Review of Gotcha! (1985) by Bucky (Y! Id: Prisonerfan48) A — 25 Mar 2007

Anthony Edwards was just not enough to carry this movie. Linda Fiorentino is incredibly alluring in this.

This review of Gotcha! (1985) was written by Bucky (Y! Id: Prisonerfan48) A on 25 Mar 2007.

Gotcha! has generally received mixed reviews.

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It's a forgotten Eighties gem, but Gotcha! was big news in its day--I remember. Really brought Assassin-type games into the public eye…

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Remember seeing this a long long time ago, particularly the theme tune sticks out. It was fun enough but nothing special…

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By David H (2,838) on 28 Oct 2008

An easy 4 star film in it's time, this was the trigger for the popularity of paintball and more than that, just a totally fun film to watch…

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By Shawn F (160) on 03 Sep 2009

I loved this movie when I was younger! i'd like to find it and watch it again to see if it's as good as I remember! pretty sure it won't be…

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