PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
Who gets the most positive mentions
A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to K. Austin Collins.
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WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM
PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to K. Austin Collins.
WHERE THEY PUSH BACK
No repeated critical person mentions were clearly attributed in the transcripts.
This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Says it may be the movie he has seen more than any other.
About 0 min into the transcriptSays the first 10 minutes are among the best opening stretches of a movie.
About 8 min into the transcriptFinds Murray’s 'friend of Dorothy' speech hilarious and memorable.
About 24 min into the transcriptCam says he absolutely loves the ATV sequence and the pre-fight warmup in the locker room.
About 32 min into the transcriptArgues the movie’s achievement lies in its sustained ideas, smart cutting, and ability to make obvious material land without eye-rolling.
About 16 min into the transcriptHighlights the Val party and the head-shaving bathroom sequence as a great comic set piece.
About 16 min into the transcriptTHEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT
Agrees that the adaptation angle is central and that it launched a genre.
CluelessFinds it funny but still notes the gay-guy gag is dated.
CluelessAgrees the freeway and location references gain force with local familiarity.
CluelessSays he is willing to suspend those concerns because it is a movie.
Get OutThe film works scene by scene, so it is hard to isolate one best stretch.
TitanicThe practical spectacle still works better than modern CGI, even if some shots are dated.
TitanicHe says the board question is not the movie's biggest problem and urges acceptance of Cameron's framing.
TitanicLeans toward Leonardo DiCaprio because the role made him a star and anchors the romance.
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