Return of the Jedi
**** I saw these when they were first released at the theaters. Kids these days... hmph.    
Stripes *** A classic comedy.    
Stealth * Gets one star for good explosions.    
Steambath ** Wow, strange... Valerie Perrine's Boobies!    
Sum of All Fears, The *** Classic Tom Clancy.    
Swap, The        
Swordfish ***     ( )   
Syriana ***      
Team America *** Vulgar and entertaining!    
Tears of the Sun ** Kinda blah for a Bruce Willis movie.    
Terminator, The ***** Wow!    
Terminator 2: Judgment Day ***** Another milestone in SFX: "Morphing"   *****   
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ** Nothin' special here other than Kristanna Loken    
They Live **** Finally on DVD, the best street fight ever filmed.    
Thing, The ***** John Carpenter's remake    
Thirteen Days ****     ( )   
Thirteen Ghosts **      
This is Spinal Tap        
Three Kings ***     ( )   
Three Stooges ***     ***   
Timeline zzzz      
Time Machine, The ****     ***   
Time Machine, The ***  Pretty good, not as good as the first but at least it's not a copy of the original.    
Titus (Seasons 1 & 2) ***** Hilarious, too bad it didn't last.    
To Kill a Mockingbird *****     *****   
Tora! Tora! Tora! ***** Supposedly historically accurate.   ****   
Total Recall *****      
Trail of the Pink Panther        
Training Day *** Denzel in an extremely disturbing role.    *****   
Traffic        
Transporter *** Good explosions, innovative action.    
Transporter 2 *** Like the first.    
Tron **** Classic Sci-fi.   **   
Twilight Zone - v6 ***     ****   
Twilight Zone - v13 ***      
Twilight Zone - v18 ***     ****   
Twilight Zone - v26 ***     ****   
Twilight Zone - v34 ***     ****   
Twilight Zone (40th Anni.) v1-5 ***     *****   
Twister **     ***   
U-571 *** Another subwoofer movie. BOOM!   **   
UFO Chronicles ()      
Ultimate Flint Collection ()      
Unbreakable ***     ***   
Unexplained Mysteries        
Unleashed ***      
Vacancy ***      
Van Helsing *** Fun, but forgettable    
Vanilla Sky **     ( )   
V for Vendetta *** Post Bush world.    
Village, The *****      
Village of the Damned        
Virtuosity ***     ( )   
Virus STINKS Even Joanna Pacula couldn't save this drek-fest.   ( )   
Werewolf *     ( )   
We Were Soldiers ***      
What Lies Beneath **     ***   
White Noise * Meh.    
Wild Hogs *** Hilarious, the best part is after the credits.    
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill ***** Awwww Birdies!    
Windtalkers *** A good WWII story about Navaho code talkers.    
Wrong Turn ()      
Wrong Turn 2 ()      
X-Files: Fight the Future ****    ****    
X-Files: I Want To Believe ()    ****    
X-Men ***     ****   
X-Men United ***      
X-Men: The Last Stand ***      
XXX *** I was surprised that it was good.    
XXX: State of the Union        
Yards, The * Disappointing given the cast.    
Young Frankenstein ***** Hilarious! Mel Brooks' best.   ****   
Zodiac *** Well done    

Favorites:

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bulletRidley Scott
bulletStanley Kubrick
bulletDavid Lynch
bulletBlake Edwards
bulletHitchcock
bulletMel Brooks
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bulletSydney Lemet
bulletNicole Kidman
bulletJane Fonda
bulletBrigette Fonda
bulletJames Stewart
bulletHenry Fonda
bulletHarvey Keitel
bulletDonald Pleasance
bulletJoanna Pacula
bulletSigourney Weaver
bulletFaye Dunaway
bulletRobert Dinero
bulletChristopher Walken
bulletClint Eastwood
bulletRobert Redford
bulletMorgan Freeman
bulletMartin Landau
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bulletRod Serling
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bulletAnthony Hopkins
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bulletPatrick Stewart
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bulletConchata Ferrell
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bulletToni Collette
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bulletLisa Kudrow
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