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Review of The Emerald Forest (1985)

By Derek J (594) on 24 Feb 2008

Outstanding and original! I always remembered this one as a great film from the 80's…

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Review of Death Wish 3 (1985)

By Derek J (594) on 24 Feb 2008

The Third Death Wish was Over the top but all the same after watching you want to believe its plausible just because Bronson & his Wildey Magnum…

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Review of Opera (1987)

By Derek J (594) on 23 Feb 2008

A bit below Argento's standards. Rumor had it that the filming was cursed, apart from that it may scare the crap out of you…

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Review of Wait Until Dark (1967)

By Derek J (594) on 23 Feb 2008

My favorite Audrey Hepburn film... Reminded me in a way films made by the master of suspence Alfred Hitchcock…

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Review of Series 7 (2001)

By Derek J (594) on 22 Feb 2008

This is an underseen and very relevant movie that's an absolute blast. Sort of a real version of The Running Man…

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Review of High School High (1996)

By Derek J (594) on 21 Feb 2008

I think this was the beginning of the bad spoof movie…

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Review of Birthday Girl (2001)

By Derek J (594) on 19 Feb 2008

Its a highly predictable movie that isnt much of a joyride besides the beginning…

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Review of Birthday Girl (2002)

By Derek J (594) on 19 Feb 2008

Its a highly predictable movie that isnt much of a joyride besides the beginning…

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Review of Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001)

By Derek J (594) on 14 Feb 2008

Not as good as the first two. They stayed with the story line, but changed the Wishmaster...But good all around…

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Review of The Accountant (2001)

By Derek J (594) on 14 Feb 2008

Even at 35 minutes, the yardstick for contemporary southern film…

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Review of The Rules of Attraction (2002)

By Derek J (594) on 08 Feb 2008

Jimmy Van Der Beek... you actually did ok... Not good... not bad... um... they shot a few scenes with unique camera angles…

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Review of The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

By Derek J (594) on 06 Feb 2008

Like most of Huston's films: A little baggy, if you ask me. Riffifi eats it for breakfast…

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Review of Marketa Lazarová (1967)

By Derek J (594) on 06 Feb 2008

More eery first-person than any film short of The Lady in the Lake…

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Review of Great World of Sound (2007)

By Derek J (594) on 06 Feb 2008

Understands joblessness. Understands creative hunger. Understands how we con ourselves and how we con each other. Understands, but never condones…

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Review of Believers (2007)

By Derek J (594) on 29 Jan 2008

This was an ok movie wih a bit of a twist but it could have been so much better! I wouldn't see it again…

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Review of Over the Top (1987)

By Derek J (594) on 29 Jan 2008

Stalone's Best Movie, and yes, that includes Rocky IV…

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Review of Gymkata (1985)

By Derek J (594) on 29 Jan 2008

I have not yet seen this movie. But judging from the sheer awesomeness and originality of gymnastics + karate, I'm going to rate it a 5…

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Review of One Good Cop (1991)

By Derek J (594) on 18 Jan 2008

The most underrated actor and his character face another test and succeed in this crime drama…

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Review of Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

By Derek J (594) on 17 Jan 2008

Another thrilling entry in the franchise, as police academy seems to be the only one to withstand the progressively worse sequalitus lol…

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Review of Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

By Derek J (594) on 17 Jan 2008

Much better and funnier than PA2 and PA3, but lacks the charm and humor of the original one…

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