Phil Howie

Phil Howie

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  • Pretty Woman

    ★★★★

  • The Karate Kid Part II

    ★★½

  • The Karate Kid

    ★★★★

  • The Sapphires

    ★★★★

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  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

    ★★★★

    After half-watching this a few times over the last 3 decades - I finally watched it through properly. There's a certain
    je ne sais quoi about Pretty Woman - sensual, romantic, light and just aesthetically pleasing. Richard Gere and Julia Roberts are almost impossibly good looking, and the whole story leaves you with fresh crush on the main characters. This holds up, and deserves to be a great, enduring film.

  • The Karate Kid Part II

    The Karate Kid Part II

    ★★½

    Great casting - but it was always going to be hard to top the first one. Storyline wasn't nearly as enthralling, and lacked that special something. I wonder how they would do this differently in this day and age?

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  • This Is It

    This Is It

    ★★

    I found this really boring – Michael Jackson is better remembered from his peak years, and this just didn't do him much justice.

  • Unbreakable: The Western States 100

    Unbreakable: The Western States 100

    ★★★½

    An amazing look into what it takes to compete in the Wester States 100 mile race. I found this really captivating and, while it's filmed on a fairly low budget, kept my interest throughout and left me on the edge of my seat for the finish.