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• Three Amigos directed by John Landis (1986)

  [4/10]

  "With fondness, I anticipated watching the Three Amigos on DVD. Some of the jokes still made me laugh, but the plot didn't have enough interesting material to really make me want to watch the movie over and over."

• Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story directed by Michael Winterbottom (2006)

  [7/10]

  "Watching Tristram Shandy, you get an idea of the novel's plot, but more importantly, you get a feeling for Sterne's style in the novel. The film's self-referential presentation, the constant shifting from one subject to another, the refusal to resolve just about any issue or story arc produces the same effect in the viewer as the novel does on its readers."

  Average score: 5.50