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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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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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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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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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Fireworks

“Beat” Cop Goes On Sad to say, but “Beat” Takeshi Kitano is probably most recognized for his guest spots as villains in movies like Johnny Mnemonic and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. But to those in the know, Takeshi is the … Continue reading

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Lost Highway

Next Exit: Weirdsville Bill Pullman plays a nervous jazz musician, suspicious that his wife (Patricia Arquette imitating Bettie Page) has been having an affair. The vaguely unhappy couple suddenly has their lives invaded by a supernatural demon (Robert Blake imitating Bela Lugosi), … Continue reading

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First Strike

Chan, Jackie Chan Although New line is trying to build excitement for their latest Jackie Chan film by using the tag line “Fighting for America for the first time”, the hype is only partly correct. Jackie’s by now familiar Hong … Continue reading

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Mars Attacks!

Playing with a Full Deck? In 1964, two films were released with essentially the same plot: the United States accidentally sends the order to use atomic weapons against the Soviet Union and is unable to correct the mistake. While Sidney … Continue reading

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Last Man Standing

Last Remake You Can Stand Walter Hill tries his hand at Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (itself based on Hammett’s Red Harvest), with Bruce Willis playing a prohibition era American samurai.

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Maximum Risk

Minimum Wage Better than average Jean-Claude Van Damme action fare, enlivened greatly by the veteran hand of director Ringo Lam (Full Contact) and location shooting in France and New York.

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