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Tag Archives: action
Mission: Impossible 2
Woo 2 I was disappointed in Mission: Impossible, mainly because it tossed aside most of what made the original TV series great, replacing it with an overcomplicated plot and action movie heroics. So I went into the sequel expecting little. … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Anthony Hopkins, car chase, Dougray Scott, explosions, gadgetry, gun fu, helicopter, John Woo, kung fu, motorcycle, Movie, murder, Review, Richard Roxburgh, sequel, superhero, Thandie Newton, Tom Cruise, vehicle chase, Ving Rhames
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The Hideous Sun Demon DVD
Dial SPF-9000 A speeding ambulance brings ailing scientist Robert Clarke to the hospital, a victim of extreme radiation poisoning. To everyone’s surprise, he awakens from the initial trauma with no apparent ill effects. They should know better – this is … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged action, black & white, blood, demons, DVD, horror, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, mutants, psycho killer, Review, Robert Clarke, sci-fi
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Go to Hell VHS
Cheese from the Netherworld Wisconsin upstart Car School Films makes a bid here to compete in Troma territory with this horror action conspiracy comedy.
The Girl Hunters DVD
Hammer nails another The opening of The Girl Hunters (1963) reveals ultra-tough detective Mike Hammer in a familiar situation: beat up, drunk, and lying in an alley. But there’s something unfamiliar here: though Hammer surely has his own voice and demeanor, … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged action, adaptation, black & white, detective, DVD, gun fu, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, Movie, murder, noir, Review, Roy Rowland, Scott Peters, Shirley Eaton, spy, you-axed-for-it
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Mission to Mars
Angry Red Planet Hollywood Poor Gary Sinese. First he was left behind when the other astronauts climbed aboard Apollo 13 bound for the moon. Then he lost the title role in Being John Malkovich to (ironically) John Malkovich. Now he … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Brian De Palma, Connie Nielson, Don Cheadle, explosions, gadgetry, Gary Sinese, horror, Jerry O'Connell, Mars, meteor, monster, Movie, psychic phenomena, Review, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Tim Robbins
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Pitch Black
Blacksploitation Circle the wagons – the natives are restless tonight! Up to now, the scriptwriting brothers Ken and Jim Wheat have been known as specialists in belated sequels like The Birds 2, The Stepford Husbands, It Came From Outer Space … Continue reading
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Tagged action, blood, Cole Hauser, David Twohy, explosions, gadgetry, gore, horror, monster, Movie, mutants, psycho killer, Radha Mitchell, Review, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Vin Diesel, Wheat Brothers
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Miss Werewolf VHS
Furry Femme causes Freakout! David “the Rock” Nelson spells out a warning right on the busy collage cover of his latest video: “…may strip touchy critics of their dignity.” Well, I’ve reviewed more of Nelson’s crazy little monster films than … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review, VHS
Tagged action, backyard, Chicago, Conrad Brooks, David "the Rock" Nelson, drive-in, Forrest J Ackerman, horror, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Review, Roger Corman, VHS, werewolves
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Galaxy Quest
Tool Time in Space! A mixed cast of TV (Tim Allen, Tony Shalhoub) and film (Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman) stars play the stars of an early 80s sci-fi adventure TV show who are milking their fading fame for all the … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Alan Rickman, comedy, explosions, gadgetry, Justin Long, Missi Pyle, monster, Movie, Review, Sam Rockwell, sci-fi, Sigourney Weaver, space alien, spaceship, supervillain, Tony Shalhoub
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The Good Book VHS
Reality Bites Whoever said the cinema is about ideas? Here we have a film with what is so often the critics best friend: a fresh concept. In this low budget independent effort, the world of the future is presented (via … Continue reading
Phantom of the Opera DVD
Argento conducts the cellar dweller Like Moses, a babe is left in a basket to float down a river — but instead of being found by the wife of Pharaoh in the bullrushes to be raised a prince of Egypt, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Asia Argento, blood, cannibalism, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Dario Argento, DVD, Ennio Morricone, Eurotrash, fantasy, gore, heads roll, horror, hypnosis, Italy, Julian Sands, Movie, murder, mutants, psychic phenomena, psycho killer, rat, remake, Review, supervillain
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