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The Quest (1996)
Some decent fighting sequences, but, predictably, there’s not much to the story.
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The Eiger Sanction (1975)
Kind of silly, but I guess this is adventure in the 70’s. Lots of racial dialogue that wouldn’t fly today. Some great shots that must have been really great in the theater. Must have been kind of a bitch to shoot.
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
Very faithful sequel. Wonderful extension of the story, similar style, and nice tie-ins with the original. Kudos to Fresnadillo. Renner is particularly good. Carlyle is interesting, but his effort to make his loved ones suffer rather than indeterminately trying to eat them implies an intelligence that the zombies aren’t supposed…
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Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
Not completely horrible. Dave Sheridan even looks a bit like Jim Carrey. Cameron Richardson’s cute in a Geena Davis sort of way. Lots of nice cameos.
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Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Crap story. Was the San Fernando Valley really overrun with country folk in the 70’s? How does a truck driver simpleton acquire and take care of an orangutan? Bad dialogue. Almost no comedy. Aside from some mediocre fight scenes, no action. An extremely awkward ending. Even the cheap orangutan cuteness…
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Real Genius (1985)
Typical 80’s cool-cat-takes-uptight-youngster-under-his-wing-in-his-struggle-against-the-man storyline. Kilmer was hot property at this point, but his infantile humor is grating. Meyrink was the original Neve Campbell. I’ve always liked William Atherton. I remember that Weird Science came out at the same time as this one, and I ended up choosing this one. Bad…
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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
They brought the same actors back, and the characters have the same charm, but the story’s not quite as good.
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Super 8 (2011)
Signs + Cloverfield = Super 8 Small-town father and son struggle to cope with the loss of wife and mother. Tormented father struggles with raising his son on his own. Suddenly, a monster threatens to destroy everything, forcing a deep father-son bond and allowing them both to find peace with…
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