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Ronald E. Butler

Ronald E. Butler's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Bite the Bullet (1975) 69% EDIT “It's surprisingly nice to see some of these old cliches paraded out again for a scenic, almost-epic style of western.” – Tulsa World Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Peeper (1975) 30% EDIT “It's a real shaggy dog thing that goes swiftly on to nowhere.” – Tulsa World Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Journey Back to Oz (1974) 30% EDIT “Mostly it fails because it looks like it was done for the small screen.” – Tulsa World Nov 21, 2025 Full Review The Wiz (1978) 38% EDIT “Lumet holds it together rather well, and on several occasions the film takes off on its own power and becomes wonderfully joyous.” – Tulsa World Nov 17, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 64% EDIT “A lushly beautiful, intelligent and surprisingly frightening reincarnation of the classic thriller.” – Tulsa World Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Hard Times (1975) 72% EDIT “"Hard Times" is a moderately enjoyable diversion. It doesn't bowl you over with heavy symbolism, thematic development, suspense or character. It's really a little a pointless. It's just sort of there. Take it or leave it.” – Tulsa World Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Superman: The Movie (1978) 87% EDIT “In the action sequences and in the overall sweep of such an epic-sized story, Donner is adrift amid a tidal wave of writers, producers and conflicting concepts.” – Tulsa World Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Supergirl (1984) 19% 1.5/4 EDIT “This film is dumb, dumb, dumb.” – Tulsa World Jun 27, 2025 Full Review Rollerball (1975) 56% EDIT “On the whole the picture's generally engaging writing, fine cast, exciting direction and the sheer dynamics of the sport of rollerball make this a film most will find fascinating.” – Tulsa World Jun 5, 2025 Full Review The Stepford Wives (1975) 55% EDIT “The clumsy effort to mix thriller and essay serve neither form.” – Tulsa World May 2, 2025 Full Review Funny Lady (1975) 55% EDIT “"Funny Lady" is a very pleasant diversion, with nice songs, comedy that's often very funny, and a couple of well-rounded characterizations.” – Tulsa World Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Brannigan (1975) 48% EDIT “This is a nicely conceived, directed and acted picture with just the right mixture of Wayne being Wayne and Wayne joshing Wayne's image.” – Tulsa World Apr 11, 2025 Full Review The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) 60% EDIT “It's Knotts and Conway who make the picture worth while for adults (kids through early teens are sure to like the film).” – Tulsa World Apr 1, 2025 Full Review Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 92% EDIT “While deflating British history, it also does us all a favor by reminding that those shimmering images of the Camelot of musicals and romantic sages are a long way from the mire, misery, and hideous death that must've been the truth of the times.” – Tulsa World Apr 1, 2025 Full Review Rancho Deluxe (1975) 62% EDIT “"Rancho Deluxe" turns a satirical Gatling gun on the modern day "West" and leaves you riddled with laughs.” – Tulsa World Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) 87% EDIT “The picture features polished acting and production standards, loving photography of Big Sur, and enough twists and surprises to keep adults engaged along with the youngsters. As for the two mains stars... you'll find them charming and very likeable.” – Tulsa World Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Tommy (1975) 71% EDIT “Ultimately trivial and boring in spite of Russell's visual onslaughts, it by no stretch of decent artistic standards can be perceived as the greatest work of art of this century.” – Tulsa World Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Report to the Commissioner (1975) 55% EDIT “"Report to the Commissioner" is a cynical, depressing police drama that fortunately is also suspenseful, well directed... interesting and augmented by the naturalism of its atmosphere and detail.” – Tulsa World Mar 12, 2025 Full Review Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) 53% EDIT “There are enough bursts of energy and comedy to sustain the picture during the slow spots.” – Tulsa World Mar 11, 2025 Full Review The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) 60% EDIT “While the acting is agreeable, it's the stunt flying coordinated by Frank Tallman and the photography directed by Robert Surtees that make this film thrilling.” – Tulsa World Mar 3, 2025 Full Review Barry Lyndon (1975) 78% EDIT “Like the human experiences it depicts, Barry Lyndon has its enigmas and elements language cannot express. Some elements must seep in through the senses and may never find intellectual form.” – Tulsa World Feb 25, 2025 Full Review The Conversation (1974) 94% EDIT “As seems to be usual for this versatile and thorough actor, Gene Hackman delineates Harry to perfection. He makes Harry pathetic rather than reprehensible.” – Tulsa World Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Apocalypse Now (1979) 91% EDIT “Oh, to be sure, there are chills and the psyche has been shaken up, but one misses that passionate jolt that was expected. Perhaps it will come later, as scenes return vividly to the mind, like Willard's rebirth from a swamp.” – Tulsa World Sep 22, 2024 Full Review Jaws (1975) 97% EDIT “It's a chilling, vivid picture, toying with primordial human fears of vulnerability to unseen and inescapable horrors.” – Tulsa World Jul 2, 2024 Full Review The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976) 87% EDIT “It leaves one hungering for more than just a fluffy summer matinee picture. The subject matter and cast are too good to waste like that.” – Tulsa World Apr 11, 2024 Full Review
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