Archive for January, 1999

The Big Lebowski

Like a rabid pit bull in heat, “The Big Lebowski” goes right for the jugular. It’s a ferociously funny comedy that dares to be different. It’s no surprise that this collage of calamity comes from Joel and Ethan Coen, the dynamic duo whose last film was “Fargo.” “The Big Lebowski” harkens back to the brother’s “Raising Arizona,” a wild, free-for-all comedy with a gallery of bizarre characters and dizzying cinematography. Read the rest of this entry »

American Beauty

It wasn’t love at first sight. It was lust. When he first saw her, she was more than the nubile 17 year-old best friend of his daughter. She was a goddess, capable of stopping time so that a moment with her would seem like eternity. Her lips were full and red, her young body tight and firm.
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Films Review February

BRIDE OF CHUCKY (R)

You can’t keep a good killer doll down. Just when you thought the “Chucky” franchise had worn down for the last time, the latest installment breathes new life into the formula. I mean, any film that kills John Ritter not once but twice has my vote for best film of the year (Next time John don’t be so rude to your fans). Read the rest of this entry »

Video reviews

[BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE, CORRUPT, DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, DESERT BLUE, DUDLEY DO-RIGHT,MICKEY BLUE EYES, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN, YOU KNOW MY NAME][THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND, AMERICAN PIE, BABAR: KING OF THE ELEPHANTS,K-911, MADE MEN, PRINCE & THE SURFER, RUN LOLA RUN, SUMMER OF SAM, SUPER COP 2, Read the rest of this entry »

The Great Train Robbery

After “Westworld” and “Coma,” writer-director Michael Crichton tackled this elaborate period piece about the great train robbery of England in 1855. Based on his best-selling novel which took extensive dramatic license, “The Great Train Robbery” tells the tale of three men who conspire to steal a gold shipment off a moving train destined for France. Read the rest of this entry »

Top Gun

Tom Cruise didn’t know it at the time, but “Top Gun” was the second film in the Tom Cruise-military uniform theory of success. It started with “Taps.” It continued with “Top Gun,” then “Born on the Fourth of July,” and finally “A Few Good Men.” Every time Cruise puts on a military uniform, he’s box office gold. Read the rest of this entry »

Robocop

“Robocop” was Dutch director Paul Verhoeven’s first American film. What a debut. Filled with ultra- violent images and a comic book sensibility, “Robocop” immediately caught America’s fancy. Released in 1987, “Robocop” is set in the not-so-distant future of the late 1990’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Films review January

BARBERSHOP (PG-13)

SIGNS (PG-13)

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Day of the Dead

I remember the first time that I saw George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead.” I was a junior in high school, and was trying to get over a bout with pneumonia. It was 1974, and the first time that television was going to show the film in it’s complete, uncut version. My bed was by a wall with the window in it, and a storm was brewing outside. Read the rest of this entry »

Armageddon

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Armageddon.
Armageddon, who?

Armageddon off this planet on the next space shuttle.
Honestly, it has not been a good year for the blue planet in general, and New York in particular. First 1,000 foot high tidal waves clean the streets in “Deep Impact,” and then “Godzilla” takes a bite out of the big apple. Now comes “Armageddon,” which impressively lays to waste Manhattan with one spectacular asteroid blow after another.
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