Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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The Thing (1982)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Expected a cheesy horror, especially from Carpenter, with fast cuts and poor production quality, but it turned out to be quite a movie. Well-made, and by far his best work. Good plot, many opportunities for suspense and gross-out. Very simple though, maybe a subplot would have helped thicken the stew.…

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Tootsie (1982)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

I wanted to rank this film a little lower because the film’s popularity as an American classic prompted me to expect a masterpiece, but then I looked at the film objectively, as if I was the only one who saw it, and decided that this was actually a pretty good…

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Tron (1982)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

One of many films, like WarGames, in the early 80’s which were leery of the computer revolution that was just beginning. We should have spent more time inside the computer. Fascinating world. Scary! Felt a lot like Metropolis, and a lot like THX 1138. And in reality, it felt a…

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Possibly in Michigan (1983)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Cute. Kind of a neat flavor. An anti-men musical with 80’s synthesized music.

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Scarface (1983)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

I like how the story was kind of divided into two halves, the rise and fall of Montana. Strangely, I thought the film was over after the first half, but I was happy to see that the story continued and that we had another 90 minutes to go. As I…

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2010 (1984)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Hard to say. I remember this movie appealing to me much more when I was younger. The story is great, and the special effects are spectacular at times, but I just don’t know. Pretty good. An interesting, more narrative-based continuation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Refreshing long shots of action.…

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Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn (1984)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

I liked it as a kid, but now I can’t believe this thing was actually marketed as a commercial American film. As much as I hate Roland Emmerich, I bet that his Godzilla movie will be better. I would figure that Emmerich has learned a thing or two about making…

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The Killing Fields (1984)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Slow and long. The story had no direction, wandering as aimlessly as the characters. For those of us who aren’t up on the whole history of the war, we’re not sure where they’re escaping from, where they’re going, who’s good, or who’s bad. I think Ngor’s real life would have…

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Red Dawn (1984)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

I remember watching this when the threat of WWIII was real. Seemed a bit more scary and intense back then. Nice, young cast of familiar faces. Grey and Thompson are cute, just not sure why they’re illiterate bumpkins. Some questionable camera angles. Quite often, we’re looking at back of heads…

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The Terminator (1984)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

An unmodernized version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Same story, same scenes, same shots, same lines. But genius, for sure. Movies of the early 80’s were not all close-ups like they are in the 90’s. They used a lot more medium shots and long shots. It’s refreshing. His “feet stepping…

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