Review of Gymkata (1985) by Robert-Kevin E — 06 Jun 2007

"Put your hardware back in your pants.".

This review of Gymkata (1985) was written by Robert-Kevin E on 06 Jun 2007.

Gymkata has generally received mixed reviews.

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The only reason this gets a 4 is that it's so bad that it's funny. It's horribly made, edited, and directed…

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Started out with a ridiculous premise and then by act 3 went off the rails and into David Lynch territory. Another great terrible movie…

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