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Tag Archives: explosions
Skyline on DVD/Blu-ray
Lost horizon This ambitious sci-fi thriller had the earmarks of a surefire hit. It’s an alien invasion epic with lots of scary monsters, explosions and battles, spiced with a few fresh ideas and served via excellent special effects work. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, explosions, horror, invasion, Los Angeles, monster, Movie, Review, sci-fi, siege, space alien, spaceship, Strause Brothers
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Remake/Re-animate When I went to see Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead, I tried to do so without a chip on my shoulder, and I came away without being disappointed by what is a reasonably entertaining … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, explosions, gore, gun fu, heads roll, horror, James Gunn, Matt Frewer, Movie, post-apoc world, Review, Ving Rhames, Zack Snyder, zombies
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Battle Royale
40 kids go in – only one comes out Ever watch a “reality” TV show like Survivor (or Big Brother or The Real World) and wonder what it would be like if, instead of getting voted off the island, contestants … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, explosions, gun fu, heads roll, Japan, Movie, Review, sci-fi, swordplay, Takeshi Kitano
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Battlefield Earth
Psychlo-tronic First of all: yes, this film based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard is influenced by his famous cult Scientology. It stars, and was propelled into production, by its star, prominent Scientologist John Travolta, who probably wouldn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged alien world, explosions, John Travolta, Movie, post-apoc world, Review, sci-fi, severed hands, space alien, spaceship, teleportation, zap guns
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Bats
Bat Reputation Years ago, returning home from acts of hedonism at an ungodly hour, I came upon a bat on the sidewalk in front of my building. It looked like a snow white hamster with wings – very cute. It … Continue reading
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Tagged animal attack, arms and legs roll, autopsy, Dina Meyer, explosions, gore, guano, heads roll, horror, mad scientist, Movie, mutant killer bats, Review
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1969 Okay Unfrozen superspy leftover Powers makes his second appearance on the screen amid a deafening carnival of hype which leads one to believe that a let-down is inevitable. But our man Mike Myers saves the world again. Though many … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Napier, Clint Howard, comedy, cryogenics, explosions, gun fu, mad scientist, Mike Myers, Movie, mutant clone, Review, robot, sequel, spaceship, spy, time travel, Woody Harrelson, zap gun
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Black Mask
Jet Black When Jackie Chan finally became a star in America, there was a rush to retool and release his back catalogue, with mixed results. Now that his role in Lethal Weapon 4 has raised awareness of Jet Li, we … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, corpses, Daniel Lee, explosions, gore, gun fu, heads roll, Hong Kong, Jet Li, kung fu, Movie, Review, sci-fi, super soldier, superhero, supervillain
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The Corruptor
NYPD Chow Some critics are whining that this second US feature starring Chow Yun-fat doesn’t live up to his Chinese crime thrillers. Maybe that’s because it’s not trying to – in every department, from acting to cinematography, it seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Cox, car chase, Chow Yun-fat, explosions, gun fu, James Foley, Mark Wahlberg, Movie, New York, prostitution, Review, Ric Young
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