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Summary: To the uneducated reviewers, you know who you are!
Review: Can someone please use a little bit of grammar when critiquing a movie? It's quite simple really, take out a dictionary, use a guide or do some spell checking before putting in your two cents to the rest of the world. At least it will benefit the young people who may be reading these reviews and taking notes from everyone's bad writing skills. Now, for the review of this film-total garbage! None of the facts invested into this film hold any water whatsoever! I simply had to cringe and laugh uncontrollably when the police arrive in favor of the Michael Keaton character after Matthew Modine beats the living crap out of him. The most irritating character had to be the lawyer, a complete no-talent actress that belongs behind a counter flipping burgers somewhere! Which by now, I am sure she is-thank God! This movie simply proves, you don't really need to have talent to be making movies! Now, what about the Melanie Griffith character? She's the only reason this movie is even remotely interesting. If not for her in the final act, this movie would fall face flat on the ground like it should have! Lame script! Lame characters (with the exception of Melanies character of course). Leave this one on the shelf folks, these reviews are so full of it, and I am starting to smell a bad odor from the moronic fumes!
Rating:
Summary: To the uneducated reviewers, you know who you are!
Review: Can someone please use a little bit of grammar when critiquing a movie? It's quite simple really, take out a dictionary, use a guide or do some spell checking before putting in your two cents to the rest of the world. At least it will benefit the young people who may be reading these reviews and taking notes from everyone's bad writing skills. Now, for the review of this film-total garbage! None of the facts invested into this film hold any water whatsoever! I simply had to cringe and laugh uncontrollably when the police arrive in favor of the Michael Keaton character after Matthew Modine beats the living crap out of him. The most irritating character had to be the lawyer, a complete no-talent actress that belongs behind a counter flipping burgers somewhere! Which by now, I am sure she is-thank God! This movie simply proves, you don't really need to have talent to be making movies! Now, what about the Melanie Griffith character? She's the only reason this movie is even remotely interesting. If not for her in the final act, this movie would fall face flat on the ground like it should have! Lame script! Lame characters (with the exception of Melanies character of course). Leave this one on the shelf folks, these reviews are so full of it, and I am starting to smell a bad odor from the moronic fumes!
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Summary: Is Anyone Home?
Review: Drake (Modine) and Patty (Griffith) are the average, healthy, nonchalant couple who having just purchased their dream Victorian house in Pacific Heights, San Francisco; get themselves further into debt as they delightfully tend to both the interior & exterior of the residence to a surpassed point. Fortunately within days, one of the flats is rented by gentle elderly pair who, like Drake and Patty, are pushed to the limits by new resident, Carter Hayes who rents out flat No. 2. A smooth operator in both person and when away, hypothetically on business, Hayes brusquely tears their lives apart in what would seem like revenge for something they seemingly did not commit. Asking candidly for their first instalment of rent from the now-missing Mr Hayes, Drake loses his temper and gets physical with the slippery weasel and ends up naively in police cuffs. With Drake away, Patty resumes regular duties in the house which alas results in a terrifying experience for the broken lovers. A few drill holes and clunking-around later, Drake attempts to access the flat, but when his master key fails to work on Hayes' new lock, Drake pulls a berserker and decides to cut off the tenant's gas and disconnects his electricity. Living on Squatters Law, Hayes & Co. takes as much as they can as quick as they can, until Drake & Patty uncover the brutal truth of their new inexplicable tenant. Michael Keaton with one of his alien straighter roles, as was he a year earlier in Tim Burton's 'Batman', he acquaints us with another beguiling character from his mental library of personalities. Melanie Griffith is stupendous as the tormented wife and Matthew Modine as the everyday nonentity pushed to his individual limitations, is in an all-out performance in one of his more fashionable years when he also starred in the smash-hit war epic, 'Memphis Belle'. With no bona fide soundtrack, of course excusing the sporadic classical wipe over, the film breeds on its sinister sound effects of creaking floorboards and mechanical shrills from an assortment of industrial tools. Griffith must have thanked her lucky stars after the flop of the highly anticipated film from Brian DePalma, 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'. John Schlesinger brings an incredibly tight-knit story with menacing and suffocating direction that barley pauses for breath. One of his more finer recent pieces that only has the unbelievably underrated Richard Gere movie 'Yanks' to battle with in terms of best contemporary movie from his catalogue. A brightly written script by Daniel Pyne, with one of the most far-fetched productions by Scott Rudin and William Sackheim. Includes an Alfred Hitchcock style cameo from British-born director Schlesinger as an elevator passenger as does Griffiths mother, Tippi Hedren as a millionaire charmed by Hayes.
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Summary: An excellent movie!
Review: If you haven't seen the movie Pacific Heights, you haven't seen one of the best suspense films of the decade. Michael Keaton is a terrific villain in the worst possible way. It is amazing to watch as Keaton's passive aggressive behavior ruins the lives of an unmarried couple who are trying to purchase an old Victorian home in San Francisco by renting parts of the house out to pay the mortgage. What is even more of a surprise is Melanie Griffith's character ... she is the ultimate heroine. This is an excellent movie that didn't even seem to get the critical acclaim it deserved.
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Summary: Not what I expected.
Review: It was about 8 years ago at least when I first seen this film. At that time I was young and I couldn't remember it, but I just bought it the other day. I watched it, and it was totally different from what I expected. I could only remember this film being very nasty and the villain (played by the excellent Michael Keaton) to be more scarier. Even though the film wasn't what I expected it was still good. Many people hate Michael Keaton's character in this, I can see why, but the character I more hate in this is Matthew Modine's. His character always treats Keaton's very badly in it, and he never treats him nice in it. The ending is quite tense (it was the only part I remember from when I saw it 8 years ago), a bity predictable, but it was good. The film can also try to be funny in places, it can be too.
So, you might not expect such a psychological thriller that much in this, but it does reach a point in the film where it does become psychological as it nears the end.
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Summary: Suspenseful
Review: Michael Keaton did an excellent job of being creepy enough to keep me on the edge of my seat for the entire movie. Makes you think twice about renting your home out to complete strangers. Tenants seem to have all the rights in the landlord-tenant relationship.
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Summary: I hated Michael Keaton in this movie--
Review: Michael Keaton's part in this movie was such a villian. Everytime I saw him, I hated him, which makes you realize what a great actor he is. He made my skin crawl--Matthew Modin, no matter how hard he tried, kept making things worse. You had to feel sorry for him. And Melanie, way to go!!
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Summary: Highly rated
Review: Probably one of Melanie Griffith's best films, "Pacific Heights" gets the mood exactly right as it shows the pressure building up on a young couple who start out with ever so high hopes, only to find themselves in one helluva mess with their creepy tenant. The tension is well maintained throughout, and there is a surprisingly effective performance from Michael Keaton as the baddy.
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Summary: Cockroaches & Power Tools & Destruction, OH MY!!!
Review: The seemingly charming, but sadistic, brutal, destructive & oh yeah... homicidal, Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton) puts
yuppies-cum-landlords, Patty Palmer and Drake Goodman (Melanie Griffith & Matthew Modine) through their paces as they experience the WORST tenant in the history of landlord lore! Carter Hayes, armed with power tools, garbage, his little cockroach friends, and the law on his side, are GUARANTEED to drive Patty and Drake out of their beautiful victorian fixer-upper that they have just purchased. It seems like Carter would like to pick up the house for himself and thus, tries his darndest to make Patty and Drake default on their huge mortgage. Tippi Hedren, Laurie Metcalf and Dan Hedaya also star. This is a great suspense filled movie with a "killer" ending. Michael Keaton is perfect in the role as Carter Hayes. He is one of the most flexible and versatile actors, playing good guys (Mr. Mom & The Dream Team), bad guys (Pacific Heights & Desparate Measures), cartoon characters (Batman & Beatlejuice), & a dying man (My Life). This is a most excellent suspense film and highly recommended! Happy Watching!
Rating:
Summary: Cockroaches & Power Tools & Destruction, OH MY!!!
Review: The seemingly charming, but sadistic, brutal, destructive & oh yeah... homicidal, Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton) puts
yuppies-cum-landlords, Patty Palmer and Drake Goodman (Melanie Griffith & Matthew Modine) through their paces as they experience the WORST tenant in the history of landlord lore! Carter Hayes, armed with power tools, garbage, his little cockroach friends, and the law on his side, are GUARANTEED to drive Patty and Drake out of their beautiful victorian fixer-upper that they have just purchased. It seems like Carter would like to pick up the house for himself and thus, tries his darndest to make Patty and Drake default on their huge mortgage. Tippi Hedren, Laurie Metcalf and Dan Hedaya also star. This is a great suspense filled movie with a "killer" ending. Michael Keaton is perfect in the role as Carter Hayes. He is one of the most flexible and versatile actors, playing good guys (Mr. Mom & The Dream Team), bad guys (Pacific Heights & Desparate Measures), cartoon characters (Batman & Beatlejuice), & a dying man (My Life). This is a most excellent suspense film and highly recommended! Happy Watching!
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