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Category Archives: Review
Princess Mononoke
Epic fantasy is alive and well, and invading America again The USA is finally catching up with the works of Hayao Miyazaki. Japanese audiences have been awed by this genius writer, illustrator and director for decades, going back to his … Continue reading
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Tagged anime, fantasy, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, monster, talking animal
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Contact
Listening Movies about contact with extraterrestrial aren’t all that unusual these days. It seems like every week there’s another bunch of E.T.s, Aliens, and Bug Eyed Monsters from outer space running, gliding or oozing across our multiplex screens. However, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Bassett, explosions, gadgetry, Geraldo Rivera, Jake Busey, James Woods, Jodie Foster, John Hurt, Movie, Review, Robert Zemeckis, sci-fi, space alien, space travel, teleportation, Tom Skerritt
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Hercules
The Legendary Drawings The movie musical is alive and well – but only in animated form. Over the past decade, the Disney animation department has been carefully honing their entertainment formula – a well-balanced story, likable characters, some Broadway style … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, animation, comedy, demons, Disney, dragon, fantasy, giant monster, God, Hell, Hercules, James Woods, magic, Matt Frewer, monster, Movie, mythical creatures, peplum, Review, Rip Torn, superhero, supervillain
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Face/Off
Losing Face For John Woo’s third Hollywood feature, it was announced that he would be getting back to something much closer to the Hong Kong action thrillers that made him famous. Being a big fan of Woo, especially those HK … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, explosions, gadgetry, gore, gun fu, John Travolta, John Woo, mad laboratory, murder, Nicolas Cage, prison, psycho killer, sci-fi, surgery, vehicle chase
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Batman and Robin
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah. It’s really a shame that Evita did not bring about the predicted resurgence of interest in big budget Hollywood musicals. Joel Schumacher should really be directing elaborate song and dance numbers, because … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Arnold Schwarzenegger, explosions, gadgetry, George Clooney, kung fu, Michael Gough, monster, Movie, Review, sequel, superhero, supervillain, Uma Thurman, weird gadgets
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Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World
The T Rex that ate San Diego The first film bearing the title The Lost World was made in 1925, and it represented the cutting edge in cinematic special effects for that year. 1997’s The Lost World, both a quasi-remake … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, dinosaur, explosions, giant monster, gore, horror, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Michael Crichton, monster, Movie, Peter Stormare, Review, sci-fi, sequel, Spielberg, Stan Winston, Vince Vaughn
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Gamera, Guardian of the Universe
Giant Turtle to the Rescue! With 1998’s Godzilla getting so much attention, surely there’ll be wise guys in the crowd shouting out, “Hey! What about Gamera?!” Ah, yes. Gamera, the giant prehistoric jet-propelled fire-breathing flying turtle – friend to all … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Akira Kubo, destruction of city, explosions, gadgetry, Gamera, giant monster, Japan, Kojiro Hongo, monster, Movie, mutants, psychic phenomena, Review, sci-fi, Shûsuke Kaneko, superhero
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The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is – Fun! In the year 2214, an ancient prophecy is fulfilled when a dark, devouring planet appears on the edge of the galaxy. It is composed of pure evil and it intends to destroy the Earth, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Brion James, Bruce Willis, comedy, explosions, gadgetry, Gary Oldman, gun fu, kung fu, Luc Besson, mad scientist, Milla Jovovich, Movie, murder, Review, robot, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, superhero, supervillain
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Grosse Pointe Blank
Smith and Wesson’s High School Reunion The Blank of the title is Martin Blank (John Cusack), a professional contract killer who, at the urging of his Girl Friday (Joan Cusack) and his reluctant shrink (Alan Arkin), decides to attend his … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Alan Arkin, assassin, Benny Urquidez, blood, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, explosions, George Armitage, gun fu, John Cusack, kung fu, Michigan, Movie, murder, Review
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Double Team
Two On One The latest in a series of Jean-Claude Van Damme action films that puts a slight twist on the usual bullets-and-badmen formula. This time the main gimmick – and the focus of all publicity – is the feature … Continue reading
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Tagged action, gun fu, Italy, Jean-Claude Van Damme, kung fu, Mickey Roarke, Movie, prison, Review, spy, thriller, Tsui Hark, vehicle chase, Xin Xin Xiong
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