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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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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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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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Liar Liar

This Movie Isn’t Funny In 1941, Bob Hope reteamed with his co-stars from The Ghost Breakers, Paulette Goddard and Willie Best, to make Nothing But the Truth. The zany comedy (filmed twice previously) had Hope playing a stockbroker who makes … 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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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 2

Short is 2 Good Shot back in 1992, these shorts were made back before Nelson learned to sustain viewer interest for the length of an entire feature. Well, okay, so he still hasn’t learned that, but back then he could … 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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Dante’s Peak

A True Lava Story About a year ago, I met a vulcanologist who had been assigned the task of reading the scripts for the two competing big screen volcano movies being released this year. He described Dante’s Peak as being … Continue reading

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