Vern, if you wrote a book about Hoopers career, Id buy it. your friend, vern Recent commentary and jibber-jabber Dreadguacamole on Yuletide horror double feature Nutcracker Massacre (2022) Christmassacre (2016) Id also like to echo everyone else. SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME is a gimmicky MCU multiverse extravaganza, pulling out all the stops, all the comical riffs and all the ideas from the brainstorming session to achieve a rough live action equivalent to in my opinion the best Spider-Man picture by far, INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. London Has Fallen. When Murad attacks Koslova with a knife she fatally shoots him, so his older more powerful brother Terek (David Hayman, Malcolm McLaren in SID AND NANCY) declares war on the FBI by hiring the motherfuckin Jackal. March 28th, 2023 at 309 pm. Formula 51) THE 51ST STATE is very dear to me, because it was the first time in Hollywood that I didnt have to deal with dolls. BOGUS JOURNEY got a novelization by Robert Tine, whose other adaptations include HARD TARGET, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, WARRIORS OF VIRTUE, RED HEAT,. Swanson is no Cattrall, but her performance is likable enough to make the movie slightly less unwatchable. uh, fancy. The film features karate expert. The Flash has an occupation and past trauma in common with Batman, and hes very smart. with his dad and goes to USC and tries to break. When the sun comes up he puts his sword away. I let it play on my phone and just LISTENED to it while I was at work once. We werent necessarily expecting there ever to be another one, but here it is. A 1981 action film about a photojournalist who investigates a gang of drug dealers in the Philippines and their illegal death matches. This month has been hard on the wallet not just because of the economy but also because of numerous high quality dvd. He plays Robert Mitchell, a friendly plumber in rural Oregon who witnesses a murder while hes working in the crawlspace of a cabin, gets shot with an arrow while trying to run off, then. She gets straight As, she seems very innocent, and when a super nerd at school (who looks easily 35, but its okay because shes 24 in real life) asks her on a. As a kid I was shocked to immediately recognize Francis getting one single line in an extreme wide shot. This is one of those times in the world of so-called franchise filmmaking when things somehow go surprisingly right. Theyre just unrelated fictional stories about Marines in the Middle East. Nov 18, 2021 Yeah, watched this the other day and there seemed to be a lot of weirdness for the sake of being weird. 3 is the finale to the Marvels Celluloidical Ubiquity s best trilogy. I just really like his style of quasi-realistic, contemporary-western-ish crimeaction with tough, broody characters and a heightened atmosphere of doom. NIGHT OF THE HUNTED is a really tense, unsettling single-location thriller just released to Shudder. I cant take credit for the comments about the hopeful vibe of the 90s, though. Well, except for the occasional flashback, which could be a spotlight to the side of the stage. So then we get a comically disgusting romantic doll makeout session and silhouetted humping. No One Will Save You Directed by Brian Duffield. DARK ANGEL, starring Dolph Lundgren, is now on blu ray for the first time, courtesy of the great Shout Factory. This was actually a long time format holdout that never even made it to the standard definition DVD until MGM finally made it a manufacture-on-demand disc less than 2 years ago. If you didnt read it or hear it, you could probly sense it. I like that they chew up the phone lines. Its the second of two movies directed by the actor DUrville Martin (GUESS WHOS COMING TO DINNER,. Turns out its based on a comic book from Boom Studios, but I was not aware of that when I saw it. Like Professor Logan Wolverine in that film, this Indiana Jones is washed up, beaten down and unhappy in an era that has left him behind, alone, disillusioned, and haunted by tragedy as he wastes his extraordinary skills on a shitty job, starting not to. the computer-based artificiality of DUNJIA. June 28, 1991. And thats a heck of an anticlimactic. I guess you could say it follows in the tradition of the much dorkier. creating Writings on Badass Cinema and Other Important Topics. It is not to be confused with. Though I dont think this ones nearly as good as Bernard Roses original, its much more worthy of the mantle than the previous sequels, Bill Condons New Orleans-set CANDYMAN FAREWELL TO THE FLESH (1995) and (it goes. Its one of the few from a writerdirector, and one with the most directorial personality, but its also very accessible to less dedicated viewers of comic book movies. JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 is the culmination of one of the great movie series of our time, and a masterwork of its genre, one of the few American action movies to arguably outdo overseas epics like THE RAID 2, THE NIGHT COMES FOR US and THE VILLAINESS. 0787 381 937. When a man with broken ribs shows up at his home one night, he bandages him, no questions asked. CREED II, coming from a different director and writers, cannot match it. All this Elvis-covering-Prince talk is going to get us speculating about what Elviss version of the BATMAN soundtrack wouldve been like, or if Elvis the actor wouldve made for a good Penguin. To make it legit, David works with Kurts mentor, Xian Chow (Dennis Chan). That puts it only a few months after BREAKIN 2. So happy for everyone involved in Everything Everywhere, and very happy with the results. I didnt care for Snake Eyes. RAGE AND HONOR II HOSTILE TAKEOVER was released only a year later (1993), but its made by a whole new team. In her case its her dad (Chris Sigurdson) whos still around, and hes a. But they think hes not home and he hears them through the door discussing that the dame Rosemary probly did it, and he puts the gun away. I liked Michael Jackson growing up, even though in the early 90s you were considered a dorksissy for liking Michael Jackson (Im from the rural Midwest). So, one of the first times he shouldve blown up. Shes a shy, awkward girl, is mercilessly bullied by the (cartoonishly obnoxious) popular kids, and isnt helped by a crushingly miserable home life with a terrible single parent. It makes his New York dirty cop movie seem completely different from his L. Julian isnt going to give up his lifestyle that easy so he replaces his stunt show blanks with the last 800 bullets in the village gun shop (get it, 800 bullets), puts on his sherriffs badge, gets together his men and puts up a last stand. The latest tweets from outlawvern. He got a story credit on THE LAST LEGION starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. Shit, now Im doubting myself actually. Thanks for continuing to make the web a brighter place, Vern, and happy Dec 23, 1550 Dreadguacamole on Bride of Re-Animator I remember kind of hating this one way back when, but Ive just discovered the existence of the third one,. The same goes for the mannequin leads whatever can be read into them about literal and figurative objectification of women, the ladies are much more fun than the men in these movies. The CGI is awful, the scare sequences obvious and ineffective, the comic relief horrendous, the climax mortifying. Sadly, I couldnt hold my horses and shared most of my URBAN LEGENDS thoughts on the URBAN LEGEND review, but one thing I will repeat and hopefully express better here is the Kevin Bacon Game-y observation that, (1) same guy directs URBAN LEGEND 1 and VALENTINE, and (2) Jessica Cauffiel plays a ditzy blonde who gets murdered in both VALENTINE and URBAN LEGENDS FINAL CUT. They get funny and charismatic performances out of their musclehead leads and pit them against memorably larger-than-life villains. ANGEL is a story about a young girl named Molly (Donna Wilkes from JAWS 2 and GROTESQUE) who lives near Hollywood Boulevard and buses out to the North Oaks Prep School. Its the second of two movies directed by the actor DUrville Martin (GUESS WHOS COMING TO DINNER,. May 17, 2023 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. MOREAU, a year before DRIVE. The movie really gets cooking when Pinocchio falls in the street and gets hit by a car. At first glance it may seem like just another fictional story about a Jewish kid who makes 8mm movies in Phoenix, Arizona in the 50s and moves to Saratoga, California and his mom buys a monkey and his parents split up and he moves to L. LEGACY OF RAGE (1986) is Ronny Yus Hong Kong action movie thats in a crimemartial arts type vein, written by Clifton Ko (ONCE A THIEF) and Raymond Fung (later art director of Yus CHINA WHITE). On one hand, its two gay characters are the aggressive lesbian and a buffoonish new age psychic guy played by Jim J. At first I wasnt sure I needed to revisit LETHAL WEAPON 3 for this series, because I already wrote a perfectly good review of it (and the other three) back in 2014. He wears a weathered Tom Cruise style motorcycle jacket, or sometimes a grey hoodie under a jacket, both code. I watched that movie PALM SPRINGS recently. Paul Wilson (author of the novel that THE KEEP is based on). EVIL DEAD RISE is a new installment in the EVIL DEAD saga. DARK ANGEL, starring Dolph Lundgren, is now on blu ray for the first time, courtesy of the great Shout Factory. Its a soulless slab of nothing that just goes on and on. He half-jokingly explains that hes going to opt out of the battle between good and evil just for a while, until it comes looking for him. Revenge is ugly, and will make a person ugly. Outlaw Vern. Plus we all like prompting you to describe older movies in your inimitable humorous style. Demolition Man, Casino Royale, North by Northwest, The Seven Ups, Under Siege, Assault on Precinct 13, Batman Begins, Taken, Stone Cold, Drive (the Steve Wan film) and Speed Racer all get honorable mentions. Favorites Die Hard (1988), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Hard Boiled (1992), The Holy Mountain (1973). Think theyre called THE EXECUTIONER 1 & 2 here in the states. So you better believe it has some tiny little guys in it. Shots of crows underline that this is a reflection of when he killed Gemba. They made him re-edit it, which didnt help. We werent necessarily expecting there ever to be another one, but here it is. It dazzles with every perfect transition, like the cut from the landing gear lowering as a jet comes in to beneath a 3-wheeled luggage cart being pushed through the airport. The conflict escalates first when Ringo finds out they killed his son and brings an army of adult Tiktiks demanding the unborn baby as payment, then when Ringo. CJ Holden. TERRIFIER 2 is a genuine little-slasher-sequel-that-could phenomenon manifesting right here in the excellent horror year of 2022. Just alot of shooting, a couple fake looking models exploding and a car chase that Seagals not even in where a car crashes into a watermelon truck. Coleman, CARLITOS WAY RISE TO POWER, The Wire) seem to recognize she outclasses them. ACME), story by Burch and her husband Alex. Shortest First; Longest First. Since I was one of the elite few to sort of recommend HALLOWEEN REMAKE II I thought it was my duty to inform you that I less-sort-of-recommend the new unrated directors cut than I do the theatrical one. Seagals aikido looks completely unimpressive, but Vinnie Jones has one good fist fight. FURIES (Thanh S&243;i) is a great new Vietnamese action movie on Netflix as of last Thursday, and its a prequel to FURIE (2019). They knock on and kick down doors and scare the shit out of people, but also they well, mostly French get disrespected, dragged by cars, shot at, chased by thugs, thrown through walls and desks. Reader discretion advised. It took 1 of course, but everything. This movie should have been everybodys first clue as to what the future held for him. I dont yet have the knowledge in this case, but I like the notion of a wacky mixup, like if I commented here on a totally separate movie, the way Vern gets confused when 127 HOURS doesnt star Eddie Murphy. Maybe you didnt know this, but there are straight-to-video sequels to JARHEAD, the 2005 Sam Mendes war film based on the memoir by Anthony Swofford. uh, fancy. Okay, thats because its THE THING. Clint stars as a mysterious drifter only referred to as Preacher, because when he takes off his stylish trenchcoat he reveals a. I mean, its a zombie comedy by Jim Jarmusch. The second level is use your knowledge, languages, strategy, everything you could before physical contact to stop your enemy. 2, SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING, THOR RAGNAROK, BLACK PANTHER, and AVENGERS INFINITY WAR all within two or three years then some of the other stuff you put out is gonna seem less impressive. DUNJIA especially captures that crazy ZU vibe for me on a story level, and is more sophisticated in the way the actors, stunt people and cameras can move around, but yeah, there is something much more warm and impressive about the hand-made artificiality of ZU vs. OUTLAW VERN outlawvernofficial. I guess they made this movie to keep him in their library and maybe spark. FISTFUL OF VENGEANCE is a new Netflix movie thats a sequel to the show Wu Assassins. On the ad they showed Jake Sully in a crowded earth city, which Id like to see. It&x27;s one of the few from a writerdirector, and one with the most directorial personality, but it&x27;s also very accessible to less dedicated viewers of comic book movies. The second was BIG GAME (2014), which apparently I didnt. Man, the first two hours of this one were so damn good. Everyone is screaming in terror, some soldiers are shivering, people get shot dead out of nowhere. The Blue Lagoon Return to the Blue Lagoon. Every year on his birthday I like to write about one of his videos. Last time, eccentric inventor Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis, STREETS OF FIRE)s machine accidentally shrunk his and the neighbors kids to, by one kids estimation, the size of boogers. In that sense it is absolutely groundbreaking. Youve got your western town desperate to get out from under the yoke of a cruel ruler (Gene Hackman THE SPLIT, PRIME CUT as. THE EXORCIST BELIEVER is the new Blumhouse-produced EXORCIST sequel directed by David Gordon Green (YOUR HIGHNESS), who also co-wrote it with Peter Sattler (CAMP X-RAY). But the numbering is irrelevant its a new standalone Ultimate Experience in. I was a teenager when this came out and I didnt see it until late night on cable one night as an adult. Dec 12, 2022 VIOLENT NIGHT is an admirable and solid take on a type of movie I treasure the genre mash-up that knows its ludicrous to combine these particular types of movies but moves forward trying to deliver on both genres as well as the unique opportunities offered by their combination. So it has the trappings of a DIE HARDUNDER SIEGE scenario. Dont stop believing in and championing beauty, art, hope, and heroism. As long as I rewatched URBAN LEGEND and URBAN LEGENDS FINAL CUT I figured I should complete the trilogy. ) is not a sequel to Kevin Costners THE POSTMAN, but it is about a heroic letter deliverer. Ive seen it called EVIL DEAD 5, meaning the 2013 Fede Alvarez EVIL DEAD is a sequel, not a remake, and I can dig that. Outlaw Vern. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES OUT OF THE SHADOWS takes the world of photorealistic animated humanoid amphibian vigilantes established in part 1 off in more fantastical directions. Ive always liked, and appreciated this line from Eberts review of Evil Dead II Level One viewers will say its in bad taste. Hed probly even claim to kind of like Zorro, judging from his smile as he watches him in action in the opening. Oct 27, 2014 RBatty024. Two things happen here. Its more of a teen movie than a sci-fi one, but its R-rated for bloody images throughout. 2) beloved sequel that hits the sweet spot between the creators original vision and more commercial leanings (Dream Warriors, Wrath of Khan, Rocky II or III), and 3) big loud sequels that are crowd pleasers but look almost unrecognizable when compared with the first one (Freddy 4-6, JJ Trek, Rocky IV). Luni Vineri 0900 2000. Some of the things I complained about at the time Indy being too old, too much CGI, etc. I just knew it was getting some word-of-mouth as a good horror movie that had not gotten its due upon its release in October. In 1994, having received worldwide acclaim for THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, Yu. To order a copy or to subscribe, call 800-456-5117. Urban Legend. So happy for everyone involved in Everything Everywhere, and very happy with the results. I dont think he would stand for this exec and would tell him his execking was no longer needed at Disney. BARBIE transcends just being good for a movie based on a toy, or for a goof in between Gerwigs real movies. to do what personal conscience (and trauma) dictate. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. Also its got Verns humor and personality to it. HALLOWEEN II has great cinematography. SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME is a gimmicky MCU multiverse extravaganza, pulling out all the stops, all the comical riffs and all the ideas from the brainstorming session to achieve a rough live action equivalent to in my opinion the best Spider-Man picture by far, INTO THE SPIDER. On the other hand, Margo calls him a macho homophobic, and I believe the movie agrees with this criticism. as SELF DEFENSE) is a 1983 Canadian exploitation film brought to my attention thanks to the new release on Blu-Ray and DVD from Severin Films. Also like THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, Yu and Pau create a lush, atmospheric look thats impressive despite the old pre-HDTV DVDs you have to find it on not doing it any favors. In that sense it is absolutely groundbreaking. Gunn made a note in an interview somewhere that the scene where King Shark rips a dude in half involved really elaborate wirework so the dude ripped apart could be practical even though King Shark is mocap. Its always gonna go wrong. 0 feed. 3 is the finale to the Marvels Celluloidical Ubiquity s best trilogy. PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND is the latest entry in the Nicolas-Cage-weirdo-arthouse-version-of-an-exploitation-movie subgenre (see also BAD LIEUTENANT PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS, MANDY, PIG). Zuuzers entitled adult son Dante (George Fouracres), and tries to make it look like an accident. The Mask (1994) Awkward, Tex-Avery-loving bank employee loser Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) discovers the mystical mask of Loki, which unleashes his innermost desires to be a green-faced. He half-jokingly explains that hes going to opt out of the battle between good and evil just for a while, until it comes looking for him. Mike didnt do it but if he doesnt keep Mrs. The Quick and the Dead. Mar 13, 2019 Marvel has been on a roll for a while now. This causes Tiffany to cry real tears, which makes her wonder if all the plumbing works. Its wonderful. THE FABELMANS is the new Steven Spielberg joint that we can safely call the most personal of his career. At first glance it may seem like just another fictional story about a Jewish kid who makes 8mm movies in Phoenix, Arizona in the 50s and moves to Saratoga, California and his mom buys a monkey and his parents split up and he moves. Sep 4, 2009 Looks like they grew back. The answer is in the middle, leaning toward the first one. When Amy mentions she cant even think of a good story for her thesis film, Reese says, I got a good story. Most of the regional movies like this that Ive come. Nice find, Vern. FISTFUL OF VENGEANCE is a new Netflix movie thats a sequel to the show Wu Assassins. Its a personal expression, cultural statement and pop art object that could only be done through this specific multi-generational toy phenomenon. THE GREEN KNIGHT was one of my adventures in mostly-empty Covid-era theater-going, but Im always working on a million things at once and I didnt finish the review until after its left most theaters and most peoples minds. Jul 3, 2019 Jim Jarmuschs zombie comedy THE DEAD DONT DIE is. Its not what anyone expected, or couldve predicted. July 20th, 2009 at 124 am. Kearn, Voorhees second in command at the prison in Hellgate (1952). Have you ever seen a sprawling, nearly 2-hour-plus epic about a gang of bank robbers in Los Angeles, the special police unit trying to bust them, the parallels between the groups that make them as bad as each other and give them a macho bond, the chance public encounters they have in neutral spaces before the robbery, and the absurdly high capacity shootouts they have in broad daylight among. CLUJ-NAPOCA, Str. A controversial statement, but I stand by it. Favorites Die Hard (1988), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Hard Boiled (1992), The Holy Mountain (1973). But for the most part things do not go well, is one way to put it. it has big Hollywood summer movie production values and the violence isnt as off-puttingly nasty as it was in the first one. VIOLENT NIGHT is an admirable and solid take on a type of movie I treasure the genre mash-up that knows its ludicrous to combine these particular types of movies but moves forward trying to deliver on both genres as well as the unique opportunities offered by their combination. I didnt care for Snake Eyes. June 26, 1998. The clumsy grouping of exactly the same goddamn supporting characters from 1978, who previously had nothing to do with each other. 1,812 likes 24 talking about this. Yep, the fake sixth Dirty Harry movie is still better than the fourth real one. It&x27;s not what anyone expected, or could&x27;ve predicted. Crawlspace (2022) CRAWLSPACE (2022), not to be confused with the CRAWLSPACEs from 1972, 1986, 2012, 2013 or 2016, is a little thriller starring Henry Thomas. Revenge is ugly, and will make a person ugly. THE EXORCIST BELIEVER is the new Blumhouse-produced EXORCIST sequel directed by David Gordon Green (YOUR HIGHNESS), who also co-wrote it with Peter Sattler (CAMP X-RAY). As a kid I was shocked to immediately recognize Francis getting one single line in an extreme wide shot. Heat (1995) HEAT (1995) is a remake, but not of the underrated 1986 Burt Reynolds movie HEAT (which was later remade as WILD CARD) its Michael Manns second try at the story he turned into his 1989 TV pilot L. It inevitably lacks the newness and. So welcome to this weeks edition of Outlaw Vern Presents, formerly Four-Fisted Tales, formerly Tough Tuesday, formerly Feet of Fire Fists of Flames, formerly. Scream VI. If you didnt read it or hear it, you could probly sense it. THE CAR (1977) is directed by Elliot Silverstein (CAT BALLOU) and written by Dennis Shryack & Michael Butler (THE GAUNTLET, CODE OF SILENCE, PALE RIDER) and Lane Slate (DEADLY GAME) and its a killer car movie before CHRISTINE. Hes not just in over his head. Henry outs himself as the murderer on his favorite talk radio show, then crashes the party dressed as the Phantom of the Opera, with an actual mask of his mask-like-face. A 1981 action film about a photojournalist who investigates a gang of drug dealers in the Philippines and their illegal death matches. When Amy mentions she cant even think of a good story for her thesis film, Reese says, I got a good story. 2 days ago It works as a commentary on the cult of personality, and of violence. I swear for weeks I knew Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore were getting acclaim for a movie called MAY DECEMBER, and I assumed it was about them falling in love. Everything works here, from the humor to the acting to the surprisingly smart plot, and the final fight with McGill, though (unsurprisingly) one-sided. The Badass 100 Outlaw Awards 1999 Outlaw Awards 2000 Reviews Index Alphabetical By Release Year Timeline Topics by Year DTV Slashers Icons. Its still a great, and more importantly, ridiculously distinctive and idiosyncratic movie. Maybe you didnt know this, but there are straight-to-video sequels to JARHEAD, the 2005 Sam Mendes war film based on the memoir by Anthony Swofford. A BETTER TOMORROW II is a crazy fuckin sequel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2. The entire movie plays like Fear and Loathing in Central America. Ronny Yus 1982 film THE POSTMAN STRIKES BACK (or THE POSTMAN FIGHTS BACK in the U. The Exorcist Believer. In the early days, the racers did not have a working tire that would run down the track and cars were a bit unstable. There are some gorgeous shots of Michael in the distance making his journey, his face covered in shadows. And the abusive dad supblot is just one bit of melodrama too much. Later in the review. Obviously, Vern is my main man now, but pre-Vern I usually enjoyed reading their stuff, and could never figure out why virtually everything said there was answered with such a forceful barrage of negativity. We werent necessarily expecting there ever to be another one, but here it is. Well, except for the occasional flashback, which could be a spotlight to the side of the stage. horion nbt commands, craigslist rochester mn pets
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I dont yet have the knowledge in this case, but I like the notion of a wacky mixup, like if I commented here on a totally separate movie, the way Vern gets confused when 127 HOURS doesnt star Eddie Murphy. INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER (1965) is Godzilla movie 6, once again from director Ishiro Honda. He plays Robert Mitchell, a friendly plumber in rural Oregon who witnesses a murder while hes working in the crawlspace of a cabin, gets shot with an arrow while trying to run off, then. No shot, no moment, is a throwaway. DELIVERY BOYS is a breakdancing movie that, according to IMDb, was released in April of 1985. She seems to have a good sense of humor about herself, her career, and the movie BOUND. Jealousy (though obviously very different in a few key ways) an old fashioned Hollywood farce updated for the 90s. It is not to be confused with. Its the second of two movies directed by the actor DUrville Martin (GUESS WHOS COMING TO DINNER,. Its the new one from RARE EXPORTS writerdirector Jalmari Helander, and its only his third movie. Nice find, Vern. So curmudgeonly super killer Mike. So then we get a comically disgusting romantic doll makeout session and silhouetted humping. Calling it a classic is a stretch for sure. VIOLENT NIGHT is an admirable and solid take on a type of movie I treasure the genre mash-up that knows its ludicrous to combine these particular types of movies but moves forward trying to deliver on both genres as well as the unique opportunities offered by their combination. OUTLAW VERN outlawvernofficial. Outlaw Vern. Here&x27;s a thread of some of the non-new. He finds himself in some sort of afterlife or purgatory, inside a pine coffin with his likeness carved into the lid, carried by black rabbit skeleton pallbearers (Tim Blake Nelson, JOES APARTMENT). July 7th, 2022 at 1031 am. THE PAPER TIGERS is a warm-hearted indie underdog comedy set in the martial arts world. Regarding Verns opening line to this article, the only John Hughes film that Ive thought of as different is Planes, Trains & Automobiles because of the no teenyoung adult leads thing. Iai (UK j &230; i YASH-ee, US j (i) YAHSH(-ee), Romanian ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy (UK j &230; s i . Thats most action films doing this kind of genre. March 28th, 2023 at 309 pm. PINOCCHIO RELOADED is kind of in the middle of those two approaches, admittedly leaning a little closer to the LION KING one. Vern, good stuff. Vern, if you wrote a book about Hoopers career, Id buy it. Dec 24, 2011 Enjoy your holiday in whatever manner an outlaw does Vern. But the numbering is irrelevant its a new standalone Ultimate Experience in. Formula 51) THE 51ST STATE is very dear to me, because it was the first time in Hollywood that I didnt have to deal with dolls. I found an old document where I started a review in October of. Shortest First; Longest First. The whole scene with the Israelis sharing a safehouse with PLO guys was made up for MUNICH, but SWORD OF GIDEON has some things you dont see in the Spielberg version. July 20th, 2009 at 124 am. September 8th, 2009 at 904 pm. Everyone is screaming in terror, some soldiers are shivering, people get shot dead out of nowhere. Mar 31, 2022 X has some great moments throughout, but for me they never really gelled. Part of the fun is seeing the different disguises he uses, especially the ones where he gets to do a character and an accent and stuff. Like its predecessors it expands on JOHN WICK s distinct style of martial-arts-and-guns. Apr 27, 2023 EVIL DEAD RISE is a new installment in the EVIL DEAD saga. 1 day ago CRAWLSPACE (2022), not to be confused with the CRAWLSPACEs from 1972, 1986, 2012, 2013 or 2016, is a little thriller starring Henry Thomas. A tough guy (Mark Hofmaier, one episode of Law & Order Special Victims. It starts out confident and unassuming and by the end has accumulated a DIE HARD level of injury and a nearly. Sadly, I couldnt hold my horses and shared most of my URBAN LEGENDS thoughts on the URBAN LEGEND review, but one thing I will repeat and hopefully express better here is the Kevin Bacon Game-y observation that, (1) same guy directs URBAN LEGEND 1 and VALENTINE, and (2) Jessica Cauffiel plays a ditzy blonde who gets murdered in both VALENTINE and URBAN LEGENDS FINAL CUT. Vern, you have absolutely ruined that diner scene for me. Well, except for the occasional flashback, which could be a spotlight to the side of the stage. THE TOXIC AVENGER PART II (1989) picks up where THE TOXIC AVENGER left off, sort of, with the city of Tromaville now peaceful and happy thanks to the Toxic Avengers crime fighting. That sounds more like Kubrick-style perfectionism than APOCALYPSE NOW. I dont disagree with a word you wrote, yet this has always been my least favourite film in the Rocky series. But, really, whichever angle they take, being good is whats missing here. Also an arm flies off one blade. In this film directed by Todd Haynes (FAR FROM HEAVEN, CAROL) from a screenplay by Samy Burch (COYOTE VS. He was the aikido teacher, the white man who ran a dojo in Japan and later impressed people in Hollywood so much they made him a movie star. It tells the story of two 13-year old girls in Percy, Georgia who mysteriously disappear and return in a state we watchers of these. June 26, 1998. 57 Following 7,225 Followers Replies Media Pinned Tweet outlawvern Mar 20 My new series on the complete films of Ronny Yu begins today, and I&x27;ll add the reviews to this thread as I post them. June 26, 1998. Its got a realistic feel to it, they used the locations well. So then we get a comically disgusting romantic doll makeout session and silhouetted humping. And its three hours long. But I had never seen the first film 1980s THE BLUE LAGOON so I had to watch that first. Veronica Ngo reminds me of Michelle Yeoh with her determined matured look. Vern, I really hope that you arent discouraged by some of the comments posted thus far and that you continue with these reviews. Tess (Georgina Campbell, KING ARTHUR LEGEND OF THE SWORD) shows up at her Airbnb late on a rainy night and discovers that somehow someone is already staying in it. Anyway, this movie is great. FISTFUL OF VENGEANCE is a new Netflix movie thats a sequel to the show Wu Assassins. It exists off in space, pretty separate from the other Marvel. This entry was posted on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 at 229 am and is filed under Horror, Reviews. The original Badass 100 was created in the late 90s as a response to the AFIs list of the supposed greatest movies of all time. RAGE AND HONOR II HOSTILE TAKEOVER was released only a year later (1993), but its made by a whole new team. Harris, sometimes with friends, sometimes on his own, sneaks around, gets in shoot outs. So you better believe it has some tiny little guys in it. DELIVERY BOYS is a breakdancing movie that, according to IMDb, was released in April of 1985. THE BLACK PHONE is a solid, straight forward horror tale set in a Denver suburb in 1979, when a succession of boys have gone missing. All of Vern complaints are totally valid (the homophobic stuff especially is shocking) but none of that was enough to ruin it for me. The main theme is just taken from THE THING. Ive seen AVATAR twice once in Imax 3-D when it first came out and a second time in Imax 3-D when they re-released it in the Extended But Not As. Vern Goes on John Carpenter Remake Watch (March 14th, 2007) Long Live Dolemite Vern on Rudy Ray Moore (March 20th, 2007) Vern Gives Up on Entertainment Weekly (April 5th, 2007) Exploitation Filmmaker John Flynn Passes Away, And Outlaw Vern Pays Tribute (April 9th, 2007) Can Jane Fonda Be Outdone The Barbarella Remake. Join me on this unlikely cinematic journey from Hong Kong to Hollywood and back. Clint stars as a mysterious drifter only referred to as Preacher, because when he takes off his stylish trenchcoat he reveals a. In regards to the choke a bitch moment, I felt what sold it was the incredulous look on the face of his ho. Paul Wilson (author of the novel that THE KEEP is based on). BLOWN AWAY is really more suspense thriller than action, with your usual sweaty guessing-which-color-of-wire-to-cut set pieces, plus two scenes where Dove suddenly realizes where the bomb must be and then runs through a big crowd trying to yell to a friend or loved one not to turn a key that will set it off. LEGACY OF RAGE (1986) is Ronny Yus Hong Kong action movie thats in a crimemartial arts type vein, written by Clifton Ko (ONCE A THIEF) and Raymond Fung (later art director of Yus CHINA WHITE). 5) THE ROOKIE. HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID is the first sequel to the 1989 Joe Johnston directed Walt Disney hit HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS. Its weird to see Woo, who I love for his heart-on-the-sleeve melodrama, doing this much comedy. The man is a truly terrible actor, and he never seems to fit the role hes given. The world of the movie is an expressionistic depiction of things hes afraid of, from regular stress about the craziness of the modern world, to the challenges of shit that life throws at you on a bad day, to specific anxieties hes trying to address with his therapist (Stephen. Its also about the only Hughes film Ive seen that Id probably want to watch again. You can skip to the end and leave a response. The Brooklyn of this movie is dirty and poor. If you want a deadly drinking game, take a sip every time I say at the time in the interview. A little like last years NIGHTSHOOTERS, it has the feel of an indie horror movie, but its attraction is high. As a kid I was shocked to immediately recognize Francis getting one single line in an extreme wide shot. Dominion Prequel to The Exorcist. In some ways, Theres Something About Mary feels like a more successful attempt at what Noah Baumbach was doing with Mr. But the last 15 mins of endless, insipid speeches that did nothing but baldly exposit the emotional beats of the preceding 2 hours was really draining from a movie that had incredible energy for 2 straight hours. The man is a truly terrible actor, and he never seems to fit the role hes given. That puts it only a few months after BREAKIN 2. Everything is small Ethan Hawkes house, the police briefing room, the locker room, the apartments where the drugs are made. And yet I continue, undaunted. It will affect his diet, his health, his wealth. Regarding Verns opening line to this article, the only John Hughes film that Ive thought of as different is Planes, Trains & Automobiles because of the no teenyoung adult leads thing. Marc Jones. I just really like his style of quasi-realistic, contemporary-western-ish crimeaction with tough, broody characters and a heightened atmosphere of doom. Regarding Verns opening line to this article, the only John Hughes film that Ive thought of as different is Planes, Trains & Automobiles because of the no teenyoung adult leads thing. Between the completely easy to understand action in Die Hard 4 and the really awesome (better than every theatrical action move) action directing in the Hawaii 5. Its a personal expression, cultural statement and pop art object that could only be done through this specific multi-generational toy phenomenon. SENTINELLE, a solid if unoriginal 2021 actionrevenge movie from director Julien Leclercq. March 28th, 2023 at 309 pm. On the 4th of July weekend in 1991, a whole lot of people went to see part 2s. For 20 years we have known the legend of Steven Seagal. Here he moved into the film festivalarthouse side of the indie world, having come. . husband laughs when i cry