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486,979 | 386,241 | 160,184 | 5 | Eye See You is a ludicrous title for a movie , so . . . . | . . . I'll call it " D-Tox " instead . Under any name , this is not as bad as the " no theatrical release " label indicates , but with this cast and this setting , it should have been much better . The whole production has a rushed , sloppy feel to it ; the characters are poorly defined ( Tom Berenger and Robert Prosky... |
486,946 | 386,241 | 118,079 | 5 | Strictly for Tweed's fans . | No better or worse than most of Shannon Tweed's straight-to-video films . The final twist is pretty clever and you probably won't see it coming , but the plot moves at about 5 miles per hour , and it's filled with stupid , bumbling characters that hurt its credibility ( notice the scene where the hero practically hands... |
486,515 | 386,241 | 299,556 | 5 | Is Olivia Bonamy the most beautiful woman in the world ? | Probably not . But while I was watching this movie , I was thinking that she may be just that . She has an incredibly beautiful face ( she reminded me a bit of Kristy Swanson , the original " Buffy " - coincidence ? ) , a magnificent , toned , fit body , lovely red hair , a hip hairstyle , an irreverent attitude , and ... |
487,234 | 386,241 | 113,224 | 5 | Too whimsical . | Decidedly unpredictable but overly eccentric ( you could say " overly British " , but apparently the film was as much a failure there as everywhere else ) black comedy , that strains to be whimsical at the expense of everything else ( including laughs ) . The best thing in the picture is by far the bright young actress... |
485,599 | 386,241 | 83,034 | 5 | Passable | Imagine " The Birds " or " Night of The Living Dead " , but with lions instead of birds and zombies , and you'll have a pretty good idea of what this movie is like . Rather passable stuff , except for some unintentionally funny scenes ( like the sight of lions entering the house through the chimney or walking on the ki... |
486,500 | 386,241 | 91,707 | 5 | Tolerable . | An enjoyably cheesy B-movie that has bad acting all around ( everyone seems to agree on that ) , but also some imaginatively gruesome scenes that make it worthwhile for undemanding genre fans . Inarguable highlight is the scene involving a naked girl ( of course ! ) , a bathtub and several snakes . . . . . ugh ! See if... |
485,780 | 386,241 | 295,923 | 5 | Blatant " Basic Instinct " clone ; fair on those terms | Of all the " Basic Instinct " copies that have been made since 1992 ( and there are plenty ) , " Dead Sexy " must be one of the most blatant . Sure , it switches the genders of the two main characters , but keeps almost everything else the same , right down to the only other suspect for the killings being someone withi... |
486,436 | 386,241 | 290,014 | 5 | Very mediocre stuff | Even at the age of 45 , Cynthia Rothrock is a superb martial artist , but " Outside The Law " / " Never Say Die " is a mediocre vehicle for her . The plot is completely uninteresting , and the scattered fight scenes don't compensate for that , because a ) they are mostly shot in too-tight close-ups , b ) the editing is... |
486,218 | 386,241 | 104,511 | 5 | Less than perfect . | This is certainly a slickly made , good-looking movie with great special effects and some entertaining moments ( like the ultimate fate of Don Rickles ) , but overall there is just something about it that doesn't allow me to call it a complete success . It's pretty slow-moving , and the mix of horror , gangster movie a... |
486,965 | 386,241 | 70,078 | 5 | Mediocrity . | Five-part horror anthology that doesn't deliver the goods . First story was dumb , the second intriguing ( and my favorite ) , the third uneven , the fourth an incredible bore and the epilogue too short - and it came too late . Another creepy Donald Pleasence performance , but this forgettable film cannot rise above me... |
486,570 | 386,241 | 236,638 | 5 | Weird , slow , indifferently dubbed and ultimately ludicrous . | The director of " Deep in the Woods " shows a strong sense of visual style ( there is , for example , a point-of-view shot from inside a bag ! ) , but it's all for naught . This movie is a real mess ; people appear out of nowhere and disappear into nowhere , and the main characters are a little too dumb , even for typi... |
486,178 | 386,241 | 87,412 | 5 | New genre : pseudo-philosophical soft-core | Personally I hated the original " Story of O " with a passion , and I only saw this in-name-only " sequel " by accident . Thankfully , the treatment of the subjects is a little more tasteful this time . Not that there aren't some unpleasant scenes here , but at least some of the women ( especially " O " ) are allowed t... |
486,594 | 386,241 | 104,449 | 5 | Average sequel . | In some of the dream and scare sequences , the director of " House IV " shows considerable talent and imagination . But the plot is just a rehash of old cliches , and toward the end it goes all over the map and creates quite a few gaps . Even horror movies have to establish some rules and play by them , this movie goes... |
485,774 | 386,241 | 435,665 | 5 | Solid B-movie | Having never seen the original , I found this sequel to be a competent little B-movie in its own right . Of course it has its flaws : it doesn't really bring anything new to the zombie sub-genre , there is a lack of genuine scares , and the script screws up the timeline near the end ( before going to the university for... |
486,421 | 386,241 | 100,661 | 5 | Quite interesting , very bizarre . | If you're expecting this to be just a cheap , ugly exploitation film , you may actually be surprised . Although it does border on the offensive , and Paul L . Smith plays ( convincingly ) one of the most repugnant characters you'll ever see , the film has enough originality and audacity to be preferable to many other f... |
486,964 | 386,241 | 113,253 | 5 | Somewhat underrated . | This movie has its share of flaws : heavy doses of graphic gore , that almost degrade a series which began with a gore-less film , and moments that simply don't make sense - why does Myers kill his " collaborators " at the end ? Still , I found the attempts to explain his origin mostly fascinating . It's the easiest , ... |
486,564 | 386,241 | 74,442 | 5 | Silly . | Silly slapstick comedy is both sluggish and childish ( let's just say that it's less realistic than the average " Police Academy " sequel ) , but Terence Hill , with his acrobatic skills and use of everyday objects in the fight scenes , comes through as a somewhat slower version of Jackie Chan , and Bud Spencer's react... |
486,348 | 386,241 | 113,276 | 5 | Riveting but unpleasant film . | Although this movie is loosely based on real events , it seems artificial at times ; some of the dialogue sounds scripted , instead of spoken by real people , and not all of the situations are believable . But the one big situation is still enough to keep you riveted to the screen , and the performances are good all ar... |
486,081 | 386,241 | 74,437 | 5 | Better than its reputation suggests . | After reading all the reviews about this film , I was expecting either a sleaze-fest or a camp-fest ( or both ) , but I was pleasantly ( ? ) surprised . Although there are undeniably exploitational elements here ( incest , castrations , torture ) , the director doesn't really linger over them . Nobody would mistake thi... |
486,435 | 386,241 | 364,722 | 5 | Delivers the goods for genre fans | If you want to see fit , athletic young men and women in skimpy clothing doing martial arts poses and hand-to-hand combat for about an hour , " The Ultimate Game " is right up your alley . The first 30-40 minutes are slow and stilted , and the sound is sometimes out-of-synch , making the film look as if it had been dub... |
486,197 | 386,241 | 109,360 | 5 | Kathleen Kinmont vs . Lori Fetrick | CIA II : Target Alexa is a typical low-grade action film with medium-grade fights , stunts and explosions . Which is about what you'd expect when the name Lorenzo Lamas ( here as director AND star ) is involved . Thankfully , Lamas is kind enough in this case to share the spotlight with two women , Kathleen Kinmont (... |
485,833 | 386,241 | 82,951 | 5 | Superb gore scenes , but nothing else . | The usual slasher mix of indistinguishable , anonymous characters , bloody and brutal murder sequences and slow walks in dark rooms and corridors ( in which the killer may be hiding ) . There is also an unexpected but preposterous plot twist , and a ludicrous " shock " ending , also typical of the genre . The film's on... |
486,865 | 386,241 | 83,000 | 5 | Awkward , but sometimes works . | This is a strange , very Hitchcockian tale of suspense about a truck driver who ( much like the hero of " Rear Window " ) thinks he has witnessed a murder and after being ignored ( or even suspected ) by everyone else , decides to fight the ( supposed ? ) murderer on his own . The dialogue is often too self-consciously... |
485,623 | 386,241 | 109,321 | 5 | Affectionate reunion for Bud and Terence ; only for their fans . | It's a pretty weird experience , watching this movie . An affectionate , warm-hearted reunion for Bud Spencer and Terence Hill , it is also a bittersweet farewell to an old era of movies . It will probably appeal only to fans of the duo , as they once again go through their familiar motions ( Spencer's mutterings , Hil... |
487,243 | 386,241 | 96,114 | 5 | Mad Max it ain't - but did you expect it to be ? | Cirio H . Santiago is a director who has made quite a few " girls-with-guns " ( or , in this case , " girls - with - swords - and - later - guns " ) films ; he could perhaps be described as another Andy Sidaris , but with less sleaze and an even lower budget . " The Sisterhood " , a cheesy post-apocalyptic flick comple... |
486,948 | 386,241 | 87,282 | 5 | A precursor to " Maniac " . | This is a trashy film and will be of no appeal to most viewers , but what's interesting about it is that it would make a great companion piece to the notorious 1980 " Maniac " . I don't know why anyone would want to watch THAT film in the first place , but it's hard not to notice the obvious similarities . Although far... |
485,688 | 386,241 | 60,437 | 5 | Flabby spy yarn . | The Ipcress File was a genuinely intriguing spy thriller , a refreshing viewing choice for the mature viewers that were tired of the typical Bond films . Unfortunately , this sequel doesn't turn out to be a worthy one . Caine is still superb as Harry Palmer , of course , and he still has his dry cynicism ( when a wom... |
487,378 | 386,241 | 104,888 | 5 | OK martial arts film | Despite being titled " Martial Law III " in the US , " Mission of Justice " has nothing to do with the two previous " Martial Law " films - Jeff Wincott appears in the second one , but as a different character . Unlike those two films , the focus here stays almost exclusively on the male star ( Wincott ) , who has thre... |
486,193 | 386,241 | 109,301 | 5 | Passable low-rent " Die Hard " imitation | Bloodfist VI has its amusing moments : some lines of dialogue ( " I need all your intellectual power and your technological wizardry - open the beep door " ! ) , some situations ( like a big black dude who challenges Wilson with the phrase " Come on , sissy boy " and can only be defeated with a kick to the groin ) , ... |
487,065 | 386,241 | 100,514 | 5 | Humdrum . | Humdrum , cliched actioner offers nothing we haven't seen before . If Eastwood ( who has a unique presence , even in this mediocre role ) wasn't around , it would be almost unwatchable . But the moral " lessons " of the film are even more annoying than its cliches : it seems to suggest that a " boy " becomes a " real M... |
485,815 | 386,241 | 64,782 | 5 | Interminable . | Clint Eastwood is an inappropriate lead for a musical . Not so much because he can't sing very well ( although he CAN'T sing as well as the genre requires ) , but mostly because he is too closely identified , at least in our minds , with his " tougher " roles , and we just can't take him very seriously when he suddenly... |
486,855 | 386,241 | 87,260 | 5 | Barely funny . | A good-natured , agreeable , but featherweight and desperately unfunny comedy by Richard Lester . Beverly D'Angelo ( sexy and spirited ) and Louis Gossett Jr . ( amusingly cool ) try their best to enliven the film , but there are hardly any laughs and too many unnecessary subplots . ( ) |
487,425 | 386,241 | 113,636 | 5 | Better than " 2 " , worse than " 1 " . | This very broad and very gross horror comedy is a step up from the junk called " Leprechaun 2 " , but that's not saying very much . The script is nothing new ( Lep yet again counts his coins , finds one missing , goes after whoever might be in possession of it ) , but it's certainly busy enough , with two or three para... |
486,154 | 386,241 | 109,278 | 5 | Ordinary . | Routine thriller that never rises above mediocrity , although the attractive and competent cast gives some class to an otherwise very modest and forgettable production . Still , it's watchable enough to stay in the two-star rating territory . |
486,121 | 386,241 | 87,247 | 5 | Nothing much . | Ex-boxer Tom Berenger , now an agent of strippers , tries to track down the maniacal killer that slashes " his " girls with a razor-blade . Problem is , we know who the killer is right from the start , so there's no mystery and no progression of the plot - it's just a series of consecutive murders . The good cast compe... |
487,031 | 386,241 | 95,956 | 5 | Moronic . | This is a preposterously dumb action epic ( though not as OFFENSIVELY dumb as " Commando " ) , routinely directed , with a few doses of anti-Soviet propaganda thrown in . There is little variety and imagination in the action scenes , and maybe that's why they become monotonous so quickly . There is a tank vs . helicopt... |
487,414 | 386,241 | 256,524 | 5 | We're gonna need better jokes ! | The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion offers a few smiles . That's hardly reason enough to sit through a motion picture . When a movie is centered almost completely around its jokes , it's the quality of the jokes that makes all the difference ; that's what separates , for example , the great from the not-so-great Marx Brot... |
487,376 | 386,241 | 117,760 | 5 | An uneven mix of drama , comedy and violence | Shu Qi - the face of a goddess , with the body to match ! She arguably steals the show even from the cute and feisty as usual Chingmy Yau , and that is no small accomplishment . The first hour of this movie deals mostly with the rivalry between two night clubs operating in the same Hong Kong area - not exactly the stuf... |
486,741 | 386,241 | 78,350 | 5 | Agreeable time-filler , but WAY overlong . | The Swarm has its share of flaws , no doubt about that : it's overlong , it's filled with genre cliches ( many veterans cast in pointless supporting roles , indifferent romances ) and it's occasionally overacted , especially by Michael Caine , who has a role far below his abilities . However , those who are calling i... |
487,161 | 386,241 | 95,989 | 5 | Do we have enough money to finish this turkey yet ? | This sequel to " Attack of the Killer Tomatoes " has actually very little to do with it . It's also a much better film . It does get a bit too juvenile for its own good toward the end , but it's entertaining ( at times ) , with bits of surreal humor , jabs at moviemaking itself and decent acting . Half the time you'll ... |
486,944 | 386,241 | 95,990 | 5 | Disposable sequel . | A funky , campy horror-comedy , in which the " horror " and the " comedy " parts don't combine ; they collide . You get some decent makeup effects and some straight brain-munching gore , then you get a silly scene ( the zombies staring admiringly at a female gymnast on TV ) than undermines the whole film . The acting i... |
487,353 | 386,241 | 109,198 | 5 | Not bad , but half-hearted , attempt at a feminist Western | The idea of making a Western with women in the leading roles was an interesting one , but the casting was not exactly ideal . Don't get me wrong , the women in " Bad Girls " look great in their Western outfits , and they do a fine acting job as well , but only Drew Barrymore really convinces as a " bad girl " - you can... |
486,873 | 386,241 | 69,700 | 5 | Starts out well , ends up disappointing | This is basically yet another variation on the " Magnificent Seven " theme , only here we have ( not 7 but ) 4 people coming to protect a village and teach the villagers how to defend themselves ( not against Mexican bandits but ) against an aggressive army of Amazons . The film begins rather well : the grungy , dirty ... |
487,571 | 386,241 | 64,860 | 5 | Mediocre spaghetti Western . | Bud Spencer and Terence Hill click perfectly as a team and Eli Wallach , obviously enjoying himself , provides some funny moments . But the plot is so rambling that for about the first three quarters of the running time ( a slow 120 minutes ) it is never entirely clear what the various characters are trying to accompli... |
485,678 | 386,241 | 356,336 | 5 | Very well-produced but mostly dry spy thriller | This movie offers several spectacular shots ( free-falling , swimming against the sunset , scuba-diving , car flip / crash , etc ) , locations ( France , Switzerland , Morocco , Spain ) and means of transportation ( cars , boats , subway trains , planes , helicopters ) . The production values are certainly very polishe... |
487,327 | 386,241 | 74,751 | 5 | Campy , but not a total disaster . . . | This ambitious remake of the 1933 classic is neither as bad nor as good as you may have heard from many different sources . It's just kind of " average " . In its first hour , about the only thing that keeps it going is Jessica Lange's gorgeousness ( she has a superbly well-defined figure , which is very often exposed ... |
485,959 | 386,241 | 87,127 | 5 | Sex and sandal . | If you take this as a fantasy , you'll probably be disappointed : it's as second-grade as they come , with a total blank for a hero and plenty of chaotically staged swordfights . But if you take it as a soft-porn film , you may be more pleased ; there is a stimulating ( if brief ) sex scene midway through , and abundan... |
485,915 | 386,241 | 109,144 | 5 | Confusing . | This confusing sci-fi entry is a mixture of clever ideas ( the main character turns out to be the key to the spreading of a deadly virus ) and logic loopholes ( when the hero finds himself in the " alternate future " , the other characters seem to have known him for years ; so where is the other version of himself - th... |
486,745 | 386,241 | 100,403 | 5 | Inferior sequel . | Inferior , if not uninteresting , sequel to one of Arnold's best movies . While the original began as a Rambo-type actioner and then turned into a claustrophobic thriller , this one emphasizes action , shootouts and mayhem throughout . Extremely loud film , it is not recommended for people with " sensitive " ears . The... |
486,255 | 386,241 | 100,430 | 5 | Not Bad + Not Good = Average | If there ever was a movie that could be described as " a time-killer " , this is it . There's absolutely nothing to be gained from watching it , but it's not too bad . The plot may be a direct knock-off of " Eyes of Laura Mars " ( with the slight difference that the hero in this one has visions of murders BEFORE they h... |
486,097 | 386,241 | 126,698 | 5 | A weird sequel | Why weird , you ask ? Well , consider these points : 1 ) It's called " Tiger Claws II " , but the Tiger style is barely used in it . 2 ) The first movie was a " track down the serial killer " story , this is more of an " underground martial arts tournament " story . 3 ) Bolo Yeung is now - get this - a good guy ! In th... |
486,786 | 386,241 | 104,822 | 5 | Mediocre overall | Although her role is actually secondary to Chad McQueen's ( who is an OK action lead ) , Cynthia Rothrock is at her near-best in " Martial Law " , both looks-wise and fighting-wise . She even goes 1-on-1 against Benny " The Jet " Urquidez at one point , though her highlight is probably when she delivers 6 or 7 rapid ki... |
485,868 | 386,241 | 95,825 | 5 | Too much plot but some intensely sexy scenes . | A strange case , this movie . It's at its best when it explores the perverse ( past and present ) family ties that bind Leif Garrett and Greta Blackburn ( and she's has a powerful , sexy presence ) . But the script keeps intercutting their story with that of a misfit cop ( a real Dirty Harry wannabe ) and an ambitious ... |
486,802 | 386,241 | 92,030 | 5 | Decent attempt at a zombie flick . | I've read some pretty extreme ( both positive and negative ) reviews for this movie , but it's really a very middle-of-the-road affair . It's directed competently enough to keep you from feeling that you totally wasted your time with it , but it's also so derivative that it can even be called a ripoff ( especially of H... |
487,475 | 386,241 | 104,808 | 5 | Passable sequel . | The plot apparently was not the main consideration of the people who decided to make this , the second sequel to the 1988 surprise hit ; that's the only way to explain why there are so many gaps in it ( like " Who is that voodoo master ? " , " Why did he choose to resurrect the Maniac Cop " and " Why does the Maniac Co... |
487,273 | 386,241 | 95,867 | 5 | Terrific girls - movie should have been better | Once again , this Sidaris film seems to have everything : a fit and quite believable as an agent Dona Speir , an incredibly adorable Hope Marie Carlton ( on a scale of 1 to 10 , her smile is a 12 ) , a gorgeous Roberta Vasquez , international locations ( Paris , Las Vegas , Texas , Hawaii , etc . ) , LOTS of explosions... |
486,648 | 386,241 | 64,990 | 5 | Overlong and pointless . | If I had to choose one word to describe this movie , the word would have to be " pointless " . Part Hitchcock homage and part romantic melodrama , the film takes so many turns that the characters ' behavior becomes totally inconsistent and you can never get a handle on them . The film's attempts to say " something mean... |
486,381 | 386,241 | 91,990 | 5 | Derivative , but not the worst of its type . | Mad killer escapes from an insane asylum and goes after his sister ( does this remind you of anything ? ) , with whom he shares an unexplained telepathic link . This film is not too bad of its type , but it's just too derivative of both " Halloween " and " Nightmare on Elm Street " ( there are many ominous dream sequen... |
485,850 | 386,241 | 94,701 | 5 | It's OK . | This " Nightmare On Elm Street " wannabe is well-directed by Andrew Fleming , but too derivative to make much of an impression . Some icky scenes , a few bad effects and much better acting than you're accustomed to seeing in this genre . Undemanding horror fans won't be disappointed . ( ) |
487,498 | 386,241 | 82,611 | 5 | Silly fun . | If one was to try and make a list of all the implausibilities and flaws in this movie , he would need much more than a thousand words . From its crummy-looking cinematography ( the sky looks mostly yellow ) to its supremely silly plot ( that is just an excuse to get from one kung-fu scene to another in as little time a... |
485,679 | 386,241 | 447,619 | 5 | Muddled and plodding thriller , unworthy of Monica Bellucci's brave performance | Monica Belucci's fully committed performance , as well as her commendable willingness to appear as unglamorous as possible ( with very short hair , limited or no make-up , often bloodied-up and dirty ) , are wasted in this semi-supernatural thriller that suffers from a muddled script ( just like a previous adaptation o... |
485,869 | 386,241 | 67,176 | 5 | Good idea , but film goes nowhere with it . | A clever premise turns into one of the most obvious and unsurprising horror films ever made - this is a genre that almost always NEEDS surprises to work properly , and this script holds very few . Another problem is the lack of even one character we can fully empathize with . There are good performances , gory killings... |
486,821 | 386,241 | 67,162 | 5 | Far below expectations , but has its strengths . | A disappointing adaptation of a James Chase novel ( which I have read , incidentally ) . It's a cheap , mostly badly cast production , with an incredibly choppy beginning , and full of poorly-drawn characters that don't make much of an impression on the viewer . The one important exception is the character of Slim Gris... |
486,174 | 386,241 | 274,118 | 5 | Mediocre is a kind way of putting it | 1 ) T & A and Trish vs . Crash and Molly Holly and Steve Blackman . Short and a bit messy , like most six-person tag team matches , but it's fun to watch Molly and Trish in this early stage of their careers , and Crash finds time to pull off one good headscissors takedown . ) Road Dogg , K Kwik , Chyna and Billy Gunn v... |
485,614 | 386,241 | 113,819 | 5 | Woody Allen misses . . . | . . . And he misses by a mile , at least . In this movie , I guess he is trying to combine his " comedic " with his " serious " side , but he succeeds in neither department . As a comedy , this film has a few scattered laughs , but Allen's timing is clearly off , the amount of obviousness is truly surprising , and the ... |
486,175 | 386,241 | 71,548 | 5 | Kickass Heroine , not so Kickass Movie | Get Christie Love ! is included in many DVD packages along with " TNT Jackson " , and the two films do have a lot of things in common : most importantly , they both have black female action leads who have the right attitude for their roles down pat , but their actual fight scenes leave a lot to be desired . " Get Chr... |
487,117 | 386,241 | 86,973 | 5 | Pleasant , old-fashioned farce . | Featherweight treatment of a potentially serious subject , filled with too many stale jokes and too much Brazilian folklore . The capable cast gives this film whatever value it has , especially Michael Caine , who is working here below his usual high standards , but still manages to be extremely likable . ( ) |
485,859 | 386,241 | 86,960 | 5 | Cliched , brainless but watchable . | If one of the characteristics of a great film is that is stands the test of time , then " Beverly Hills Cop " is by no means a great film . Almost everything about this comedy-actioner looks already dated today , including Eddie Murphy's persona . Although there are undeniably some comic highlights , the movie is sunk ... |
487,128 | 386,241 | 90,342 | 5 | We need more Jackie and Yuen Biao . | The script is totally incoherent ( something about a letter that could expose a criminal organization . . . don't even bother to think about it ) , and most of the comedy is lame , but the action is fast and exhilarating . Jackie has a small part and barely any dialogue in this one ; I also would have liked to see more... |
487,147 | 386,241 | 102,340 | 5 | Lukewarm . | Love Crimes tries for ambiguity , but fails to achieve it because the talentless Sean Young is unable to project any kind of emotion . Her character is supposed to be simultaneously charmed and appalled by the simultaneously seductive and sleazy Patrick Bergin ( who's quite good in his role ) , but you wouldn't know ... |
486,002 | 386,241 | 90,264 | 5 | Middling Bond ; Great Villain | A View To A Kill is a big comedown for 007 after " For Your Eyes Only " and " Octopussy " . In fact , of all the Bond movies that Roger Moore made , only " The Man With The Golden Gun " is worse . At least this one has more action than " TMWTGG " - the car stunts in Paris rank with the best of the series . But John G... |
486,430 | 386,241 | 86,984 | 5 | De Palma's career at a dead end . | This Hitchcockian thriller isn't terrible , just disappointing . De Palma probably realized after this that he couldn't continue his career in the same path , borrowing so heavily from Hitchcock and bringing so little to the party . It's a slick movie on the surface , but the script is an uninspired " Vertigo " rip-off... |
486,879 | 386,241 | 478,832 | 5 | OK time-passer , if you accept its limitations . . . . | This is a TV movie ; even the sequence transitions will tell you that . So you can't expect another " Basic Instinct " here : the erotic parts are tame , and the direction has little cinematic style . The movie clearly counts on its plot and its actors to maintain your interest ; the plot does , but it's nothing brilli... |
486,966 | 386,241 | 82,495 | 5 | Strictly by-the-numbers . | Strictly by-the-numbers , occasionally boring sequel to " Halloween " . The main element of suspense here is represented by the question " what kind of weapon is Myers going to use for his next murder ? " , but you never really see anything you haven't seen before . Even with two fair chase scenes , " Halloween II " is... |
485,999 | 386,241 | 44,851 | 5 | Elementary slapstick | Abbott : " Miss McGillicuddy , you look charming today . Did you do something to your hair ? " Costello : " Yeah , she put it on her head " ! " Lost in Alaska " does have some inspired moments , and most of them are in the first half , like the " sleeping in 2-hour shifts " routine , or Costello's response to a sign th... |
487,310 | 386,241 | 90,180 | 5 | Scattered good moments in an uneven film . | To Live and Die in L . A is a very uneven film . In the first half , the story barely moves along and some uninteresting scenes run on longer than they should . The film improves in the second half , when the plot " thickens " , as they say , and has a couple of twists that lead to a shocking finale . Overall , this ... |
487,188 | 386,241 | 74,885 | 5 | Mildly interesting action drama | This is a somewhat atypical role for Fred Williamson ; usually he plays a cop , or a bounty hunter , or just a general all-around badass who is always on top of every situation , but here he is a homeless , jobless Vietnam veteran who almost has to resort to eating out of garbage cans , is exploited by other people and... |
485,944 | 386,241 | 82,451 | 5 | Don't give a damn , I am the Cobra ! | Like other Enzo Castellari - Franco Nero teamings , this is a case of a routine script directed with flair . Castellari stages plenty of energetic fistfights and chases , and Franco Nero brings some of the qualities that made him a cult favorite - his humor , his athleticism , and of course his accent ( IMDB lists the ... |
486,316 | 386,241 | 239,948 | 5 | Witless / Harmless . | Steve Zahn is a funny guy . Amanda Peet is a sexy girl . And the film has energy in spades . What it lacks is wit : the humor is mostly moronic and obviously aimed at the less discriminating audiences . Despite an element of misogyny , however , the film isn't as annoying as Peet's previous " vehicle " , " Whipped " . ... |
486,349 | 386,241 | 71,566 | 5 | Flabby and overlong , but not without its moments . | I saw this movie basically because I'm a Roger Moore fan , but his performance is rather rigid in this one ; you can sense that he is limited by his role . Still , even a rigid Roger Moore is livelier than many other actors . It's also a pleasure to watch Ray Milland and ( in a very brief part ) John Gielgud . But Susa... |
485,637 | 386,241 | 48,728 | 5 | Mediocre Hitchcock . | This is a minor Hitchcock thriller . Its pleasures are all on the surface . Grant and Kelly rely heavily on their great charm and they don't really put their heart into their acting ; I've seen them in other movies and they were more enjoyable . The whole movie is just too glossy for a thriller and , at the party towar... |
486,651 | 386,241 | 79,351 | 5 | Below-par Hill & Spencer entry . | The Hill & Spencer movies were never famous for their brilliant stories , but this one doesn't even make an effort . Plotless , slow-paced , boring and only occasionally amusing , it feels like a film that was made out of obligation , rather than like something that the stars and the filmmakers put their hearts in . At... |
485,619 | 386,241 | 82,533 | 5 | Way overrated . Nothing special . | The Howling is a highly overrated horror movie . Apart from its great special effects , it really has little to recommend it . It isn't particularly scary , or clever , or original , and it's totally forgettable . Even its spectacular effects are often awkwardly presented , in various set-pieces that run on too long ... |
487,235 | 386,241 | 82,537 | 5 | A notch above the usual slasher . | Most of the reviews would have you believe that this is completely terrible , but actually it's not such a bad effort . It's predictable , to be sure , but directed with more skill than you'd expect , with a score that reminded me ( in a good way ) of Italian horror movies of the period , and a cute , fairly smart hero... |
486,330 | 386,241 | 417,251 | 5 | Yes , I agree . He sucks | The opening promo for this PPV promised " Triple H vs . Chris Benoit , one-on-one , NO DISTRACTIONS " . It lied . 1 ) Jonathan Coachman and Garrison Cade vs . Tajiri and Rhyno . Tajiri's fantastic kicks and Rhyno's boundless energy make this , arguably , the most enjoyable match of the night . These two RULED as a team... |
486,801 | 386,241 | 377,607 | 5 | Definitely watchable but lacking in thrills | I watched this movie mainly to see Erika Eleniak . The good news is that she looks more gorgeous than usual in this one . The bad news is that , although she plays a special agent of the Justice Department , she has little in the way of real action apart from running around waving a gun - she doesn't even get to kill o... |
486,415 | 386,241 | 117,723 | 5 | Uneven , not unbearable . | It's good-natured enough to be inoffensive , Leslie Nielsen seems to be in pretty good form and Nicollette Sheridan is an absolute knockout ! But it lacks freshness almost completely ; the material is rehashed , featuring a high amount of obviousness , and some of the references to other films ( " In The Line Of Fire "... |
486,448 | 386,241 | 102,159 | 5 | Not one of the best | Operation Scorpio is not one of the best HK action flicks you can find . The story is only mildly engaging , and at times utterly confusing . The martial arts choreography is unique and fascinating ( in one of the fights , superhuman strength is pitted against superhuman agility ; in another one , we have " scorpio-s... |
487,015 | 386,241 | 106,453 | 5 | Not as bad as you've heard . | The courtroom scenes are moderately entertaining ( never mind the fact that this must be the most underlit courtroom in the history of movies ) , and the sadomasochistic sex scenes . . . . well , if you're into watching this kind of stuff , they may prove to be fairly entertaining as well . The problem is that these tw... |
486,971 | 386,241 | 78,879 | 5 | Passable time-filler . | This is one of those movies ( " Jaws The Revenge " was another ) that have a really low reputation , yet when you actually see them you find out that , while by no means good movies , they are at least passable time-fillers . Aside from Gert Frobe ( " Goldfinger " ) being cast as a detective , there is nothing laughabl... |
486,465 | 386,241 | 117,260 | 5 | Gritty urban fairy-tale . | Directed with flair and lots of authentic flavor by Larry Cohen , " Original Gangstas " / " Hot City " is still little more than a reworking of " Death Wish 3 " with an ( almost ) all-black cast . It's a strange movie : first it goes to great lengths to establish a realistic urban environment , and then undermines it w... |
485,978 | 386,241 | 114,070 | 5 | It won't rip or blow your mind , but it's OK . | It's a trifle , of course , and it IS hard to know what attracted Wes Craven to such a degree that he lent it an " Executive Producer " credit , but it does have some interesting touches . The first is the compassion it shows for the " monster " . In fact , although many have made the " Alien " connection ( mainly beca... |
486,623 | 386,241 | 106,475 | 5 | Thin fun | Brain Smasher . . . A Love Story is sort of fun to watch ( there must be about 5 or 6 laughs here and there ) and Teri Hatcher is sexy and feisty . But the script is just too thin and one-note : these evil Chinese monks want this flower that is the key to Ultimate Power , and Andrew Dice Clay , Teri Hatcher and Debor... |
487,534 | 386,241 | 82,923 | 5 | Edwige Fenech's best role ( s ) ( probably ) | After years of playing the terrified target of deranged killers in gialli , or the sex-object nurse , teacher , wife , girlfriend ( like her secondary role in this movie ) , etc . , it's nice to see Edwige Fenech in a role that gives her the chance to throw punches and outsmart the villains ( not that it's very hard th... |
486,931 | 386,241 | 67,382 | 5 | Only Dunaway holds this movie together . | Playing a woman of slowly deteriorating mental health , Faye Dunaway dominates this movie . She graces it with her beauty and just about manages to keep us watching a story that's flawed and filled with implausibilities ( SPOILER : for example , how come an organization as powerful and sinister as the one the movie sup... |
487,203 | 386,241 | 94,374 | 5 | Disappointing actioner . | Cynthia Rothrock is a phenomenal martial-arts dynamo ( although in some scenes she is stupidly replaced by a male stunt man ) , and Yuen Biao is . . . . well , Yuen Biao , if you've seen him in even one Jackie Chan movie you already know what he can do . The sheer action involving these two almost redeems the rest of t... |
486,755 | 386,241 | 106,418 | 5 | Languid erotic thriller with spurts of violence | The first half of this " country thriller " ( if I may invent a term ) is slow and languid , with an atmosphere of eroticism and barely any plot progression . In the second half the pace picks up a little , but there are too many plot contrivances . Stephen Baldwin gives a pretty bad performance here - I don't know if ... |
486,775 | 386,241 | 78,928 | 5 | No structure , and no purpose . | Dennis Christopher sure is convincing as a total nerd . He's so convincing , in fact , that we can barely stand watching for 90 minutes . But that's not the only problem with " California Dreaming " . It also lacks focus , and for most of its running times it just seems to be drifting from one scene to another , withou... |
487,350 | 386,241 | 78,925 | 5 | Forgettable . | Franco Nero is a shark hunter and treasure seeker who has a handful of allies , and also antagonists at every corner . The film has fistfights , car chases , foot chases , seaplane vs . speedboat chases and some nicely incorporated shark attacks , but no genuine urgency . The music score is very cool , but at times you... |
485,955 | 386,241 | 109,578 | 5 | A presentable " Face " . | Well , it's easy to be scornful of this movie , after all it is " Part V " of a disreputable series , and Charles Bronson is so old to be playing in an action picture it's almost funny , but the fact remains that it's actually competently made , and possibly the most mean-spirited , sadistic " Death Wish " chapter of t... |
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