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Tag Archives: adaptation
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Mikey loves Lara! Guest Review by Mike Flores The tremendous opening weekend for Lara Croft Tomb Raider not only represents a triumph for actress Angelina Jolie, but also has great significance for women now working in Hollywood. From the 1920s to … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Angelina Jolie, fantasy, gun fu, kung fu, Movie, Review, robot, secret society, Simon West, superhero, video game
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Hannibal
Tasty Thomas Harris wrote his first two novels featuring incarcerated psycho Dr. Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter for fun. The third was written under pressure. Though Harris claims to care little for public acclaim, preferring to live as a semi-recluse, the … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Anthony Hopkins, blood, cannibalism, Gary Oldman, gore, horror, Italy, Julianne Moore, Movie, murder, psycho killer, Ray Liotta, Review, Ridley Scott, sequel
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The real Grinch who stole Christmas Guest Review by Mike Flores The works of the late great Theodor Seuss Geisel translate well to animation. From the 1940s and 1950s cartoons, and the original The Grinch Who Stole Christmas with the … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, comedy, demons, Dr. Seuss, fantasy, Jim Carrey, Movie, Review, Ron Howard
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Organ DVD
The Organ Grinders Numata (Kenjin Nasa), a tough cop, and his partner Tosaka are on the trail of a gang of human organ thieves that have been preying on runaways and homeless. When the gang picks up an unconscious man, … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged acid trip, action, adaptation, blood, DVD, gore, gun fu, hallucinations, horror, injury to eye, Japan, Kei Fujiwara, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Movie, murder, mutants, psycho killer, Review, sci-fi, stab
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Hollow Man
Don’t get sleepy! I used to consider H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man to be more fantasy than science fiction, especially since Wells’ villain attained his state via injection. Now I read that biomedical engineers at the University of Texas have … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, blood, Elisabeth Shue, explosions, gadgetry, gore, gorilla, horror, invisible, Josh Brolin, Kevin Bacon, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Paul Verhoeven, psycho killer, remake, Review, sci-fi, skeleton, supervillain, William Devane
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Patlabor 1 DVD
War of the robots Also known as Patlabor: The Mobile Police, this film depicts an alternate universe Tokyo of 1999, where the world’s industries receive a boost with the creation of “Labors”, robot mecha-suits used for everything from construction to … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, animation, anime, cops & robbers, DVD, future, giant robot, gun fu, Japan, mad scientist, Mamoru Oshii, metropolis, Movie, Review, robot, sci-fi
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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 Exorcist
And the top horror film of the year 2000… was made in 1973 Yes, what some believe is the most frightening flick ever made has been re-released with a thundering new remastered soundtrack and a few restored scenes to play … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, blood, demons, devil, exorcism, exorcist, gore, heads roll, horror, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Movie, murder, possession, psychic phenomena, Review, vomit, William Friedkin
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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
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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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The Ninth Gate
Rosemary’s Baby Book Johnny Depp, starring in his second straight horror film (Sleepy Hollow), here plays an unscrupulous book dealer who is hired by filthy rich collector Frank Langella to do a little job. Langella has procured one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, angel, blood, cult, demons, devil, Emmanuelle Seigner, France, Frank Langella, Jack Taylor, Johnny Depp, kung fu, Lena Olin, magic, murder, New York, nudity, psycho killer, Roman Polanski, Satan, Spain, succubus
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